The Dalit Mahasabha in Mysuru has accused the Congress and BJP of discriminating against the Dalit leaders in distribution of tickets to contest for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, March 22, Mahasabha president S. Rajesh said that the Congress had announced tickets to the relatives and family members of Ministers in Karnataka all of whom belong to the upper caste.
Mr. Rajesh said the Congress has issued tickets to children of five State Cabinet Ministers besides relatives of other senior leaders. None of the Ministers preferred to resign from their posts to contest the polls but insisted that the ticket be issued to their children or relatives, he added.