Even as the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress members indulged in a verbal duel in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on Thursday on the ‘PayCM’ posters campaign in Bengaluru, against the alleged corruption of the government, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy spoke of the need for a policy intervention to “put an end to constitutional functionaries being mocked”.
In a reply to the issue raised by P. Rajeev (BJP) during Zero Hour, Mr. Madhuswamy said, “It is a tragedy that we have to see a Chief Minister being brought to such a situation and such things can happen to anyone irrespective of the party.” Posters with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s face on a QR code titled ‘PayCM’ were spotted in a few places in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Five people associated with the Congress have been arrested in connection with it, which the party has strongly taken exception to.
