Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and Kalaburagi in-charge Priyank Kharge. File Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Launching a counter-attack at BJP MP B.Y. Raghavendra, who accused the Congress Ministers of “extorting” officers in Karnataka to lift funds for Congress marketing campaign within the Bihar polls, IT/BT and RDPR Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday shared an outdated video clip exhibiting a dialog between the late BJP chief Ananth Kumar with veteran chief B.S. Yediyurappa by which each are purportedly discussing fund elevating points.

In a social media submit, Mr. Kharge alleged that each the BJP leaders had then mentioned about fee of ₹1,800 crore to the celebration excessive command. “Have the BJP leaders forgotten now about this clip by which Mr. Ananth Kumar and Mr. Yediyurappa mentioned about paying ₹1,800 crore to the celebration excessive command and the contents of the video clip changing into public then?… It is best for Mr. Raghavendra to listen to his father’s dialog once more after which resolve on making feedback on the Congress dispensation,” Mr. Priyank Kharge remarked.

He additional mentioned, “It was the BJP leaders themselves who mentioned that it will price ₹2,500 crore within the BJP to grow to be CM and ₹60 to 70 crore to grow to be Ministers.”

Taking exception to this, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra instructed presspersons in Bengaluru that Mr. Priyank Kharge was speaking with out figuring out the context by which the BJP leaders had been speaking. Taking a dig at Mr. Priyank Kharge, he mentioned the Minister had grow to be remoted in his personal celebration after he began focusing on the RSS “repeatedly and unnecessarily”.

Published – October 22, 2025 03:26 am IST