Hassan MLA Preetham J. Gowda belonging to Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) said that he will not initiate any work in the Muslim-dominated area if the residents did not vote for him in the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka.
In his recent visit to Srinagar locality in Hassan, Gowda said, “If you come to my home, I will offer you coffee, but will not do anything that you need.”
A video of his speech has gone viral on social media where is heard telling the residents that he had treated people of all communities as brothers in the last four years.
An alleged video of #BJP #Hassan MLA Preetam Gowda is going viral wherein he threatens #Muslim constituents of Shrinagar to vote for him or else he won't carry out any of their personal work.He goes on to say, he treats #Muslims with love and affection.But, they have ditched him pic.twitter.com/GU7chHHYpA
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“I will treat you the same, but won’t consider your needs. You didn’t vote for me in the last assembly polls, and ignored my party during the municipal council elections, and also in the Lok Sabha polls. If you do not vote for me in the upcoming elections, I will not fulfill your needs. As an MLA, it is my duty to ensure drinking water, road and drainage. But nothing more than that,” he said.
“You are all daily wage workers and will get angry if you do not get wages for the work you did. Don’t you think I will also get upset if you did not vote even after considering your needs?”
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Rabia Shireen is a Staff Reporter at The Cognate.
