Mysore/Mysuru, April 18 -- As the Lok Sabha polls draw near, political parties and candidates have intensified their rhetoric, engaging in a blame game across various issues. In the Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency, the home turf of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, this political sparring has reached a feverish pitch. The BJP and JD(S) have launched scathing attacks on the ruling Congress in the state on multiple fronts.

Accusing the BJP of harbouring a bias against religious equality, Narasimharaja MLA and KPCC Working President Tanveer Sait alleged that the BJP is scheming to manipulate the Constitution for its gain.

Speaking at a gathering of minority community leaders of the Congress at the Indira Gandhi Congress Bhavan near the City Railway ...