Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- Following the resignation of Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet, Bharatiya Janata Party MLC CT Ravi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing it of stifling democracy.

Rajanna stepped down on Monday amid controversy over his remarks on voter list irregularities, which contradicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Ravi alleged that there is "no democracy" and that in Congress party "Only dictatorship prevails".

He said, "There is no democracy in Congress. Only dictatorship prevails. If you tell the truth, you will have to resign... The work of making additi...