Bengaluru, Oct. 24 -- Karnataka BJP leader R. Ashoka on Saturday accused the ruling Congress of functioning like a "syndicate thriving on dirty tricks", alleging that internal rivalries, covert recordings and blackmail were being used by party leaders to settle scores and secure political positions.
Reacting to the ongoing controversy over alleged sting operations within the Congress, Ashoka claimed that the developments had exposed a pattern of conspiracies and backstabbing within the ruling party.
"The KPCC is no longer a political party - it is a syndicate thriving on dirty tricks," he alleged, accusing Congress leaders of targeting their own colleagues in the pursuit of power and influence.
Ashoka alleged that ministers and other par...