DK Shivakumar faces police case over ’Water For Votes’ video

Mangalore Today News Network/NDTV

Bengaluru, April 20, 2024: A police case has been registered against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for violating the model code during campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections. The case pertains to a video of the Congress leader where he allegedly told Bengaluru voters that he would provide them supply of water from river Cauvery if they vote for his brother DK Suresh. DK Suresh is contesting from Bangalore Rural.

 

In a video clip surfaced on social media DK Shivakumar was purportedly heard saying to the residents of an housing society in his brother’s constituency that he had come for a "business deal" and if they voted for his brother he will ensure the supply of Cauvery river water to them.