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Right-wing activist Chaitra Kundapura, the Halashri Mutt seer and six others have been accused of cheating catering businessman Govindbabu Poojary of Rs 5 crore, promising him a BJP poll ticket to contest the Assembly polls.
Excise Minister R B Thimmapur made the remarks after a car belonging to right-wing activist Chaitra Kundapura was seized in Karnataka’s Mudhol region, his Assembly constituency.
From claiming contacts with the PMO to promising awards from the governor, in the last few years, Karnataka has seen several scams where people have been duped by those claiming contacts with the BJP.