Mysuru, Oct. 19 (GA&DM)- Alleging vote fraud (Vote Chori or Vote Theft) by the BJP, members of the Mysuru City and District Congress units launched a signature campaign in city yesterday.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Vice-President V.S. Ugrappa, who is also a former MP, set off the signature campaign at Gandhi Square in the heart of the city. This is in continuation of the nationwide campaign launched by Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who had alleged that the ruling BJP at the Centre was involved in vote fraud (Vote Chori) and accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of turning a blind eye to it.

Alleging that Democracy was being destroyed in India by the BJP which had indulged in vote theft and other voter rolls frauds, the Congress leaders claimed that elections were being manipulated to ensure the victory of the ruling BJP at the Centre and the States.

Terming the electoral manipulations as a serious threat to Democracy, they said that the campaign has been launched to seek public support against the ruling BJP’s electoral manipulations.

City Congress President R. Murthy, District President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar, former Minister M. Shivanna, former MLAs M.K. Somashekar and G.N. Nanjundaswamy, former MLC Marithibbegowda, Congress leaders Eshwar Chakkadi, B.M. Ramu, Latha Siddashetty, T.B. Chikkanna, Pushpalatha Chikkanna, Modamani, Pushpalatha Jagannath, Susheela Keshavamurthy, M. Pradeep Kumar, K.V. Mallesh, H.V. Rajeev, H.A. Venkatesh, Sudha Mahadevaiah, Dr. Sujatha Srinivasrao, Dairy Venkatesh, Manchegowdanakoppal Ravi, N.R. Nagesh, Uttanahalli Shivanna, M.K. Ashok, S.M. Yogesh, Vishwa and others were present.