Bengaluru,MAY 21: All eyes are on the politics in Karnataka for over a week now. In a new development which is seen as a major embarrassment for the Congress, one of its own lawmaker from Yellapur, Shivaram Hebbar dismissed the \u2018bribery bomb\u2019 allegation that Congress hurled at the BJP ahead of the floor test in Karnataka Assembly on Saturday.
\nHebbar said the video his party allegedly cited to claim that the BJP was indulged in horse trading and had reached out to his wife is \u201cfake and fabricated\u201d.
\nHebbar\u2019s took to Facebook where he denounced the “people who brought out the fake video”.
\nThe post provided fodder to BJP, which had been facing Congress allegations of coercion and abduction ahead of confidence vote on Saturday.
\nIn his Facebook post, Hebbar wrote: “I learnt about the audio clippings of the conversation purportedly between my wife and BJP leaders later when I was in the assembly. This is neither my wife’s voice nor has she received any call. I condemn whoever has released such audio clippings for political reasons. This is a fake audio tape…”
\nThe audio tape was released by Congress MLC V S Ugrappa on Saturday. The Congress had claimed that the tape was of a recorded call by BJP leaders offering Rs 15 crore bribe to Hebbar\u2019s wife for his support.
\nThe Congress had released six audio recording in the run-up to the floor test on Saturday. One of these videos clips had the voice of BJP\u2019s B S Yeddyurappa, the Congress claimed.
\nThe floor test however did not take place as Yeddyurappa announced his decision to resign from the chief ministerial post minutes before the vote.
\nEnclosing the Facebook post, BJP\u2019s national Information and Technology cell head, Amit Malviya, tweeted: “Facebook post of Congress MLA Shivram Hebbar from Yellapur, in which he denies his wife ever getting a call from BJP, calls it a fake audio clip… Shame on Congress for brazenly lying, spreading mis-information and media channels for lapping it up. It is all over regional paper.”
\nFacebook post of Congress MLA Shivram Hebbar from Yellapur, in which he denies his wife ever getting a call from BJP, calls it a fake audio clip… Shame on Congress for brazenly lying, spreading mis-information and media channels for lapping it up. It is all over regional paper. pic.twitter.com\/ZoIUqhgXWi
\nNot commenting on Hebbar\u2019s statement, Congress MLA BC Patil told news agency ANI: \u201cThey (BJP) offered me Minister post and all, it\u2019s a fact. I don\u2019t know about Hebbar. I can talk about myself. Yeddyurappa, Sriramulu and Muralidhar Rao spoke to me.\u201d
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