Mangalore : DS Aslam, District JD(S) Minorities unit President  has alleged that the Congress  which was in fear of losing in the MCC polls has embarked upon a malicious propaganda that the BJP would be benefitted if the people voted for the JD(S).

Speaking to reporters in Mangalore on March 4, Monday, he said  the JD(S) has fielded candidates in 48 wards in MCC and was confident of winning in all wards. Fearing failure, the Congress leader Janardhan Poojari, during his campaigning was asking the people against voting JD(S) on the grounds that it would help the BJP. “The Congress which has no capacity to win the election on its own, is resorting to malicious propaganda, he said.

Aslam said the people fed up with the misrule of the Congress in the MCC for 25 years and that of BJP for five years, are inclining towards the JD(S) much to the worry of the Congress.

Sushil Noronha, State JD(S) Vice President, who also spoke, said the Congress was cheating the minorities even while it claimed that it was in favour of the minorities.,

Iqbal Ahmed, Pramod Pinto and JD(S) candidate from Kudroli ward Hameed Kudroli, were present at the press meet.