Karnataka BJP MLA caught seeing Priyanka image in house
- 5 years ago
In a huge embarrassment to the BJP, a party MLA was caught surfing photographs on his cellphone during a serious debate on sugarcane pricing in the legislative assembly on Wednesday. TV footage showed Aurad legislator Prabhu Chavan zooming in on a photograph of Priyanka Gandhi, setting off a firestorm of criticism. As the TV clip went viral, leaving the BJP red-faced, legislative assembly speaker Kagodu Thimmappa said he was contemplating imposing a ban on mobiles in the assembly and would decide after a meeting on Monday. The BJP's discomfiture didn't end there.
Another party MLA, UB Banakar, from Hirekerur in Haveri, was found playing Candy Crush Saga on his mobile. Mobile phones are banned in the legislature. In February 2012, three BJP ministers — Laxman Savadi, Krishna J Palemar and CC Patil — were found watching porn in the assembly. They had to resign following the incident. On Wednesday, Chavan, 44, was found flipping his phone when the assembly was debating the sugarcane issue. JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy was speaking then. Unaware that TV crew, seated above the assembly hall, were zooming in on his activity, Chavan was caught surfing pictures — of his family, PM Narendra Modi and Priyanka Gandhi. While watching Priyanka clad in a white shirt and trousers, he zoomed in on the image. Later, he was seen showing the picture to his colleague L A Ravi Subramanya, BJP MLA from Basavanagudi. "We have a legacy. This will only make people say that we (BJP legislators) only do this," said a former minister as party leaders went into a huddle.
They counselled Chavan and Subramanya on how to tackle the issue before the media. In a damage-control exercise, Chavan said. "I opened the phone as I got a message. I found Priyanka's picture while watching the photos of my family, Modi and yoga guru Baba Ramdev. As I couldn't read what was written at the bottom of the picture, I zoomed in on the text, not the image." Asked if it was right to use the phone inside the assembly, the MLA apologized. His equally flustered colleague Subramanya claimed that Chavan was showing family pictures. "He had invited me to his daughter's wedding which I couldn't attend. He showed me his family picture and said, 'Dekho, meri beti aur damad'.
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Another party MLA, UB Banakar, from Hirekerur in Haveri, was found playing Candy Crush Saga on his mobile. Mobile phones are banned in the legislature. In February 2012, three BJP ministers — Laxman Savadi, Krishna J Palemar and CC Patil — were found watching porn in the assembly. They had to resign following the incident. On Wednesday, Chavan, 44, was found flipping his phone when the assembly was debating the sugarcane issue. JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy was speaking then. Unaware that TV crew, seated above the assembly hall, were zooming in on his activity, Chavan was caught surfing pictures — of his family, PM Narendra Modi and Priyanka Gandhi. While watching Priyanka clad in a white shirt and trousers, he zoomed in on the image. Later, he was seen showing the picture to his colleague L A Ravi Subramanya, BJP MLA from Basavanagudi. "We have a legacy. This will only make people say that we (BJP legislators) only do this," said a former minister as party leaders went into a huddle.
They counselled Chavan and Subramanya on how to tackle the issue before the media. In a damage-control exercise, Chavan said. "I opened the phone as I got a message. I found Priyanka's picture while watching the photos of my family, Modi and yoga guru Baba Ramdev. As I couldn't read what was written at the bottom of the picture, I zoomed in on the text, not the image." Asked if it was right to use the phone inside the assembly, the MLA apologized. His equally flustered colleague Subramanya claimed that Chavan was showing family pictures. "He had invited me to his daughter's wedding which I couldn't attend. He showed me his family picture and said, 'Dekho, meri beti aur damad'.
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