The Supreme Court on Friday, 4 May, dismissed the plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G Janardhan Reddy for letting him go to Ballari to campaign for his brother, who is a candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka. Reddy is currently out on bail in the mining scam and is prohibited from entering Ballari district as per his bail conditions.
The apex court said that it did not find any merit in the plea to campaign in Ballari and dismissed it, reported ANI.
The BJP has selected G Karunakara Reddy and G Somashekar Reddy, elder and younger brothers of the mining scam-tainted Janardhan Reddy, to contest from Harpanahalli and Ballari seats.