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BJP Goes All Out To Save Face from Porn Scandal

Shamed by the porngate scandal, the BJP is looking at ideas to save some face and mitigate the impact of the embarrassing incident. As a measure of damage-control, the ruling party has launched an offensive against Opposition parties.

Besides, the BJP’s Surathkal wing (Mangalore North constituency) has started a drive ‘Palemar Abhimani Balaga’ for Krishna Palemar — one among the three former ministers who were caught watching “porn” in the Assembly. BJP would hold a mass meeting on Monday to redeem his lost image.

Meanwhile, the Dakshina Kannada unit of the party has started a publicity campaign against the detractors of Palemar, Lakshman Savadi and CC Patil. The BJP sent pamphlets to its various units, instructing them to portray Palemar as a “responsible MLA” who tendered his resignation after the controversy broke out.
BJP spokesperson Monappa Bhandari said Palemar’s act of resigning conformed to the highest standards of democracy. He added that the accused trio has requested the speaker of the Assembly to set up an inquiry and this shows them in good light.

The ruling party has dispatched pamphlets to the constituencies of Savadi and Patil too, stating that the party units should work towards establishing the “innocence” of the ministers and exposing the sex scandals of the Opposition parties.

The list of the Congress’s scandals include the escapades of former Andhra Pradesh governor ND Tiwari, former minister Nafeesa Fazal, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma and Congress leader Manu Sharma’s involvement in Jessica Lal case.