<p class="title">KPCC Women's Wing president and Belagavi Rural MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar stated that she was lured by BJP, with an offer of a cabinet berth and Rs 30 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Friday, Hebbalkar said that while she was in Hyderabad, a BJP woman leader called her and made the offer. She alleged that she was 'offered a ministerial berth and Rs 30 crore'. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Hebbalkar emphasised that she turned down the offer as it was against the principles of natural justice and democracy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I told the BJP leader that I was a loyal Congress party worker, and the party had helped me grow to this stature. I refused to quit the party. I was called with that offer between May 14 and 18. I handed over the record of calls and messages received; to then KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar, and also informed former chief minister Siddaramaiah and AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal,” Hebbalkar stated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"At around the same time, one Union minister from Karnataka was also in touch with my sister in New Delhi, asking her to convince me to join BJP," Hebbalkar alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>ALSO READ:</strong> <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/exclusives/laxmi-hebbalkar-claims.html" target="_blank">Jarkiholis asked favours, but I declined</a></p>
<p class="title">KPCC Women's Wing president and Belagavi Rural MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar stated that she was lured by BJP, with an offer of a cabinet berth and Rs 30 crore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters in Belagavi on Friday, Hebbalkar said that while she was in Hyderabad, a BJP woman leader called her and made the offer. She alleged that she was 'offered a ministerial berth and Rs 30 crore'. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Hebbalkar emphasised that she turned down the offer as it was against the principles of natural justice and democracy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I told the BJP leader that I was a loyal Congress party worker, and the party had helped me grow to this stature. I refused to quit the party. I was called with that offer between May 14 and 18. I handed over the record of calls and messages received; to then KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar, and also informed former chief minister Siddaramaiah and AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal,” Hebbalkar stated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"At around the same time, one Union minister from Karnataka was also in touch with my sister in New Delhi, asking her to convince me to join BJP," Hebbalkar alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>ALSO READ:</strong> <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/exclusives/laxmi-hebbalkar-claims.html" target="_blank">Jarkiholis asked favours, but I declined</a></p>
