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Puttur MLA Ashok Rai faces allegations over Rs 22 lakh medical expenses
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News18•07-10-2026, 19:13
Puttur MLA Ashok Rai faces allegations over Rs 22 lakh medical expenses
- •Congress worker Hakeem Koornadka has made serious allegations against Puttur Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai.
- •Hakeem claimed that MLA Ashok Kumar Rai is on the list of people who received 22 lakh rupees as medical expenses from the government.
- •He questioned in which hospital the MLA received treatment and demanded an immediate clarification regarding the tax money.
- •Earlier, Hakeem had released an audio clip highlighting the MLA's failures, which led to high political tension and a ruckus in Puttur.
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Congress worker Hakeem Koornadka alleged that Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai received 22 lakh rupees from the government as medical expenses, questioning when and in which hospital he received such treatment.
When Hakeem Koornadka arrived at the Puttur Press Club to hold a press conference, hundreds of MLA Ashok Rai's supporters arrived and created a ruckus, shouting slogans and attempting to assault him in the presence of the MLA.
MLA Ashok Kumar Rai previously stated that he does not even take a salary from the government and claimed that he already possesses crores of rupees of his own wealth.
