Video shows Rajasthan BJP MLA Shimla Bawri saying she gave money to journalists

Several journalists in Anupgarh confirmed to The Indian Express that they had received envelopes containing Rs 11,000 in cash from the MLA.

2 min readJaipurJul 22, 2015 12:35 PM IST First published on: Jul 22, 2015 at 02:37 AM IST

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A video screenshot showing Rajasthan BJP MLA Shimla Bawri purportedly saying she gave money to journalists before elections

A BJP MLA from Rajasthan has reportedly claimed that she sent ‘envelopes’ containing cash to all journalists in her constituency before the 2013 Assembly polls.

Anupgarh MLA Shimla Bawri reportedly made the revelation at a recent event organised by local journalists to honour her for facilitating allotment of plots of land for journalists in the district.

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The video of her speech, a copy of which is with The Indian Express, shows the MLA saying she had sent “envelopes” containing cash to all journalists in the constituency. Three of the journalists returned the envelopes saying they would take the money from her after she won, she added. The MLA went on to lament the “fall” in standards of journalism.