Maharashtra elections: Five INDIA candidates move Bombay High Court against Mahayuti victories
Mumbai: Following their defeat in the Maharashtra assembly elections, five candidates from parties under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have filed petitions before the Bombay High Court, challenging the victories of rival Mahayuti candidates.
The candidates who have approached the court are Manohar Krishna Madhavi, Prashant Sudam Jagtap, Mahesh Kothe, Naresh Ratan Manera, and Sunil Chandrakant Bhusara. They are seeking the annulment of the election results in their contested constituencies, as reported by Bar and Bench on Wednesday.
The petitioners have alleged misconduct in the elections, including duplicate voting, concealed criminal cases, asset concealment, EVM malfunctions, bribery, and a lack of transparency in the election process, the report mentioned.
Madhavi, a Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from Airoli, lost to BJP's Ganesh Chandra Naik. In his petition, Madhavi alleges that Naik and the Election Commission allowed duplicate voting entries and misused the electoral system by letting people vote multiple times during the elections.
Jagtap, a Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader, who contested from Hadapsar has challenged the election win of Chetan Vitthal Tupe, an NCP candidate from the Ajit Pawar faction. In his petition, Jagtap claims that Tupe hid his criminal cases and failed to disclose his income details, violating Section 125A of the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Kothe, another NCP (SP) candidate from Solapur North, has contested the election result where BJP's Vijaykumar Deshmukh emerged victorious. His petition claims that Deshmukh violated election rules as he concealed immovable properties and other assets. The petition also argues that the returning officer improperly accepted the nominations.
Manera, a Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from Ovala-Majiwda, has challenged the election win of Pratap Baburao Sarnaik, an NCP (AP) MLA and current transport minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-led government. The petition claims issues with the EVM-VVPAT system at one polling booth, which allegedly helped Sarnaik win. It also criticises the overall conduct of the election process.
Bhusara, a NCP (SP) candidate from Vikramgad constituency, has contested the victory of BJP's Harishchandra Sakharam Bhoye. According to Bhasura's plea, Bhoye used corrupt practices, including bribery to win, undermining the Representation of People Act. Additionally, the petition claims that there was a refusal to provide Form 17-C and CCTV footage reducing transparency in the election process.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
