Opposition parties afraid of lodging formal complaints with EC on bogus voters: Prakash Ambedkar
Mumbai.(PTI): Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday hinted that the fear of retribution from the government might be preventing opposition parties from lodging formal complaints with the Election Commission over the alleged discrepancies in electoral rolls.
"It is quite easy to track down which officer added names of people that do not exist, or (submitted) incomplete information. However, the Shiv Sena (UBT) or Raj Thackeray's MNS seems to lack tenacity," Ambedkar told reporters.
He further said that merely crying foul of "vote-chori" won't serve any purpose without pursuing complaints with the poll panel.
The VBA leader claimed opposition parties might be refraining from pursuing the matter (regarding the voters’ roll) because they are afraid that the government might dig out their "past ghosts".
Speaking on the broader ideological battle, Ambedkar alleged that the RSS has still not accepted the Constitution, even after 75 years of its adoption.
Quoting his grandfather, Dr B R Ambedkar, he said Indian society could either follow the path of the Manusmriti or the Constitution, adding that these are two parallel lines that will never meet.
The VBA chief described the hoisting of a saffron flag alongside the national flag at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as a deliberate act, drawing parallels with a similar incident in Nagpur in 1950.
He alleged the RSS and the Hindu Mahasabha were almost identical ideologically and claimed their current stance differed from the "masks they wore in the past".
He claimed the two organisations were part of alliance governments with the Muslim League in three provinces in the pre-Independence era.
Ambedkar said he would expose an app that reportedly reveals multiple entries in electoral rolls.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
