Vote theft: Cong disputes BJP's claim on 'Chaunderi', says it's a place name shared by many homes
Wayanad (Kerala) (PTI): The local Congress leadership in Kerala's Wayanad district on Thursday disputed the BJP’s claim that voters of multiple religions are registered in a house named "Chaunderi" in booth No. 41 of the Kalpetta Assembly segment, saying the saffron party was referring to the name of a place, and that many homes in the area share the same name.
The BJP on Wednesday claimed there were irregularities in voter registration in Priyanka Gandhi's Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, as well as in the Rae Bareli, Diamond Harbour, and Kannauj parliamentary constituencies, and called on Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka, Abhishek Banerjee, and Akhilesh Yadav to resign as Lok Sabha MPs, alleging they secured victory through "vote chori" (vote theft).
In a Facebook post, Congress leader and Wayanad District Panchayat President Samshad Marakkar said BJP leader Anurag Thakur's claim that a Hindu and a Muslim live in the same house was wrong.
"The issue he referred to is from my own hometown. The place once known as Chamundeswari Kunnu gradually came to be called "Chounderi" or "Chounderi Kunnu" over the years."
Hindus, Christians, and Muslims all use "Chounderi" or "Chounderi Kunnu" as their family name in that area, he claimed.
"That does not mean they all live in the same house--such a foolish assumption should not be made."
"As you mentioned, those using the name "Chounderi Kunnu" are not only Hindus and Muslims, but also Christians, as well as people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. That's just the way our land is, sir," Marakkar said.
The relatives of the voters mentioned in the list also said "Chounderi" was the name of a place derived from the Hindu deity Chamundeswari, and not the name of a house.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
