BJP politicising Ram Mandir inauguration: Congress leader Padmaraj
Mangaluru, Jan 3: The BJP is trying to politicise the consecration ceremony at Ram temple in Ayodhya to create a rift between people and reap electoral gains, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) General Secretary R Padmaraj said on Wednesday.
Addressing reporters here, he said Lord Ram will not accept the politics being played by BJP leaders over the inauguration of the temple at Ayodhya.
Padmaraj said the Ram temple at Ayodhya has been built after the contentious issue related to it was resolved by the Supreme Court and that the BJP need not take credit for it.
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He also alleged that the BJP is resorting to unwanted politics over the arrest of two persons in Hubballi who had a warrant against them.
On Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna's demand to declare January 22, day of the consecration of the temple, a state holiday, he said since the ceremony is being held at the national level, the Centre can declare a holiday if they wish to do so.
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Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulations led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded assembly polls in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP does selective manipulations to convince people that there were no wrongdoings. He also wanted to go back to the paper ballots system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the assembly elections, shattering the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream to wrest power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde bagged 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats to take the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. Congress as part of MVA won just 16 seats.
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"We analysed the Maharashtra poll outcome deeply. We felt that in many places EVMs were manipulated," Parameshwara said. He also said an obvious question would be why not it happened in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are done selectively so that no one can question it, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. Had the Congress been the leading partner, things would have changed. He backed the ballot papers saying that the same was discussed in Maharashtra Congress as well.
