CPM activist’s murder case: case registered against 3
Kasargod: The police have lodged a case against three persons in connection with the murder of CPM activist Abubakar Siddique of Somkalu.
The investigating team led by Kasaragod DySP MV Sukumaran has filed a case against three accused, including BJP activist Ashwath.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Siddique was killed for raising voice against alcohol sales. Abu Bakar Siddique, a 21-year-old employee in Qatar, had recently come to his hometown. He had raised voice against local liquor sales. It is said that the miscreants left a bike on the spot after the committing the crime.
A 15-member investigative team consisting of two circle inspections led by Kasaragod DySP MV Sukumaran has been formed to probe the case. The team, which has been investigating, has already identified three accused and filed a case against them. The police, who have suspected the possibility of the accused hiding in Mangaluru, have extended the probe to the city.
CPM to stage Hartal in afternoon
In the wake of CPI (M) activist Abubakar Siddiqui's murder, there has been an unannounced-hartal kind of situation in Manjeshwar taluk. Roads have been blocked in some areas. In some other regions, shops have remained closed. Bus services have been suspended. The police have taken appropriate precautionary measures at sensitive locations.
Meanwhile, the CPM has called for a hartal in Manjeshwar taluk today (August 6) afternoon from 2 pm.
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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.
