EVMs tampered at 30 to 40 constituencies in Karnataka election: AICC Gen. Secretary BK Hariprasad
Mangaluru: ’Selective Tampering’ has been done at 30 to 40 constituencies in the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly polls, AICC general secretary BK Hariprasad told Vartha Bharati.
Mr. Hariprasad gave this statement when Vartha Bharati asked him following the complaints are given by several Congress candidates who allegedly lost due to EVMs.
When asked why no national level party is taking a clear stand on EVM, he said "I am officially speaking on behalf of the AICC that ‘Selective Tampering’ has been done in 30 to 40 Assembly constituencies. We are discussing what sort of action should be taken about this,” he said.
The results of the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly elections have shocked all the parties, their leaders, and workers except BJP. Everywhere, everybody was discussing that how the Congress has reduced from 122 to 78 seats without any anti-government or anti-Congress wave. Questions were also raised on how the BJP directly gained 104 seats from 40, while no strong support was seen in any part of the state in favor of BJP.
Siddaramaiah was most preferred choice for Chief Minister in all the surveys. Congress was not lagging behind even in election campaigning when compared with other two parties. The BJP had enough internal conflicts. It was a matter of discussion among Congress leaders, workers and even among voters that Congress getting lesser seats and BJP securing so many seats at once is not at all possible. Even today people are discussing this. Most of them complained about the EVM machines.
Some of the prominent Congress candidates, who lost the elections, have complained EVMs. But, no notable political leaders, particularly the national leaders of the major political parties, raised questions on it. Therefore the winners attributed the losers’ complaint to the saying ‘A bad workman blames his tools.’ But now, General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, Hariprasad made this remarkable statement.
Here is the highlight of his statement:
"We have complained that in several constituencies in Mangaluru (Dakshina Kannada District) our candidates have lost only because of this. (KPCC president) Dr. G Parameshwara had also spoken regarding this yesterday. Something went wrong in many places. ‘Selective Tampering’ has been done in 30 to 40 Assembly constituencies. What does it mean when VVPAT machines have found outside in Vijayapura? Think yourself. Where did they come from? It is a big problem that the issue is not being discussed at the national level. Mayawati complained about this and withdrew it. At this point, the right direction must come from the court itself at the highest level. This has been discussed at AICC. EVMs have been tampered at specific constituencies. The Election Commission should immediately shift its attention to this and take action. We will discuss and decide what to do from the party end, " Hariprasad told Vartha Bharati.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
