Mangaluru,March 30: Following closely behind the Karnataka assembly elections, police have doubled up their vigilance and stepped up checking at the border check-posts between Karnataka and Kerala states. Several checkpoints have been established, and vehicle checking has been intensified in Bantwal as well.

The Public Works Department (PWD) department in Bantwal has also inspected the check-posts in order to build sheds.On March 27, unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.5 lakhs was found at the Medu check-post, further highlighting the need for increased security measures.

The gram panchayat officers and PDOs have already removed banners in areas including BC Road. MLA Rajesh Naik vacated his MLA office on Wednesday, and the foundation-laying ceremony which was slated for the afternoon was cancelled.

Check posts have been installed at Farangipet, Kallugundi district border, Sampaje forest, Jalsooru police post, Narkodu state border, and Mandekolu check posts under Sullia taluk limits. CCTV cameras have been installed at all checkpoints, and senior police officers including DK SP have visited the area recently.

The police have also made Nakabandi (blockade) near the Karnataka-Kerala border area that falls under Ullal and Konaje police station limits. Check posts have been opened at seven spots, in addition to one commissionerate and one district checkpoint. The central checkpoint at Talapady toll gate, with all vehicles arriving from Kerala getting double-checked. Another check post has been opened at Devipura road.

A check-post has also been opened near Cheloor, bordering the Boliyaru village that falls under Konaje police station limits, belonging to the Mangaluru commissionerate. The Sullia taluk, which shares a border with Kerala, is under special monitoring to prevent any illegal activity.

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New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as a Lok Sabha MP on Thursday following her thumping victory from Kerala's Wayanad in a bypoll.

The 52-year-old, who joins her mother Sonia and brother Rahul as an MP in what is a rare instance of three members of a family together in Parliament, took affirmation in Hindi while holding a copy of the Constitution soon after the House met.

Ravindra Chavan (Cong), who won the Nanded bypoll also took oath in Marathi in the name of God. The bypoll was necessitated following the demise of his father Vasantrao Chavan recently.

Priyanka Gandhi took the plunge into active politics in 2019 and was later appointed Congress general secretary. Five years after that, Priyanka Gandhi begins her journey as an elected representative of the people.

With a winning margin of more than 4.1 lakh votes, she surpassed the tally of her brother Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad in Kerala.

Priyanka Gandhi's entry into Parliament comes at a difficult time for the party, which has been jolted by electoral defeats in Haryana and Maharashtra. It would be interesting to see if she is able to give a much-needed fillip to the grand old party and help put it back on the electoral track.

Often drawing comparisons with her grandmother Indira Gandhi for their similarity in looks and way of speaking, Priyanka Gandhi has been the go-to campaigner for the party since her entry into active politics and even before that when she campaigned for her mother Sonia and brother Rahul.

Congress leaders from Wayanad handed over the election certificate of the Wayanad parliamentary by-election to Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday and conveyed their best wishes.

Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday won the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll with a thumping margin of over four lakh votes, defeating Sathyan Mokeri of the CPI(M)-led LDF.

 

further details are awaited.