Steps taken to check drugs mafia in state: DCM
Mangaluru, August 10: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the state government has take steps to identify the drugs sales racket to eradicate drugs menace in the state, for which a campaign was started across the state.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, on his way to Bhatkal, the Deputy Chief Minister said that some African nationals who came to India and settled in Karnataka. But many of them do not have visa and visa of some them were expired. Now, the department has been tracing such persons and trying to get in touch with those countries to send them back home. In the same way, some of the Bangladeshi immigrants do not have valid documents and those people would also be sent home, he said.
Loan waiver to help farmers
It was the responsibility of the state government to avoid the farmers suicide cases and protect their families. In this view, the government has given priority to waive of farm loans. Farmers suicide cases were common in many states. But the central government was not showing interest to waive of the loans availed from nationalized banks. As the state government was not getting the financial assistance from the central government for loan waiver scheme, the state government has to bear the huge financial burden, he said.
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On Shiroor swamiji’s death, Parameshwar said that the investigation is being conducted into the death. But the department would not make any problems for the religious rituals and pooja rituals of the mutt, he clarified.
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Various pro-people programmes like Anna Bhagya, Shadi Bhagya, Ksheera Bhagya and others introduced by the previous Congress government would continue in this coalition government, he said.
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On Siddaramaiah’s letter to the Chief Minister, he said that being a responsible leader, there was nothing wrong in Siddaramaiah writing a letter to the Chief Minister. There was no meaning in blowing this issue out of proportion, he said.
North Karnataka is not neglected
Parameshwar said that the government has reserved funds for the development of North Karnataka in the Budget. The funds were allocated to each district and taluk as per the report of the Dr Nanjundappa Committee, he said.
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The government has recommended the 6th Pay Commission to hike the salaries of police personnel. Around 12,000 back-lag posts were already recruited. According Auradkar Committee report, the government would think of increasing the salary and allowances of the police personnel, he said.
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The investigation into the Gauri Lankesh murder case was come to final stage. Shortly, all details would be disclosed, he added.
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On Congress debacle in the last election, Parameshwar said that the reasons for the humiliating defeat for the Congress despite giving good governance were being discussed internally. In this issue, the statements of other party leaders were not the opinion of the party. Their statements were their personal opinions, Parameshwar said about MLC Bhoje Gowda’s statement.
Former ministers B Ramanath Rai and Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA Harish Kumar, mayor Bhaskar Moily, former MLA JR Lobo, Congress leaders GA Bava, Shahul Hameed and others were present.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
