Udupi: By-elections for 10 Gram Panchayat seats on Nov 23
Udupi: The Karnataka State Election Commission has announced that by-elections will be held on November 23 for 10 vacant seats across eight Gram Panchayats in Udupi district’s four taluks. The vacancies have arisen due to various reasons.
Polling will take place in one seat each from Bommarabettu in Udupi, Kota in Brahmavar, Amasebailu in Kundapur, and Kerwashe, Eedu, Nallur, and Nitte in Karkala. Additionally, three seats from the Neere Gram Panchayat will go to the polls.
The Deputy Commisisoner will issue a notification for the elections on November 6, and the last date for filing nominations is November 12. Nomination scrutiny will take place on November 13, with the deadline for withdrawal set for November 15.
If necessary, voting will be conducted on Saturday, November 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the counting of votes will be held on November 26 at the respective taluk centres, according to the election commission's announcement.
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2 detained after comment over wedding procession to Dalit house sparks clash in UP's Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.
According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.
Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.
An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.
The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.
Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.
Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.
