Uppala: CPM activist brutally killed
Manjeshwar: A 21-year-old CPM activist brutally killed with lethal weapons at Mangalpady near Uppala on Sunday night. The victim has been identified as Somkalu resident Azeem’s son Abubakar Siddiq.
A group of four assailants came on bikes and killed him at around 11 pm last night. Siddiq succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital.
Abubakar Siddiq, who was working in Qatar, had returned to his hometown a few days ago.
Meanwhile, the CPM has accused RSS and BJP’s hand behind the murder.
A strict police bandobast has been beefed up on the spot. A team of police led by Kasaragod DySP MV Sukumaran, Kumble CI Prem Sadan has launched the investigation.
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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.
