Bengaluru traffic police launch special drive against drunk driving, 779 motorists booked
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Traffic Police launched a major crackdown on drunk driving on Friday, booking 779 motorists during a special enforcement drive. The operation involved the inspection of 34,676 vehicles across the city, with the police department announcing plans to intensify these efforts every week from Thursday to Sunday.
M.N. Anucheth, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), has directed sub-inspectors at all traffic police stations to implement strict measures against traffic violations. To ensure transparency, all cases will now be recorded at junctions equipped with CCTV cameras. Additionally, female personnel will be present during the registration of these cases.
This special drive comes in the wake of recent incidents raising concerns about traffic safety. On August 17, a woman, who was reportedly the victim of an attempted rape, was booked for negligent driving after her car collided with two autorickshaws near Mangala Junction. In another incident on August 19, a pub bouncer in Bengaluru was arrested for a road rage incident where he allegedly smashed a car's windshield while drunk, in front of the victim's wife and child.
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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.
