Bengaluru, November 29: A car carrying Rajyotsava awardee writer Hasan Nayeem Surakod from Ramadurga in Belagavi district to Bengaluru to receive his award, hit an auto from the rear on National Highway 4 at Chikkabennur near Bharamasagara in Chitradurga district killing a passenger of the auto on the spot on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Siddesh (31) of Hampanur village. However, Surakod sustained head injury in the accident, but it is said he is out of danger, police said.

The incident happened on Thursday at 6 am and Surakod sustained head injury, he was treated in a local hospital and sent him to Bengaluru in another vehicle, it is said.

Surakod along with his family members were on their way to Bengaluru from Ramadurga. Bharamasagara police registered a case and investigating it.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.

In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".

The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".

Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".

"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.

"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.

Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.

He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.

About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".