Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visits families of Tumkur murder victims
Belthangady: Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visited the homes of three individuals from Belthangady taluk who were killed in Tumkur on Monday, offering condolences to the grieving families.
Arriving in Belthangady on Monday morning, Khader visited the residences of Isak in Maddadka, Imtiaz Yane Siddique in Shirlal, and Shahul Hameed in Ujira, engaging with family members.
Addressing the media, Khader condemned the heinous act and stated that he had already spoken with the Home Minister and senior officials, requesting expedited DNA testing of the deceased bodies for their swift handover to the families. He assured that the police would take necessary legal steps before handing over the bodies.
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Khader stressed on the need for a thorough investigation into the extensive fraudulent network behind the incident to ensure justice. He noted the arrest of the main suspect and urged vigilance to prevent others from falling victim to similar schemes. Authorities have been directed to act promptly in this regard.
KPCC Secretary Rakshit Shivaram, former Zilla Panchayat members Shahul Hameed and Dharanendra Kumar, Block Congress President Nagesh Kumar Gowda, and other leaders were present during Khader's visit.
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Followed poll processes transparently, will review all legitimate concerns: EC to Cong
New Delhi (PTI): The Election Commission on Saturday asserted that all poll procedures it followed in Maharashtra were transparent and assured that it would review all legitimate concerns flagged by the Congress, which alleged serious inconsistencies.
In its interim response to the party, the poll authority invited a Congress delegation on December 3 to discuss concerns expressed by it.
The Congress on Friday raised with the Election Commission "serious and grave inconsistencies" which it said were being revealed in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently-concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls and sought an in-person hearing to present relevant evidence.
In the response, the EC reiterated that the process was transparent with the involvement of candidates or their agents at every stage.
The commission also assured of a review of the Congress' legitimate concerns and a written response after hearing the party's delegation in person.
It asserted that a transparent electoral roll updation process was undertaken with the involvement of all political parties.
Responding to the issue regarding the voter turnout data, the EC asserted that there was no discrepancy in it and the data was available with all candidates polling station-wise and is verifiable.
The gap in the 5 pm polling data and the final voter turnout was due to procedural priorities, as presiding officers perform multiple statutory duties near the close of polling before updating the voter turnout data.
As an additional disclosure measure, an EC press note at around 11:45 pm was introduced during the 2024 Lok Sabha election and followed subsequently during all assembly polls thereafter, the poll body told the Congress.
