Mandya: JDS leader killed in broad daylight
Mandya, December 24: A JDS leader was hacked to death on broad daylight at Maddur on Monday evening.
The victim has been identified as Prakash of Thoppanahalli in Maddur taluk. It is said he is the husband of Zilla Panchayat former president Lalitha. The miscreants killed Prakash who was sitting inside the car at TB Circle and fled the place.
It is said that he was killed due to political rivalry. A few years back, three JDS workers were killed in a clash between Congress and JDS workers in an issue of flex. Police visited the spot and investigating it. However, the JDS workers staged rasta roko at Maddur condemning the murder.
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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.
