Yathindra Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of ‘vote theft’, says EC acting like party spokesperson
Mysuru: MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power through “vote theft,” and claimed that the Central Election Commissioners are behaving like “party agents” instead of upholding democratic neutrality.
Speaking after launching a signature campaign against alleged vote manipulation at Biligere village in Nanjangud taluk on Tuesday, Yathindra said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had provided evidence of electoral malpractice after a six-month study, but no action was taken.
According to him, the BJP is prepared to use “any means necessary” to retain power. “Rahul Gandhi submitted proof, yet the Election Commission responded like a political spokesperson,” he said.
Yathindra argued that the INDIA alliance would have formed the government at the Centre if not for this alleged vote manipulation. He emphasized the need for awareness campaigns across all Assembly constituencies to protect the integrity of elections.
He further accused the BJP and other “communal forces” of attempting to establish authoritarian control by influencing constitutional institutions.
The nationwide signature campaign by the Congress, he said, aims to demand transparent and impartial elections and to ensure that the Election Commission performs its duties without bias.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
