Aguero continues recovery, trains with Argentine teammates
Buenos Aires, May 18: Sergio Aguero continues to make a "good recovery" from his left knee injury and trained along with Javier Mascherano, Manuel Lanzini, Nicolas Tagliafico and Eduardo Salvio, the other Argentine players selected to take part with their national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
"The five players pre-selected by (coach) Jorge Sampaoli trained for the third time in a week. The forward from Manchester City, Sergio Aguero, continues with his good recovery and today worked out on the pitch with his companions," the Argentine Soccer Association reported on its web page on Thursday, reports Efe news agency.
Aguero participated in the training session with his four colleagues observed by a large group of youngsters.
The practice sessions will continue all this week and 35 more players will join in over the coming days, and on Monday Sampaoli will announce his definitive 23-man roster for the World Cup.
On Sunday, May 27, Argentina will hold a training session open to the public at Velez Sarsfield's Jose Amalfitani stadium, and two days later it will welcome Haiti at the Bombonera for a friendly match.
The following day, the Albiceleste will depart for Spain to continue training in Barcelona and on June 9 the team will visit Israel for the last friendly of the run-up to the World Cup.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
