BJP hijacked local body polls in Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Cong
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of hijacking the local body polls in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by conspiring with officials to get about 80 per cent of its candidates' nomination papers rejected.
The opposition party said it will raise the matter with the poll authorities responsible for local body polls in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and also approach the Bombay High Court on the issue.
Congress' in-charge for Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Manikrao Thakare, alleged that electoral "rigging" is taking place in the UT.
There was no immediate reaction from the UT election commission or the BJP on the Congress' claims.
"A major scam has been exposed in the local body elections. Going beyond vote theft, the entire election has been stolen in this region. The BJP planned so well that no one contested against it, thus hijacking the entire election," Thakare said at a press conference here.
He was accompanied by AICC secretary co-incharge Anjali Nimbalkar and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Congress president Prabhu Tokiya.
The nomination dates for the elections were announced from October 10 to 17 and therefore, the nomination forms should have been posted on the website so that they would be available to everyone, Thakare said.
However, on October 10, there was no mention of any such form on the commission's website, he claimed.
"On October 13, a list of documents was provided. When people went to collect these documents, they were told that the staff had gone for election training. Not only this, even those who somehow managed to fill out the forms, their forms were rejected during scrutiny. A conspiracy was hatched to prevent people from filling out the forms," he alleged.
Not a single BJP form was rejected in the civic elections, while nearly 80 per cent of Congress forms were rejected in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli local body polls, Thakare said, adding that a similar scenario took place in Daman and Diu.
"The BJP has stolen the entire election with the help of officials. The public is suffering from this oppression," Thakare alleged.
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Man allegedly arrives with deadly weapon to attack another, caught by public in Jokatte
Panambur: A man who allegedly came armed to attack another person was caught by members of the public and later handed over to police in Jokatte late on Friday night.
The accused has been identified as Naveen Poojari, originally from Vamanjoor and presently residing in Jokatte.
According to police sources, Naveen was married and has an eight-year-old son. The couple are now divorced.
Police said Naveen suspected that his former wife, who is employed at a showroom in Padil, was moving closely with Devi Prasad Acharya, a mechanic working there.
Based on this suspicion, Naveen allegedly went to the house of Devi Prasad Acharya on Friday night carrying a deadly weapon, created a scene and issued threats.
During the incident, Devi Prasad Acharya reportedly contacted the 112 emergency helpline, following which Naveen fled from the spot.
While escaping, Naveen is said to have fallen from his two-wheeler near the Jokatte Panchayat area. Local residents who rushed to help noticed a deadly weapon on the vehicle and immediately alerted police.
Officials from Panambur Police Station rushed to the spot, took Naveen into custody and brought him to the station.
A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by Devi Prasad Acharya, and further action is under way.
