Activist accuses Vasanth Giliyar of making provocative statement; Belthangady Police file case
Belthangady: A case has been registered against Vasanth Giliyar of the Punya Kshetra Samrakshana Samiti for allegedly making a speech to provoke hatred among communities and sharing it on YouTube.
A case has been booked at the Belthangady Police Station under BNS Sections 196(1)(a) and 353(2) based on a complaint filed by social activist Shekhar Layila.
Layila in his complaint has accused Giliyar of saying during his address at the ‘Dharma Samrakshana Samavesha’ in Bengaluru that the ‘tulsi’ saplings in the houses of Hindus of Belthangady had been replaced by crosses thanks to the influence of missionaries. The Rural Development Programme, however, ensured that the ‘tulsi’ estrades were rebuilt in front of the houses of Hindu.
The complainant added that the statement is likely to spread misunderstanding among people of various religions and also give rise to communal clashes.
In early August, a case had been booked against Giliyar, based on a complaint by Layila, for a similar provocative post on Facebook.
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Electorate in 9 states, UTs shrink by 1.70 crore after SIR
New Delhi (PTI): Voter base in nine states and Union territories has shrunk by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data.
The data shared by the chief electoral officers of Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa and Kerala on Saturday showed that their combined voter base stood at over 21.45 crore before the SIR exercise began on October 27 last year.
It shrunk to 19.75 crore after publication of their final electoral rolls this week, a net change of over 1.70 crore electors.
While the exercise, which kept the Election Commission in the spotlight, has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union territories covering nearly 60 crore electors.
The remaining 40 crore electors will be covered in 17 states and five Union territories.
In Assam, a "special revision", instead of SIR, was completed on February 10.
Due to a variety of reasons, the SIR in the nine states and three Union territories have seen frequent tweaking in schedules.
As in Bihar, political parties have approached the Supreme Court challenging the exercise in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
