Bakrid: Group attacks students who visited friend’s home; Five held
Puttur: Puttur rural police have arrested five persons for allegedly assaulting students, including girls, who were on the way to visit their classmate’s residence.
The incident took place on Wednesday at Renja near Bettampady in Puttur taluk.
A student at Sahyadri College in Mangaluru Abdul Shamir, son of Ibrahim, had invited his classmates to his house on the festival. Five girls and five boys arrived at Renja by bus and hired a rickshaw to reach Shamir’s home.
During the journey, when the rickshaw driver asked about their purpose of going, they said that they were going to Shamir’s home to have bakrid lunch. After learning this, the rickshaw driver, who not only refused to drop them at the address, also informed this to Sangh Parivar organisations allegedly. At the same time, Abdul Shamir, who was waiting to pick up his friends, had reportedly been abused and beaten up by a gang. The injured Shamir has been admitted to the Puttur Government Hospital.
A case was registered against residents Rukma, Satish Kurnappadi, Sheshappa Pittar, Rickshaw driver Ganesh, Kunhi, Duggappa, and Purushottama, who allegedly attacked and blocked the students, attempted to hurt communal sentiments and tried to spark communal violence.
The residents have expressed their anger and distrust against the attack on the students who were arrived to accept the invitation of Bakrid lunch.
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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.
