Bhaskar Moily elected Mangaluru mayor, Mohammad Kunjathabail is deputy mayor
Mangaluru: Bhaskar Moily and Mohammad Kunjathabail elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Mangaluru, respectively, for the last term of the present municipal council here on Thursday.
BJP had fielded Surendra for the post of mayor as their candidate. While Moily secured 37 votes, Surendra could bag 19 votes in favor of him.
Mohammed Kunjathabail secured 37 votes, and BJP's Meera Karkera got 19 votes. Five corporators remained neutral.
Shivayogi C Kalasad, Regional Commissioner Mysuru, who was the election returning officer, announced Bhaskar Moily as mayor and Mohammad Kunjattbail as deputy mayor.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLAs Mohiyuddin Bawa, Ganesh Karnik, BJP member Harish Shetty were absent. MLC Ivan D'Souza, MLA JR Lobo participated in the election and voted for the Congress candidates.
While the Council has 60 elected corporators, Congress has the strength of 35 elected representatives, BJP has 20. While JD(S) has two corporators in the council, SDPI has one representative and an independent candidate.
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CPI(M) alleges EC's inaction against BJP leaders’ anti-Muslim speeches despite complaints
New Delhi: Sitaram Yechury, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), has accused the Election Commission (EC) of failing to address the BJP's alleged anti-Muslim speeches during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Yechury's accusations come despite multiple complaints lodged by his party.
Yechury claims that the BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been inciting hatred against Muslims with their speeches, yet the EC has not taken any action despite receiving several complaints. He highlighted instances where BJP leaders violated the Model Code of Conduct.
One such instance cited by Yechury is Modi's speech in Rajasthan on April 21, where he allegedly made divisive remarks implying that the Congress planned to favor Muslims over other citizens. Yechury asserts that the EC's notice to BJP President JP Nadda regarding Modi's speech had little impact, as subsequent speeches continued to violate the poll code.
Yechury also pointed out recent speeches by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging similar attempts to stoke communal tensions.
In his letter to the EC, Yechury urged decisive action against Modi, Adityanath, and Sarma, emphasizing that the impartiality and credibility of the EC could be compromised if it fails to address such violations, especially when they involve high-ranking officials.
The CPI(M) had previously lodged complaints with the EC regarding Modi's references to the Ram temple in Ayodhya and his labeling of the opposition as opponents of the temple.
Yechury's allegations underscore growing concerns over the influence of divisive rhetoric in Indian electoral politics and the role of the EC in ensuring fair and unbiased elections.
