EVMs tampered at 30 to 40 constituencies in Karnataka election: AICC Gen. Secretary BK Hariprasad
Mangaluru: ’Selective Tampering’ has been done at 30 to 40 constituencies in the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly polls, AICC general secretary BK Hariprasad told Vartha Bharati.
Mr. Hariprasad gave this statement when Vartha Bharati asked him following the complaints are given by several Congress candidates who allegedly lost due to EVMs.
When asked why no national level party is taking a clear stand on EVM, he said "I am officially speaking on behalf of the AICC that ‘Selective Tampering’ has been done in 30 to 40 Assembly constituencies. We are discussing what sort of action should be taken about this,” he said.
The results of the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly elections have shocked all the parties, their leaders, and workers except BJP. Everywhere, everybody was discussing that how the Congress has reduced from 122 to 78 seats without any anti-government or anti-Congress wave. Questions were also raised on how the BJP directly gained 104 seats from 40, while no strong support was seen in any part of the state in favor of BJP.
Siddaramaiah was most preferred choice for Chief Minister in all the surveys. Congress was not lagging behind even in election campaigning when compared with other two parties. The BJP had enough internal conflicts. It was a matter of discussion among Congress leaders, workers and even among voters that Congress getting lesser seats and BJP securing so many seats at once is not at all possible. Even today people are discussing this. Most of them complained about the EVM machines.
Some of the prominent Congress candidates, who lost the elections, have complained EVMs. But, no notable political leaders, particularly the national leaders of the major political parties, raised questions on it. Therefore the winners attributed the losers’ complaint to the saying ‘A bad workman blames his tools.’ But now, General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee, Hariprasad made this remarkable statement.
Here is the highlight of his statement:
"We have complained that in several constituencies in Mangaluru (Dakshina Kannada District) our candidates have lost only because of this. (KPCC president) Dr. G Parameshwara had also spoken regarding this yesterday. Something went wrong in many places. ‘Selective Tampering’ has been done in 30 to 40 Assembly constituencies. What does it mean when VVPAT machines have found outside in Vijayapura? Think yourself. Where did they come from? It is a big problem that the issue is not being discussed at the national level. Mayawati complained about this and withdrew it. At this point, the right direction must come from the court itself at the highest level. This has been discussed at AICC. EVMs have been tampered at specific constituencies. The Election Commission should immediately shift its attention to this and take action. We will discuss and decide what to do from the party end, " Hariprasad told Vartha Bharati.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project” and questioned the government’s decision to fund advertisements related to the organisation’s centenary.
According to reports, the RSS, founded in 1925, describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
