New bishop's ordination on Sep.15: Meeting chaired by Minister Khader
Mangaluru, Aug.25: The ordination and anointing of new bishop will be held on September 15. A meeting was held to discuss the preparation of the programme at Rosario cultural hall on Saturday, headed by district incharge minister U.T Khader.
Speaking on the occasion Khader said that the programme is not only limited to Christian community. It is a celebration for the entire region.
He instructed the officials to repair the roads and the street lights leading to the Rosario church. He also instructed them to fix the water problems by September 10.
Khader also told the police department to maintain discipline, make arrangements for smooth traffic and parking. He also ordered fire brigade and health department to be prepared for the event.
He gave the responsibility of maintaining the coordination between City corporation and police department to ordination organising committee coordinator Sushil Noronha.
Bishop of Mangaluru Aloysius Paul D'Souza who had presided over the program praised Khader for showing interest in coordinating the program. Former MLA J.R Lobo sought district administrations' cooperation for the program.
Speaking on the occasion coordinator of the program M.P Noronha said that Dakshina Kannada has a 15% Christian population. Bishop is the president of 50% of education institutions, health service, shelter homes etc. run by catholics. He has the executive and judicial powers and all the institutions fall under his administration. For the last 22 years Dr. Aloysius Paul D'Souza had served as Bishop. Now the ordination of new bishop is of very importance and everyone should participate in this rarest event.
Mayor Bhaskar K., Dep. Mayor Muhammad, Shashidhar Hegde, Lancy Lot Pinto were present on the dias.
Convenor and co-convenor of various committees, Vincent Monteiro, Vijay Victor Lobo, Roopesh Madta, Richard D'Souza, Sushil Noronha, Roy Castolin, Lewi Pinto, Marshel Monteiro, Pius Monteiro, Baptist D'Souza and officers of various departments were present.
Chief Coordinator J.B Crasta proposed the vote of thanks.
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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.
