Belagavi winter session: Opposition BJP-JD(S) to join forces against ruling Congress
Bengaluru: Ahead of the winter session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from December 4 at ‘Belagavi Suvarna Vidhana Soudha’, allies BJP-JD(S) have decided to join forces against the ruling Congress government.
leaders from both the BJP and JD(S) convened a meeting under the leadership of opposition leader of the legislative assembly, R. Ashok in the city on Friday. The meeting also was attended by BJP state president B. Y. Vijayendra, JD(S) legislature party leader H. D. Kumaraswamy, former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, and other prominent leaders were engaged in discussions.
The leaders have stragised a united front during the winter session to address issues such as state government's failure in implementation of the five guarantees promised during the election , delays in delivering drought relief, anti-public policies, and the transfer racket.
Furthermore both parties are also considering raising and seeking an apology for the statement made by Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, claiming, “We have made the BJP MLAs bow and respect Speaker UT Khader.”.
Leaders of both the parties conducted discussion on various issues, and stressed standing united against the Congress government.
Addressing the media after the meeting, JD(S) state president Kumaraswamy stated, “BJP-JD(S) leaders convened to discuss strategies for the upcoming winter session of the Legislative Assembly. We will provide details about our further protest against the congress government.”
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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.
