Bengaluru : Kerala-based youth dies in accident, another sustains injury
Bengaluru, July 29: A two-wheeler rider died on the spot when he lost control over it and rammed to a road divider in Hebbal traffic police station limits in the city on Sunday.
The deceased is identified as Nishad. Hailed from Kerala, he was residing in Koramangala. On Sunday morning, he was going with a bike riding team from the city to Nandi Hills. While riding the bike near Kodigehalli flyover, he lost control over his motorbike and hit the divider.
The intensity of the accident was so much that the body of Nishad was thrown out to around 30 mts away and pillion rider Naveed sustained severe injuries and undergoing treatment. After the accident, the traffic movement on Airport Road was hampered for almost one hour. As a result, those who were on their way to Airport, had to take U-turn and used alternative route via Kodigehalli gate to reach the Airport road. As the motorists took their vehicles in reverse direction, the traffic movement was further hampered.
The body was shifted to Victoria hospital for postmortem. Hebbal traffic police registered a case.
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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.
