Bengaluru: Priyank Kharge accuses Election Commission of hiding voter fraud evidence
Bengaluru: Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge has levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission (EC), accusing it of attempting to cover up evidence of voter fraud.
In a post on X on Saturday, Kharge likened the EC to a “pumpkin thief” trying to cover its entire body, not just its shoulder. He claimed that shortly after Rahul Gandhi publicly exposed alleged voter fraud with evidence on Friday, several state Election Commission websites went offline for some time.
Kharge alleged that a similar issue was noticed in Karnataka, where the 2024 Mahadevapura Assembly constituency’s voter list could not be downloaded from the EC’s website due to what he described as “technical manipulation.”
“Is the Election Commission trying to destroy evidence of voter theft? Is it attempting to hide its wrongdoings from the public? Who is behind this conspiracy? Why is the EC running away from transparency? If there have been no lapses, why indulge in such suspicious activities?” Kharge questioned in his post.
The EC has not yet responded to Kharge’s allegations.
ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಆಯೋಗ ಎಂಬ ಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ ಕಳ್ಳ ಹೆಗಲನ್ನಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ ಮೈಯೆಲ್ಲಾ ತಡವಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಿದೆ!
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) August 9, 2025
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
