Bidar: Unable to find bus for his village, man starts driving govt bus, rams into divider
Bidar: A man was apprehended in Aurad by the police after he took matters into his own hands due to frustration over the unavailability of a bus to return home. The incident occurred outside the Aurad bus stand on Monday, resulting in a minor accident with no reported casualties.
The individual taken into custody has been identified as Yashappa Suryavamshi. Reports suggest that he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when he commandeered a government bus and drove it. Earlier that day, Suryavamshi had been waiting at the Aurad bus stand, hoping to catch a bus to his village. However, growing increasingly agitated by the absence of transportation, he seized an opportunity when the driver and conductor of one of the buses were momentarily absent.
Without authorization, Suryavamshi took control of the bus and attempted to leave the bus stand. In his haste, he collided with the road divider and an adjacent parked jeep. The commotion caused panic among the passengers on board, prompting some nearby individuals to intervene. The people on the road managed to convince Suryavamshi to halt the bus and exit the vehicle.
Upon receiving information about the incident, the police arrived at the scene and detained Suryavamshi, subsequently transferring him to the Aurad Police Station. SP Rathod, the depot manager of the Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC), confirmed that Suryavamshi had consumed alcohol. Frustrated by the delay in the arrival of a bus bound for his village, he chose to drive a bus designated for the Bidar route, resulting in the collision with the divider. Fortunately, no casualties occurred as a result of his reckless behavior. A formal police complaint has been filed against Suryavamshi by the KKRTC.
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Misuse of power, money to control election mechanism seen during Maharashtra polls: Sharad Pawar
Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed the misuse of power and money to control the entire election mechanism, which was never before seen in any state assembly or national polls, was witnessed in Maharashtra.
Pawar made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is protesting against the alleged "misuse of EVMs" in the recent state polls in Maharashtra.
Adhav, who is in his 90s, began his three-day protest at Phule Wada, the residence of social reformer Jyotiba Phule, in the city on Thursday.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), have been alleging manipulation of EVMs in the recently held Maharashtra Assembly elections, which saw a landslide victory by the Mahayuti.
The Mahayuti, comprising the Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP, won 230 out of 288 assembly seats in the November 20 polls, while the MVA managed just 46 seats.Talking to reporters, Pawar said elections were conducted recently in the country, and there is a restlessness among the people about these.
Baba Adhav's agitation represents this restlessness, he said.
He said, "There is a murmur among the people that the recent polls in Maharashtra saw 'misuse of power' and 'floods of money', which was never seen in the past. Such things are heard of in local-level polls, but taking over the entire election mechanism with the help of money and misuse of power was not seen before. However, we witnessed it in Maharashtra, and people are restless now."
He added that people were recalling late socialist ideologue Jaiprakash Narayan and felt somebody should take a step forward.
"I heard Baba Adhav has taken a lead into this issue and is agitating at Phule Wada. His protest gives hope to the people, but it is not enough. A mass revolt is necessary, as the danger of the parliamentary democracy getting destroyed looms," Pawar said.
The former Union minister said those who have reins of the country in their hands are least bothered about this.
"Despite widespread discussion over it (alleged misuse of EVMs) in the country, whenever the opposition tries to raise the issue in the Parliament, they are not allowed to speak. Opposition leaders have been seeking an opportunity to speak on these issues for six days, but their demands have not been accepted even once. It shows they want to attack parliamentary democracy," he claimed.
He said Dr Adhav's protest is a fine example of someone revolting against the issue and expressed confidence that his protest will create a ripple effect.
