BJP files court case against K.S. Eshwarappa over use of Modi's portrait in election campaigns
Shivamogga: The BJP district unit in Shivamogga has filed a suit in the Shivamogga Civil Court, demanding that K.S. Eshwarappa, an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha elections from the Shivamogga constituency, must be restrained from using the portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during election campaigns and meetings.
According to the BJP, only an official BJP candidate is allowed to use Prime Minister Narendra Modi's portrait. Any other use would violate Section 29 of the Representation of the People Act. The BJP District Unit President, T.D. Meghraj, has asked the court to issue a restraining order against Eshwarappa, prohibiting him from soliciting votes using Modi's portrait or name in his election campaign meetings.
Advocate K. Basappa Gowda represented the BJP in court. Eshwarappa has filed a caveat regarding the use of Modi's portrait, and the court is scheduled to hear the case on Tuesday.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
