BJP's politics centers on hate: CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: In a strong statement against the BJP, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the party of fostering politics of hate.
Speaking from his residence in Ramakrishna Nagar, he condemned BJP's alleged tactics of intimidation through agencies like ED, IT, and CBI, labeling it as a hallmark of their divisive strategy.
"BJP's primary agenda is hate politics," asserted Siddaramaiah, while speaking about recent cases involving himself, Shivakumar, and Rahul Gandhi.
"Since its inception, BJP has thrived on hate and continues to do so," he added, highlighting what he perceives as a longstanding pattern.
The Chief Minister differentiated Congress by stating, "Congress has never resorted to hate politics. I am not new to this arena."
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He challenged BJP's approach, questioning the case against him and the treatment of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
"South India has consistently rejected the BJP. It's clear that BJP, perceived as the political face of RSS, lacks support here."
He pointed to recent electoral setbacks in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra as evidence of growing dissent, citing public displeasure towards what he termed as BJP's "arrogance."
On the issue of NEET, Siddaramaiah advocated for a re-examination, citing concerns over unfair practices. "Some students are unfairly advantaged in NEET. This practice must be investigated and corrected," he asserted.
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Maharashtra completes over 66 pc pre-SIR mapping; urban areas lag
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra has completed 66.42 per cent pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping work, with Gadchiroli recording 90.51 per cent completion, the highest in the state, officials said on Tuesday.
Urban areas in Maharashtra are lagging in this exercise as Mumbai Suburban, Pune and Thane registered less than 50 per cent progress, they said, citing data from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).
Fourteen districts have completed between 80 and 90 per cent of the mapping work, while 13 districts have achieved 70 to 80 per cent progress. Districts with lower progress include Mumbai city (51.40 per cent), Nagpur (55.57 per cent), Raigad (57.80 per cent) and Palghar (59.28 per cent).
"The urban areas are lagging in the pre-SIR work due to migration of population and an increase in the number of booths following population growth," the official said.
The districts in the 80 to 90 per cent category include Washim (80.76), Latur (80.77), Sangli (81.65), Amravati (81.90), Nandurbar (83.32), Nanded (84.06), Gondia (84.32), Dharashiv (84.62), Parbhani (85.27), Beed (85.31), Buldhana (85.97), Sindhudurg (86.47), Ratnagiri (86.70) and Hingoli (89.08).
As per the data, out of 9.88 crore voters, around 6.56 crore have been mapped so far. The pre-SIR exercise involves Block Level Officers checking the current electoral roll against the voter list prepared in 2002 by the Election Commission.
Names of current voters must be present in the 2002 list to pass scrutiny. Officials are currently matching the two electoral rolls, and this is not a physical verification exercise at present. Young voters, whose names are not in the 2002 list, will have to establish that their parents' names were included in that list.
"We are yet to receive the detailed programme for the physical phase of the SIR. Till then, we will continue mapping the electoral rolls. Until details of the ground exercise are announced, it would be premature to comment on deadlines or proof requirements. Our intention is to minimise inconvenience to voters," the official said.
