Chamrajnagar: Residents of Gundlupet town in the district have outraged against the Municipality for its failure to address the continued stray pig menace at several pockets of the town, raising fear of infectious diseases.

Locals further complain that Garbage bins are overflowing in most of the layouts of the town including areas like KS Nagarathnamma Layout, D.R. Bendre Nagar, Ashwini Layout, Venkateshwara theater, Old Hospital road, and Police Station road. The issue has reached an alarming level, and has been posing difficulties for pedestrians and motorists.

According to locals the pigs come into the roads every morning zipping around the town, creating problems in areas like the road in front of the school in Kurubageri, KS Nagaratnamma Layout, and the road in front of the police station, and in D.R. Bendre Nagar.

In the meantime, concerns about the supposed spread of infectious diseases are rising among the public. Simultaneously, the public has sought immediate action regarding the menace from the municipality, as the situation has escalated to a point where pedestrians fear walking on a daily basis.

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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.