'Chhatrapati Shivaji belonged to Karnataka'
Two Karnataka Deputy CMs lash out at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray for raising border issue
Belagavi, Jan 31: Two Deputy Chief Ministers of Karnataka on Sunday lashed out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for raking up the border issue and alleged he was doing so to divert attention from infighting in the coalition government there.
Thackeray had been raising the issue of merger of Belagavi, Karwar and Nippani which has a strong presence of Marathi speaking people, with his state.
He had recently demanded that the Marathi speaking regions in Karnataka be declared a Union Territory till the Supreme Court gives its final verdict.
Deputy CM Govind Karjol said Thackeray should remember that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, whom the Shiv Sena perceives as its icon and named its party after him, was "a Kannadiga."
"Thackeray does not know history. Shivaji's forefather Belliyappa was from Soratur in Gadag district in Karnataka.
When there was drought in Gadag, Belliyappa left for Maharashtra.
Shivaji was the fourth generation of the family," Karjol said.
He opined that Thackeray had been raising this issue just to divert attention from the infighting in the coalition government headed by him and fear of losing power
Echoing similar views, Deputy CM Laxman Savadi alleged that the Maharashtra government had failed miserably on various counts.
He also alleged that Thackeray could not carry out any pro-people measures during the COVID-19 pandemic due to which he was losing his popularity.
Savadi had on January 27 dwelt on Thackeray's statement and said Mumbai should be part of Karnataka and that the Centre should declare it a Union territory till then.
Ramesh Jarkiholi,Minister in-charge of Belagavi district, which borders Maharashtra, had spoken along the lines of the Deputy CMs today
Minister for Women and Child Development Shashikala Jolle, who hails from Belagavi district, had said Belgavi is the land from where Kittur Rani Chennamma had led an armed rebellion against the British for freedom.
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Manmohan Singh, LK Advani cast votes from home
New Delhi (PTI): Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, former deputy prime minister LK Advani and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi have cast their votes using the home voting facility, the Delhi poll body said.
The office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) of Delhi on Thursday kicked off the home voting facility for elderly voters and persons with disabilities (PwDs) and it will go on till May 24.
According to the data shared by the office, 1409 voters cast their ballots from the comfort of their homes across all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on Friday, which was the second day of the facility being started.
The West Delhi constituency reported the highest number of home votes, with 348 voters participating. Among them, 299 were elderly individuals.
With the completion of the second day, a total of 2,956 voters have exercised their right to vote from home, the CEO office said.
"Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh and former Union minister Dr Murli Manohar Joshi successfully cast their votes on May 17 from their home availing home voting facility in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency," the office said.
Former vice president Mohammad Hamid Ansari cast his vote on Thursday, it added.
Former deputy prime minister LK Advani cast his vote on Saturday, sources said.
On the first day, 1,482 voters exercised their franchise from home.
A total of 5,406 voters across Delhi -- elderly individuals and PwDs -- have filled out Form 12D to avail of the home voting facility in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
This initiative ensures these voters can participate in the electoral process with ease and dignity, eliminating the need to visit polling stations. Delhi will go to polls on May 25.
