Deve Gowda conspiring to divide state to strengthen his party: Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru, July 30: BJP state president and opposition leader BS Yeddyurappa alleged that former prime minister HD Deve Gowda has been conspiring to divide the state to strengthen his party JDS and the BJP would not allow this to happen.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Yeddyurappa said that the ancestors of the land laid down their life for the whole Karnataka. But observing the recent statements of the Chief Minister, it was clear that a systematic conspiracy has been hatched out to divide the unified Karnataka, he said.
He would go to Belagavi to convince the swamijis and activists who are going to participate in separate state protest to be held in front of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on July 31 and ask them to commit for the unified Karnataka. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has been treating the North Karnataka people as step children. By saying that they have not voted him for waiving off farm loans, Kumaraswamy has insulted the Constitution, he alleged.
By saying that he would give the money of Bengaluru to develop North Karnataka, Kumaraswamy has conspired to divide the house. But the silence of Congress leaders in this issue has created suspicion. North Karnataka people were pained because of Kumaraswamy’s statements. But many people have been trying to get the political mileage of Kumaraswamy’s statements. But the BJP would not allow anyone to divide the state, said Yeddyurappa.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
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.
