Missing fishermen family to be given Rs 1 lakh each: CM Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru, Jan 9: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that steps were taken to give Rs 1 lakh to each family of the fishermen of Udupi who were missing while fishing.
Speaking to reporters at his Home office Krishna here on Wednesday, the CM said that the compensation would be distributed to the families.
But the state government has not neglected the fishermen missing incident. The state government was responding to families of fishermen. Fisheries Minister Venkatarao Nadagouda was in Udupi and observing the situation. But there was no truth in the allegation that the state government was not responding to the problem of the fishermen, he said.
In spite of his busy schedule, he has informed the issue to the Union Defence Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister as soon as he got the news. Even the officials were also directed to take all possible steps. The state government has already written a letter to the centre. Even the Coast Guard also responded to the appeal of the state government, which has taken all possible measures to trace the missing fishermen, he said.
Already, 15 fishermen arrested by the Iran government were released. Searching was also being conducted in the view, whether the fishermen were abducted by the terrorists, the CM said.
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Followed poll processes transparently, will review all legitimate concerns: EC to Cong
New Delhi (PTI): The Election Commission on Saturday asserted that all poll procedures it followed in Maharashtra were transparent and assured that it would review all legitimate concerns flagged by the Congress, which alleged serious inconsistencies.
In its interim response to the party, the poll authority invited a Congress delegation on December 3 to discuss concerns expressed by it.
The Congress on Friday raised with the Election Commission "serious and grave inconsistencies" which it said were being revealed in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently-concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls and sought an in-person hearing to present relevant evidence.
In the response, the EC reiterated that the process was transparent with the involvement of candidates or their agents at every stage.
The commission also assured of a review of the Congress' legitimate concerns and a written response after hearing the party's delegation in person.
It asserted that a transparent electoral roll updation process was undertaken with the involvement of all political parties.
Responding to the issue regarding the voter turnout data, the EC asserted that there was no discrepancy in it and the data was available with all candidates polling station-wise and is verifiable.
The gap in the 5 pm polling data and the final voter turnout was due to procedural priorities, as presiding officers perform multiple statutory duties near the close of polling before updating the voter turnout data.
As an additional disclosure measure, an EC press note at around 11:45 pm was introduced during the 2024 Lok Sabha election and followed subsequently during all assembly polls thereafter, the poll body told the Congress.
