Modi becoming PM once again is not possible: Former CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru: Out of five states, where elections were taken place, the Congress is expected to win in the four states. As these elections will have an impact on the Lok Sabha polls of 2019, it is not possible for Narendra Modi to become Prime Minister once again.
Speaking to reporters at his residence in TK Layout in the city on Saturday, he said the Congress is expected to win the polls of four states out of five. Mizoram is expected to have a hung assembly. This election would affect the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Narendra Modi government, for any reason, will not come to power in the 2019 election.
"No corruption incidents took place during the term of our government. We have maintained financial balance during our government. When the BJP was in power, there was no financial balance. Despite knowing this, the BJP leaders are leveling accusations," Siddaramaiah expressed displeasure over the BJP leaders.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
