Mother-daughter duo killed, 3 injured near highway in Tiptur; locals demand justice from NHAI
Tumakuru: A mother-daughter duo walking by the bypass to the national highway near Hunchanhatti of Ramashettyhalli in Tiptur taluk died on the spot and three others were grievously injured as a bus hit them on Monday morning.
The deceased duo is identified as Kamalamma (45) of Ramashettyhalli and her daughter Veena (13), who was studying in Class 8 at the Halepalya high school. The three people who sustained grievous injuries in the accident are being treated at the local government hospital.
The locals, expressing anger regarding the incident, are staging a protest against the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for not paying due attention to the highway stretch in the village, although accidents have been occurring repeatedly on the stretch. They have also demanded that NHAI officers meet and assure them that better security will be provided to users of the highway passing through the village.
The concerned officials will not be permitted to inspect or conduct legal procedures with regard to the bodies of the deceased duo, the local residents have stated firmly.
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Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulations led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded assembly polls in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP does selective manipulations to convince people that there were no wrongdoings. He also wanted to go back to the paper ballots system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the assembly elections, shattering the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream to wrest power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde bagged 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats to take the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. Congress as part of MVA won just 16 seats.
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"We analysed the Maharashtra poll outcome deeply. We felt that in many places EVMs were manipulated," Parameshwara said. He also said an obvious question would be why not it happened in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are done selectively so that no one can question it, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. Had the Congress been the leading partner, things would have changed. He backed the ballot papers saying that the same was discussed in Maharashtra Congress as well.
