CM Bommai refutes claims of voter's names being deleted from electoral list
Dharwad: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has refuted the claims that voters from minority communities are deleted from the voters’ list following unofficial surveys conducted across the state, calling such statements false.
Addressing reporters at the Hubballi Airport on Friday, the chief minister said, “The State Election Commission is already looking into the matter, including making corrections in the voters’ list. The Central Election Commission has also expressed concern.”
He further said, “Such complaints require an immediate investigation by concerned officials. There have been instances of unauthenticated addition of names in the voters’ list. Some voters are learned to have cards of two constituencies. The Commission needs to find all such cases.”
The chief minister added, “Under no circumstances should the eligible voters be denied a chance to cast vote. The Commission should ensure this too.”
Referring to the incident of a Kannadiga being assaulted in the backdrop of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, Bommai said that the police commissioner has been told to investigate the matter. “Legal action will be taken against the guilty parties as soon as we get the report on the incident,” he added.
The chief minister also said that the citizen was not assaulted by a police officer. The matter will be investigated and further action taken with discretion, he assured.
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Child rape-murder: Hundreds protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune; traffic hit
Pune (PTI): Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours.
The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road in the Navale Bridge area on Saturday evening and demanded stringent punishment for the 65-year-old man arrested in the case.
Several videos surfaced showing a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Later, the victim's last rites were performed at the Vaikunt crematorium here shortly after midnight amid tight police security.
The accused man, who works as a labourer and has a criminal record, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. He then took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police.
He was arrested based on CCTV footage from a private residence, which captured him with the child.
A case was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he has been remanded in police custody till May 7.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday met the family of the victim, assuring them of strict action against the accused and a fast-track trial.
Describing the incident as "shocking" and a "blot on humanity", Pawar said the government stands firmly with the victim's family and will ensure justice.
She also spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a fast-track court trial so that the accused receives the harshest punishment.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed Pune rural police to gather concrete evidence to build a watertight case and conduct the trial in a fast-track court.
Efforts should be made to ensure the accused gets the death penalty, a statement quoted Shinde as saying.
