Petition against Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad dismissed by Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by B Lakshmidevi of Sampangi Ramanagar in the city challenging the election of Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad from Shivajinagar constituency in Bengaluru.
The petition was dismissed by the single-judge bench of Justice S Vishwajeet Shetty for lack of evidence that the MLA won the elections by illegal means.
The advocate representing the petitioner told the bench that the Congress wooed voters by promising them guarantee schemes and called it a violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Sections 123 (1) and 123 (2). Pointing out that making promises to influence voters is a crime as per Section 123 (4) of the Act, the advocate requested the High Court bench to declare as illegal the election of Arshad.
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Senior advocate KN Phaneendra, the MLA's lawyer, challenged the argument by stating that an election manifesto could not be considered a crime committed by a candidate. Nor could the manifesto be considered as evidence to an irregularity, he added and urged the bench to dismiss the petition against Arshad.
The High Court bench, after hearing the arguments and counter-arguments in the case, dismissed the petition against the Congress MLA.
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Sharad Pawar's long-term politics of betrayal ended by BJP's poll victory in Maharashtra: Amit Shah
Shirdi, Jan 12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said veteran politician Sharad Pawar played politics of betrayal and treachery in Maharashtra from 1978, which was ended by BJP's massive victory in the assembly polls with its resolve to establish a stable government.
Addressing a state BJP convention in Shirdi, Shah said the people of Maharashtra showed Pawar, who heads NCP (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray their place by rejecting the politics of dynasty and betrayal in last year's elections.
Citing differences between Congress and allies in Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, and Maharashtra, Shah said the decline of the opposition INDI block has begun.
"Sharad Pawar started politics of 'daga-phatka' (betrayal and treachery) in Maharashtra in 1978, which was rejected by people in 2024 (elections). Similarly, the politics of the dynasty and the betrayal of Uddhav Thackeray was also rejected. People showed Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray their place in 2024 polls," Shah said.
Noting that the BJP's victory in Maharashtra will have long-term consequences, Shah said the historic win shattered the INDI alliance's confidence.
He said the BJP will win the Delhi assembly elections next month hands down.
