PM Modi is chowkidar of Hindutva and fundamentalists: Prof Mahesh Chandra Guru
Mysuru, July 31: Progressive thinker Prof Mahesh Chandra Guru said that instead of becoming the chowkidar of farmers, labourers, dalits, tribals, minorities, backward classes and neglected communities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the chowkidar of Hindutva, fundamentalists, market and exploiting forces which is the biggest betrayal to the nation.
Addressing the agitators who staged a protest against the statement of BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on intellectuals who oppose Hindutva and central government, in front of the town hall here on Tuesday, he said that both speech and action of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have no relationship. In recent days, he has used two words -‘Bhagidar’ and ‘Chowkidar’- repeatedly and was misleading the people. He has not actively participated in the process of the welfare of exploited classes. Instead of this, he had become a part of industrialists, businessmen and upper castes and it was against the Constitution and the democracy, he alleged.
In 2014, Modi had come to power promising to make mature India and India for all. But everything is not fine in the NDA government. Dalits, tribals, minorities, backward classes, women and youth were deprived of their fundamental rights and facing problems, for which fundamentalists, who have been controlling the central government were responsible, he alleged.
In reality, progressive thinkers and activists were the real custodians and protectors of the constitution, democracy, civil society and human values. Because of such people, democracy was alive in the country, he claimed.
NDA government sponsored Hindutva and fundamentalists have thought that killing progressive people life Prof Bhagavan, Nidumamidi Swamiji, Nijagunananda Swamiji, Girish Karnad, Narendra Nayak, Prakash Raj, Mahesh Chandra Guru, Baraguru Ramachandrappa, Hulikal Nataraj and others was their real Dharma or religion and it was a great threat to the democracy. Recently, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal had said that if he was the home minister, he would have killed progressive thinkers and those who oppose the constitution by shooting them. But even after listening to his statements, Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister have maintained silence. People have been watching this adamant attitude of the BJP leader and the inaction of the custodians of the democracy in taking legal action against him, he said.
Basavaraj from CPIM, Dr N Lakshminarayan from PUCL, progressive thinker Dr Rathi Rao, Muddukrishna of CPI, Varadaiah, Shambhaiah, Choranahalli Shivanna, Edadore Mahadevaiah, Devendra, Mahesh, Javarappa of DSS, Raita Sangha leaders and others were present.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
