Protest outside DC office: Chikkamagaluru BJP Yuva Morcha district president and 5 others arrested
Chikkamagaluru: The city police arrested five Sangh Parivar activists including the BJP Yuva Morcha district president on Wednesday in connection with the case in which Sangh Parivar leaders and activists staged a dharna in the district collector's office premises and tried to break into the office and obstructed the police.
BJP Yuva Morcha District President Santosh Kotyan and Sangh Parivar activists Kishore, Ravikiran, Amit, Dixit are the arrested accused. The arrested accused have been produced in the court by the police.
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Alleging that they were not allowed to hold Taraka Homa at Dattapeetham in the wake of the inauguration of Ayodhya Ram Mandir on January 22, Sangh Parivar leaders and activists including BJP, Bajrang Dal and VHP staged a dharna in front of the District Collector's office last Monday.Although the SP himself assured the protestors that sit-in was not allowed in the premises of the District Collector's office, the activists went on a sit-in despite the instructions of the police. At this time, some activists tried to break into the District Collector's office. To control the situation, the police arrested all the leaders and activists and later released them.
Chikkamagaluru sub-divisional officer Daljith Kumar lodged a complaint with the city police station on the charge of trying to break into the district collector's office and created an FIR against the five activists of the Sangh Parivar. A case of obstructing police duty was also registered against the activists. In connection with this incident, the city police on Wednesday arrested five Sangh Parivar activists including the district president of Yuva Morcha and produced them in the court.
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MPs defecting from political parties must be barred from contesting polls for 6 yrs: Digvijaya Singh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said MPs defecting from political parties must be barred from contesting polls for six years, as he accused the Election Commission of being "biased", and also questioned the need for conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Participating in the discussion on election reforms in the Rajya Sabha, Singh sought removal of the ceiling on electoral expenses to ensure transparency in the election process, and alleged "vote chori (theft)" in states like Karnataka, Haryana, and Maharashtra.
He also claimed that Rahul Gandhi had submitted proof in this regard, but the Election Commission never responded.
He alleged bias by the Election Commission and wondered whether citizenship was being ascertained or a new voter list was being prepared, claiming that matriculation certificates were being demanded from individuals during the SIR exercise.
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"SIR kaha se aa gaya? Humse citizenship ke question poochhey ja rahe hain (where did SIR come from? We are being questioned regarding citizenship)... matriculation certificate is being demanded from voters... whether citizenship is being ascertained or a voter list is being prepared?" Singh questioned during his remarks.
The senior Congress leader said, "When the election commission carries out summary revision four times a year, then what is the need of SIR?"
He suggested that the delimitation exercise should not be based on population and instead on the current seat dynamics in place in the North and South India.
"(Delimitation)... jansankhya ke aadhar par nahin hona chahiye. maujooda anupaat jo dakshin aur uttar bharat ki seats hai uss par hi hona chahiye," Singh said.
Singh claimed that multiple letters were written to the Election Commission and INDIA bloc members had sought time from the body but it was never granted.
He and Home Minister Amit Shah,
He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of wanting to implement a "fascist dictatorship" by appointing people following a particular ideology on constitutional positions.
He claimed that Shah was never associated with the RSS, a charge debunked by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal.
"Rahul Gandhi ne apne bhashan mein kaha tha is desh mein 2014 ke baad jitne bhi samvidhanik sansthaayein hain unpar ek nishchit vichardhaara ke logon ko bithaya ja raha hai, woh yogya ho ya ayogya ho, aur unke maadhyam se, mera yeh aarop hai, fascist dictatorship laagu karna chahtey hain Narendra Modi ji (Rahul Gandhi in his speeches has said that since 2014 people from a particular ideology, whether qualified or not, are being placed in constitutional posts... my allegation is that Modi ji is trying to impose fascist dictatorship in the country," Singh said.
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Speaking on the issue of illegal immigration, Samik Bhattacharya (BJP) quoted former PM Manmohan Singh's speech on September 30, 2005, claiming that Singh had stated that "India is opposed to all illegal immigration into the country be it from Bangladesh or elsewhere. The illegal immigration should not be encouraged."
He asserted that the Election Commission is a constitutional authority, and the SIR is underway and it needs to be accepted.
He also raised the issue of political violence and demographic imbalance/changes in West Bengal.
Sandeep Kumar Pathak of the Aam Aadmi Party raised the issue of exorbitant electoral expenses and the lack of level-playing field to contest polls by common citizens for this reason. He also suggested proper verification of the voter list.
