Tumakuru: Complaint filed with Central, State election panels about omitting names of 18,533 voters
Tumakuru: Social activist M B Panchaksharaiah has said that a complaint has been filed with the Central and State Election Commissions in the background of voters’ names being omitted from the list in the Tumkur City Vidhana Sabha constituency without prior notice.
In his statement released to the press, he has said, “During January 2022, the district election branch had published a draft of voters’ list, which had left out the names of 18,533 voters, without providing any prior notice to the concerned voters. In the background of the district administration and district election branch filing a complaint with the State Election Commission about the growing number of bogus voters in 2018, and due to the massive abandonment of voters, a complaint has been filed with the Central and State Election Commissions.”
He has further accused that, in the period from 2013 to 2017, names of more than 3,865 repeat voters were removed from the list. “From 2018 to 2022, up to 18,533 voters’ names were omitted from the list. There are possibilities of 10,000 to 15,000 names being removed from the voters’ list by January of 2023,” the activist added.
“In 2017-18, a team led by Sogadu Shivanna fought against inclusion of the names of bogus voters. When he mentioned that there were more than 3,600 voters then, how would there have been 18, 533 voters in the period from 2018 to 2022? In this regard, the concerned authorities have not provided any clarification so far. In the draft list published at present, the election branch has revealed that there are 2,40,918 voters, and the same list would be used even in January of 2023,” Panchaksharaiah said.
“No political party pays attention to the matter. According to the current population statistics, Tumkur City has a population of 3.5 to 4 lakh. But no political party is taking the initiative to raise their voice on this issue. Therefore, since there are high possibilities of voters’ names being removed from the list in large numbers, a complaint has been filed with the Central and State Election Commissions,” he stated.
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Young woman from MP who shot to fame during Kumbh found to be minor, case registered against husband
Khargone (MP) (PTI): The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes on Friday confirmed that a young woman from Madhya Pradesh who became famous due to her viral videos during the 2025 Maha Kumbh has been found to be a minor after an inquiry.
Citing the findings of an inquiry panel set up by the commission, local BJP leaders alleged that her interfaith marriage in Kerala last month was a case of "love Jihad", and sought legal action.
While the panel had submitted its report in March, ST commission chairman Antar Singh Arya confirmed its findings to the PTI on Friday.
A case for alleged kidnapping and offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has already been registered against her husband, a Muslim man, at Maheshwar on the basis of the inquiry findings, police said.
The girl gained national fame after her videos while selling garlands and rudraksha at the Maha Kumbh went viral on social media and also earned her a role in a film.
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes set up an inquiry panel after receiving a complaint on March 17 from Pratham Dubey, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, that she was a minor and was being exploited.
Maheshwar BJP MLA Rajkumar Mev and BJP mandal president Vikram Patel, armed with documents, told reporters on Friday that her marriage in Kerala was a case of "love Jihad" and she should be brought back home.
'Love jihad' is a term used by right-wing groups to allege a conspiracy by Muslim men to lure Hindu women into marriage to convert them to Islam.
Police said an investigation is underway, and further action would be taken accordingly.
The girl, who belongs to the nomadic Pardhi community, got married at a temple in Kerala in March. The interfaith marriage drew angry reactions from rightwing Hindu groups.
Her family members and film director Sanoj Mishra -- who had offered her a film role after she became famous -- too alleged that it was 'love Jihad'.
As per the inquiry conducted by the ST commission, records at the Maheshwar government hospital showed the woman's date of birth as December 30, 2009 which meant she was 16 years and two months old at the time of marriage, said Dubey, the complainant.
On a complaint filed by her father, police registered a case against the girl's husband at Maheshwar police station on March 25 for alleged kidnapping and under the POCSO Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Police sources said that a separate case was also registered on March 24 under section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (taking a minor from lawful custody of guardian without their consent) based on the the commission's findings.
