Yathindra Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of ‘vote theft’, says EC acting like party spokesperson
Mysuru: MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power through “vote theft,” and claimed that the Central Election Commissioners are behaving like “party agents” instead of upholding democratic neutrality.
Speaking after launching a signature campaign against alleged vote manipulation at Biligere village in Nanjangud taluk on Tuesday, Yathindra said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had provided evidence of electoral malpractice after a six-month study, but no action was taken.
According to him, the BJP is prepared to use “any means necessary” to retain power. “Rahul Gandhi submitted proof, yet the Election Commission responded like a political spokesperson,” he said.
Yathindra argued that the INDIA alliance would have formed the government at the Centre if not for this alleged vote manipulation. He emphasized the need for awareness campaigns across all Assembly constituencies to protect the integrity of elections.
He further accused the BJP and other “communal forces” of attempting to establish authoritarian control by influencing constitutional institutions.
The nationwide signature campaign by the Congress, he said, aims to demand transparent and impartial elections and to ensure that the Election Commission performs its duties without bias.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Two girls injured in separate wolf attacks in UP's Bahraich
Bahraich (UP) (PTI): Two minor girls were injured in separate incidents of wolf attacks in the Bahraich district, forest department officials said on Saturday.
In the first incident on Friday, Anushka Nishad (5), daughter of Baliram from Mallahanpurwa village, was sleeping alone inside her house when a wolf entered and tried to carry her away, they said.
Hearing her screams, family members and villagers rushed to the spot. The wolf left the child, hearing the commotion, and ran towards the fields. The girl sustained minor injuries from the animal's teeth, the officials said.
Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav described the attack as deliberate and cleverly planned, as it occurred precisely when Anushka's mother went out for a few moments.
On the same day, Nancy (4), daughter of Kamlesh Yadav, was playing outside her house in Baburi Tola village when a wolf suddenly attacked and dragged her away.
Villagers raised an alarm, and the wolf released the child and ran towards the sugarcane fields. The injured child was sent to the Kaiserganj Community Health Centre for treatment.
Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav told reporters that both attacks involved wolves, adding that the entire area is plagued by the animal's activity.
Since September 9, such attacks in the Bahraich district have claimed 10 lives, including eight children and an elderly couple, and injured dozens of people, the officials said.
District Magistrate Akshay Tripathi met the families of the victims on Friday and consoled them.
