You cannot fool people with speech: Siddaramaiah lashes out at Modi
‘Get recharge for Lok Sabha poll’
Bengaluru, July 21: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a dramatist. I have never seen such a dramatist. But he cannot fool the people with his rosy words for a long time. Because, people want ‘kaam ki baat, not mann ki baat’”, said former chief minister Siddaramaiah.
Making a scathing attack on BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a KPCC office-bearers meeting here on Saturday, Siddaramaiah said that “BJP does not have an ideology. It blows the emotional issues out of proportions and create communal violence to get political mileage. The BJP has been doing the same for years”, he said.
Defeated due to false propaganda
The Congress tasted the defeat in the Assembly election due to false propaganda of the BJP. In percentage of votes, the Congress was much ahead of the BJP. But the Congress did not get more seats in the election. Do not disappoint from the defeat in the election. Get recharge yourself and prepare for the Lok Sabha election. Prepare yourself for the Lok Sabha elections from today as the objective of the party was to defeat the BJP. The previous Congress government had introduced various pro-people programmes. But the BJP had taken up the Hindutva issue than development and it helped the saffron party, he said.
This Lok Sabha election would be different. Congress workers should educate the people on what was the promises of the Narendra Modi government and what did they do in the last five years. The Congress government in the state had worked for the welfare of all sections of the society. But the BJP does not believe in social justice. It was only Congress which advocate social justice, Siddaramaiah said.
The Narendra Modi government had done injustice to the farmers in the last five years. The Prime Minister did not show the courtesy to give clarifications to the letters from the state. All central government programmes were bogus. So, the party workers should educate the people about the programmes announced by the BJP and implemented in the last five years, he said.
Modi had termed the Congress government as percentage government. But he did not speak a word about Lokpal Bill. BJP was a curse to the society. It was the objective of the Congress to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha election, he said.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, State Incharge KC Venugopal, KPCC working president Ishwar Khandre and others were present.
“Lok Sabha election might be announced by December. There is all possibility to announce the election notification in October first week. This election gained much importance. In the Assembly election, the party’s performance was not satisfactory. We had a setback in Mysuru, Hassan and Mandya. Party workers are facing problem. But at the time, there is an inevitability to protect the coalition government and strengthen the party. So, party workers and leaders should give importance to this issue”.
- Dinesh Gundu Rao, KPCC president
‘I won’t contest LS poll’
“I will not contest in the Lok Sabha election. I have no such desire. The news that I would contest the LS poll is a lie. I have no such interest. The party high command has appointed me as AICC executive committee member. The party wanted me to involve in national politics. I am going to New Delhi tomorrow to participate in the AICC meeting. I will discuss with the party high command”.
- Siddaramaiah, former CM
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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.
