Both Cyrus Mistry, Rishabh Pant were at fault in their respective accidents: Sudhir Chaudhary
New Delhi: News Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary on Friday said both Rishabh Pant – who met a road accident today- and Cyrus Mistry who was killed in a fatal road accident earlier this year were at fault in their respective road accidents.
Sudhir took to his Twitter handle and raised questions including how the latest model vehicle caught fire after the road mishap and suggested that a driver should have been driving Rishabh Pant’s car.
He also blamed the cricketer for over-speeding his vehicle adding that it eventually led to the road accident.
In the tweet, Sudhir wrote, “*The car was over-speeding *Rishabh was driving himself (A driver should’ve been there *It was the latest car, how did it catch fire?”
“After Cyrus Mistry, this is the second road accident that involved a highway, over-speeding, an expensive car, and their own fault.” Sudhir further wrote in his tweet.
Social media users who took note of Sudhir’s tweet slammed the news anchor adding while the whole country was praying for the well-being of the young cricketer Sudhir was trying to point out mistakes and trigger controversy with such remarks.
क्रिकेटर #RishabhPant की सड़क दुर्घटना के बाद का पहला वीडियो।
— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) December 30, 2022
*गाड़ी बहुत तेज़ स्पीड में थी
*ऋषभ ख़ुद ड्राइव कर रहे थे।(ड्राइवर होना चाहिए था)
*लेटेस्ट गाड़ी थी इसमें आग कैसे लगी ? #CyrusMistry के बाद ये दूसरा हादसा है जिसमें हाइवे है,तेज़ स्पीड है,मेंहगी कार है,अपनी गलती है। pic.twitter.com/N87gwPfA5n
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Modi govt's 'calibrated erosion' of EC's integrity: Kharge on election rule
New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit out at the government for tweaking an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents, alleging it is part of the Modi government's "systematic conspiracy" to destroy the institutional integrity of the Election Commission.
Kharge also said the Modi government's "calibrated erosion" of the ECI's integrity is a frontal attack on the Constitution and democracy.
The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV camera and webcasting footage as well as video recordings of candidates to prevent their misuse.
Based on the recommendation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Union law ministry on Friday amended Rule 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, to restrict the type of "papers" or documents open to public inspection.
Reacting to the development, Kharge said, "Modi government's audacious amendment in the Conduct of Election Rules is another assault in its systematic conspiracy to destroy the institutional integrity of the Election Commission of India." "Earlier, they had removed the Chief Justice of India from the Selection panel which appoints Election Commissioners, and now they have resorted to stonewall electoral information, even after a High Court order," he said in a post on X.
Everytime the Congress party wrote to the ECI, regarding specific poll irregularities such as voter deletions and lack of transparency in EVMs, the ECI has responded in a condescending tone and chosen not to even acknowledge certain serious complaints, Kharge said.
"This again proves that the ECI, even though it is a quasi-judicial body, is not behaving independently," he said.
"The Modi government's calibrated erosion of ECI's integrity is a frontal attack on the Constitution and Democracy and we will take every step to safeguard them," Kharge said.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh had said the party would legally challenge the amendment.
Lok Sabha MP and Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said the poll panel had chosen opacity and a pro-government attitude in its dealings thus far.
According to Rule 93, all "papers" related to elections shall be open to public inspection.
The amendment inserts "as specified in these rules" after "papers".
Law ministry and ECI officials separately explained that a court case was the "trigger" behind the amendment.
While documents such as nomination forms, appointment of election agents, results and election account statements are mentioned in the Conduct of Election Rules, electronic documents such as CCTV camera footage, webcasting footage and video recording of candidates during the Model Code of Conduct period are not covered.
"CCTV coverage, webcasting of polling stations are not carried out under Conduct of Election Rules but are the result of steps taken by the ECI to ensure a level playing field," a former ECI official explained.
