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BJP may tamper EVMs in Karnataka too; ballot papers should be used in 2018 polls: BSP

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November 12, 2017

Bengaluru, Nov 12: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which had earlier accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of tampering Electronic Voting Machines in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, has now demanded that Election Commission of India use ballot papers in 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls.

Addressing a media conference in Kalaburgi recently, Marasandra Muniyappa, State Coordinator of the party, said that “EVM tampering” by BJP was the only reason for his party’s defeat in Uttar Pradesh. “The BJP is capable of doing the same in Karnataka too,” he said.

He said: “Nowhere in the world, except in India, are EVMs used in elections, as there is a possibility of tampering with them. It is ‘EVM tampering’ alone that led to our defeat in Uttar Pradesh. Tampering with was not done in Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand that went to the polls, with Uttar Pradesh. It was done only in Uttar Pradesh as it had become an issue of prestige for the BJP to record a victory there,” he said. He added that his party approached the court as it had sufficient evidence to establish ‘EVM tampering’, he said.

Mr. Muniyappa exuded the confidence of winning at least 25 seats in the upcoming Assembly election in Karnataka. “We were in second or third places in five constituencies in the last election. We have built our party structure at grass-roots level and expanded our mass base in many constituencies,” he said.

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Althaf
 - 
Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

100% sure. BJP can go to any extend to get the power.

WellWisher
 - 
Sunday, 12 Nov 2017

For a clear mandate and to stop  politicans bribe and criminal activity  voting to be conducted by Ballot Paper syestem in Karnataka State. What ever happend in UP;Goa; Punjab is not the matter and no need to compare with Karnataka state election. Both leading party at Karnataka may play their money power and here highy possibility is from bjp.

Hence to keep value on our franchise all need to prefer Ballot system and boycot EVM. Not need to trust with even election commission. Any how they are looting and misused tax payers money. Spend more money if election cmmison reuqire to engage more man poser for counting. FInal result will  come  with respect to citizens opinion with fare and clear.

Dhikkar to Corruption

Long Live India

Jai Karnataka

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May 23,2020

Udupi, May 23: Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in the coastal district of Udupi today. 

They include three men aged 37, 55, 31 and two women aged 48 and 34. 

Among them four are returnees from Mumbai and one is foreign returnee.

With this the total number of covid-19 cases in the district rose to 55.

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June 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jun 2: Even as the mosques in Karnataka recieved green signal from state government to reopen for congregational prayers from June 8, a senior Islamic scholar in coastal Karnataka has encouraged Muslims to prefer to offer prayers at homes during covid times. 

Twaqa Ahmed Al-Azhari, the Qadhi of Mangaluru, has welcomed the state government's decision to allow Muslims to offer congregational prayers including Jum'a prayers with certain precautions and conditions.

"Government has upheld our religions sentiments. All the mosques where congregational prayers will be held from June 8 should strictly follow all the guidelines issued by the government," he said. 

He also suggested that if any mosque is not in a position to follow all the guidelines issued by the government then it should refrain from holding congregational prayers. "Muslims can continue offer Fard and Jumá prayers at homes as the cornavirus pandemic is still spreading in the region and across the world," he said.

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February 14,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 14: Raja and Rani got married on Valentine's Day at Cubbon Park here.

The bride and the groom were decked up in bridal finery were heralded with traditional wedding music with nadaswaram and thavil (percussion) . The catch was that the married couple were horses.

Pro-Kannada activist and Kannada Vatal Party chairman Vatal Nagaraj performed the marriage ceremony of the two horses.

Nagaraj gave a dhoti and shirt to Raja (male horse) and a saree along with a taali (mangal sutra) to Rani (female horse).

Nagaraj has been conducting such ceremonies in the past too. Last year he had married off two sheep- Jacob and Carolyn in a similar ceremony.

The activist says he is all for love and urged anti-Valentine's Day supporters not to oppose lovers and their Valentine's Day celebration.

He also urged the Central government and the Karnataka state governments to give Rs 1 lakh and RS 50,000 respectively to the "lovers to support their love" by helping them get married.

Meanwhile, sweets were distributed to all the guests who had participated in the Valentine's Day marriage ceremony today.

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