Belagavi, July 9 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday stirred controversy by announcing that, prompted by alleged irregularities in the handling of donations at the Ram Mandir, the state government has decided to install CCTV cameras in front of hundis (donation boxes) in all temples managed by the Muzrai Department to ensure transparency and prevent misuse of devotees’ donations. He announced this at a press conference following the Belagavi Division Progress Review Meeti…
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Belagavi, July 1 (IANS) Referring to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said the SIR exercise should be carried out carefully to ensure that no eligible voter is deprived of the right to vote, and that every effort should be made to ensure that no voter loses the right to vote. He urged Congress workers to work unitedly to strengthen the party and continue striving for the welfare of the poor, Dalits, backward …
Bengaluru, June 4 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that no citizen should lose their voting rights during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and directed officials to ensure complete awareness and proper documentation. He was speaking after chairing a high-level meeting at Vidhana Soudha with senior bureaucrats, including additional chief secretaries, principal secretaries, district in-charge secretaries, senior police officers of the rank of Add…
Bengaluru, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday called for collective efforts to protect citizens’ voting rights amid concerns surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to reporters after participating in the ‘Congress Nade, Mata Rakshane Kade’ (Congress March for Protection of Votes) programme organised by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) in Devanahalli, Shivakumar said no citizen s…
Bengaluru, May 22 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process to remove the votes of poor people and said Congress workers had been alerted to remain vigilant.Speaking to reporters near his residence in Sadashivanagar in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said awareness was being created among legislators and Booth Level Agents (BLAs) regarding the SIR process.“…
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on Sunday warned that the US Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling is a “massive and devastating blow” to democracy and could harm minority Black voters.“What happened this week is nothing less than a massive and devastating blow, not only to our democracy, but particularly to people of colour in the South,” Warnock told CBS News in an interview.The ruling narrows the application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, making it h…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal “anti-Constitutional” and vowed to restore voting rights of people whose names were removed from the electoral rolls in the state.Addressing his second election rally in Malda district’s Chanchal area, LoP Rahul Gandhi claimed that the BJP and RSS are trying to destroy the Constitution which B.R. Ambedkar dedicated his …
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday accused the BJP of attempting to change the Constitution of India and undermine democratic values.Addressing an event to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B. R. Ambedkar here, he alleged that the BJP was trying to make a mockery of democracy, putting citizens’ fundamental rights at risk. Stating that every citizen faces the risk of losing their fundamental rights, he called upon people to unite t…
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) In a move aimed at ensuring maximum voter participation in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Election Commission on Thursday directed all private establishments, including companies and factories, to grant paid leave to employees on polling day. The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are scheduled to be held on April 23, with the counting of votes set for May 4. As part of preparations to facilitate smooth and inclusive polling, the Commission has made it cle…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India granted women universal suffrage at the time of Independence in 1947, a step that came much earlier compared to many of the world’s oldest democracies, where women had to struggle for decades to secure voting rights. The historical milestone was highlighted in a video shared by the social media handle ‘Modi Archive’ on International Women’s Day.According to the Modi Archive post on X, “While some of the world’s oldest democracies took over a century to g…