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“Voter should punish those who breach democratic rights”

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Karnataka election outcome hotly debated as Mudda speakers analyze how it will impact coming contests and the future of the Congress and Rahul Gandhi

The Karnataka elections will be followed by four more state elections this year to be held in the Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. A win by the Congress is sure to boost the opposition parties while a defeat would bolster central policies and programmes. Also, how will these polls impact the 2019 general election?

Saturday’s edition of Mudda took up these questions and tried to answer them. Participants included senior journalists Piyush Pant and Govind Pant Raju, Congress spokesperson Hilal Naqvi, BJP spokesperson Ashok Thakur and former election commissioner SK Verma. The talk was moderated by Anant Tyagi.

“The Karnataka election is being seen as a fight between Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi. This is the first election in a big state fought from the scratch by the Congress after Rahul became the party president. No doubt, he did well in Gujarat but this time he has given more than enough indicators that he is ready to take on the mantle of the PM which has helped inspire his supporters and mobilized cadres. So the results of this election will definitely have a nationwide impact,” Raju said.

Naqvi noted that Rahul has successfully broken the mould of the overprotected, immature dynasty kid and it is all to his credit that he has done so. He is a good leader, he said.

“Our party has good organisational strength and we are fighting the election on that basis. We have campaigned very methodically. Speaking of Rahul, we had asked him to speak on the Congress government’s achievements in Karnataka without reading from any piece of paper, and he failed to do so,” Thakur interjected.

Verma observed that the team conducting the elections is performing poorly compared to the one that conducted the previous elections as enough preventive measures have not been taken.

Raju raised the point that if the Janata Dal (Secular) does not do well in this election, it will perish just like Chaudhary Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal. So for them, it is a battle for survival. Pant objected, saying the JD(S) had not performed too badly the last time around winning 40 of the assembly’s 225 seats.

When Naqvi enquired what the BJP’s strategy was vis-à-vis JD(S), Thakur said the election was being fought on the plank of development. The talk shifted to BS Yeddyurappa and corruption. Thakur declared, “Siddaramaiah will lose in both his seats just as Harish rawat did in Uttarakhand. The BJP will get a clear majority and form government in the state.”

Speaking on Yogi Adityanath campaigning in Karnataka, Raju said it may not be as effective as the people there are not too overtly religious and even though the UP chief minister keeps harping on his acche din plans, the reality tells its own story.

“Yogiji is the Congress’ poster boy. His face is seen more in posters and less in offices,” Naqvi quipped.

On Yeddyurappa’s exhortation to bring people bound hand and foot to the booth and ask them to vote, Pant said it was a breach of their democratic right and mentioned another leader, Chandrasekhar, inciting communal sentiments through his speeches. “Why is the EC quiet?” he asked pertinently.

Verma has a good answer. “Should EC interfere when campaigns get communal, there is hate speech thrown about, unethical behaviour is sought of the voter and unparliamentary language used? It will then have too much on its plate. Let the voter punish the wrongdoer through their ballot,” he said.

—Compiled by Sucheta Dasgupta 

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Bengal man, 60, arrested for raping pet dog for 2 years

A bizarre and revolting incident has come to the fore from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, wherein a 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his pet dog repeatedly for nearly two years.

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A bizarre and revolting incident has come to the fore from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, wherein a 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his pet dog repeatedly for nearly two years.

According to reports, the accused, Ratikant Sardar, was arrested after a video of the sickening act, was shot by his neighbours and shared on social media. The video went viral online and the man’s disgusting act, was noticed by authorities leading to his arrest on Thursday evening.

As per a report by India Today, Sardar was caught on film by some neighbors during the sickening act. They said the accused, who was naked and drunk, was having sexual intercourse with his dog as the beast howled.

Quoting locals who requested anonymity, the report said that Sardar had been raping his pet dog at his home in Chouhati Payarabagan area of Sonarpur police station of South 24 Parganas for nearly two years.

The neighbours said they repeatedly asked him not to indulge in such an unnatural act and release the dog but he refused and continued to act upon his disgraceful fetish, adding that they had no other way but to film him during the act and share it online to expose his repulsive fetish.

Luckily, an animal welfare body came across the video of Sardar’s abominable act on social media and filed a written complaint against under Section 377 and 11 of the Animal Cruelty Act at the Sonarpur Police Station.

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Kolkata Animal Welfare Foundation Founder Sandeepan Mukherjee said the video was shot nearly a year ago by some locals but they weren’t aware of any animal protection laws and failed to report Sardar’s repulsive act to the authorities, adding that the locals had repeatedly urged him to stop such behavior but he did not budge.

The accused, reportedly, also lured female stray dogs from the street and raped them with impunity for years.

Based on the complaint filed by the animal welfare group, an FIR under section 377 (voluntarily having carnal intercourse against the order of nature) was registered against the accused, who was later arrested after initial investigation and will be produced today before a court in Baruipur.

The report said that the dog was rescued and sent to veterinary hospital on Thursday evening where doctors confirmed sexual abuse. The victimized beast is currently housed at an animal treatment center in Sonarpur and is under observation.

Rapido vs autos: Another Bengaluru auto driver harasses Rapido biker, passenger

Gujarat Police arrest 8 people for putting up anti-Modi posters in Ahmedabad, state AAP chief Isudan Gadhvi accuses BJP of dictatorship

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Rapido vs autos: Another Bengaluru auto driver harasses Rapido biker, passenger

A Rapido biker, along with a woman passenger, was harassed by an autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru on March 31, Friday.

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A Rapido biker, along with a woman passenger, was harassed by an autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru on March 31, Friday.

The incident was reported by the woman passenger, Abirami, on Instagram who informed that an auto driver stopped the Rapido bike she was travelling on and harassed both the motorist and her near Hayes Road while she was on her way to work.

In her Instagram post, she wrote that the incident took place at around 10:30 and alleged that the auto driver also forced the caption to uninstall the Rapido application, took off his helmet, and left.

The auto driver in question also used expletives for the Rapido rider and her.

Sharing her trauma on Instagram, Abirami tagged Bengaluru City Police and Rapido App and urged for strict action against such incidents in the city.

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This is not the first time when an auto driver harassed a Rapido motorist. The tiff between the auto drivers and Rapido bikes in Bengaluru city is in the news for quite some time.

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Earlier, a Rapido biker hailing from North East was harassed by an auto driver in Indiranagar’s Bengaluru. The video of the incident widely circulated on social media wherein the auto driver stopped the Rapido biker when he was about to leave after dropping his woman passenger and took off the key of his bike and snatched the helmet and stopped him from leaving.

Another incident took place near Indira Nagar Metro Station in Bengaluru wherein an auto driver stopped the Rapido driver and smashed his mobile phone. In the viral video, the auto driver was also seen yelling about their business being affected because of Rapido motorists.

Indira Nagar police station took cognizance of the incident and promised strict action against the auto driver.

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In January 2023, the Bombay High Court asked Rapido to suspend its bike-taxi services immediately in Maharashtra in connection with the illegal plying of bike taxis in the state.

The company which gained popularity in metro cities due to its cheaper rates failed to submit proof of its legal operations in court. Rapido agreed to shit its services and asked the Maharashtra government to grant it a license to operate two-wheeler bike taxis in the state. However, the request was dismissed.

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Bihar Board 10th result 2023: BSEB Matric result out now, check merit list here

The credentials required to check results are roll number and roll code.

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Bihar Board 10th Result 2023

The Bihar School Examination Board on Friday declared the Bihar Board 10th result 2023. Students who appeared in the examinations can check their results on the official site of BSEB, results.biharboardonine.com.

The credentials required to check results are roll number and roll code. The result will show the marks secured by the candidates and the topper list will be out shortly.

Reports said an overall pass percentage this year is 81.04 per cent. As many as 16 lakh students appeared for the Bihar Matric examination, out of which 14 lakh candidates passed the exam.

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Bihar Board 10th result 2023 Merit List

How to check Bihar Board 10th result 2023?

  • Step 1: Go to the official website of BSEB, biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in
  • Step 2: Click on the link that reads Download BSEB Matric 10th Result 2023.
  • Step 3: Fill in your login credentials like roll codes and roll numbers given on the BSEB Class 10 Matric admit card.
  • Step 4: Submit the details.
  • Step 5: Results will appear on your screen.
  • Step 6: Download the mark sheet.

How to check Bihar Board 10th result 2023 via SMS?

  • Step 1: Type BIHAR10 ROLL-NUMBER
  • Step 2: Send the SMS to 56263

List of websites to check Bihar Board 10th result 2023

  • biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in
  • results.biharboardonline.com
  • interbseb.com

The Bihar Board 10th examination was conducted from February 14 to February 22, 2023, in two shifts across the state at multiple exam centres.

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