Bypoll underway in three constituencies in Karnataka
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A wheelchair-bound old woman coming out of a polling station after casting her vote at Muchalabada village in Basavakalyan constituency.
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Polling is underway in the three byelection-bound constituencies of Belagavi (Lok Sabha), Maski and Basavakalyan (Assembly) in Karnataka.
Polling got off to a slow start and picked up around 11 a.m. in all the constituencies.
BJP candidate Mangala Angadi, her daughters Dr Spoorti Patil and Shraddha Shettar voted in the government school in Vishweshvarayya Nagar. She performed pooja to the EVM before voting.
At Belagavi, Congress candidate Satish Jarkiholi, his wife and children voted in the government school in Gokak. MES candidate Shubham Shelke voted in the government Marathi school on Mahadwar road. BJP MLA Abhay Patil and his wife voted in the government Marathi school in Basavana Galli in the old city.
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Five of CM’s election rallies had attracted ire of the commission
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A file photo of Congress leaders, including former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC chief D.K. Shivakumar, holding a byelection programme in Belagavi earlier this month
Five of CM’s election rallies had attracted ire of the commission Even as Karnataka struggles to cope with the second wave of COVID-19, byelections have brought in anxiety over the spread of infection, especially with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa testing positive on Friday. It has emerged that five of his poll rallies during the past few days had attracted the ire of the Election Commission (EC) for violation of COVID-19 guidelines.
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Park Young-sun (L) of the ruling Democratic Party and Oh Se-hoon (R) of the main opposition People Power Party – candidates for the Seoul mayoralty – bump fists before a TV debate in Seoul on April 5, 2021, ahead of the April 7 by-election./ National Assembly Press Corps
AsiaToday reporter Kim Youn-ji
The ruling Democratic Party’s Park Young-sun and main opposition People Power Party’s Oh Se-hoon engaged in their final TV debate Monday ahead of the April 7 by-elections, where they clashed over Oh’s alleged land speculation and the Moon administration’s housing policies. Park criticized Oh, saying, “If a lying candidate becomes a mayor, we have nothing to teach blossoming children.” Oh criticized the Moon administration, asking Park, “The former administration raised home appraisal price by 14%, but the Moon administration raised by 72%. Is it appropriate?”
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Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh, people flocked in large numbers to celebrate Rang Panchami in Damoh on Friday.
While Madhya Pradesh stands number two in the country in terms of coronavirus infections, the assembly by-election in Damoh seems to have dispelled the fear of coronavirus in the area with political leaders also participating with enthusiasm in the celebrations.
At the event, people were seen flouting the COVID-19 guidelines, not wearing masks or following social distancing norms.
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Populist campaign promises
Candidates should not deceive voters
The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) has gone too far in making populist campaign promises in a bid to woo voters ahead of the April 7 mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan. Such promises are not simply unrealistic, but also run counter to policy directions of the party and the Moon Jae-in administration.
With less than a week before the polling day, Rep. Lee Nak-yon, co-chair of the DPK s election committee for the by-elections, promised to soften restrictions on mortgage loans to help young people, particularly newlyweds, buy homes more easily. He also apologized for policy failures to check runaway housing prices.