Bypolls: Senior leaders continue to camp in neighbouring districts
The Hindu
After a hectic last day of public campaign on Wednesday, both Hangal and Sindgi Assembly segments witnessed a lull on Thursday, with electioneering limited to door-to-door canvassing.However, most of
After a hectic last day of public campaign on Wednesday, both Hangal and Sindgi Assembly segments witnessed a lull on Thursday, with electioneering limited to door-to-door canvassing.
However, most of the political leaders, including Ministers of the BJP Government, senior Congress leaders from Bengaluru and other places are camping in nearby towns and farmhouses outside the constituency borders. As per reports from both the constituencies, the candidates and their followers were not keen on visiting households on Thursday. Barring a few, most of them spent the day in holding closed-door meetings with their associates.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.