Khader confident of his win

Mangaluru: Congress leader U T Khader seemed confident of his win in the election at Ulla constituency and also of Congress winning all the eight constituencies in Dakshina Kannada.

Addressing the press, at Eden Club on Monday, May 14 he said, “I am sure that Congress will win all the 8 constituencies in Dakshina Kannada. I am confident of my victory. Congress will form the government in state and there is no confusion over the chief minister’s post. The Congress high command will take the decision.”

He lauded the EC’s hard work for making sure the elections go smoothly. “I appreciate the Election Commission’s work on the day of election. I am thankful to all officers, staff and police for their service.”

“Meanwhile, I thank all the voters and people of the district. They showed their maturity and maintain the spirit of democracy on the day of election,” he said.

Referring to the malfunctioning EVMs in the district he said, “The Election Commission should be careful in the elections in future. Many voters did not receive voters’ slip this time. The Booth Level Officers (BLO) failed to distribute it to voters on time. Many BLOs issued the slips to local political leaders. It is said that they had distributed the voters slip only to their respective party members and followers.

Meanwhile it is also said that door numbers were not mentioned in the voters’ slip. Hence, the BLOs faced difficulties to distribute it to voters.”

“It is said that many officers allowed people to vote without any ID proofs. They allowed voters’ to vote on the basis of voters’ slip. This will lead to duplicate voting. So, the next time, Election Commission should rectify these issues. I will write a letter to them regarding this,” he added.

“In my last tenure, I handed two departments. I sincerely worked for the people of the state. Both the departments secured national awards and I am satisfied with my work as a minister of Health and Food and Civil Supplies,” he said.

Congress leaders Imithiyaz, Prashanth and others were also present at the meet.