Jairam Ramesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah of making divisive and slanderous statements in election rallies, Congress on Thursday petitioned Election Commission seeking action against BJP functionaries for violations of election conduct rules.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh wrote to EC, giving details of the speeches delivered…
NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday shared videos of their bags being checked by poll body officials in response to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray‘s criticism of the Election Commission.Sharing a video on X, NCP chief Ajit Pawar wrote: “Today, while on my way for election campaigning, the…
NEW DELHI: Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray underwent further scrutiny by poll officials on Tuesday, a day after his bags were frisked when his chopper touched down in Yavatmal in poll-bound Maharashtra.A team of poll officials checked Thackeray’s bags ahead of his rally in Latur as the Model Code of Conduct is in effect.In a…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut accused the Election Commission of partiality in its inspection procedures during election campaigns. Raut claimed that while Shiv Sena leaders face rigorous scrutiny of their luggage, helicopters, and private vehicles, prominent leaders from the ruling alliance seem to bypass similar checks. Raut alleged, “Our luggage, helicopter, private…
Uddhav Thackeray (File photo) NAGPUR/NASIK: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray expressed outrage after his bags were checked by officials deployed by EC at Wani, Yavatmal, ahead of a rally Saturday. A video circulated by the party shows Thackeray’s bags being examined, a move he termed “biased” and questioned whether such checks were conducted on…
This is a representational image (Pic credit: PTI) MUMBAI: A day after the Election Commission order, state govt on Tuesday sent director general of police (DGP) Rashmi Shukla on compulsory leave and appointed DG (legal and technical) Sanjay Kumar Verma in her place. Shukla will be on leave until the model code of conduct is…
NEW DELHI: Accusing the Election Commission (EC) of replying to its complaints pertaining to 20 seats in recent Haryana polls with attacks on Congress netas and the party, and of adopting a “condescending” tone, Congress said, “If the current EC’s goal is to strip itself of the last vestiges of neutrality, then it is doing…
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a fierce attack on Congress party for its allegations against Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday. He pointed to the EC’s detailed 1,642-page response to Congress’s accusations, calling it evidence of grand old party’s “vengeful pride” and “suspiciously covert” motives.Trivedi raised questions…
ECI rejects congress claims of tampering in Haryana polls The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday strongly refuted allegations of poll irregularities in Haryana, calling them “baseless”. In a formal communication to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the ECI outlined its findings, asserting that each stage of the electoral process was meticulously conducted under the…
RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s poll proposer in Barhait (ST), Mandal Murmu, was detained by police in violation of Election Commission (EC) poll guidelines, state chief electoral officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar said on Monday. According to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, Murmu was on his way to Ranchi to discuss the issue of Bangladeshi…
