New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders on Saturday lashed out at opposition parties, saying that since they fail to garner votes during elections, they are now “venting out” their frustration on the Election Commission.The reactions came after 73 Opposition members of the Rajya Sabha submitted a notice of motion to the Secretary-General seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The motion, addressed to the President of India, allege…
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly V.D. Satheesan has sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raising concerns over the delay in publishing detailed and authenticated data related to the Kerala Assembly elections held on April 9, calling for immediate corrective steps to uphold transparency.In his letter circulated to the media on Monday, Satheesan pointed out that three days after polling concluded, the Election Commission is yet to releas…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a plea to impose immediate ban and campaign restrictions on the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a specific period of time amid the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in the state later this month. In the letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday, the BJP had accused the Chief Minister of incitement to violence against the central armed …
Kanpur, April 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a dig at the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh, saying “Kanpur has been made Badnaampur” under the party’s rule.Akhilesh Yadav visited the city to pay tribute to his security guard and meet the latter’s family members.Speaking to reporters, he accused the BJP of failing to deliver its promise to clean the rivers.”The situation of the drains here (in Kanpur) reflects the situation of the BJP. There are two rivers …
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday shot off a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, accusing poll officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favour of the BJP.In the letter to the CEC, signed jointly by four party Rajya Sabha members namely Derek O’Brien, Sagarika Ghose, Menaka Guruswami and Saket Gokhale, the CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal has been accused of being politically bia…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booths’ infrastructure in the state for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections scheduled later this month. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the Commission is not satisfied with the polling booths’ infrastr…
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, has accused the Kolkata Police of deputing covert cops to shadow him during his ongoing campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where he is pitted against Trinamool Congress candidate and Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee.The LoP has sent an email communiqué to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), where he has also named three police personnel, including an inspector…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four officers of Kolkata Police, including a deputy commissioner ranking officer, in relation to the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari on April 1. The convoy was approaching the Alipore Survey Building in South Kolkata, where Adhikari was supposed to file his nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.The four polic…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Saturday rebutted “false and coordinated allegations” levelled against him by fellow party leaders, asserting that the accusations were aimed at silencing his voice in the Parliament. In a video on X, a defiant Chadha claimed that a “scripted campaign” had been launched against him, with repeated and identical accusations being circulated.”From yesterday, a scripted campaign is working against me. The same langua…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Widening the rift within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday hit back at MP Raghav Chadha following the latter’s sharp-worded response after he was replaced by MP Ashok Mittal as Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that Chadha was sent to the upper house to raise issues of Punjab while also accusing him of being “scared to walkout” with the Opposition.”I do not think Raghav Chadha needed to get so upset that he has almost o…