Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 (IANS) Nineteen BJP councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Wednesday retook their oath of office after the Kerala High Court earlier in the day invalidated the earlier oath they had taken in the names of multiple deities and martyrs, setting the stage for a fresh political confrontation in the state capital. Mayor V.V. Rajesh administered the oath to the councillors, including Deputy Mayor Asha Nath and others, at a special function held at the Corporati…
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Kochi, April 1 (IANS) In a sharp oral observation with wider electoral implications, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday cautioned against the growing practice of fielding “namesake” candidates to mislead voters, terming it a “massacre of democracy”.Hearing a plea by actor-turned-politician Anjali P. V., Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan remarked that political parties often exploit similar names to create confusion on ballot papers and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).”It is only to confuse the voter…