Chennai, April 21 (IANS) With just days remaining for polling in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled on April 23, election authorities have significantly intensified enforcement measures, leading to the seizure of large quantities of cash, gold, narcotics, liquor, and other inducements across the state. Officials stated that seizures made as part of the ongoing crackdown have crossed ₹1,200 crore so far. This includes more than ₹500 crore worth of cash and valuables confiscated direc…
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Chennai, April 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Monday urged the Election Commission of India to take action against superstar and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam supremo Vijay for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during his recent campaign trail in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchy. CPI-M State Secretary P. Shanmugam, in a post on X, alleged that Vijay breached election norms by visiting places of worship and engaging in activities that could be construed as seeking vote…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Claiming that Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) downfall has started, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing government machinery for political campaigns. Addressing a election rally in Hooghly district’s Tarakeswar, Chief Minister Banerjee alleged that PM Modi indulged in an illegal campaign for the BJP through his address to the nation regarding the women’s quota bill.”They (BJP) misused the government machine…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday cautioned candidates and political parties against the misuse of AI-generated or manipulated content, highlighting that 11,000 illegal social media posts have been removed since March 15.“All stakeholders shall ensure responsible and ethical use of social media and digital platforms, in compliance with extant legal provisions including the Information Techn…
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay, president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), intensified his election campaign with back-to-back outreach programmes in key constituencies, contesting from both Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchi East.A day after undertaking an extensive door-to-door campaign in the Perambur Assembly constituency, Vijay is scheduled to campaign in Tiruchi East on Sunday evening. Party sources said he will depart from Chennai at 2 p.m. in a private aircraft …
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to take up two urgent writ petitions on Friday alleging distribution of cash-linked inducements by candidates of the DMK and the AIADMK ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The division bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan permitted an urgent hearing after submissions by advocate A.P. Suryaprakasam, who has moved the court against several DMK candidates. The bench also ind…
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against BJP leaders Smriti Irani, Suvendu Adhikari and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and indulging in corrupt practice and offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal, the Trinamool Congress said, “This is to bring t…
Chennai, April 16 (IANS) A case has been registered against Vijay, president of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), for allegedly violating election norms by conducting an unauthorised roadshow in Chennai’s T Nagar area, police said on Thursday. According to officials, the action was initiated following a complaint lodged by an Election Flying Squad officer, who alleged that Vijay held a roadshow despite being granted permission for a different type of campaign event.The deviation from the approve…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday filed a complaint to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal against the District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Kolkata South over the latter’s social media post released where a popular Bollywood song was used to spread the message of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure free and fair and violence-free elections in the forthcoming two-phased Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this month. T…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) In the run-up to the two-phase Assembly elections, Kolkata Police have issued strict instructions to the police stations under its jurisdiction to immediately execute pending arrest warrants against miscreants.This time, Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) has asked them to take immediate action in this regard. It has been instructed that either those who have warrants in their names must be arrested, or Lalbazar must be informed about the action being taken so far ag…