Shimla, May 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President, Rajeev Bindal, on Wednesday claimed that BJP-supported candidates secured a massive victory in the first phase of the Panchayati Raj elections where voting was held for 1,293 panchayats.He alleged that reports were indicating that the BJP-supported candidates for pradhan and up-pradhan posts emerged victorious in nearly 75 per cent of the panchayats.Bindal claimed this indicated that the people of Himachal Pradesh “are deeply disappointed a…
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Shimla, May 26 (IANS) Voting began on Tuesday for 1,293 gram panchayats in the first phase of Panchayati Raj elections in Himachal Pradesh amid tight security. The next two phases of the poll with a total of 3,745 gram panchayats will be held on May 28 and 30.The main Opposition BJP has expressed apprehensions about the misuse of government machinery by the ruling Congress in the electioneering.Polling will be conducted through ballot papers till 3 p.m. Each voter will cast five separate votes t…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh BJP President Rajeev Bindal on Thursday criticised the Congress-led state government, terming developments relating to the standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh over the custody of three Youth Congress activists as “unprecedented and deeply disturbing”. The three activists were arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit in the national capital.State BJP chief Bindal said what has unfo…
Jaipur, Jan 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) on Wednesday organised a Panchayati Raj Empowerment Conference at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur, highlighting the BJP government’s systematic assault on constitutional institutions and rural democracy. Addressing the gathering, RPCC President Govind Singh Dotasra accused the BJP-led state government of deliberately violating the Constitution by failing to hold Panchayati Raj elections even after more than six years. He said Artic…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. General K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) on Wednesday met Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan in New Delhi and held discussions on key national security issues and other matters, officials said. An official associated with the Governor said that the meeting between the Governor and the CDS focused on key national security issues, with particular attention to Arunachal Pradesh, including the Vibrant Border Village Programme, the Agnipath scheme,…