New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by Jan Suraaj, founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, challenging the validity of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections and seeking a direction for holding fresh polls.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed disinclination to examine the matter under Article 32 of the Constitution, following which the petitioner sought to withdraw the plea with lib…
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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Jan Suraaj party, founded by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results are null and void, and requesting a direction to hold fresh elections. In a writ petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, the party has contended that the disbursal of Rs 10,000 each through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to one woman per family during the subsistence of the Model Code of Conduct …
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Jan Suraaj convenor Prashant Kishor met Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma at his office near Gandhi Maidan in Patna on Saturday in connection with the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant from Jehanabad.He was accompanied by the victim’s father, maternal uncle, aunt, paternal uncle, and brother.The meeting was held to seek a humane approach from the police towards those against whom FIRs were registered for protesting against the incident, and preve…
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Friday visited the native village of a student from Jehanabad who died under suspicious circumstances at a girls’ hostel in Patna while preparing for medical entrance examinations. He said that the family is alleging sexual assault and pressure from the police to withdraw the case even as the possibility of rape has not been ruled out even in the post-mortem report.Kishor met the bereaved family and raised serious questions over …
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the Salt Lake Sector V office of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), a consulting firm working for Trinamool Congress since 2019.According to sources in the central investigating agency, a special team from Delhi arrived for the operation.ED officials also visited the Loudon Street residence of I-PAC’s co-founder, Pratik Jain, where searches are also underway. Pratik Jain, is also the director of I-PAC.Following the…