Reacting to MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s claim that the poll panel is using markers instead of indelible ink, Fadnavis said, “I have also been marked with a marker, is it erasing?”
Bhai Jagtap is known as a loyal leader of the Congress for many years besides being a former president of the Mumbai Congress.
During the hearing, the state government submitted its report in a sealed cover before the court.
There was a serious discussion about an alliance with the Raj Thackeray-led MNS and Uddhav Thackeray told Shiv Sainiks to start preparing for the forthcoming municipal elections by hinting at an alliance.
The councillor, who had achieved a hat-trick in the last civic polls pointed out that such information is needed by the councillor who can play a crucial role in development of those gifted land parcels into proper roads.
“Even TMC supporters came here, more than 200 supporters, to obstruct our movement but they were allowed there. I and my guards were prevented, "
The decision to defer the election was taken after the state government wrote a letter to the Commission on Saturday morning that they do not have any objection if the SEC decides to postpone the election for another 4 to 6 weeks considering the Covid situation in the state.
While the AITC Siliguri district president, Papiya Ghosh, today claimed that there was only "one candidate and one face of candidates" in all the 47 wards in Siliguri, who is the party supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee, senior TMC leader as well as former minister and mayoral candidate Gautam Deb said, "Siliguri Ebaar Didi-k Chay Siliguri wants Mamata Di this time) for development here, with proper coordination with the state government."
“It is understandable that the ruling party wants to loot votes to win the civic polls. By setting the polling date on 22 January, it gives us no time for campaigns. It was apparent that the decisions being taken by the state government are preposterous since after announcing that trains services will be stopped after 7 pm, the government was forced to extend it till 10pm. Chief minister does not care as long as her entertainment shows and Ganga Sagar mela continues but is ready to compromise when it comes to essential things such as elections, train services, educational institutions and transportation,”
A maximum number of 500 people are allowed in a political party meeting conducted in an open space (big ground with separate entry and exit). A maximum number of 200 people, or 50 per cent of the seating capacity of the hall are allowed in a political party meeting conducted in a conference hall,”
