Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the ruling party was manipulating the electoral process.
The next Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are more than two years away. Yet political activity in the state is already beginning to take on an unmistakably electoral character.
The latest gathering of opposition parties in New Delhi offered a reminder that the central challenge before India's non-BJP political forces is no longer one of arithmetic. It is one of credibility.
A political war of words erupted on Wednesday as the Congress sought to challenge the narrative surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi becoming India's longest-serving Prime Minister in consecutive terms.
"The Election Commission has heard our case today, and now we are waiting. We are in our fight," Natarajan told reporters in Delhi.
With this, the Congress has put an end to toying with the option of teaming up with the fledgling TVK, following the drubbing it received in the Bihar assembly election.
The protest, he said, will highlight the government’s failures, corruption, and what he termed anti-people policies.
The Congress leader raised questions about the conduct of local civic body elections by the Maharashtra Election Commissioner.
The officials, however, said around 85% of the total 15.44 crore voter enumeration forms in the state have been digitized so far.
A fierce political storm erupted on Wednesday as Congress launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government’s directive mandating the pre-installation of the ‘Sanchar Saathi’ app on all new mobile phones. The move, intended to enhance digital security, has sparked sharp criticism over privacy concerns and alleged government surveillance.
