EC seeks report from Kolkata Police over Trinamool-BJP clash
The EC also sought a report on the attack at West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja's residence in the aftermath of clashes, a senior state government official.
The EC also sought a report on the attack at West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja's residence in the aftermath of clashes, a senior state government official.
Uttar Pradesh is steadily strengthening its position as one of India’s most investment-ready destinations, with Invest UP significantly accelerating the sanctioning of 'Letters of Comfort (LoC)' to investors and the processing of investment proposals by the Empowered Committee (EC) constituted for this purpose.
Voters in the rest of the seven districts, including Thirussur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasaragod would use their franchise on December 11.
At the same time, the Court expressly cautioned that the bail order must not be read as a ground for reinstatement.
“People are under compulsion to prove their Indian citizenship or else face the threat of disenfranchisement. The Election Commission has placed them under duress. So, wherever we go the discourse is about the ongoing SIR and the situation is such that we can’t remain silent by ignoring it.
The summons, issued by Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, follows an election petition by Congress candidate Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, who claimed rigging, booth capturing, and bribery by Mallah.
The latest statement of the Congress leader came a day after he called EVMs a ‘black box’ in India that cannot be scrutinised, in the wake of a media report claiming EVM hacking at Mumbai North West parliamentary constituency in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.
According to a communiqué issued by the EC, polling in these 13 Assembly constituencies in seven states will be held on 10th July.
The last Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections were held in 2014. On 19 June 2018, Mehbooba Mufti led PDP-BJP government fell leading to imposition of Governor's rule, followed by President's rule in the region.
The Election Commission on Thursday said the overall voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections was recorded at 65.79 per cent.
