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.
In a bid to prevent the movement of unauthorized cash, liquor, and other illicit materials, the poll panel has directed strict vigil on inter-state borders.
The upcoming crucial EC presser has triggered sharp political reactions across party lines in the aftermath of the highly controversial Bihar SIR.
Marandi alleged rampant corruption in sand, mineral, iron, and coal sectors under the chief minister’s protection, while essential services such as hospitals, schools, pensions, and housing schemes remain inaccessible to the poor.
He sought a direction to the EC to this effect as he had lost the last election in 2021 by a wafer-thin margin of 137 votes to the DMK candidate.
The move is aimed at ensuring free and fair polls, in exercise of the plenary powers conferred on it by Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 20B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the poll panel said in a press note on Sunday.
