5 officials accused of adding fake voters to electoral rolls in Bengal are at the centre of the dispute, with poll body seeking suspension & FIRs against them, & state govt refusing to act.
SC has directed ECI to upload details of such voters, with reasons for exclusion, and advertise the action in newspapers and through broadcast on Doordarshan and radio channels.
ECI published the draft voter list after the SIR exercise in poll-bound Bihar on 1 August. The final list will be released after the one month given for claims and objections.
Party’s Kerala unit approached the police regarding alleged fraud in Thrissur seat, where BJP secured its first-ever Lok Sabha victory in the state. Gopi accused of lying on affidavit.
An attack on the integrity of the roll is an attack on the Constitution and the people. The EC is duty-bound to cooperate with the Opposition and the majority of Indians it represents.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
Leaders of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi & Mallikarjun Kharge, and other MPs at the protest march were detained and taken to the Parliament Street Police Station on Monday.
Three state Chief Electoral Officers have asked Rahul Gandhi for formal oath on his claims. Lok Sabha LoP Thursday alleged ECI was colluding with BJP to ‘steal’ elections.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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