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.
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as MP day after sentencing in defamation case, Azam Khan as member of UP assembly a day after he was sentenced in hate speech cases.
Ram Shankar Katheria was sentenced to 2-yr jail in a 2011 assault & rioting case. Court points to lacunae in Representation of the People Act, while mentioning delay in conviction.
Currently, candidates must be at least 25 years old. Panel also recommends harsher punishment for making false declarations from six-month jail to a maximum of two years & fine.
Section 8(3) of the Representation of People Act came into effect in the case of the Gandhi scion after a Surat court sentenced him to two years in jail in a defamation case.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
“The allegations have been made by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. He is not an ordinary citizen. Naturally, if he has made these allegations, he has done so with a sense of responsibility. It is the responsibility of the ECI to look into it and assure the Indian public that the rolls were prepared properly and in accordance with the law.” – am befuddled and bewildered. Who is this “constitutional expert” P.D.T. Achary?
I always knew Apoorva Madhani to be a fangirl of Rahul Gandhi. But who is this “constitutional expert” who thinks India has a “responsible Leader of Opposition” in Rahul Gandhi?
I guess Jairam Ramesh and Kharge are retiring. Hence, the Congress needs two new lackeys for Rahul Gandhi. Both Apoorva Madhani and P.D.T Achary (the constitutional expert) seem to be vying for the about-to-be open positions.
The Sancho Panzas to the Don Quixote.
“The allegations have been made by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. He is not an ordinary citizen. Naturally, if he has made these allegations, he has done so with a sense of responsibility. It is the responsibility of the ECI to look into it and assure the Indian public that the rolls were prepared properly and in accordance with the law.” – am befuddled and bewildered. Who is this “constitutional expert” P.D.T. Achary?
I always knew Apoorva Madhani to be a fangirl of Rahul Gandhi. But who is this “constitutional expert” who thinks India has a “responsible Leader of Opposition” in Rahul Gandhi?
I guess Jairam Ramesh and Kharge are retiring. Hence, the Congress needs two new lackeys for Rahul Gandhi. Both Apoorva Madhani and P.D.T Achary (the constitutional expert) seem to be vying for the about-to-be open positions.
The Sancho Panzas to the Don Quixote.