The AAP on Sunday claimed the Election Commission (EC) has imposed a ban on the party’s Lok Sabha campaign song, ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’, stating that it shows the ruling BJP and central investigation agencies in a bad light. There was no immediate response from the poll panel to the AAP’s claim. … Read more
The state unit of BJP on Monday sought stringent action against former MLA and Karnataka Chief Minister’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah for his alleged inflammatory statement and urged to restrain him from making public speeches. In a letter to the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, the BJP stated that Yathindra has made an “unverified, false and frivolous” … Read more
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked political parties to furnish details of aircraft and helicopters being used for campaigning, including their origin and destination and details of people ferried in them. A letter by Tejas Samel, deputy election officer of Mumbai Suburban district, dated April 12, said such information has to be furnished … Read more
Cooch Behar: The Election Commission (EC) has sought a report from the district election officer regarding the ‘search’ conducted on the helicopter used by Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee by Income Tax department officers on Sunday, a senior official said. Earlier in the day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the BJP over … Read more
A search committee headed by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal met on Wednesday evening to prepare a panel of five candidates to fill two vacancies of election commissioners in the Election Commission, sources said. A selection committee under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on Thursday noon to finalise the two names. Based on the … Read more
The Kovind-led panel is aiming at “minimum possible” amendments to the Constitution and various other election-related laws, to enable a switch to simultaneous polls. However, this is bound to be challenging given that assessments so far point to extensive constitutional and legal amendments. Anubhuti Vishnoi takes a look: First Time: Law Commission’s 1999 report called … Read more
