~Abhishek Vij The final voter list for Punjab was released on Monday after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. When the SIR began, the number of voters in Punjab was 21.4 million; after the revision, it has now been reduced to 20.1 million. Approximately 1.36 million names have been deleted. It has been reported that.
New Delhi: Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday criticised attempts by certain political parties to malign the Election Commission of India (ECI), saying such actions were neither in the interest of the country nor conducive to the health of democracy. The former Vice President’s remarks came amid the CJP’s proposed protest at Jantar.
New Delhi: In a strongly worded open letter, 42 former judges, including those from the Supreme Court and High Courts, on Thursday expressed grave concern over a sustained campaign to undermine the Election Commission, judiciary, and other constitutional institutions. The signatories have questioned allegations of “vote theft” without supporting evidence, warning that repeatedly branding constitutional.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin criticised Rahul Gandhi over his protest against the Election Commission and said Gandhi should resign if he had the courage.
Karnataka BJP leader R Ashoka slammed Rahul Gandhi over the demand for CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, saying the head of the Election Commission cannot be removed through street protests.
Rahul Gandhi climbed a police barricade and waved the Tricolour during the INDIA bloc's protest march to the Election Commission in Delhi. Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi and other Opposition leaders were briefly detained and later released.
Opposition MPs from the INDIA bloc marched to the Election Commission in New Delhi on October 6, demanding the resignation of PM Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid the SIR electoral-roll controversy.
INDIA bloc MPs will march from Parliament to the Election Commission headquarters today, protesting alleged SIR irregularities and demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar's removal.
Voting will be held today for five Assembly constituencies and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam, with results due on October 9.
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Election Commission, CEC Gyanesh Kumar and two Election Commissioners while hearing pleas challenging the poll panel's functioning.
