During ongoing hearings at the State Information Commission (SIR), the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued a strong rebuke toward political parties and certain enforcement agencies, charging that their priority often lies in “setting the narrative” ahead of elections rather than ensuring fair processes. According to ECI representatives, such narrative engineering undermines democratic integrity and...
Patna: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday, during its meeting in Patna, strongly criticized the BJP-led government for allegedly undermining democratic institutions, constitutional values, and the Election Commission. The resolution passed by the CWC accused the central government of using investigative agencies such as the CBI and ED as instruments of political vendetta against...
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya declared that Akhilesh Yadav has no political future till 2047 and targeted Rahul Gandhi, accusing the opposition of misleading people and questioning the Election Commission to hide their failures. Article: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday launched a sharp political attack on Samajwadi Party chief...
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken major action by delisting 474 registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for failing to contest any elections in the past six years. This move follows the first phase of the exercise on August 9, when 334 parties were delisted for similar violations. In a statement, the...
In a recent submission to the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly asserted that it holds exclusive power to decide when and how to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, rejecting any attempt to mandate fixed intervals for such exercises. The matter arises from a Public Interest Litigation...
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack on the BJP and the Election Commission during his two-day visit to Rae Bareli, alleging massive electoral fraud in recent elections. Addressing reporters after a Disha committee meeting, Gandhi claimed that his party would soon release “black and white” evidence of what he called widespread vote theft. “When...
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting in Raebareli during his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency. The quarterly meeting, held at the collectorate auditorium, was attended by several public representatives including Amethi MP K. L. Sharma and Minister of State Dinesh Pratap Singh. However, the...
Lucknow: High tension gripped the state capital on Tuesday as Samajwadi Party (SP) workers clashed with police during a protest march from GPO to Vidhan Bhavan. The demonstrators, shouting slogans of “Vote chor gaddi chhod” (Vote thieves, step down), were protesting against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which they alleged is being...
A criminal complaint has been lodged in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of using forged documents to obtain voter status before acquiring Indian citizenship. The complaint, filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, raises questions about how Gandhi’s name appeared in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency’s voter list in 1981–82,...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government on Thursday, alleging a conspiracy to strip citizens of their voting rights. Speaking at the foundation day celebration of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) on Mayo Road in Kolkata, she claimed that the Centre is planning to implement the National Register...