Will amend law to elect Chandigarh mayor for five years, Jairam Ramesh
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Will amend law to elect Chandigarh mayor for five years, Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

All India Congress Committee general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday strongly advocated for the law to be amended to elect the Chandigarh mayor through direct elections for five years. All India Congress Committee general secretary Jairam Ramesh and party’s city president HS Lucky during a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club on Friday. Ramesh said Chandigarh had lost its sheen and past glory after 10 years of BJP’s misrule, adding that Tewari was in serious consultation with civil society activists, leaders of resident welfare associations, opinion leaders and experts to arrive at a road map to restore the past glory of the city. Speaking about Congress’ “Kisan Nyay guarantee”, he said after the INDIA bloc government took over in Delhi, legal guarantee of minimum support price will be given and farm loans will be waived.

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Hold mayoral polls through show of hands: Chandigarh mayor again writes to Kataria
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Hold mayoral polls through show of hands: Chandigarh mayor again writes to Kataria

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Chandigarh mayoral polls: AAP’s Chadha guns for presiding officer, demands repoll
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Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday called for legal action against presiding officer Anil Masih after he declared eight votes invalid, paving the way for the victory of BJP’s Manoj Sonkar over INDIA bloc candidate Kuldeep Dhalor to be elected as the Chandigarh mayor. In a setback to the AAP and the Congress that had contested …

Chandigarh BJP, again, faces rebellion ahead of mayoral elections
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Chandigarh BJP, again, faces rebellion ahead of mayoral elections

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Even a last-minute declaration of its mayoral candidate couldn’t help Bharatiya Janata Party from preventing an open rebellion in its ranks in Chandigarh on Monday. Only minutes after BJP nominee Ravi Kant Sharma filed his nomination, fellow party councillor Chanderwati Shukla too filed her papers as a rebel candidate for the mayor’s post. Earlier, after much delay and suspense, BJP …

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