Chandrababu Naidu terms invoking of Article 324 in West Bengal 'disturbing', slams Election Commission for 'ignoring' TMC complaints
5 years, 7 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu terms invoking of Article 324 in West Bengal 'disturbing', slams Election Commission for 'ignoring' TMC complaints

Firstpost  

Naidu in a series of tweets alleged that the EC turned a deaf ear towards the woes of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led party. New Delhi: After the Election Commission put a blanket ban on campaigning in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the polling body of acting on BJP’s complaint while ignoring TMC’s grievances. Continuing his tirade against the Election Commission, the chief minister said, “Giving clean chits to Narendra Modi, taking unjustified prompt action after false complaints by BJP, willful inaction on genuine complaints by opposition parties; clearly raises doubts about the neutrality, impartiality, and fairness of the Election Commission of India.” “It’s high time the ECI acts on the complaints made by opposition parties to restore its credibility and fulfill its constitutional mandate of conducting free and fair elections. In another tweet, Naidu added, “It is even more disturbing to see conspicuous inaction of the ECI regarding the complaint of 22 political parties of the opposition, to validate EVM counting with the counting of at least 50 percent VVPAT slips in each assembly constituency.” The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has been critical of the Election Commission since the beginning of Lok Sabha polls.

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EC seeks responses from Nadda, Kharge over poll code violation complaints
1 month, 3 weeks ago

EC seeks responses from Nadda, Kharge over poll code violation complaints

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has written to the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and BJP president JP Nadda seeking their response on the MCC violation complaints registered by the two parties against each other during the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly poll campaigns. While the BJP had complained against Rahul Gandhi, the Congress had complained to the poll panel …

'Lie': TMC rejects EC's claim of disposing of complaint within 20 hours
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Lie': TMC rejects EC's claim of disposing of complaint within 20 hours

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday refuted the Election Commission's claim that it acted within 20 hours on the former's complaint against West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar. The EC on Monday rejected allegations made by the TMC of delay or inaction on its complaints, saying it acted within 20 hours of receiving the party's complaints on by-polls. The EC also …

West Bengal bypolls: EC issues show cause to West Bengal BJP president for allegations of insulting national emblem
1 month, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal bypolls: EC issues show cause to West Bengal BJP president for allegations of insulting national emblem

The Hindu  

The Election Commission issued a show cause notice to West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party president Sukanta Majumdar on the Trinamool Congress’s allegations of insulting the national emblem last week and directed him to reply by 8 p.m. on Monday. In event of no response from your side within the stipulated time, it will be presumed that you have nothing to …

Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces
2 months ago

Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday submitted two complaints to the Election Commission of India, one alleging misuse of Central forces by the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership and another directed at State BJP president Sukanata Majumdar. Most BJP leaders in the State are provided security cover by Central forces and the Trinamool leaders have been alleging that the forces deployed with …

TMC complaints EC against Bengal Governor for wearing BJP logo at Kolkata event amid MCC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC complaints EC against Bengal Governor for wearing BJP logo at Kolkata event amid MCC

India TV News  

"The conduct of the Hon'ble Governor is not only undemocratic and violative of the constitutional values attached to his office but also impairs free and fair elections in the state," asserts the All India Trinamool Congress party as they registered a complaint against West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on charges of allegedly canvassing for the Bharatiya Janata Party at …

EC tells BJP, Congress leaders to urge star campaigners to 'be careful in their campaign utterances, maintain decorum'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

EC tells BJP, Congress leaders to urge star campaigners to 'be careful in their campaign utterances, maintain decorum'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday directed the Bhartiya Janta Party president JP Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to issue formal notes to star campaigners to correct their discourse, exercise care and maintain decorum. They cannot afford to be lax in any manner in enforcing discipline and conduct among the cadre in the high stake electoral …

BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay banned by ECI from campaigning for 24 hrs for ’undignified’ remark against Mamata Banerjee
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP’s Abhijit Gangopadhyay banned by ECI from campaigning for 24 hrs for ’undignified’ remark against Mamata Banerjee

Live Mint  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday debarred Calcutta High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours over an 'undignified' remark against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The election panel said Abhijit Gangopadhyay has been debarred from campaigning from 5 pm on Tuesday, i.e., May 21, for the next 24 hours. The move comes a day after …

Calcutta High Court criticises Election Commission for inaction on TMC complaints
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court criticises Election Commission for inaction on TMC complaints

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India for failing to act on the Trinamool Congress’ complaints against the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegedly slanderous Judge's remarks Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, who presided over the case, noted that the BJP’s Legal blow to BJP's campaign The court found that the BJP's Petitioners' arguments The petitioners’ counsel argued that …

EC issues show-cause notice to BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay, says comments on Bengal CM 'undignified'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

EC issues show-cause notice to BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay, says comments on Bengal CM 'undignified'

India TV News  

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India has issued a show-cause notice to BJP leader Abhijit Gangopadhyay for his disparaging remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. TMC leader Derek O’Brien, representing the party, in a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, mentioned, "In the said speech, Gangopadhyay has made certain highly …

Election Commission operating under Modi's directions: Mamata Banerjee
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission operating under Modi's directions: Mamata Banerjee

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday labeled the Election Commission as a "puppet" operating under the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing an election rally at Chinsurah, Hooghly district, Banerjee criticised the EC for scheduling the polls over a period of two months, alleging that this decision favoured the saffron party while disregarding the hardships faced …

EC Favouring Opposition Alliance, Charges YSRC Legal Cell
7 months, 4 weeks ago

EC Favouring Opposition Alliance, Charges YSRC Legal Cell

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: YSRC Party legal cell state president Manohar Reddy on Saturday accused the Election Commission of India of being biased towards the NDA alliance in AP led by former chief minister and TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing media at YSRC’s central party office on Saturday, Manohar Reddy pointed out that they have complained to the Election Commission several times …

YSRC lodges fresh complaints with EC against Naidu
8 months ago

YSRC lodges fresh complaints with EC against Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The YSRC has filed complaints against Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu, saying that he abused Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at the Thamballapalli and Dharmavarm election campaign meetings. On Monday, YSRC MLA Malladi Vishnu, the party’s grievance cell state president Narayana Murthy and Legal Cell leader Srinivasa Reddy submitted relevant evidence to the Election Commission. Hence, these …

EC Bans KCR From Campaigning for 48 Hours
8 months, 1 week ago

EC Bans KCR From Campaigning for 48 Hours

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday banned BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours beginning at 8 pm on Wednesday. The ban, the ECI said, was imposed over Chandrashekar Rao’s violation of the Model Code of Conduct and “misconduct” and that it “strongly condemns” statements made by the BRS chief at …

Election Commission issues two notices to TD
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Election Commission issues two notices to TD

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Election Commission of India has issued notices to Telugu Desam Party and its general secretary Varla Ramaiah regarding the morphing of Chief Minister Y.S. On April 14, YSRC MLA Malladi Vishnu complained to the Election Commission about falsehoods, lies and malicious propaganda on TD’s official social media, Twitter and TD's official website, providing proof and evidence. Chief electoral officer …

Lok Sabha polls | Complaint against CMDA PRO will be dealt with appropriately, ECI tells Madras High Court
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | Complaint against CMDA PRO will be dealt with appropriately, ECI tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday, April 18, 2024, disposed of a writ petition filed against Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority public relations officer S.M. Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad recorded the submission of ECI standing counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan that the CMDA PRO was not on election duty and therefore the complaint of him having …

Election Commission halts proposed visit of West Bengal Governor to Cooch Behar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission halts proposed visit of West Bengal Governor to Cooch Behar

The Hindu  

Acting tough, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday advised a halt to the proposed tour of West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose to Cooch Behar on April 18-19 saying it would violate the Model Code of Conduct. EC sources said that the commission felt there was no “imminently known” requirement to visit the place and it would disturb polling …

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday filed a complaint against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with the Election Commission, alleging that the Trinamool Congress chief tried to incite violence during a public meeting. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting in Assam. The party, in its complaint, referred to Mamata Banerjee's alleged remark on …

Chief Electoral Officer issues notice to Chief Minister Jagan for his ‘disparaging remarks’ against Naidu
9 months ago

Chief Electoral Officer issues notice to Chief Minister Jagan for his ‘disparaging remarks’ against Naidu

The Hindu  

Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena on April 7 issued a notice to Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy seeking an explanation, within 48 hours of receiving the notice, on the disparaging comments he allegedly made at the ‘Memantha Siddham’ public meeting at Puthalapattu on April 3 that TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu was …

ECI bars Jagadish Reddy from Munugode campaign for 48 hours
2 years, 2 months ago

ECI bars Jagadish Reddy from Munugode campaign for 48 hours

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Election Commission of India on Saturday delivered a shocker to the TRS by barring its campaign manager for Munugode byelection, minister G. Jagadish Reddy, from any form of campaigning for 48 hours starting Saturday evening. The ECI orders followed its notice to Jagadish Reddy on Friday, seeking an explanation for violating the model code of conduct over his …

President's rule in Bengal? SC seeks response from Centre, Mamata govt and EC
3 years, 6 months ago

President's rule in Bengal? SC seeks response from Centre, Mamata govt and EC

India TV News  

President's Rule in Bengal News: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre to impose President's Rule in West Bengal in view of deteriorating law and order situation due to the post-poll violence which started on May 2, the day of assembly election results. Advocate Hari Shankar Jain -- appearing for petitioners Ranjana …

Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore: Derek O'Brien
3 years, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore: Derek O'Brien

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not campaign any further in Kolkata, said All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien in a tweet on Sunday night. #BengalElection2021 #Covid — Derek O'Brien | ' April 18, 2021 Earlier today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated that he had suspended all his scheduled poll rallies in West Bengal on account of the …

BJP responsible for Covid surge in Bengal, will urge EC to prevent entry of outsiders in campaigns: Mamata
3 years, 8 months ago

BJP responsible for Covid surge in Bengal, will urge EC to prevent entry of outsiders in campaigns: Mamata

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday she will call upon the Election Commission to stop the BJP from bringing "outsiders" during campaigning, squarely blaming the saffron party for exacerbating the COVID-19 situation in the state. Banerjee, during a public meeting here in Nadia district, said the BJP brought people from "worst-hit" states like Gujarat for erecting marquees …

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | Ban Modi, Shah from campaigning in Bengal, Trinamool tells EC
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | Ban Modi, Shah from campaigning in Bengal, Trinamool tells EC

The Hindu  

A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah be banned from campaigning for the remaining phases of the Assembly election in West Bengal since their “communal” speeches have violated the Model Code of Conduct and the Representation of the People Act. …

EC is malfunctioning, its state of affairs deplorable and actions illegal: TMC alleges in letter to poll panel
3 years, 8 months ago

EC is malfunctioning, its state of affairs deplorable and actions illegal: TMC alleges in letter to poll panel

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India alleging that the poll panel is "malfunctioning" and its state of affairs is "deplorable". In a two-page letter, the TMC accused the Election Commission of having a partisan approach while acting on complaints filed by the TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party. The letter added that …

Bengal polls: Efforts on to stop me from campaigning, says Mamata after end of ban on canvassing
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal polls: Efforts on to stop me from campaigning, says Mamata after end of ban on canvassing

India TV News  

Minutes after the 24-hour ban on canvassing ended, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that efforts are on to stop her from campaigning and asserted she is a street fighter and won't be cowed down by the "intimidation tactics" of the BJP. Banerjee, who earlier in the day had conducted a 3.5-hour long dharna against the EC's …

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | ECI lets off Suvendu Adhikari with warning for communal speech
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | ECI lets off Suvendu Adhikari with warning for communal speech

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Monday issued a warning to BJP Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari over a campaign speech of his that it found to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The EC had issued a notice to Mr. Adhikari, who went up against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Nandigram contest, on April …

Bengal polls: EC bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hrs; will sit on dharna today, vows CM
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal polls: EC bars Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hrs; will sit on dharna today, vows CM

Firstpost  

The Election Commission on Monday barred West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours as penalty for her remarks against Central security forces and for “appealing to voters in the name of religion”, according to several media reports. — Mamata Banerjee April 12, 2021 On Monday, the EC’s order said, “Commission hereby condemns such statements potent with …

Battle for Bengal: Can EC avoid another Sitalkuchi in the remaining phases?
3 years, 8 months ago

Battle for Bengal: Can EC avoid another Sitalkuchi in the remaining phases?

India Today  

The fourth phase of elections in West Bengal on April 10 turned out to be a bloody affair. However, what overshadowed all other events of the day was the clash between locals and security forces at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district, in which four people were killed in firing. This despite the EC holding polls in eight phases spread over …

EC notice to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari for alleged 'hate speech' in Nandigram
3 years, 9 months ago

EC notice to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari for alleged 'hate speech' in Nandigram

India Today  

The Election Commission of India has served a notice to BJP's Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari based on a complaint of hate speech filed by CPI-ML politburo member Kavita Krishnan on March 31. The EC notice said the poll panel received a complaint from Kavita Krishnan of CPI-ML Central Committee in which it was alleged that on March 29 Adhikari delivered …

TMC hits out at Election Commission over notice to Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 9 months ago

TMC hits out at Election Commission over notice to Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress has hit out at the Election Commission over its notice to party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking to know what action the poll panel has taken on the complaints filed against the BJP. The Election Commission has issued to Banerjee for her appeal to Muslim voters while campaigning in Hooghly to not allow …

EC gives Mamata 48 hours to 'explain' remark appealing Muslims to support TMC in Bengal polls
3 years, 9 months ago

EC gives Mamata 48 hours to 'explain' remark appealing Muslims to support TMC in Bengal polls

India TV News  

The Election Commission has issued a notice to West Bengal CM and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee over her statement in which she appealed to Muslim voters to not let their vote split in the ongoing assembly elections. The poll body has issued notice to Bengal Chief Minister over her April 3 statement which she made during an election rally and …

EC gives Mamata Banerjee 48 hours to explain her appeal asking Muslims not to split their votes
3 years, 9 months ago

EC gives Mamata Banerjee 48 hours to explain her appeal asking Muslims not to split their votes

India Today  

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday asked Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to explain her stand on her alleged appeal for votes on communal lines. Addressing an election rally in Tarakeshwar, Hooghly on April 3, Mamata Banerjee urged the minorities "with folded hands" to not divide their votes after listening to the BJP. TMC ATTACKS EC OVER NOTICE Meanwhile, …

‘Factually incorrect’: EC rejects Mamata Banerjee's allegations of booth capturing in Nandigram
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Factually incorrect’: EC rejects Mamata Banerjee's allegations of booth capturing in Nandigram

Firstpost  

New Delhi: In a strongly worded rejoinder to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Election Commission has rejected her claim about the presence of outsiders at a polling booth in Nandigram as “factually incorrect” and “devoid of substance”. The EC sent the letter to Banerjee on Saturday in response to a complaint filed by her on 1 April, when …

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | EC rejects Mamata’s complaint of rigging at Nandigram booth
3 years, 9 months ago

West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 | EC rejects Mamata’s complaint of rigging at Nandigram booth

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Sunday warned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that her conduct at a polling booth in Nandigram was under its scanner and rejected her allegations of rigging and violence on April 1, the day of voting for the second phase of State Assembly elections. While the Chief Minister sat inside a polling booth at Boyal Primary …

Assembly polls: Phase 2 voting ends amid violence, Mamata's 'dharna' in Bengal; high woman turnout in Assam
3 years, 9 months ago

Assembly polls: Phase 2 voting ends amid violence, Mamata's 'dharna' in Bengal; high woman turnout in Assam

India Today  

More than 1 crore people voted to elect candidates across 30 seats in Bengal and 39 seats in Assam respectively as the second phase of voting in the 2021 Assembly elections took place on Thursday. There are voters from a particular community at that booth who are doing this," says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari pic.twitter.com/gMsENDDnA5 — ANI April 1, 2021 The …

PM Modi's Bangladesh visit during Bengal polls violates of model code: TMC lodges complaint with EC
3 years, 9 months ago

PM Modi's Bangladesh visit during Bengal polls violates of model code: TMC lodges complaint with EC

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress has registered a formal complaint with the Election Commission against PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Bangladesh saying it violates the Model Code of Conduct. Earlier, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had slammed PM Modi over the timing of his Bangladesh visit and said the trip was aimed at the assembly polls in Bengal. TMC has said in …

BJP moves EC against Mamata Banerjee, says she is appealing for votes on communal lines
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP moves EC against Mamata Banerjee, says she is appealing for votes on communal lines

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has filed a complaint with the Election Commission accusing Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of seeking votes by appealing to people on communal lines. Referring to a speech made by Mamata Banerjee in East Midnapore on Wednesday, the BJP said, "Contents of the video reveal that Mamata Banerjee has intentionally, with …

EC slams TMC, says its letter is full of insinuations, undermines foundations of Constitution
3 years, 9 months ago

EC slams TMC, says its letter is full of insinuations, undermines foundations of Constitution

India Today  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday slammed the Trinamool Congress saying its letter to it is "full of insinuations and averments" and that it "undermines the very foundation of the Constitution". In the memorandum to the Election Commission, the Trinamool Congress said the Commission should take the responsibility for the "attack" on Mamata Banerjee because it had recently ordered …

Andhra local body polls: CM Jaganmohan Reddy alleges foul play over postponement of panchayat elections
4 years, 9 months ago

Andhra local body polls: CM Jaganmohan Reddy alleges foul play over postponement of panchayat elections

India TV News  

Hours after the State Election Commission announced to postpone Andhra Pradesh local body polls, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy alleged that the state Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar acted at the behest of leader of opposition N Chandrababu Naidu. The Chief Minister slammed the state Election Commissioner for his unilateral decision as his appointment came during former CM Naidu's regime …

Shiv Sena mocks Chandrababu Naidu's efforts to unite Opposition, says AP CM is exhausting himself 'without reason'
5 years, 7 months ago

Shiv Sena mocks Chandrababu Naidu's efforts to unite Opposition, says AP CM is exhausting himself 'without reason'

Firstpost  

Shiv Sena on Monday took a dig at Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and mocked his efforts to form a non-BJP government at the Centre. Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Monday took a dig at Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu and mocked his efforts to form a non-BJP government at the Centre. The TDP chief in the …

Mamata writes to EC hours before the final phase of polling
5 years, 7 months ago

Mamata writes to EC hours before the final phase of polling

India TV News  

Hours before the final phase of Lok Sabha polling, Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister wrote to the Election Commission Saturday in to ensure "peaceful and impartial" elections in the state without the interference of the BJP. The EC should ensure that Sunday's polling is held without the "undue interference of the central government" and any "intervention by …

As five booths go for re-polling in AP, Naidu accuses EC of bias towards YSRCP
5 years, 7 months ago

As five booths go for re-polling in AP, Naidu accuses EC of bias towards YSRCP

Live Mint  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu lashed out against Election Commission of India for issuing orders to conduct re-polling in five stations between the Chandragiri assembly and Chittoor parliamentary constituencies, over which the YSRCP had complained to the CEO. It is the job of the ECI to scrutinize all complaints and take a decision …

Opposition parties approach EC for additional campaign time in West Bengal: 10 things to know
5 years, 7 months ago

Opposition parties approach EC for additional campaign time in West Bengal: 10 things to know

India Today  

Three opposition parties, including the Congress, on Thursday approached the Election Commission over its order curtailing the time period for campaigning in West Bengal, terming it "violative" of the doctrine of level-playing field and urged the poll body to give at least half a day more for electioneering. In a first in the country, campaigning for nine Lok Sabha seats …

Repolling in Chandragiri: Naidu says EC decision 'unethical, unconstitutional'
5 years, 7 months ago

Repolling in Chandragiri: Naidu says EC decision 'unethical, unconstitutional'

India TV News  

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday criticised the Election Commission's order to hold repolling in five booths in the Chandragiri Assembly constituency as unethical and unconstitutional. On the contrary, the poll panel on May 15 relieved West Bengal Home Secretary Atri Bhattacharya for having interfered in the elections process by directing the state's CEO, he said. The Election Commission Wednesday …

EC clamps down on Bengal poll campaign, leaves Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee sparring | What happens now?
5 years, 7 months ago

EC clamps down on Bengal poll campaign, leaves Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee sparring | What happens now?

India Today  

The ongoing tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal finally culminated in the Election Commission invoking Article 324 of the Constitution to curtail campaigning for the last phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. Ban gift to Modi-Shah: Mamata Attacking the Election Commission for curtailing the campaigning for the last phase …

Stalin criticises EC over order on campaigning in West Bengal
5 years, 7 months ago

Stalin criticises EC over order on campaigning in West Bengal

India TV News  

The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu Thursday criticised the Election Commission for curtailing campaigning in West Bengal by 20 hours, throwing its weight behind West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC. In first such action in India's electoral history, the EC had on Wednesday ordered campaigning in nine West Bengal constituencies to end at 10 pm on Thursday, a day …

Election Commission's decision to use Article 324 in West Bengal severe indictment of Mamata Banerjee's rule
5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commission's decision to use Article 324 in West Bengal severe indictment of Mamata Banerjee's rule

Firstpost  

Mamata Banerjee’s extraordinary tirade against the Election Commission of India on Wednesday night is just one more indication of her callous disregard for the Constitution and its provisions. The Election Commission’s decision to curtail campaigning in West Bengal by 24 hours applies to all the parties, but Mamata’s vitriol against the Constitutional body indicates that she has correctly diagnosed the …

EC invokes Article 324 in West Bengal: Legal precedents show Mamata Banerjee's allegations against election body ill-founded
5 years, 7 months ago

EC invokes Article 324 in West Bengal: Legal precedents show Mamata Banerjee's allegations against election body ill-founded

Firstpost  

In Independent India, Election Commission has time and again asserted its power to ensure this impartiality and what it did in West Bengal was part of its core responsibility. Mamata Banerjee’s targeting of ECI on this ground is completely ill-founded as constitutional provisions, landmark judgments and legal precedents are all in favour of the election watchdog Article 324 of the …

Congress slams EC decision on poll campaigning in Bengal
5 years, 7 months ago

Congress slams EC decision on poll campaigning in Bengal

India TV News  

After the Election Commission curtailed campaign timing for the remaining nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal by a day due to violence, Congress on Wednesday slammed the poll panel's decision, terming it an "unpardonable betrayal of the Constitution". EC's order on West Bengal negates the due process under Art 14 & 21 and abdicates its Constitutional duty under Art …

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