Midnight police swoop on hotel hosting campaigning politicians in Palakkad for illicit election funds roils Kerala politics
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Midnight police swoop on hotel hosting campaigning politicians in Palakkad for illicit election funds roils Kerala politics

The Hindu  

The high-profile midnight police raid on a hotel in Palakkad early Wednesday, ostensibly to confiscate concealed wads of illicit cash for electioneering, roiled Kerala politics in the run-up to the critical bypolls in the Chelakkara and Palakkad Assembly constituencies and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. The Congress-led United Democratic Front sought to weaponise the sensational police swoop on the rooms of its top women campaigners, Shanimol Usman and Bindu Krishna, against the ruling Left Democratic Front at the hustings. Irate Congress workers protested in front of police facilities across the State, prompting law enforcement to deploy riot-control teams, water cannons and iron barricades. AICC general secretary K. C. Venugopal accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Office of complicity in the “midnight raid” conspiracy to aid the BJP in Palakkad by vilifying the Congress’s candidate.

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Priyanka slams midnight raids in Palakkad, CPI(M) and BJP demand probe
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Priyanka slams midnight raids in Palakkad, CPI(M) and BJP demand probe

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday condemned a police search of female Congress leaders’ hotel rooms in assembly bypoll-bound Palakkad, calling it “wrong” even as the political row over midnight raids on suspicion of use of black money for polls intensified. As the UDF candidate in the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, Priyanka was responding to a query regarding …

Midnight raid drama in Palakkad: CPI(M) claims Congress brought in black money
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Midnight raid drama in Palakkad: CPI(M) claims Congress brought in black money

India Today  

Late-night police raids on Congress leaders’ rooms at a Palakkad hotel have snowballed into a political controversy, with the CPI accusing the Congress of bringing 'black money' to the hotel. The CPI claimed a trolley bag containing money was brought to the hotel, where Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil, Vadakara MP Shafi Parambil and party leader Jyothi Kumar Chamakkala were staying. …

Congress feels midnight raid may give them an edge in Palakkad by-election
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress feels midnight raid may give them an edge in Palakkad by-election

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The UDF camp hopes to politically cash in on the midnight police raid on the rooms of women Congress leaders at a hotel in Palakkad which went on for several hours. Congress state president K Sudhakaran rushed to the spot and led a massive protest which saw top UDF leaders also lining up. High drama prevailed at KPM Regency …

Midnight police raid sparks political uproar in Palakkad
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Midnight police raid sparks political uproar in Palakkad

New Indian Express  

PALAKKAD: Kerala’s highly charged political scene reached a boiling point on Wednesday after an early morning police raid at a Palakkad hotel where Congress leaders were staying for a bypoll campaign. The police claimed they were acting on a tip-off about black money transactions for UDF candidate Rahul Mamkootathil, but Congress leaders alleged it was a planned attempt to implicate …

Congress candidate for Palakkad bypoll, Rahul Mamkootathil denies black money allegations
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress candidate for Palakkad bypoll, Rahul Mamkootathil denies black money allegations

New Indian Express  

KOZHIKODE: UDF candidate Rahul Mamkootathil on Wednesday took to Facebook Live after police searched the hotel rooms of Congress leaders in Palakkad citing suspicions of carrying black money for use in the byelection campaign there. Rahul, who was away from Palakkad since Tuesday till Wednesday afternoon, appeared live from Kozhikode Town Police Station at 2.30 am to reply to the …

Palakkad Assembly bypoll: midnight police raid ignites political firestorm
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Palakkad Assembly bypoll: midnight police raid ignites political firestorm

The Hindu  

The electoral heat in Palakkad has dramatically escalated into a nasty confrontation between the Congress and CPI. The spark that ignited this intense stand-off was a police raid on the rooms of two Congress women leaders at KPM Regency hotel here, which began around midnight and continued into the early hours of Wednesday. The police raided the hotel reportedly on …

Kerala: Midnight Raids on Congress Women Leaders' Sparks Outrage
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala: Midnight Raids on Congress Women Leaders' Sparks Outrage

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: A midnight search by Kerala police in the rooms of prominent Mahila Congress leaders Bindu Krishna and former MLA Shanimol Usman on Tuesday has escalated into a major controversy, with Congress workers hitting the roads to protest against what they term as police "highhandedness." Govindan and the district secretary claimed that Congress leaders concealed black money during the search, …

KPCC chief describes midnight police raid as ‘disgraceful rowdyism’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

KPCC chief describes midnight police raid as ‘disgraceful rowdyism’

The Hindu  

The United Democratic Front took out a protest march to the District Police Chief’s office here on Wednesday condemning the midnight police raids on the hotel rooms of women leaders of the Congress. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan may support your action, but the people of Kerala will not,” he said, adding that the police should explain who ordered the disgraceful …

In filmy, midnight operation, officials catch BJP activists distributing money among voters
1 year, 10 months ago

In filmy, midnight operation, officials catch BJP activists distributing money among voters

The Hindu  

In a cinema-style operation around midnight, Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth Gurukar pursued and caught BJP activists who had switched off the street lights at Sangamesh Colony and distributing money among voters, in Gulbarga South constituency on May 8. BJP activists caught giving money to voters The officer went towards the cars. Mr. Gurukar could not identify the person in the …

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