Lucknow, Oct 12 (UNI) Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the Election Commission and the bureaucracy are working at the behest of the BJP.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) The Centre on Saturday approved 27 senior bureaucratic appointments across union ministries and key government institutions, including four Joint Secretaries in the Ministry of Home Affairs and a new Deputy Election Commissioner, in a major administrative reshuffle. .
Mumbai, Oct 10 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Navnath Ban on Saturday accused the Congress of adopting inconsistent positions on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in different states.
Darbhanga, Oct 8 (UNI) Jan Suraaj convenor Prashant Kishor, MLA, Thursday questioned the functioning and credibility of the Election Commission, saying concerns over the poll panel were not limited to incumbent Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar but had been raised over its functioning for several years.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The opposition INDIA bloc is set to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Friday, October 9, to formally raise its concerns over the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and its demand for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, marking a further escalation in its confrontation with the poll panel.
Agartala, Oct 8 (UNI) The state government has resolved to establish a new Tripura Staff Selection Commission (TSSC) to manage recruitment for Group-B, Group-C, and Group-D positions, at a time when two other recruitment boards have been in functional.
Kolkata, Oct 7 (UNI) Thousands of Congress workers took part in a protest march in Kolkata on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the election process.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi was detained by Delhi Police late Tuesday after nearly nine hours of a dramatic sit-in at Akashvani Bhavan in central Delhi, bringing the INDIA bloc’s day-long confrontation with the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to a tense climax.
Mumbai, Oct 4 (UNI): Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar today criticised the Opposition for questioning the Election Commission, Electronic Voting Machines and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that its stand was inconsistent.