With polls fast approaching in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday said that the Election Commission’s primary aim was to ensure the maximum participation of voters in the eastern state and hold elections in an atmosphere free from violence and intimidation. Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata to discuss preparedness…
Budget Session: The second half of the Budget session of Parliament is set for a stormy start today, 9 March. The Lok Sabha is scheduled to take up an opposition resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla. The ongoing conflict in West Asia is also likely to figure prominently as the opposition is already…
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday raised concerns over the poor attendance at a tribal community program organized near Bagdogra Airport. She took a jibe at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, stating she doesn’t know “whether she is upset”. She also questioned why the venue had been moved from Bidhannagar and pointed out that Banerjee and…
The Election Commission on Monday published the final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The poll-bound state now has 5,67,07,380. Around 74 lakh voters were deleted through the SIR exercise. Before the SIR exercise began, the number of voters in Tamil Nadu was 6.41 crore. The electorate has now dropped…
Amid West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s concerns over potential “mass exclusion” of voters in the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Supreme Court on Monday said that it would not permit any obstacles to the process, PTI reported. Here are the top five updates: 1. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a plea by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state ahead of the elections. Mamata Banerjee, who personally addressed the Supreme Court bench, has alleged large-scale wrongful deletions of voters ahead of Assembly elections. The court…
Sir in Bengal: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has adopted an unusual form of protest, authoring 26 poems in support of her political and legal battle against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state. The poems in the book titled “SIR: 26 in 26” stand out with titles like…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure transparency in the verification of the ‘logical discrepancy’ list published during the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, legal news website LiveLaw reported. A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her claim that at least three to four people are dying by suicide every day in the state due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR exercise. The special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway in the state ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Addressing a program…
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission (EC) on Monday to display the names of those on the “logical discrepancies” list at gram panchayat bhavans, block offices of talukas and ward offices in West Bengal. The court noted that 1.25 crore voters in the state figure on the “logical discrepancies” list. Logical discrepancies in progeny…
