Since the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), a total of 7,499 complaints have been received through the cVigil platform, with 7,467 successfully resolved, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on Monday.
Residents of the national capital woke up to a mild foggy morning on Monday, leading to reduced visibility in several areas of Delhi-NCR.
The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena, on Monday, declared Fecruary 5, the day of voting for the legislative assembly elections, a 'public holiday' in all the government offices, local and autonomous bodies, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the pace of Delhi's development should have been like the way the entire country witnessed, while the national capital is on the other hand lagging behind, facing various civic woes and other problems like many still residing in slums.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was detained by Delhi Police while protesting outside the residence of party chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. She was demanding action on the worsening pollution in the Yamuna River.
Ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of joining hands with ''anti-national elements'' and standing alongside them.
With the Model Code of Conduct in force across the city in view of February 5 assembly polls, Delhi Police with its continuous actions to ensure free and fair polls have so far registered 397 cases for violations of the MCC.
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid on Monday accused the AAP and BJP of playing politics of polarisation of communities for political gains in the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi.
Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Vijender Gupta accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of indulging in politics based on false promises.
Senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla on Monday said people of the national capital have taken a pledge to vote for the grand old party in the upcoming assembly elections as the BJP and the AAP have “ruined” their lives by doing nothing for their welfare.
