BJP unleashes barrage on Rahul Gandhi over ECI remarks in US
BJP spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the Gandhi scion suffers from what he called "Entitled Child Syndrome."
BJP spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the Gandhi scion suffers from what he called "Entitled Child Syndrome."
The grand old party also said that a unique voter id for every Indian voter is the fundamental requirement and premise of a clean voter list.
Kumar had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020 and assumed charge as the 25th CEC of India on May 15, 2022.
The ruling Trinamul Congress is gearing up to move the Election Commission on alleged bogus voters. This, after chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed apprehensions on Wednesday that bogus voters may vitiate the voters’ list ahead of 2026 Assembly polls.
In a setback for former Tamil Nadu chief minister E K Palaniswami, the Madras High Court on Wednesday gave the go ahead for the Election Commission to proceed with petitions on intra-party disputes in the AIADMK and challenging the legitimacy of the present leadership.
According to the Election Commission of India’s most recent enrolment statistics, out of the total of 4.9 crore registered voters, approximately 2.35 crore are under the age of 40. As many as 11.74 lakh of them are first-time voters, which is 2.39 per cent down from 2.7 per cent in 2017 and as much as 3.5 per cent in 2012.
Apart from Asif Mohammad Khan, two other people have also been detained by the police, whose role was being investigated in this connection.
According to Police, Asif Khan misbehaved with Sub Inspector Akshay, who approached to Asif and inquired about the gathering.
While talking to mediapersons on Friday evening, State Chief Electoral Officer P Bharathi told that under the Arms Act, 51 illegal weapons and 274 illegal ammunition were also seized.
The Commission visited Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in September for reviewing electoral preparedness and dedicated teams also visited various regions of the two states in October to oversee preparations for the Assembly elections.