The meeting was aimed to address the parties' queries and provide clarity on the SIR process.
21-year-olds need not provide parents' documents; the base level should be 2024.
TMC leader Derek O’ Brien said that the TMC has the highest regard for the Election Commission of India as a constitutional body, but it should not turn into the branch office of the ruling BJP.
The 345 RUPPs have been identified based on their failure to contest any elections to the Lok Sabha or State Assemblies since 2019.
The Congress party has requested the Election Commission of India to provide machine-readable, digital copies of the Maharashtra voter lists and video footage of the polling days in Maharashtra and Haryana within a week.
In a letter written to the district election officers (DEOs) of five districts, the chief electoral officer (CEO) of the state has asked them to arrange for first-hand testing for EVMs and VVPATs.
“It’s the BJP who are opposing the by-poll because they are afraid of losing.” She also said it’s the norm of EC to hold by-polls within six months and “we are not asking any favours from EC.”
EC has directed the state chief secretary to provide adequate security to the officer.
Firhad Hakim called a meeting with all councillors and informed that the state govt has taken the decision keeping in view the covid situation.
The BJP leader said that his party will learn from its mistakes and is now already gearing up for 2026 polls.
