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Phase 6 Polling: Reports of voting manipulation and sporadic violence continue, AAP claims “slow voting” in Delhi

sabrangindia - May 25, 2024

AAP leader Atishi claims LG holds meeting with Delhi Police to slow down voting, Cong and SP alleges their candidates under house arrest; TMC leader killed before hours before polling in Bengal

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#Misleading: Yogendra Yadav predicts BJP will not achieve majority, Prashant Kishore twists his comments to mean BJP will win

sabrangindia - May 25, 2024

Even as Yadav, in his 6-minute video, predicts a loss of almost 50 seats for BJP, “Godi media” and Kishore create a false scenario of Yadav predicting a third term for BJP

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Ensure impeccable, responsible discharge of duties on counting day, post-result period: Ex-civil servants to ECI

sabrangindia - May 25, 2024

In a statement issued by 102 signatories --former IFS, IRS, IAS and IPS officials --the appeal is to the President of India, higher judiciary, the Election Commission, CEOs in every state and returning officers in every district to follow the path guided by the LAw and the Constitution of India.

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Activist Medha Patkar convicted in defamation case filed by Delhi LG VK Saxena after 23 years

sabrangindia - May 25, 2024

The Metropolitan Court held that Patkar's actions were deliberate and malicious, aimed at tarnishing Saxena's good name; arguments on sentence to be held on May 30

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The role of Police in Pre-Poll, During Poll and Post-Poll: What ECI’s Handbook for Police Officers and RP Act 1951 says?

sabrangindia - May 25, 2024

All the officers and personnel from State Police and CAPF deployed for election duties, shall be under superintendence, direction and control of the ECI till the completion of Election under section 28A of the Representation of People Act, 1951

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Abhishek Manu Singhvi castigates ECI for opposing the plea to publicly disclose Form 17C data

sabrangindia - May 25, 2024

Speaking at INC press conference, Singhvi also questioned ECI integrity over toothless response of the polling body against BJP’s “gutter-level” speeches

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The Maharashtra Lok Sabha scene 2024

Ashok Dhawale - May 25, 2024

“Here’s the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.” This was the refrain of Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s great tragedy Macbeth

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Supreme Court refuses to issue direction compelling ECI to disclose Form 17 C data owing to ongoing elections

sabrangindia - May 24, 2024

The bench opts to keep the petition pending in the Supreme Court till after vacations; the petitioners had sought for court’s direction to the ECI to upload polling station-wise voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion of polling

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