"Today within the first three hours of the first phase of elections, 198 complaints have been lodged at the Election Commission, most of them against police, who are not trying to control the law and order situation in the state. This cannot go on," Paul said speaking to ANI on Friday, as th
India saw its first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, where an aggregate 60.03 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 7 pm. Whereas a few areas in West Bengal and Manipur witnessed spordic incidents of violence and firing incidents.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala remarked that if starts entertaining petitions against rejection of nomination papers, there will be "chaos".
The apex court ordered that the medical examination has to indicate the bench of the possible mental and physical impacts on the minor in the event of allowing such a termination.
"TMC will sweep in this election and BJP will go through a massive rout. Those who are giving the slogan of '400 paar', may remember the result of 2004 this time," said Sinha.
West Bengal is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 77.57 voting percentage in the state till 5 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta, in its interim order, said such applications made to the competent authority should be decided within three days from the date of making the application.
Voting for India's parliamentary election, the largest democratic exercise in the world, began at 7 am with Election Commission urging people to exercise their franchise in maximum number
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the migrant voters who had come to the state not to leave without voting in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, alleging that if they don't exercise their right, the Bharatiya Janata Party will take away their citizenship.
Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 68.35 voting percentage in the state till 3 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
Amidst the first phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate from West Bengal's Cooch Behar, Piya Roy Chowdhury, cast her vote and claimed that the BJP and TMC party are threatening people on the polling booths.
Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts after a 34.54 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 am as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.