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'One Nation, One Election' concept is anti-federal, anti-democratic: CPI-M
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The concept of 'One Nation, One Election' is "fundamentally anti-federal and anti-democratic and strikes at the root of a parliamentary democratic system," said Sitaram Yechury, General Secretary, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on Wednesday. Read More
Mayawati to skip PM's all-party meet today
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 19 (ANI): BSP has opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'One Nation, One Election' idea for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies in the country.
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Hyderabad: CPI leaders hold shirtless protest, accuse KCR of encouraging d
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jun 14 (ANI): CPI leaders in the state organised a half nude protest on Friday, accusing Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of encouraging MLA defections.
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CPI(M) delegation meets Tripura CM over post-poll violence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], May 29 (ANI): A six-member delegation of the Tripura CPI(M) under the leadership of former state chief minister and Opposition leader Manik Sarkar on Tuesday met Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb at his official residence and submitted a memorandum demanding his
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Left attributes LS poll results to "successful shifting of narrative" by B
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Sitaram Yechury, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday attributed the party's disastrous performance and Narendra Modi led NDA's resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls to "successful shifting of narrative by the BJP from
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LS polls: Tharoor's hat-trick; won Thiruvananthapuram by around 1 lakh vot
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 24 (ANI): Continuing his winning streak for the third time, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday gained a victory over Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency by 99,989 votes.
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Protect secular, democratic India, CPM urges people
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): After suffering the rout in Lok Sabha elections, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on Thursday passed a resolution, urging the people to safeguard the secular and democratic republic India.
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Opposition should learn lessons from debacle: Raja
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) national Secretary D Raja on Thursday said that Opposition parties must draw a lesson from the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections as they could not provide a credible alternative to the BJP.
Sitaram Yechury discusses agenda for Oppn party meet
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission should order recount of all the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in an assembly constituency if a discrepancy is found in the counting of even one of the five EVMs which will be checked with VVPAT, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram
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Maharashtra: Congress urges EC to ensure security of EVMs, vigilance at co
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): Mumbai Congress president Milind Deora on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take the required steps for ensuring safety and security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the larger interest of democracy.
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Yechury speaks to CEC, alleges widespread rigging by TMC in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday spoke to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora regarding alleged widespread rigging in the last phase of polling in West Bengal by the Trinamool Congress (TMC), and asked why no efforts we
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Violence mar polls in West Bengal, BJP and CPI accuse TMC of creating ruck
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Diamond Harbour/Jadavpur/Basirhat [West Bengal], May 19 (ANI): With voting underway for the Seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections, large scale violence is being reported from different parliamentary constituencies of the state.
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