The Election Commission of India on Saturday issued an advisory to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in connection with alleged hate speech on October 30 and advised him to follow the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct.
As the polling for the Rajasthan Assembly elections concluded on Saturday, over 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded with stray incidents of violence.
According to the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India, all the voters who have reached the booth premises by this time will be allowed to vote. No new person will be allowed to enter the campus after 6 p.m.
Rajasthan recorded 68.24 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm in the state Assembly polls which are underway on Saturday, the Election Commission informed.
The party in its Statement requested the poll body to issue directions to the Chief Election Officer Rajasthan, for filing a "criminal complaint" and "initiate criminal prosecution" against Rahul Gandhi.
BJP leaders have condemned Rahul Gandhi's remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi made during a rally in Rajasthan and with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi demanding an apology from Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge
In a swipe at the Election Commission (EC) after it issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'Panauti' and 'pickpocket' jibes at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party MP Manish Tewari on Friday said the poll panel is at the forefront when it comes to persecuting Oppo