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"Functioning of Election Commission not impartial": Bhupesh Baghel
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"The functioning of the Election Commission is not impartial, and many examples have already proved it. The entire country is standing against it, and Rahul Gandhi has raised the issue in the Lok Sabha. Where are these duplicate votes in lakhs coming from? These are all examples due to wh
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"Real culprits causing mischief are at district level": Ram Gopal Yadav on
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"Collectors and the Election Commission are responsible for conducting SIR, but the real culprits who are causing all the mischief are at the district level. I had told the Election Commission that you can issue any orders, but if the people sitting in Lucknow tell the Collector to cut th
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"We will come and find you....": Rahul Gandhi says a Congress-led governme
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of "capturing institutions including the Election Commission" during the debate on Electoral Reforms in Lok Sabha and said when a Congress-led government comes to power at the Centre, it will retrospectively change the
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Rijiju accuses opposition of propagating "wrong narrative" regarding elect
Updated : 6 months ago IST
"Today, Lok Sabha will discuss election reform. Opposition will speak. The government will also clear the delusion that has been created. The government will clarify the wrong narrative being set regarding people's trust and their participation in election processes," Rijiju told reporter
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Sanjay Singh moves Rule 267 notice in Rajya Sabha, seeks discussion on SIR
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The lower house of Parliament is set to take up the issue of election reforms for discussion. This will include a discussion of the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in various states.
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Congress to train guns on centre in Parliament amid SIR debate
Updated : 6 months ago IST
KC Venugopal is one of the senior Congress leaders participating in the debate on election reforms. Others include Manish Tewari, Varsha Gaikwad, Mohammed Javaid, Ujjwal Raman Singh, Isa Khan, Ravi Mallu, Imran Masood, Gowaal Padavi, and S Jyotimani.
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Rahul Gandhi to lead opposition charge as Lok Sabha debates election refor
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The opposition parties have been demanding a debate on SIR for months, with Congress alleging discrepancies in the voter list.
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SIR is administrative matter, there was need to widen scope of discussion:
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that he is looking forward to "a very constructive and engaging discussion" on election reforms after an agreement between the government and opposition to resolve the impasse over demand for discussion on Special Intensive
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Kerala Governor instructs VCs to observe 150 anniversary of Vande Mataram
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Meanwhile, in a breakthrough to the stalemate in Parliament over opposition's demand for discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an all-party meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided that discussion on 150th Anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' will t
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"Taking out anger over this defeat in Parliament is not right": Kiren Riji
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In a breakthrough to the stalemate in Parliament over opposition's demand for discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an all-party meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided that discussion on 150th Anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' will take place f
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All-party meeting breaks logjam; Lok Sabha to take up discussion on 150 ye
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In a breakthrough to the stalemate in Parliament over opposition's demand for discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an all-party meeting chaired by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided that discussion on 150th Anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' will take place f
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Winter Parliament session: Priyanka Gandhi slams govt, says "How will Hous
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Congress MP said, "The government does not want to have a discussion on anything. Then how will the House run? They should listen to at least one thing that we ask. If not on SIR, then the election reforms or any other related issue can be discussed. How will the Ho
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