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Suvendu Adhikari writes to ECI to accept Tea Garden records as valid ID pr
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In the letter, Adhikari requested the CEC to recognise employment records from Tea Gardens and Cinchona Gardens as Official Proofs of Identity and Residence for the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
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Parliament Winter Session concludes productively; Rajya Sabha at 121%, Lok
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 269th Session of the Rajya Sabha concluded on Friday with the Chairman and Vice-President of India extending his valedictory remarks, highlighting the productivity and constructive debates during the winter session, RS Chairman CP Radhakrishnan said.
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Naveen Jindal urges Parliament to introduce secure Absentee, E-Voting for
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking on Election Reforms, Jindal said that India frequently discusses Ease of Living and Ease of Doing Business, and it is now time to make Ease of Voting a national priority.
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"Will Election Commission be considered fair only when they win?": Ravi Sh
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Today is the second day of discussion on electoral reforms in the Lok Sabha. A total of 10 hours has been earmarked for the entire discussion in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
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"Congress is 'sardar of chors', no one takes Rahul Gandhi seriously": Nish
Updated : 3 months ago IST
As Lok Sabha debates election reforms, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday labelled the Congress as the "sardaar of chors," sharply criticising the party during the ongoing debate on electoral reforms.
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"Functioning of Election Commission not impartial": Bhupesh Baghel
Updated : 3 months, 1 week 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 : 3 months, 1 week 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 : 3 months, 1 week 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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Sanjay Singh moves Rule 267 notice in Rajya Sabha, seeks discussion on SIR
Updated : 3 months, 1 week 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 : 3 months, 1 week 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 : 3 months, 1 week 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 : 3 months, 2 weeks 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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