Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Friday held the central government equally responsible, along with the Election Department, for the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) facing extreme pressure during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those hospitalised, Banerjee accused the Centre of selectively implementing SIR in non-BJP-ruled states such as West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar assumed the Chairmanship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for 2026 and hailed the Election Commission of India (ECI) as the largest organisation in the
Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel met with the party high command in Delhi, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, and MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as the Centre agreed to discuss the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral r
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the central government over the four new Labour Codes, alleging that the government has snatched away the rights that workers and new avenues for their exploitation have been opened.
Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav in Mainpuri asserted that there is no need for conducting SIR in the country and labelled the ongoing process as "gimmicks to stay in power."
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Wednesday emphasised the urgency of addressing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue, stating that thorough discussions and constructive suggestions from the opposition are crucial to safeguarding India's democracy.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday criticised the opposition for obstructing parliamentary proceedings, saying that the government has always emphasised that the issues under discussion in the House can be comfortably debated.
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma criticised the opposition for allegedly disrupting the proposed agenda of the winter parliamentary session, claiming that those protesting against issues such as CAA, electoral reforms, vote rigging and Waqf matters are acting with an unsettled mindset.
PM Modi said that the current situation in the state requires clear communication and public outreach, and the party must strongly counter what is happening on the ground.
BJP won 5 of the wards reserved for women. Manisha Devi won ward 120 Dwarka - B, Veena Asija won ward 65 Ashok Vihar, Anjum Mandal won ward 173 Greater Kailash, Rekha Rani won ward 128 Dichaon Kalan, Anita Jain won ward 56 Shalimar Bagh-B.
Claiming that the four labour codes propagate "corporate jungle raj," the INDIA bloc MPs held up various banners, and a bigger banner reading "No to Corporate Jungle raj- Yes to labour justice."