The amendment by the Centre is based on a recommendation from the Election Commission of India. This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly el
"It is most unfortunate that while a proceeding was going on in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and certain directions were given by the High Court, the election conduct rules, specifically with regard to those directions, have been changed," Tewari stated.
In a commanding display of kabaddi prowess, Haryana Steelers bested U Mumba 47-30, cementing their position at the summit of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11 table at the Badminton Hall in the Balewadi Sports Complex on Sunday.
The amendment by the Centre now restricts public scrutiny of certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage, based on a recommendation from the ECI. The Union Law Ministry recently amended Rule 93(2) to specify which documents are open to public inspection.
This came in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case, where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly elections, including CCTV footage under Rule 93(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
The protest organised by the farmers of Punjab at the Khanauri border in Sangrur district, near the Haryana border, entered its 314th day on Sunday. They have been protesting since February 13, 2024, to press on their various demands including a law to guarantee the minimum support price (MS
The amendment restricts public scrutiny of certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage, based on a recommendation from the ECI. The Union Law Ministry recently amended Rule 93(2) to specify which documents are open to public inspection.
Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar slammed the centre on Saturday for not even visiting Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-onto-death at the Khanouri border between Punjab and Haryana to press the Centre to accept the agitating farmers' demands.
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Secretary General Abhay Singh Chautala arrived on Saturday at the Teja Khera farmhouse in Sirsa, where the mortal remains of his father, former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, have been kept for the last respects.
The mortal remains of former Haryana Chief Minister and INLD supremo Chaudhary Om Prakash Chautala have been taken to Teja Khera. His last rites will be conducted with full state honours at 3 pm on Saturday.