The High-Level Committee on 'One Nation One Election' in its report recommended that there should be a single electoral roll and Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) for use in elections to all three tiers of the government.
Taking a swipe at the Congress over its choice of Lok Sabha candidates for Assam, the Deputy Speaker of the state assembly on Wednesday said the ruling BJP was 'very happy' with the list as it would ensure that the grand old party comes a cropper in the state and its tally of seats across
"...the Rules violate Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees equality to all persons: citizens and foreigners. Differentiating between the people along religious lines, especially when it comes to citizenship issues, would be in violation of the Constitution," Saikia stated.
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is carrying out searches at premises linked to Jharkhand Member of Legislative Assembly, Amba Prasad, in cases related to alleged land and transfer-posting scams.
In the run-up to the forthcoming General Elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, the Election Commission of India on Monday organised a briefing for Observers to be deployed in the States and Union Territories.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President-elect Asif Ali Zardari on his success in Pakistan's 14th presidential election, stating that elected members of all provincial and national legislative bodies had expressed confidence in the ruling coalition's candidate during the poll, a
Delhi BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht thanked the High Court on Saturday for lifting the suspension of seven MLAs from the Delhi Legislative Assembly. "We will tell the government that it is a matter of concern as they have reduced the budget," he said.
Earlier in the day, Dehradun police registered a case against BJP MLA from Salt block in Almora in Uttarakhand's Dehradun Mahesh Singh Jeena on the basis of complaint for allegedly abusing Municipal Corporation employees, threatening and obstructing government work, police said on Thursday.
A case has been registered against BJP MLA from Salt in Uttarakhand's Dehradun Mahesh Singh Jeena on the basis of complaint for allegedly abusing Municipal Corporation employees, threatening and obstructing government work ,police said on Thursday.
The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT), in its recent report, in its assessment of the 2024 general elections indicated that the February 8 general elections recorded lowest fairness score since 2013, reported Dawn.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disposed of the petitions moved by seven BJP MLAs challenging their suspension for an indefinite period by the speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar told the Legislative Assembly that the government would prioritise irrigation and water management projects over other works.