The department, in a statement, said that the access to the login to the portal belongs solely to the candidate and the department is not responsible for the said mistake. The department has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Rijiju alleged that due to the mistakes of the then Prime Minister Nehru, Kashmir has "unnecessarily become an issue" and said that it is "important to take out the fault" and set a "correct narrative".
Congress Central Election Authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry handed over the certificate of election to the top post of Congress to Mallikarjun Kharge. "I hope other parties draw a lesson from the Congress and hold polls for presidency by secret ballot," said Mistry.
Human Rights Watch released a new report on the mistreatment of Afghan women. Taliban has wrongfully detained a number of women with their families for protesting against them.