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Cong welcomes EC's decision, says satisfied with EVM's live demo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Responding to the challenge given by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to all the political parties to hack the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), the Congress Party on Sunday said that their party only needed assurance from the poll panel that the machin
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U'khand HC's intervention validates our doubt on EVM manipulatio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): With the Uttarakhand High Court directing the judicial magistrate to seize the EVMs used during the assembly polls, the Congress has called on the poll panel to 'come clear' and convince the nation of no tampering and manipulation with the voting ma
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RK Nagar by-polls: AIADMK, BJP in favour of EC's verdict
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai/New Delhi [India] Apr. 10 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's (EC) move of cancelling the by-elections of Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency and said that the poll panel has proved that democracy is alive
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Congress puts onus on EC, says doubts should be cleared on EVMs
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 16 (ANI): Diverging from the Election Commission of India's (ECI) view on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering row, the Congress Party on Thursday said it is the poll panel's responsibility to clear doubts raised by various political parties.
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EC should have sent notice personally before publishing on website, says P
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): After being served notice by the Election Commission for his alleged remarks abetting bribery during a public rally in Goa, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday said he is disappointed by the fact that the poll panel published the notice on websit
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Stop acting like 'self appointed' CJI of Indian politics: BJP to
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Condemning Arvind Kejriwal's fresh attack on the Election Commission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday called on the Delhi Chief Minister to immediately apologise to the poll panel and stop acting as a self appointed 'Chief Justice of In
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Union Budget: Cong. welcomes EC direction to Centre, says democracy requir
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Welcoming the Election Commission's direction to the Centre over the Union Budget against state-specific schemes, the Congress party on Tuesday said that democracy requires a level playing field between the ruling government and opposition and added tha
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Kejriwal attacks Election Commission, says poll panel failing in stopping
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Citing heavy bribery being carried out by other political parties in poll-bound Goa, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday attacked the Election Commission for taking on him, and said that the poll panel had failed in stopping corruption ahead of el
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Mulayam lost 'cycle' symbol as he did not follow EC directions:
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): With the Election Commission allotting the Samajwadi Party symbol 'cycle' to the Akhilesh Yadav-led faction, senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who represented Akhilesh before the poll panel, said the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led faction lost the claim as the
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BJP files complaint with EC against Rahul Gandhi for "hurting religio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 13 (ANI): Days after the Election Commission warned all political parties from making statements based on religion or face stern action, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday filed a complaint with the poll panel against Congress vice president Rahu
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