Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday asserted that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has "zero tolerance" towards violence and assured that the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections will be held in a completely "peaceful, law-abiding and transparent manner."
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, graced the second convocation ceremony of the University of Patanjali at Haridwar, Uttarakhand on Sunday, as per an official release. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also present at the event.
JD(U) candidate Anant Singh's lawyer, Naveen Kumar, on Sunday, alleged that the arrest of the Mokama candidate intends to influence the votes in the Bihar elections.
JD(U) leader Rajeev Ranjan targeted the opposition parties (Mahagathbandhan) in Bihar on Sunday, stating that the arrest of JD(U) Mokama candidate Anant Singh served as a fitting response to the opposition.
"There isn't a single day when firing doesn't happen in Bihar. The Mahagathbandhan is going to form the government, and between 26th November and 26th January, criminals will be arrested, and strict action will be taken against them," the RJD leader and the alliance's Chief Ministerial fa
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Dharmshila Gupta launched a scathing attack on the opposition while indirectly targeting alliance partner JD(U)'s decision to field Mokama strongman Anant Singh, arrested in the Dularchand Yadav murder case.
Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field first in the third T20I of the five-match series against Australia, which is being played at Bellerive Oval here on Sunday.
Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday reacted to the Mokama murder case, which resulted in the death of Jan Swaraj supporter Dularchand Yadav, and stated that the police have full authority to take necessary action to ensure justice.
"I want to appeal to everyone to come and participate in the election process, and everyone come to exercise their right to vote. On the topic of violence, Election Commission wants to make it clear that the Election Commission has zero tolerance towards violence. No incident of violence
Reacting to the arrest of JDU's Mokama candidate Anant Singh in connection with the murder case of Dularchand Yadav, Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) Chief Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday said the arrest was inevitable, asserting that anyone with registered criminal cases will face legal action.