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"Give us your vote, and we will free you from TMC": PM Modi ahead of West Bengal phase 2 pollsPrime Minister Narendra Modi accused the TMC of failing its "Maa, Maati, Manush" slogan, alleging corruption and "jungle raj" in West Benga...- TMC files complaint against BJP for allegedly arranging free Special Trains from Surat to West Bengal ahead of pollsIn a letter addressed to the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, TMC MP Derek O' Brien claimed that the BJP, including its Gujarat Unit, ...
- Election Commission seizes items worth Rs 1,262 crore in TNTamil Nadu has seized over Rs 1,262 crore in cash, gold, liquor, and drugs ahead of the April 23 elections. The state's electoral roll comp...
- Teetotalitarian nanny state strikes againThe Indian state patronisingly assumes that all voters cannot be trusted to exercise electoral judgement if they have access to alcohol. EC...
- Supreme Court seeks responses of Centre, states and UTs on PIL for implementation of Right to EducationThe Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, all states, and Union Territories. This follows a Public Interest Litigation seeking th...
- BJP struck Rs 1,000-cr deal to unseat TMC from power in Bengal: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged the BJP has struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat the Trinamool Congress from power, ci...
- EC seizes over Rs 650 crore in voter inducementsElection Commission teams have seized over Rs 650 crore in potential voter inducements. West Bengal leads with nearly half the seizures. Fr...
- EC asks Karnataka poll machinery to remain vigilant against attempts to influence voters, candidatesAhead of the May 10 polls for which campaigning levels have gone up, the Commission has directed the CEO of Karnataka to ensure constant mo...
- Counting in Tamil Nadu begins before polling, it is cash before votesDistrict administrations and the flying and static squads of the ECI had a tough time as complaints of voter bribery poured in throughout t...
- Final vetting of proposal to make bribing voters a cognisable offenceThe proposal of the Election Commission to make electoral bribery a cognizable offence under section 171B of the Indian Penal Code has been...
- EC's show cause notice to Akhilesh for bribery remarkPrime facie finding him guilty of violating the model code, the Commission asked him to respond by March 7 as to why action should not be t...
- Most states support making poll bribery cognisable offenceAt present, bribery of voters is a non-cognisable offence under CrPC and is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to one year, or wit...
- Election Commission orders FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for bribe remarksThe poll body also termed as "scurrilous" the AAP leader's claim that the Commission is encouraging bribery by restraining him from utterin...
- Election Commission orders FIR against Arvind Kejriwal for bribe remarksThe poll body also termed as "scurrilous" the AAP leader's claim that the Commission is encouraging bribery by refraining him from uttering...
- Arvind Kejriwal seeks permission from EC to repeat 'accept bribe' remarkHolding that the EC misinterpreted his comments, Delhi CM asked the poll panel to make him the brand ambassador to put an end to bribery in...
- Criminal complaint against Arvind Kejriwal dismissed by courtIt said that for abetment of this offence, a person must instigate a voter to accept the gratification for exercising his electoral right.
- Janata Parivar, Congress meets EC on distribution of sarees, dress material by BJPDelegation, comprising JD(U), RJD, NCP, Congress and RLD members, was led by Sharad Yadav, who described alleged distribution of the items ...
- Delhi Polls: Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal's bribe remark tomorrowThe matter, which was scheduled to come up for hearing today, was posted for tomorrow as Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Gusain Solanki was o...
- Bribe row: Court to hear plea against Arvind Kejriwal on February 2Court fixed date for hearing criminal complaint seeking action against Kejriwal for allegedly exhorting voters to take bribes from BJP and ...
- Delhi Elections 2015: Complaint in court against AAP chief Arvind KejriwalThe complaint sought Kejriwal's prosecution for abetment, offering or accepting bribe and punishment for bribery under Indian Penal Code.
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