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'Election Commission or Election Omission?': Congress' jibe after Arun Goel resigns as EC
The Congress on Saturday expressed 'deep concern' over Election Commissioner Arun Goel's resignation and said that if the 'systematic decimation' of independent institutions is not stopped then 'democracy shall be usurped by dictatorship'.
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Arun Goel.
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'Did Election Commissioner Arun Goel resign to contest LS polls on a BJP ticket,' asks Congress' Jairam Ramesh
The Election Commission has for 8 months now refused to meet with I.N.D.I.A. parties on the issue of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs) that are so very essential to prevent Electronic Voting Manipulation (EVM). Each passing day in Modi’s India deals an added blow to democracy and democratic institutions.Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
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Rahul Gandhi resumes Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Gujarat's Mandvi
Rahul Gandhi speaks at Jhalod town, Gujarat, on March 7, 2024, during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
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'Confident of securing victory in all 20 LS seats from Kerala': K C Venugopal begins campaign from Alappuzha
Senior Congress leader K C Venugopal.
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In the previous election, we lost one seat in the state, but this time we are confident of securing victory in all 20 seats. The party leadership insisted that I contest from Alappuzha, and I willingly accepted the opportunity.K C Venugopal
BJP strategises to break electoral dry spell in Kerala, focus on minority outreach amid scepticism
In a strategic move, the BJP has welcomed prominent Christian figures like Anil K Antony, son of Congress stalwart A K Antony, and seasoned Kerala politician P C George, into its fold.
Additionally, the party is leveraging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's frequent visits to Kerala, emphasising developmental agendas tailored to the state's needs.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being garlanded during a public meeting, in Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Trinamool to announce candidates for 2024 Lok Sabha elections today
West Bengal CM and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee will announce the party's candidates for the 42 Parliamentary constituencies in the state today.
This is the first time the party is announcing its candidate list from a mega public meeting at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground in one go.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
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Hisar BJP MP Brijendra Singh quits party 'due to compelling political reasons,' joins Congress
Soon after announcing his resignation on X, Brijendra Singh, the son of BJP leader Birender Singh, reached Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in New Delhi and joined the opposition party.
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'Modi doosri mitti ka insaan hai': PM says infra inaugurations not linked to election season
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of various developmental projects, in Azamgarh, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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TMC kickstarts 2024 Lok Sabha campaign from Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground
From this Brigade Public Rally, I would like to tell the BJP - 'Jan gan ka garjan, Bengal se virodhi ka visarjan'TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee
TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee kickstarts the party's Lok Sabha 2024 election campaign at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground.
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People attend a TMC rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Mamata claims she initiated the underwater metro rail project that PM Modi inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a meeting, in Kolkata.
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Mamata Banerjee asserted that the resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel 'proved' the BJP's 'detrimental impact on democracy'.
Banerjee queried the advancements made in the 18 Lok Sabha constituencies of Bengal that the BJP won in 2019.
The TMC supremo claimed that with the Centre not releasing funds, the state government had settled the dues of nearly 60 lakh workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee.
Mamata pointed out that individuals were then using costly LPG cylinders priced at Rs 1000 to cook the rice provided in free rations.
Mamata Banerjee alleges BJP refers to Sikhs as 'Khalistanis' and Muslims as 'Pakistanis'
TMC to contest in Assam, Meghalaya, and UP apart from Bengal, announces Mamata
"Had a word with Akhilesh about contesting one seat in UP," says party supremo Mamata Banerjee.
TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during a rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Meet the TMC candidates contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from constituencies in West Bengal
The names were announced by TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee speaks during a rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Coochbehar: Jagdish Chandra Basuniya
Alipurduar: Prakash Chik Baraik
Jalpaiguri: Nirmal Chandra Roy
Darjeeling: Gopal Lama
Raigunj: Krishna Kalyani
Balurghat: Biplab Mitra
Malda North: Prasun Banerjee
Malda South: Shahnawaz Ali Raihan
Jangipur: Khalilur Rehman
Baharampur: Yusuf Pathaan
Murshidabad: Abu Teher Khan
Krishnanagar: Mahua Moitra
Ranaghat: Mukutmani Adhikari
Bangaon: Biswajit Das
Barrackpore: Partha Bhowmik
Dum Dum: Sougata Roy
Barasat: Kakali Ghosh Dastidar
Basirhat: Haji Nurul Islam
Joynagar: Pratima Mondal
Mathurapur: Bapi Haldar
Diamond Harbour: Abhishek Banerjee
Jadavpur: Sayoni Ghosh
Kolkata South: Mala Roy
Kolkata North: Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Howrah: Prasun Bandyopadhyay
Uluberia: Sajdah Ahmed
Srirampore: Kalyan Banerjee
Hoogly: Rachana Banerjee
Arambagh: Mitali Bag
Tamluk: Debangshu Bhattacharya
Kanthi: Uttam Barik
Ghatal: Dipak Adhikary (Dev)
Jhargram: Kalipada Soren
Medinipur: June Malia
Purulia: Shantiram Mahato
Bankura: Arup Chakraborty
Bardhaman North: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar
Bardhaman-Durgapur: Kirti Azad
Asansol: Shatrughan Sinha
Bolpur: Asit Kumar Mal
Birbhum: Shatabdi Roy
Bishnupur: Sujata Khan
People attend a TMC rally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolkata, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Congress unhappy over TMC's candidate announcement as it left no room for the grand old party
"Our doors are always open and an alliance can happen anytime before withdrawal of nominations," Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said over the development.
"The Indian National Congress has always maintained that such an agreement has to be finalised through negotiations and not by unilateral announcements," he said in a post on X.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also said that the Indian National Congress has repeatedly declared its desire to have a respectable seat-sharing agreement with the TMC in West Bengal.
Kejriwal asks citizens to vote to elect MPs and not the PM
Joshi's 'Jai Shree Ram' dig at Mamata
"Those who put people behind bars for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' are today declaring a holiday for Ram Navami. We should understand the pressure West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is currently in," Union Minister Prahlad Joshi said on Sunday.
Azamgarh: People attend a programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Azamgarh, Sunday, March 10, 2024.
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Alarmed by resignation of EC Arun Goel, creates atmosphere of uncertainty: CPI(M)
"The Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is alarmed by the sudden development within the Election Commission of India," the CPI(M) said in a statement.
"One of the election commissioners, who had three years remaining before retirement, has resigned and the resignation has been formally accepted. With one of the commissioner positions already vacant this creates a situation where the commission is presently represented by a single member, the Chief Election Commissioner," it said.
'Lord Krishna is with us,' says Kejriwal in Kurukshetra
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during launch of their election campaign for upcoming Lok Sabha polls, at party headqaurters in New Delhi, Friday, March 8, 2024.
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Addressing the gathering, Kejriwal invoked the Mahabharata and said Kurukshetra is a pious land where the 'dharmayudh' was fought.
'Pandavas' had won it despite 'Kauravas' having everything, said the AAP convener who was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
"What Pandavas had? Lord Shri Krishna was with them," he said.
"Today, what we have with us. We are too small. Lord Shri Krishna is with us," said Kejriwal. (PTI)
'Rahul Gandhi mad person, Congress sinking ship,' says Acharya Pramod Krishnam
Acharya Pramod Krishnam.
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Expelled Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Sunday hit out at Rahul Gandhi and called him a "mad person," claiming as long as he is in the party, Congress cannot be saved.
"A mad person can say anything. A boy who has gone mad can say anything. No one should take seriously what a mad person or a child says," Krishnam told reporters.
Krishnam was ousted from the Congress for indiscipline in February. (PTI)
Cong disconnected with ground reality, TMC waited enough: Mukul Sangma
Mukul Sangma on Congress being unhappy about TMC having no alliance with the party in Bengal said, "We have waited long enough, the whole country can see. There was a collective intent to have single candidate from the I.N.D.I.A. bloc to ensure we put our strength collectively... But this did not happen."
"If the Congress today says that the TMC has not waited and gone ahead with announcement of all 42 candidates in West Bengal, I think they need to be reminded of the fact that Congress is probably not grounded with what is on ground zero. There's a complete delink from the ground reality," he said.
"Is it not a fact that they have gone ahead and announce their candidates for Meghalaya?" he said.