Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
Congress asks EC to bar Modi from campaigning over remarks on Rajiv Gandhi
The Congress approached the Election Commission on Monday, 6 May, seeking action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including a ban on his campaigning, over his remarks about former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Abhishek Singhvi, Salman Khurshid and Rajiv Shukla were part of a delegation that met the Election Commissioners and called the remarks uncultured, unlawful and contrary to Indian traditions. The complaint Modi made the comments at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on 4 May, referring to the way the life of Rajiv Gandhi, father of Congress president RahulRead More
Supreme Court to hear opposition plea for 50% VVPAT verification on 7 May
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 7 May, was to hear a review petition by leaders of 21 opposition parties seeking a further increase in the random matching of VVPAT paper slips with electronic voting machines in the ongoing general election. Leaders present in court included Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who is leading the opposition effort, Farooq Abdullah, a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, and D Raja of the CPI. The 8 April order On 8 April the court directed the Election Commission to raise the verificationRead More