Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
Rahul Gandhi to Congress workers: next 24 hours crucial, stay alert
With only hours left before counting began in the Lok Sabha election, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged party workers not to be afraid, telling them they were fighting for the truth. The message to workers In a tweet, Gandhi said the next 24 hours were important and asked workers to remain vigilant. He told them not to lose heart because of what he called fake exit polls, and to keep faith in themselves and in the party, adding that their hard work would not be wasted. His messageRead More
Amid the EVM row, what happens to voting machines after the last vote is cast
A few days after the final vote in the Lok Sabha election was cast on May 19, a high-level opposition delegation met the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday to raise concerns about alleged tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs), while protests were held in some states. The EC rejected all reports that EVMs had been manipulated. It said every EVM and voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machine had been properly sealed and kept in secure strongrooms. Nearly four million EVMs were used in this year’s election, in which voters castRead More
Modi voices concern over Opposition’s EVM row at NDA leaders’ meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed concern over what he called an unnecessary controversy created by the Opposition over electronic voting machines (EVMs), at a meeting of leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The ruling alliance also set out its agenda for the next five years if it returned to power, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Rajnath Singh told reporters. The NDA resolution Singh said 36 parties attended the meeting, which passed a resolution calling the 2019 election decisive for the country and pledging to build aRead More
BSP suspends former minister Ramveer Upadhyay for anti-party activities
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Tuesday suspended senior leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Ramveer Upadhyay for alleged anti-party activities. BSP national general secretary Mewa Lal Gautam said Upadhyay had also been removed from all his posts in the party organisation. The charges According to Gautam, Upadhyay worked against the BSP’s candidates in the Agra, Fatehpur Sikri and Aligarh Lok Sabha seats and campaigned for BJP candidates there. He also stayed away from rallies held by the BSP-SP alliance in western Uttar Pradesh. During the campaign, a video showingRead More