Telangana polls: Over Rs 3.50 crore meant for voters seized in state
December 06, 2018 23:58 ISTAfter high-voltage campaigns that saw war of words among contending parties, Telangana is all set for assembly polls on Friday.
After high-voltage campaigns that saw war of words among contending parties, Telangana is all set for assembly polls on Friday.
The community has been migrating to India as refugees since 2012 and the influx into Hyderabad started in 2013, a GHMC press release had stated. The community has been migrating to India as refugees since 2012 and the influx into Hyderabad started in 2013, a GHMC press release had stated.
According to Telangana's Chief Electoral Officer Rajat Kumar, polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 106 constituencies while in 13 Left Wing Extremism affected constituencies polling will conclude at 4 p.m.
Gandhi said that the 'Peoples Alliance', if voted to power in Telangana, would aim to transform farmers' lives by injecting farm technology and connecting agrarians to the world.
Amit Shah described AIMIM as a party of "Razakars," while Akbaruddin Owaisi, brother of AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi, kicked up a row by saying that whoever becomes chief minister of Telangana should "bow their head" to his party.
Sonia Gandhi promised the people of Telangana a government that will stand with every section of the society.
In any case, there would not be any need for AIMIM to join the government as TRS would get a majority on its own, Owaisi said.
Telangana will go to polls on December 7. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.
Telangana will go on polls on December 7. The counting of votes will take place on December 11.
Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the town to prevent any untoward incident, as tension prevailed in Kodangal following Reddy's detention.
Addressing an election rally in Hyderabad, PM Modi said that of the five parties contesting the Telangana Assembly election, only the BJP was being run democratically.
Earlier on Sunday, speaking at an election rally of the BJP at Tandur, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister had said if his party comes to power in the state, Owaisi will flee the way Nizam had to flee Hyderabad.
"I am in Telangana today to address public meetings and to assure the great people of this state that the Congress will help fulfill their dreams," he said.
Alleging that the women in the country were unsafe, he said, "rape cases (incidents) under Modi government have increased."
Meanwhile, Asaduddin Owaisi's younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi has also reacted strongly to Adityanath's threat, saying nobody can force them to flee.
To constitute the second Legislative Assembly, the Telangana Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held in the state on 7 December.
The manifesto which was released by party chief K Chandrasekhar Rao also promised enhancement of all types of "Aasara" pensions from Rs 1000 to Rs 2016.
Modi, in his previous campaigns, had lacerated Telangana's ruling TRS and the Congress for perpetuating 'family rule' and pursuing 'vote bank' politics that harm development like 'termites'.
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