The Election Commission on Friday announced the dates for Bihar Assembly Elections. With the announcement of the dates for elections, the model code of conduct has come into force in the state from today.
"The Union Cabinet approved the Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC) to submit its first report for the first fiscal year viz. 2020-21 and to extend the tenure of XV-FC to provide for the presentation of the final report covering FYs 2021-22 to 2025-26 by October, 31, 2020," an official statement said.
The by-elections in Karnataka will be held in Athani, Kagwad, Gokak, Yellapura, Hirekerur, Ranibennur, Vijaynagara, Chickballapura, K.R. Pura, Yeshwanthpura, Mahalakshmi Layout, Shivajinagara, Hosakote, K.R. Pete and Hunsur.
On Thursday, Stalin met leaders of the Muslim community at a marriage hall in Ambur without intimating and getting permission from the election officials.
Rejecting the demand of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the 'full commission' Tuesday ruled that dissents and minority views in EC orders in cases of model code violations would not be made public.
The Election Commission has decided to re-examine the clearance it had given to Prime Minister's Office and NITI Aayog for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections, said sources.
BJP leader and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters that elections in six of the nine seats, which have undergone elections on Sunday, were marred by violence.
So far, the ECI has cleared six speeches of PM Narendra Modi, two of Amit Shah and one of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
The Election Commission has given a decision on six of these complaints so far, giving a clean chit to the Prime Minister in all the cases. Sources said in two of these cases the decision was not unanimous with one of the two election commissioners registering his verbal dissent with the matter having been decided according to the opinion of the majority.
“We are toothless, we are powerless, we issue notices, then advisory and on repeated violation, we file complaint, this is their power,” the Election Commission had told the Supreme Court earlier.
Both the leaders have been banned for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by making objectionable statements in their speeches.
Shiv Sena is an ally of the BJP in Maharashtra.
Mayawati was issued the notice over her speech in Deoband appealing to Muslims not to vote for a particular party, finding that the BSP chief had prima facie violated the model code of conduct. Adityanath was served the notice for his "Ali" and "Bajrang Bali" remarks while addressing a rally in Meerut. Adityanath had compared the Lok Sabha elections to a contest between 'Ali', a revered figure in Islam, and Bajrang Bali, the Hindu god Hanuman.
Delhi BJP general secretary Rajesh Bhatia, in the letter to the EC on Tuesday, said he had seen two autorickshaws, plying near the India Gate roundabout, with posters promoting the Congress party, with the slogan, "Congress party se high-five".
What is this Model Code of Conduct and what happens if a party, candidate or any individual is found guilty of its violation? Here is all you need to know:
In the letter, the party's politburo member Nilotpal Basu urged the poll panel to "strongly initiate" appropriate action to stop the pre-election atmosphere from being vitiated, which is fast degenerating towards polarisation.
Kumar had slammed the Congress' anti-poverty scheme Nyay, saying that its cost at 2 per cent of the GDP and 13 per cent of the Budget will ensure that the real needs of the people remained unsatisfied.
Even before voting has taken place for the first phase in the seven-phase general elections, the Election Commission (EC) is struggling with a series of poll-code violations, with more piling up every day.
The Election Commission has found Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh's statement as violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) where he appealed voters to re-elect Narendra Modi as Prime Minister.
CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury had approached the EC alleging that the PM's address violated the model code.
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