May 01, 2021, 13:44 PM IST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday (May 1) allowed the process of counting of votes of Uttar Pradesh Gram Panchayat polls while taking into note the assurance given by the State Election Commission that necessary measures will take place at counting centers in terms of COVID-19 guidelines.
A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar took into note the submissions of the State Election Commission that Class I gazetted officials will be responsible for adherence to COVID-19 protocol at each counting centre, according to news agency ANI.
The Bench also directed that no victory rallies will be permitted throughout the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Two supporters of the TMC and three of the BJP were reportedly injured in the clashes.
A huge contingent of security forces was rushed to the troubled areas to control the situation.
Kolkata: Stray incidents of violence were reported on Thursday (April 22) from various parts of Bengal where voting is underway in the sixth phase of assembly elections, but the overall poll situation was largely peaceful with 37.27 per cent turnout recorded till 11 am.
In Uttar Dinajpur s Chopra area, shots were reportedly fired after clashes broke out between activists of the TMC and the BJP over allegations of heckling by agents of a polling booth, according to news agency PTI.
22 April 2021, 09:19 AM
Home Minister Amit Shah urged the voters to vote fearlessly with a post in the Bangla language on Twitter.
22 April 2021, 09:15 AM
PM Modi tweeted, The people of West Bengal are voting to elect a new assembly. On the sixth phase today, urging those whose seats are polling to exercise their franchise.
The people of West Bengal are voting to elect a new assembly. On the sixth phase today, urging those whose seats are polling to exercise their franchise.
22 April 2021, 08:34 AM
BJP candidate from Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, Krishna Kalyani cast his vote at booth number 134. He says, Voting began a little late. It s a festival of democracy & everyone is participating. You can see the queues, it shows that this time voting will be for change, development.
TMC and BJP are contesting all 43 seats
Polling for the seventh and eighth phases will be held on April 26 and 29
New Delhi: As voting began for the sixth phase of West Bengal assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (April 22) urged the voters to exercise their franchise. The people of West Bengal are voting to elect a new assembly. On the sixth phase today, urging those whose seats are polling to exercise their franchise, PM tweeted.
The people of West Bengal are voting to elect a new assembly. On the sixth phase today, urging those whose seats are polling to exercise their franchise.
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He made the statement at a rally in West Bengal
Shah said that the BJP will completely stop illegal immigration
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally on Sunday (April 11) said that he is ready to resign from his post only if the people of West Bengal ask him to do so.
The Home Minister also added that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will have to turn in her resignation on May 2 as the Trinamool Congress will lose the ongoing assembly elections.
In an earlier statement, the TMC chief had demanded Shah s resignation over the killing of four people in a firing by CISF personnel during the fourth phase of voting in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district on Saturday.