Himanta Biswa Sarma meets political parties, students’ organizations on Assam-Meghalaya border row
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held interactions with the representatives of political parties and students’ organizations to discuss the longstanding inter-state border dispute between Assam and Meghalaya and solicit their views on the steps taken by the governments of both the states to settle differences through consultations in two separate meetings held at State Guest House, Koinadhara in Guwahati.
Suspend crowded political events in Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray to all parties
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday urged all political parties and organizations to immediately suspend crowded political events, rallies and morchas (demonstrations) to prevent the outbreak of third wave of coronavirus and instead, give priority to the health of the people.
SC fines parties for candidates' criminal records, says they refuse to wake up from deep slumber
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday charged nine political parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress of Contempt of Court and fined eight of them for not publishing the criminal records of their candidates contesting in the 2020 Bihar elections.
Selection of candidates with criminal records can't be justified by their winnability: SC
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major crackdown on the political parties, the Supreme Court on Thursday said the selection of candidates with criminal records can't be justified by their "winnability", media reports said.
SC asks political parties to list reasons for giving tickets to candidates with criminal records
New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to bring more transparency in the electoral process, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked all political parties to list the reasons behind giving tickets to candidates who have criminal cases against them, media reports said.
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Vice President of India and the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called upon all political parties to incorporate a code of conduct for people’s representatives, including MPs and MLAs, in their election manifestos.
EC asks political parties to keep armed forces out of poll campaign
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission has asked all political parties across the country to refrain from using photographs of defence personnel on hoardings or posters while campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls.
Political parties in Nagaland decide not to file nominations
Guwahati, Jan 29 (IBNS) : Uncertainty loomed over holding the Nagaland Assembly elections as per schedule, when all political parties in the insurgency-hit north-eastern state on Monday jointly declared that they will not go for filling nominations.