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Congress ads in Telangana papers do not seek votes: DK Shivakumar to EC

EC issued a notice to the K'taka govt for publishing ads about welfare schemes and achievements in several newspapers in poll-bound Telangana and said that it was a violation of the MCC

EC rubbishes report of its nod for MP Chief Secretary's term extension

The Election Commission on Thursday made it clear that reports about it giving an approval to extend Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains' term by a month were false. Bains' term as the state chief secretary is ending on November 30. As the model code of conduct for the state assembly elections, held in a single phase on November 17, is still in force, any decision regarding Bains' term extension will have to be approved by the Election Commission. Taking to X, the office of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anupam Rajan said, "A fake news is being shared on social media that Election Commission has given approval to the extension of tenure of Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh, who is about to superannuate. It is clarified that no such approval has been given by the Commission." When asked about it, CEO Ranjan told PTI, "I have already stated on X that the information that the EC has extended Bains' tenure as fake news." Bains, a trusted hand of Chief ..

UP court grants bail to Mukhtar Ansari's son in poll code violation cases

A court here on Wednesday granted bail to Umar Ansari, the son of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in three cases of model code of conduct violation during assembly polls in 2022. "We already secured anticipatory bail from the high court in these cases almost two months ago. We presented the HC bail order before the MP-MLA court of judge Shweta Chaudhary after which the court granted bail," said Umar Ansari's advocate Daroga Singh. Umar Ansari got bail after submitting bonds of total Rs 90,000 in these cases. Singh said that three cases of violating the model code of conduct were lodged against Umar Ansari for making hate speech, blocking roads and taking out a political rally without permission. According to police, Umar Ansari was absconding in these cases and the local court had also issued a non-bailable warrant against him. Umar Ansari is younger to Abbas Ansari, Mukhtar Ansari's other son who is also in jail in various cases. Abbas Ansari won from Mau Sadar seat in 2022 .

Rs 498 crore in cash and items seized since MCC enforced in Telangana

Authorities have seized over Rs 178 crore in cash, 284 kg of gold, and 1,168 kg of silver, along with liquor, 'ganja' and various other goods

Election code hampers transport of cash and jewellery in Rajasthan

The code came into effect after the Election Commission announced the date for assembly elections in Rajasthan

G7 to agree on artificial intelligence code of conduct for companies

The voluntary code of conduct will set a landmark for how major countries govern AI, amid privacy concerns and security risks, the document seen by Reuters showed

Rajasthan Police seizes Rs 200 cr worth poll 'freebies' since model code

The Rajasthan Police has seized Rs 200-crore worth election "freebies" including cash, liquor, narcotics and jewellery since the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state on October 9, a top official said on Saturday. Leading a team of 12 officers, Inspector General of Police Vikas Kumar has created a 'STORM CLUB' to keep a strict vigil across the state to ensure voters are not illegally influenced by the candidates during the campaign for November 25 polls. "So far, we have made recoveries to the tune of Rs 214 crore which includes cash amounting to Rs 25 crore, liquor worth Rs 20 crore and jewellery and gold worth Rs 20 crore," Kumar, a 2004-batch IPS officer, said here. Besides this, he said, drugs worth Rs 60 crore, petrol, diesel and illegally stored fertilizer, meant to influence voters, were also seized in various districts. He said it was a team work of the Rajasthan Police especially the officers manning the war room of 'STORM CLUB', an acronym for Supervision, ..

Telangana polls: TPCC Prez Reddy accuses BRS of moral code violation

Reddy also talked about the issue of sinking pillars of the Medigadda barrage, which is a part of the prestigious Kaleshwaram project

Rajasthan elections: BJP's Tijara candidate served MCC violation notice

The election officer has sought a clarification regarding a statement made by the Baba Balaknath regarding vote counting

'Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra' violates MCC: Congress leader RC Chaudhary

RC Chaudhary has accused the central government of violating the Election Commission's model code of conduct by launching the yatra in poll-bound Rajasthan

TMS Ep544: Hosting Olympics, IT results, HDFC Bank, Model Code of Conduct

Is hosting the Olympics a good bet for India? How to decode the IT results? How do analysts interpret HDFC Bank's Q2 show? What is the Model Code of Conduct? All answers here

Rs 63 cr worth drugs, liquor, cash seized after MCC enforced in Rajasthan

Drugs, liquor, gold and cash worth more than Rs 63 crore have been seized in since the state election's model code of conduct (MCC) came into force in Rajasthan

Rajasthan SEC seeks reports over alleged MCC violation by Chief Minister

Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore has accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of flouting the model code of conduct of the EC while visiting Congress leader Sonia Gandhi in Delhi

BJP leader accuses Rajasthan CM Gehlot of Model Code of Conduct violation

Rajasthan BJP leader Arun Chaturvedi on Thursday accused Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of using official staff for political meetings in violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The code came into effect after the Election Commission announced the date for assembly elections in Rajasthan. The state will go to the polls on November 25. Chaturvedi, a former BJP chief in Rajasthan, pointed to Gehlot's recent travel to Delhi for a meeting with Sonia Gandhi. During this trip, Gehlot allegedly took his secretary in a government vehicle that, Chaturvedi said, was a direct violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The BJP leader also claimed that Gehlot has been using official staff for political meetings. "Election Commission rules stipulate that ministers are not allowed to have their staff accompany them for political work," he said. Chaturvedi also highlighted multiple appointments and announcements made during the code's implementation that, he claimed, were open violations. He said the

Rajasthan election staff get 500 complaints in 48 hours of MCC imposition

More than 500 complaints were received from across Rajasthan on the C-Vigil app in just 48 hours of the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct in the state, officials said on Wednesday. District Election Officers, or Returning Officers, found 134 complaints correct and resolved them within the stipulated time. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said 115 complaints were rejected by the Returning Officers, while six complaints are still pending. The remaining 242 complaints were rejected by the District Control Room at its level, he said. Gupta said that the maximum number of complaints (79) were received from Jaipur district. He said that the C-Vigil app allows resolution of a complaint received on it within 100 minutes. The CEO said that till now lack of documentary evidence in the form of photographs or videos was a hindrance in verification of the complaint, but the app is working to bridge all these gaps.

Model Code of Conduct comes into force in five poll-bound states

Elections will be held in Mizoram on November 7, Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 23 and Telangana on November 30

Pak election panel to hold meeting in Oct to discuss code of conduct

The ECP said, "In this regard, a copy of the draft Code of Conduct has also been sent to the leaders of political parties so that they can provide their feedback during the consultation"

Ex-MP, nine others sentenced in model code of conduct violation case

Former MP Ram Buksh Verma and his son are among 10 people sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a court here for violation of the model code of conduct in 2017. Chief Judicial Magistrate Dharmveer Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 each on the convicts on Thursday. Verma, who was earlier in the BJP, served as Rajya Sabha MP twice between 1994 and 2006. He was elected as Janata Party MLA in 1977 and as Janata Dal legislator in 1989 An FIR was lodged against Verma and others on January 25, 2017 at Tirwa police station by sub inspector Vinod Yadav for taking out a procession in violation of the model code of conduct. During the procession Verma's supporters had clashed with the police. Verma is a Samajwadi Party member now.

UP civic polls: SP leader, 180 others booked for violating conduct code

More than 180 people including a former Samajwadi Party MLA were booked for flouting the election Model Code of Conduct, prohibitory orders and Covid norms after they staged a dharna at a police station following the detention of three persons for allegedly distributing money among voters, officials said on Monday. The FIR against Mukesh Srivastava and others was lodged on Sunday at the Payagpur police station, they said. Station House Officer Rajkumar Pandey said it all started after three persons were detained and brought to the police station on Saturday over allegations of distributing money among voters. After the detention, Srivastava and others reached the police station and sat on a dharna, causing a traffic jam, he said. Taking note of this, an FIR was registered against them on Sunday for violating Model Code of Conduct for elections, prohibitory orders and Covid-19 provisions, he said. The urban body polls are scheduled on May 4 and May 11, and the counting of votes wil

EC reminds parties of law, provisions barring use of religious institutions

Ahead of assembly polls in three northeastern states and various byelections, the Election Commission has reminded its field machinery and political parties of a law and provisions of the model code