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New Delhi, April 6 With notices moved by the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar rejected, the Congress on Monday said "we know what happened to the last Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who accepted a petition moved by Opposition MPs".Lok Sabha...

New Delhi, April 6 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday rejected separate notices from the opposition to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar from his post.The opposition had submitted notices to the Lok Sabha...

New Delhi, April 4 Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered in both West Bengal and Bihar to criticize the BJP, saying the party is only 'self-reliant' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it.Sibal's allegations...

New Delhi, April 4 Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered in both West Bengal and Bihar to take aim at the BJP, saying the party is only 'self-reliant' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it.Sibal's allegations...

Mumbai, April 3 Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Friday said while the Congress' allegations of "vote theft" were valid, its leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge need to provide evidence to support their claims.Speaking to reporters, he said their claims would only...

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has transferred the investigation of the Malda case to the National Investigation Agency. The NIA team will arrive in West Bengal today. Yesterday, the Supreme Court took serious note of seven judicial officers who were taken hostage in the Malda...

Kolkata, April 2 – Tension escalated outside the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Thursday as Trinamool Congress workers and supporters staged a protest over multiple allegations regarding Form 6.The protest began on Tuesday. The situation became tense on Thursday as...

Kolkata, April 2 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in a virtual meeting on Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to ensure the arrest of every individual responsible for harassing the seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in Malda district by midnight.At the meeting, West...

New Delhi, April 2 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien questioned the "silence" surrounding a notice submitted by opposition leaders in Parliament demanding a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and accused the BJP of having a "tacit understanding" with...

Kolkata, March 31 In response to the TMC's allegations of electoral roll manipulation through applications under Form 6 in the run-up to the Assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal clarified on Tuesday that his office has no software to add or delete names of any...

Kolkata, March 31 In a strongly-worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP on Tuesday of attempting to illegally include voters from outside West Bengal on the state's electoral rolls through bulk applications using Form 6.Banerjee...

Kolkata, March 31 A group of booth-level officers (BLOs), perceived to be backed by the ruling Trinamool Congress, protested outside the Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office here on Tuesday over alleged manipulation of the voter list, and clashed with the police and BJP workers.During the...

Kolkata, March 31 Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday, alleging a conspiracy to infiltrate the West Bengal voter list with outsiders, purportedly involving the BJP and the Election Commission.Sharing a copy of the letter...

New Delhi, March 30 Congress member Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday sought clarification from the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha regarding the motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, submitted by opposition parties.Raising the issue during the resumed session of the...

New Delhi, March 27 The Trinamool Congress questioned on Friday why no action has been taken on the opposition's notice seeking a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the "inaction" shows a "tacit understanding" between the government and the Election...

New Delhi, March 22 The notices moved by opposition MPs in Parliament seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar have accused him of “acting under the thumb of the executive”, besides blaming him for “mass disenfranchisement” through the SIR exercise, and raising questions...

Kolkata, March 20 – A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging the transfers of bureaucrats and police officers of the West Bengal cadre ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) since the Model Code of Conduct came into force on Sunday.The...

Kolkata, March 20 TMC MP and senior lawyer Kalyan Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court on Friday, questioning the Election Commission's transfer order of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal shortly after the announcement of assembly elections in the state.The petitioner named Chief...

Kolkata, March 19 – In a late-night development on Wednesday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled the rehabilitation of several Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in West Bengal who had been given alternative postings by the state government after being removed by the Commission...

Kolkata, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday decided to send two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the West Bengal cadre, both holding the rank of departmental secretaries, as central observers to other states.One of the two officers is Priyanka...