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NEW DELHI: A meeting between TMC and Election Commission on Wednesday expectedly ended in acrimony, lasting barely 7-8 minutes and sparking a bitter war of words. EC sources accused party MP Derek O' Brien of "shouting at EC functionaries and not allowing chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to speak", while TMC slammed the CEC for reportedly asking the party delegation to "get lost". The meeting took place against the backdrop of deletion of lakhs of voters in West Bengal and the rejection ...Read More >
TMC MP Derek O'Brien said, "Today, we went to the Chief Election Commissioner. He told us 'get lost' within 7 minutes of the meeting. The meeting started at 10:02 AM and ended at 10:07 AM," he said. "When we told him that you are transferring officials, and how you would want to conduct a free and fair election? And then he said, leave from here... What I saw today is a shame. I challenge the Election Commissioner to release the video or audio of what happened today," he said. "One of our coll ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 8: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation's meeting with the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday to discuss alleged voter disenfranchisement during West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ended in acrimony, with both sides trading sharp accusations. The session, lasting just seven minutes, reportedly saw TMC Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien interrupting proceedings and allegedly shouting at the commissioners. In response, TMC leaders claimed that Chief Election Commiss ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien on Wednesday had alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told him to "get lost" during a meeting at the national capital in ECI's office. Notably, the delegation comprised Derek along with TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sagarika Ghose, Menaka Guruswamy, and Saket Gokhale. "What the CEC told us after a seven minute meeting is to 'get lost'. We took two-three minutes to give examples of the removal and posting of officers and the ...Read More >
Earlier on Wednesday, a meeting between a TMC delegation and the EC ended in a heated exchange. TMC MP Derek O'Brien said chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar told them to "get lost" after seven minutes, while the EC accused O'Brien of shouting and trying to stop the CEC from speaking. The TMC handed letters from Mamata Banerjee and raised concerns about poll officials allegedly linked to the BJP. Tensions between the TMC and the EC have intensified over the Special Intensive Revision (SI ...Read More >
New Delhi: Referring to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday affirmed that the 2026 State Assembly elections will be free from fear and violence. In an X post, the ECI called for no booth and source jamming on the days of polling in West Bengal. "ECI's Straight-talk to Trinamool Congress. This time, the Elections in West Bengal would surely be: Fear-free, Violence-free, Intimidation-free, Inducement-free and without any Raid, B ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Referring to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday affirmed that the 2026 State Assembly elections will be free from fear and violence. In an X post, the ECI called for no booth and source jamming on the days of polling in West Bengal. "ECI's Straight-talk to Trinamool Congress. This time, the Elections in West Bengal would surely be: Fear-free, Violence-free, Intimidation-free, Inducement-free ...Read More >
Menaka Guruswamy is a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and one of the leading voices in India's LGBTQ rights movement. Senior advocate Menaka Guruswamy on Monday made history by taking oath as a Rajya Sabha MP, becoming India's first openly queer Member of Parliament. Guruswamy was nominated by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with West Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo, former Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, and actor Koel Mallick as candidates for the upper house in February. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Nineteen newly elected and re-elected members of the Rajya Sabha took oath in Parliament on Monday, marking an important moment for the Upper House. Among those sworn in are five members from Maharasthra, including Ramdas Bandu Athawale, Maya Chintaman Ivnate, Sharadchandra Pawar, Ramrao Sakharam Wadkute and Jyoti Nagnath Waghmare. Also Read | 8th Pay Commission Latest News: NC JCM Demands OPS Restoration, Pension Reform and Extension for Submission Deadline. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Nineteen newly elected and re-elected members of the Rajya Sabha took oath in Parliament on Monday, marking an important moment for the Upper House. Among those sworn in are five members from Maharasthra, including Ramdas Bandu Athawale, Maya Chintaman Ivnate, Sharadchandra Pawar, Ramrao Sakharam Wadkute and Jyoti Nagnath Waghmare. Christopher Manickam, Anbumani Ramadoss, Constandine Ravindran, L K Sudhish, M Thambidurai and Tiruchi Siva are from Tamil Nadu. F ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to enforce and expand the constitutional right of individuals to access legal counsel during all stages of an enquiry or investigation. Issuing notice, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran sought responses of the Centre and all states and union territories in the matter. The plea challenges the current practice of discretionary and parti ...Read More >
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