Assembly Election 2021 LATEST updates: In the letter, Mamata said that the BJP-led Center is creating problems in states ruled by non-BJP parties, by misusing the governor’s office.
Mamata Banerjee during a rally. PTI
Assembly Election 2021 LATEST updates
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written personal letters to non-BJP leaders highlighting the “attacks” by the BJP and its government on democracy and constitutional federalism in India.
Ahead of the second phase of the state polls, Banerjee’s letter, which was released by the TMC on Wednesday, seeks to garner the support of opposition leaders by stating how non-BJP states have suffered due to the actions of the Center led by the saffron party.
By accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of threatening her supporters at her rallies, the BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission over the comments she made.
Uttar’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked both Congress and DMK on the grounds that they have failed to protect women. Referring to some alleged derogatory comments recently made by some political party leaders, including DMK MP A Raja, Adityanath said that this has shown that there would be no protection for women if these parties were voted into power.
The Election Commission has also started aerial surveillance in the area with the help of a helicopter, a senior official said.
Congress had fired on the youth of Assam during insurgencies in the past. Does any party that killed the youth of Assam have the right to ask for votes in Assam? Asked the interior minister in Chirang.
Amit Shah also claimed that the BJP government in the state will implement all the promises made in the Bodo agreement by 2022.
“I have come here to promise you that the government of India will implement each and every promise made in the Bodo accord by 2022 for a peaceful Assam,” Shah said.
Mamata is afraid of losing the ballot boxes. That is why you are using the gotra card. She is carrying out attacks against Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP candidates. Sometimes he abuses the Electoral Commission, said the union minister.
The former head of Congress visited the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati before the second phase of the Assam Assembly elections.
The EC said that SDPO, Haldia, Barun Baidya should be replaced by Uttam Mitra. Similarly, Circle Inspector, Mahishadal, Bichitra Bikas Roy should be replaced by Inspector, Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench, Sirshendu Das.
Twenty-two companies from the central forces will be deployed to the Nandigram seat, which is witnessing a fierce battle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former lieutenant-turned-enemy of the BJP, Suvendu Adhikary.
The EC has also decided to deploy a 22-person Rapid Response Team (QRT) to Nandigram on Election Day, an official said. PTI.
The EC has also set up a team of officials who will oversee the proceedings in Nandigram on election day, he said.
On Tuesday, the Election Commission issued a show of cause notice to DMK leader A Raja for allegedly making disparaging remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami during an election campaign.
The former Union minister and DMK “star activist” has been asked to respond to the notification by 6 pm on Wednesday.
Based on the field reports, the Commission said, it considers that “the content of your speech is not only derogatory but also obscene and undermines the dignity of the motherhood of women, which appears to be a serious violation of the provisions “. of the Model Code of Conduct “.
The Commission has given you “the opportunity to explain your position in this regard on or before March 31st, 6:00 pm, otherwise, the Commission will make a decision without further reference to you.”
The notice said that the EC received a complaint through All India State Electoral Director Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), alleging that Raja had made a disparaging and scandalous speech against Palaniswami during an election campaign on March 26 in the electoral district of the Assembly of the Thousand Lights.
The notice noted that the Central Crime Division has registered a case under the Indian Penal Code and the People’s Representation Act of 1951 against the deputy from DMK.
The EC said that Raja had allegedly said that (DMK leader MK) “Stalin is a child of good relationships and good birth, while Palaniswami is a child of bad relationships and a premature child.”
The EC also referred to some other comments made by Raja against the prime minister.
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