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New Delhi: Ahead of the sixth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Sunday (April 18) banned BJP leader Saiyan Basu and Trinamool Congress leader Sujata Khan for 24 hours for their recent speeches. According to reports, the campaign for the BJP and Trinamool Congress leaders will be implemented from 7 pm on Sunday.
According to an ANI report, the poll panel banned BJP leader Sayantan Basu for 24 hours from campaigning with his remark ‘highly inflammatory comment’ on the recent shootings in Cooch Behar, killing five people. The poll panel issued a notice to Sayantan Basu for his alleged ‘inflammatory’ remarks during a speech on 15 April and asked him to clarify his stand within 24 hours. The notice stated that the poll panel had received a complaint against Basu for his speech in Baranagar, North 24 Parganas. The Commission said that its speech was found to be in violation of the Model Code and the Representation of
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BJP s Sayantan Basu banned over Cooch Behar firing remark
Sujata Mondal Khan banned for remark against SC community
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the sixth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Sunday (April 18) imposed a 24-hour campaigning ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Trinamool Congress leader Sujata Mondal Khan over their recent speeches. According to reports, the campaigning ban on BJP and Trinamool Congress leaders will come into effect from 7 pm on Sunday.
According to ANI report, the poll panel banned BJP leader Sayantan Basu for 24 hours from campaigning over his highly provocative remarks over the recent Cooch Behar firing in which five people lost their lives. The poll panel had on April 15 issued a notice to Sayantan Basu for his alleged inflammatory remark during a speech and asked him to explain his stand within 24 hours. The notice said the poll panel had received a complaint against Basu over his speech in North
He was responding to the charge by the UDF and the BJP which petitioned the State Election Commission on Sunday a day ahead of final phase of local body polls in Kerala, contending that the chief minister s remarks that the vaccine would be given free of cost violated the model code of conduct. After casting his vote in Kannur district, Vijayan asserted that the Left front was going to achieve an iconic victory in the local body polls, seen as a curtain raiser ahead of the state assembly elections due in April-May, 2021. We have been providing free treatment for Covid-19 and the preventive medicine is part of that treatment. We made it clear that it will be provided free of cost. There is no violation of any model code of conduct, the chief minister told reporters.
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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday dismissed the opposition allegation of poll code breach, saying the free COVID-19 vaccine announced by him was part of the treatment for the infection already being given without any charges in the state and he has not committed any violation.
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After casting his vote in Kannur district, Vijayan asserted that the Left front was going to achieve an iconic victory in the local body polls.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday dismissed the opposition allegation of poll code breach, saying the free COVID-19 vaccine announced by him was part of the treatment for the infection already being given without any charges in the state and he has not committed any violation. He was responding to the charge by the UDF and the BJP which petitioned the State Election Commission on Sunday a day ahead of final phase of local body polls in Kerala, contending that the chief minister s remarks that the vaccine would be given free of cost
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