NEW DELHI: The national tribal panel has launched an investigation into the caste certificate of an MLA belonging to the breakaway Shiv Sena faction after courts ruled the legislator’s ST certificate as “fake” – a move that is likely to nudge the authorities to take a quick decision on her disqualification from the assembly amid … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will not shy away from taking tough decisions while discharging its Constitutional responsibility and shall pursue electoral reforms by following the time-tested and democratic methods of consultation and consensus, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said after taking over reins of the poll body on Sunday. Kumar, who succeeds Sushil Chandra … Read more
NEW DELHI: Holding that constitutional mandate of holding election before expiry of five year tenure is inviolable, the Supreme Court directed initiation of poll process for 23,263 local bodies in Madhya Pradesh which has been due since 2019, and rejected state government’s contention for more time to fulfill the triple test criteria to introduce OBC … Read more