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Supreme Court Hears Plea To Ban Political Parties Promising "Irrational Freebies" Ahead Of Polls
Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking a direction to seize the election symbol or de-register a political party that promises "irrational freebies" from public funds before elections.
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Supreme Court Plea Seeks Ban On Freebies From Public Funds By Political Parties
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seize the election symbol or de-register a political party that promises or distributes "irrational freebies" from public funds before ele
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BJP Files Complaint Against Arvind Kejriwal For Alleged Misuse Of Public Money
A delegation of Delhi BJP led by party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Friday met the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) over alleged misuse of public funds by the Arvind Kejriwal-led government for taking out advertisements.
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Election Commission Asks Parties To Follow Directions On Use Of Public Funds
The state election commission today asked political parties in poll-bound Punjab to comply with the directions of the Election Commission on not using public funds and machinery to carry out any activity that amounts to advertisement for the party.
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Mayawati's Elephant Statues Usher New Rules About Wasting Public Money
No political party would be allowed to use public funds and government machinery to publicise its political symbol, the Election Commission has said, amid a legal tussle over elephant statues in Uttar Pradesh installed during the Bahujan Samaj Party's rule.
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Delhi High Court Sends Back To Election Commission Plea To Cancel BSP Symbol
Delhi High Court on Friday remanded back to the Election Commission a plea seeking cancellation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol 'Elephant', for alleged misuse of public funds by the erstwhile Mayawati government in installing statues of the pachyderm across the state.
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Political parties resist transparency order as deadline ends
The six-week deadline given by the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) to political parties to make details of their funding public and appoint information officers under the Right To Information Act (RTI) ended today, but no one listened.
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Sheila Dikshit attacks Lokayukta, challenges jurisdiction
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee in connection with the Lokayukta indicting her for alleged misuse of public funds on an ad campaign even as she accused the ombudsman of going beyond his jurisdiction in the case.
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Supreme Court Hears Plea To Ban Political Parties Promising "Irrational Freebies" Ahead Of Polls
Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking a direction to seize the election symbol or de-register a political party that promises "irrational freebies" from public funds before elections.
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Supreme Court Plea Seeks Ban On Freebies From Public Funds By Political Parties
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seize the election symbol or de-register a political party that promises or distributes "irrational freebies" from public funds before ele
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BJP Files Complaint Against Arvind Kejriwal For Alleged Misuse Of Public Money
A delegation of Delhi BJP led by party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel on Friday met the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) over alleged misuse of public funds by the Arvind Kejriwal-led government for taking out advertisements.
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Election Commission Asks Parties To Follow Directions On Use Of Public Funds
The state election commission today asked political parties in poll-bound Punjab to comply with the directions of the Election Commission on not using public funds and machinery to carry out any activity that amounts to advertisement for the party.
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Mayawati's Elephant Statues Usher New Rules About Wasting Public Money
No political party would be allowed to use public funds and government machinery to publicise its political symbol, the Election Commission has said, amid a legal tussle over elephant statues in Uttar Pradesh installed during the Bahujan Samaj Party's rule.
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Delhi High Court Sends Back To Election Commission Plea To Cancel BSP Symbol
Delhi High Court on Friday remanded back to the Election Commission a plea seeking cancellation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol 'Elephant', for alleged misuse of public funds by the erstwhile Mayawati government in installing statues of the pachyderm across the state.
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Political parties resist transparency order as deadline ends
The six-week deadline given by the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) to political parties to make details of their funding public and appoint information officers under the Right To Information Act (RTI) ended today, but no one listened.
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Sheila Dikshit attacks Lokayukta, challenges jurisdiction
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee in connection with the Lokayukta indicting her for alleged misuse of public funds on an ad campaign even as she accused the ombudsman of going beyond his jurisdiction in the case.
