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West Bengal Panchayat Elections: Counting Of Votes Today
The counting of votes for the West Bengal Panchayat elections will begin at 8 am on Tuesday. The polling for the three-tier panchayati raj system concluded on Monday after the State Election Commission announced repolling at 696 polling stations. The polling, which took place on Saturday, in over 61,000 booths, as per the planned schedule started at 7 am but was marred with incidents of violence, tampering of ballot boxes and papers, and booth capturing.
The rural body polls are being seen as a litmus test for the TMC ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, in West Bengal after a month of violence and court interventions. The polls come at a time when the Mamata Banerjee-led ruling party in the state is facing various charges of corruption and a number of its leaders have been arrested by CBI and ED.
MP: Amit Shah To Attend BJP Meeting In Bhopal Today
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend a BJP meeting in Bhopal on Tuesday, a party office-bearer said. Shah will arrive at around 7.30 pm. He will remain present in the state BJP office till late hours, the office-bearer said without elaborating. Shah is scheduled to fly back to Delhi around Tuesday midnight, he said.
The visit assumes significance in view of the MP assembly polls due later this year.
SC To Hear On July 11 Manipur Govt’s Plea Against HC Order On Restoration Of Internet
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 11 the Manipur government’s plea against the high court order on the limited restoration of the internet in the state. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha agreed to hear the plea on Tuesday after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought an urgent listing of the matter, saying the situation in the state keeps changing very fast. This is concerning the internet shutdown in Manipur.
The situation in the state keeps changing very fast. The appeal is against the high court order where it has directed the restoration of internet service.