AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal announced his candidature for the Lok Sabha by‑poll in Nagaon, Assam, a day before the filing deadline of September 16. The move positions the party’s leader in a key electoral contest in the state.
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Nomination process remains open until September 16; counting to be held on October 9
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on August 13
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, earlier accused BJP-RSS workers of carrying out the alleged ritual and called it a form of untouchability. He also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the filing of an FIR against those allegedly involved.
The LoP in Lok Sabha said the incident in Haldwani “shows the BJP-RSS’ mindset”
The letter came in response to Farooq Abdullah’s public call on August 25 asking Ruhullah to resign from Parliament and seek a fresh mandate from the people. Farooq had questioned whether Ruhullah could have won the 2024 Lok Sabha election without the support of the National Conference.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has urged PM Modi to freeze the Lok Sabha’s existing 543-seat strength and state-wise allocation for 25 years, while seeking an all-party meeting and adequate time to examine the proposed delimitation exercise.
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Mr. Kharge urged the government to convene an all party meeting on the issue and reiterated its position that it doesn’t support any decision to change the strength of the Lok Sabha beyond 543 seats
Chidambaram warned that population-based delimitation could reduce the Lok Sabha representation of southern states. He called for parties from southern states, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to oppose what he described as an unfair exercise.
The notices from the Speaker’s office come a day after the Supreme Court sought responses from the 20 MPs on Banerjee’s petition.
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