The Election Commission today instructed candidates contesting in the Hisar bypoll to refrain from attending community kitchens, which distribute free food to electors, and issued guidelines for organisation of such events. “The Commission has observed that community kitchen like ‘preetibhoj’, ’36 biradariyon ka khaana’, ‘gao zeemana’ and ‘saya’ in local parlance were organised during the [...]
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With three political heavyweights locked in a triangular contest, the battle for Hisar Lok Sabha seat has turned fierce, but ruling Congress’ worries have increased as it has to fight not only its opponents but also tackle Team Hazare’s campaign against it. Congress has fielded three-time MP from Hisar, Jai Prakash (58). He is pitted [...]
As poll battle hots up in Hisar for the October 13 Lok Sabha bypoll, main political parties are pulling out all the stops to woo voters. There are 40 candidates in the fray but the main contest is between Haryana Janhit Congress nominee Kuldeep Bishnoi, Jai Prakash of the Congress and INLD’s Ajay Singh Chautala. [...]
Team Anna today launched a blistering attack on the Congress ahead of the October 13 Lok Sabha bypoll here, asking voters to inflict a “historic” defeat on the party for not bringing the Jan Lokpal Bill. Addressing public meetings, activists Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia also sought to clear the air on any links with [...]
Haryana Congress today said it was not perturbed by Anna Hazare’s campaign against the party and asserted it would not have any impact on the poll prospects of its candidates here. Dismissing Hazare’s campaign, Haryana Congress President Phool Chand Mullana said the RSS chief’s admission that Sangh volunteers participated in the recent movement against corruption [...]
Anna Hazare today put Congress on notice on the Lokpal issue, saying he will campaign against it in election-bound states if the Centre fails to get his version of the anti-corruption bill passed in Parliament’s Winter Session. To begin with, Hazare said, he will appeal to voters in Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana where [...]
