Imphal Times Supplementary issue All arrangements in place for counting for Sushma Swaraj attends SCO Lok Sabha & 4 state assemblies tomorrow Foreign Ministers meet in Agency Counting of Electronically slips with EVMs from one to beginning 100 metres New Delhi May 22, Transmitted Postal Ballot five polling booths per away from the counting Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today System (ETPBS) and Postal assembly segments in Lok centre. All arrangements have been Ballots will be taken up first. Sabha polls. The Supreme The middle layer at the put in place for counting of Counting personnel will Court yesterday rejected a entrance will be followed votes for Lok Sabha and four randomly select five EVMs PIL seeking 100 per cent by the inner layer. state assemblies of Andhra from each Assembly matching of VVPAT slips Prohibitory orders under Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and segments for matching with with EVMs. section 144 CrPC will be Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow. VVPAT slips as directed by Elaborate security promulgated within 100 The counting will begin at 8 the Supreme Court. arrangements have been meters of the counting AM and trends are likely to The Apex Court had on made to ensure smooth and centres. No one will be start coming in by afternoon, April 8 asked the Election hassle-free counting. There permitted to carry mobile while results are expected by Commission to increase the will be three-tier security in phones inside the the evening. random matching of VVPAT place with the outer cordon counting centres. PM Modi describes NDA as a grouping which Agency discussion with Kyrgyz Bishkek next month and also New Delhi May 22, Foreign Minister exchange views on topical represents the aspiration of the people of India Aidarbekov on all aspects of issues of international and External Affairs Minister bilateral relations, including regional importance. Agency Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, Sushma Swaraj has attended in political and defence, The participating Foreign New Delhi May 22, Lok Janshakti Party headRam the meeting of Council of trade and investment, Ministers will call on Vilas Paswan and AIADMK Foreign Ministers of health, capacity building Kyrgyz President Prime Minister Narendra Modi leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Shanghai Cooperation and people-to-people ties. Sooranbay Jeenbekov. has described theNational Minister Edappadi Organization (SCO) in The Council of Foreign This is the second Council Democratic Alliance, NDA as a K.Palaniswami. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan today. Ministers meeting will of Foreign Ministers grouping which represents Earlier, BJP President Amit Ms Swaraj reached Bishkek review the preparations for meeting that India is theaspirations of people of Shah held a meeting with Union yesterday afternoon. She the forthcoming SCO attending as a full member India. Addressing the meeting Council ofMinisters. The had a productive Summit which will be held in of SCO. of NDA leaders in NewDelhi meeting held at party today, Mr Modi said, NDA has headquarters in New Delhi was now become a strong pillar for called tothank them for their Assam Rifles Conducts Friendly fulfillingregional aspirations. service to the nation. It was The Prime Minister said, aim of attended by Prime NDA was not vote or powerbut MinisterNarendra Modi and Volleyball Matches to build a New India. Chief Parkash Singh Badal during thetenure. Union Ministers including IT News Briefing media after the meeting presided the meeting of36 allies The leaders of National Rajnath Singh, Nirmala ImphalMay 22, of NDA, Senior BJP leader and of NDA. Mr Singh said, three Democratic Alliance met over Sitharaman,Rajyavardhan Union MinisterRajnath Singh allies were absent but they have dinner in New Delhi thisevening. Singh Rathore, Smriti Irani, Kakching Battalion and quoting the Prime Minister said, senttheir support. During the meeting they chalked Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Ram Mantripukhri Battalion of 28 the aim of NDA is to serve The NDA also passed a out strategy on possible VilasPaswan. Sector and 9 Sector Assam thepoor and solve the issue of resolution lauding the efforts of outcome ofGeneral elections. The two meetings took place Rifles under the aegis of IGAR poverty. Prime Minister NarendraModi. Prime Minister Modi was present ahead of declaration of Lok (South) organised friendly Mr Singh said, the NDA has The resolution was proposed in the meeting besides Sabha poll results andin the volleyball matches on stood firm on the issue of by Lok Jan Shakti party leader BiharChief Minister and JD(U) backdrop of exit polls which Yesterday. national security and ithas been Ram Vilas Paswan.The allies President Nitish Kumar, have predicted a return of BJP While the first match was successful in leaving its mark. lauded the Prime Minister for Shiromani Akali Dal led NDAgovernment at the played by team of Kakching He said, Shiromani Akali Dal taking historical decisions ChiefParkash Singh Badal, Shiv Centre. Battalion Assam Rifles and Volleyball team of Kaithalmambi Youth Club, the second volleyball match was played PM Modi says ‘concerned over needless between the teams of Khamran Village Youth Club and troops The match was followed by recurrently taking such of Koirengei COB. tea and refreshments for all. initiatives for maintaining controversy’ as Oppn ups EVM row All the four teams played with The players and the locals healthy environment. They Agency voting machines, the home Shah had hosted another NDA has become the principal great zeal and enthusiasm and appreciated the efforts of also requested to conduct more New Delhi May 22, minister said. meeting for Union ministers pole in Indian politics. displayed great sportsmanship Assam Rifles for organising such events for promoting Earlier Tuesday, leaders of 22 earlier Tuesday. The BJP “Under the leadership of PM during the course of the match. the sports event and sports in future as well. Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposition parties met the described the meeting as an Modi, the NDA government Tuesday expressed concern Election Commission and occasion to thank ministers for has future-proofed India, over the “needless demanded verification of their service to the nation. which means the creation of controversy” created by the VVPAT slips of randomly- The NDA resolution also next-generation roads, DFI Condemns allegations Opposition over EVMs at a selected polling stations expressed its concern over the railways, highways, i-ways meeting of NDA leaders, even before the counting of the “systematic assault by the and ports infrastructure that as the ruling alliance laid out votes. Opposition on institutions caters to the needs of the against the Father of Catholic its agenda for the next five The opposition ranging from the CAG, Election present and coming years if it is elected to power representation to the EC came Commission and judiciary to generations,” it said. School Canchipur again. barely two days before the police and armed forces”. The NDA, the resolution At the BJP-led ruling alliance counting of votes and after exit Modi described the NDA as an added, stands as a bulwark The Diocesan Fraternity of Imphal (DFI), the surfaced from the revolutionary armed outfit meeting, which was attended poll projections that the BJP- alliance of India’s hope and against the “vote-bank fraternity of diocesan priests working in the KCP-MC, with no specific complaint from by 36 parties, a resolution led NDA is likely to return to aspirations, saying it has politics and old-school Archdiocese of Imphal, is shocked to learn of the part of the alleged victims- either written was passed, terming the power. become an “organic entity” like political thinking of the the allegations of child abuse levelled by the or verbal- to the school authorities or before 2019 general election Bihar Chief Minister Nitish a family and is representative Opposition” whose 20th- armed outfit KCP-MC against the Father (priest) a lawful authority. The DFI on its internal decisive for the country and Kumar, Shiv Sena chief of the country’s regional century politics has not cut ice of Catholic School, Canchipur through some and independent enquiry found no rational pledging to make India Uddhav Thackeray and Tamil aspirations. with the young voters of the local dailies namely, Imphal Times (evening basis to believe in this allegation. It believes “strong, developed, Nadu Chief Minister E K The NDA leaders at the meeting, 21st century. daily, 15 May edition), Pandam (Manipuri that such rumours without any rational prosperous and inclusive” Palaniswami were among the which was presided by Akali Dal “The last five years were edition, May 15), etc. justification is aimed at tarnishing not just by 2022, when India BJP allies who attended the patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, about fulfilling the basic The allegations are of very serious nature and the name and reputation of the individual completes 75 years of its dinner-meeting hosted by BJP felicitated the prime minister and needs of the people; now is the DFI takes very strong exception to this alleged, but also the institution at large. The independence, party leader chief Amit Shah. praised his council of ministers the time to further increase the issue. If the accusation is found to be true, as DFI appeals to those concerned to desist and Union minister Rajnath Union minister and BJP ally for their work. pace of progress and meet the claimed in the news item, befitting punishment from such propaganda. It also reiterates its Singh told reporters. Ram Vilas Paswan proposed The resolution expressed aspirations of the people,” it as per the law of the land should be meted out commitment to cooperate with any lawful The BJP-led NDA meeting is the resolution. confidence that the NDA will said. to the culprit in the interest of justice. However, investigation on the matter and to stand for being seen as its show of Paswan, who joined Singh in come back to power under Modi It also praised the outgoing the DFI is surprised that the allegations have justice at all times.