Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page 4 Maharashtra Re-polling being held in 4 Priyanka Gandhi holds road centres of Gadchiroli- Chimur constituency show in Silchar, says policy & Agency Watali, Garadewada, party was returning. The Naxals in Gadchiroli when a New April 15, Garadewada (Pusosoti) and district also witnessed IED polling party was returning on intent of current govt faulty Garadewada (Wangeturi). blasts at two other places on polling day on Thursday In Maharashtra, re-polling is Gadchiroli-Chimur was among the polling day. evening. Agency being held today in four the seven Lok Sabha The state Election The Naxal-affected district Guwahati April 15, polling centres of Naxal- constituencies in Commission had ordered re- also witnessed IED blasts at infested Gadchiroli-Chimur Maharashtra where polling polling in these four polling two other places since April 11 Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Lok Sabha constituency. took place in the first phase centres as polling parties morning. But today elaborate Sunday led her first election Voting, which began at 7 AM, on Thursday. An encounter could not reach the centres security arrangements have campaign outside UP in will continue till 3 PM. An took place between security due to Naxal attack threat. An been made and the polling Assam’s Silchar. Election Commission official forces and Naxals in encounter took place process will continue till 3 in Launching an attack on the said repoll is taking place at Gadchiroli when a polling between security forces and the afternoon. government, Priyanka said that both the policy and intention of the government is faulty. Campaigning for the second phase of Lok Gandhi said that in the last five years the type of hub however the process you will find him. I have been Sabha elections in full swing government the country has stopped once this touring UP for last two seen is known to people, government came in power,” months, farmers are in distress Agency Jammu and Aligarh and Mahendra Nath Pandey, In the second phase, voting will people are the best judge, she Priyanka said. owing to loan, youths are New Delhi April 15, in Mahesh Sharma including be held in all 39 constituencies said. “Thousands are unemployed facing acute unemployment yesterday. Mr Modi said, his others will participate in rallies of Tamil Nadu. Other “As soon they (BJP) came to and are without wages…” she problem.” Electioneering has reached its government is committed to and meetings at Mathura, Parliamentary constituencies power they took away the added. This was Gandhi’s first peak for the second phase of eradicating terrorism, Fatehpur Sikri, Badayun, are 14 in Karnataka; 10 in special category state status In a veiled attack on Modi, she campaign for election in the Lok Sabha elections as only corruption and poverty, while Rampur and other places. BSP Maharashtra; 8 in Uttar of the Northeast India. Under said: “If you see the campaign state. Silchar will go to the two days are left for the the Opposition parties want to Supremo Mayawati is slated Pradesh; five each in Assam, the Look East policy, Silchar you will find him everywhere. polls in the second phase on campaigning to end. Ninety- remove him. to address meetings at Aligarh Bihar and Odisha; 3 each in was developing as a trade You will open tiffin in railway, April 18. seven constituencies, spread Today, BJP President Amit and Amroha. Samajwadi Chhattisgarh and West Bengal; over 12 States and one Union Shah will address a public President Akhilesh Yadav will two in Jammu and Kashmir and Territory, will go to polls in the meeting at Gir Somnath in campaign in Kasganj and one each in Manipur, Tripura second phase on Thursday. Gujarat. He will also hold a Moradabad today. and Puducherry. Medziphema youth org declares Top leaders of various roadshow at Banaskantha in Congress General Secretary Seven-phase polling was political parties are leaving no the state. Congress President Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held a announced for the 543-member stone unturned to woo the will address a roadshow at Silchar in Assam Lok Sabha. A voter turnout of it will not allow immigrants to voters. rally at Fatehpur Sikri yesterday. She said, Congress 69.43 per cent was recorded in Senior BJP leader and Prime constituency in Agra, Uttar granted special status to the first phase. Counting of Minister Narendra Modi Pradesh today. Assam but the BJP removed votes for all the phases will be reside in the town addressed rallies at Kathua in “BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Dr it after assuming power. taken up on 23rd May. Agency its first resolution that illegal create disturbances under the Kohima, April 15, immigrants would not be influence of intoxicants.” allowed to reside in During discussions in the A youth organisation in Medziphema. meeting, the press release Social Democrats PM Modi’ Biopic: SC Medziphema subdivision, in ‘Illegal immigrants will not be stated, “Many shared their Dimapur district, has declared allowed to reside in the views and opinions during the party wins general that it will not allow illegal jurisdiction of Medziphema open discussion of agendas.” to hear today plea immigrants to reside in the town which is in reference to The organisation has area. the resolution passed earlier requested youth leaders of elections in Finland challenging EC’s ban A general meeting of the in Sept. 2006,’ the group the various wards to Medziphema Town Youth stated. communicate and to Agency winning 31 seats. The Organisation (MTYO) was Another resolution the group implement the New Delhi April 15, remaining seats were won by on release of film conducted on April 14 at took was that “no outsiders” resolutions.The organisation other parties. Agency producers. Medziphema town. Youths would be allowed to “interfere also appealed to the citizens Finland’s leftist Social New Delhi April 15, The poll panel had, on from the area’s wards and or mediate” in the “internal of the area to cooperate and Democrats have recorded a Outgoing Prime Minister Wednesday, banned the colonies attended the affairs of the youths” that “sacrifice for the welfare of the razor-thin victory in Juha Sipila said, his Centre The Supreme Court is screening of the biopic during meeting, the updates “pertain to Medziphema town.” yesterday’s general elections, party was the election’s scheduled to hear today a the current poll period, saying stated.The organisation town.”Further, the MTYO Further, the organisation holding off the far-right Finns biggest loser, blaming the plea challenging the Election that any such film that issued a press release on stated to check “liquor acknowledged the Party. With 100 per cent of difficult economic decisions Commission’s ban on the subserves the purpose of any Monday informing about the outlets, drug peddlers etc.,” in contribution of well-wishers ballots counted, the Social his administration made in an release of a biopic on Prime political entity or individual meeting and a number of “accordance to its rules and who are said to have helped Democrats, led by Antti Rinne, attempt to rebalance the Minister Narendra Modi till should not be displayed in the resolutions the group was regulations.” The the youths throughout the bagged 40 seats in the 200- economy. The Social the general elections are electronic media. The stated to have taken during organisation also assured to years in various ways, the member Parliament, while the Democrats will head a over. A bench, headed by Commission’s order came a it.The organisation stated in sternly deal with anyone “who updates added. Finns Party picked up 39 government for the first time Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, day before it was to be seats. The National Coalition in 16 years, though it has had on Friday agreed to hear released, coinciding with the Party claimed 38 seats, with been a junior coalition the plea which has been first phase of Lok Sabha Only 42 more women in Parliament the ruling Centre Party member since then. filed by the biopic’s elections. since first Lok Sabha elections Couple in Left, Congress allege rigging in Agency number did not change in the had 42 female members and New Delhi, April , second Lok Sabha formed in the 11th was one less. 1957. The 12th had 44 female MPs, police net for state; BJP rubbishes charge Slogans of various political The number increased when the while the 13th and 14th saw Agency They have become alienated The Left Front will organise a parties about empowering third Lok Sabha (1962-67) was equal numbers at 52 females assaulting 13- Agartala April 15, from the people. Their appeal mass sit-in demonstration in Indian women in politics seem formed with 37 women, of the total 543 members. to resist is actually an attempt Agartala on April 16 to protest to have remained just lip according to data available on The 15th Lok Sabha (2009-14) The opposition Left Front to spread violence and a verbal against alleged attacks, violence service, if one goes by the the Lok Sabha website. sa yr-old minor and the Congress on tonic to estranged supporters,” and rigging in the Lok Sabha statistics. There was a decrease in the The 16th – the outgoing – Lok Sunday alleged “blatant BJP spokesperson Nabendu polls. The case in point is that in the numbers in the fourth, fifth and Sabha had 66 female MPs, two rigging” during the first Bhattacharya said. Tripura Congress spokesperson outgoing 16th Lok Sabha, there sixth Lok Sabha where 33, 28 more than the previous term. domestic helper phase of the Lok Sabha Meanwhile, a delegation of the Harekrishna Bhowmik said party were only 66 women members and 21 women were elected Since the beginning in 1952, polls in Tripura, and Tripura Left Front Committee representatives met Election out of the total House strength respectively. there had been no female Agency appealed to voters to resist on Sunday met Chief Electoral Commission officials in New of 543, which makes it just 12 The number again increased to Speaker in the House until the Kohima April 14, any such attempt in the Officer Sriram Taranikanti, and Delhi on Saturday, demanding per cent. 32 women in the seventh Lok 15th Lok Sabha. next phase on April 18. complained of gross violation central forces in all the 1,645 This is the situation 67 years Sabha (1980-84) and in the Congress’ Meira Kumar was The state police recently arrested a Around 77.6 per cent voter of the model code of conduct polling booths of East Tripura after the first general elections. eighth (1984-89) with 45 women elected unopposed as the first couple for allegedly assaulting a turnout was recorded in during first phase of elections. constituency on April 18. Had the long-pending members being elected. woman Speaker of Lok Sabha 13-year-old girl, who was employed the election to the West legislative proposal to provide When the Lok Saha was elected in 2009 and served till 2014. as a domestic worker by the former Tripura Lok Sabha seat on 33 per cent reservation for in 1989 for the ninth time, the Then, Sumitra Mahajan of BJP in Kohima. April 11. NIA arrests fifth accused in women in the Lok Sabha been number of women dropped to became the second female to The arrest came after a complaint “We have witnessed that passed, it could have ensured 28. preside over the 16th Lok was filed by the Konyak Students’ the first phase of 2017 Lethpora terror case at least 179 female members in Since then, there has been a Sabha. Union, Kohima (KSUK). the Lower House of Parliament. minor but constant increase in The political parties have been elections was blatantly Agency in the attack and all the According to The Morung In the first Lok Sabha formed in the number of females. promising 33 per cent rigged by the BJP and it is New Delhi April 15, three terrorists were killed Express, the victim is currently in 1952, there were 24 women. The The 10th Lok Sabha (1991-96) reservation to females in apprehended that the in the encounter. the custody of the Child Welfare legislatures a number of times. second phase would be no The National In a statement, NIA said, Committee (CWC), Kohima. It was The Congress made the different,” Left Front Investigation Agency Reshi has been found to be Rahul Gandhi to campaign in informed that the victim has injury pledge in its manifestos in Convener and CPI(M) (NIA) has arrested the a key conspirator who marks on the head, ears, eyes, legs 2019, 2014 and 2009. The BJP central committee member, fifth accused Irshad provided logistic support in Kerala today and body. According to the too made the promise in 2014 Bijan Dahar told Ahmad Reshi in form of sheltering and Agency Thiruvananthapuram statement taken by the CWC, Lohe and now. The Communist reporters. connection with a terror transport for the terrorists New Delhi April 15, tomorrow. said that the victim was beaten with Party of India-Marxist also The BJP termed the attack on the CRPF group and conducting On Wednesday Mr Gandhi a curtain rod. promised the reservation in its charges as baseless, and in 2017 at Lethpora village reconnaissance of the CRPF Congress President Rahul will travel to Kannur and The Kohima police stated that the manifestos in 1999, 2009 and instead, claimed its in Pulwama district of Group centre before the Gandhi will reach meet UDF leaders from victim was employed by the couple, 2019. supporters are being Jammu and Kashmir. attack. Thiruvananthapuram this Kasargod, Kozhikode and who were identified as Rulanthung But none of the political attacked in different parts The attack was carried out It said the arrested accused evening to campaign in Kannur districts. Later he Ezung and Mhalo Ezung. They parties could implement the of the state by CPI(M) and by three terrorists is an active worker of various constituencies in will reach Wayanad and is were booked under IPC section 323 promise and the number of Congress activists. belonging to Jaish-e- proscribed terrorist Kerala. He is expected to scheduled to attend and section 75 of the Juvenile women MPs was not even “The opposition parties have Mohammad. Five CRPF organisation Jaish-e- attend public meetings in various campaign-related Justice (JJ) Act and investigation able to reach one-fourth failed to put up election agents. personnel were martyred Mohammad. Kollam, Pathanamthitta, programmes in the into the incident is ongoing. Alappuzha and district. members in the House.

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