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NGG-709 RNI-ASSENG/2000/128T62 DIPHHU, KAERBI ANGLHONG, FRIIDAY,L APRILL 2, 2S 021 PATGES 8 I PRMICE ` 5 ES 2 injured in police firing at Kalaigaon EC slaps show-cause HT Correspondent DALGAON, April 1: Two per - sons were injured during a po - Over 77.21 % turn-out notice to Himanta lice firing, as violence marked HT Bureau the second phase of assembly nd GUWAHATI, April 1: The Elec - elections at 65-Kalaigaon con - tion Commission of India (ECI) on stituency in Darrang district on Thursday issued a show cause no - Thursday evening. in 2 phase of polls tice to finance minister and NEDA The injured have been iden - Fate of 345 candidates sealed in EVMs convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma tified as Ismail Ali and Musa HT Bureau for allegedly making threatening Ali. They have been shifted to GUWAHATI, April 1: Altogether remarks against Opposition leader Mangaldai Civil Hospital. The 77.21 percent voter’s turnout has and (BPF) president Hagrama Mo - condition of Ismail Ali is dete - been recorded in the second phase hilary. riorating and he is being taken of assembly elections conducted in Sarma has been asked to re - to the Gauhati Medical College 39 assembly constituencies in 13 dis - spond to the notice by 5 pm on Fri - & Hospital. The incident took tricts across the state on Thursday. day. The Congress had approached place when some of the locals However, the final voters turn the poll panel alleging that Sarma protested against tampering of out will be coming out on Friday had threatened to send Mohilary to of Conduct, including the one deal - personation of voters. EVM in a polling booth. Locals as the figures of many electoral jail by misusing the National In - ing with refraining from making "...the Commission is, prima informed that polling officials districts are yet to reach out to the vestigation Agency (NIA). unverified allegations against po - facie, of the view that Sarma has took away the EVM before office of the chief electoral officer The BPF is an ally of the Con - litical rivals and, avoiding "corrupt violated the above said provisions polling agents had signed, and (CEO) here. gress-led Grand Alliance in Assam. practices" and offences under the of the Model Code of Conduct," sealed the EVMs. Locals al - The BJP-led alliance includes The notice to Sarma cited vari - election law, such as bribing of the notice read. It also quoted a leged that more votes were the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) ous provisions of the Model Code voters, intimidation of voters, im - transcript (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) found in EVM than the votes and United People’s Party Liberal polled in Rajapukhuri, Barjhar (UPPL). Congress has stitched a ond phase of the elections. Of Some of the heavyweights, who and Bherbheri polling stations broad alliance that includes All them, 37,34,537 were male voters contested the second phase are: under the constituency. India United Democratic Front and 36,09,959 were female voters, Parimal Suklabaidya (Dholai), KA, Dima Hasao witness GPC slams Pijush Finally, the police resorted to (AIUDF), Communist Party of while 135 were third gender voters. Bhabesh Kalita (Rangiya), Pijush firing to control the mob injur - India, the Communist Party of The voting was held on 8,998 Hazarika (Jagiroad), Aminul for threatening ing two persons on the spot. India (Marxist), the Communist polling stations and 556 of them Haque Laskar (Sonai), Sum Rong - long queHuT Beure aou f voters Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) were all-women polling stations. hang (Diphu), Rihon Daimary DIPHU, April 1: An average 72.35 percent voter turnout has been TV journalist Last rites of Lurinjyoti’s Liberation, the Anchalik Gana A total of 345 candidates were in (Udalguri), Biswajit Daimary recorded in two hill districts of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong HT Bureau mother performed Marcha (AGM) and the Bodoland the fray from 39 constituencies in (Paneri), Siddique Ahmed (La - during the second phase of assembly elections on Thursday. GUWAHATI, April 1: The HT Correspondent Peoples’ Front (BPF). the second phase. horighat), Kamalakhya Dey 71.38% voters turnout has been recorded in Diphu constituency, Gauhati Press Club (GPC) on DIBRUGARH, April 1: The The voting for the second and The second phase includes five Purkayastha (Karimganj North) 68.40% in Howraghat, 73.37% in Baithalangso and 76.25% voters Thursday slammed minister of last rites of Assam Jatiya penultimate phase of Assam as - constituencies in three hill districts and Gautam Roy (Katigorah). turnout has been recorded in Bokajan during the second phase of poll. state for health and family welfare Parishad (AJP) president Lurin - sembly elections was temporarily of Karbi Anglong, West Karbi An - BJP leader and excise minister The four constituencies in Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong Pijush Hazarika for allegedly jyoti Gogoi’s mother Dulu stopped at polling stations at glong and Dima Hasao and 15 Parimal Suklabaidya cast his vote went to polls on Thursday. threatening a TV journalist of the Gogoi was performed at her na - Silchar and Nagaon due to EVM seats in the Barak Valley. at a polling station in Dholai, In the morning BJP candidate from Diphu, Bidyasing Engleng with his state. tive place in Laipuli’s malfunctions. The main contest is seen to be Silchar. Taking to his Twitter Suk - wife Kuntila Ronghangpi, a former executive member (EM) of Karbi An - Hazarika is also a BJP candidate Morankari under Dibrugarh dis - Over 73.44 lakh voters were el - between the alliances led by BJP labaidya wrote, “Exercised my glong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and his daughter cast his votes at from Jagiroad assembly con - trict on Thursday. igible to cast their votes in the sec - and Congress. highest (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) Govt. Girls High School polling station. stituency, which went to poll on Earlier, in the morning hours, Engleng said the BJP is winning from four constituencies in the two Thursday. the mortal remains of Dulu Gogoi hill districts. In an audio clip, which has gone were taken back to her native vil - “I appeal to the voters of Diphu in particular and Karbi Anglong as a viral, Hazarika is heard intimidat - lage from Sanjivani Diagnostics whole to come out from their homes and cast your valuable votes. I also ing a TV journalist over the phone (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) 13 people test Covid-19 positive in Sivasagar pray for peace and harmony in the district.” for airing a news report related to HT Correspondent employees and support staff have cine till date. Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) president and party his wife, who is a popular actress SIVASAGAR, April 1: Altogether been directed to join in their re - In total 6,798 front line workers candidate from Howraghat, Chandra Kanta Terang said, “Karbi Anglong of Assam. Road mishap 13 people have tested positive for spective jobs within 24 hours and were given the first dose of the is in favour of ASDC. People are disappointed with 15 years of Congress “The audio clip where minister HT Correspondent Covid-19 in the second wave of the all leaves have been cancelled in vaccine and 551 were given the rule and now the BJP as well, they have ruined the rural economy. If there and BJP candidate from Jagiroad SIVASAGAR, April 1: One pandemic in Sivasagar till Thurs - the wake of the new wave. second dose. In the district 11,409 is no EVM tampering and manipulation then there is the possibility of constituency Pijush Hazarika is re - Haidar Ali (62) died in a road day so far with two more from the People have been warned not to senior citizens were administered ASDC winning. Howraghat is also in favour of ASDC.” portedly heard intimidating a tele - mishap involving the bicycle he town. Two patients have been ad - violate the regulatory measures the first dose of the vaccine while ASDC candidate from Diphu Hemsing Tisso complained of finding vision journalist over phone for was riding and a Bullet bearing mitted in Sivasagar Covid-19 hos - like wearing masks, sanitizing and 20 of them were given the second sealed EVMs brought in vehicles after voting had ended at Klirdap ME airing a news report is highly con - registration no. AS-03-W-9749 pital, 2 have been sent to the maintaining distance. So far, 4761 dose. Vaccination of all citizens School, Taralangso Tiniali. demnable and cannot be condoned near the Rangghar on Wednes - AMCH and 9 others have been health department workers have above 45 years has started from “Why were sealed EVMs brought after voting was over? This is at any cost,” Gauhati Press Club day. Ali was rushed to the kept in home isolation. been administered the first dose Thursday. Altogether 101 Covid- wrong,” Tisso said. Reportedly a vehicle with some packed EVMs said in a statement. Sivasagar Civil Hospital where In a release from the health de - while 3,159 of them have been 19 patients died in Sivasagar in the reached Hatipura LP School Polling Station and Chekso Langso LP The GPC, while condemning the he breathed his last.