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After mission comprising Chief losing Jharkhand, the BJP is Election Commissioner Sunil - '-45$ desperate to capture power in Arora, Election Commissioners the national Capital, whereas Ashok Lavasa and Sushil rmy Chief General Bipin for the AAP it will be a test to Chandra reviewed poll pre- ARawat on Thursday found see if a string of welfare mea- paredness for Delhi Assembly himself in the thick of a major sures initiated by the Kejriwal elections. The meeting was controversy after his remark on M" ()" (, ! (-#. Government is suffice to buck attended by District Election the violent protest against anti- /(00 01,-0)(,, the anti-incumbency factor officers, Deputy Commissioner Citizenship Amendment Act The EC has begun a series of Police, Joint Commissioners (CAA) invited backlash from )(,0(-#! # of meetings in preparation for of Police, chairman of New political parties, veterans of the ,#)# 0(-)0333 the polls scheduled early next Delhi Municipal Council, services and others. "#0#0)! (- ,0"#4N year. The first meeting of EC Commissioners of three Speaking at an event here, officials took place on Municipal Corporations, Chief Rawat said, “Leaders do not the Army Chief said, “A leader December 24 and the second Executive Officer of Delhi lead masses in inappropriate is the one who leads you in the one on Thursday. The third one Cantonment and other stake- directions as we are witnessing correct direction, gives you by the Chief Secretary of Delhi holders. The commission also in a large number of universi- the right advice, and then is expected on Monday. held a separate meeting with ty and college students, the way ensures that you care for the During the review meeting, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev and they are leading masses of people you lead.” Rawat added Delhi Chief Electoral Officer the Delhi Police Commissioner. crowds to carry out arson and the leadership is conveyed Ranbir Singh and Special " # " $ ! $ ! During the meeting, Delhi violence in our cities and through personal example. Commissioner of Police Pravir CEO Singh presented pre- towns. This is not leadership.” “That is what we in the armed Ranjan, who is State Police the CEO of Delhi, there are ber Assembly expires on power due to weak Opposition meetings with party’s Delhi paredness with regard to elec- Rawat was addressing a health forces are proud of,” he said. Nodal Officer, made a presen- 1.45 crore electors in the February 22, 2020. parties — both the BJP and the unit leaders. The party will toral rolls, manpower avail- leadership summit here. Incidentally, Rawat’s state- tation about the general law national Capital as on Banking on a string of Congress. organise a social media work- ability, EVMs/VVPATs, train- The Congress, the CPI(M) ment comes a day after Prime and order situation prevailing December 18. Of them, 79.98 freebies, including free water The BJP is banking on shop on December 26 which ing of all election officials, and and the AIMIM among others Minister Narendra Modi had in Delhi and action being lakh are men and 65.73 lakh and power, the ruling AAP is granting ownership right to will be attended by a represen- SVEEP activities focusing and slammed the Army Chief for denounced the destruction of planned by the Delhi Police to women. The number of trans- confident of repeating its per- people of unauthorised tative from every Assembly targeting low turnout areas for “breaching his institutional public property during the enforce all the measures as gender voters is 707. formance. Last week, the AAP colonies and Prime Minister constituency. From January 2 to increasing the number of voter limit” and “speaking against protests, saying rights go along mandated by the commission. The 2015 elections were released its five years report Narendra Modi’s image. Ahead January 15, the leaders will turnout. constitutional democracy.” The with duty. “I want to ask peo- Officials privy to the delibera- announced on January 12 and card. The AAP Government of the Delhi Assembly polls, the address people through video “The EC also reviewed the CPI(M) demanded an apology ple who resorted to violence in tions said the Delhi Police top the voting was held on has listed quality education, BJP has directed its party lead- broadcast rallies. status of preparation at the level from him for his “indiscretion”, UP to sit at home and ask brass is of the view that law and February 7. The AAP had won free health facility, good gov- ers to hold public outreach pro- The Delhi CEO informed of Districts. All district election claiming his remarks have themselves whether what they order situation in the national 67 out of 70 seats. The BJP had ernance, and subsidised elec- grammes in Assembly con- the EC regarding special mea- officers along with their respec- adverse ramifications for the did is good or not. They Capital is well under control managed to secure just three tricity as its main achieve- stituencies across Delhi. sures taken for facilitating per- tive DCPs gave detailed pre- constitutional arrangement. destroyed buses and public and that the force was prepared seats in 2015 while the ments. Party’s national general sons with disabilities and senior sentations of their district to the Citing the example of property that belongs to the for the elections. Congress had drawn a blank. There is possibility that secretary BL Santosh discussed citizens, including pick and Election Commission,” said protests by a large number of future generation,” he said. As per the presentation by The tenure of the 70-mem- the ruling AAP may return to the programmes during the drop facility from home to officials. university and college students, Continued on Page 4 ! $ ! ! " $ % & - '-45$ described the Congress leader as “joothon ka sardar” (master rime Minister Narendra of lies) and asserted that deten- PModi’s assertion that there tion camps in Assam were set !"# '( ) * $ was no detention centre in the up when the Congress was in +, country led to a bitter war of power both at the Centre and + + words between the Congress in the State. + + and the BJP on Thursday amid The BJP spokesperson !$ - + disclosure about existence of alleged after apologising to the '+ + such camps in Assam and Supreme Court on the Rafale /0 , + & Karnataka. issue, Rahul is now spreading The Congress has also lies on the detention centres. $% attacked the Government over He asserted that the Prime &' National Population Register Minister had only said there is ("()# "$ + " % " & ' $ (NPR) and said that there was no such detention camp in *, 1 " a design to bring in NRC in the which Muslims of India will be " " ( garb of NPR. placed after NRC. ** Taking to Twitter, Congress Addressing a Press confer- + * leader Rahul Gandhi attached ence, Patra showed the official a video clip showing a deten- statement issued by the *+ " tion centre being constructed Congress-led UPA 2+ + /3 in Assam. While accusing the Government in 2011 and ( + $* + & !58*4 For Gwalior, Chambal, witnessed at Anuppur, Umaria, Congress, its allies and “Urban ‘White Paper’ on the issue of Sagar, Rewa, Bhopal and Ujjain Dindori, Balaghat, Mandla, Naxals” of spreading the foreigners published by the here was a respite from cold divisions Met officials have Seoni and Chhindwara in the rumour that Muslims will be party-led Government in Tin the State capital on issued warning of intense cold next 24 hours. Gwalior and sent to detention centres, the Assam in 2012, and claimed " R Q R Thursday with bright sunshine day to cold day conditions. Datia recorded the lowest night PM had denied presence of any that as per these documents, and clear sky. Besides, few Warning of shallow to temperature at 5 degree Celsius. such centre in the country. detention camps were estab- regions in the State recorded dense fog has been issued for Shahdol, Jabalpur and “RSS’ Prime Minister lies to lished in the State. rainfall in the past 24 hours. Gwalior, Chambal, Sagar, Rewa Hoshangabad recorded light Bharat Mata,” Rahul said in the “Rahul Gandhi is joothon $% The State capital recorded and Ujjain divisions by Met rainfall in the past 24 hours. tweet in Hindi with the hash- ka sardar. The three detention night temperature at 11.4 and these regions are likely to The night temperatures record- tag ‘jhoot jhoot jhoot (lies, centres were set up in Assam at - '-45$6 degree Celsius. witness the conditions in the ed significant dip in the night lies, lies). the