Morning Briefing: BJP, INDIA Contact ECI Before Counting Day; SIT Searches for Prajwal Revanna’s Mother, and More
Morning Briefing: BJP, INDIA Contact ECI Before Counting Day; SIT Searches for Prajwal Revanna’s Mother, and More! In this video, we bring you the latest updates from the morning briefing, including the proactive measures taken by BJP and INDIA ahead of the counting day, as they reach out to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Additionally, we cover the ongoing search efforts by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to locate Prajwal Revanna’s mother. Stay tuned for a comprehensive overview of these developments and more
Morning briefing: BJP, INDIA reach out to ECI before counting day; SIT searches for Prajwal Revanna’s mother, and more
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Delegations from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the INDIA bloc approached the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday, a day after polling for all 543 Lok Sabha seats concluded, and urged the poll panel to ensure that all guidelines are followed on the counting day to safeguard the electoral process. The ruling party asked the EC to ensure that every polling official is "fully conversant" with the poll body’s counting protocol, while also alleging that the Congress and "certain motivated civil society groups" were trying "to undermine the integrity of the ongoing electoral process". In its appeal, the Opposition blocs urged the panel to ensure that on June 4, the postal ballots are counted and their results declared before announcing the count of votes cast through EVMs.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has conducted searches at multiple locations across Karnataka in search of Bhavani Revanna, the mother of Hassan lawmaker and suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The search operation was initiated after Bhavani, who was issued a notice to appear for questioning in a woman kidnap case linked to the sexual abuse charges against her son, was not found at her residence in Holenarasipura, Hassan district, on Saturday evening, officials stated. The SIT, probing the alleged sexual abuse charges against Prajwal, the grandson of JD(S) patriarch and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, conducted searches in Mysuru, Hassan, Bengaluru, Mandya, and Ramanagara, including visits to Bhavani’s relatives’ houses to track her, but she remained elusive.
