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Congress Working Committee to decide new working chief after Budget session

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July 28, 2019

New Delhi, Jul 28: The Congress Working Committee meeting to decide the new Working President will meet after Parliament's Budget session with outgoing party chief Rahul Gandhi and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra refraining from taking any decision, party sources said.

A senior Congress leader wishing not to be named said the CWC, party's top decision-making body, will meet after the conclusion of the Budget session to decide on the new Working President.

He said the CWC meeting was supposed to take place in the first week of August, but as the working of the House was extended for a week, the meeting will take place after that.

The party leader also said that Rahul Gandhi, who resigned as the party President earlier this month will attend the CWC meeting, but will not participate in electing his successor.

The party leader further said that even Rahul Gandhi's sister Priyanka Gandhi will not participate in electing the new Working President of the party.

The Congress President has offered to resign from his post during the CWC meeting on May 25, just two days after the Lok Sabha elections were declared.

However, his offer was rejected by the CWC members giving him powers to make structural changes in the party.

Rahul Gandhi has offered to step down taking the moral responsibility of the party's drubbing where it could manage to win only 52 out of 542 seats.

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Mr Frank
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Sunday, 28 Jul 2019

Changing president will not benifit congress only fighting to replace EVM to Ballot paper can be or wait to 2050 as Amit shah told.

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February 11,2020

New Delhi, Feb 11: As the counting of votes for the Delhi Assembly polls began, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday raised doubts on EVMs, alleging that no machine having a chip is tamper-proof.

He called upon the Election Commission and the Supreme Court to take a fresh look at the use of EVMs in the country.

"No machine (which) has a chip is tamper-proof. Also please do for a moment think, why no developed country uses EVM," Singh said in a tweet.

"Would CEC and Hon Supreme Court please have a fresh look on EVM voting in India? We are the largest democracy in the world, we can't allow some unscrupulous people to hack results and steal the mandate of 1.3 billion people.

"If they match the votes in the counting unit. Declare the result. If they don't match then count the ballots of all polling booths in the assembly. It would convince everyone and save time also as this has been the consistent argument of CEC in favour of EVM," the Congress leader said.

Polling for the 70-member Delhi Assembly polls was held on Saturday.

The Election Commission on Sunday announced that the final voter turnout was 62.59 per cent, five per cent less than 2015.

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May 30,2020

Coronavirus lockdown in India has been extended till June 30 with more relaxations.

While the lockdown has been extended in containment zones, relaxations outside containment zones include reopening of religious places for public  from June 8. 

Hotels, restaurants and shopping malls also to open from June 8. Decision on opening educational institutions to be taken in July.
 

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July 3,2020

Kanpur,  Jul 3: A total of eight police personnel including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Mishra have lost their lives after they were fired upon by criminals in the early hours of Friday.

The incident took place when a police team had gone to raid history-sheeter Vikas Dubey's house.

Senior Superintendent of Police and Inspector General of Police have reached the spot and forensics team is examining the area.

State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed his condolence to the families of the eight Police personnel who lost their lives after being fired upon by criminals in Kanpur. He has directed Director General of Police HC Awasthi to take strict action against criminals. He also sought a report of the incident. 

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