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EC to keep watch on 630 critical booths through webcasting

November 30, 2013

WebcastingNew Delhi, Nov 30: In a first, the Delhi Chief Electoral Office will keep a "live watch" on 630 critical booths through web-casting to deter people from indulging in any nuisance on the polling day.

Besides, CCTV cameras will be installed and central paramilitary force personnel along with micro observers will be present inside the critical polling stations.

"For the first time we will be introducing web casting in almost all the critical and hyper critical polling booths by which we will be able to see all the proceedings happening on the ground in those polling stations on a live basis in our control rooms," Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev told PTI today.

"So rather than doing a post-mortem of the events collected through CCTV, we will be able to keep a constant track of all the proceedings," Dev added.

He said, apart from that, there will be micro observers stationed inside the critical booths along with CCTV cameras installed.

The micro observer will be a central government official monitoring the sequence of events at the polling booths and will report directly to the Election Commission, Dev said.

He said that as many as 107 companies (around 100 personnel each) of central paramilitary force along with 64,000 Delhi police personnel will be deployed to carry out fair and free polling on December 4.

All these initiatives, he said, will act as deterrent for those attempting any nuisance and also instill confidence among people.

Dev said they were carrying out extensive review of the security arrangements in all the districts and a detailed review is being taken from all the DC's, DCPs and all the observers who have been deputed in these districts.

"The last 72 hours are extremely crucial and we are ensuring that all our flying squads, static surveillance teams and video surveillance teams are all active so that we can instantly cater to all the areas where there is apprehension of use of liquor, money and musclemen for vitiating the polls," he said.

They are also strengthening border vigil especially in North East and South west districts.

"We are going to ensure that in cooperation with states like UP and Haryana we are able to mount a tight vigil and ensure that there is no movement of liquor, cash and musclemen which have the potential of vitiating our polls," Dev said.

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June 2,2020

New Delhi, Jun 2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Moody's Investors Service downgrading India's sovereign rating to the lowest investment rate and said that the global rating agency has rated his handling of the country's economy "a step above junk".

"Moody's has rated Modi's handling of India's economy a step above JUNK. Lack of support to the poor and the MSME sector means the worst is yet to come," the Congress leader tweeted citing a media report on Moody's downgrading the nation.

On Monday, Moody's downgraded the country's rating to "Baa3" from "Baa2". This comes at a time when the government is facing criticism from the Opposition over its handling of the COVID-19 situation and measures to boost the economy.

The government has already announced a stimulus package of Rs 20 lakh crore to deal with the situation.

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January 30,2020

Wayanad, Jan 30: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday compared Mahatma Gandhi assassin Nathuram Godse with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying both believed in the same ideology.

Gandhi, at an anti-CAA rally here, launched a scathing attack on Modi and said he was making Indians to prove that they are Indians.

Addressing participants at "Save the Constitution" march at Kalpetta in Wayanad, his Lok Sabha constituency on Martyr's Day, Gandhi said there was no difference between Godse and Modi.

"Today, an ignorant man is trying to challenge Gandhi's ideology. He is creating an atmosphere of hatred. The ideology is same. Nathuram Godse and Narendra Modi, they believe in the same ideology. There is no difference except that Modi does not have the guts to say he believes in the ideology of Godse," the Wayanad MP said.

Attacking the Prime Minister on the new Citizenship Law, Gandhi questioned Modi and asked who was he to ask Indians to prove that they were Indians.

"Indians are being made to prove that they are Indians. Who is Narendra Modi to decide who is an Indian. Who gave Modi the licence to ask for my Indianness? I know I am an Indian and I don't have to prove it to anyone. Likewise, 1.4 billion Indians do not have to prove that they are Indians," he said.

The Congress leader led the march here as part of efforts to intensify the party's protests against CAA in the state.

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May 11,2020

May 11: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said many states were amending labour laws, but the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic cannot be an excuse to exploit workers, suppress their voice and crush their human rights.

Gandhi said there cannot be any compromise on the basic principles by allowing unsafe workplaces.

"Many states are amending labour laws. We are together fighting against corona, but this cannot be an excuse to crush human rights, allow unsafe workplaces, exploit workers and suppress their voice," he said.

"There cannot be any compromise on these basic principles," he added.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also said it would be dangerous and disastrous to loosen labour, land and environment laws in the name of economic revival and stimulus.

"In the name of economic revival and stimulus, it will be dangerous and disastrous to loosen labour, land and environmental laws and regulations as the Modi govt is planning.

"The first steps have already been taken. This is a quack remedy like demonetisation," Ramesh tweeted.

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