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Alleging anomalies, LoP Rahul asks EC to share Maha voters’ list for LS, Assembly polls

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New Delhi, Feb 7: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of not sharing electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha election 2024 and the voter list for Maharashtra Assembly elections last year, raising suspicion of addition of bogus voters to benefit the BJP and its allies.

Raising doubts of alleged bungling in the voter list for the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election which was won by the BJP-led Mahayuti, LoP Gandhi alleged that as many as 39 lakh voters were added to the voters’ list after the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, just six months before the Assembly elections in November 2024.

Addressing the media in Parliament premises, the Congress MP said, “As many as (the number of) eligible voters in Himachal Pradesh were added to Maharashtra’s voters’ list in six months after the Lok Sabha elections held in May 2024.”

He also indicated that moving court could be a future step if the ECI continues to withhold the crucial information.

The LoP alleged that there was anomaly in figures as there seemed to be more registered voters in Maharashtra than the state government’s own figure for the total adult population.

“The Maharashtra state government data shows that there are 9.54 crore adults in the state and as per ECI there are 9.7 crore registered voters in the state,” LoP Gandhi said, claiming that the adult population data is based on figures of the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

He said either the ECI has lost control of the dynamic list of voters or it is manipulating the list. “What is very clear is that the list in Maharashtra has gone wrong,” he said.

Rahul Gandhi also alleged that all the voters whose names were added to the electoral list of Maharashtra Assembly election favoured the BJP.

LoP Gandhi admitted that a list was given to all candidates before the Assembly election but it was not a centralised list and each candidate had to go to each polling booth to verify it.

Presenting slides to substantiate his allegations, LoP Gandhi said he deliberately used a picture of DR. B.R. Ambedkar in the slides as the Father of the Indian Constitution had once said, “The electoral roll is the most fundamental thing in a democracy.”

Rahul Gandhi also said that apart from addition of new names in Maharashtra the EC deleted many names and shifted voters from one booth to others and most of these were Dalits, Tribals and the minority community.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, who was also present in the media briefing, said the EC should answer the questions raised by Rahul Gandhi if it is impartial and if it wants to keep democracy alive.

“If the EC does not reply to the queries, then it will prove that it is dead,” he said, adding that the EC appears to be subservient to the government.

Calling these 39 lakh new names in Maharashtra rolls “floating voters”, he said these names are added to electoral rolls to every state where elections are due.

Seeking a revival of voting on ballot papers, Supriya Sule, leader of NCP(SP), told media persons that some of her party candidates had raised doubts that they did not get the number of votes that were cast in their favour.

The BJP-led Mahayuti won the Maharashtra Assembly election by bagging 235 seats in a 288-member House. The voting turnout was 66.05, the highest since 1995.

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UP Shocker: Mother Of 5 Children Dies After Beaten Up By 24-Year-Old Lover Over Breakup In Noida

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A mother of five children died after her 24-year-old allegedly beaten her up following a heated argument over breakup on Monday in Noida. According to reports, the victim has been identified as Neeraj. The police registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and arrested the accused boyfriend.

According to police, woman’s husband Satish, originally a resident of village Hathni Gud in Badaun district, works in a private company. He lives on rent in a house located in Mamura village with his wife Neeraj and five children. Neeraj had an extramarital affair with Arjun, a resident of village Sahpur in Shahjahanpur district who lived in the neighbourhood, for the past three years.

Arjun worked as a housekeeper in a private company located in Sector-59. Husband Satish was unaware of their affair. Neeraj went to meet Arjun in his room in the neighbourhood on Monday evening around 6 PM. Here, a fight broke out between the two about breakup. After the argument, Arjun physically assaulted Neeraj. During this, Neeraj became unconscious and fell to the ground.

Panicked Arjun rushed her to a nearby hospital, from where the woman was referred to Kailash Hospital. Seeing no improvement in her condition, the woman was referred to the district hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

After being alerted, police arrived and sent the body for the post-mortem. They also took boyfriend Arjun into custody. Family members allege that Arjun murdered Neeraj by strangulation.

According to police, the woman had married Satish about 13 years ago. The couple has five children. To educate the children, Satish brought Neeraj from his ancestral village to Noida about five years ago. While living in lane number eight, Neeraj became friends with Arjun, who lived in the neighbourhood. Gradually, the friendship between the two turned into a love affair. Arjun is 24 years old and unmarried.

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Odisha Self-Immolation Case: Congress Workers Stage Protest Over Balasore Student’s Death Outside AIIMS Bhubaneswar

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Bhubaneswar (Odisha): Tensions flared outside AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Tuesday morning as Congress workers staged a protest following the death of a 20-year-old student from Balasore who had attempted self-immolation.

The protesting Congress workers were detained by police.

AIIMS Bhubaneswar Confirms The Death Of The Student

Earlier on Monday, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar confirmed the death of the 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha’s Balasore, who had attempted self-immolation.

The Department of Burn Centre, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, said in a statement that the patient was brought to the casualty on July 12 and was referred from Balasore District Headquarters Hospital to AIIMS Bhubaneswar.

“She was admitted to the Burns Centre ICU. The patient was resuscitated with IV fluids, IV antibiotics, intubated and put on mechanical ventilation. Despite adequate resuscitation and all possible supportive management, including renal replacement therapy at the Burns ICU, she could not be revived and was declared clinically dead at 11:46 PM on July 14,” the statement said.

The 20-year-old student set herself on fire after allegedly facing prolonged sexual harassment by her college’s Head of Department. Despite lodging a formal complaint and seeking help from the principal, her pleas were ignored, leading to the tragic incident. The incident occurred at Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Expresses Grief

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief and assured the family of the deceased that all those guilty in this case will face the strictest punishment as per the law.

In a post on X, CM Majhi said, “I am deeply saddened to hear the news of the demise of the female student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College. Despite the government’s fulfilment of all responsibilities and the tireless efforts of the expert medical team, the victim’s life could not be saved. I pray for the eternal peace of her departed soul and beseech Lord Jagannath to grant strength to her family to bear this irreparable loss.”

“I assure the family of the deceased student that all those guilty in this case will face the strictest punishment as per the law. For this, I have personally issued instructions to the authorities. The government stands firmly with the family,” the Odisha CM emphasised.

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UP Rains Fury: 13 Dead, Villages Cut Off Amid Lightning Strikes, Floods In Bundelkhand & Purvanchal

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Torrential rains wreaked havoc across Bundelkhand and eastern UP on Saturday, claiming 13 lives and displacing hundreds. With no immediate relief in sight, multiple districts reported house collapses, electrocutions, and flood related isolation.

According to the meteorological department, Chitrakoot saw the highest rainfall at 216 mm, followed by Kanpur (126 mm) and Banda (115 mm). Rain continued through the night in many parts of Purvanchal, flooding homes and cutting off access in rural areas.

In Banda’s Badokhar area, lightning struck a mud house, killing one child and injuring two others. Another lightning strike in Kamaisin village killed a farmer. Across the state, five deaths were reported due to lightning, including in Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Chandauli, and Bhadohi.

In Chitrakoot, a wall collapsed as flash floods claimed three lives. In Mahoba, swelling rivers and overflowing drains cut off 20 villages, forcing residents to travel an extra 30 km for basic access. Schools and homes flooded, leaving children stranded. In Unnao, a youth died while planting paddy in a field during a lightning strike. Hamirpur recorded one fatality and multiple injuries from a similar incident, with fields turning into death traps amid the downpour.

Rescue efforts continued late into the evening, including the dramatic 10-hour rescue of a farmer stranded on an island in Banda after the Ranj river’s sudden rise. With more rain forecast through the week, residents brace for further disruptions and losses.

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