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UP Panchayat elections: voting continues in 18 districts in Corona time

The first phase of voting for the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections has finally started amid the Corona epidemic. Voting has begun at 7 am to form the…

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UP Panchayat elections: voting continues in 18 districts between Corona

The first phase of voting for the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections has finally started amid the Corona epidemic. Voting has begun at 7 am to form the government in the village. In the first phase, voting is going on in 18 districts today. Candidates are in the fray for the posts of Gram Pradhan, Gram Panchayat, Kshetra, and Zilla Panchayat members in these 18 districts.

Assembly elections are going to be held in Uttar Pradesh in the year 2022, before that the panchayat elections are being seen as ‘semi-finals’. From Samajwadi Party, BJP, Congress, BSP, AIMIM have fielded their candidates in the elections.

UP Panchayat elections: In the first phase, voting is being held in Ayodhya, Agra, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Bhadohi, Mahoba, Rampur, Rae Bareli, Shravasti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Saharanpur, Hardoi, and Hathras districts.
Explain that the candidates for the post of Zilla Panchayat Member, Kshetra Panchayat Member (BDC), Gram Pradhan, and Gram Panchayat Ward Member are in the fray in this election.

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In 18 districts, voting is being held for 779 posts of Zilla Panchayat member, 19,313 of Kshetra Panchayat and 14,789 posts of Gram Pradhan. 3,16,46,162 voters will use their franchise at 51176 polling booths. In the election, the fate of 2,99,012 candidates is at stake. In the 14,789 gram panchayats, there is a contest between 108562 candidates for the head position and 107283 candidates in the 186583 wards of the gram panchayats.

There was a demand to postpone the election

In view of Corona, BJP MPs to politicians have been appealing to postpone the election for the time being, but the election was not postponed. Regarding postponement of elections, BJP MP Kaushal Kishore from Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha seat of capital Lucknow had said,

‘Thousands of families are being ruined by the corona in Lucknow. There are piles of corpses at the cremation ghats. Election is not necessary but it is important to save people’s lives.

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Corona Guidelines for Election

Corona-infected people have been allowed to vote by wearing PPE kits.

The State Election Commission has claimed safety and adherence to the Kovid-19 protocol during the voting.

Kovid protocols will be strictly followed at polling stations to prevent corona infection.

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Outside the polling station, circles are built at a distance of six-six feet, so that the voters can follow the safe physical distance.

After the first phase on 15 April, votes will be cast on 19 April, 26 April and 29 April. The results of the election will be released on 2 May.

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Amit Shah Viral Video: Delhi Police Special Cell Lodged An FIR Over Doctored Clips On Reservation Issue

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The Delhi Police Special Cell filed an FIR on Sunday after receiving a written complaint from Home Minister Amit Shah stating that a doctored article featuring him regarding the reservation issue is being circulated on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

The Delhi police have registered the FIR under sections 153, 153A, 465, 469, 171G, and 66C of the IT Act, and arrests are expected to take place nationwide.

The Ministry of Home Affairs stated in a written complaint that it has discovered doctored videos circulated by Facebook and Twitter users. The complaint also mentioned that a report containing details of links and social media handles, which are the sources of these videos, was attached. The case is being investigated by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) of the Delhi Police Special Cell.

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Amit Shah, during a public meeting on April 23 at the Vijaya Sankalp Sabha in Telangana, stated that the BJP will repeal the unconstitutional Muslim reservation when it comes to power in Telangana.

Home Minister Amit Shah said,

“I want to say this: if the BJP forms a government, then this unconstitutional Muslim reservation will be abolished. These rights belong to SC, ST, and OBC, and they will be given to them by abolishing Muslim reservation.”

The BJP alleged that the video was altered to show Shah promising to scrap reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The BJP stated that the original video showed Amit Shah discussing the removal of the four percent “unconstitutional” reservation for Muslims in Telangana.

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The BJP’s complaint said,

“Union Home Minister Amit Shah Ji did not deliver any word against the reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and tampering of the original speech was done by the social media activists of the Congress party for their political gains and to cause immeasurable damage to the BJP in the forthcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh and throughout India.”

BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya alleged that the Congress is spreading the doctored video, which has the potential to cause widespread violence in the country. Mr. Shah had talked about whether the unconstitutional reservation on the basis of religion would reduce the share of the SCs/STs and OBCs.

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PM Modi reaches Bharat Mandapam for BJP’s office bearers’ meeting

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PM Modi reaches Bharat Mandapam

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Bharat Mandapam in the national capital to attend BJP’s office bearers’ meeting which will set the agenda for the party’s two-day national convention.

Party national president J. P. Nadda welcomed the Prime Minister when he reached the venue.

Prime Minister Modi also took stock of the exhibition depicting the achievements of his government.

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According to sources, the office bearers’ meeting could have an addressed by the Prime Minister.

Cluster in-charges of the Lok Sabha areas could also attend the office bearers’ meeting, which is underway.

The saffron party will be holding a two-day national convention, beginning today in Bharat Mandapam in the national capital to formulate a strategy to secure over 370 seats in the Lok Sabha elections.

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The convention will be attended by 11,500 party representatives, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, chief ministers and Deputy chief minister of the BJP-ruled states, MPs and core committee members.

In his closing address, Prime Minister Modi will give the mantra for winning in the Lok Sabha polls and how to make the country develop by 2047. He will also highlight the achievements of the party.

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What is Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code Bill? Explained

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Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code Bill Decoded

When the framers of the Constitution were drafting it, they left the subject of the Uniform Civil Code or UCC as an aspirational dream that could be fulfilled at a later and more opportune time.

Uttarakhand could become the first state where the Uniform Civil Code will come into force. In 2022, the Uttarakhand State Government started the process and entrusted the job of preparing a draft for the UCC to a team led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai.

The Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government will place the draft of the Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024 Bill (UCC) before the state legislative assembly. The bill will be tabled in the forthcoming four-day special assembly session that began on Monday.

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The State Cabinet of the CM Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government had already Okayed the final draft of the UCC, and it envisages uniform civil laws for all the communities who reside in the state. If the Bill clears the legislative assembly, it will be sent to the Governor for approval. After the Governor approves the bill, it will then become law. The UCC was a big sticking point in the elections, and the BJP had promised to make it a law in the state.

What is the Uniform Civil Code?

The Uniform Civil Code or the UCC is a set of laws that will govern personal matters like marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, and succession for all the citizens of the state irrespective of their religious beliefs. Today different laws govern these personal matters for different communities of different religions. The UCC will replace all such diverse laws, and there will be only one uniform civil law.

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Finer Details Of Uniform Civil Code Uttarakhand 2024 Bill

As already mentioned, the draft of the law was prepared by a team led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai and also included retired justice Pramod Kohli, social activist Manu Gaur, former Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Shatrughan Singh, and Vice Chancellor of Doon University, Surekha Dangwal. The draft is composed of 740 pages and has four volumes.

The final draft was prepared after extensive feedback in written, oral, online from public forums and 43 public outreach programs which included more than 60,000 people. The final bill has been described as a joint and collective effort and included opinions from a diverse section of the public. The Bill seeks to abolish polygamy and child marriage, give equal property inheritance rights to girls and boys, and also seeks to remove the distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children, adopted and biological children.

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