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Gujarat: Two persons charred to death when a car in which they were traveling collided with a truck on Bayad road in Dahegam town of Gandhinagar.
BJP MLAs to resign from committee set up to scrutinise Shakti Law
BJP MLAs will resign from the committee set up to scrutinise the Shakti Law Bill if forest minister Sanjay Rathod does not resign from the state cabinet, said opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis. Addressing a press conference at the Garware Club on Sunday, he said the Shakti Law is a farce as it does not apply to ruling party members. READ MORE
Forest minister Sanjay Rathod along with wife reaches to Varsha bungalow to meet chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Fadnavis criticises the government for cancelling the traditional tea party citing the resurge in Covid-19 cases.
Crimes against women is increasing in the state.
Devendra Fadnavis
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said the police inspector leading the probe in Puja Chavan’s death must be suspended immediately for failing to carry out his duty.
Increasing pressure on the MVA government for forest minister Sanjay Rathod’s resignation, the BJP said its MLAs would resign from the Shakti law committee if Rathod does not resign today.
24% polling in municipalities and district panchayat, 26% in taluka panchayats till 1.15pm.
Dangs records the highest voter turnout for taluka panchayat elections with 32%, followed by Narmada (27%), Gandhinagar (27%), and Gir Somnath (26%). Overall voter turnout for 28 taluka panchayats till 12 noon is 22%.
24% polling in municipalities and district panchayat, 26% in Taluka panchayat elections till 1.15pm.
10.55% polling recorded in municipalities, 10.33% in taluka panchayats and 9.17% turnout in district panchayats till 11am.
Voting under way for local body elections in Gujarat
Elections to Gujarat's 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats are being held on Sunday across 36,000 polling booths in the state. Voters, including leaders from various political parties, arrived at the booths to cast their vote after polling began at 7am. READ MORE
Over 44,000 policemen, including the State Reserve Police and 12 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), along with 54,000 Homeguards have been deployed to ensure free and fair polling.
As per the State Election Commission (SEC), there are total 8,474 seats across 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats in the state, out of which candidates on 237 seats have remained unopposed, while no form was filled for two seats in taluka panchayats.
BJP's Rajya Sabha member Jugalji Thakor cast his vote in Mehsana.
Union minister of state for Panchayati Raj and agriculture Parshottam Rupala cast his vote at a booth in Amreli in the morning.
Besides, a newly-wed couple was also seen in a queue at a polling booth in Dehgam taluka of Gandhinagar.
A couple, scheduled to get married later in the day, arrived at a booth in Gondal taluka of Rajkot to exercise their franchise in the initial hours of voting, and said they did not want to miss out on their democratic duty.