Letters to Cabinet Secretary were against protocol: Former ECI official

IANS | September 30, 2026 6:37 PM

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Former Joint Director of the Election Commission of India (ECI) Mohammad Amin on Wednesday said that the purported letters written to the Cabinet Secretary by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar were “against protocol” and should instead have been addressed to the Ministry of Law and Justice or to President Droupadi Murmu.

'Save Dynasty March': Shivraj Singh Chouhan's swipe at INDIA Bloc

IANS | September 30, 2026 5:02 PM

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Following a meeting of the INDIA Bloc earlier in the day, Union Minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday took a jibe at the opposition alliance, calling its proposed 'Save Democracy March' a 'Save Dynasty March'.

'Will accept whoever wants to join us': SP chief on Brij Bhushan Singh's remark

IANS | September 30, 2026 3:44 PM

Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly polls in 2027, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that he will accept anyone who wants to join the party. Akhilesh Yadav's remark was in response to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's remark that, "Without Akhilesh, everything feels empty."

INDIA bloc unveils roadmap for pan-India protests, vows to protect democracy

IANS | September 30, 2026 3:12 PM

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) 'Save Democracy March' in each district, a detailed presentation before President Droupadi Murmu about the ‘compromised’ electoral process, are some of the steps that the INDIA bloc will undertake in the coming days to exert pressure on the Election Commission and “expose” its wrongdoings before the common people.