New Delhi: The Congress party will hold the meeting of its Central Election Committee (CEC) on 25th January to decide the candidates for the upcoming in three northeastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Earlier on Saturday, the Congress party released the logo of its upcoming 'Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan' featuring the party symbol and also put out a "chargesheet" against the BJP-led Union Government.
"After 130 days of this historic program (Bharat Jodo Yatra), Congress got enough input from the people of the country. While walking lakhs of people talked to Rahul Gandhi. We can understand their pain which they are in due to the misrule of Modi government," Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said.
He further mentioned that 'Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan', beginning on January 26, is a house-to-house campaign to spread the message of Bharat Jodo Yatra to the common people.
EC's Push To Curb Fake News
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the schedule for Assembly elections to the northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland to be held in February-March this year. The results of all three states will be declared on March 2, 2023. Tripura will go to polls on February 16 while Meghalaya and Nagaland will go to polls on 27th February.
Announcing the schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the poll body has taken cognizance of the fake news doing rounds around elections and is taking steps to curb such events. He also said that the EC recognises the importance of providing voters with the necessary amenities to make casting votes an enjoyable and enriching experience for the voters.
There will be some polling places that will be entirely run by women and people with disabilities so that voters will have a better experience and encourage them, said CEC. There will be 376 PS led by women in three states. In each AC, a Model Polling Station will be set up, he added.