Jharkhand poll dates to be notified soon: Centre to SC

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that dates for Assembly elections in Jharkhand,which is at present under...

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that dates for Assembly elections in Jharkhand,which is at present under Presidents rule,would be soon notified. Attorney General G E Vahanvati told a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan and B S Chauhan that the Chief Election Commissioner had spoken to him and assured him in this regard.

However,the counsel for the BJPs Jharkhand unit spokesman whose petition the apex court was hearing,questioned the Attorney Generals claim and submitted that the election dates could not be notified unless the Assembly was dissolved. He said the Assembly was deliberately kept under suspended animation rather than being dissolved,which could have facilitated the conduct of polls.

The apex court,however,posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.

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The petition filed by Sanjay Seth sought directions to the Centre to immediately dissolve the Assembly and announce the elections.

The House was kept under suspended animation after Shibu Soren resigned as CM after losing the Assembly byelection and there was no clear majority for any party.

Governor for House dissolution

NEW DELHI: Governor K Sankaranarayanan is learnt to have recommended to the Centre that the Assembly be dissolved and elections be held immediately. The Governors recommendation is likely to be taken up at next weeks Cabinet meeting,said Home Ministry sources in the New Delhi on Monday. The sources said the government was getting ready to hold the elections to the Assembly in December.

The Election Commission,meanwhile,continued its discussions with top officials from the state. EC officials began the deliberation process on Sunday and on Monday had a round of video-conferencing with top police officials from the state. Top officials from CRPF were also present. ENS

BJP already in poll mode,offers sops

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Ranchi: Amid indications that the Jharkhand Assembly may soon be dissolved to pave way for polls in December-January,BJP president Rajnath Singh on Monday held a public meeting at Poriyahat in Godda,promising a slew of benefits to the electorate,especially for BPL families. If the BJP is voted to power,its government will provide 35 kgs of rice at the rate of Rs 2 per kg to all BPL families besides loan to farmers at 2 per cent interest rate, Singh said. The BJP president also promised to launch an insurance scheme for the girl child. Under the scheme,the state will deposit Rs 25,000 in the name of a girl at the time of her birth. When the girl turns 18,she will get Rs 1.25 lakh, Singh said. ENS

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