Re-polling, Modi case probe, VHP’s help line, Modi’s Amethi rally: News in brief

Ahmedabad, 2 May, 2014

-BJP prime ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi will address rally for BJP candidate Smriti Irani in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh on 5 May. Smriti is challenging Congress’s undeclared prime ministerial candidate Rahul Gandhi.

-Election Commission has taken a decision to hold re-polling in Porbandar district’s Mahira, Delodar, Erda and Mitrala villages(all in Kutiyana assembly seat area) on Saturday following complaint of booth capturing by BJP leader Babubhai Bokhiriya. BJP accused NCP/Congress candidate Kandhal Jadeja’s supporters of rigging the polls in these villages. Kandhal Jadeja is MLA from Kutiyana assembly seat.

-Ahmedabad Police Crime Branch team today visited the venue of polling station in Ranip area of Ahmedabad and took measurement of distance between polling station and a place where BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Shri Narendra Modi addressed the media. On Congress’s complaint, Election Commission directed Gujarat police to file case against Narendra Modi and send compliance report on same.Accordingly police has filed case against Modi. It is believed that Election Commission has behaved in hasty manner in this case. The distance between the place of Modi’s interaction and polling booth is well beyond 100 meter restricted area.

-Congress party’s candidate on Mahesana seat in north Gujarat has in his complaint before Election Commission demanded re-polling at certain booths. He alleged that on particular booth, the cases of fake voting were reported. Names of some people who are settled in other country were used for bogus voting.

-Vishwa Hindu Parishad president Dr. Pravin Togadia today launched mobile app ‘Blood 4 India’ through which needy people can register as blood donor and also get blood when needed. The initiative has been started under the banner of India Health Line which has been conceptualized by Dr. Togadia. India Health Line national call center’s number is 186023 33666.

-Supreme Court has directed to complete the probe of year 2009 Ahmedabad bomb blasts case in six months. The court gave this direction while hearing bail plea of one of the accused.