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ECI To Announce Dates For Maharashtra, Jharkhand Polls Today At This Time

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Hours before the announcement of the assembly polls, Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan, acting on the recommendation of the State Cabinet, late on Monday approved the names of seven Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) for the 12 vacant posts under the Governor’s quota.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the schedule for the much-awaited Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls at 3.30 pm today. The tenure of the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will end on November 26, while the Jharkhand Assembly, which has 81 seats, will finish its term on January 5, 2025.

Hours before the announcement of the assembly polls, Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan, acting on the recommendation of the State Cabinet, late on Monday approved the names of seven Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) for the 12 vacant posts under the Governor’s quota.

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Out of the seven MLC seats, the BJP got  three, and the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have got two each.

The BJP recommended the names of its state women’s wing chief, Chitra Wagh, state general secretary Vikrant Patil, and spiritual leader of the Banjara community, Dharmaguru Babusingh Maharaj Rathod.

The NCP recommended the names of former MLA Pankaj Bhujbal, son of veteran OBC leader Chagan Bhujbal,  and Idris Naikwadi. The Shiv Sena has recommended the names of former MLC Manish Kayande and former Lok Sabha MP Hemant Patil.

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SC Grants Bail To DMK Leader Senthil Balaji In Cash-For-Jobs Case

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Bail Conditions For Senthil Balaji: He must appear before (arresting officials) twice a week, not tamper with evidence or witnesses, and must surrender his passport.

DMK leader and former minister Senthil Balaji was granted bail by the Supreme Court on Thursday in connection with an alleged cash-for-jobs scam.

A bench comprising Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Marsh flagged his lengthy imprisonment and the delay in a trial, and said these could not go together.

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The top court said: “What we have said is stringent and higher threshold of bail and delay in prosecution cannot go together.” 

The 48-year-old politician has been in jail since his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in June 2023. The SC, in November last year, refused to hear a bail plea, citing his health, noting it was not satisfied with his arguments and that his condition could be cured with medicines.

The bail conditions set for Senthil Balaji are as follows: He must appear before the arresting officials twice a week, he must not tamper with evidence or witnesses, and he must surrender his passport.

 

 

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