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Time of India
14 minutes ago
- Time of India
'Will make Rahul PM': Tejashwi Yadav vows 2029 support; calls NDA govt in Bihar 'khatara'
Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday urged the people of Bihar to support Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, declaring that he "will work to make Rahul Gandhi the next PM." He also appealed to the youth to 'root out the NDA' from the state in the upcoming assembly polls later this year. Sharing the stage with Rahul and other INDIA bloc leaders, Tejashwi hailed the Congress leader as the man "who has given sleepless nights to Prime Minister Narendra Modi." He also made a bold declaration, saying, "In the upcoming assembly polls, we shall root out the NDA , which has been running a government comparable to a rickety old car ('khatara') for the last 20 years. And, in the next Lok Sabha polls, we shall make Rahul Gandhi the prime minister." Sporting a baseball cap, T-shirt, and a 'gamcha' around his neck, Tejashwi sought to portray a blend of tradition and modernity. "We have a vision for a new Bihar," he said, addressing the gathering from atop an open vehicle alongside Rahul, CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, Vikassheel Insan Party president Mukesh Sahni, and state Congress chief Rajesh Kumar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like When the Camera Clicked at the Worst Possible Time Read More Undo Taking aim at chief minister Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi said, "The CM is not in his senses. He is not able to run Bihar. His government has become a copycat. I had promised free power, domicile policy, hike in social security pensions and setting up of a Youth Commission. The state government presented these as newly devised schemes. It has remained oblivious to the state's crying need for better education, health, employment, irrigation facilities and accountability. " He further echoed ally Rahul Gandhi's charge, accusing the BJP of "colluding with the Election Commission" to disenfranchise voters. "They have colluded with the Election Commission to deprive the people of Bihar of their right to vote," Tejashwi alleged, claiming that names of living voters were being struck off the rolls under the special intensive revision (SIR). "The SIR is dacoity of votes and we will not allow that to happen. It's a conspiracy of the ruling dispensation to disenfranchise voters in Bihar," he said. Warning the BJP, Tejashwi added, "The BJP and the EC think they can take the people of Bihar for a ride. But, they need to know that in Bihar, we mix lime with khaini (raw tobacco) and swallow it without a fuss. We are Biharis. And as the saying goes, a Bihari can take on anybody." The yatra will cover several districts, including Nalanda, Sheikhpura, Lakhisarai, Munger, Bhagalpur, Katihar, Purnea, Araria, Supaul, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Chhapra and Ara, before concluding with a rally in Patna on September 1.
NDTV
21 minutes ago
- NDTV
Trump Vows To Change How Polls Are Run. He Doesn't Have Constitutional Power
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the US, but based on the Constitution, there is little to nothing he can do on his own. Relying on false information and conspiracy theories that he's regularly used to explain away his 2020 election loss, President Trump pledged on his social media site that he would do away with both mail voting — which remains popular and is used by about one-third of all voters — and voting machines — some form of which are used in almost all of the country's thousands of election jurisdictions. These are the same systems that enabled Trump to win the 2024 election and Republicans to gain control of Congress. President Trump's post marks an escalation even in his normally overheated election rhetoric. He issued a wide-ranging executive order earlier this year that, among other changes, would have required documented proof of citizenship before registering to vote. His Monday post promised another election executive order to 'help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm elections.' The same post also pushed falsehoods about voting. He claimed the US is the only country to use mail voting, when it's actually used by dozens, including Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Similar complaints to President Trump's, when aired on conservative and conservative-leaning networks such as Newsmax and Fox News, have led to multimillion-dollar defamation settlements, including one announced Monday, because they are full of false information and the outlets have not been able to present any evidence to support them. President Trump's post came after the president told Fox News that Russian President Vladimir Putin, in their Friday meeting in Alaska, echoed his grievances about mail voting and the 2020 election. President Trump continued his attack on mail voting and voting machines in the Oval Office on Monday, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The announcement signals yet another way that President Trump intends to stack the cards in his favour in the 2026 midterm elections, after he already has directed his attorney general to investigate a Democratic fundraising platform and urged states to redraw their congressional districts to help the GOP maintain its majority in the House of Representatives. Here's a breakdown of President Trump's latest election post and why Congress is the one entity that can implement national election rules. President Trump, for years, has promoted false information about voting, and Monday was no exception. He claimed there is 'MASSIVE FRAUD' due to mail voting, when in fact, voting fraud in the US is rare. As an example, an Associated Press review after the 2020 election found fewer than 475 cases of potential fraud in the six battleground states where he disputed his loss, far too few to tip that election to President Trump. Washington and Oregon, which conduct elections entirely by mail, have sued to challenge President Trump's earlier executive order, which sought to require that all ballots must be received by Election Day and not just postmarked by then. The states argue that the president has no such authority, and they are seeking a declaration from a federal judge in Seattle that their postmark deadlines do not conflict with federal law setting the date of US elections. President Trump also alleged that voting machines are more expensive than 'Watermark Paper." That's a little-used system that has gained favour and investments among some voting conspiracy theorists who believe it would help prevent fraudulent ballots from being introduced into the vote count. Watermarks would not provide a way to count ballots, so they would not, on their own, replace vote tabulating machines. While some jurisdictions still have voters use electronic ballot-marking devices to cast their votes, the vast majority of voters in the US already vote on paper ballots, creating an auditable record of votes that provides an extra safeguard for election security. In his post, President Trump also claimed that states 'are merely an 'agent' for the Federal Government in counting and tabulating the votes' and must do what the federal government, "as represented by the President of the United States", tells them to do. Election lawyers said that's a misrepresentation of the US Constitution. It also flies in the face of what had been a core Republican Party value of prioritising states' rights. Unlike in most countries, elections in the US are run by the states. But it gets more complicated — each state then allows smaller jurisdictions, such as counties, cities or townships, to run their own elections. Election officials estimate there are as many as 10,000 different election jurisdictions across the country. A frequent complaint of President Trump and other election conspiracy theorists is that the US doesn't run its election like France, which hand-counts presidential ballots and usually has a national result on election night. But that's because France is only running that single election, and every jurisdiction has the same ballot with no other races. A ballot in the US might contain dozens of races, from president on down to city council and including state and local ballot measures. The Constitution makes the states the entities that determine the 'time, place and manner' of elections, but does allow Congress to 'make' or 'alter' rules for federal elections. Congress can change the way states run congressional and presidential elections, but it has no say in the way a state runs its own elections. The president is not mentioned at all in the Constitution's list of entities with powers over elections. 'The president has very limited to zero authority over things related to the conduct of elections,' said Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Parts of President Trump's earlier executive order on elections were swiftly blocked by the courts, on the grounds that Congress, and not the president, sets federal election rules. It's unclear what President Trump plans to do now, but the only path to change federal election rules is through Congress. Although Republicans control Congress, it's unclear that even his party would want to eliminate voting machines nationwide, possibly delaying vote tallies in their own races by weeks or months. Even if they did, legislation would likely be unable to pass because Democrats could filibuster it in the US Senate. Mail voting had bipartisan support before President Trump turned against it during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 election, but it's still widely used in Republican-leaning states, including several he won last November — Arizona, Florida and Utah. It's also how members of the military stationed overseas cast their ballots, and fully eliminating it would disenfranchise those GOP-leaning voters. The main significance of President Trump's Monday statement is that it signals his continuing obsession with trying to change how elections are run. 'These kinds of claims could provide a kind of excuse for him to try to meddle,' Hasen said. 'Very concerned about that.'
News18
25 minutes ago
- News18
Ex-Congress councillor stabbed to death by unidentified men in Gujarat
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Anand (Guj), Aug 19 (PTI) A former Congress councillor was stabbed to death by unidentified persons while he was out on his morning walk in Gujarat's Anand town on Tuesday, police said. Iqbal Hussain Malek (50), a former Congress councillor of the now-dissolved Anand municipality, was attacked when he was taking a walk at Goya Lake in the Bakrol area around 7 am, Deputy Superintendent of Police JN Panchal said. The Anand municipality was recently given the status of a municipal corporation, following which, the elected wing of the earlier civic body was dissolved. In his complaint, Malek's brother alleged that unidentified persons attacked him using sharp weapons. He died on the spot due to deep wounds on his neck and abdomen, Panchal told reporters. 'We have registered a case of murder and started our investigation. The motive behind the attack is unclear. We have formed teams to nab the culprits," the official said. PTI COR PJT ARU view comments First Published: August 19, 2025, 16:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Loading comments...
