Bihar polls: Election Commission to meet heads of enforcement agencies
New Delhi (PTI): The Election Commission has convened a meeting of the Committee of Heads of Enforcement Agencies and Heads of Forces on Friday to give a final shape to its strategy to prevent inducement of voters in the Bihar Assembly polls.
The chief secretary and DGP of Bihar will also join the meeting online along with state chief electoral officer.
Aimed at ensuring pro-active and preventive action by each law enforcement agency during the upcoming Bihar elections, the Committee will discuss the strategy to curb covert expenditure by candidatures and political parties.
It will also fine tune cooperation and sharing of intelligence of economic offences amongst law enforcement agencies for effective action, officials said.
Measures to check transportation of smuggled goods, drugs, liquor and cash, including fake currency, through inter-state borders and international borders will also be taken up during the deliberations.
Bihar shares its international border with Nepal.
The Committee includes 17 departments - CBDT, CBIC, ED, DRI, CEIB, FIU-IND, RBI, IBA, NCB, RPF, CISF, BSF, CRPF, SSB, BCAS, AAI and Department of Posts.
The key state goes to polls in two phases on November 6 and 11 while votes will be conducted on November 14.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
