Teachers, Graduates constituencies’ elections: Counting begins
Bengaluru: The counting of votes for the recently held biennial elections to the State Legislative Council from Teachers and Graduates constituency has begun.
The counting process is underway in the RC College in Bengaluru. Police security has been beefed up around the college as a precautionary measure.
The counting process
As the polling was held by ballot papers, first the papers will be removed from the boxes and made into bundles of 25 each without scrutinising the contents. After mixing all these bundles of ballot papers, 500 ballot papers will be distributed to the counting table for separating valid and invalid votes and for distribution of first preference votes to candidates.
A candidate, who secures 50% per cent of the valid first preference votes plus one, will be declared the winner in the counting of first preference votes. The counting of the second and third preference votes will be taken up after counting of the first preference votes.
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'I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus': Raghav Chadha rubbishes AAP's allegations
New Delhi (PTI): "I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus," said Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday as he rejected allegations levelled against him by the Aam Aadmi Party, calling them "false" and part of a "coordinated campaign".
In a video, Chadha dismissed claims that he did not join opposition walkouts, terming the charge a "blatant lie".
He challenged his detractors to cite even a single instance where he failed to participate and said parliamentary proceedings are recorded through CCTV cameras.
Refuting another allegation that he refused to sign a motion related to the Chief Election Commissioner, Chadha said no party leader had asked him, either formally or informally, to sign it. He added that several other MPs from his party had also not signed the motion.
The MP said his focus in Parliament has been on raising public issues such as GST, income tax, air pollution in Delhi, water concerns in Punjab, public healthcare, education, railway passenger issues, menstrual health, unemployment and inflation.
Chadha said that he goes to Parliament to "create impact not ruckus" as it runs on taxpayers' money and it is his responsibility to highlight their concerns. "Every lie will be exposed," he said.
