Delhi sees increased security with 30 CRPF companies airlifted and CISF leave curtailed amid ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar. The Cockroach Janta Party demands Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the NEET paper leak and seeks compensation for affected families.
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions from two CRPF inspectors denied promotion to Assistant Commandant due to tattoos on their right forearms. The court ruled that serving personnel cannot claim ignorance of guidelines and that removing tattoos post-examination does not rectify prior ineligibility.
The Delhi High Court dismissed petitions from two CRPF inspectors denied promotion due to tattoos on their right forearms. The court upheld rules restricting tattoos to the left forearm and specific sizes, stating the candidates were rightly deemed ineligible.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, campaigning in Bhabanipur, accused the Election Commission and CRPF of harassing Trinamool Congress workers and threatening party members across Kolkata. Polling is underway peacefully in 142 constituencies in South Bengal with over 32 million voters. Security forces including 2,500 companies of CAPF have been deployed. The CEO assured free and fair polls.
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, appointed as police observer by Election Commission, has been conducting visits with large CRPF contingents in South 24 Parganas' Falta Constituency since Tuesday to identify and deter those intimidating voters. TMC candidate Jahangir Khan has publicly challenged Sharma, comparing himself to the character Pushpa while calling Sharma "Singham". Trinamool Congress workers protested Sharma's village visits, with Khan alleging the officer is intimidating his party workers and leaders.
