2024-09-02 13:46:22
New Delhi: The dates of Haryana assembly elections have been changed. According to the Election Commission, now voting will be held on October 5 for all the assembly seats of Haryana. Earlier voting was to be held on October 1, which has been changed by the Election Commission. The counting of votes will take place on October 8. Let us tell you that the demand to change the dates of Haryana elections was made by BJP.
Why was the voting date changed?
The Election Commission said that keeping in mind the centuries-old festival of the Bishnoi community, the Haryana Assembly elections will now be held on October 5 instead of October 1. Apart from this, the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assembly elections will now be held on October 8 instead of October 4.
BJP had demanded to change the date
BJP had written a letter to the Election Commission and appealed to change the voting dates. BJP argued that there are long holidays and festivals before and after the voting date. After the party’s demand, the Election Commission also held a meeting. But the news came that the Election Commission is not in favor of changing the date. On Saturday, the Commission announced the date of Haryana elections to be October 5 instead of October 1.
CM Naib Saini made serious allegations against CongressMeanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini made serious allegations against Congress in a press conference on Saturday. He said that Congress works to garner votes by telling lies. CM Saini made a sharp comment on the strategy of Congress leaders and said that the DNA of Congress is based on lies. He claimed that Rahul Gandhi and other big leaders like Bhupendra Singh Hooda and Surjewala prepare a script of lies and spread it rapidly. The leaders within their party spread this script of lies and try to confuse the general public.