Assembly Elections Live Updates: BJP MPs to protest outside Parliament against lapse in PM’s security; Election Commission hikes election expenses for candidates

Assembly Election Live Updates: Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, who are presently present in Delhi, will hold a silent protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament at 11 am today against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, just ahead of crucial elections in five states, the election expenditure limit for candidates has been increased from Rs 70 lakh to Rs 95 lakh for Lok Sabha polls and from Rs 28 lakh to Rs 40 lakh for assembly polls. Is. Referring to the notification of the Law Ministry on Thursday. The decision of the government is based on the recommendation made by the poll panel.

For the Lok Sabha elections, the revised expenditure limit is now Rs 95 lakh for large states and Rs 75 for small states. Earlier this limit was Rs 70 lakh for large states and Rs 54 lakh for small states.

Here are the live updates:

– BJP MPs will stage a silent protest at the Gandhi statue in Parliament at 11 am today.

BJP workers in Manipur burn effigies of senior Congress leaders to protest against PM’s security violation BJP members in Manipur burnt an effigy of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Sonia Gandhi and her senior leader Rahul Gandhi here late on Thursday night to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab, a day earlier. The prime minister was stranded on a flyover in Congress-ruled Punjab for 1520 minutes on Wednesday due to a blockade by some protesters, an incident the Union home ministry described as a “major lapse” in his security.

Center sets up probe panel on security breaches, claims Channi, government is planning to impose President’s rule: The Center on Thursday constituted a three-member panel to probe the security breach that prevented Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, with a minister indicating that some big and tough decisions were being taken by the Union Home Ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefed President Ram Nath Kovind about the security breach, while Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi claimed that the drama related to Wednesday’s incident was aimed at imposing President’s rule in Punjab.

BJP takes out torch rally in protest against security violation during PM’s visit to Punjab BJP workers yesterday took out a torch march through the streets of Jamshedpur’s Steel City to protest an alleged security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab, which they called ‘jankrosh’. Hundreds of party workers and leaders led by BJP National Vice President and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Jamshedpur BJP MP Vidyut Baran Mahto took part in the march, which started from the local party headquarters in Sakchi and ended at the main square. area.

Last line on the breach of security of the Prime Minister, investigate the order, decide the responsibility: Leader Leaders across the political spectrum on Thursday said the controversy over the security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab is “unfortunate” and demanded a probe to fix responsibility for the lapse. Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, chief ministers and former chief ministers condemned the security lapse in Punjab and demanded a fair probe into the incident.

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