EC clarifies lists of star campaigners during lS elections
Bhopal: Election Commission has clarified about lists of star campaigners during the lok Sabha elections. It has said that if lists of star campaigners are received within prescribed period of seven days after issuance of election notification then it will be considered as compliance of Section (1) of the Representation of People Act 1951. The commission said that recognised political parties can send common list for entire country or group of states. They can also present separate lists for different states. The commission has also clarified that a political party can submit a list of 40 star campaigners in the states where it is recognised as a state-level party and 20 star campaigners in other States.
BJP, Cong in eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation in Sagar
Sagar: Though ten candidates are trying their fortunes in Bundelkhand region's Sagar parliamentary constituency, the chief contest is between the Congress and the BJP as was the case in the previous election. This time, the Congress has laid siege to this constituency that is established as a virtually impregnable saffron citadel. The Congress nominee is Govind Rajput who twice represented this constituency's Surkhi Assembly segment. In last year's Vidhan Sabha polls, he lost by a wafer-thin margin of 142 votes to the state's ruling BJP. Sidelining the ticket-related claims of diligent workers, the saffron party has reposed faith in lakshminarayan Yadav (70) who owed allegiance to several parties at different times. The State's senior Minister Gopal Bhargava was lobbying to obtain the ticket for his son Abhishek and another Minister Bhupendra Singh Thakur was doing the same for his wife Saroj. Both ministers wield considerable influence in local politics. The party's decision caused tremendous discontentment among BJP office-bearers and workers besides the brahmin and Dangi communities.
Kannada movie ‘Dweepa’ screened in bhopal
Bhopal: A Kannada movie ‘Dweepa’ was screened at Abhirang auditorium, Bharat Bhavan here on Sunday. The movie was screened under the series of Chhavi, a centre for classical cinema. The story is an adaptation of an English novel written by noted Author Norbert D’Souza and was directed by a well known director of Kannada movies Girish Kasaravalli. The movie starring Soundarya, MV Vasudeva Rao and Harish Rajuwas released in the year 2002, having the running time of 132 minutes.
Group painting exhibition concludes
Bhopal: A group painting exhibition concluded with a lot of fervor here on Sunday at Swaraj Vithika (Swaraj Art Gallery) Ravindra Bhawan premises. The exhibition began here on Friday and received a huge response by the spectators. Four young artists of the city displayed their best of creation before the art lovers of the city. Artists like Shankar Rajput, Aditi Mittal, Shreya Agarwal and Shivani Pralod had displayed their artistic creations before the art lovers that were much appreciated by the viewers.