1 BJP government in Arunachal and SKM government in Sikkim; Congress limited to one seat in Arunachal
By winning 46 out of 60 seats in Arunachal, BJP will form the government for the second consecutive time. BJP had already won 10 seats in Arunachal unopposed, elections were held only on the remaining 50 seats. BJP has an alliance with the National People’s Party (NPP) in the state. NPP has got 5 seats and Congress has got one seat.
On the other hand, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) in Sikkim has won 31 out of 32 seats. The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which was in power for 25 years (1994-2019), got only one seat this time. SDF Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling contested from two seats and lost both. Congress-BJP did not get a single seat. After the 2019 general elections, SKM had an alliance with BJP, but this time BJP had announced to contest the elections alone in Sikkim.
2. Jairam said- Home Minister threatened 150 collectors, Election Commission asked for details
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh had claimed on June 1 that Home Minister Amit Shah is threatening district collectors by calling them. He said that since Saturday morning Amit Shah has called 150 officials. Election Commission took cognizance of the matter on Sunday and asked Jairam to give the basis of this claim and share the details related to it. In response, Jairam said that the way Election Commission has been working, it cannot be trusted.
EC said- such statements create doubt: Election Commission said in a letter to Jairam Ramesh that all officers report to the Election Commission during the implementation of the code of conduct. Till now no DM has given such information as you are claiming. The process of vote counting is a sacred duty, which is entrusted to every Returning Officer. Such statements of yours create doubt on this process, so this statement needs to be taken into consideration.
3. The opposition put forward five demands before the Election Commission, saying that the results of postal ballots should be released before EVMs
INDIA and BJP leaders holding a press conference outside the Election Commission headquarters.
Before the results of the Lok Sabha elections, a delegation of leaders of the Indi alliance met the Election Commission. Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that we placed 5 demands before the commission. These are the 5 demands…
- The results of postal ballots should be released before the EVM results.
- Counting should be done as per the rules, supervisors should enforce these rules.
- Counting of votes should be monitored through CCTV and the control unit should be verified.
- The data that comes from the machine should be confirmed.
- When the EVM is sealed, there is a counting agent to verify it. It should be reconfirmed during counting.
After the INDI block conference, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and many other BJP leaders also reached the Election Commission. Piyush Goyal said in the press conference that the Congress and INDI alliance parties have constantly raised questions on the Election Commission and its process. This is an attack on the democratic institution.
4. Amul milk is costlier by Rs 2 from today, Gold will be available at Rs 66 and Fresh at Rs 54 per liter
The price of Amul milk has been increased by Rs 2 per liter. The new prices have come into effect from today (3 June) morning. The Federation issued a letter on June 2 stating that the price of milk is being increased due to increased operation and production costs. Due to increased input costs, our member unions have increased the price of milk purchased from farmers by 6-8% compared to last year.
Prices increased after 15 months: Amul has increased the prices of milk after 15 months. Earlier, in February 2023, there was an increase of Rs 3 per liter. This year the prices of animal feed had increased by 20%, due to which the prices of milk were increased.
