New Caledonia is a French overseas territory where riots broke out after lawmakers passed a new bill granting voting rights to French residents above 10 years. The move has sparked concerns of diluting the vote of the indigenous Kanak community, leading to violent riots.
JKPDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said, giving voting rights to people from outside Jammu region can lead to a deluge of people from outside.
Jammu voting rights: As per the order, any document like the Aadhar Card, water/electricity/gas connection, bank passbooks, passport, registered land deeds, etc., can be used as proof of residence.
According to the ministry, the initiatives have been taken in response to requests from innovative technology companies and startups.
Noida, which is part of the Gautam Buddh Nagar parliamentary constituency, will go for polls on April 11 in the first of the seven-phased Lok Sabha election.
He further said that his mantra is "hum do, hamare do, sabke do" (Only two kids for every couple) irrespective of caste or religion or economic status.
Justifying his statement, Ramdev further stated this is a national issue and that Hindu scriptures mention the need to have 10 kids when there was slow population growth.
Guwahati: There is an "established institutionalised mechanism" which enables a Bangladeshi national to freely come into the country, acquire citizenship and voting rights here and a large scale racket of fake certificates is involved, according
Rajkot/Ahmedabad: Gujarat will introduce compulsory voting in the upcoming local bodies polls, which are likely to be held in October, and the process of framing rules for default voters is underway."We are in the process
Edison (New Jersey), Oct 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would grant voting rights to overseas Indian citizens when it came to power, senior party leader L.K. Advani told a gathering of the Indian American
Chandigarh, Sep 20: The Punjab and Haryana High Court today recalled its order of September one allowing Sehajdhari (non-baptised) Sikhs to vote in the SGPC polls. It said the case would now be heard on
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