TELANGANA BY ELECTION TODAY-TRS for high poll percentage

Hyderabad, July 26: The Telangana Rashtra Samiti president, Mr K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has denied the charges of violation of the model code of conduct.
In his response to the Election Commission (EC) notice, the TRS president said he had only “highlighted” the failure of the ministers to keep their electoral promises made during the previous elections.
The Election Commission had served a notice against Mr Chandrasekhar Rao for making certain derogatory comments against the home minister, Ms P. Sabita Indra Reddy.
The TRS chief said he never intended to hurt any person. He also blamed the media for “misquoting” him with regard to his call to “accept money and liquor” from other parties but to cast vote for the TRS.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Dr I.V. Subba Rao, told mediapersons that the IT minister, Mr K. Venkata Reddy, and the former minister, Mr Md Shabbir Ali, had also submitted their replies. The EC is yet to take a decision.
Dr Rao said instructions were given not allow voters or agents with mobile phones within a 100-metre radius of the polling booths. Even the polling officials will be keeping their phones in silent mode, he said.
The CEO also said the police seized Rs 2.19 crore from people who could not account for the money they were carrying. The authorities closed 4,125 belt shops and seized 11 illicit arms manufacturing centres.
The CEO added that all the arrangements were in place for the bypolls scheduled on Tuesday.

SOURCE::DC