Afternoon briefing: Cong questions new rule on counting agents; Heatwave to persist across northwest India, and more

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Published on: Jun 2, 2024, 13:09:57 IST

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Congress leader Ajay Maken on Saturday questioned the new rule not allowing the candidates' counting agents at the assistant returning officer (ARO) tables during the vote counting process. In a post on social media platform X, Maken said that he has contested nine Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in the past, but this has happened for the first time. Maken's remarks came after the voting in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections ended, bringing curtains to the gruelling seven-phased polls. Dig deeper

Congress Party leader Ajay Maken (Hindustan Times)

Even as severe heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in northwest India today, Delhi is expected to witness rain and thunderstorms, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 43 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. Isolated places in Haryana will experience severe heatwave conditions, while many areas in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh and a few places in Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh will endure heatwave conditions. Isolated regions in Himachal Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan are likely to experience heatwave conditions as well. Dig deeper

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That’s all we have at this hour in our afternoon briefing. Catch you in the evening!

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