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“We have been silent all these days but we were compelled to come out after receiving threats from local BJP people,” claimed Anjana*, the daughter-in-law of a Sandeshkhali local who has withdrawn her rape complaint against Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan.

The Population Foundation of India, a Delhi-based policy and advocacy organisation, has pointed to “misreporting” about the findings of a study by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and its “misleading” and “selective portrayal” to highlight the increase in the Muslim population in India.  

In at least four Muslim-dominated villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, state police allegedly “lathi-charged” voters, injuring hundreds of people at polling booths during the third phase of polling on May 7. While the locals alleged that the police action was “unprovoked” and to “prohibit” them from voting for the Samajwadi…

लोकसभा चुनाव के तीसरे चरण में 7 मई को 11 राज्य और केंद्र शासित प्रदेश की 93 सीटों पर मतदान हुआ. इनमें उत्तर प्रदेश की 10 सीटें भी शामिल रहीं. उत्तर प्रदेश की इन 10 सीटों में से संभल लोकसभा सीट पर सबसे ज्यादा 62.81 फीसदी मतदान हुआ.