Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa (File Photo/IANS)

EC Ashok Lavasa’s son questioned by ED in FEMA case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has grilled Abir Lavasa, son of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, for alleged violation of foreign exchange laws, according to a senior official of the financial investigating agency. The ED questioning was in connection with a probe into investment of Rs 7.25 crore from Mauritius-based Saama Capital in March this year […]

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa (File Photo/IANS)

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa absent at announcement of Jharkhand poll schedule

New Delhi: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, who had given a dissent note on the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on allegations of model code violation during the Lok Sabha polls, was on Friday conspicuous by his absence at a press conference here where the schedule for Jharkhand Assembly elections was announced. The schedule […]

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa (File Photo/IANS)

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s wife in trouble over notice from Income Tax Dept

Ashok Lavasa had earlier dissented in various decisions of the poll body involving complaints against Modi and Shah for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct, where they were given a clean chit   New Delhi: Fresh troubles surfaced for Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s wife after the Income Tax Department issued a notice against her […]