A translation of a Hindi article by Yogendra Yadav. The original can be accessed here. After the Bihar election results, many colleagues asked me :- what is the point of contesting elections now? If in every election, ultimately, the BJP is made to win and the opposition is completely wiped out, then what is the […]
Yogendra Yadav wrote this piece in Hindi. We carry a simple translation for our readers. The fundamental lie in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list has been caught. This lie was exposed by a document that the Election Commission had been hiding for the past three months. This document is the final […]
You know it’s election season in India when Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts criticizing Indian Muslims and Pakistan. At his rallies, Modi has called Muslims in India “infiltrators” and claimed they “have more children,” despite these claims being proven false. He also falsely accused that if Congress comes to power, the wealth of ordinary citizens […]
Gender has nothing to do with ability but the stereotypical thought process of the Indian society has always discriminated on gender and when it comes on transgender the condition is worst. People think that transgender cannot do anything. We are citizens of India and voting is our right and that is the importance of elections […]
To ensure the conduct of free and fair elections, the Election Commission on Monday issued an advisory to the media that dissemination of poll result predictions in any manner, including by political analysts, astrologers or tarot card readers, during the ban period on exit polls, is prohibited and amounts to violation of Section 126A of […]
कुछ समय पहले मीडिया नाम सुनते ही लोगो मे एक विश्वास दिखता था। देश की जनता मीडिया की हर खबरों पर आँख बंद कर भरोसा करती थी। मीडिया मे सरोकार की भावना थी, निष्पक्षता उसका मूलरूप हुआ करता था, पर अब नज़ारा कुछ बदल सा गया है। मीडिया अब व्यापारी संस्था मे बादल चुकी है […]
The Patna district administration has decided to allot fields or grounds to political parties for poll meetings on a first-come, first-served basis. Patna district electoral officer Kumar Ravi has authorized sub-divisional officers to issue no-objection certificate to political parties for election meetings, use of vehicles for electioneering, procession and demonstration. To provide a single window […]
In the election vibration, for the smooth conduct of ongoing university examination Patna University is likely to request the district administration to exempt the university teachers from election duties. PU vice-chancellor Rash Bihari Parsad Singh assured this to a delegation of Patna University Teachers’ Association (PUTA) which met him on Wednesday. The delegation, which was […]
The government was probably in dark till now. 55 thousands primary and junior schools’ in UP lack the facility of electric connection, this came to light during the campaigning and in preparation of polling booth after the announcement of Lok Sabha election. The children were forced to study in heat without any fan and lights. […]
As per the theme of Election Commission of India to make booth accessible to all voters, Patna District magistrate Kumar Ravi on Sunday instructed all the sector officers to personally meet people with disabilities and meet their requirements on Election Day to ensure they cast their vote. The DM gave instruction at a meeting held […]
New Delhi: A lot of people, who at first took Maywati’s comments with a pinch of salt (She is the Bahujan Samaj leader whose party did miserably in the recent elections in Uttar Pradesh), are now shocked that an electronic voting machine appeared to be grossly inaccurate, favouring the BJP party symbol! At first the […]
New Delhi: Is it the Chief Election Commissioner versus the Governor of the Reserve bank? The EC asked the Reserve Bank to raise the cash withdrawal limit for those contesting Assembly Polls. RBI refused point blank! The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rejected the request of the Election Commission to enhance the weekly cash-withdrawal […]
