Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Dear Shri Rajiv Kumar, I am sure the Election Commission is fully aware of the following report Delhi BJP to hold mega gathering of…
All India Peoples Front (AIPF) believes that defeating BJP and its allies in this Lok Sabha election should be the first political agenda of the people. The reason is…
ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I refer to my letters addressed to…
Last week (4th April 2024) Indian National Congress released its manifesto, called Nyay Patra (Promise for Justice), for 2024 General Elections. It prominently talked of Caste census, raising the cap of…
by P.S. Sahni & Shobha Aggarwal Not surprising though, but cannot be left uncommented upon. Nazi Germany exterminated gays and lesbians. Modi’s BJP is making gays, lesbians and bisexuals invisible,…
ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Please refer to PM's speech in connection…
by Jagdeep S. Chhokar & E A S Sarma ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri…
The landscape of political campaigning in India has evolved significantly over the years, particularly in terms of government spending on advertisements before elections. The controversial 'India Shining' campaign by the…
The corporate press comes in handy when there is a media war between ruling-class parties. The Economic Times reported: “Talking to reporters in Patna on 11-4-2024 Bharti raised the issue…
As election fever rises and political parties get busy with campaigning, one issue which refuses to die even after elections have been declared is that of Electronic Voting Machine and…
To Smt. Droupadi Murmu Hon’ble President of India Respected Rashtrapati Ji, Kindly refer to my letter of April 6th, 2024 in which I had suggested for your consideration the following four immediate measures…
This election will be critical in terms of its worldwide impact. The election of India, the world's largest secular and socialist democracy, cannot be understood solely in terms of the…
An Insult to Maharashtrian Pride, We must Atone, We must Reclaim our Progressive Heritage! An Appeal to defeat the BJP-led Mahayuti & vote for the MVA & the INDIA Bloc!…
by Sai Thakur and Yashwant Zagade Since the Lok Sabha elections were declared in Maharashtra, the epithet ‘Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) is the “B team of the BJP”’ gained traction…
Imagine a football match in which one team keeps committing foul upon foul without any consequences because the referee and the linesmen are completely biased in its favour. Meanwhile, the…
Prime Minister Modi claims that their NDA coalition will win 400 plus seats for the upcoming Parliamentary elections that will take place in India starting April 19 of this year.…
As the elections roll up in India, an appeal from the academic community to their close district officer is a common phenomenon across India. The call for election duty to…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, While taking part in the anniversary of…
I refer to the news item-which appeared in G Plus (Guwahati plus, an e-paper, reported to be Guwahati’s foremost media network; founded in 2013.) The news-item dated March 29, 2024…
As the nation gears up for the pinnacle of democratic expression, the forthcoming elections, there's a conspicuous absence of a critical issue from the political discourse – the preservation of…
With the election that is about to come up for 2024 Lok Sabha, it is important to delve into the social vision of the party and its ideological parent that…
After the Election Commission of India announced the date for 2024 Elections, the ruling party is on a systematic campaign to instill fear amongst citizens owing allegiance to opposition political…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I requested the Election Commission of…
Amidst the flurry of frantic speculations, clandestine discussions, and fleeting moments of camaraderie, the anticipation of an electoral alliance between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP fizzled out. The…
As the poll bugle has been sounded by the election commission for the 2024 General Elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his cabinet colleagues to prepare a roadmap for the…
Art and reality as our common sense grasps it have a peculiar dialectical relationship.If art makes the familiar unfamiliar, reality has its revenge by making the unfamiliar familiar.Living in contemporary…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Shri Narendra…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I write…
Democratic identity encompasses more than just political processes and governance structures; it is about the empowerment and development of citizens. At its core, democratic identity reflects the intricate interplay between…
Political strategies of a leader who has been literally immersed in this field for more than four decades at the national as well as regional level can certainly not be…
Now just before one week of declaration of election schedule, the position of all parties is clear. It is therefore easy for voter to make their choices and they must…
Subject: MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL ELECTIONS IN 2024 Respected Rashtrapati-ji, Respectful Greetings to the Supreme Commander of India’s Armed Forces from an Indian Armed Forces Veteran, who took…
Kindly order an independent enquiry, pending which the electoral process may have to be deferred To Smt. Droupadi Murmu Hon’ble President of India Respected Rashtrapati Ji,Kindly refer to my letter of 7th March,…
Rajesh Ramachandran has concluded his latest piece with the line, ‘Indian democracy is still waiting for the primary opposition party’s leadership to come of age’, citing how INC has also…
Interestingly, as the expected parliamentary elections are coming closer, voices of key politicians are certainly getting louder and so is the aggressive nature of their verbal missiles targeting their rivals.…
It is often stated that seat adjustments at the time of elections by opposition parties are very important in India. However these benefits are easier stated than realized as satisfactory…
As the 2024 General Elections are looming on the horizon some Muslim elite are appealing to Muslim community to give a relook at BJP They claim that Indian Muslims are…
General elections are expected to be held in India between April and May 2024 to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Will this year’s elections deliver a change for better? The 2019 elections have transformed…
The fourth but most important and possibly the most dangerous industrial revolution of our civilization is Artificial Intelligence. That means machine intelligence. If we compare this AI with i.e. Human…
A summary: Normal and rigged modes of EVM, switchable with secret signal. The current VVPAT system has several rectifiable problems. Solution for problems associated with current VVPAT. Problems with ballots…
Introduction 1. India at the beginning of the year stands at the cusp of a Momentous Change The biggest question before everyone is whether the elections for the Parliament -…
What should the political feud between Indian National Congress and Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal be viewed as? Clearly, it would be erroneous to limit this only to their…
1 This article is the sequel to my three previous articles on this subject namely – ‘Relevance of the Third Front’ (May 2014), Lok Sabha Elections 2019: A Perspective for…
Election commission should invoke its authority under Article 324 to ensure that the Centre and the States do not position senior officers whose tenures are unduly extended, in order to…
Come 2024, and we may have to vote in probably the most important election of our lives. The general election to the Indian parliament, expected to be held in May…
by Dr Purushothama Bilimale/AK Shiburaj A few civil society representatives came forward during the last assembly elections of Karnataka ( 2023 May) to oust the BJP from power at a…
Introduction As debates leading up to 2024 union elections in India preceded by some important state assembly become intense, it is not enough to talk about election alignments among various…
BJP is addicted to gigantism.Everything it does is on a gigantic scale,even the frauds.The last general election of 2019 for example ,if Satpal Malik's account of Pulwama is to be…
Be it politics, medicine or any field except of course certain areas, over-confidence about success/victory can be “suicidal”- leading to failure/defeat. Even while driving- over-speeding in most cases leads to…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Election Commission of India (ECI) Shri A C Pandey Election Commissioner Election Commission of India (ECI) Shri Arun Goel Election Commissioner…
To Shri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Election Commission of India (ECI) Shri A C Pandey Election Commissioner Election Commission of India (ECI) Shri Arun Goel Election Commissioner…
by Prof. Apoorvanand/ A K Shiburaj The idea of India faces an unprecedented challenge. Preventing irreversible damage to the Republic of India, as we have known it, is the most pressing…
How,or indeed why, should parties that are bitterly opposed to each other,and come election time jump at each other's throat, are toying with the idea of of coming together,is a…
One will be amazed to compare the India of today with the same a decade ago. BJP’s getting majority in the Lok Sabha (2014) has changed the political, social and…
Neerja Chowdhury under an appropriate title, “Can Didi become the Dada of national opposition? Mamata has advantages, but her disadvantages are more formidable”, had expressed her views on…
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