Electoral scene
How BJP ‘won’ in Surat: Unravelling 24 hours of peculiarities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBSrgk-bvFU Apr 27, 2024 In a series of peculiar events, the BJP’s Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed from Gujarat’s Surat Lok Sabha constituency on April 21. The declaration came days before polling even began for the elections, as Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani’s nomination was cancelled and eight other independent candidates “withdrew”.
Four affidavits signed by Kumbhani’s relative, a BJP lawyer, and allegations of forgery were the centre of the nomination cancellation. In the aftermath, Kumbhani went incommunicado and sparked allegations of a “collusion”.
But what really happened in Surat? Newslaundry pieced together the peculiar events that led to the BJP candidate’s victory
Fact-checking Modi’s speech, Godi media’s Modi bhakti at Surya Tilak ceremony https://youtu.be/bnF4Y43Lr5E?t=73 newslaundry 27-04 2024 Abhinandan is on hosting duties this week, with Manisha on the ground bringing you Another Election Show from states going to vote.
This week, we saw an outburst from a CNBC reporter which reminds us of what can happen when someone is under too much pressure. Also under pressure was the PM, this time for votes right before the second phase of elections. He was seen and heard making a hate speech against Muslims. We have someone very special to fact-check him. Meanwhile, the mainstream media was busy questioning the opposition and fawning over the PM as he watched the Surya Tilak ceremony of the Ram idol.
The opposition in Tripura has demanded fresh polling in the West Tripura parliamentary constituency and the Ramnagar assembly constituency, on the allegations that the voter turnout in certain polling stations, based on “official” data, showed more than 100%.
According to CPI (M) Tripura secretary, Jitendra Chaudhary, data sourced from the office of the returning officer showed that turnouts in part 44 of the Majlishpur segment stood at 105.30%, 100.15% in part 25 of the Khayerpur segment, 98.80% in part of 44 of the Khayerpur segment, and 109.09 % in part 38 of the Mohanpur segment.
“The above records unequivocally vindicate that, the election to West Tripura Parliamentary Constituency and the by-election to Ramnagar assembly constituency, which is a part of the same parliamentary constituency, were not held in a free, fair and normal manner. Such mismatched polling percentage may happen only when the booths are captured and completely rigged in an organized manner,” Chaudhary wrote to chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday, according to the Indian Express.
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The Election Commission has taken cognisance of allegations of Model Code of Conduct violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and also Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge. https://thewire.in/government/election-commission-mcc-bjp-congress-modi-rahul
This comes after three days during which the poll body’s inaction over Modi’s April 21 speech at Banswara in Rajasthan has been severely criticised. A spokesperson, after repeated queries from reporters had said “we decline comment” on Modi’s speech on April 22.
The EC invoked Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act that pertains to star campaigners and has asked the respective party presidents to submit their reports by 11 am on April 29.
25/04/2024
BJP ignores EC notice, JP Nadda echoes PM Modi's remark, says ‘Congress plots to transfer SC-ST rights to Muslims’
BJP president JP Nadda repeated PM's comments about alleged Congress line of thinking that Muslims should have priority in resources. This is despite the Election Commission's notice to the party over PM Modi's comments.
Nadda alleged that the main opposition party, the Congress, plans to take away the rights of lower-caste groups (SC, ST, and OBC) and give them to Muslims.
In a post on X in Hindi, Nadda said, “The hidden agenda of the Congress and INDI alliance is to snatch the rights of SC, ST and OBC and give it to Muslims. Congress says that Muslims have the first right on the country's resources, whereas Prime Minister Modi says that the poor have the first right on the resources. Congress hates SC, ST and OBC and appeasement is clearly visible in their manifesto too."
by By Mausam Jha
26/04/2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TocsmhQkqnk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a speech in Rajasthan. In which the PM said some controversial things regarding minorities. PM's statement is being criticized on social media. Watch the video to know what the foreign media wrote on the matter.
24/04/2024
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Indian Electoral Politics: Shifting Sands
Seven decades down the line the electoral scene has changed for the worse and is currently dominated by emotive issues. The foundation of derailing the ‘this worldly’ issues was the Ram Temple movement. This movement became stronger after the implementation of Mandal Commission report. Since then the domination of emotive, identity issues is on the rise. This is reflected by the fact that in 2019, no party dared to utter the word secularism, as claimed by the winner of 2019 elections, Mr. Narendra Modi himself. He presented it as a trophy for the efforts of RSS-BJP’s political success.
https://countercurrents.org/2022/11/indian-electoral-politics-shifting-sands/
It is in this track that any issue can be given a religious turn as we witnessed its peak in the coining of phrase ‘Corona Jihad’. This showed how electoral politics can be reduced merely to game of identity issues. BJP has mastered this art over a period of last few decades. The media, which is prostrating to BJP ideology, is putting its best efforts to magnify the doings of communal stream.
Not to be left behind, Arvind Kejrival is trying to compete which these divisive efforts revolving around identity issues, in his own unique smart ways. The AAP, which in a way, is an alternate model of communal politics; is playing its Hindutva/communal card with shrewdness. Kajriwal party is also an example of blind subservience to the dictator by the other leaders of that party. As Kejriwal demanded this; all his cronies, stated saying the same. The peak of this was Atishi Marlena, who stated that this demand of Laxmi-Ganesh is not merely Kejriwal demand, it is the aspiration of 130 crore Indians! Most of the dictatorial tendencies believe they are speaking for the whole country. This is a duplicate of what Narendra Modi, when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat, used to say that he is talking on behalf of Five Crore Gujratis. India needs a party which can accommodate all sections of society with equality and dignity, apart from welfare; it also promotes employment and proactively deals with marginalized sections of society. We need a party where religion is not mixed with politics. For many, AAP began with a big promise for a better politics, but its reality is there for all to see with its trajectory leading to demanding Laxmi and Ganesh on currency notes and dumping of Jan Lokpal in the dustbin of Hisotry!
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