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Ninety-three former civil servant have written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) endorsing a letter written by former IIM-Ahmedabad professor Jagdeep Chhokar on the speech given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan’s Banswara on April 21. https://thewire.in/communalism/93-ex-civil-servants-endorse-letter-to-ec-demanding-action-on-modis-communal-speech
The speech contained hate-filled remarks against Muslims, suggesting that were “infiltrators” and the opposition, if elected, would give away “mangalsutras” and “land” of those listening to his speech to Muslims. The ECI has received over 2,200 complaint letters from citizens over this particular speech.
Chhokar’s letter specified ways in which the speech violated the Model Code of Conduct, the Representation of People Act and the Indian Penal Code.
24/04/2024
As many as 11 civil society organisations have urged the Election Commission of India to pay special attention to online campaigning and surrogate advertisements, inadequacies in voluntary code of ethics, use of emerging technologies such as deepfakes, and voter surveillance.
The letter was signed by Article 21 Trust, Association for Democratic Reforms, Campaign Against Hate Speech, Common Cause, Internet Freedom Foundation, LibTech India, Maadhyam, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, National Alliance of People’s Movements, Rajasthan Asangathit Mazdoor Union, and Software Freedom Law Center, India.
10/04/2024
Election Commission के Notice के बाद Modi का भाषण, धज्जि उड़ाई! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9xKx8vwZQ4 Kumkum Binwal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-Pb7wW9Dg May 23, 2024 PM Modi पर हसेंगी दुनिया कि ये क्या हो गया? Phase 6 Voting से पहले बिगड़े बोल! Lok Sabha Elections
PM Modi Bhiwani Speech Analysis: Continuing his shamelessness before the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi claimed in his Bhiwani rally speech that if opposition parties form the government, he will cut off electricity to people's homes. Praveen Gautam's analysis of what senior journalists Ravish Kumar and Rohini Singh said regarding such statements by PM Modi.
What has been conspicuous in all three of the electoral campaigns before us is of course the larger-than-life persona of Narendra Modi.
The common thread that runs through the election campaigns of the Modi decade has been the systematic mediatisation of the Modi cult right from the days when he appeared on ‘Aap ki Adalat’ (India TV) in April 2014 and responded to Rajat Sharma’s supposed “grilling” before an audience consciously packed with cheering supporters.
In 2019, he personally addressed more rallies than any other BJP politician, constantly messaging that every vote cast for the party in the election will go to him personally.
This time, even before the elections were announced, we had the ‘Modi Guarantee’ thrust on us through public hoardings and newspaper advertisements.
30/03/2024