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4 hours ago, ProudLiberal said:

Funny to see hindutva bhakts using ambedkar for their propaganda, ambedkar was only against the inclusion of of the word socialist because he didn't want to take away the right of people to decide what kind of economy the people want and limit it to socialism, he wasn't against socialism itself, infact he said the very constitution has a socialist character. 

 

Also as a bonus, here's a quote by ambedkar for the bhakts:-

 

"The Hindus criticise the Mohammedans for having spread their religion by the use of the sword. They also ridicule Christianity on the score of the Inquisition. But really speaking, who is better and more worthy of our respect--the Mohammedans and Christians who attempted to thrust down the throats of unwilling persons what they regarded as necessary for their salvation, or the Hindu who would not spread the light, who would endeavour to keep others in darkness, who would not consent to share his intellectual and social inheritance with those who are ready and willing to make it a part of their own make-up? I have no hesitation in saying that if the Mohammedan has been cruel, the Hindu has been mean; and meanness is worse than cruelty."

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No probs there, he called a spade a spade and there is truth in many of his comments about Hinduism and caste system. But at least unlike most others he didn't shy away from letting out his undiplomatic thoughts about Islam, Christianity, 370, Kashmir etc, he was a fair guy. Even controversial topics he never avoided, that's a true intellectual cum liberal apart from being a legendary philosopher and social reformer. A pity he never got the respect he deserved until many years after his demise. In fact Congress had many such outstanding leaders those days, all sacrificed to elevate the dynasty, starting from Nehru, peaking during Indira's reign and continuing even today. Without the dynasty it would have been a different party today with many capable leaders all across India, and India would have been a better version of herself surely. 

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Good chance Kanhaiya will lose his deposit and his political career is nipped in bud. A farce of a prop up by JNU lobby in media.

RJD showed him his aukaat by not wasting any ticket:hysterical:

he will lose,fight is between tanveer and bjp.BJP chances greatly improved by three pronged fight

 

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Saba Naqvi (@_sabanaqvi) Tweeted:
Dear @RahulGandhi it would be best for you and @ArvindKejriwal to sit across table, shake hands and announce alliance. Please take his calls as he is an elected chief minister...the people of Delhi deserve all your best behaviour. #aapcongressalliance



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freaking idiots.I understand Congress anger,basically the entire extended Gowda family is now into politics and why would they support Gowdas grandchildren who will be a threat to them in the decades to come.HD has taken nepotism to an unprecedented level and it will backfire.

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EVM malfunction gave votes to BJP in Buldhana elections: Maharashtra collector confirms RTI

Mumbai: Despite claims to the contrary by the Election Commission of India (EC), a concrete instance of an electronic voting machine (EVM) "malfunction" in Maharashtra has been conclusively established, information obtained under RTI revealed in Mumbai on Saturday.

 

 

The "EVM fraud" concerns the recently held elections to Buldhana Zilla Parishad from Lonar, at a polling station in Sultanpur village of the district, said RTI activist Anil Galgali.

EVM malfunction gave votes to BJP in Buldhana elections: Maharashtra collector confirms RTI

EVM demonstration during the hackathon. News18

"Everytime the voter pressed a symbol of Coconut, allotted to a candidate, the LED lamp of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lotus used to flash. This was reported to the District Collector by the Returning Officer (RO) in his inquiry report and furnished under an RTI query," Galgali told IANS.

 

The activist filed his RTI query on 16 June, after learning of the aggrieved Independent candidate Asha Arun Zore's complaint on the "EVM fraud" during the 16 February elections, and demanded details of the probe report submitted by the RO.

 

"The Buldhana collectorate's election department replied that at polling station No. 56 in Sultanpur of Lonar town, when the voter pressed the Independent candidate No. 1's Coconut symbol, the LED lamp flashed against the BJP candidate No. 4's Lotus symbol, signifying that the vote had gone to the latter," Galgali explained.

 

Surprisingly, when candidate Asha Arun Zore lodged her first complaint on the EVM problems at 10 a.m that day, the Election Officer at the polling station refused to take cognizance of such a serious issue, he pointed out.

 

However, it was only after complaints poured in from many voters that the Election Officer finally took note around 1.30 p.m — when half the voting time had lapsed — and obtained consent of the polling agents of all parties before taking action.

 

 

On checking the complaints, Election Officer Manikrao Baazad found substance in them and this was reconfirmed by the polling station in-charge Ramnarayan Sawant, who informed the RO, Lonar of the incident.

 

The Assistant RO of Lonar — globally know for the Lonar Crater Lake — personally visited the polling station and verified that while pressing a particular candidate's button, the lamp for candidate No. 4 (BJP) used to glow.

 

 

The election was cancelled in that booth after the reports of various election officials were sent to the Collector, the polling station was closed, the "malfunctioning" machine was sealed and a standby unit was put into operation.

 

However, after several parties demanded a repoll, it was conceded and a repoll was conducted after five days on 21 February, the RTI revealed.

 

"This case conclusively proves an 'EVM fraud'. It was brought to notice by a voter, confirmed by many other voters, the RO and other officials also reconfirmed it and sent a report to the Collector," Galgali pointed out.

Strangely, he said the EC had consistently denied any EVM fraud and even asked the political parties to prove "managed EVMs" by organising demonstrations.

 

"In order to avoid such repetition in future, the EC must consider alternatives to the EVMs which can be tampered with," he cautioned.

 

https://www.firstpost.com/politics/evm-malfunction-gave-votes-to-bjp-in-buldhana-elections-maharashtra-collector-confirms-rti-3845175.html

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EVM malfunction gave votes to BJP in Buldhana elections: Maharashtra collector confirms RTI

Mumbai: Despite claims to the contrary by the Election Commission of India (EC), a concrete instance of an electronic voting machine (EVM) "malfunction" in Maharashtra has been conclusively established, information obtained under RTI revealed in Mumbai on Saturday.

 

 

The "EVM fraud" concerns the recently held elections to Buldhana Zilla Parishad from Lonar, at a polling station in Sultanpur village of the district, said RTI activist Anil Galgali.

EVM malfunction gave votes to BJP in Buldhana elections: Maharashtra collector confirms RTI

EVM demonstration during the hackathon. News18

"Everytime the voter pressed a symbol of Coconut, allotted to a candidate, the LED lamp of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lotus used to flash. This was reported to the District Collector by the Returning Officer (RO) in his inquiry report and furnished under an RTI query," Galgali told IANS.

 

The activist filed his RTI query on 16 June, after learning of the aggrieved Independent candidate Asha Arun Zore's complaint on the "EVM fraud" during the 16 February elections, and demanded details of the probe report submitted by the RO.

 

"The Buldhana collectorate's election department replied that at polling station No. 56 in Sultanpur of Lonar town, when the voter pressed the Independent candidate No. 1's Coconut symbol, the LED lamp flashed against the BJP candidate No. 4's Lotus symbol, signifying that the vote had gone to the latter," Galgali explained.

 

Surprisingly, when candidate Asha Arun Zore lodged her first complaint on the EVM problems at 10 a.m that day, the Election Officer at the polling station refused to take cognizance of such a serious issue, he pointed out.

 

However, it was only after complaints poured in from many voters that the Election Officer finally took note around 1.30 p.m — when half the voting time had lapsed — and obtained consent of the polling agents of all parties before taking action.

 

 

On checking the complaints, Election Officer Manikrao Baazad found substance in them and this was reconfirmed by the polling station in-charge Ramnarayan Sawant, who informed the RO, Lonar of the incident.

 

The Assistant RO of Lonar — globally know for the Lonar Crater Lake — personally visited the polling station and verified that while pressing a particular candidate's button, the lamp for candidate No. 4 (BJP) used to glow.

 

 

The election was cancelled in that booth after the reports of various election officials were sent to the Collector, the polling station was closed, the "malfunctioning" machine was sealed and a standby unit was put into operation.

 

However, after several parties demanded a repoll, it was conceded and a repoll was conducted after five days on 21 February, the RTI revealed.

 

"This case conclusively proves an 'EVM fraud'. It was brought to notice by a voter, confirmed by many other voters, the RO and other officials also reconfirmed it and sent a report to the Collector," Galgali pointed out.

Strangely, he said the EC had consistently denied any EVM fraud and even asked the political parties to prove "managed EVMs" by organising demonstrations.

 

"In order to avoid such repetition in future, the EC must consider alternatives to the EVMs which can be tampered with," he cautioned.

 

https://www.firstpost.com/politics/evm-malfunction-gave-votes-to-bjp-in-buldhana-elections-maharashtra-collector-confirms-rti-3845175.html

1 year old article :whack:

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2 hours ago, vayuu1 said:

Sadhvi Pragya Thakur vs diggi Raja in Bhopal.

Not a good move. Why is BJP conceding all the centerist space to leftist parties and giving ammo to already charged self proclaimed defenders of constitution. 

Imagine someone like Madani fighting elections on Congress ticket after acquittal from court. Won't we all be furious ?

Also, does this Sadhvi has any vision or plan for development of Bhopal ? I don't think so. Then after 5 years on what basis you are going to ask for votes when she faces anti-incumbency ?

A local candidate who has worked for the party and for the district would have easily been a better candidate.

Yes, help her with her cases and further defamation against INC and allow her to work on her image but giving her an MP ticket is sacrificing a constituency and its development.

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6 hours ago, Stan AF said:

EVM malfunction gave votes to BJP in Buldhana elections: Maharashtra collector confirms RTI

Mumbai: Despite claims to the contrary by the Election Commission of India (EC), a concrete instance of an electronic voting machine (EVM) "malfunction" in Maharashtra has been conclusively established, information obtained under RTI revealed in Mumbai on Saturday.

 

 

The "EVM fraud" concerns the recently held elections to Buldhana Zilla Parishad from Lonar, at a polling station in Sultanpur village of the district, said RTI activist Anil Galgali.

EVM malfunction gave votes to BJP in Buldhana elections: Maharashtra collector confirms RTI

EVM demonstration during the hackathon. News18

"Everytime the voter pressed a symbol of Coconut, allotted to a candidate, the LED lamp of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lotus used to flash. This was reported to the District Collector by the Returning Officer (RO) in his inquiry report and furnished under an RTI query," Galgali told IANS.

 

The activist filed his RTI query on 16 June, after learning of the aggrieved Independent candidate Asha Arun Zore's complaint on the "EVM fraud" during the 16 February elections, and demanded details of the probe report submitted by the RO.

 

"The Buldhana collectorate's election department replied that at polling station No. 56 in Sultanpur of Lonar town, when the voter pressed the Independent candidate No. 1's Coconut symbol, the LED lamp flashed against the BJP candidate No. 4's Lotus symbol, signifying that the vote had gone to the latter," Galgali explained.

 

Surprisingly, when candidate Asha Arun Zore lodged her first complaint on the EVM problems at 10 a.m that day, the Election Officer at the polling station refused to take cognizance of such a serious issue, he pointed out.

 

However, it was only after complaints poured in from many voters that the Election Officer finally took note around 1.30 p.m — when half the voting time had lapsed — and obtained consent of the polling agents of all parties before taking action.

 

 

On checking the complaints, Election Officer Manikrao Baazad found substance in them and this was reconfirmed by the polling station in-charge Ramnarayan Sawant, who informed the RO, Lonar of the incident.

 

The Assistant RO of Lonar — globally know for the Lonar Crater Lake — personally visited the polling station and verified that while pressing a particular candidate's button, the lamp for candidate No. 4 (BJP) used to glow.

 

 

The election was cancelled in that booth after the reports of various election officials were sent to the Collector, the polling station was closed, the "malfunctioning" machine was sealed and a standby unit was put into operation.

 

However, after several parties demanded a repoll, it was conceded and a repoll was conducted after five days on 21 February, the RTI revealed.

 

"This case conclusively proves an 'EVM fraud'. It was brought to notice by a voter, confirmed by many other voters, the RO and other officials also reconfirmed it and sent a report to the Collector," Galgali pointed out.

Strangely, he said the EC had consistently denied any EVM fraud and even asked the political parties to prove "managed EVMs" by organising demonstrations.

 

"In order to avoid such repetition in future, the EC must consider alternatives to the EVMs which can be tampered with," he cautioned.

 

https://www.firstpost.com/politics/evm-malfunction-gave-votes-to-bjp-in-buldhana-elections-maharashtra-collector-confirms-rti-3845175.html

Why are you posting 2 years old news article which is not related to 2019 elections ?

I hope mods keep this thread for serious political discussion related to 2019 GE. Stand up comic videos, spoofs and memes etc. shouldn't be part of this thread imo. 

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