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Election-time shambles for Left intellectuals in Assam

April 21, 2016 by Nava Thakuria Leave a Comment

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The seasoned politicians often make and break news in the time of elections, but a section of Assamese intellectuals recently emerged as the creator of news and noise just ahead of State Assembly polls. The group of over 40 intellectuals (read academician, author, socio-cultural activist, journalist etc) appeared in public  space and made an appeal to the electorate not to vote a particular political party in Assam polls, which however backfired in the mainstream and alternate media.

Led solely by noted author and former Gauhati University professor Hiren Gohain, the group organised a press conference on 2 April  in Guwahati to term the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a fascist & communal entity and also urged the electorate to stand against the saffron party in the Assembly elections held on 4 and 11 April, counting of which is scheduled for 19 May 2016.

The anti-BJP campaigners including distinguished poets Nalinidhar Bhattacharya, Nilamoni Phukan with columnists Nirupama Bargohain, Anima Guha, former college principals Udayaditya Bharali, Dinesh Baishya, socio-cultural activists Sitanath Lahkar, Loknath Goswami, Shivanath Barman,  Akhil Ranjan Dutta, Sanjoy Borbora etc termed the saffron party as the ‘primary and biggest enemy of the people’ and urged everyone to prevent the BJP in its march to power at Dispur.

As the Guwahati based satellite news channels beamed the news, harsh reactions against those intellectuals  started pouring in the alternate media. The outspoken Congress-turned BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma  commented critically against the group saying that they were actually Left aligned intellectuals (read not impartial individuals) and the electorate of Assam  would never listen to their campaign against the pro-development party.

Parliamentarian Ramen Deka, who is also a national secretary of BJP, accused Gohain for indirectly campaigning for the candidates of Congress and AIUDF in the poll fray. He also appealed to the electorate not to pay attention towards the intellectuals’ diktat and support the nationalist party, which came to power at the Centre two years back.

Instant sharp reactions also came from senior journalist Dhirendra Nath Chakrabarty, who termed the appeal of those intellectuals as a paid statement (like paid news in nature). Saraswati Sanman awardee Assamese author Lakshi Nandan Bora and former bureaucrat Rohini Barua also expressed annoyances that a section of intellectuals gratuitously tried to diktat the electorate of the State.

Meanwhile,  the Indigenous Tribal Sahitya Sabhas of Assam issued a statement with strong words against Gohain and his team for their motivated appeal. The literary forum also targeted Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity leader Akhil Gogoi for indirectly asking the voters to support the ruling Congress, which had been protecting illegal Bangladeshi migrants in the region since long back. They ridiculed Gohain for organizing the press conference on the eve of  polls with the directive not to vote BJP nominees and stated that the Indian democracy allows every single citizen to cast his/her conscience vote. Hence the intellectuals’ unwanted appeal to the  electorate was interference in people’s right to cast their conscience votes, asserted  the literary forum.

The debate gained momentum as few more prominent citizens came out with resentments against the appeal made by Gohain and his team just two days before the first phase of Assembly polls. Acclaimed academician and former Gauhati University vice-chancellor Nirmal Kumar Choudhury with  former Assam police chief Nishinath Changkakoti criticized the stand taken by those intellectuals. “Asking people not to vote for a particular party is in itself a threat to democracy. Nobody has the right to issue a fatwa to the electorate on exercising their franchises. They (Gohain and his team) are trying to mislead the voters on the eve of polling day,” said a statement signed by Choudhury, Changkakoti with few others.

They also urged the electorate of Assam to come out in large number to give their mandates without any fear or under any kind of influence. Similar appeal was given by non-political organization Loka Jagaran Mancha, which urged everyone to cast his/her vote to make it a cent percent turnout and amazingly Assam had recorded over 82 percent of polling in both phases of recent Assembly elections.

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Filed Under: India news Tagged With: AIUDF, Akhil Gogoi, Assam elections, Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Hiren Gohain, Left, Ramen Deka, results

#AAPSweep – Giant killers of #DelhiElections 2015

February 10, 2015 by newshourindia Leave a Comment

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As #AAPSweep in the Delhi Assembly elections 2015 grips us all, News Hour India shows the giant killers of the February 7 polls and prominent candidates who lost in the polls.

KIRAN BEDI

Kiran Bedi, chief ministerial candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party lost from Krishna Nagar by 2277 votes to SK Bagga of Aam Aadmi Party.

SK Bagga – 65919 votes

Kiran Bedi – 63642 votes

 

ARVIND KEJRIWAL

Arvind Kejriwal won by 31583 votes defeating BJP’s Nupur Sharma.

Arvind Kejriwal – 57213 votes

Nupur Sharma – 25630 votes

Kiran Walia (Congress) – 4781 votes

 

AJAY MAKEN

Ajay Maken lost and came dismal third from Sadar Bazar constituency. Som Dutt of the AAP won the seat defeating BJP’s Praveen Kumar Jain, his nearest rival by 34315 votes.

Som Dutt – 67507 votes

Praveen Kumar Jain – 33, 192 votes

Ajay Maken 16, 331 votes

 

 

MANISH SISODIA

Manish Sisodia won from Patparganj constituency defeating Vinod Kumar Binny of the BJP by 26246 votes.

 

Manish Sisodia – 63267 votes

Vinod Kumar Binny – 37021 votes

Anil Kumar – 13452 votes

 

HAROON YUSUF

Haroon Yusuf of the Congress Party came dismal third at Ballimaran constituency. Imran Hussain of the Aam Aadmi Party won the seat by 33877 votes defeating BJP’s Shayam Lal Morwal

 

Imran Hussain – 57118 votes

Shayam lal Morwal – 23241 votes

Haroon Yusuf – 13205

 

SHOAIB IQBAL

 

Shoaib Iqbal of the Congress lost to AAP’s Asim Ahmed Khan by 26096 votes from Matia Mahal constituency.

 

Asim Ahmed Khan – 47584 votes

Shoaib Iqbal – 21488 votes

Shakeel Anjum (BJP) – 9105 votes.

  

SOMNATH BHARTI

Somnath Bharti of the Aam aadmi Party won the Malviya Nagar seat by 13448 votes defeating BJP’s Nandani Sharma.

 

Somnath Bharti – 47834 votes

Dr Nandani Sharma – 34386

Dr Yoganand Shastri (Congress) – 5197 votes

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Filed Under: India news Tagged With: #AAPKiDilli, #AAPSweep, #KiskiDilli, Aam Aadmi Party, AAP, Ajay Maken, Arvind Kerjiwal, Arvinder Singh Lovely, BJP, delhi assembly elections 2015, Delhi Chief Minister, Delhi polls, Election Commission, government, Kiran Bedi, Krishna Nagar, Manish Sisodia, results

Prashant Bhushan alleges discrimination against AAP outside polling stations

December 4, 2013 by newshourindia Leave a Comment

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AAP leader Prashant Bhushan

With polling underway in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan has alleged discrimination by government authorities against his party. Bhushan said today morning that he was getting complaints from various parts of the capital that his party workers were not allowed to set up their help desk near polling booths although Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress workers had set up their desks.

We are getting such complains primarily from New Delhi and Adarsh Nagar constituencies, Prashant Bhushan told reporters. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is contesting from the New Delhi constituency as is AAP’s chief ministerial candidate Arvind Kejriwal.

The lawyer-politician said that his party has made several complains to Returning Officer Sanjeev Gupta but they were all ignored suspecting that the government officials have instructions from the Delhi government.

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Filed Under: India news Tagged With: Aam Aadmi Party, AAP, Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister, Delhi, Election Commission, elections, New Delhi, Polls, Prashant Bhushan, results, Sheila Dikshit

LIVE: Voting begins in Rajasthan: Gehlot, Raje in tough fight

December 1, 2013 by newshourindia Leave a Comment

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rajasthan_votingRAJASTHAN: Voting has begun for the 199 Assembly seats in Rajasthan. People started queuing up outside polling booths since early morning today to exercise their franchise. Polling opened at the 47,223 polling booths spread across the state.

Over four crore voters are likely to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 2,087 candidates. Ruling Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is in a stiff fight against BJP’s state chief and CM candidate Vasundhara Raje.

While Gehlot believes people will vote him to power again because of the good work his government has done, Raje is the view that the anti-incumbency factor and corruption allegations against the ruling state government will propel her to power.

Congress and BJP have fielded 200 candidates each, BSP 195, CPI(M) 38, CPI 23, NCP 16, other parties 666 and Independents 758 (including Churu Assembly constituency).

Ashok Gehlot is contesting from his home turf of Sardarpura seat in Jodhpur district against BJP’s Rajput candidate Shambhu Singh Khetasar.

Vasundhara Raje is contesting from the Jhalarapatan seat in Hadauti region against Congress’ woman NSUI leader and former MLA Meenakshi Chandrawat.

Both Gehlot and Raje cast their votes early morning today.

 

A total of 1,19,272 police personnel, including 509 companies of Central Protection Force (38,175 CRPF personnel) have been deployed to ensure free and fair.

 

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Filed Under: India news Tagged With: Ashok Gehlot, Assembly elections, BJP, Congress, India, news, news hour india, polling, Rajasthan, results, Vasundhara Raje, voting

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