Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Better not to learn.

In February, "The Supreme Court...declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Kuldeep Kumar as elected to the post of Chandigarh mayor, upon finding that the presiding officer deliberately defaced eight votes cast in his favor, observing the court must step in such exceptional circumstances to ensure the basic mandate of electoral democracy, albeit at the local participatory level, is preserved." DH. Earlier, "High drama unfolded ...at the Assembly Hall of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) after the presiding officer declared eight votes of Congress and AAP councillors invalid, paving the way for the BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar's victory in the mayoral elections." This was because of a video showing the presiding officer, Anil Masih, defacing some ballots. HT. And yet, "After its embarrassing defeat in the Chandigarh mayoral election, the BJP won the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor," because "the BJP had managed to get three AAP councillors to switch to its side, taking the party's strength in the 36-member house to 17." TIE. "The mainstream media's affection for the ruling party is a many-layered thing - and certainly one of the layers is the financial reward that flows seamlessly to the proprietors of media houses. Still, if "Match fixing in cricket has been severely condemned by the media time and again, so why is the permanent forbearance extended to the ruling party to steal, snatch, stitch together electoral victories based on a foundation of bribery, lies and sleight of hand?" asked Pamela Philipose. "India's Supreme Court...scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to make unlimited and anonymous donations to political parties." Needless to say, the BJP was the largest beneficiary. The court directed SBI (State Bank of India) "to furnish details of those who had bought them, and to provide information about bonds redeemed by each political party." Reuters. However, "State-run lender SBI has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking extension of time till June 30 from 6 March to furnish information regarding Electoral Bonds." By which time the general election, which must be held in April-May, will be over and the result declared. wikipedia. SBI, a public sector bank is trying to protect the BJP with our money. A few days back, "The alleged gang rape of  a tourist with Brazilian-Spanish dual nationality in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has led to outrage." BBC. Instead of disgust and anger, "National Commission of Women chairperson...slammed a US-based writer for defaming India on social media in the context of a Spanish woman gang raped in Dumka." HT. Needless to say, Ms Sharma belongs to the BJP. wikipedia. "The Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved an approval rating of 75%," according to a survey in February. NDTV. The BJP has exposed a nation of disreputable, deceitful, unprincipled, violent rapists and collaborators. Apparently, we are 'Vishwaguru' (teacher of the world). wikipedia. The world better not learn from us.

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