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Left Confused: Politics in West Bengal
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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The left was given massive mandates for seven successive terms in west Bengal.But, In the recent Municipal elections, the Left managed to win only 18 of the state's 81 municipal councils.The left got much public support through the agrarian reforms of the 70's.But, the benefits of the much famed land reforms weared off and they lost the support they had gained. Even sympathizers of the left find the horrors of Nandigram repulsive, writes Semu Bhatt in Southasia Online. |
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Congress richest party, BSP biggest rise in assets
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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The Right to Information (RTI) has disclosed that all political parties are in excellent financial health.The political parties have disclosed the details of assets and liabilities following orders from the Central Information Commission Congress is the richest party, and BSP shows the biggest rise in assets. The regional parties are not far behind, reports The Times Of India. |
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A time to Party! and part with socialism
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Monday, August 02, 2010 |
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Political ideologies are simple tools by which people decide on the general direction they think society ought to take. In a true democracy, different political ideals have to compete to win the support of the people. The authors of the Indian Constitution had specifically debated and rejected the idea of binding the country to socialism. Yet, the Preamble to the Constitution was amended in 1976, and the election law in 1989, requiring all political parties to affirm to the Constitution, and to socialism. Now, the Supreme Court has acknowledged that there are valid questions on the issue of socialism, though academic, at this point in time. So it is a time to form a Party, and part with socialism!, writes Barun Mitra in Pragati. |
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RJD and JD(U), lose national party status, many others to lose state party status: ECI
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Saturday, July 31, 2010 |
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Election Commission derecognised Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal party along with five other parties. His rival party JD(U) too was derecognised. The party will lose facilities like utilising public broadcasters All India Radio and Doordarshan for poll-eve broadcasts and free copies of electoral rolls, reports The Times Of India. |
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Swatantra Party: 21 principles at its founding in 1959
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Sunday, August 02, 2009 |
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This year, 2009, marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Swatantra Party, by Rajaji, Minoo Masani, NG Ranga, and others. The party no longer exists as a political unit, but its ideals continues to draw the interest of many looking for real political alternatives. Here are the 21 priniciples that were enunciated by the party at its founding in 1959. |
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Swatantra Party at 50: Celebrating its birth in 1959
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Sunday, August 02, 2009 |
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Swatantra Party, is no longer active. Yet, on Saturday, 1 August 2009, in Mumbai, a group of 60 odd "liberals" gathered at the YB Chavan Centre to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the party -- a political experiment that had dared to challenge Nehruvian socialism, writes Anshika Misra in DNA |
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Chiranjeevi' Praja Rajyam gets new election symbol
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Friday, July 17, 2009 |
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The Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi was on Friday allotted a new party symbol – rising sun. The PRP has been recognised as the state party by the poll panel as it polled more than 15 percent of popular votes. Thus, it is entitled to have a permanent symbol, reports Times of India. |
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AP: Congress MP tenders apology for slapping bank manager
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
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Manda Jagannath, the Congress MP from Nagarkurnool, Andhra Pradesh, tendered an “unconditional apology” to bank manager Ravinder Reddy who was allegedly slapped by the MP on Monday. The Congress high command has obtained a report on the incident from Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president D Srinivas which confirms the bank manager’s version, reports The Hindu. |
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The profession of our MPs?
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 |
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A little over half the newly elected MPs (236) have so far given details of their professions to the Lok Sabha Secretariat and out of them, 125 are social workers. The other group that gives “social workers” competition in terms of numbers is “agriculturists”, with 109. What the new members won’t find in their midst is a single scientist, chartered accountant, architect, judge, producer, technologist or veterinarian, reports Kartikeya in the Times of India. |
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