Tag: Election Commission
Bihar’s Unofficial ‘NRC’: How the Poor Are Being Erased from Democracy
A flawed Special Intensive Revision of voter list in Bihar threatens to erase millions from voter rolls by prioritising matriculation certificates over accessible IDs. With low literacy, high poverty, and a large migrant population, the move risks disenfranchising Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, and women—undermining the very spirit of universal suffrage in Indian democracy.
Beyond the Headlines: The Subtle Art of Ignoring Independent Media
eNewsroom, along with NGO Parijayee Shramik Aikya Mancha, uncovered the issue of duplicate voters in Bengal, raising alarm about electoral integrity. Despite their efforts, neither the NGO nor the media outlet received credit. Mamata Banerjee and the Election Commission later addressed the issue, but did not acknowledge the sources
Who is Mandal Murmu? CM Proposer’s Meeting and Detention Fuels Fresh Election Controversy
Detention and Alleged Kidnapping of CM Hemant Soren’s Proposer Mandal Murmu Spurs JMM-BJP Clash as JMM Calls for Election Official's Removal
Jharkhand faces political crisis again: Is it because of the center’s intent of forming a double-engine government?
Ranchi: Since the formation of Jharkhand, no single political party has ever got a majority in the eighty one seat Jharkhand assembly.
Because of this, for...
Channels hurry to write obituaries but Hemant Soren celebrates his work
Ranchi: When national and regional media were predicting the fall of Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand, claiming that according to their ‘sources’ State Election...
Second wave of Covid-19: As CPM restrains from big rallies, will PM-HM and EC listen now
Kolkata: On April 14, India recorded almost two lakh new Covid-19 cases. Earlier in the day a political party in India, the West Bengal...