JAGORE.COM: The great Indian circus
Posted on | March 30, 2009 | 137 Comments
The funniest ad in the idiot screen: ‘Aap election ke time par vote nehi dete hai to aap sho rahe hain.’ The young man with sprouting beard is not exactly pleading for awakening the people for exercising franchise. He is selling TATA Tea. TATA is a respected name in business world and he has the right and money to flood the screen with ads. But selling tea and hawking for vote do not really go well together. It’s like mixing the finest French wine with Russian Vodka. However, the young advertiser was able to sell to me the slogan: Jagore.com. I was already awake about the real colours of the skin and soul of Indian elections but the ad induced me to share other aspects of Jagore.com with you all; especially the Youngistan voters.
Having seen Indian elections since 1952 as a school kid, managing a couple of these exercises during service career in the IB, manipulating a few on orders of the ruling cabal and witnessing the bones, marrows, and soul of the Indian electoral process I had lapsed into a chasm of contradictions. I am really horrified about witnessing the 15th Great Election Tamasha. Some commentators say: It is a vibrant and buoyant democracy. As a staunch believer in democracy I often regretted that I had to tinker with the people’s mandates on behalf of certain ruling cabals and on the other hand I was astonished at the innovative genius of our political breed and gullibility of Indian voters. Indian democracy is sustained by its electoral process. That is the lowest strata from where the process starts and ends up in the consummation of the Parliament, the podium of Indian democracy, which determines the fate of the nation.
Thanks to Doordarshan. Indians are able to witness real time performance our parliamentarians; some politicians, some goons, mafia dons, criminals and some moneybags. To witness the sordid affairs in the parliament remind me of my primary school, where the old teacher, hard of hearing and partly blind tolerated everything that happened in the room; provided his slumber was not disturbed. Our pranks included every possible nuisance, though innocent. Our Speaker is like my primary teacher, blinded and silenced by the rule books. He can, like Somnath Chatterjee cry and comment sadly that the House had become a market place. IN any case, to avoid military dictatorship and total matsayanaya (anarchy) we have to vote and elect some politicians and some anti-socials. The System and the Establishment have to run on rails with frequent derailment.
However, election time, since 1967-68 has become a festival time. Under the kaleidoscopic process my discerning eyes and mind could identify and silently record the aberrations, circumventions and blatant interferences that have become integral parts of the election process.
Come April and India would turn to a continent of Sorceress, jokers, marauding animals, murderers, violent eruptions and of course, money spinning business enterprises. The election magic would unfold with all the accompanying tamashas and. It would scintillate millions of minds and strengthen the saying that Cricket is the religion of India and election is the greatest employment generator. Election is a ritual that has to be performed like any other rituals are performed for allowing the system to continue on or off the rails.
For a humble street-side Indian like me too much of excitement produces more pancreatic juices in half empty or totally empty stomach and my inability to reach the goodies distributed by the political parties on the eve of election with deliverance of tons of promises generates more frustration. My inability to pick up the election goodies in not for physical inability; it is partly metaphysical and partly my unfortunate location in a so-called gentlemen inhabited area and my scorching exposé to the hell-fire of electoral process in certain capacity during my service life.
Had I lived in a slum or jhuggi cluster I would have been richer by few hundred bucks, couple of Indian manufactured foreign liquors (IMFL), some saris and at least a pair of blankets besides handsome cash. The idiot that I am, I live in a no man’s area; neither a posh colony nor a slum. Often my name is stuck off from the electoral rolls along with thousands of suspected creatures, who in the perception of the ruling Palm Party, are suspected fifth columns and are likely to vote for the Lotus Party.
No joke. It happened to me and other 4000 voters who went to cast vote in the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections. Our names were struck off with pen ink by the election officer of the area. On RTI query it was learnt that the officer concerned was a school superintendent and was directed by a leader of the Palm Party to strike our names out of voter list as we were suspected Lotus Party supporters. I swear I have nothing to do with either the Palm or the Lotus. Yet I was targeted simply because I have been a strident critic of systemic aberrations and misuse of the election process by our politicians. I have been, in my private life, highly critical of the corrupt electoral process and role played by four Ms: Money, Muscle, Madira and Maidens. I need not bore you with my 12 year old experiences. Let me share with you some very advanced techniques of Indian election that I happened to witness only 5 years ago.
It so happened that I was required to visit a number of parliamentary constituencies in 2004 in Purvanchal (near about Balia), Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra mandated by a consortium of cephologists. I happened to befriend a Palm Party master mind in charge of Bihar constituencies (prabhari). Personally he was opposed to poll adjustment with RJD, but was compelled by the highest in the party to cooperate. I decided to adopt my friend as the model organiser of the election circus. Materials I reproduce below were borrowed from the command process of my friend who briefed the party candidates on what all they were required to do from step one (securing party ticket) to step two (preparations), execution process and management issues.
Nearly 200 aspirants were seated in a hall waiting to have a darshan of the leader seated in an isolated room with a single aide, couple of large suitcases stacked in a corner and surprisingly me, an outsider, who happened to earn confidence of the mighty prabhari (in charge) for the state of Bihar. One by one the 200 odd aspirant lambs appeared for darshan simply to plead for a party ticket. The prabhari had a fixed drill. The aide ritually collected a briefcase and emptied the currency notes in the suitcases and the lamb seated himself with folded hands and apologetic smile and sunken hungry looks.
It is difficult to narrate all the 200 odd lamb’s encounter with the prabhari. However, I structured a model from what I heard and seen to sensitise my cranium and to realize that the ritual of election had added on many adjuncts, which were not intended to parts of the holy democratic process prescribed in the Constitution and the Representation of Peoples’ Act etc and other laws of the land. I presumed that some of my visitors were well conversant with the rituals. They followed the drill like disciplined soldiers of the Palm Party. (Do not misread me: Lotus and other parties also follow the same ritual with some modifications crafted by their expert technicians.
However, those who are victims of the TATA tea ad and feel allured to turn up to the polling centre, may like to glance through the following paragraphs as ramblings of an old foggy who turned a holy cynic tiger after eating hundreds of humans and animals. I promise I am not a clawless and toothless foggy tiger. I learnt while doing certain jobs and I share what I learnt from the Bihar prabhari. So, be prepared to be shocked.
Prabhari Ubacha (the in charge said):
1.What you have given here is the darshan money. It qualifies you to be short listed and your name to be forwarded by the Pradesh party to the High Command (HC). The High Command (whosoever it might be) would be the final arbitrator. The HC is helped by A, B. C. & D (no name please).
2.Once your name is forwarded, go over to Delhi with a few supporters meet A, B, C, & D with adequate lubricants. Carry trunk full of money. Do not forget to meet X Patel. He is the conscience keeper of the HC. Satisfy him with the demanded amount. The final satisfaction lay with the HC. If you have any conduit to reach the HC, spend lavishly and reach there. The entire process may cost you rupees 10 million.
3.Once you figure in the honour list you have to take several steps to jump into the real election war. Do not treat it as election. It is a war against your opponents and this war has to be fought with all the weapons you have. I am here to suggest some of weapons and ingredients that go in winning an election war. Remember one cardinal point. You have to generate hundreds of temporary employment to run the machine. Keep apart 10 million for the heads you have to hire.
4.Suppose you have 4 state assembly constituencies in your constituency. Divide each assembly segment into 6 operational zones and appoint a core team of managers with a reliable person as the chief manager. They should in turn appoint similar controlling and operational bodies in a cluster of 5 panchayats. Each lower formation should be composed keeping in view the caste composition. Say in panchayat cluster R you have mostly Chamar voters with assorted Bhangis, Nais, Sutars, Mallhas etc, include adequate representative from each caste. These are your front fortifications.
5.Take care that your opponents from Lotus, Cycle and Laltin (lantern) parties have considerable access amongst low caste voters take necessary steps to neutralize them. If necessary use some of the Senas (private armies) and Naxals to reduce their influences. Do not shy away from violence. Remember, violence is the mother of this universe. We all are here because our beginning started with a violent Big Bang. Spend lavishly to win over the caste votes. Keep apart 10.5 millions.
6.Form a core managing body at the centre of your activity. Staff that with loyal relatives and friends and only loyal party followers. Do not neglect the existing stalwarts. Maintain low profile before them and keep them happy with whatever resources they require feeling happy-wine, entertainment (perhaps maidens), money and of course lots of promises. Do not annoy the Thakur, Brahmin, Bhumihar and important of all the kayasth stalwarts. In final count they and the urban middle caste influence the opinion making process. The kayasths are low profile snakes. If you neglect they would sure bite. However, to neutralize some of the recalcitrant upper caste stalwarts do not hesitate to use force. You can use Senas and the lower castes to initiate caste war and exploit the situation the way you prefer.
7.If the lower caste voters go against you use the upper castes to burn their villages and kill a couple of the untouchables.
8.If the Muslims show recalcitrance engineer communal riots. Get villages burnt and kill a few scores. They would run to the Palm automatically. After all, the Palm has been promising them the secular shield all these years. They would prefer the Palm over sure death.
9.Yes. If certain segmental areas are dominated by the Muslims woo them adequately. Promise them reservation in education, services, recruitment in Army and Police and Haj subsidy at higher rates, establishment of Urdu University, and any other local demand they may have. Shed tons of tear in the name of secularism. These Muslim lambs have been our vote bank for 50 odd years. Be sure that minimum 13 to 15% of your voters are Muslims and all these votes are denied to Cycle and Laltin. The Lotus people have no hold on them. Remind them that the Palm has always protected them and the Palm is the symbol of secularism that has ensured minority safety by inserting Article 25 to 30 in the Constitution of India, despite opposition from several quarters. The promises made by the Palm party in 1916 and scrupulously followed in 1935 were included in the Constitution mainly to ensure that they would unhesitatingly support the Palm.
10.It is possible that some minority leaders may lean to Cycle, Laltin and hammer & sickle. Try to neutralize them by using violence; if necessary by hiring goons from outside your constituency. There are plenty of such hands in Delhi, UP and other states. You may even engage some mafia and smuggling dons to take care of them. There should be no shortage of guns and bullets.
11.I would tell you first about the structural formations that you would require fighting the election. Listen to me on the logistics that you would require to win this Mahabharata war.
12.Contact the professional shadow voter suppliers from neighbouring constituencies. Hire about 10000 shadow voters in advance and get their voter ID card prepared and ensure that their names find place in voter list. The shadow voter contractors would require about Rs. 10 lakhs inclusive of honorarium for the proxy voters. Add another 5 lakhs for their secret accommodation at different places with full supply of whisky and other drinks, TV sets, cooks and all other facilities. Obviously provide for their transport arrangements. Be ready to spent 10.8 million rupees.
13.Hire about 50 pehlwans from different akharas. They would be your basic muscle power to be used in thwarting booth capture by your opposition candidates, to silence your adversaries and to storm certain polling booths that you are required to capture. Bear the cost.
14.Immediately order 10,000 bottles of IMFL (Indian manufactured foreign liquor and Theka Sharab Desi. Store these at secret locations. Tap breweries in Nepal, Bengal and Sikkim. Do not tap local suppliers. These have to be distributed in sensitive areas about 3 to 1 day before election to induce cluster voters.
15.Order 500 cell phones and 700 SIM cards to be procured from reliable vendors and if necessary from neighbouring states. These would be required by your area in charges, booth managers, block managers etc. Keep a secret record.
16.Order 300 handheld VHF sets to be used by booth in charges, your control room and group leaders of the shadow voters. All efforts should be made that communication between your field workers and your control room is smooth.
17.Procure 10000 saris, 10000 dhotis, plenty of bindis, churiyas, cosmetics, and blankets for presenting to target voters among the low caste segments. Keep enough cash @ 500 for individual voters and @ 2000 for sardars, mukhis, and pradhans. These have to be distributed only on the eve of the polling day.
18.Hire singers to compose catchy tunes mimicking popular bollywood and Bhojpurui hit songs to be recorded in cassettes, disc and circulated free amongst voters. These would also be used your propaganda vehicles at weekly hats, market places and other places where people turn up in great numbers.
19.Hire video film makers and get quality video films made linking you with the common toiling people. There should some shots showing you harvesting, planting and even cleaning garbage. You should look like one of the villagers clad in ordinary or scanty clothes. Also such video should connect you directly with the glorious leaders of the HC and the long traditions of the Palm Party. Circulate these video/DVD discs free of cost.
20.Contact PR men in Mumbai and hire at least two top male and two female cine artists to perform in your constituency, deliver lecture in your favour and appeal for the victory of the Palm. Tie up with the HC, as they have panels of such film artists who generally campaign for the party.
21.Hire in advance at least two helicopters to be used by you and the HC people for electioneering. Suggest contact the HC. They have panels of helicopter and small aircraft suppliers. Go by the wisdom of the HC. They have permanent give and take arrangements with the suppliers.
22.Now for local use hire at least 200 Latahaits (musclemen equipped with long bamboo batons) to frighten and maim recalcitrant voters and also to silence your opponents in your own party and in the opposition parties.
23.Purchase in advance at least 50 jeeps and hire as many required to ensure mobility of your campaigners. Tap the Kolkata markets.
24.Hire street corner drama groups from local and Delhi/Kolkata art and dance institutes for performing in busy places. Some efficient script writers should be hired to write catchy skits in favour of you and the Palm Party.
25.Book nearly a dozen hotel rooms for your guests like film artists, and important media persons.
26.Engage someone reliable as your media manager. He would mobilize print and electronic media persons for projecting you as the sure winner candidate and to vilify your opponents. Keep some scandalous stories ready about your opponents to be publicized at crucial moments of campaigning. Remember that the more you besmirch your opponents the better glow you add to your persona.
27.Engage at least 5 sleek operators who would be tagged with the observers from the Election Commission. No effort should be made to affront them. Rather they should be pampered as much as possible. Your managers should try to find out the background of each observer and modify their approach to suit the personality of the concerned observer.
28.Remain on the right side of the DG Police, Range DIG and district SPs. Befriend as many thana darogas as possible. If possible get officers of your choice posted in police stations where your position is shaky. Remember police can influence more than two third of the voters. We still live in feudal society and police is Mai baap. Feed them as they demand. Do not try to save money. The more you spend better returns you would get once you are elected to the parliament. If you spent 10 crores you can earn 500 crores in 5 years. How? I would tell you the ways and means later.
29.Yes. Look out for important Muslim maulanas, musclemen and gunners who would campaign for you amongst the Muslim voters, maim them if necessary and use the guns where necessary. Use of the gun should be secular in nature—applicable to all religious groups as and when the situation demands to maim, kill, frighten and capture booths. Hire some from Nepal. Their face would be unknown.
30.Most important point is procurement of ink removers. To caste shadow votes repeatedly your voters would require removing the election ink mark. These ampules are sold cheap at Burra Bazaar in Kolkata. Procure at least 3000 ampules and distribute to every booth in charge.
31.Liaise with the DG Police so that only state police and Home Guards are posted near the booth and Central polices are deployed in peripheral areas. Raise the bogey of Naxal interference and get the Central police shifted to remote areas to chase the Naxals. Try to influence some Naxals to create some trouble in your constituency so that the EC understand your argument better.
32.Obviously you will have block committees, booth committees, and booth volunteers on payment and transport arrangements. They should be paid handsomely as daily retaining charges and food and entertainment (liquid).
33. Just to remind you please rehearse the voting-delay tactics by raising frequent objections, booth capturing technology, Shadow voting science and plundering a few booth and destroying the EVMs where the going is not good for you. Deny this pleasure to your opponents where they want to outwit you.
34.Obtain some propaganda material from HC but get your own materials prepared from other states so that the EC cannot guess your expenditure limits.
35.Yes. Appoint a good and crafty CA who would fudge your election expense account and most of the expenditures would not be reflected the in the balance shit. Maintain two books. One for the EC and one for yourself. Remember you have to realize more than ten times the money you spend from the people of this country after you get elected. That is democracy: it is right of the people to be ruled by a privileged few who win at the cost of the people and bleed the people after winning. Democracy has a price to be paid. Everything has a price. Is not it?
36.So much for the pre-poll instructions. I would, as Bihar Prabhari, come again to teach you the exact polling procedure, rigging procedures and precautions to be taken on counting days.
37.Separate lessons would be given on the technology of frightening, maiming, killing and subduing your opponents. Application of the tools of killing is a different science. These are only a few tips on the technology of election. Wait for my next visit. I have more for you and other candidates.
After the two day-long long educational sessions I emerged as a wiser person. Just made a meek query: Brother how much a candidate has to spend? He lighted a cigarette, offered me one and smiled mysteriously. Finally he broke silence: Democracy is a costly affair friend. In this particular constituency the Palm Party candidate has to spend 10 crores. Some constituencies may be costlier depending on the situation.
I pondered on way back to Delhi as to the total money that would be spent in this particular constituency. Palm Party 10 crores, Lotus Party 8 crores, Cycle Party 5 crores, Laltin party 7 crores, and the Elephant Party minimum 4 crores and independents minimum 1 crore. That means 33-35 crores would be spend in one constituency. Therefore in average for the 525 constituencies a total amount of nearly 18, 000 crores would be spent by the candidates only. What about the government expenses? I shuddered to imagine. What a great circus! Democracy indeed is a very costly cracy.
However, I do not discourage you from voting. I specially appeal to the Youngistan voters and affluent segments of the society who normally do not turn out for voting. Go to Jagore.com and enlist yourself and come forward to change the rotten system. You have no idea about how the system functions. You need not avoid voting simply because the system is wrong. Please vote with vengeance to elect the correct person from your constituency who you believe would the best out of the entire rut. Please do not vote for the mafia, gangster, criminals, collaborators of the foreign Jihadis, known corrupt and looters and dacoits. Your democracy should be your choice: the correct choice. If you can elect at least 100 good MPs that would contribute a lot to maintain sanity inside the holy precinct we call Parliament. They would be able to work as watchdogs; the dogs have a reputation to run after loaves of meat even if they are domesticated and have been taught the ways of civilized way of eating. Even if a few out of the 100 indulge in money for question practices do not get discouraged. Your discretion and constant pressure only can rectify the rotten System. Please vote to defeat the rut and try to bring our democracy back on the rails.
I have only recorded certain ground realities about which you may not be aware. Truth is often ugly. This should embolden your resolve to vote with vengeance-TATA tea or no TATA tea to turn the ugly to beautiful.
(Note: Readers who are keen to know details of the Technology of Election in Indian Democracy may like to read my books: We the People of India: A Story of Gangland Democracy –English and Gangland Democracy-Chunavi Goondaraj-Hindi. This is no solicitation. Just an added value to the essay)
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Upananda Brahmachari
Saturday, February 4th at 18:32 Islam has its definite plan to ruin all the reminiscence of Hindu Heritage and History. From Hindukush to Hyderabad, Bamiyan to Kashmir Islam tells a destruction all along.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/328768/ramkot-fort-centuries-old-kashmiri-heritage-site-on-the-verge-of-destruction/
Ramkot Fort: Centuries-old Kashmiri heritage site on the verge of destruction
tribune.com.pk
Slackness from local authorities has led to the deterioration of the 500-year-old fort.
Rajiv Lochan Das
Saturday, February 4th at 4:07 
Lord Varahadeva protected Mother EARTH from the Demon
vasati dasana-sikhare dharani tava lagna
sasini kalanka-kaleva nimagna
keshava dhrta-sukara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
"O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a gigantic boar! All glories to You! ...Rajeev Khurana HARE KRISHNA
Saturday, February 4th at 7:30
Kakali Som om namo bhagobate basudebay
Saturday, February 4th at 15:06
Upananda Brahmachari
Friday, February 3rd at 21:35 
The Final fall of Islam.
The Final fall of Islam.
~ Upananda Brahmachari.
One may write many things about it. One can research and prepare a doctoral thesis. But I have not the time so far. ...Upananda Brahmachari THE EQUATION OF 786, EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW. What is 786 in Islam? One of my friend pointed out that the Muslim clerics teach the mystery very confidentially. 786=? 7th Century: Birth. 7+8=15th Century: Peak. 7+8+6=21st Century: Fall. 786 depicts the birth, rise and fall of Islam in this encapsulated chronicle of bloodiest phases of human history. Estagfirullah.أستغفر الله. It should not be public. Allah may be annoyed much. In shaa'Allah. إن شاء الله. PBUE. Peace be upon everybody including Allah and Mohammad(صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Saturday, February 4th at 8:37
Partha Kansabanik Great explanation- Great article.
Saturday, February 4th at 17:19
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Friday, February 3rd at 2:55Excerpts from the order of Justice BP Katakey, Hon’ble Judge, Gauhati High Court, given on February 1, 2012, in regard to the Writ Petition filed by North East Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. and our demand for justice, “Mr. Bhowmik, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the management of North East Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. is agreeable to pay whatever amount to which the concerned workmen are entitled to if the issues referred to the Industrial Tribunal are answered in favor of the workmen and against the management.”
“Since the management has expressed its desire to settle the matter by making payment to the concerned workmen, as indicated above, Sri Prasenjit Chakraborty, the Respondent No.4, who has appeared in person, shall apprise this Court on the next date fixed about the following :
1) How many workmen are concerned in the reference proceeding ;
2) Whether any workman has given up their claim challenging the retrenchment, if so, howmany workmen still have the claim;
3) To which amount or benefit the workmen would be entitled to in the even the issues as referred to the Industrial Tribunal are decided in their favor.
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March 30th, 2009 @ 12:45 am
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March 30th, 2009 @ 2:04 am
Thanks for sharing. From this article one thing is clear: Money,Money and Money to Make MORE MONEY.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:41 am
Great sir. It is an eye opener. Was never aware that elction is so dirty. But I would vote.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:43 am
Hello sir,
You are a genius. Never voted so far. But this time I would. Sorry, that like you I cannot also get the goodies. But I must defeat the Palm Party candidate from our constituency.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:44 am
Mr. Dhar,
Sitting in London I wonder how your democracy survive. Never knew that election itself breed corruption. Great. Please keep on the show.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:45 am
GReat, great, great. You have unmasked the robbers. Thanks. I would surely vote.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:51 am
Never knew that election is so dirty. Arae you joking that a candidate is required to spend 10 crores? If you are correct than I am afraid our democracy is at peril. But I will vote, come what may.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:53 am
Are you joking Dhar? I work in a BPO. Work 18 hrs, eat junk food, don’t have time even to flirt. Is this the real character of our election? I am sure going to vote in my south Delhi constituency.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:55 am
Oh Christ! Is this the real colour of election? You frighten me Dhar. But I am inspired by you and I am sure going to vote the right person in my constituency.
March 30th, 2009 @ 8:58 am
Married to a Parsi I never bothered about election. I have been pleased by the TATA ad you picked up to begin the story. TATA should reward you for giving him free publicity. However, I find you are in the habit of telling the unpleasant Truth. I musrt read your book in English.
March 30th, 2009 @ 9:00 am
Sir, you have turned a saint after eating hundreds of tigers and human lives. I pardon you, because Ratnakar also became Valmiki. Thanks for exposing the rut. I will spread the message. Keep it up sir.
March 30th, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Elections all over the world involve tarring an opponent, scaring tactics, etc. However,in India, violence and money are resorted to regularly. The system is corrupt because, we, the people, often resort to corrupt means when it suits us. Tolerating small corruptions leads to a slippery slope where we tolerate murder and mayhem. I would like to thank the author for exposing what elections in India are – an exercise by one set of goons to overwhelm another set of goons, with the populace willingly participating in condoing the system. But vote one must, as there is little hope for change without what we call democracy.
March 30th, 2009 @ 2:54 pm
Dear Ddhar brader, great article.
But what about 4th M aka Maiden?
You have not elaborated on that?
Please try to throw some light.
Yours Palm party Pappu
March 30th, 2009 @ 6:23 pm
The more wiser you make me I get more depressed. Is this the real colour of our election? Than why should I vote?
March 30th, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
YOU ARE A CHRONIC MR. DHAR. THERE ARE POSITIVE SIDES OF ELECTON. IT GENERATES EMPLOYMENT FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GET SHARE OF THE BOOTY. sO, DEMOCEARCY IS NOT DEMONOCRACY.
March 30th, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
Wonderful exposition sir. You have put up the naked picture of our damn democracy. But is there any alternative?
March 30th, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
Oh my country! Is this the real position or are you jaoking? Money plays a role but that it is all money, muscle, madira and maiden is new to me. What next? Military rule?
March 30th, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
This one is humourous, painful and sad. You have hit the correct belley of the politicians.
March 30th, 2009 @ 9:38 pm
Great one. It has made the politicians naked. But I’ll vote.
March 30th, 2009 @ 9:39 pm
I am 26. Never voted. But I am sure going to vote against the Palm Party scum this time.
March 30th, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
Sir,
I am going to vote for the first time. But tell me which party in saintly. Is there any one?
March 31st, 2009 @ 1:05 am
Sir thanks for sharing and sorry for taking some more space.I like to point out some of my points.
1) Attacks: From North to south and East to West.(Just take a survey of number of Blasts)
Common Man Insecurity.
How many of them are arrested and many of them are in trial and how many of them are executed ? (THINK)
2)Many Serial Bomb Attacks and Mumbai Notorious Attacks, and etc.
3) Lack Of Political Leadership to handle Terrorism.Hence thousands of “aam admis” Killed.
4) Lack of Political View to crackdown & track terrorism and sleeper Cells(sleepercells: Very dangerous,It’s back bone for terror).
5) Cost of Living increased heavely for lost 5 Years.Not taken any steps to control.
6) Divided peoples With the help of Mr.Antulay.(Note:Pakistan celebrated Mr.Antulays words).
or
Politicized Mumbai Attack.
7) Farmars Death.(approximately 17000,Largely in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh(Same government ruled states)
9) I wont forgot Mr.Sivaraj Patel and Mrs.Sonia ji for selecting him as Home Minister.When ever a blast took place he gives some speech and vanishes).
10) Supreme Court ordered death sentence before 5
years,but not executed.(Mr.Afzal).(Even the families returned the medals with tears ,this incident hurted me personally alot)
11) There core Concentration mainly and heavely on
Mr.Rahul Gandhi and forgot Peoples.
12)They enjoyed all security and left the indians “aam admis” in insecure.
13)Only Speech ,Speech and Speeches.
14)No Action.
15)Lack of Efficiency.
16)Lack of Will.
17)Very soft on Terror.Hence,Nearly 3000 peoples died in
last five years.
18)Fear in common mans face and pains in heart due to
terror.
19) Etc
March 31st, 2009 @ 6:14 am
Indians sometimes need to think out-of-the-box. It is all easy to say that every neta should be incorruptible, businesses should be outside of politics etc. etc. But that is reaching for Utopia rather than recognizing practical reality. In my view India should build a system to “institutionalize” this corruption (like the lobby system in the US) so that a lot of this “black” money that is going out of India instead becomes “white” and stays within India to help in India’s development. I am not saying all corruption should be condoned but we should remember
Chanakya uvacha
“One shouldn’t be too honest in politics. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are victimized first.”
So a sens e of perspective is needed. I’d any day take a corrupt Tamil Nadu government (either party) over an incorruptible commie West Bengal government. The Bengalis even kicked out Tata Nano. Seriously what hope do they have of attracting any business when they have kicked out Tata, one of the most socially responsible companies in India? Shame on Mamata Banerjee and people of Singur who vilified Tata. And seriously why do so many Indians dislike businesses/ventures/people making money? What is so wrong about it? Is it the commie influence for over 4 decades especially in states like Kerala and WB?
Indian companies getting active in politics is a good thing because it makes the INDIAN DEMOCRACY that much more INCLUSIVE!! Now these companies also have a stake (say??) is helping India get a good government!!
March 31st, 2009 @ 7:59 am
Hello ARVI, so you are a Tamilian! Ha! Ha! Ha! I have no reason to doubt that Tamilians have been the greatest suckers in India. They had exploited the Civil Services for over 40 years. Now the monopoly is broken and Tamil Brahmin’s hegemony has been destroyed. So, you promoter of corruption in public life, would you require a long or a short rope to hang yourself?
March 31st, 2009 @ 8:51 am
I work in a MNC, aged 28. Never exercised franchise. After reading your post I believe I should vote for the right candidate in my Bangalore constituency. You are bold but often you scare us with Truth.
March 31st, 2009 @ 8:54 am
Sat Sri Akal Dharji.
Come to Punjab. You would find that the candidates spend more than 10 crores. In my constituency the Akali candidate is likely to spend 15 crores. What our EC does sitting in Delhi. With Navin Chawla, the Gandhi family dog there what else can we expect?
March 31st, 2009 @ 8:56 am
Hurray sir. I think you are brutally correct. I am an independent candidate fighting from X constituency from UP. The BSP, SP, Congress and BJP are spending money like drain water. My total money is 50,000. I know I have no hope but I shall fight.
March 31st, 2009 @ 9:00 am
Why do you frighten us with all sorts of Truth? We are happy eating, gossiping, copulating, producing children and dreaming bonanza to drop from the sky. You are trying to accomplish an impossible task. You cannot guide the Indians to follow the path of truth. Mahatma Gandhi failed. Ypu are a nobody Mr. Dhar. Let us earn a few thousands in this election season. Don’t be a brute.
March 31st, 2009 @ 3:38 pm
[...] Maloy Krishna Dhar, ‘having seen Indian elections since 1952 as a school kid, managing a couple of these exercises during service career in the IB, manipulating a few on orders of the ruling cabal and witnessing the bones, marrows, and soul of the Indian electoral process’ describes an encounter with an election manager for a national party: However, those who are victims of the TATA tea ad and feel allured to turn up to the polling centre, may like to glance through the following paragraphs as ramblings of an old foggy who turned a holy cynic tiger after eating hundreds of humans and animals. I promise I am not a clawless and toothless foggy tiger. I learnt while doing certain jobs and I share what I learnt from the Bihar prabhari. So, be prepared to be shocked. [...]
March 31st, 2009 @ 4:46 pm
Are you not discrediting our democracy by spreading fear psychosis? Corruption is Indian way of life. Criminals are part of the society. They have right to be in parliament. Any objection, Mr. Honest Dhar?
March 31st, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
Thanks sir, for exposing the dacoit politicians. They are spending black money, looting our white money and investing in parallel economy. Let us defeat the Mother of Corruption; The Palm Party.
March 31st, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
Jai Shiv Shankar. You are really a brave person. Keep up the service to our nation.
March 31st, 2009 @ 4:51 pm
Holy Ghost! Is this our democracy? Why do not we invite the Maharani of England to rule us again? That way we can get rid of Palm, Lotus. Laltin. Hathi, Cycle etc plunderers.
March 31st, 2009 @ 4:53 pm
Hai Allah! What should we do with these robbers, murderers, and communal people. They are sucking our blood and dance the ritual of destruction in our parliament. Should we revolt?
March 31st, 2009 @ 6:01 pm
There will be no revolution in India. There will ONLY BE EVOLUTION!! And that’s a good thing for revolutions rarely work in history. Even the French one was followed by destruction and plunder for years!!
Chanakya uvacha
“Indian elephant moves very slowly but when it moves everybody takes notice”
March 31st, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
Just because some goondas might be elected to Parliament it is wrong to suggest every1 over there is a goonda and it is “goonda raj”!! Was PVNR a goonda? Was IK Gujral a goonda? Was ABV a goonda? Is LKA a goonda? Is Somnath Chatterjee a goonda? Was Indrajit Gupta a goonda? Is Pranab Mukherjee a goonda? Was Hegde a goonda? Is Manmohan Singh a goonda? Is Kapil Sibal a goonda? Is P Chidambaram a goonda? I could go on… Also, many of these people usually win by the widest of margins.
And don’t forget the Rajya Sabha!!
March 31st, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
So ARVI, you are a supporter of criminals in the Parliament. Out of 525 if only 20 are straight what does it mean? Evolution? My foot. It is destruction. You are a chronic chamcha.
March 31st, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
If some people think that the Rajta Sabha is a house of saints he is either a blind or a metally debilitated person. 40% of the Rajyasbha are chamchas, moneybags and dacoits. ARVI is incorrigible.
April 1st, 2009 @ 1:15 am
Sir,
I would like you to see the following website – http://www.nocriminals.org
I have also posted your article to the facebook page for this initiative..
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=51461207885
Thanks
April 1st, 2009 @ 5:05 am
” Out of 525 if only 20 are straight what does it mean? Evolution? My foot. It is destruction. You are a chronic chamcha.”
Don’t be stupid. First off there are much more than 20!! Second, most of those 20 or so are LEADERS!! THAT IS EVOLUTION!! What chamcha?? I’m nobody’s chamcha. Don’t use a word without even knowing about it?? Anyway, what is the solution of Indians like Dhar and you? You just keep lamenting and cribbing. You also tend to be fatalastic with the attitude of “hum kya kar sakte hai?? even if we vote, kya fark padega?? chalo let’s not vote. sirf bhagwan hamein bacha sakte hein” forgetting that God helps only those who help themselves!! Or you go to the other extreme and insinuate revolution!! As if that will change everything. Utterly idiotic and pathetic!
April 1st, 2009 @ 5:12 am
“If some people think that the Rajta Sabha is a house of saints he is either a blind or a metally debilitated person. 40% of the Rajyasbha are chamchas, moneybags and dacoits.”
Hey nobody suggested everyone in the Rajya Sabha is a saint. My whole point was that EVERYONE is not a SAINT and how Indians should get off this “moral high ground” and stop EXPECTING EVERYBODY TO BE A SAINT. Read in between the lines, idiot. And 40%? You sure it’s not 20%. Why not 60%? 80%? Since you are pulling a number from air why stop at 40. Don’t pretend to be a smartass!!
April 1st, 2009 @ 8:57 am
We had vague ideas about corruption in election. After reading your article I picked up your book We the People of India -A story of Gangland Democracy. My goodness! It is a goldmine. You have real insight into the bone marrow cancer of the Indian nation. Thanks.
April 1st, 2009 @ 8:59 am
Salute to you sir. Your article and your book We the people of India have wisend me and some of my friends. We will work for clean election.
April 1st, 2009 @ 9:03 am
Hey people! Don’t mind Arvi, the certified idiot is displaying his HINDU culture.
April 1st, 2009 @ 3:05 pm
You have done a great service by exposing the true colours of our election and the MPs we elect. I have no doubt that the Congress Palm Party is responsible for pushing the country to such dire situation. Why do not we go for total system change? Why do not we boycott election? I understand boycott is not the solution. The solution is, as you said, electing clean candidates. I’ll spread the message. Thanks.
April 1st, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
Brilliant,
Need permission to use the points in my blog. Of all the names given you were not shy of writing Mr X Ahmed – who can only be Mr Ahmed Patel – wonder why??
Sir your books are brilliant and as are your analysis. I only hope there are people who can implement what you and people like you say for strategy issues.
Keep up the good work, Sir.
April 1st, 2009 @ 7:56 pm
Sir, the electoral situation in the entire subcontinent is the same-in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. We have inherited this from the day election mechanism was introduced first in India. History supports this. In my Bangla same thing happens.
April 2nd, 2009 @ 8:18 am
Sir,
Can you enlighten us on what you SUCCESSFULLY did, DURING your stint with the IB / Govt to improve the system? Its good to write books and articles when you are outside.
April 2nd, 2009 @ 8:49 am
Thank you sir for exposing some of the dirty tricks of election. I will read your book. Would you give me permission to translate your book in Marathi and Kannada languages? I have a publishing house. Please let me have your mail address.
April 2nd, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
Fine piece sir. But how do we change this system? It appears our democracy is at peril.
April 2nd, 2009 @ 1:24 pm
Dattopant Hegde
maloy39@gmail.com
April 2nd, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
Thank Christ! You are shocking us again and again. If this is the real character of Indian election than what is the use of having a sham democracy? Suggest some alternative. How can we change the things?
April 2nd, 2009 @ 5:47 pm
Ha! ha! ha! So this is Indian democracy? How is it better than our Paki democracy? WE also do the same things. We have at least a guardian angel Army_ISI. India has no such protective armour. Who would save Bharat. Pakistan Zindabad.
April 2nd, 2009 @ 5:51 pm
Hindustan is no better than Pakistan. Why you Hindus brag about the the largest democracy that you are. We are tormented by Army, ISI, America, Taliban and Osama and you are tormented by your dacoit and murderer MPs.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 6:08 am
“Ha! ha! ha! So this is Indian democracy? How is it better than our Paki democracy? WE also do the same things. We have at least a guardian angel Army_ISI.”
Dude for God’s (or should I say Allah’s) sake don’t be stupid. Even a 10 year old kid knows the difference between Bharat and hellhole of Pakistan. And guardian angel Army? Puhleeaaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeee. You mean the same guardian angel that shamelessly surrendered to India in 71 and lost Bangladesh. You beg for Unkil’s aid and without that u probably won’t even be a nation today!! Why are shameless beggars commenting in this forum??
April 3rd, 2009 @ 8:32 am
Oi Arvi Hindustani! Our democracy may be struggling. We are sure to be victorious in the long run. We will defeat the jihadis, ISI and Army highhandedness. But you are slipping into chaos. How long you would depend on Gandhi family? Why are you so slavish? Can you make a Muslim PM of India? Do it and show it.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 8:36 am
Dear Sir,
Your article is revealing. We always knew there were some corruption. What you said is shocking. Now some news says in Haryana and Punjab each candidate would spend 20 crore each. Where from they get so much black money? How would they recover? Please advise us.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 8:41 am
For Krishnamurthy and others. The recovery process by MPs and ministers is very intricate. Mostly it goes from our pocket. Because of this recovery process 30% of India remain under BPL, and the rural economy gets destroyed. The process is very cumbedrsome but intellectually refined. However, if you all are interested please read either the English or Hindi version of the book mentioned in the article. The recovery process has been elaborated there. This space is not sufficient to include all the details.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
Where do we go after you have revealed the truth behind our democracy? Can you suggest if we can defeat this mobocracy and M4 effect on our system?
April 3rd, 2009 @ 6:20 pm
“Our democracy may be struggling. We are sure to be victorious in the long run. We will defeat the jihadis, ISI and Army highhandedness.”
Yeah right and pigs would also start flying soon I suppose. Pakis as usual in the denial mode. The same denial that led to genocide and eventual loss of Bangladesh.
April 3rd, 2009 @ 10:08 pm
@ Ismail Khan, Our priority is not make a “Muslim” Prime Minister. Our priority is to run a democracy which is beyond your understanding, nor, we want to prove anything at the cost of our democracy. You know, we are going to vote. We will vote for ourselves. We will vote for thieves like Rahul Gandhi, LK Advani, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sonia Gandhi, karat etc. let people decide who comes to power. don’t ask us to prove to you or anyone. Our people have proved that they can reward or punish.
In India or even US, people’s descision is supreme. One day you Pakis will understand this” then you can defeat jihadis, paki Homosexual Army and ISI.”
April 4th, 2009 @ 7:56 am
Jay Jagdish hare. Cahiye 20 koror, cahiye pehalwan, cahiye sura aur cahiye shabab. uske sath kabab hamare hiddi aur mass ki. Tab banenge MP hamare neta. Jai ho, MP, Jai Ho, Sangsad, Jai ho gantantra, Jai Bharat, Jai gandgi.
Thank you sir. You have told the truth. BUt why they should make kabab of my meat and bones?
April 4th, 2009 @ 8:33 am
Dhar, you are an anti-Yadav. Your book Gangland Democracy in Hindi has a character called Barsatiram. It is caricature of our venerated leader Lalu Prasadji Yadav. His wife, named Mitharani in your book, has been maligned. You have insulted Mataji@ Soniaji. You are a blackmailer. WE are preparing to sue you in the court and get you arrested. Lord Krishna was a Yadav. So you will now have a taste of Yadav anger.
April 4th, 2009 @ 8:38 am
You are a cynic Dhar. You only see the darker side. Our democracy is the best. It allows thievery, dacoity, plundering to all. Politicians, Babus, Technocrats, business houses, Industrialists, police constable to school teacher to hospital doctors all get equal opportunity to loot. If you cynic sit like a foggy saint you will miss the gravy-train. Come jump in and with your background you may even be rewarded with a post of Governor. Listen to sane advice.
April 4th, 2009 @ 8:40 am
Thanks sir. You have shredded the character of Mataji @ Sonia so effectively that your Hindi book has become a handbook of all of us who want to eradicate electoral malpractices.
April 4th, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
Mr. Dhar,
I have read We the People of India-A Story of Gangland Democracy. While I appreciate your detailed knowledge of corrupt practices in election and the style of your story telling, I feel that you are a camouflaged Hindu protagonist. The entire book is aimed at demolishing MATAJI (SONIA). Am I correct?
April 4th, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
@ Ismail Khan from Pakistan,
You guys are fools, Pakistani Mu-slimes. You want democracy and Islam toghter. Its oxymoron.
In India you want us to make a “muslim prime minister”? suppose if we did, what will you do for us? Convert to Hinduism?
You guys want to play your favoraite fantasies in India?
For us its the “Survival of the Fittest.” Let a Obama rise in India, we will have a Muslim prime minister for sure.
April 4th, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
Sir,
I am stunned by facts given by you. You are giving a horrific picture and same time asking us to vote. I am not sure.
April 4th, 2009 @ 5:55 pm
Great, keep on unmasking the rotten system. I live in Chennai. Here the story is more pathetic. They offer TV sets, radios, cycles, scootys and saris besides offering rice @ Rs. 2 per kg. This is another form of blackmailing the voter.
April 4th, 2009 @ 5:59 pm
Bharat and Dravid are Muslim haters. We may not have democracy in Pak. We are happy with what we have. Quran does not allow democracy. We are guided by Shariat and the Holy Quran. Beyond that no democracy is required. Army is our gurdian and ISI is our weapon. What India has is a sham democracy.
April 4th, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
Qaiser Ahmad , is a Kafir and muslim hater. he has spoken for Paki Army and ISIS which is killing Allah’s people in Pakistan. Qaiser Ahmed is a RAW agent. He is indirectly asking Paki army and ISI to kill all muslims.
April 4th, 2009 @ 8:30 pm
Qaiser Ahmad,
Since you are a time pass paki, here is a gift for you.
http://blogs.frontierindia.net/index.php/what-others-say/2009/04/04/pakistani-mu-slimes-gone-wild-taleban-st
Bharat Dasji,
You word “Paki Mu-slime” made me go HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
April 4th, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
@ Qaiser Ahmad,
There is a correction in your claim. I am anti Paki Mu-slime.
So, what will you do now? send your Paki Army to crsuh me?
let me give you the definition of a Paki mu-slime. Paki Mu-slime is a person who is a bastard child of Arab and who got Hindu blood in their veins. If you do not agree, read the history again. You will know what you are.
And don’t dare equating real Muslims to Mu-slimes like you.
April 5th, 2009 @ 9:06 am
You Indians are imbecile nincompoops. We have taught you so many lessons. What could you do to us? Nothing. What imbeciles can do. I am from Jhang-the home Lashkar-e.Jhangvi. It is banned in Pak. But we do not care. We would eestablish Allha’s rule in Pakistan and than restore the Pak flag on the Red Fort. You Hindu democrats cannot do anything. Insha Allah we will visit you soon with our Saifs, guns and bombs. Bharat, Brain dead and Dravid etc and stupid author Dhar be careful.
April 5th, 2009 @ 9:34 am
“I am from Jhang-the home Lashkar-e.Jhangvi. It is banned in Pak. But we do not care.”
Yawn…. So how are things going at Taliban HQ ? Yeah we know banned in Pak does not mean anything. You jus have to change name and replace a few signs. By the way how is Hamid Gul doing these days? Is he still active? Does he still have contacts with your group? Man the guy is pushing 70 and must not stress himself too much. How about Javed Nasir sahab? And how are the Iranians treating you these days? I read somewhere that they can be pretty brutal and regularly target you guys inside Pak. And forget about the Indian state, even the Pak state with the “whiskey-sipping” generals (oh yeah there are plenty of them) doesn’t care. So spare us the empty threats NOBODY GIVES A DAMN about them.
April 5th, 2009 @ 11:17 am
Khalil Jhangi,
You are welcome. every time you come, the world sees how stupid you are. In 1945, your homosexual army ran away, so did you terrorists. Just because we decided to go to UN, you got hold of the balance of Kashmir. Today even those kashmiris want to break away from you. Look at chitral etc.
next time in 1965, we were knocking lahore. we again decided to be going diplomatically.
1971, we broke you up half.
kargil, you guys lost.
You paki’s are nothng but loosers.
come with bombs and bring your fathers also. Do we care?
Pakis are a shame to entire muslim world. pakis are the biggest killers of Muslims in the world. Pakis do not kill for Allah, they kill for Dollars.
If you have guts, decide a place to meet, I will be there, then man to Hijda (you), let us see who looses.
You nincomps are good only for spanking women and kill innocents.
April 5th, 2009 @ 1:32 pm
Khalil Jhangi,
I am hooked to the idea of Taleban spanking game. will you bring your own women along for spanking?
April 5th, 2009 @ 3:31 pm
What’s happening? These Pakis are creating nuisance on a non-issue which does not concern them. What the Pakis know about democracy? They used to boots and not votes. They are ruled by Army, America and Allah. In India we are better and safer. Khalil Bhai we do not want Shia-Sunni killing, fiadayeen and Taleban. Insha Allah we shall never meet, because eben with corruption we are alive and kicking. WE can speak, write and open our heart. Our mosques are not blasted by Taleban. Our girls are not flogged by Taleban. Dill dur ast, Dilli dur ast! Forget the Pak flag on Red Fort. Lick Army boots.
April 5th, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
Oh Pakis claiming to be Muslims and then are running about protecting imaginary atrocities on Muslims in Kashmir and India.
April 5th, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
Excellent article.
In India election season has come yet again. Political parties are upto palying the tricks of caste, religion, greed and liquor . All indians to be wise and broad minded, its the country, society which is more important than once’s personal,religious or caste interest. We must accept we have very very limited scope to vote for a good person, but thankfully still we have a chance to vote for some one good. We can not expect much of change in our political system or in our governance, but atleast we should give a try to change. Every politician appeals to the intellectuals and educated people and even challenges them to enter the politics, bring the changes and clean the dirt. alas end of the day, all parties fields criminals on their tickets, misery is people who are convicted are fielded, who are in Jails are also fileded. Wise people saves our country and our democracy. Casting our vote is to for the satisfaction that,atleast let us bring a change.
Wisdom should work above sentimentalism and work earnestly without attachment. Should be be an authentic also. Communicate authenticity to voters by standing up for what you believe in and sharing with voters what it is that calls you to public service.Election Day is a turnout game, so make sure that you have a robust effort to get your supporters to the polls. Get-Out-the-Vote planning should begin on day one of your campaign. Work with reportersto earn media coverage to help communicate the message of your campaign to a broader audience. Even on a grassroots campaign, don’t underestimate the importance of raising money. Start by generating a list of personal contacts and send a letter asking for their support. You won’t get what you don’t ask for. Ask directly for people’s money, time, and, of course, their vote. Convert undecided voters into supporters, and supporters into active volunteers and leaders. Ignore the people you’ll never convince!
Generate repeated, direct, personal contacts with voters. The more personal the conversation, the more effective it is at persuading voters to support you. Repeat that message over and over and over again. When you are completely tired of repeating your message, voters are just beginning to hear it.. Develop a compelling message that connects with voters and conveys the central argument of your campaign-why you are running, and why voters should choose you. Lay out your path to victory in a campaign plan that you referto often. Your plan is not a plan unless it’s written down! There is an important distinction between effectiveness and efficiency in managing an election.· Effectiveness is doing the right things.
· Efficiency is doing things right.
The general principles of effective management can be applied in every field, the differences being more in application than in principle. The Manager’s functions can be summed up as:
· Forming a vision
· Planning the strategy to realize the vision.
· Cultivating the art of leadership.
· Establishing institutional excellence.
· Building an innovative organization.
· Developing human resources.
· Building teams and teamwork.
· Delegation, motivation, and communication..
· Reviewing performance and taking corrective steps when called for.
Thus, election management is a process of aligning people and getting them committed towork for a common goal to the maximum social benefit – in search of excellence.
April 6th, 2009 @ 8:45 am
Sir, you have done a great service to the country by writing this article and by your books on Election Technology. You are correct. Election has become a technical management matter. Parties and work-leaders having good knowledge of the techniques in your books can be sure of victory if he/she has 10 to 20 crore rupees to invest. In five years the MP will earn about 500 crores. The earning mechanism that you have described in your book Gangland Democracy is foolproof. If he/she happen to become a minister the MP can earn at least 2000 crores. God save us. Advani should not only give hollow slogans for bring Indian money back from Swiss bank. If he becomes PM he should do it as a first duty to the nation. I agree with you Mataji’s All India Cow Party (Sonia-Congress) is responsible for all the ills of the country. This party should now be finally buried.
April 6th, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
Have you ever visited Purvanchal, Basti, Gorakhpur, Balia etc? Your thesis of Election Technology is known to us all and we have practiced this immaculately. Have you borrowed the thesis from us? Anyways, I must congratulate you for writing the Bible of Indian Elections in your English and Hindi books. This article is rather tickling.
April 7th, 2009 @ 11:20 am
Thank you sir for making our politicians naked. Bit they are shameless. TVs show everyday distribution of money by them. I am told in some constituencies of Haryana and Punjab a candidate may have to spend 20 cr each. Where from the money comes? We are the damn suckers. If Pakistan falls to jihadists India would fall to the political banias. How to dismantle this system? Please lead us to a movement.
April 7th, 2009 @ 8:53 pm
P. Chidambram got shoes. Fantastic news. I always wanted to hit him with rotten eggs, rotten tomatoes etc. But, why so much fuss? Politicians deserve it any way.
April 8th, 2009 @ 8:40 am
Chidambaram deserves more than shoes. He is a chamcha of Sonia and a slave of 10, Janpath, the perpetual enemy of the Sikhs. They are responsible for Blue Star, Black Thunder and 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom. Sonia, Lalu, Mulayam, Mayawati, Nitish and all the rest of the political scums cry out for the Mussalmans. Sikh blood is water and Muslim blood flow in the veins of these political leaders. No Sikh would ever support Sonia and her children. We congratulate the journalist on behalf of the entire Sikh Quam and saner parts of Indian society.
April 8th, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
I support what Kamaljit has said. Congress is at the root of all the electoral evils faced by the country. They have been ruling since 1937 and from 1947 Nehru presided over a system that bred corruption. His crony Krishna Menon was involved in Jeep scandal. Jain (Times of India), Mundra and other industry barons were protege of the Congress. Indira and Sanjay made corruption a national policy and destroyed the country irretrievably. Rajiv’s Bofors is a hoisehold scandal. Congress has always exploited the Minorities-Sometime Muslims and sometimes Sikh. They created Bhindrawale. They killed over 5000 Sikhs in 1984. Sonia should have been ashamed to give tickets to Sikh killers like Tytlar and Sajjan (actually durjan). I suport what news man Jarnail did.
April 8th, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
If you read internet, Indians have supported the act of Jarnail Singh. One message it will bring to the Sikh community is that terrorism is something Indians don’t like that much. But at the same time there is tremendous support within the parameters.
P Chadambram should be tried for political and economic crimes.
If you look at his role in Bofors and Oil for food scams (major ones), you will find that he is the key conspirator in hiding the crimes. He also has been the hatchet man of Congress supported crimes like influencing CBI, RBI and other babu agencies.
As far as economic crime is concened, Chidambram is solely responsible for the economic mess we face today. The Internation mess came a lot after than his mess. He then blamed international situation.
A lot of people talk about chidambram being very good politician etc. But, they do not understand that Chidambram, Sonia gandhi, Rahul gandhi etc have a image building team which influences media and other sources. Gulliable people fall for it. Chidambrams wife Nalini was involved in share scam and Chidambram said that he was not aware of it.
Chidambram is very arrogant too, being in power for such long.
I take this opportunity to thank the fellow Indian to take this step.
April 8th, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
He did not hit Chidu with shoes and still got a publicity thats worth billions. Brilliant guy. May god bless Jarnail Singh, may we have more people like him.
April 9th, 2009 @ 8:51 am
Sir, I am 23 year young software specialist. I am inspired by your article. I have forwarded it to my friends and requested them to vote and vote for a good candidate. Thanks. I would try to read your book. Why do not you write in Bengali?
April 9th, 2009 @ 8:56 am
Thanks sir. After reading the article I read your book We the People of India. It is fantastic. You have really unmasked our dirty election system. I will vote this time for the first time.
April 9th, 2009 @ 8:58 am
Sir, Your article is good but your book is superb. All Yongistani Indians besides working and having good weekend must read this book. It is revealing and shocking. It is a wake up call.
April 9th, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
In my constituency in Warrangal one candidate is offering 14″ TV to voters, another candidate is supplying cycles. Yet another is supplying AM/FM transistors. These are seen. What’s not seen might be the goodies mentioned by you. Jayate democracy!
April 9th, 2009 @ 5:03 pm
In Sholapur area we are witness ing funny incidents. Candidates are visiting homes with sari, Bindi, bangles, shirts, shoes and offering free to voters. One of the candidates has hired 14 toughies from Alibagh. Yet we will vote to the right candidate.
April 9th, 2009 @ 5:06 pm
Sir, I am from South Delhi constituency. Candidate of the Palm party has started distributing goodies. In jhuggies in Ohkla and kalkaji are he is distributing Desi sharab and has already hired 20 pehlwans. What do we do?
April 10th, 2009 @ 3:59 am
The style of writing is very familiar . Did you write guest posts for other bloggers?
April 10th, 2009 @ 5:26 am
Looks like elections in India are her answers to “economic stimulus” LOL because GOI seems to be fiscally bankrupt anyways under Kangress’s profligacy and populism. Hope most of it reaches the “aam admi” and atleast benefits them!!
April 10th, 2009 @ 11:56 am
Your story is based on Bihar. Your book We the People of India is also based on Bihar. Do you think that because one rotten fish Lalu all Biharis are bad? Bihar produced great children of the nation. We will retrieve Bihar’s glory by dumping Lalu and Ram Vilas.
April 10th, 2009 @ 11:57 am
Uncle, I am only 19. I will vote for the first time. Even if I have to vote for CPM I won’t vote for mad lady Mamata. She is another Mayawati.
April 10th, 2009 @ 11:59 am
Sir, in your view our democracy breeds corruption. Why do we need democracy-especially Palm Party democracy that has pushed Assam back by 100 years?
April 10th, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
Sir, in Manipur democracy has been murdered by the Palm party long back. It has neglected my state so much that our boys have taken to arms. Why can’t we bury the Palm Party permanently? They win because they have the biggest moneybag.
April 10th, 2009 @ 1:42 pm
Protima haldar
Try BJP this time. We shall teach a lesson to other partys.
April 11th, 2009 @ 11:28 am
Sir, as the election tempo gathers momentum we see your nuggets are being translated into action by candidates and their agents. They are distributing goodies to youth, girls and boys, saris etc to women, rice and atta to poor, cash to village elders. Are they mimicking you or you learnt these after practicing total rigging of election? I have a doubt you had yourself perfected these. Now that I have read your book I know you are an expert in election manipulation. How did you invent these?
April 12th, 2009 @ 8:30 am
Fine satire and humour. But you have hit the target. Finished We the People. A fantastic book
April 12th, 2009 @ 8:32 am
Dhar, you are incisive. But how can we fight the rotten system. The very same goons will reoccupy the country. YSR bandit in Andhra has bled the people white. Don’t you think a Maoist revolution is the correct line of action?
April 12th, 2009 @ 8:34 am
Clap, clap, clap for your humorous article. Why not expose these political goons more and more? Let us start a revolution by boycotting the elections.
April 12th, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
Hamara Bharat Mahan! If the election process is corrupt how can the democracy be corruption free? I realise what you suggest here in the article and in your book: Reform the election process; amend the Constitution; make corruption in public like a heinous offence. Make the police and other forces independent so that they can implement the law without corruption and without fear. make the judiciary corruption free. Satyameva Jayate should be practiced and not chanted.
April 12th, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
Sir, you deserve a national award for writing a book like Gangland Democracy. We wish you best of health.
April 12th, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
Sir, I purchased 3 copies of your English book We the People and presented two to MP candidates. One CPM candidate told me that this should be prescribed as a text book for rigging election. What does it mean? Are you teaching rigging or are you killing a mocking bird? Tell me the truth.
April 12th, 2009 @ 9:46 pm
When devising a system u should look at how people will act given the incentives, NOT HOW PEOPLE SHOULD ACT OR BELIEVING THEY CAN SOMEHOW BE MADE TO ACT MORALLY (that would be imagining Utopia). If the latter had worked, COMMUNISM would have been a huge success. But alas we know what happened to it. Except in Bengal and Kerala where it still thrives and that explains the morass of theses 2 states despite having 80%+ literacy. Education by itself is of little value when it is not used for commerce or to generate value.
Take an example “black marketing”. A lot of rice provided to ration shops were (and still are) siphoned off and sold in private “in black”. Now you can put numerous laws against it. But still won’t be able to do much. The most effective and efficient way to tackle this mess is totally phase out PDS and provide people with coupons so that they can buy grocery from ANY RETAIL SHOP thereby BREAKING THE MONOPOLY OF PDS shops. Already some states in India have pilot projects with the coupon system. The point is, ultimately “marketplace” is very powerful. Ultimately all this corruption could be minimized only if the role of govt in life is minimized. For that, you need a powerful private sector and an informed polity that votes for less government. Decentralization and stronger local governments also help.
April 13th, 2009 @ 12:17 am
niladri Sarkar
What he(Mr.Maloy) said is 90% percent right.The remaining 10% is he himself dosn’t want to reveal(i think) the truth which is more shocking and dirty.
According to my information, no other party is jackal than palm.Even the communist are doing the same thing.There Core hidden agenda is Vote bank politics.
April 13th, 2009 @ 8:42 am
For conscious Citizen like Raghu, niladri and ARVI and others,
I really wanted to follow up the present piece by another more damning. I resisted the temptation. If you are willing please read the books* mentioned*. In short, I would like to add that our Election Technology is the best in the World, to rig, manipulate and distort the election process. It is 90% fraud and only 10% genuine. I know, because I have personally supervised implementation of Election Technology, while in service. Do not ask details. If you are curious visit interiors, jhuggi, slum clusters Bangladeshi, Nepali clusters and poorer segments of the voters. This curiosity will not kill you. You will emerge with Bodhi Gyan. Just take the trouble and go to the grassrooots. Election makes a Don a Saint and a Saint a Don. I have mentioned only about 10 cr in a constituency. Now I amend. I learn in most constituencies inflation has gone up and most candidates have to spend 15-20 crores. Hai Allah, Wahe Guru, Jai Shri Ram and Holy Christ! Save this demonocracy!
April 13th, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
EVMs are any day much better than paper ballots. If you can cheat in the former you can do so in the latter too. Anyway most of the “rigging” takes place much earlier through booth “capturing” (mainly in WB and Kerala). That is much simpler than “hacking” EVMs. Somehow this theory of one party rigging the “technology” is preposterpus. What is the other party doing? Plucking flowers? I don’t believe this conspiracy. Ultimately it’s competition that sustains democracy.
And I don’t see much of a problem in poor people getting sops during elections. As I said before u can think of it as a form of “economic stimulus”. Plus if this were the ONLY thing that determines elections, the ruling party should win again and again and again as they would have much more money being already in the govt earlier, no? But alas this never happens (except maybe in WB)!! In fact, anti-incumbency is a given (except if you are Narendra Modi in Gujarat). Why is that the case? So please don’t try to paint Indian democracy with one broad brush. It is a kaleidoscope of different factors.
April 14th, 2009 @ 12:00 am
We live in really interesting times… The congress is sitting smug in its expectant imminent victory with the secular(pseudo?), English(awful) language media playing cheer-leader. As we heap scorn on the politicos, let us give some serious thought about the state and behaviour of this fifth column.
Shameful is a word that comes to my mind. Those who are undecided and those seeking direction are advised to go and vote; more genuine votes do impinge on the degree of distortion. As for me, I think I make a difference and am voting Saffron. If you want to know why, just rewind and try hard… To REMEMBER and NEVER FORGET.
April 14th, 2009 @ 8:51 pm
WHY DO YOU WRITE NOW ON ISLAMIC JIHAD WITHOUT WRITING THE SECOND PART ON ELECTION TECHNOLOGY. WE WANT TO KNOW MORE.
April 15th, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
Sir, I agree with you on most points. But not on the Tata Tea campaign. Its about time that corporates take up social responsibility since they have the funds to make a difference. Actually, instead of deriding them, we should be encouraging other corporates like Mahindra, Infosys etc to join hands and take up the cause. The Tata campaign is only re-enforcing what each one of us feel and saying that come out and do the right thing because everyone else feels the same way and by voting you can make a change.
April 16th, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
I agree with the comments made but I also see lot of passimism in the offering , I think the view expressed are the facts on ground but either we keep watching the great india circus which I feel we cannot avoid or we participate in bringing some change which probably one can influence around him. Thus I feel the TATA advertisement is just right since it can not force me to drink the same tea but yes it conveys a message .
It conveys
Want to change the system —— Then partcipate
Want to Change the politicians ——– Vote against them
Want to make india a better place ——– Chosse the right leaders
Want to CHANGE YOURSELF ———— Start voting
I also feel democracy is only way to change anyproblem in these times and if a clown has the concensus so be it
April 18th, 2009 @ 11:58 pm
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2THE PERK GIVEN BY MNC /GOV. TO ITS EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE TAXED.
December 28th, 2009 @ 9:34 am
I thougt that what is happend in FIROJ SHAH COTLA STADIUM,DELHI LAST DAY IT A VERY PLLANED GAME FROM THE INDIAN MINISTERS & OFFICERS OF DDCA. IT IS SO BAD FOR OUR NATION & IT IS a BLACK SUNDAY FOR INDIAN CRICKET .I WANT THAT THESE MINISTER & OFFICERS ARE DISAPPOINTED FROM HIS JOB & BAN DDCA FOR 24 MONTHS.
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December 12th, 2010 @ 11:41 pm
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October 22nd, 2011 @ 9:47 am
What the bustards of Election Commission doing in the above incident. If such incident occurred in West Bengal, especially by suspected “communist” party cadres, they will jump into action instantly with all their tooth and claw (and “red eye”). But, are they just blind while such incidents are occurring on their own doorstep.
I swear that if such a incident, with half as serious as the above, will occur in West Bengal, the whole India will be flooded with comments and I am sure that 80% of it will come from the media (both print and electronic) from West Bengal particularly.
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