Mamata has the mandate

Mamata has broken a 34 year long communist rule in Bengal. The main strategy during the election was development and care. Will she be able to delver development in Bengal, the question is out there and may be after 5 years we may have the answers. Below are the action plans of TMC in Bengal, let us wait and watch

 

TMC’s Manifesto for 2011 elections:

• REVIVE West Bengal's industrial glory with a three pronged strategy
• CREATE employment on a massive scale with
• DRIVE education and skill formation as engines of empowerment
• REVAMP healthcare sector with prime focus on rural health
• LAUNCH and execute an ambitious infrastructure building program
• UNDERTAKE farmer centric comprehensive rural development program
• RESTORE financial health of the state urgently State is in total financial bankruptcy: Restoration of State finances is a major challenge ahead
• Rescue the state administration from he clutches of party centric and cadre centric exploitative model

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Will Jaya Deliver?

With a massive victory, Jaya has come into power and expected to be in power for a period of 5 years. Can she delivery the promises that she has made during this election. will governance & law and order situation change in the state of Tamilnadu. all these questions will be answered in a period of 5 years, it’s quite a long period. Below are the election manifesto of ADMK for the election 2011.

 

ADMK Manifesto for 2011 elections

 

1. 5 lakh IT Jobs in 5 years

2. Opening a Engineering colleges equivalent to IIT Chennai in more then 5 major cities of Tamilnadu

3. Ensure Tamilnadu garden of peace

4. Develop new technology for more growth

5. Take the states economy to new heights

6. Introduce more development schemes for people’s welfare

7. Eradicate illiteracy

8. Improve the lot of women

9. Attracting foreign companies to invest in Tamilnadu

10. Works towards prosperity of farmers, weavers, fishermen, students, government employees, teachers, workers and other sections of peoples.

11. Control prices

12. Snuff out communalism, extremism, un separatism

13. Deal with inter-state issues in amicable manner

1. Free Laptop for all Higher Secondary Students and Art & Science college students.
2. Community and other certificates will be issued in the School.
3. Govt School students will get four sets of uniforms with chappal and Pvt School students will get stipend.
4. 20Kg Rice for all ration card holders.
5. Free cable connection for public and cable TV will be Govt owned.
6. Free Mixer, Grinder & Fan for households.
7. Mobile hospital to serve the needs in their home.
8. Poor people will be given Rs.1.80lakhs as subsidy for home construction.
9. Above 58aged will get free bus pass.
10. Poor will get Rs.25000/- alongwith 4Gm gold for marriage.
11. Pregnant women will get Rs.12000/- with 6 month leave.
12. Sugarcan purchase cost will be increased to Rs.2500/-per Ton and Govt Sugar mills will be enriched.
13. Military force will be deplayed for electricy theft.
14. Three phase EB connection will launched in Rural & Urban areas within four years.
15. Restructured health plan for all.
16. Special welfare scheme for Srilankan Tamil refugees now lodged in camps across the state.
17. Below poverty level people will get 20liters mineral water per day.
18. Old aged persons abandoned by their wards would be lodged in homes with three time meals, medical checkups with library facilities.

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49(O) an example of unequal treatment

Rule 49 (O) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, gives the right to a voter not to vote for any of the contesting candidates. when someone wanted to excise this right under 49(O) will be subjected unacceptable and unjustifiable discrimination.

The first problem would be the lack of cooperation from the election commission staffs, a person will have to make a firm request and only then there will action from the election staffs. I have come across an incident when a person what to excise 49(0) and request the booth office for information. The booth office remained salient, on seeing this, the person developed a fear and decide to vote for some. final that person made vote for candidate. Had the office been cooperative or supportive the person would have recorded his choice but now he forced to choose.

The second problem is that the voters identity would be revealed to booth agent and election commission staffs. when a person choose 49(0), he does go the voting machine. This is an indication that a person has opted 49(0). the list of the voters is already with booth agent and it easy for them to make record of persons who have made a choice of 49(0).  which could used to discriminate people. The best example is the recent filed PIL in Madras high court, There was information that the police is collecting the list of persons who have voted for or in accordance with 49(0).  The petitioner said in court that “We learnt from Tamil newspapers that the director general of police and superintendent of police, Q Branch, have unleashed an unsustainable imagination that those who opted for Rule 49(O) could have links with Naxalites and are branded as violators of law”.

This is clear case of unequal treatment, can anybody gather a list of person who has voted for party X, it will not be possible at all, but why unjustly risk those persons who has voted against all the candidates (that is 49(0) ). The election commission and the government should think of getting the 49(0) option in the voting machine itself so that the voters are not unjustly or unreasonably affected.

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