CHENNAI: With all signs of a excessive voter turnout obvious polling progressed at a brisk pace in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar (RK Nagar) assembly constituency in Chennai on Thursday. Voters queued up in front of polling booths as early as 6.30am although polling turned into scheduled to start at 8am. Women voters appeared to have turned out in extra numbers than men. At a booth in Korukkupet as soon as polling began women rushed beyond CRPF employees who have been on security element. RK Nagar byelection: Live updates Arrangements to help disabled and elderly citizens have been minimal at several booths. As many as 1 638 polling officers have been on responsibility at the 258 cubicles. Around 2 500 metropolis police employees were posted on obligation. District election officer D Karthikeyan reviewed the polling method at Greater Chennai Corporation middle college in Kamarajar Nagar Tondiarpet. The primary applicants within the constituency are AIADMK s E Madhusudhanan DMK s N Marudhu Ganesh and sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran who is contesting as an impartial candidate. The byelection changed into necessitated through the demise of former Tamil Nadu leader minister J Jayalalithaa. Maruthu Ganesh who forged his vote at No 195 polling sales space instructed newshounds that he changed into glad with election preparations. The corruption scandal that brought about the downfall of the second United Progressive Alliance government (2009-2014) and which made the workplace of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India a extensively famous institution in the u . S . A . Could be back in the limelight on Thursday while a Central Bureau of Investigation court docket in Delhi offers its verdict inside the 2G spectrum case.The scandal which includes separate cases filed through the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate will determine the political destiny of Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi the daughter of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi and former Union Telecom Minister A Raja. This apart the Enforcement Directorate case which includes prices of cash laundering additionally has as an accused Karunanidhi s spouse Dayalu Ammal and several others.The verdict could not come at a worse time for the DMK which is making an attempt to make a massive political comeback in Tamil Nadu following the death of former Chief Minister and AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa remaining yr. The verdict will coincide with polling for the bye-elections inside the Dr RK Nagar constituency the seat that Jayalalithaa vacated.Within the DMK senior leaders feel that an unfavourable verdict could have a right away impact on polling and could make it tough for the party to win the by using-poll which a few opinion polls have counseled is a triangular race between the DMK the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and TTV Dinakaran the nephew of Jayalalithaa s jailed aide Sasikala.But the tremors of the verdict will no longer prevent with the DMK. The Congress which led the United Progressive Alliance authorities will feel its aftershocks as a terrible verdict will supply the BJP a danger to open vintage wounds.Big scandalIn 2008 the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology sold 122 2G licenses on a first-come-first-served foundation. The number one allegation become that Raja as the Union Telecom Minister selected this approach to favour some companies and acquired kickbacks for doing so. The charges have been additionally fixed at 2001 charges. When the scandal emerged in 2009 the Congress claimed that this old pricing was completed no matter worries raised through each the Prime Minister s Office and the Ministry of Finance.Raja was additionally accused of advancing the cut-off date for programs thereby aiding positive organizations a number of which had no previous enjoy inside the telecom region to bag the licenses. Some of the accused in the case include Sanjay Chandra Managing Director Unitech Ltd Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Private Ltd and Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom Private Ltd. The Delhi High Court later ruled that the development of the cut-off date turned into illegal.Likewise the Enforcement Directorate claimed that kickbacks earned from the scam were routed to the DMK-run tv channel Kalaignar TV in which Dayalu Ammal and Kanimozhi held eighty% of the stakes.In 2010 the Comptroller and Auditor General of India released its report within the 2G spectrum allocation which claimed that there has been a lack of Rs 1 seventy six 000 crores to the exchequer due to the defective allocation technique. The report spark off a sequence of political events that culminated in the India Against Corruption motion led via Anna Hazare in 2011. Both Raja and Kanimozhi have been arrested in 2011 however have been later released on bail.The 2G spectrum scandal and scams inside the allocation of coal mines triggered a critical credibility disaster for the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance.Political falloutThe 2G rip-off is frequently cited because the reason that in the end led to the downfall of the Congress in 2014. The BJP used the rip-off to pin down the Manmohan Singh-led authorities as a corrupt administration with a weak high minister who remained a spectator at the same time as a precious resource like 2G spectrum became used to gain large kickbacks.Following the BJP s victory inside the 2014 Lok Sabha elections the scandal slowly dropped out of the limelight. However its ability to cause a political typhoon remained as the CBI court docket persevered the trial.In Tamil Nadu the timing of the decision couldn't have come at a worse time for the DMK. Since Jayalalithaa s demise the DMK has emerged more potent due to the shortage of a mighty opponent. The ruling AIADMK is going through a length of political crisis and has split into factions.The judgement will be delivered on Thursday when polling for the Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar through-polls can be underway. R Manivannan professor of politics on the University of Madras said a bad verdict for the DMK ought to absolutely derail its chances in the by-ballot . We can't but wonder approximately the curious twist of fate in the dates he delivered. Such a verdict can even provide ammunition for the ruling AIADMK beleaguered because it through charges of corruption during the last 12 months.Like the impact it had on the Congress on the Centre the 2G scandal crippled the DMK in Tamil Nadu main to its drubbing within the 2011 Assembly polls while it become relegated to third position within the state. Jayalalithaa efficiently used the rip-off in the election campaign and sustained it later often making a mention of the expenses against Raja and Kanimozhi in her statements. The DMK become decimated in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as nicely failing to win a single seat.The Congress is cautious. A former Union minister from Tamil Nadu stated the birthday party s might keep to follow the stand it took in 2011. No one from the Congress is an accused the leader said. Manmohan Singh s letter questioning the spectrum allocation in 2008 is inside the public area. Manivannan stated that the decision has the capability to break the Congress-DMK alliance because the Congress will deflect any complaint by way of claiming that it became the leaders of the DMK who had been architects of the scandal. However a positive verdict is probably to be lapped up by way of the Congress as a victory for its rivalry that no scandal happened inside the allocation of 2G spectrum. CHENNAI: Vanaja became cursing her good fortune as she swept the road clean of plastic flyers in Vinobha Nagar a residential locality in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency on Tuesday. Only hours in advance DMK s running president M K Stalin had handed via the street wherein Vanaja lives. He became canvassing for his party s candidate Maruthu Ganesh. Who do they (politicians) suppose will clean up? She stated. Like Vanaja citizens of RK Nagar were pissed off by way of the lack of campaign material that touched upon problems concerning residents. Voters in this constituency do no longer question the candidates and the politicians use this to their gain stated Ganesan Perumal of Kodungaiyur. The apathy is clear within the blatant flouting of hints issued by means of the Election Commission of India with respect to apply of plastic for electioneering. RK Nagar over the last two weeks generated so much plastic and non-biodegradable waste that Greater Chennai Corporation had to press into provider special conservancy groups to select up the trash. In each ward at the least 500kg more plastic waste has been amassed every day for the past two weeks stated a conservancy worker. RK Nagar contains 11 wards. Several election dealers had camped at the streets. All of them sold huge food parcels from close by inns and ate the meals on thermocol plates which had been then left at the streets. There are also the limitless plastic cups from eating tea the employee stated. For C Karthik of Tondiarpet this kind of campaigning units a risky precedent. A change of mind-set the various political class should appear. Looking on the plastic trail these applicants have left behind it's miles clean that environment or people s troubles are immaterial to them he said. With the political careers of some heavyweights hinging at the result of the bypoll it become continually expected that campaigning could simplest contact base with the political factors stated writer Gnani Sankaran. In their desperation to win candidates flip detached to problems of the humans. We witnessed this trend greater lately within the Gujarat polls where as soon as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered the fray the troubles of neighborhood residents were put on the backburner he said. While citizens like Perumal felt aggrieved that RK Nagar s citizens were toyed with and brought benefit of via politicians throwing cash on the economically deprived D Ravikumar VCK spokesperson said this type of campaigning became now not new to Tamil Nadu. It is risky to electoral democracy. But applicants have end up large than lifestyles characters and there has been a trendy tilt in the direction of campaigning in simple terms on the back of their cult of persona image. The BJP and Modi s parliamentary election victory in 2014 changed into completed in this manner he stated. ( call modified)
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Live updates: Over 7% polling in the first hour of RK Nagar bypoll
CHENNAI: With all signs of a excessive voter turnout obvious polling progressed at a brisk pace in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar (RK Nagar) assembly constituency in Chennai on Thursday. Voters queued up in front of polling booths as early as 6.30am although polling turned into scheduled to start at 8am. Women voters appeared to have turned out in extra numbers than men. At a booth in Korukkupet as soon as polling began women rushed beyond CRPF employees who have been on security element. RK Nagar byelection: Live updates Arrangements to help disabled and elderly citizens have been minimal at several booths. As many as 1 638 polling officers have been on responsibility at the 258 cubicles. Around 2 500 metropolis police employees were posted on obligation. District election officer D Karthikeyan reviewed the polling method at Greater Chennai Corporation middle college in Kamarajar Nagar Tondiarpet. The primary applicants within the constituency are AIADMK s E Madhusudhanan DMK s N Marudhu Ganesh and sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran who is contesting as an impartial candidate. The byelection changed into necessitated through the demise of former Tamil Nadu leader minister J Jayalalithaa. Maruthu Ganesh who forged his vote at No 195 polling sales space instructed newshounds that he changed into glad with election preparations. The corruption scandal that brought about the downfall of the second United Progressive Alliance government (2009-2014) and which made the workplace of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India a extensively famous institution in the u . S . A . Could be back in the limelight on Thursday while a Central Bureau of Investigation court docket in Delhi offers its verdict inside the 2G spectrum case.The scandal which includes separate cases filed through the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate will determine the political destiny of Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi the daughter of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi and former Union Telecom Minister A Raja. This apart the Enforcement Directorate case which includes prices of cash laundering additionally has as an accused Karunanidhi s spouse Dayalu Ammal and several others.The verdict could not come at a worse time for the DMK which is making an attempt to make a massive political comeback in Tamil Nadu following the death of former Chief Minister and AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa remaining yr. The verdict will coincide with polling for the bye-elections inside the Dr RK Nagar constituency the seat that Jayalalithaa vacated.Within the DMK senior leaders feel that an unfavourable verdict could have a right away impact on polling and could make it tough for the party to win the by using-poll which a few opinion polls have counseled is a triangular race between the DMK the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and TTV Dinakaran the nephew of Jayalalithaa s jailed aide Sasikala.But the tremors of the verdict will no longer prevent with the DMK. The Congress which led the United Progressive Alliance authorities will feel its aftershocks as a terrible verdict will supply the BJP a danger to open vintage wounds.Big scandalIn 2008 the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology sold 122 2G licenses on a first-come-first-served foundation. The number one allegation become that Raja as the Union Telecom Minister selected this approach to favour some companies and acquired kickbacks for doing so. The charges have been additionally fixed at 2001 charges. When the scandal emerged in 2009 the Congress claimed that this old pricing was completed no matter worries raised through each the Prime Minister s Office and the Ministry of Finance.Raja was additionally accused of advancing the cut-off date for programs thereby aiding positive organizations a number of which had no previous enjoy inside the telecom region to bag the licenses. Some of the accused in the case include Sanjay Chandra Managing Director Unitech Ltd Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Private Ltd and Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom Private Ltd. The Delhi High Court later ruled that the development of the cut-off date turned into illegal.Likewise the Enforcement Directorate claimed that kickbacks earned from the scam were routed to the DMK-run tv channel Kalaignar TV in which Dayalu Ammal and Kanimozhi held eighty% of the stakes.In 2010 the Comptroller and Auditor General of India released its report within the 2G spectrum allocation which claimed that there has been a lack of Rs 1 seventy six 000 crores to the exchequer due to the defective allocation technique. The report spark off a sequence of political events that culminated in the India Against Corruption motion led via Anna Hazare in 2011. Both Raja and Kanimozhi have been arrested in 2011 however have been later released on bail.The 2G spectrum scandal and scams inside the allocation of coal mines triggered a critical credibility disaster for the Congress and the United Progressive Alliance.Political falloutThe 2G rip-off is frequently cited because the reason that in the end led to the downfall of the Congress in 2014. The BJP used the rip-off to pin down the Manmohan Singh-led authorities as a corrupt administration with a weak high minister who remained a spectator at the same time as a precious resource like 2G spectrum became used to gain large kickbacks.Following the BJP s victory inside the 2014 Lok Sabha elections the scandal slowly dropped out of the limelight. However its ability to cause a political typhoon remained as the CBI court docket persevered the trial.In Tamil Nadu the timing of the decision couldn't have come at a worse time for the DMK. Since Jayalalithaa s demise the DMK has emerged more potent due to the shortage of a mighty opponent. The ruling AIADMK is going through a length of political crisis and has split into factions.The judgement will be delivered on Thursday when polling for the Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar through-polls can be underway. R Manivannan professor of politics on the University of Madras said a bad verdict for the DMK ought to absolutely derail its chances in the by-ballot . We can't but wonder approximately the curious twist of fate in the dates he delivered. Such a verdict can even provide ammunition for the ruling AIADMK beleaguered because it through charges of corruption during the last 12 months.Like the impact it had on the Congress on the Centre the 2G scandal crippled the DMK in Tamil Nadu main to its drubbing within the 2011 Assembly polls while it become relegated to third position within the state. Jayalalithaa efficiently used the rip-off in the election campaign and sustained it later often making a mention of the expenses against Raja and Kanimozhi in her statements. The DMK become decimated in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as nicely failing to win a single seat.The Congress is cautious. A former Union minister from Tamil Nadu stated the birthday party s might keep to follow the stand it took in 2011. No one from the Congress is an accused the leader said. Manmohan Singh s letter questioning the spectrum allocation in 2008 is inside the public area. Manivannan stated that the decision has the capability to break the Congress-DMK alliance because the Congress will deflect any complaint by way of claiming that it became the leaders of the DMK who had been architects of the scandal. However a positive verdict is probably to be lapped up by way of the Congress as a victory for its rivalry that no scandal happened inside the allocation of 2G spectrum. CHENNAI: Vanaja became cursing her good fortune as she swept the road clean of plastic flyers in Vinobha Nagar a residential locality in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency on Tuesday. Only hours in advance DMK s running president M K Stalin had handed via the street wherein Vanaja lives. He became canvassing for his party s candidate Maruthu Ganesh. Who do they (politicians) suppose will clean up? She stated. Like Vanaja citizens of RK Nagar were pissed off by way of the lack of campaign material that touched upon problems concerning residents. Voters in this constituency do no longer question the candidates and the politicians use this to their gain stated Ganesan Perumal of Kodungaiyur. The apathy is clear within the blatant flouting of hints issued by means of the Election Commission of India with respect to apply of plastic for electioneering. RK Nagar over the last two weeks generated so much plastic and non-biodegradable waste that Greater Chennai Corporation had to press into provider special conservancy groups to select up the trash. In each ward at the least 500kg more plastic waste has been amassed every day for the past two weeks stated a conservancy worker. RK Nagar contains 11 wards. Several election dealers had camped at the streets. All of them sold huge food parcels from close by inns and ate the meals on thermocol plates which had been then left at the streets. There are also the limitless plastic cups from eating tea the employee stated. For C Karthik of Tondiarpet this kind of campaigning units a risky precedent. A change of mind-set the various political class should appear. Looking on the plastic trail these applicants have left behind it's miles clean that environment or people s troubles are immaterial to them he said. With the political careers of some heavyweights hinging at the result of the bypoll it become continually expected that campaigning could simplest contact base with the political factors stated writer Gnani Sankaran. In their desperation to win candidates flip detached to problems of the humans. We witnessed this trend greater lately within the Gujarat polls where as soon as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered the fray the troubles of neighborhood residents were put on the backburner he said. While citizens like Perumal felt aggrieved that RK Nagar s citizens were toyed with and brought benefit of via politicians throwing cash on the economically deprived D Ravikumar VCK spokesperson said this type of campaigning became now not new to Tamil Nadu. It is risky to electoral democracy. But applicants have end up large than lifestyles characters and there has been a trendy tilt in the direction of campaigning in simple terms on the back of their cult of persona image. The BJP and Modi s parliamentary election victory in 2014 changed into completed in this manner he stated. ( call modified)
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