Hindustan Times
The message in Bengal’s high voter turnout
In the first two phases, Bengal has seen nearly 85% of voters showing up. The trend, political observers and party workers say, is likely to continue through the third and the biggest round of polling today, when bengal’s heartland votes. Bengal had seen a similar high voter turnout in 2006, but the similarity ends there.
In 2006, the Left Front swept the elections. This time, it could justy be the opposite. The high voter turnout in 2006 was largely a result of what some would say scientific rigging — a practice under which the left meticulously maintained lists of such people whose names were on the electoral rolls but they were not there and someone else will cast their ballot. With Left’s influence on the wane and a highly vigilant Election Commission that practice is no longer viable this.
In other words, this many more genuine voters have come out to vote. It is likely that they will be voting for a change. If this indeed is the case then it has serious implications for the strategy the Left has adopted lately. As its new poster boy Gautam Deb has said the party had begun focussing on sympathisers who’s had deserted it. His logic was simple: in the Lok Sabha elections of 2009, the Trinamool-Congress combine got 11 lakhs more votes than the Left Front.
There are 66,000 polling stations in Bengal and if the Left Front tried to win back three to four families in each polling station it would be successful in bridging or reducing the gap and thus prevent Trinamool from sweeping the elections as is the perception now. The high voter turnout, however, negates Deb’s strategy. Because it brings into the fray many more than 11 lakh voters, most of whom might be voting because they want vote against the Left.
(4 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
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NIA is only trying to please its political masters by setting up confessions from people like kamal Chouhan. You doubt it but we are certail these are frameups to help Congress in UP.
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CONGRESS IS STILL LIVING IN FOOLS PARADISE..THE APPROACH IS SAME AS NEHRU HAD. NEHRU DAMAGED THE PSYCHE OF THE NATION.CORRUPTION BECAME WAY OF LIFE.UNDER KAMRAJ PLAN WHEN RAILWAY MINISTER SKPATIL WAS REMOVED ,HE GAVE A SPEECH IN BOMBAY,WHICH MEANT ,PEOPLE TALK OF CORRUPTION,WHAT CORRUPTION,IF YOU WANT TO SEE CORRUPTION SEE IN CENTRE,HE WAS REINDUCTED IN AS CABINET MINISTER.
NO WONDER CONGRESS HAS PROGRESSED IN CORRUPTION.
NOW TALKING OF NCTC,SEE THE INCIDENCES HAPPENING IN DELHI ITSELF UNDER DIRECT CHARGE OF HOME MINISTER .
CAN NATION BE EVER SAFE UNDER SUCH LEADERSHIP.
GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY.
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It is sad that one of the leading player like hindustantimes hosting these kind of articles. Totally irresponsible article and Is the editor sleeping? Media editors in India should improve. This program “Satyameva Jayathe” is not a GOVT funded research activity. This is Just a TV program that is aimed for bringing the topic in to the focus of millions of people. the impact is important here. If the show is hosted by people like Amir Khan, it goes to aam janta easily.
The article stated that “The incident in Ghaziabad is not a standalone in vast India India and shows the basic flaw in …”. Sirrrrrr, this is TV show with limited time and one can not air all the examples around India. Only a couple can be aired.
this is the last time and I will not visit hindustantimes site again
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I least care who has written this blog, He says “Like many social activists, I also hope that Satyamav Jayate does not remain one Sunday reality show, which people enjoy and then forget”. What the hell? I am sure no one enjoys this show!!This show is not to entertain anyone!! We feel it and at the end of the show we get to know the facts. By just screaming We are proud to be indians doesn’t make us INDIANS. Clear the mess and make it clean! Do something!! I know its a long way to go but one step from everyone will bring a change and Aamir has done it! Hats off to him and team!
Mr. blogger: KHALI BAATH POCKET ME HAATH!!! IF U CAN’T APPRECIATE GOOD WORK THEN SIT BACK N WATCH POGO CHANNEL.
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Absolutely well said,
If some one want to criticize there are many issues. Amir is taking money for his efforts done to present his hard work and he deserves, what about the politicians and babus looting on others hard work. Fire them before criticize a meaningful work……..
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Well said…
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Hindustan times completely wrong. If amir khan data is wrong compare to present situation then what is the big problem here atleast concept is good to build better society. Eg. if amir khan data is wrong compare to present situation, we should think even if one girl child die its not good for society and nation. So we should appreciate the initiative which is taken by aamir khan
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Dear HT,
You should not post mortem the brilliance of the show, be humble and learn something.
The whole nation is learning its not such a bad ’show’ as you refer to it.
SMJ’s and Aamirs heart and mind are in the right place. Their efforts are commendable.
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Totally Agree
Aamir isnt a show prop, hes a change agent
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70% of dowry death cases are false. The law itself is wrongly defined. The law says, if any woman dies within 7 years of marriage, then it is dowry death. It is suicide of married men (not women) that is continuously rising (look at NCRB data). When men commit suicide due to false cases or torture by wife and in-laws, no arrests are made and no FIRs are registered.
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I understand your point of view – how you were dissapointed because the show didn’t answer your specific questions. I’m afraid you’re missing the whole point of the show, you’re angry that people tuned into the show to watch amir khan and you’re angry that he’s making money out of it the and at the doctor who’s interested in saving lives is also making money by charging loads for operations. Tell me – why is it wrong to make money, yes some peope want and get more money than others and there are many ways to do this, I’m sure you yourself want money but are very quick to criticize others and these people are actualy doing good things. In contrast, there are other stars who just make money out of pointless award ceremonies, scandals etc and doctors who make money out of feticide.
And the point I was making earlier, the point of the show is to create a buzz about the topic, to reach a large audience and give out a positive message which is exacty what it did. You then go on to say that Mr. Khan’s last statement about how “female feticide can end if we all decide that it must” is not going to work. I knew when he said this that the majority of viewers would not understand this simple but powerful message. Contrary to what you said, it is in fact that simple – what people think they will get, and if the majority of us thinks about a brighter future with no female feticide then that is what the future will hold for us. The first step is to always give people an idea and the change follows. I agree with you that laws need to be firmer etc. but the problem really lies in the mindset of the population. You saw in the show the example of the judge who failed to acknowledge that there was anything wrong with female feticide; this just shows that when you talk about change, it needs to come from the minds of the general population which incudes lawyers, doctors, policemen, poiticians etc. The laws can only be changed if the majority of people decide to make a change.
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Chetan, your article contains quite a few important points, but its written from the perspective of a person who has studied and delved deeper into the issue. Why not think about it from the layman’s perspective?
Aamir’s show has a very diverse audience. There are many in our country who don’t even read the daily newspapers, and are not aware of what happens around them. This show creates awareness about issues and that’s very important.
So even though the show may have been uninspiring for you because of being an insider who has knowledge about the issue, why not applaud it for being inspiring for those who knew nothing about the issue before the show was aired?
I wrote a very detailed article on my blog which contains review, suggestions and the way ahead. Here’s the link to it.
http://positiveindians.in/satyamev-jayate-review-suggestions-and-the-way-ahead/
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Completely agree, this dumb writer needs help.
1. Very jealous 2. He had no clue what he was scribbling 3. Completely biased
This is the first time i visited HT site and swear never to return back. May some commonsense be bestowed upon Chethan Chauhan. Chethan You are a classic example of a bad indian.
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yes baba Amir, the fact and solutions you provides , starting from female feticide to pesticide food ,none of any baba/the socalled mantries/in total the samaj rakshak has ever been think of these basics/explsions. Seriously this is not a comment rather simple words having clear meaning.
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