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Saturday, 26 November 2011
EC declares 53 seats as 'expenditure sensitive' for UP polls
The Election Commission has declared 53 assembly seats as "expenditure sensitive" and prone to "high illegal funding and corrupt practices" in poll bound Uttar Pradesh.
A high-level team of the panel has also begun a tour of the state starting today to chalk out preparations in this regard with the Income Tax department and other enforcement authorities for curbing use of illegal funds during polls.
The EC team is expected to meet the Director General of Investigations (Income Tax) and his team in Lucknow to review the deployment of I-T officials in these money 'sensitive' constituencies.
"The EC team is arriving in the state for analysing poll preparedness and checking measures put in place to curb use of money power during elections in the state. A total of 53 constituencies have been declared as expenditure sensitive in Uttar Pradesh which is the largest in all the states going to polls in 2012," a top I-T official said.
Some of the seats identified as "expenditure sensitive" include Lucknow, Mathura, Agra, Gautam Budh Nagar, Mainpuri, Bareilly, Rai Bareilly, Chitrakoot, Gonda, Azamgarh and Gazipur.
According to EC rules, an 'expenditure sensitive constituency' is identified "on the basis of past history, profile of the constituency and the state Chief Election Commissioner's office identifies such seats which are prone to high expenditure and corrupt practices".
A high-level team of the panel has also begun a tour of the state starting today to chalk out preparations in this regard with the Income Tax department and other enforcement authorities for curbing use of illegal funds during polls.
The EC team is expected to meet the Director General of Investigations (Income Tax) and his team in Lucknow to review the deployment of I-T officials in these money 'sensitive' constituencies.
"The EC team is arriving in the state for analysing poll preparedness and checking measures put in place to curb use of money power during elections in the state. A total of 53 constituencies have been declared as expenditure sensitive in Uttar Pradesh which is the largest in all the states going to polls in 2012," a top I-T official said.
Some of the seats identified as "expenditure sensitive" include Lucknow, Mathura, Agra, Gautam Budh Nagar, Mainpuri, Bareilly, Rai Bareilly, Chitrakoot, Gonda, Azamgarh and Gazipur.
According to EC rules, an 'expenditure sensitive constituency' is identified "on the basis of past history, profile of the constituency and the state Chief Election Commissioner's office identifies such seats which are prone to high expenditure and corrupt practices".
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
We used to tie alcoholics to a pole and beat them up: Anna Hazare
Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazarewas criticized by mainstream political parties on Tuesday for saying he supported the public flogging of alcoholics.
Hazare, whose hunger strike in August against corruption attracted massive nationwide support, told NDTV news channel that corporal punishment had previously been used in his home village in Maharashtra.
"We give three warnings because after all they are our people," he said. "But after the warnings, we drag that person to the temple and make him promise that he will never drink again in his life.
"But even after all this if they continued drinking, we used to tie them to a pole near the temple and beat them up."
The 74-year-old's comments are likely to dent his image as a non-violent activist inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Critics have previously alleged he held extreme views.
"I think the Taliban used to say the same thing," Manish Tewari, spokesperson of the ruling Congress party, said, while the main BJP opposition party said his approach was no way to deal with alcoholism.
Hazare has also come under fire for demanding the death penalty for corrupt officials and is accused of trying to subvert India's parliamentary democracy by using hunger strikes to influence lawmakers.
Hazare, whose hunger strike in August against corruption attracted massive nationwide support, told NDTV news channel that corporal punishment had previously been used in his home village in Maharashtra.
"We give three warnings because after all they are our people," he said. "But after the warnings, we drag that person to the temple and make him promise that he will never drink again in his life.
"But even after all this if they continued drinking, we used to tie them to a pole near the temple and beat them up."
The 74-year-old's comments are likely to dent his image as a non-violent activist inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. Critics have previously alleged he held extreme views.
"I think the Taliban used to say the same thing," Manish Tewari, spokesperson of the ruling Congress party, said, while the main BJP opposition party said his approach was no way to deal with alcoholism.
Hazare has also come under fire for demanding the death penalty for corrupt officials and is accused of trying to subvert India's parliamentary democracy by using hunger strikes to influence lawmakers.
Maharashtra ATS faces acute staff shortage
Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism SquadATS is grappling with a severe manpower crunch with 283 posts of the total 732 lying vacant, two-and-a-half years after a panel set up to probe state police's response to the Mumbai attacksrecommended streamlining the force.
Of the sanctioned strength of 732 personnel for the ATS, which was formed in 2004 to counter terrorism and probe terror cases, 283 posts or 38.66 per cent of the required manpower are lying vacant as on September 1, 2011, ATS sources told PTI.
Although Maharashtra has borne the brunt of terrorism with six deadly attacks since 1993, including the 26/11 strikes, the state's terror watchdog has only 10 sub inspectors, the cutting edge of the force as they are first to investigate a case as against the sanctioned strength of 90.
The cumulative strength of constables in ATS stands at 354 as against approved 495. The constables are eyes and ears on the ground to gather intelligence inputs, the sources said.
The strength of middle-level officers is no better.
There are only two superintendents of police for the four sanctioned posts, three assistant commissioners of police for the 10 required and 38 Inspectors instead of required strength of 50, the sources added.
In the aftermath of the brutal terror attack on November 26, 2008, the Ram Pradhan Committee in its report submitted in April 2009 had noted that the structure of ATS and its operations was in "somewhat confused state".
On November 26, 2008, Ajmal Amir Kasab and nine aides had landed here by sea and gone on a shooting spree at various places, including the Taj Mahal Hotel, Nariman House, Oberoi Hotel and CST railway station, killing 166 people.
Governor, not CM has final word on AFSPA: Law ministry
EW DELHI: The debate on who will have the final word on lifting the controversial AFSPAfrom some areas of Jammu and Kashmir intensified with the Union law ministry saying the Governor can overrule the recommendation of the state government.
Reversing its stand, the Law Ministry has informed the Union Government that Governor N N Vohra enjoys the power to overrule any decision of the Omar Abdullah government for revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) in the border state.
The Law Ministry's stand is based on the legal opinion given by Attorney General Ghulam Vahanvati in which he is understood to have said that Governor can exercise discretion according to Section 3 of the AFSPA and that he is "entitled" to keep in mind the will of Parliament.
for further reading click the given link below
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Governor-not-CM-has-final-word-on-AFSPA-Law-ministry/articleshow/10844530.cms
Reversing its stand, the Law Ministry has informed the Union Government that Governor N N Vohra enjoys the power to overrule any decision of the Omar Abdullah government for revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) in the border state.
The Law Ministry's stand is based on the legal opinion given by Attorney General Ghulam Vahanvati in which he is understood to have said that Governor can exercise discretion according to Section 3 of the AFSPA and that he is "entitled" to keep in mind the will of Parliament.
for further reading click the given link below
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Governor-not-CM-has-final-word-on-AFSPA-Law-ministry/articleshow/10844530.cms
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