While a strengthened Lokayukta (Uttarakhand was one of the few states with a preexisting board) is welcome, the transparently electoral compulsions behind the push for the bill at the tail end of the government’s five year term has overshadowed its introduction. Since the passage of…
With twenty days of campaigning left in the 2012 Uttarakhand state assembly elections, the Uttarakhand United Regional Front has splintered into at least three distinct alliances, dimming hopes for a breakthrough of alternative political forces in the state. The front originally foundered on seat allocations…
Another grim prognosis from Hill Post’s Jagdish Bhatt Dehradun : With no political leader of vision and parties only keen to come to power in the state and fill the coffers of corrupt bureaucrats, babus and politicians, the people of Uttarakhand feel cheated yet once…
While arguments over seat distribution for all parties have erupted into street protests in the past, the BJP’s decision to go with complicated poll calculations as opposed to the prerogatives of their incumbents and party loyalists has gone awry in an unprecedented fashion. Protests across…
With a majority of people joining the Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha (URM), which comprises former Army personnel, former bureaucrats, cops, academicians, scientists, social activists and eminent personalities from different fields, the outfit is slowly gaining mass acceptance. [more]
The story of the UKD is the story of the Uttarakhand movement which has collapsed due to its on unsurmountable factionalism and contradictions. Will new entities like URM and UPP pick up the slack, while old stalwarts like the CPI return to the fore in…
In the maiden election rally in Haridwar, Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha chief Lt General (retd) Tej Pal Singh Rawat today heavily came down upon the BJP and the Congress, charging them with “betraying” the hopes and aspirations of the people of the hill state. Rawat was…
The Uttarakhand Raksha Morcha (URM) will started its election campaign in Haridwar from tomorrow by holding public meetings. Legendary folk singer Narendra Singh Negi will be sharing the dais with the core team members of the morcha, including Lt-Gen Tej Pal Singh Rawat (retd), former…
The dream of Uttarakhand hangs by a thread and will very much be decided by the 2012 state election. Already the BJP and Congress have cornered various media outlets to serve as their mouthpiece, while relying on the powers of their national brands to overpower…
The Left parties would be contesting 15 seats in the coming Assembly poll scheduled to be held on January 30. Out of these five seats would be contested by the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)/CPI (ML) for which it has announced its candidates. [more]
Preventing the use and abuse of the Lokayukta issue
While a strengthened Lokayukta (Uttarakhand was one of the few states with a preexisting board) is welcome, the transparently electoral compulsions behind the push for the bill at the tail end of the government’s five year term has overshadowed its introduction. Since the passage of…
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