Who could these Richie Rich candidates be?
While the middle classes may be happy with reports of Election Commision accumulating affidavits, curbing wasteful expenditure, etc, Karnataka’s super-smart politicians have found ingenious ways of using their money power to influence voters.
One JDS candidate in Mysore district has reportedly picked up the cable TV bills of his constituents. So, instead of handing a couple of hundred rupees to voters and catching the evil-eye of the EC, he has found a novel way of keeping the observers at bay.
A Congress candidate in Bellary district has sought the services of dozens of young volunteers to go from home to home in the sweltering heat. On paper, the volunteers work for free. In reality, the candidate will pay 75 per cent of the “down payment” for a new motorcycle for the volunteers.
Who could these super-smart candidates be? And what new tactics of circumventing the EC have you heard?
Tags: Churumuri, Kannada Elections
1 May 2008 at 5:18 pm
Today from morning, I have been seeing white Sumos, Gypsies(each more than 2 nos., private cars not hired ones, coming in different places and times) picking people who are dressed as if they are going to a jaatre/maduve(but males were in white attire) in Temple, Kalidasa and Adipampa Roads, they seem to be making rounds periodically and the people who get off simply start walking arbitrarily in different directions carrying small thambula-like covers.
1 May 2008 at 10:08 pm
Not a witty nick,
You need to get a job maybe?
2 May 2008 at 7:42 am
Now that there is a proposal to post Mr. C.K. Jaffer Sharief as the Indian Diplomatic Head of Saudi Arabia, will some University Honour Mr. C.K. Jaffer Sharief with a DOCTORATE!
2 May 2008 at 3:20 pm
Anonymous Guy…
Yeah. Same stuff is happening today too, Looks like some party has innovated a new kind of canvassing.
2 May 2008 at 10:13 pm
>>On paper, the volunteers work for free. In reality, the candidate will pay 75 per cent of the “down payment” for a new motorcycle for the volunteers>>
How many volunteers? How much is the down payment?
I need a new bike
3 May 2008 at 8:21 am
Jaffar is sherif in name only. He should be our permanent representative at Mecca, arranging those subsidised, special Haj trips. There is money in it.
3 May 2008 at 11:37 am
Not a Witty nick
Tomorrow there is a baaduoota. My nieghbour, for the first time, is celebrating his son’s 12th year birthday and that too in a choultry…interested? ofcourse there will be tambula.
3 May 2008 at 7:35 pm
aruna… mostly it might be such an event.
4 May 2008 at 9:04 am
NAWN
Hucchi Maduveli Oondavane Jaana!
4 May 2008 at 12:09 pm
The same who will take back all that they have given with interest …if they come to power. And will become Richier Rich. If not, they will recover the damages someway and remain Richie Rich.