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throwaway_9120 wrote: post #182
random314 wrote: post #175

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You only need 35% to win in Indias multiparty elections. Additionally, Muslims in Gujarat and UP have been coerced into voting for BJP candidate by threatening them with shut down of municipal services when BJP wins. This is enabled because EVMs report summary statistics from each location which the government employees have access to.

>> You only need 35% to win in Indias multiparty elections. That reinforces my point. >>This is enabled because EVMs This EVM story has been peddled by your ilk ad-infinitum but with no substance. If that were the case, BJP should be winning all state elections right? Delhi, WestBengal, Rajasthan… So as and when party of your choice win, EVMs are good when opposition party wins , oh they are manipulated.

Did you even read what I said? EVMs are not being tampered. But they make per polling booth data available to candidates. The BJP candidates use that summary data to withhold municipal services from constituents who didn't vote for them.

They are able to make this threat because of summary data made available by EVMs

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maneka-gandhi-s-vo...

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Post by AverageDude »

random314 wrote: post #191
throwaway_9120 wrote: post #182

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>> You only need 35% to win in Indias multiparty elections. That reinforces my point. >>This is enabled because EVMs This EVM story has been peddled by your ilk ad-infinitum but with no substance. If that were the case, BJP should be winning all state elections right? Delhi, WestBengal, Rajasthan… So as and when party of your choice win, EVMs are good when opposition party wins , oh they are manipulated.

Did you even read what I said? EVMs are not being tampered. But they make per polling booth data available to candidates. The BJP candidates use that summary data to withhold municipal services from constituents who didn't vote for them. They are able to make this threat because of summary data made available by EVMs https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/maneka-gandhi-s-vo...

He doesn’t want to read. It’s always hit and run with the fanboys of these authoritarian regimes.

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Post by dang »

fellellor wrote: post #152
commoner wrote: post #133

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Political leaders are expected to conduct themselves appropriately in public view because they are selected to represent all of their constituents. If a politician makes an appearance on live television and says something that is offensive to their constituents, they can expect political repercussions regardless of what anyone else said on the TV show. That other people in the debate compared a Shivling ( https://en.…

She should be able to say anything she wants on Islam and Muhammed. The only consequence to her should be what is in the Indian Penal Code, and ostracisation by her constituents. She doesn't deserve to be lynched by a muslim mob for that. People like you who justify mob lynching don't belong in civilised society.

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fellellor wrote: post #179
throwaway_9120 wrote: post #168

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web108 wrote: post #188
random314 wrote: post #186

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Please be flexible, please think of Khalistani Sikhs and reservation grabbing Dalits demanding protection from racism in California.

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honkler wrote: post #55
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lol what? There have been plenty of Hindutva terror incidents, one as recent as the day before yesterday, when 3 men killed a couple of undertrials in front of live camera and then went on to scream the terror warcry of "Jai Sree Ram". > If this is “fascism” as you say, majority of the Indians are happy living under it. Do you have a sense of irony? Majority is always happy under fascism. It is the minority who matte…

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Post by dang »

mrcheesebreeze wrote: post #23
shasts wrote: post #17

Interesting, because Indian Government recently jailed an independent fact checker for a tweet he made 4 years ago. This new body seems to be a tool to suppress dissent and promote the fake news machinery Government and the ruling party is notorious for. https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/alt-news-pratik-sinha-mohamma...

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