Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh : Political Discussions
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Look at the names of the candidates these parties fielded. Most of them were OBC/EBC background disgruntled from Nitish Kumar.
The communists had M-Y and in some cases sections of OBC/EBC support.
They don't have a core of their own.
The Communists have always had a core constituency in Bihar. I haven't followed developments there that closely but the CPI-ML being a cadre based party, it seems highly unlikely they'd go in for external candidates / turncoats.
The tie up with RJD may have acted as a shot in the arm resulting in transfer of votes.
NDA’s Sinha defeats RJD’s Choudhary in tight race for Bihar speaker
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Vijay Kumar Sinha was on Wednesday elected speaker of the 17th Bihar assembly through a majority vote amid a furore caused by a viral audio tape in which Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad is purportedly trying to influence a BJP member to abstain from the vote.
Sinha, the candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), polled 126 votes and RJDs Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, who was fielded by the opposition Mahagathbandhan, or Grand Alliance, won 114 votes in the House of 243 members.
Pro-tem speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi then urged chief minister Nitish Kumar and leader of the opposition Tejaswhi Prasd Yadav to escort Sinha to the speaker’s seat.
The election was overshadowed by the furore over an audio tape of a telephone conversation in which Lalu Prasad, in a prison in Ranchi in connection with the embezzlement of funds meant for the purchase of cattle fodder, is purportedly trying to persuade a BJP legislator to abstain from the vote. Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi shared the one-and-a-half-minute-long clip on his official Twitter handle.
“We will take good care of you. Just help us tomorrow in defeating the NDA’s candidate for the speaker’s post,” the voice purported to be Prasad’s can be heard saying in the audio.tape of the conversation with Lalan Kumar, who said he had accepted the call from the RJD chief when he was in a meeting with Sushil Modi and handed over the audio tape to him later.
Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni, founder of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), who broke his alliance with the RJD just ahead of the October-November elections and joined the NDA, said on the floor of the House: “Those who make calls to MLAs with the intent to topple a government have no right to speak of democratic norms.”
RJD’s debutant MLA Mukesh Raushan said: “You will see a big shakeup in March. This government will fall and Tejashwi Yadav will become the chief minister. Legislators from all parties are in touch with us. Just wait and watch.”
The speaker’s election didn’t lack drama either. As soon as the House assembled and the pro-term speaker initiated the election process, the opposition raised a ruckus, demanding a secret ballot that Manjhi rejected on grounds that there was no provision for a secret ballot on constitutional matters.
Manjhi called for a voice vote on the motion for the speaker’s election and announced his verdict in favour of the NDA candidate, but with both the ruling dispensation, comprising mainly the BJP and the Janata Dal (United), and the opposition (RJD, Congress and the Left), closely matched, the difference couldn’t be made out clearly. When the opposition objected, Manjhi called for a division of votes.
Opposition parties created another ruckus, questioning the presence of chief minister Kumar in the House; Kumar is a member of the Bihar legislative council, the upper house of the bicameral legislature. Opposition members trooped into the well of the House in protest.
Manjhi said only the members of the House would participate in the vote, but the presence of the chief minister was in his capacity of leader of the legislature and there was nothing wrong with him being in the House .
“I have been a member of the House for the last 40 years and there is nothing wrong with it,” he said.
The opposition was unrelenting, Tejashvi Yadav said: “They stole the mandate in 2015 and have again done it. Now, it is happening before the chair. It is a mockery of democracy.” Opposition members sat in the well of the House in protest.
Manjhi again read out the motion for election of Sinha as the speaker once again and asked those in favour to stand up to be counted. “If you have the numbers, go back to your seats and be counted. If you have the numbers, that will show,” he told the opposition, adjourning the House for five minutes after the count refused to satisfy the opposition. When the House reassembled, the pro-tem speaker again ordered those in favour of Sinha’s election to stand up and be counted.
Constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap said that there was nothing wrong in the presence of the CM in the House and the ruling of the speaker was paramount. “Such things have happened in the past also, but this is the first time such a demand has been raised. The leader of the House can remain present in the House. It appears clearly a political move,” Kashyap said.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Vijay Kumar Sinha was on Wednesday elected speaker of the 17th Bihar assembly through a majority vote amid a furore caused by a viral audio tape in which Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad is purportedly trying to influence a BJP member to abstain from the vote.
Sinha, the candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), polled 126 votes and RJDs Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, who was fielded by the opposition Mahagathbandhan, or Grand Alliance, won 114 votes in the House of 243 members.
Pro-tem speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi then urged chief minister Nitish Kumar and leader of the opposition Tejaswhi Prasd Yadav to escort Sinha to the speaker’s seat.
The election was overshadowed by the furore over an audio tape of a telephone conversation in which Lalu Prasad, in a prison in Ranchi in connection with the embezzlement of funds meant for the purchase of cattle fodder, is purportedly trying to persuade a BJP legislator to abstain from the vote. Former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi shared the one-and-a-half-minute-long clip on his official Twitter handle.
“We will take good care of you. Just help us tomorrow in defeating the NDA’s candidate for the speaker’s post,” the voice purported to be Prasad’s can be heard saying in the audio.tape of the conversation with Lalan Kumar, who said he had accepted the call from the RJD chief when he was in a meeting with Sushil Modi and handed over the audio tape to him later.
Bihar minister Mukesh Sahni, founder of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), who broke his alliance with the RJD just ahead of the October-November elections and joined the NDA, said on the floor of the House: “Those who make calls to MLAs with the intent to topple a government have no right to speak of democratic norms.”
RJD’s debutant MLA Mukesh Raushan said: “You will see a big shakeup in March. This government will fall and Tejashwi Yadav will become the chief minister. Legislators from all parties are in touch with us. Just wait and watch.”
The speaker’s election didn’t lack drama either. As soon as the House assembled and the pro-term speaker initiated the election process, the opposition raised a ruckus, demanding a secret ballot that Manjhi rejected on grounds that there was no provision for a secret ballot on constitutional matters.
Manjhi called for a voice vote on the motion for the speaker’s election and announced his verdict in favour of the NDA candidate, but with both the ruling dispensation, comprising mainly the BJP and the Janata Dal (United), and the opposition (RJD, Congress and the Left), closely matched, the difference couldn’t be made out clearly. When the opposition objected, Manjhi called for a division of votes.
Opposition parties created another ruckus, questioning the presence of chief minister Kumar in the House; Kumar is a member of the Bihar legislative council, the upper house of the bicameral legislature. Opposition members trooped into the well of the House in protest.
Manjhi said only the members of the House would participate in the vote, but the presence of the chief minister was in his capacity of leader of the legislature and there was nothing wrong with him being in the House .
“I have been a member of the House for the last 40 years and there is nothing wrong with it,” he said.
The opposition was unrelenting, Tejashvi Yadav said: “They stole the mandate in 2015 and have again done it. Now, it is happening before the chair. It is a mockery of democracy.” Opposition members sat in the well of the House in protest.
Manjhi again read out the motion for election of Sinha as the speaker once again and asked those in favour to stand up to be counted. “If you have the numbers, go back to your seats and be counted. If you have the numbers, that will show,” he told the opposition, adjourning the House for five minutes after the count refused to satisfy the opposition. When the House reassembled, the pro-tem speaker again ordered those in favour of Sinha’s election to stand up and be counted.
Constitutional expert Subhash Kashyap said that there was nothing wrong in the presence of the CM in the House and the ruling of the speaker was paramount. “Such things have happened in the past also, but this is the first time such a demand has been raised. The leader of the House can remain present in the House. It appears clearly a political move,” Kashyap said.
NDA’s Sinha defeats RJD’s Choudhary in tight race for Bihar speaker
Vijay Kumar Sinha, the candidate of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), polled 126 votes and RJDs Awadh Bihari Chaudhary, who was fielded by the opposition Mahagathbandhan, or Grand Alliance, won 114 votes in the House of 243 members.
This is an ongoing tragedy unfolding in the North especially UP & Bihar since decades. I happened to see some infographics on trends in education in India on Twitter.
The percentage of students opting for the Humanities is upwards of 50% in the aforementioned states. Why ? Coz it's easier to graduate in the humanities especially if the minimum qualification for entry level government job examination is just graduation & you lack the intellect or the money or both for a STEM degree.
I wonder why doesn't both the Central & State Governments focus on Vocational education ? What's exactly the scene on the Skill Development that Modi launched with such fanfare ?
If there were large number of private industries , then automatically there would have been a demand for Mechanics ,Plumbers , Electricians and Construction labour
UP situation is improving because of recent industrialisation by Yogi
Bihar is not getting any investment
It will always remain an agarian state
Infact the Migrant labour of UP and Bihar are exactly these skilled categories of workers who either have few opportunities or are not paid well
For eg construction labour is paid Rs 1000 in Mumbai per day , especially for high rises
The idea behind those vocational courses is ease of finding employment whether at home or outside & not idle away fruitful years pursuing silly dreams like 35000 vacancies in Indian Railways & 1.4 crore forms being sold .
I mean optimism has it's limits. Then again I take back my previous statement.
Those who have to migrate compulsorily , learn relevant skills
Necessary in other places or cities
By the way the free food and free housing in Rural areas has considerably reduced Rural poverty
Infact Domestic Female labour who work in households as Maids have become hard to get or much more demanding
What you are referring to is unskilled semi skilled jobs learnt on the go . I'm referring to skilled / specialized trades learnt thru such courses over a period of time in institutes. Big difference.
The last thing we need is a parasitic population. Those measures were undertaken as distress relief measures in unprecedented times. They come with an expiry date .
Well, what do you know ?! He's been convicted in 5/6 cases now with a cumulative prison term of 14 yrs , is out on bail pending appeal with the sentencing in the 5th case due to be announced on 21st Feb.
He's spent 3.5 yrs in jail mostly in judicial custody & the majority of which was spent in a government medical college hospital in Ranchi.
His party is the principal opposition in Bihar with leadership firmly vested in his family with him still as the party president only to avoid a family feud .
When covid happened, instead of spending money on creating facilities for families of paitents, the whole floor where he lived was renovated. He lived alone on the whole floor of a hospital.