Why is Election Commission openly misleading people?

Yesterday, TMC wrote to Election Commission about people being forced to link their Aadhaar to Voter ID.

@ECISVEEP responded & told us that linking Aadhaar is "voluntary".

But here's where it gets murky 👇

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Here's a copy of Form 6B being used by the EC to link Voter ID to Aadhaar.

On the form, it has 2 options:
(a) Provide Aadhaar no. or
(b) I don't have an Aadhaar number

There is NO option for voluntarily refusing to provide Aadhaar nor does the form say it's voluntary.

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This is not only misleading but is also a sly attempt to confuse voters about the fact that linking Aadhaar is voluntary.

The Modi Govt wants Aadhaar to be linked for their own nefarious reasons.

We're writing to the EC again today asking for Form 6B to be revised ASAP.

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How Meghalaya is sneakily imposing NRC on the tribals of the state 👇

In March, Assam & Meghalaya signed a pact where 6 areas of Meghalaya are to be given to Assam.

Note: these are tribal lands of Meghalaya protected under 6th Schedule of Indian Constitution

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Meghalaya CM @SangmaConrad signed this agreement without consulting the locals in the villages in these areas.

When I visited these areas, protesting locals said that Assam Police are now menacing & threatening them everyday.

The locals are AGAINST this pact.

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What’s worse?

Once these protected tribal areas & people of Meghalaya are transferred to Assam, they will come under the NRC.

Tribals of Meghalaya protected under 6th Schedule of the Constitution will now have to “prove they’re Indians” or be sent to detention centers.

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Jul 20
Another potential scam of crores to help Modi’s corporate “friends” 👇

Modi Govt has launched the Har Ghar Tiranga program where it aims to have 1 Indian Flag given to every household in India paid for by the govt.

Now read on for the chronology of this sneaky move 👇

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Traditionally, only hand woven Indian Flags made of cotton, silk, wool or Khadi were allowed as official flags.

However, last month, Modi govt modified the rules & notified that flags made of polyester were also permissible.

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For the new Har Ghar Tiranga program, hundreds of crores of new Indian flags are going to be procured by the govt. Evidently, these will be polyester flags as they are cheaper.

Guess who is India’s largest manufacturer of polyester?

Yup - Mr. Ambani’s Reliance.

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Jun 28
CLINCHING evidence of how BJP framed @zoo_bear using Delhi Police:

I checked the account @balajikijaiin which filed the complaint against Zubair.

It had 1 follower till yesterday.

HOWEVER, in Feb, the account had "liked" a post about a company called Signpost India.

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Now this is where it gets interesting.

Signpost India is a social media agency with BJP as a client with address as 202, Pressman House, Mumbai.

Guess what? BJP Youth Wing's IT cell head Devang Dave owns Signpost India & another agency located at the SAME address.

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Devang Dave is also the same guy who had been named as the mastermind behind the BJP's mass-trolling app called Tek Fogg which was exposed by @thewire_in

Link to the article: thewire.in/tekfog/en/1.ht…

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May 5
Shocking details on the ₹291 crore Pawan Hans scam:

Modi govt has recently selected a company called Star9 Mobility to sell its 51% stake in helicopter company Pawan Hans for ₹291 crore.

However, there are mysterious red flags in this murky deal.

Read on👇
The tender for the Pawan Hans sale by Modi Govt laid down numerous eligibility criteria for bidders.

1. That the bidder must have a MINIMUM net worth of ₹300 crores.

2. That the bidder must submit audited annual returns not older than 12 months

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Interestingly, the winner Star9 Mobility was only created in OCTOBER 2021!

The company has not filed a SINGLE annual return and its paid up capital is ONLY ₹1 lakh.

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Update:

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Doctors said it was very touch & go & it was almost over at one point.

If I’m here today, I owe it to ALL to a few people.

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My brother @SarimNaved who took me to the hospital in time against all odds - he’s why I’m breathing.

My leader @MamataOfficial, @abhishekaitc, @derekobrienmp & AITC family members in Delhi who stood ROCK SOLID behind us - I now know why we call ourselves a family ❤️.

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Dr. Harshvardhan Hegde who stayed by my side throughout, my surgeon Dr. Praveer Agarwal, & the entire team at Fortis Escorts @fortis_hospital Delhi who made sure I sailed through this nightmare - my deepest gratitude.

It’s on to a life now with many healthier changes.

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Jul 8, 2021
I have to say:

This is VERY important in the context of freedom of the media & freedom of expression overall.

Does a journalist/whistleblower need to approach the authorities before publishing an investigative piece?

Do they have to be complainants first?

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I was served a copy of the plaint just yesterday. All 429 pages of it.

Can a defendant be expected to read all of it & file a response within 24 hours?

Should a defendant be given a chance to at least file an affidavit with their rebuttals/counter-arguments?

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Not sure which law requires a complaint to be filed with authorities before publicly asking & publishing questions over the affidavit of a Union Minister.

Also which law requires a person to approach the “subject” first?

If this, how will investigative journalism work?

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