भारतीय, ಕನ್ನಡತಿ, @Harvard MPP grad fighting for a better ಜಯನಗರ and bengaluru. Tweets my own.
May 15, 2023 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
If you are concerned about the future of bengaluru, read this thread:
Our beautiful #Jayanagar, known for its old world charm has been in the news for wrong reasons. We witnessed a brand of politics we do not deserve.
Across party affiliations, I urge you to read
Jayanagar holds a very special place in the heart of many bengaluru nivasis. Sir MV planned parts of the constituency and it earned the title of the first planned layout in ASIA!
Many of us born and raised in these areas feel a sense of duty towards this legacy.
May 15, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Challenging RLR supporters really erks them. For many decades now, their high-handedness in BTM and Jayanagar has been overlooked.
I sincerely engaged with this person who questioned my take on the law. Clearly stated that I am also researching and understanding better. Congress claims that the issue was never recounting (which they paraded in the media before) but of non-gazetted postal votes.
May 14, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Last thread on the issue, after which I shall be on a flight & can’t do much for a few hours. #Jayanagar
Congress party is bringing in the issue of non-gazetted officer. I was asked for a clarification on this by folks in the media (commend them reaching out for diverse views).
But I didn’t have much clarity, until I read through the relevant rules. Request those commenting to do so as well.
My perception (with the caveat that I am not a lawyer and those who are in the legal profession might come to more nuanced conclusions):
May 14, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Addressing some comments that have come up: 1) Yes, BTM and P’Nagar also share a counting booth as Jnr. But there are constituency wise counting pools. The concern raised - WHY not just Ramlinga Reddy but also his son and some cong leaders being in the Jayanagar counting pool.
Given the power RR yields in Jayanagar (he was the MLA once) and even got a corporator to defect in 2018 election from BJP to Cong - his presence in the jnr pool (apparently on cctv) can be VERY worrying.
