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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:46:34 -0400
Subject: [mfriendcircle] Fw: [ncfi] RE: Gujarat Election Watch
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For info--- on the national campaign for democratic reform. This issue concerns all aspects of governance in our country and whatever we have been trying to improve in our various email groups. Those who want to participate may kindly see the following link http://www.yahoogroups.com/groups/ncfi and/or subscribe by giving a blank email to ncfi-subscribe@yahoogroups.com . Please give a brief introduction to the group if possible-- who you are and how can you participate/help/contribute to the movement. The email address is ncfi@yahoogroups.com.

thanks

Kush

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From: "sudiptsen" <sudiptsen@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:33 AM
Subject: [ncfi] RE: Gujarat Election Watch


> Dear Ms Bhalla,
> The postal address for Association for Democratic Reforms is:
>
> C/o
> Professor Trilochan Sastry,
> Indian Institute of Management,
> Vastrapur,
> Ahmedabad 380015.
> India
>
> Prof Sastry is availabe at: 079-6324824(o) and 079-6325425(r).
>
>
> Ashim Jain co-ordinates our work in the USA, and he is available at
> 617-233-6792 or 408-802-0984 email ashim_jain@yahoo.com.
>
> I'm reproducing our mailer below: please feel free to forward it to
> whosoever shares your concern for governance in India
>
>
> "All of you on this list must be aware that the strongest case
> for
> enforcement of the Supreme Court Judgement on Electoral Reforms
> lies
> in the forthcoming Gujarat Elections. For those who came in
> late, ADR
> initiated the PIL that led to the Supreme Court judgement, and
> it has
> been, by and large ,a single handed effort for the first 2
> years.
>
> Concerned Indians across the world have signed an online
> petition
> which has acquired 61,000 signatures as of date
> (http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/SupremeCourtIndia_Clean_Politics/
> cur_sign.html ) A large majority of the respondents have
> expressed a
> desire to do something more for the cause. The folks who
> maintain the
> site are working out a programme by which their  desire to
> contribute
> to the national cause can be realized.
>
> Professors Jagdeep Chhokar, Trilochan Sastry and all others
> working
> with the Association for Democratic reforms have   a simple plan
> for
> ensuring that no candidates with criminal backgrounds stand for
> elections. Following is an extract from the mailer sent to NRIs
>
> "* There was an informal meeting at the India International
> Centre on
> the 9th of September, between representatives of the National
> Campaign,ADR (Ahmedabad) and AGNI (Mumbai).
>
> The outcome of the meet was that a state wide election watch
> campaign
> will be mounted by ADR ;and the National Campaign will synergise
> with
> them to
>
> a) Have newspaper advertisements released in major urban centres
> in
> regional newspapers, asking readers to write in to a P.O. box
> number
> with details of criminal antecedents of candidates, which will
> be
> forwarded to the Election Commission for further action.
>
> b) Cross check details with local courts
>
> c) File petitions to have candidates with criminal records dis-
> elected.
>
> There are 25 districts in Gujarat, viz.
>
> AHMEDABAD
> AMRELI
> ANAND
> BANAS
> KANTHA
>
> BARAUCH
> BHAVNAGAR
>
> DAHOD
> GANDHINAGAR
>
> JAMNAGAR
> JUNAGADH
>
> KHEDA
> KACHCHH
>
> MEHSANA
> NARMADA
>
> NAVSARI
> PANCH MAHAL
>
> PATAN
> PORBANDER
>
> RAJKOT
> SABAR KANTHA
>
> SURAT
> SURENDRANAGAR
>
> THE DANGS
> VADODARA
>
> VALSAD
>
>
>
>
> * The above action needs an estimated $11,400(Rs 5,70,000) for
> the
> entire campaign as follows:
>
> 1.State wide  half/quarter page advertisements @ $600/day/paper
> in
> three major regional language/ English newspapers over 3 days:
> $5400
> (Rs 2,70,000)
>
> 2. Travel costs from Ahmedabad to regional courts by ADR team to
> verify court records: 10 teams of 2 members each,
>
> @ $300 (RS 15,000) per person per round trip ( travel
> costs/hotel
> stay for a week /food) :$6000 (Rs 3 lacs)
>
> We need commitments by the 3rd week of September, i.e 21st
> September.
> The Elections are slated for mid/end October 2002.
>
> Surplus funds will be returned to participating NPO's along with
> an
> audited statement of expenses.
>
>
> As  list moderator, I have been watching the degree of
> involvement
> of  the people concerned with the campaign, and it is my
> submission
> that list members could help move the campaign forward
> significantly
> by making a  monetary contribution directly to the cause.
> Cheques
> should be made out to the  `Association For Democratic Reforms",
> and
> couriered to the address given below.
>
>
> c/o
> Professor Trilochan Sastry, Indian Institute of Management,
> Vastrapur,
> Ahmedabad 380015.
>
> They will periodically send updates to all donours on their
> activites.
> Prof Sastry is availabe at: 079-6324824(o) and 079-6325425(r).
>
>
> Certain people on the list have already contributed
> substantially,
> and the largest contribution from within India has been Rs 5000,
> from
> an ex-serviceman. The largest contribution from abroad has been
> $500
> (Rs 25,000 at current exchange rates).  Average contributions
> are in
> the range of Rs 250-Rs 1000, though some housewives from Bombay
> have
> sent in Rs 2300/-. About 10% of the funds have already been
> raised.
> Let us try to match the generosity of our Non Resident friends.
> Please send me (sudiptsen@yahoo.co.in) a copy of your email commiting
> funds (if any) to
> Professor Sastry (tsastry@hotmail.com) so that I can keep tabs. Just
> reply to this e-mail by hitting your reply button: the "to" field
> contains the requisite addresses.
> Also do forward this mail to any of your other friends who are
> concerned about the governance of the country.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> ncfi-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
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>
>
>


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