ELECTIONS

"A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user."- Theodore RooseveltIn democracy, vote is the rifle. Vote is the power. Vote is the panacea to ills of the society. Vote is the instrument to bring about the desired changes in one's surroundings, society and country. Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us. You can also reach us through Twitter or Facebook! Bengaluru This Week Get our free weekly newsletter. Name Email Bengaluru This Week archives. The Indian democracy has two challenges.Making everyone vote.Voting…

After many attempts to reach him, Citizen Matters finally caught up with Deputy Chief Minister and Padmanabhnagar MLA R Ashoka on a Padyatra in Shastri Nagar in Yediyur ward. Surrounded by a horde of screaming supporters and amidst shaking hands, waving at his supporters Ashoka answered the questions put to him. R Ashoka campaigning in his constituency. Pic: Sriram V Here are the excerpts:  What are the problems facing your constituency?The constituency before I became MLA had severe drainage issues. There were no playgrounds here and even those that were there were not in a good state. The constituency also has…

Five-time MLA Ramalinga Reddy, now representing the BTM assembly was busy campaigning in Pothulappa Garden of Lakkasandra ward. Reddy visited an ailing supporter at his house after which he offered prayers to the local deity and then sat down for a chat with Citizen Matters during a campaign. As his supporters sang his praises in the background, Reddy talked about his constituency and his work in the last five years. Ramalinga Reddy Pic: Sriram V Here are the excerpts from the interview:  Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us. You can…

Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us. You can also reach us through Twitter or Facebook! Bengaluru This Week Get our free weekly newsletter. Name Email Bengaluru This Week archives. It's 7.30pm on a Sunday, when Dr Meenakshi Bharat reaches home - obviously she is busy campaigning. Among others, her campaign team includes this 80-year-old man who has travelled on a cycle, all the way from J P Nagar to Malleshwaram, just for the sake of campaigning for Meenakshi. That explains the kind of circle she is in and…

It is election season in our state and in our city. Citizens of our state and city are faced with that important question - who to vote for? I am repeatedly asked this question by many Bengalureans wherever they encounter me - be it my morning walk or when I am out for a social occasion or at work.It is not my business to tell you who to vote for but I can certainly help you understand the challenges that we face as a city and state and pose the questions to the person who will represent you in our…

It's a sign of our times that while we are positive about many aspects of our lives, we are negative about politics. Many of us choose to live in an insulated world, scorning the ‘filth' of the political machinery. Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us. You can also reach us through Twitter or Facebook! Bengaluru This Week Get our free weekly newsletter. Name Email Bengaluru This Week archives. For those who do so, let me tell you that you are wrong. Let me also tell you why you…

Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us. You can also reach us through Twitter or Facebook! Bengaluru This Week Get our free weekly newsletter. Name Email Bengaluru This Week archives. Shobha Karandlaje, Yeshwanthpur MLA and former BJP minister, is busy with her election campaign. She is the KJP candidate for Rajaji Nagar constituency this time, and is up for some serious competition against BJP minister S Suresh Kumar.She had handled three portfolios - Rural Development, Energy and Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs - in the ministry earlier. She…

On 15th Apr 2013, the third Monday of April, celebrated as Patriots' Day in the USA and also the day of the world's most popular marathon - the Boston Marathon, 3 people were killed and over 140 injured due to bomb blasts close to the finishing line, at around 4 hours and 10 minutes into the marathon. It is now known that all three of the unfortunate victims who died in the bomb blasts at Boston, were spectators who had come to cheer their friends and others in the race. Several of the injured were also spectators.If this had happened…

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It is the last day to file nominations and also the day when a bomb went off outside the BJP office in Malleshwaram. Just after filing his nomination, Jayanagar MLA B N Vijaykumar sat down with Citizen Matters to give us his take on the constituency, its problems, his achievement and what he plans to do if elected again. Jayanagar MLA B N Vijay Kumar with supporters after filing his nomination. Pic: Sriram V What were the main problems of the constituency? Note: This website will soon be migrated to a new system.  If you face any issues, do mail us.…