Vakasha Sachdev

Policy. Law. Journalism and digital media.

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[Rokibuz Zaman @ZamanRokibuz_]

Why is Khatun a D-voter?
In 1997, EC carried out what it described as an “special intensive revision” of the list of Assam’s voters electoral rolls

By the time the revision ended, as many as 3.13 lakh voters had been designated as D-voters
Khatun & 90k others still can't vote

[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

In Karnataka SIR

@anisha_w finds that 38 people seek deletion of 3,750 voters, mostly Muslims

And this across 2 seats

https://t.co/yludByIAT9

[Ritika Chopra @RitikaChopra__]

In Goa, the ERO heard the voter, saw the document and decided in their favour, and it made NO difference, because the system that records the roll answers to a division in Delhi, and the division did not act.

You can read our full story here:
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https://t.co/gdid4rITqG

[Chetan Chauhan @chetanecostani]

Now auto generated form 7 to delete names in violation of rules in case of logical discrepancy, which is also software generated. Proved beyond doubt that deletion in electoral roll is done by software in violation of election manual.

[Vijaita Singh @vijaita]

We all know they are not coming back-
American citizen Matthew Van Dyke, accused of terrorist charges by NIA, allowed to go home after NIA does not chargesheet him under UAPA.
This comes days after after U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor raised the matter with India’s Foreign Secretary.

[vir sanghvi @virsanghvi]

So it’s official now. Booth level officers have a new, special category on their apps : EC approved VIP voters.
For the rest of us non- VIPs however it’s still harassment and disenfranchisement as usual .
Electoral democracy in New India!

[John Loftus @JohnCFLoftus1]

Tucker Carlson recounts a private meeting where Donald Trump dismissed serious concerns over a potential war with Iran by casually telling him, "In the end, we're all dead anyway."

"I said to him, shocked, 'But what about our kids, our grandkids, our country?'

[Ahmed Nashwan @ahmed_nashwan1]

My father is one of the victims of this restriction. He was injured at the beginning of the war and has been unable to move ever since. For more than a year, he has been living without even a wheelchair to help him get around.

Imagine that the dream of someone who has lost the ability to walk is simply to have a wheelchair… a wheelchair that would allow him to move, leave his tent, and regain even a small sense of independence.

But even this simple wish has become out of reach in Gaza.

[HatsOff @HatsOffff]

More than 900 wheelchairs donated by two Australian charities remain stuck in a Jordanian warehouse because of restrictions on aid deliveries into Gaza.

[Ayushi Kar @ayushikar1998]

1/ECI’s software has centralised control to Delhi.

State electoral roll officers (ERO), who prepare voter lists at the assembly level has seen their powers dilute during the SIR

We first saw signs of this in Bengal. A @reporters_co thread

[Vakasha Sachdev @VakashaS]

Look at the title of this show. In which world is this justified? Which one?

[News18 @CNNnews18]

Sahil's Kin still cast-e motives

Politics overshadows justice?

Watch #TheHardFacts at 9:20 PM on CNN News18 with @RShivshankar

[Aparna @chhuti_is]

There is no provision or mention of the word VIP (Very Important Person) in the Constitution of India. Article 14 (Right to Equality) guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of the laws to all citizens. @ECISVEEP better explain this arrived on the app in mid-Sep.

[Samar Halarnkar @samar11]

The imprisonment of journalist @t_d_h_nair in Gujarat for a defamation case brought by the Adani Group is a shocking example of judicial overreach

[Sukanya Shantha @sukanyashantha]

Harsh Punishments, Humiliation, Berating Parents: The ‘Tyranny’ of Professor Doolla at the Heart of IIT Bombay Student Suicide https://t.co/d2ZxSmuJ9I via @thewire_In

[Vakasha Sachdev @VakashaS]

This is exactly what @dhanyarajendran predicted. The most useless press note in the world, which doesn't address anything the story points out, being passed on without any scrutiny. Desgracia

[Vasudha Venugopal @Vasudha156]

“Differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberation in any institution.
They are a part of the decision-making process before a final decision is taken. Not only
the three Commissioners, but every officer of the Commission is fully authorized to give
his suggestions to the Commission for improving the electoral system”

ECI statement on the Indian Express story today

[Dharmesh Dixit @theDDixit]

@Vasudha156 Plz.. Its not "ECI statement on Indian Express story", its a statement signed by Deputy Director, P.Pawan on the working of ECI.
What is in this statement which is not in public domain.

[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

Shame on all those journalists, especially the senior ones who will put out stories today on how the ECI has denied the story by @RitikaChopra__. You could not do the work she did, at least stop being govt’s puppet for a day. Instead ask for accountability. Millions suffering

[Vakasha Sachdev @VakashaS]

Some advice for Gyanesh, from Oliver Cromwell: "It is not fit that you should sit here any longer. You have sat here too long for any good you have been doing lately … In the name of God go."

If that's too much, then there's always the more succinct: "It's done, bro."

[Suhasini Haidar @suhasinih]

Very important story by @RitikaChopra__ - raises questions not only about the internal processes of the Election Commission but casts a shadow over all elections held within the past year amidst such objections within.

[Ritika Chopra @RitikaChopra__]

The Election Commission of India is under fire like never before.

The SIR has struck 13 crore names off draft rolls, putting the EC at the centre of intense public debate over its role in deciding who gets to vote — and who doesn’t.

HOWEVER, what nobody knew: through that same period, some of the sharpest questions were being asked from inside.

Out today, after months of work. Our #ExpressInvestigation 🧵
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