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Poll Bugles in Uttar Pradesh are now being sounded of with the entire orchestra. Campaigns may be virtual but parties are still making everyone dance to their tunes! 

UP Election 2022: Songs, Remixes, Rap battles - the very musical fight for Uttar Pradesh

Poll Bugles in Uttar Pradesh are now being sounded of with the entire orchestra. Campaigns may be virtual but parties are still making everyone dance to their tunes - here’s a look at all the musical repartee that’s coming out of the land of Kabir! 

Starting off with an ode to Goddess Durga, Congress’ rock anthem on the power of women, is one  power packed jam! If Congress brought a song, SP just dropped an album - And what an album this one is: lilting music that soothes the soul, to some real folk tunes and even topical songs about the Laal topi - or Mulayam Singh. Star power, high emotion, viral content and lots of Bhagwa: there’s a very clear vibe for BJP’s musical strategy this time around! 

We’re talking about UP elections, so the news of political battles isn’t surprising but things just got taken to the next level with this Rap battle as local singer Neha singh Rathore took Ravi Kisan head on! Will these musical odes get their parties to a platinum? We’ll find out soon enough! 

UP Election 2022:&nbsp;As the elections inch closer, parties rely on music to sway voters!&nbsp;

Poll Bugles in Uttar Pradesh are now being sounded of with the entire orchestra. Campaigns may be virtual but parties are still making everyone dance to their tunes - here&rsquo;s a look at all the musical repartee that&rsquo;s coming out of the land of Kabir!&nbsp; Starting off with an ode to Goddess Durga, Congress&rsquo; rock anthem on the power of women, is one&nbsp; power packed jam!&nbsp;If Congress brought a song, SP just dropped an album -&nbsp;And what an album this one is: lilting music that soothes the soul, to some real folk tunes and even topical songs about the Laal topi - or Mulayam Singh.&nbsp;Star power, high emotion, viral content and lots of Bhagwa: there&rsquo;s a very clear vibe for BJP&rsquo;s musical strategy this time around!&nbsp;
We&rsquo;re talking about <a href="https://www.editorji.com/elections/up-elections">UP elections</a>, so the news of political battles isn&rsquo;t surprising but things just got taken to the next level with this Rap battle as local singer Neha singh Rathore took Ravi Kisan head on! Will these musical odes get their parties to a platinum? We&rsquo;ll find out soon enough!&nbsp;

For fair play on the field, there has to be some rules. And every sport has its own rulebook, umpires & referees. But when the game is UP polls, the rules go for a toss.

 UP Election 2022: Chunaav Pe Charcha | EJ In-depth: Wild Wild North & The Model Code of Conduct

In the March of 1950, a civil servant in West Bengal is commissioned with a herculean task.
Appointed as the chief election commissioner, Sukumar Sen is entrusted to orchestrate the first ballot for 176 million strong electorate of newly independent India

He succeeds. The largest electorate in the world exercises its democratic right to vote

10 years later, election officials and political parties in Kerala come together during the assembly elections and pen down a DOs and DON’Ts list for electioneering

Add 2 more years and Chief Election Commissioner K.V.K. Sundaram circulates this brief to all parties contesting in the 1962 Lok Sabha election

This list - a moral obligatory set of rules gets consecrated as the ‘Model Code of Conduct for Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates’

The evolution of the Code continues. In 1979, an additional section gets added that outlines monitoring of conduct of the ‘parties in power’

But it is under the iron-handed administration of Election Commissioner T.N Seshan that cements the mould. Under Seshan’s electoral reforms, the Code is for the first time effectively implemented in the 1991 General Elections

30 years later, we struggle with effective implementation, scrutinising the very existence of the Code

It is after all, a moral set of rules. And when the game is who-gets-the-UP-throne, rules get broken



Simply put, the Model Code of Conduct is a set of directive guidelines expected to be abided by political parties, their candidates and campaigners to ensure free and fair elections

Implemented and ensured by the Election Commission, the Code goes into effect the day the polls are announced and stays into effect till the results are formally declared

Divided into 8 provisions, the Code deals with the general conduct, meetings, processions, polling day conduct, polling booths, observers, regulation of parties in power and election manifestos

For example, under the General Conduct, the Code prohibits candidates from any activity which may aggravate or cause tension between different communities. It prohibits appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. It asks parties and candidates to refrain from criticism of opposing candidates’ private lives, unverified allegations or distortions. Candidates are asked not to distribute liquor or sway voters with freebies

For Meetings and Processions, the Code dictates that the parties or candidates should inform
local police authorities of the venue and time of any meeting well in time

In order to ensure that the government machinery is not exploited by the ruling government, the Code prohibits ministers from using official equipment, employees or modes of transportation to promote interests of any political party or candidate

It prohibits transfer or posting of officials directly or indirectly involved in the election's conduct

Misuse of media and advertisement at the cost of public exchequer is also prohibited

The Code says that the ruling government may not lay any new ground for projects or schemes if no work has begun on it

The goal is to prevent election malpractices and corrupt activities

An ambitious and difficult goal



The Model Code of Conduct went into effect on 8th January in Uttar Pradesh. By January 19, just 11 days, 143 cases were already filed against different candidates for violation of the code

Congress’ Nadeem Javed and Samajwadi Party’s Imran Masood were the early birds

In less than 72 hours of the Code being into effect, over 9 lakh campaign items such as posters, banners, hoardings etc were removed. 10,007 licensed arms were deposited with the police department, 9 were confiscated and 4 were cancelled

Excise department seized 6,588 litres liquor worth ₹15.58 lakh

That sounds like the Code works right?

Well…

Violation of the code in itself is not punitive

First, the Code is not enforceable by law. Certain provisions can be enforced by using other statues of the Constitution

Second, the Election Commission has no judicial capacity to penalise the violators

For example, bribing voters is both a Code violation and illegal activity under the Indian Penal Code

The Commission can only send a show-cause notice to a candidate on the charge of indulging in bribery. The candidate then has to reply to EC in writing either accepting or rebutting the charge

An FIR is more effective to cease illegal activity

The Code also does not specify the severity of punishment for different violations. 72 hour ban for a hate speech or less? 24-hours or more for a convoy without permit?

Also, once the results are out, it becomes difficult to follow prosecution for electoral offences

This arbitrary nature of the Code has always emboldened parties and individuals into violating the code without any fear of repercussions

The solution has often been touted as a legal status for the Code, i.e turning the Model Code of Conduct into law

However, the Election Commission remains reluctant - and they have a good argument. Not being under a statute gives them the advantage of ‘quick’ action. They are the judiciary and the executive - it allows minimal interference from the legislature.

But, does a moral obligation to play by the book works in the UP playground?

We repeat, an ambitious and difficult goal. 

Every game has it's rules, but in UP elections - who's following?&nbsp;

In the March of 1950, a civil servant in West Bengal is commissioned with a herculean task. Appointed as the chief election commissioner, Sukumar Sen is entrusted to orchestrate the first ballot for 176 million strong electorate of newly independent India
He succeeds. The largest electorate in the world exercises its democratic right to vote
10 years later, election officials and political parties in Kerala come together during the assembly elections and pen down a DOs and DON&rsquo;Ts list for electioneering
Add 2 more years and Chief Election Commissioner K.V.K. Sundaram circulates this brief to all parties contesting in the 1962 Lok Sabha election
This list - a moral obligatory set of rules gets consecrated as the&nbsp;&lsquo;Model Code of Conduct for Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates&rsquo;
The evolution of the Code continues. In 1979, an additional section gets added that outlines monitoring of conduct of the &lsquo;parties in power&rsquo;
But it is under the iron-handed administration of Election Commissioner T.N Seshan that cements the mould. Under Seshan&rsquo;s electoral reforms, the Code is for the first time effectively implemented in the 1991 General Elections
30 years later, we struggle with effective implementation, scrutinising the very existence of the Code
It is after all, a moral set of rules. And when the game is who-gets-the-UP-throne, rules get broken
&nbsp;
Simply put, the Model Code of Conduct is a set of directive guidelines expected to be abided by political parties, their candidates and campaigners to ensure free and fair elections
Implemented and ensured by the Election Commission, the Code goes into effect the day the polls are announced and stays into effect till the results are formally declared
Divided into 8 provisions, the Code deals with the general conduct, meetings, processions, polling day conduct, polling booths, observers, regulation of parties in power and election manifestos
For example, under the General Conduct, the Code prohibits candidates from any activity which may aggravate or cause tension between different communities. It prohibits appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. It asks parties and candidates to refrain from criticism of opposing candidates&rsquo; private lives, unverified allegations or distortions. Candidates are asked not to distribute liquor or sway voters with freebies
For Meetings and Processions, the Code dictates that the parties or candidates should inform local police authorities of the venue and time of any meeting well in time
In order to ensure that the government machinery is not exploited by the ruling government, the Code prohibits ministers from using official equipment, employees or modes of transportation to promote interests of any political party or candidate
It prohibits transfer or posting of officials directly or indirectly involved in the election's conduct
Misuse of media and advertisement at the cost of public exchequer is also prohibited
The Code says that the ruling government may not lay any new ground for projects or schemes if no work has begun on it
The goal is to prevent election malpractices and corrupt activities
An ambitious and difficult goal
&nbsp;
The Model Code of Conduct went into effect on 8th January in Uttar Pradesh. By January 19, just 11 days, 143 cases were already filed against different candidates for violation of the code
Congress&rsquo; Nadeem Javed and Samajwadi Party&rsquo;s Imran Masood were the early birds
In less than 72 hours of the Code being into effect, over 9 lakh campaign items such as posters, banners, hoardings etc were removed. 10,007 licensed arms were deposited with the police department, 9 were confiscated and 4 were cancelled
Excise department seized 6,588 litres liquor worth&nbsp;₹15.58 lakh
That sounds like the Code works right?
Well&hellip;
Violation of the code in itself is not punitive
First, the Code is not enforceable by law. Certain provisions can be enforced by using other statues of the Constitution
Second, the Election Commission has no judicial capacity to penalise the violators
For example, bribing voters is both a Code violation and illegal activity under the Indian Penal Code
The Commission can only send a show-cause notice to a candidate on the charge of indulging in bribery. The candidate then has to reply to EC in writing either accepting or rebutting the charge
An FIR is more effective to cease illegal activity
The Code also does not specify the severity of punishment for different violations. 72 hour ban for a hate speech or less? 24-hours or more for a convoy without permit?
Also, once the results are out, it becomes difficult to follow prosecution for electoral offences
This arbitrary nature of the Code has always emboldened parties and individuals into violating the code without any fear of repercussions
The solution has often been touted as a legal status for the Code, i.e turning the Model Code of Conduct into law
However, the Election Commission remains reluctant - and they have a good argument. Not being under a statute gives them the advantage of &lsquo;quick&rsquo; action. They are the judiciary and the executive - it allows minimal interference from the legislature.
But, does a moral obligation to play by the book works in the UP playground?
We repeat, an ambitious and difficult goal.&nbsp;

The BJP spent ₹ 252 crore in the assembly elections held in Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala earlier this year. Almost 60 per cent of the money was used for campaigning in West Bengal alone.
According to the Election Expenditure Statement submitted to the poll panel, of the ₹ 252 crore&nbsp;spent by the BJP, ₹ 43.81 crore was for the Assam polls and ₹ 4.79 crore for the Puducherry assembly election.
In Tamil Nadu, where the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) snatched power from its arch-rival AIADMK, the BJP spent ₹ 22.97 crore in its campaign. The party got just 2.6 per cent of the votes i the state.
The BJP pushed full throttle in its campaign against the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, spending ₹ 151 crore in the state.
In Kerala, where the incumbent LDF retained power, the BJP spent ₹ 29.24 crore.
The election expenditure statements submitted by the political parties to the Election Commission have been put in the public domain by the poll panel.

BJP spent Rs 252 crore in state polls, 60% of it in West Bengal

BJP spent ₹252 crore in elections in 5 states earlier this year, 60% of it in West Bengal



BJP spent ₹252 crore in state polls, 60% of it in West Bengal

The BJP spent ₹ 252 crore in the assembly elections held in Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala earlier this year. Almost 60 per cent of the money was used for campaigning in West Bengal alone.
According to the Election Expenditure Statement submitted to the poll panel, of the ₹ 252 croreo spent by the BJP, ₹ 43.8&nbsp;crore was for the Assam polls and around ₹ 5&nbsp;crore for the Puducherry assembly election.
In Tamil Nadu, where the DMK&nbsp;snatched power from its arch-rival AIADMK, the BJP spent nearly ₹ 23&nbsp;crore in its campaign. The party got just 2.6 per cent of the votes i the state.
The BJP pushed full throttle in its campaign against the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, spending ₹ 151 crore in the state.
In Kerala, where the incumbent LDF retained power, the BJP spent close to ₹ 30&nbsp;crore.

BJP spent ₹ 252 crore in the assembly elections held in Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala earlier this year

The BJP spent ₹ 252 crore in the assembly elections held in Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala earlier this year. Almost 60 per cent of the money was used for campaigning in West Bengal alone.
According to the Election Expenditure Statement submitted to the poll panel, of the ₹ 252 crore&nbsp;spent by the BJP, ₹ 43.81 crore was for the Assam polls and ₹ 4.79 crore for the Puducherry assembly election.
In Tamil Nadu, where the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) snatched power from its arch-rival AIADMK, the BJP spent ₹ 22.97 crore in its campaign. The party got just 2.6 per cent of the votes i the state.
The BJP pushed full throttle in its campaign against the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, spending ₹ 151 crore in the state.
In Kerala, where the incumbent LDF retained power, the BJP spent ₹ 29.24 crore.
The election expenditure statements submitted by the political parties to the Election Commission have been put in the public domain by the poll panel.

Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee has said that she is a 'proud and patriotic American who loves her country,' in a final campaign

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"I am a proud and patriotic American," says Harris in a Rally

Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, in her final campaign trail in Arizona said she is a 'proud and patriotic American who loves her country'. Harris rejected the Republicans&rsquo; charge that she was pressing a &ldquo;socialist&rdquo; agenda, emphasising that her values reflect the values of the US. She has rejected accusations on these lines in the past as well. In a drive-in rally Harris said that &ldquo;everything is at stake&rdquo; as she targeted the Trump administration&rsquo;s handling of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the Presidential election on November 3

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