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This episode of Newstrack covers Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary. At 33, Mamdani is set to become the first Muslim and Indian-origin mayor of NYC.
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Hindustan Times
32 minutes ago
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Haryana: Speaker's brother is Haryana state election commissioner
Former Indian revenue service (IRS) officer, Devinder Singh Kalyan was on Thursday appointed as the state election commissioner, Haryana, by the governor on the recommendation of the state government. Kalyan is the brother of BJP MLA from Gharaunda and Haryana vidhan sabha speaker, Harvinder Kalyan, who retired from the service on May 31. Devinder Singh Kalyan is the brother of assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan, who is also BJP MLA from Gharaunda. (HT) The state election commission (SEC) is vested with the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for and the conduct of elections to panchayats and municipal bodies under Articles 243 K and 243ZA of the Constitution. Legal experts say that appointment of Kalyan, a blood relation of a ruling BJP politician, clearly amounted to conflict of interest. Former Haryana advocate general, Mohan Jain said that the appointment of the real brother of the Haryana assembly speaker as state election commissioner is against public interest. 'The newly-appointed state election commissioner will not be able to do justice to his job. Since the SEC is mandated under the Constitution to prepare electoral rolls and conduct elections of panchayats and municipal bodies in which all the political parties are involved, the appointment of a politically connected person as SEC will certainly raise questions of fairness and transparency in the conduct of polls. Fundamentally, Devender Kalyan is in a way connected with the ruling party,'' said Jain, a former additional solicitor general. An IRS officer from the income tax stream, Devinder Kalyan had in April 2023 managed to get a posting in the Haryana government as principal secretary, excise and taxation, a cadre post of IAS officers. Following his deputation to the state government, Kalyan was first posted as advisor in state finance department in February 2023. The state government had earlier recommended Kalyan's name for chairman of State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Haryana to the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC). The central ministry however rejected his name stating Devinder Singh Kalyan does not meet the eligibility requirements for the Environment Impact Assessment (ElA) notification of 2006.
Scroll.in
35 minutes ago
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‘More dangerous than NRC': Mamata Banerjee on EC announcement about Bihar electoral roll revision
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission's announcement about revising electoral rolls in Bihar was 'even more dangerous' than the National Register of Citizens. The Trinamool Congress chief was referring to a 'special intensive revision' of the voter rolls that the poll body has ordered months ahead of the Bihar Assembly election. As part of the exercise, individuals whose names are not on the 2003 voter list will need to submit proof of eligibility. Voters born before July 1, 1987 must show proof of their date and place of birth, while those born between July 1, 1987 and December 2, 2004 must submit documents establishing the date and place of birth of their parents, The Indian Express reported. Those born after December 2, 2004 will need proof of date of birth for both parents, the newspaper reported. Banerjee claimed that although the exercise began from Bihar, the real target was West Bengal, especially its migrant workers. 'The Election Commission must act as an independent institution, not a mouthpiece for the [Bharatiya Janata Party],' she said. The West Bengal chief minister alleged that through the revision of electoral rolls, the Election Commission was trying to rob young citizens of their voting rights. 'Are they working to establish the NRC [National Register of Citizens]? What is their intention?' Banerjee was referring to an updated National Register of Citizens published by the Assam government in August 2019 with the aim of separating Indian citizens from undocumented immigrants living in the state. As part of the exercise, residents had to prove that they or their ancestors had entered Assam before midnight on March 24, 1971. More than 19 lakh persons, or 5.77% of the applicants, were left out of the final list. Banerjee on Thursday claimed that if the revision of electoral rolls were to be extended to West Bengal, it would threaten the right to vote of citizens in rural areas. '…Voters from rural Bengal will be erased, and replaced with names from Bihar, UP, Rajasthan,' she claimed. 'Students, villagers, migrant workers, even their parents, will be excluded!' Assembly elections in West Bengal are slated to be held next year. The Trinamool Congress chief urged the poll body to ensure that the voter list revision is done fairly, without excluding eligible voters. If the new voters verdict is implemented, voters from rural Bengal will be erased, and replaced with names from Bihar, UP, Rajasthan. Students, villagers, migrant workers, even their parents, will be excluded! Smt. @MamataOffcial warns: this is more dangerous than NRC. It's… — All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) June 26, 2025 The Congress also criticised the Election Commision's new guidelines, claiming that they amounted to a ' clear and explicit admission by the EC that all is not well with India's electoral rolls'. 'These rules are arbitrary, whimsical and onerous on the estimated 8.1 crore eligible voters in Bihar in 2025,' a letter from the party's committee tasked with looking into elections said. Besides, Rashtriya Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha said the process was questionable and a 'cover' to 'invisibilise' people from 'subaltern classes and minorities, backward and Dalits' The Indian Express reported.
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First Post
37 minutes ago
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As Zohran Mamdani gets ready to be New York's mayor, many Jews are concerned & divided
Zohan Mamdani's victory in New York's Democratic mayoral primaries has led to concerns and divisions among American Jews. His glorification of violent Palestinian 'intifada' movements and refusal to commit to a two-state solution have led to concerns that his tenure could lead to a spike in antisemitism that has already been on the rise lately. read more Zohran Mamdani has has shaken the New York City establishment to its core. Reuters As Zohran Mamdani gets ready to be New York's mayor, many American Jews are concerned and divided about his stance on matters related to the community. Mamdani won the Democratic Party's New York mayoral primaries at a time when antisemitism has been on the rise in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attack. At the same time, Israel has faced unprecedented isolation globally and criticism in the United States over its war in the Gaza Strip that has killed tens of thousands of people and devasted the Palestinian enclave. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Mamdani's standing among the Jews goes both ways. While his views on anti-Israel, Palestinian movements and the refusal to acknowledge the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state concerns some, others find in him an ally in their criticism of Israel. Despite fears, Mamdani finds support among Jews Mamdani has found support among some notable Jewish leaders and reports suggests a broad section of younger Jews also support him. Brad Lander, New York's comptroller who is a Jew, has endorsed Mamdani. Representative Jerrold Nadler, one of the city's most prominent Jewish leaders, has also endorsed Mamdani. Nadler said he and Mamdani would work together 'to fight against all bigotry and hate'. Some surveys have found that Mamdani won the support of nearly 20 per cent of Jewish Democrats, according to The New York Times. In recent years, more and more younger Jews have turned critics of Israel over continued occupation of Palestinian territories and actions that lead to Palestinians deaths' and displacement — including in the ongoing war. But Mamdani's problematic positions worry many Despite such support, Mamdani's problematic takes on the two-state solution and violent Palestinian movements worry many. Mamdani has refused to condemn intifadas, which are violent, anti-Israel Palestinian movements that have killed thousands of people over many years. Instead, he has justified such movements as 'a desperate desire for equality and equal rights in standing up for Palestinian human rights'. Such justification of a movement that has targeted Israelis and Jews for years has led to concerns that Mamdani's tenure would empower antisemitic hate and violence. Mamdani's stance on the Oct. 7 attack and the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state has also led to such concerns. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, Mamdani condemned Israeli response to the attack and slammed calls for retaliation within Israel but did not mention Hamas and had no word to offer for the victims of the Hamas' attacks. Mamdani has also refused to answer whether he supports the two-state solution, which envisions a Jewish State of Israel and an Arab State of Palestine side-by-side to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The failure to recognise the two-state solution and prefer just one state —either a single Jewish state or a single Arab state— implies a denial of the other's right to exist.
