RLD state president Ramashish Rai Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal state president Ramashish Rai on Friday resigned from his post and the party’s primary membership, alleging that democratic values and constitutional institutions were under increasing strain in the country. RLD is BJP ally and part of the NDA.In his resignation letter addressed to RLD national president…
RLD state president Ramashish Rai Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) state president Ramashish Rai on Friday resigned from his post and the party’s primary membership, alleging that democratic values and constitutional institutions were under increasing strain in the country. RLD happens to be a constituent of the BJP-led NDA.In a resignation letter addressed to RLD…
India has undertaken several historic electoral reforms over the decades — from Electronic Voting Machines and VVPAT systems to tighter expenditure monitoring and recent initiatives such as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Yet, one of the gravest threats to Indian democracy continues almost openly: the distribution of money to voters during elections.This…
