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  आता मी जो अनुभव सांगणार आहे तसा अनुभव फार कमी लोकांच्या आयुष्यात आलेला असेल. अलीकडच्या अती सुरक्षेच्या काळात तर असे अनुभव फारच दुर्मिळ. आणीबाणीच्या काळातली ही घटना. इंदिराबाईंनी घोषित आणीबाणी शिथिल करुन लोकसभेच्या निवडणुका घेतल्या होत्या. निवडणुका पार पडल्या होत्या आणि मतदान मोजणीची वेळ आली होती. त्याकाळी देशभरातील लोकसभा निवडणुका दोनतीन टप्प्यांत होऊन लगेच मतदान मोजणी होत असे. या काळात म्हणजे १९७८ ला मी सातारा जिल्ह्यात कराड येथे जेसुईट प्री-नॉव्हिस म्हणून टिळक हायस्कूलमध्ये अकरावीत शिकत होतो. त्या आधीच घटनाक्रम आता काहीच लक्षात नाही, मात्र निवडणूक पार पडल्यानंतर त्या दिवशी अगदी भल्या पहाटेच एका ट्रकने काही लोकांसह मी कराडहून सातारा येथे मतदान मोजणी केंद्रात पोहोचलो होतो हे आठवते. हा, एक स्पष्ट आठवते. ट्रकने प्रवास करणारे आम्ही सर्व जण जनता पक्षाचे आणि पंतप्रधान इंदिरा गांधी यांच्या काँग्रेस पक्षाचे विरोधक होतो. मतदान मोजणी केंद्रात जनता पक्षाचे पाठीराखे म्हणून आमची भुमिका असणार होती. आम्ही जनता पक्षाचे पोलिंग एजंट म्हणून काम करणार होतो. आम्ही लोक कराडच्या मतदार संघातील जनत...

BBC news: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi defeated in Raebareli BBC news: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi defeated in Raebareli A few weeks after the Emergency was imposed, the situation was back to normal in the country. I, like most people in the country, was very Indignant that most political leaders opposed to the Congress and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were imprisoned. The situation in the country had been very volatile for more than a year as a result of the students’ agitation in Gujarat and Bihar, the George Fernandes-led nationwide railway strike and the agitation led by Socialist leader Jaiprakash Narayan. The Allahabad High Court’s ruling disqualifying Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as Raibereli MP had come as the last straw on the camel’s back. Although I was then only a 10th standard student, I shared the people’s anger towards the Congress and Indira Gandhi. The atmosphere in the country at that time was surcharged. Indira Gandhi who realised that the situation was ...

गेल्या पाच दशकांतील सार्वत्रिक निवडणुकांच्या काही आठवणी  पडघम  - देशकारण  कामिल पारखे इंदिरा गांधी, राजीव गांधी, पी. व्ही. नरसिंहराव, अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी, बाळासाहेब ठाकरे, शरद पवार, काँग्रेस आणि भाजप Sat , 06 April 2019 पडघम देशकारण लोकशाही निवडणुका इंदिरा गांधी राजीव गांधी पी. व्ही. नरसिंहराव अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी बाळासाहेब ठाकरे शरद पवार Sharad Pawar देशातील सार्वत्रिक निवडणुकांचा मी सर्वप्रथम अनुभव घेतला तो बांगलादेश मुक्तीनंतर पंतप्रधान इंदिरा गांधींनी १९७१ साली निवडणुका लढवल्या तेव्हा. कोपरगाव लोकसभा मतदारसंघात डाव्या पक्षाच्या पी. बी. कडू यांच्याविरोधात काँग्रेसतर्फे एकनाथ विठठलराव विखे उभे होते. अहमदनगर जिल्हा त्या काळात डाव्यांचा बालेकिल्ला होता. सुरुवातीला नवखे उमेदवार असलेल्या विखेंनी अखेरीस निवडणुकीत बाजी मारली. याचे कारण इंदिरांच्या नेतृत्वाखाली गाय-वासरू चिन्ह असलेल्या नवकाँग्रेस पक्षानं संपूर्ण देशात संघटना काँग्रेसच्या बैलजोडीला, जनसंघाच्या पणतीला, डाव्यांच्या लाल बावट्याला आणि इतर पक्षांना निवडणुकीत धूळ चारली होती. ‘गाय-वास...

Maharashtra Newsletter (The Navhind Times, Panaji Goa) Pawar vying for Prime Ministership By Camil Parkhe When the suspended poll campaign was resumed in Maharashtra, the political observers found the State Chief Minister, Mr. Sharad Pawar, a changed person. As he went on his whirlwind tour of the State, Mr. Pawar, through his Press statements and speeches, made it clear that he was very much in the race for the Prime Ministership. The prevalent political situation in the country following assassination for the former Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, has led Mr. Pawar to harbour hopes of occupying the highest executive post in the country. A shrewd and seasoned politician that he is, Mr. Pawar, however, has chosen a very cautious approach while playing his moves. The post-assassination scenario has indicated that the Congress (I) in Maharashtra had only one person Mr. Pawar who could pull crowds and secure votes for the party in the state. Despite the disturbance of the p...

A radio reporter on a campaign trail Pune Plus, The Times of India By Camil Parkhe Pune, June 13, 1991 : “ This is Sam Miller reporting from Poona; “P” for Paul, “O”, “O”, “N” for New York, “A”. The BBC correspondent was speaking on telephone as soon as he established contact with his office in London. The reason for his arrival in Pune on Thursday – the polling day was obvious. The chief minister of the state, Mr. Sharad Pawar, hailing from Pune district, had emerged as the strong contender for the prime ministerial post.. Within three hours after the polling process commenced, Mr. Sam Miller had already sent his first dispatch from his hotel suite in Pune to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) office at Bush House in London. The 10-minute-long dispatch included information on the poor response of voters in the early stages of polling in the Pune Lok Sabha constituency and Baramati, Mr. Pawar’s home-town, with description of the muddy roads in the rural areas an...