EC must not act haphazardly: If use of Padma word by Tirkey is bad, why BJD as a contesting party has not been banned?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Election Commission has instructed Dillip Tirkey not to use the “Padma” word in depicting the Padma Shree he has been decorated with, while projecting his suitability as a candidate before the voters of Sundergarh from where he … Read more →

Election Commission now must ban operation of all Orissa projects named after Biju Patnaik

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The Election Commission has announced today the program for Mandate 2014 with the expected promise to ensure fair election. It is therefore incumbent upon him to ban the operation of all the official projects named after Biju … Read more →

ATHGARH: RE-ELECTION ON THE ANVIL; YET FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES ARE STILL TO BE ADDRESSED

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The wrong the Election Commission of India had done to people of Athgarh by not intervening in illegal rejection of sitting member Ranendra Pratap Swain’s nomination papers by the Returning Officer in 2009 general election to Orissa … Read more →