[Assam] PM may contest from Guwahati LS seat

[Chan Mahanta]

It is a  very interesting form of democracy -- 
where the voters do not even know if their 
high-profile sitting MP from a distant land  will 
run again to represent them or somebody else.









At 10:49 PM -0600 3/4/09, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>Dr. Singh is an extremely talented person.
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>Has Guwahati's condition got any better like any 
>of the metropolitan cities of India since?
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>Has Assam got any attention that is so overdue for the last six decades?
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>>  Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:28:06 +0530
>>  From: muktikamp at yahoo.co.in
>>  To: assam at assamnet.org
>>  Subject: [Assam] PM may contest from Guwahati LS seat
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>>  PM may contest from Guwahati LS seat
>>  Kalyan Barooah
>>   NEW DELHI, March 4 - Is Prime Minister, Dr 
>>Manmohan Singh contesting the Lok Sabha polls 
>>from Guwahati? Though none of the Congress 
>>Party's top leadership is willing to hazard a 
>>guess, recent developments have roused the 
>>curiosity among Party leaders. In the face of 
>>it, the chances appear remote given that the 
>>Prime Minister has undergone a major redo 
>>surgery and was recuperating until till today. 
>>On Wednesday, he met the Visiting president of 
>>Benning, Boni Yayi at his official residence. 
>>Under the circumstances, he may not be keen on 
>>going through the rigours of campaigning.
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>>  However, what has led to evoked interest in 
>>the Party is that the Prime Minister has 
>>recently had all the relevant documents 
>>necessary for filing nomination including 
>>voter's list of Dispur constituency, his 
>>updated lease agreement faxed to Delhi. His 
>>official address is: House No. 3989, Nandan 
>>Nagar, Ward No. 51, Sarumataria, Dispur, 
>>Guwahati, District Kamrup.
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>>  The Deputy Commissioner's Office of Kamrup 
>>district burnt mid night oil to prepare the 
>>documents on orders from the top and had them 
>>faxed to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), 
>>highly placed sources confided.
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>>  While entry of the Prime Minister would change 
>>the election scenario as far as Guwahati Lok 
>>Sabha seat is concerned, the Congress Party's 
>>election campaign in the State itself would get 
>>a huge morale boost, party sources admitted.
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>>  However, PCC president, Bhubaneswar Kalita 
>>when contacted ruled out the possibility. There 
>>is no possibility of the Prime Minister 
>>contesting from Guwahati, he asserted.
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>>  Kirip Chaliha the sitting MP, when asked about 
>>it, said he was unaware about it and the issue 
>>has not been discussed at any of the election 
>>related meetings either. "This is news to me, 
>>but if the Prime Minister decides to contest, 
>>then he does not have to campaign in Guwahati, 
>>we will ensure his victory," he asserted.
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>>  The development is significant in light of the 
>>statement by Leader of the Opposition L K 
>>Advani last month. He demanded that the 
>>Constitution be amended to make it mandatory 
>>for the Prime Minister to be a member of the 
>>Lok Sabha.
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>>  "I am personally of the view that the 
>>Constitution should be amended to make it 
>>mandatory for the Prime Minister to be a member 
>>of the Lower House," Advani said on the last 
>>day of sitting of the 14th Lok Sabha.
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>>  By convention, most Prime Ministers in the 
>>past were members of the Lok Sabha but at 
>>present "we have had a Prime Minister who is 
>>not a member of the Lok Sabha".
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>>  The Congress Party had rejected it and Union 
>>Home Minister, P Chidambaram had reacted to 
>>Advani's statement by saying that several Rajya 
>>Sabha MPs in the past held position of 
>>importance in the Government.
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>>  Muktikam Phukan
>>  Deputy Director (FA)
>>  Petroleum Conservation Research Association
>>  Sanrakshan Bhawan,10, Bhikaiji Cama Place,New Delhi 110066
>>  Ph: +91 11 26198856 Ext 385, Mob: +91 9818598565
>>  email: phukanm at pcra.org , muktikamp at yahoo.co.in
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