Universal adult franchise may seem a grand term to attach to 8,000 voters. But apply this figure to the diminutive Parsi community, and it looks significant. Over the past two weeks, Parsis have been coming out to elect a new member to one of their richest charitable trusts, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP). Election expenses… Continue reading High stakes at an ill-tempered Parsi election
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Violence at Election Time: Unbecoming of a Parsi
UPDATE 02: Find below an email from Viraf Mehta, son of Trustee Dinshaw Mehta, giving a detailed account of what transpired. It also contains the scans of the NC filed with the Byculla Police Station in the aftermath of the incident. And the letter subsequently requesting the withdrawl of the same NC. This adds a… Continue reading Violence at Election Time: Unbecoming of a Parsi
Campaign frenzy at its peak for Parsi punchayet by-polls
With the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) by-elections set to begin next week, the four candidates vying for the vacant seat on the board of trustees are aggressively wooing the community. In the past two weeks, some candidates have organised regular public meetings with free dinner in Parsi colonies wh ile others are deliberately keeping a… Continue reading Campaign frenzy at its peak for Parsi punchayet by-polls
BPP Candidature: Advocacy over Meritocracy
It is with regret that I have to mention that the BPP is heading in the wrong direction. I say this after I read articles in Free Press and Jame Jamshed proposing Anahita Desai for BPP Trusteeship by Homi Ranina. Op-Ed by Arzan J Ghadially Ranina has proposed even when no one has asked him… Continue reading BPP Candidature: Advocacy over Meritocracy
Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Cries Foul Over Endorsing Candidate for BPP Elections
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) elections always seem to have some talking point. And this time, it is a letter one rival group is using to bring down the other. By Ashutosh Shukla | DNA India The letter is written by former vice chancellor, University of Mumbai, Dr Mehroo D Bengalee who is a also… Continue reading Dr. Mehroo Bengalee Cries Foul Over Endorsing Candidate for BPP Elections
Parsi election to be an expensive affair
The election for a single vacant seat for the position of trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) is set to be an expensive affair. With no code of conduct in place, estimates are that the poll expense could be close to Rs1 crore — well over the Rs25 lakh limit set for Lok Sabha… Continue reading Parsi election to be an expensive affair
BPP or Desai Mistry Mistree & Associates
The below is an Op-Ed by regular reader and good friend of Parsi Khabar, Mickie Sorabjee. After baiting and rubbing him the wrong way during the watershed 2008 Bombay Parsee Punchayet elections and after, PTA editorial appears to be the first unbelievable quarter to sua sponte support the sitting Chairman Dinshaw Mehta, and pro bono… Continue reading BPP or Desai Mistry Mistree & Associates
Bombay Parsi Punchayet bypolls from June 19
The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) will hold its by-elections for filling an empty position on its six-member board of trustees on the weekends between June 19 and July 3. The position has been vacant since March 31, when philanthropy consultant Noshir Dadrawala resigned from the board citing reasons of incompatibility with the other trustees. The… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayet bypolls from June 19
The Parsi Punchayet case: The imperative of inclusiveness
The judgement of the Bombay High Court in Jamsheed Kanga versus Parsi Punchayet Funds and Properties, has raised a big controversy within the Parsi community. Much of the controversy is due to uninformed public opinion; it is also created by vested interests. It is unfortunate Method To Back Ur Ex Wife that so brilliant and lucidly… Continue reading The Parsi Punchayet case: The imperative of inclusiveness
