Muncherji Cama has been elected in the Bombay Parsi Punchayat bypolls to fill the seat left vacant on the resignation of one trustee. This result has been reported in various forums. At the end of the six-week voting exercise, Vispi Wadia writes on Facebook: It was a long & gruelling campaign spread over six weeks.… Continue reading Muncherji Cama Wins BPP Bypolls
Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat
High stakes at an ill-tempered Parsi election
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
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
