The electorate is a measly 9,000, but the expenditure being incurred by two of four candidates in a Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) by-election is an eye-popping Rs40 lakh. The irony is, Rustom Tirandaz, the trustee whose death caused the by-poll, had won his seat by spending the modest sum of Rs30,000. Still, the poll-spend by… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet bypoll an expensive affair
Category: Bombay Parsi Panchayat
Maneck Engineer: An Interview
Shernaaz Engineer interviews Maneck Engineer, one of the front runners in the election for the lone seat left vacant by the passing away of BPP Trustee Rustom Tirandaz Today the community is split ideologically. In a nutshell, what do you stand for? I stand for change, without infringing upon our traditions and culture. The world… Continue reading Maneck Engineer: An Interview
Armaity Rustom Tirandaz: An Interview
Shernaaz Engineer interviews Armaity Tirandaz, wife of recently deceased BPP Trustee Rustom Tirandaz. What does one call you – Rabri Devi (as you have recently been rechristened) or Armaity Rustom Tirandaz? I was born Armaity Karani and, by marriage, became Armaity Rustom Tirandaz. I cannot be anyone but myself! While I yearn, strive and struggle… Continue reading Armaity Rustom Tirandaz: An Interview
Announcement for BPP Trustee Elections
Announcement for the election for the one-off trustee election. Candidatures were received from the following persons for the Election to be held In April 2009, to fill in the vacancy of a Trustee of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet. The following are the approved candidates: Ervad Adi Dadiba Gowadia Mrs. Armaity Rustom Tirandaz Mr. Maneck Hormusji… Continue reading Announcement for BPP Trustee Elections
Retd Supreme Court Judge to mediate in Bombay Parsi Panchayat flat allotment
A retired Supreme Court judge is likely to be appointed as an arbitrator to sort out the issue of the allotment of 104 flats meant for poor members of the Parsi-Irani community in Mumbai by the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP). The Bombay high court on Tuesday asked the charity commissioner not to take any further… Continue reading Retd Supreme Court Judge to mediate in Bombay Parsi Panchayat flat allotment
High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Panchayat
It came as a major relief for the newly-elected trustees of the Bombay Parsee Punchayet (BPP) when Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed an order passed by the charity commissioner, directing prosecution and removal of the trustees. On March 9, charity commissioner NV Deshmukh had passed an order stating that he would initiate action against… Continue reading High Court Relief for Bombay Parsi Panchayat
An Open Letter to Jame-Jamshed by Arzan Ghadially
This is an open letter sent to the Jame Jamshed by Arzan J. Ghadially. It is reproduced here with permission from the author. Week after week Jame has once again started dishing out weekly soap’s in their weekly and are using weak minded people / groups to fight their battle in the guise of helping… Continue reading An Open Letter to Jame-Jamshed by Arzan Ghadially
