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
Category: BPP Elections
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
BPP trustee supports needy Parsis
After years of fighting for a home under the Bombay Parsi Punchayet’s (BPP) homes-for-the-needy scheme, needy Parsis found support from an unexpected quarter. A trustee of BPP, Noshir Dadrawala, on Monday wrote to the charity commissioner that those names cleared by the earlier trustees should be given the houses. Dadrawala said, “The allotments have been… Continue reading BPP trustee supports needy Parsis
Bombay Parsi Punchayat May be Dissolved
The newly-elected Bombay Parsi Punchayet faces dissolution. The over 350-year-old trust, among the oldest in the city, had for the first time conducted a universal adult franchise to elect trustees recently. The punchayet’s only hope is a writ petition filed in the high court that comes up for hearing on March 17, in which they… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Punchayat May be Dissolved
Parsi Punchayet winners decide to kiss and make up
On Wednesday night, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) acquired seven new trustees: Arnavaz Jal Mistry, Dinshaw Mehta, Jimmy Mistry, Khojeste Mistree, Yazdi Hosi Desai, Rustom Tirandaz and Noshir Dadrawala. The freshly elected board members have decided to put an acrimonious election campaign behind them and work towards nurturing their community. Some of the key issues… Continue reading Parsi Punchayet winners decide to kiss and make up
Seven candidates emerge victorious in Bombay Parsi Panchayat polls
Mumbai, October 23 : New trustees vow to work in harmony and revamp BPP After three weeks of polling, the votes for the first ever Bombay Parsi Panchayat (BPP) elections were counted on Wednesday evening, putting seven new trustees at the helm of affairs for the next seven years. The onus will now lie on… Continue reading Seven candidates emerge victorious in Bombay Parsi Panchayat polls
Bombay Parsi Panchayat Election 2008 Results
UPDATED: With figures. From various sources, we have been informed that the election results are as below The 7 new trustees of the Bombay Parsi Panchayat are. Figures from WAPIZ website. Arnavaz Mistry 10,029 Dinshaw Mehta 6,791 Jimmy Rusi Mistry 6,587 Khojeste P Mistry 5,292 Yazdi H Desai 5,100 Rustom Sheriar Tirandaz 4,789 Noshir H.… Continue reading Bombay Parsi Panchayat Election 2008 Results
First to Vote
Jamshed Adrianvala gets a thrill out of being the first to vote at any election. He was there, before anyone else, at the booth during the recent Parsi Panchayet polls too By Mahafreed Irani An active amateur sailor, 75-year-old Jamshed Adrianvala loves waking up early in the morning on Election Day, just so that he… Continue reading First to Vote
Big Fight In Small Community
By Neenaz Ichaporia There’s a quiet revolution underway in one of Mumbai’s most well recognised minority communities. Over the past two weeks, Parsis have been coming out to vote for whom they’d like to see in control of their richest body, the Bombay Parsi Punchayet. The election may not be on the scale of a… Continue reading Big Fight In Small Community
