10 Things Political Experts Have to Say on #DelhiElections2015

On Friday, 6th of February, 2015, we invited two important personalities on Twitter to deconstruct the hype around #DelhiElections2015.

While a lot of us have several opinions on the ongoing action in Delhi's political arena – JaagoRe spoke to two experts to demystify and articulate the political scene of Delhi.

A brief description on the experts who spoke at @JaagoRe:

Dr Dibyesh Anand, Head of Dept of Politics & International Relations at UK's Westminster University
Avid interest in matters of democracy, plurality, equality and justice

Mayank Jain, Journalist at Scroll.in
Writes on politics, current affairs & women's rights

Here's what they had to say about #DelhiElections2015 on @JaagoRe:

Delhi Elections 2015: What really matters

What do you think should be the focus point for #DelhiElections in 2015? @dibyeshanand & @Mayank1029 #DelhiSpeakUp #JaagoRe #PowerOf49

— Jaago Re (@JaagoRe) February 6, 2015

.@JaagoRe @dibyeshanand @adrspeaks The information needs to be put into context but that's stale for the media so voters stay in the dark.

— Mayank Jain (@Mayank1029) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 focus on women's freedom would entail safe public space + more rights. Onus will shift on state/society to change.

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

.@JaagoRe @dibyeshanand Bring transparency into political funding, equalize opportunities for independent candidates. Audits on campaigns.

— Mayank Jain (@Mayank1029) February 6, 2015

.@Mayank1029 @dibyeshanand Audits on electoral campaigns - could you elaborate more upon this? #DelhiSpeaksUp #DelhiElections2015 #JaagoRe

— Jaago Re (@JaagoRe) February 6, 2015

.@JaagoRe Newspapers are plastered with full page ads which cost above 1 crore. Voters have the right to know on the source. #DelhiElections

— Mayank Jain (@Mayank1029) February 6, 2015

Delhi Elections 2015: The women that voted

.@dibyeshanand @Mayank1029 Why aren't women voters being more vocal about this then? Doesn't voting give a fair chance to us? #PowerOf49

— Jaago Re (@JaagoRe) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 it is not easy being a woman in India with misogyny rife in families, intimate relations, institutions & public space.

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 women shd come out to vote in large numbers; stand in elections; force parties to see them as partners, not only voters

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 when parties talk of women's votes but don't have women candidates, it implies they are not truly representative.

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

.@JaagoRe The voters are always demanding transparency but not actively. Media and herd mentality plays a big role. We need conversations.

— Mayank Jain (@Mayank1029) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 sad indictment of democracy where focus us on women's safety only rather than women's freedom. free + safe is needed.

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

.@dibyeshanand @Mayank1029 Interesting, u should say that.Could u elaborate on why a distinction is needed between women's safety & freedom?

— Jaago Re (@JaagoRe) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 'safety' can be hijacked by conservative patriarchal values to insist on controlling women's behaviour & curb freedom

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

Delhi Elections 2015: The people who voted

.@dibyeshanand @Mayank1029 Change begins from us. What's the least that voters can do? #DelhiElections2015 #JaagoRe #DelhiSpeakUp

— Jaago Re (@JaagoRe) February 6, 2015

.@JaagoRe Vote for candidates and stop voting for parties. Look at who's done what for the area and then press that button. @dibyeshanand

— Mayank Jain (@Mayank1029) February 6, 2015

@JaagoRe @Mayank1029 voters shd use conscience as well as knowledge. Not vote for divisive communal politics. vote 4 fairer & better delhi

— Dibyesh Anand (@dibyeshanand) February 6, 2015

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