Singh that the although the situation has improved in J-K, still, total normalcy would be achieved only when political process and statehood are restored. He emphasised that the opposition emerging as a strong one is a good thing for democracy.
#PoliticalProcess #StatehoodKey #Normalcy #J #K #CongLeaderKaranSingh
https://www.news18.com/politics/restoration-of-political-process-statehood-key-to-normalcy-in-j-k-says-cong-leader-karan-singh-8284315.html
#politicalprocess #statehoodkey #normalcy #j #k #congleaderkaransingh
5/21 The St. Bernard Parish Massacre and Opelousas Massacre, both in 1868:
"....leading up to/days before the presidential #election of 1868."
(Quick note: most of these quotes are from respective Wikipedia articles).
#VoterSuppression, #disenfranchisement from the #PoliticalProcess - these hashtags are repeating like a broken record, but it's important to drum it home because too few people are connecting these dots, or following this trail of breadcrumbs, as it were.
#election #votersuppression #disenfranchisement #politicalprocess
4/21 Camilla Massacre, 1868:
After the massacre itself, "Whites proceeded through the countryside over the next two weeks, beating and warning Negroes that they would be killed if they tried to #vote in the coming #election."
So, #VoterSuppression, #disenfranchisement from the #PoliticalProcess. 1868. That was a long time ago - seems the tactics of this ilk are timeless, and recognizable.
#vote #election #votersuppression #disenfranchisement #politicalprocess