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Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan And Abhishek Bachchan vote for Elections 2009
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Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan And Abhishek Bachchan vote for Elections 2009
Preity Zinta will be traveling all the way from South Africa to India just to take one day off to vote. According to the actor, she is doing this just to set an example for her fellow citizens. "I know that the IPL schedule will hardly allow us time to breathe but I will come back India just to vote," says Preity. "It doesn't matter if I am only able to spend one day in Mumbai, but I will be here on the day of voting," she added. According to Preity, voting is a right that everybody should exercise and it should always be an informed choice. "I have always been saying that it's a right that everybody should exercise. It is us who will have to choose the correct people to represent us," she says.
According to sources, Congress had always wanted Preity to campaign for them in these elections. They even wanted to approach her to field her as a candidate in her hometown constituency against Anurag Thakur, son of Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. But, as she says, Preity is not interested in entering politics at all!
Who's the boss?At a recent event, Yuvraj Singh was heard saying that his boss Preity Zinta was the real captain of the team (Kings XI Punjab) and he is just her deputy
According to sources, Congress had always wanted Preity to campaign for them in these elections. They even wanted to approach her to field her as a candidate in her hometown constituency against Anurag Thakur, son of Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. But, as she says, Preity is not interested in entering politics at all!
Who's the boss?At a recent event, Yuvraj Singh was heard saying that his boss Preity Zinta was the real captain of the team (Kings XI Punjab) and he is just her deputy
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Sanjay Dutt is making the most of his old Munnabhai wardrobe and is using it to lure in the crowds as he campaigns for the Samajwadi Party in Bihar.
Though the Supreme Court has ruled that Dutt cannot contest, he has been appointed General Secretary to the party so he can stay close to politics and campaign for them.And the actor is pulling out all the stops for the campaign. On a recent visit to Bihar, he brought out his Munnabhai avatar from his hit films Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai. He even addressed the crowds with dialogues from the movies. A source present, says, “He was on full swing and used his famous dialogues from Munnabhai to drive the crowd crazy. The actor was quite efficient in engaging the masses.”Sanjay even compared the potential voters to Circuit, his sidekick played by Arshad Warsi, from the Munnabhai series. The source adds, “The line of his speech which had the most effect was when he said, ‘In my film I had one Circuit but here, I can see a thousand Circuits, who have come to support me and SP. It’s nice to see a lot of affection and though I am not contesting this time, I hope to the next time’.”His exact words were: "Munnabhai mein sirf ek Circuit tha. Yahan par jitne hazaron log maujood hain, saare mere Circuit hain."Sanjay was meant to contest for the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow. His ambition of emulating his father and sister by going to the Lok Sabha was shattered on March 31 when the Supreme Court ruled that he could not contest since he had been convicted in the 1993 bomb blasts case. Sanjay was convicted by an anti-terror court for possessing a prohibited weapon.
The Apex Court, Supreme Court of India has turned the request of actor Sanjay Dutt’s to stay his conviction by Tada court in Mumbai under the Arms Act. It was a quite a disappointment for Sanjay Dutt who was keen to contest the general elections for the Lok Sabha seat from Lucknow.The bench headed by the Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said that at the time of passing the order that they were ” not inclined to suspend his conviction. “The bench further said that ” It is not a fit case to grant stay of conviction. Of course, the bench admitted that actor was not a “habitual criminal”and that his father, Sunil Dutt was an actor of great repute.
Sanjay Dutt cited the case of former cricket player Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is BJP Lok Sabha MP from the Amritsar constituency. The apex court had stayed the conviction of allowing him to contest the by-election from Amritsar. The bench, of course, was of the view that the offence committed by Sanjay Dutt was of a more serious nature as compared to that of Sidhu, who had had been convicted in case of road rage.
Sanjay Dutt was very unhappy about the decision. He said he was not leaving Lucknow and that this was his hometown. ” I am not leaving Lucknow. This is my hometown and any candidate who stands from here will be my candidate. This is my seat and will always be mine,”he said to the Times of India.
Sanjay Dutt, of course, said he had complete faith in the judiciary and that he would honor the verdict given by the SC.
The Samajwadi Partyhas always was saying that in case Sanjay Dutt is not permitted to stand for elections, they would field his wife Manyata Dutt from Lucknow. Sanjay Dutt has said that her candidature will be decided by Mulayam Singh as well as Amar Singh and that it would not be his decision
Stating that he would never enter into politics, Bollywood star Aamir Khan today said the Mumbai terror attacks had stirred up awareness among citizens to chose right leaders.“After the terror attack, citizens are well aware about the state of affairs in the country and this will help them choose the right leader in the coming elections,” he said while launching a campaign to create awareness amongst voters.
A city-based NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch, launched a nationwide voter awareness campaign ‘Vote for Integrity, Vote for Good People’.The campaign will appeal to citizens to make an informed choice and also provide them with information about candidates through a toll free number, SMS and website.
The 44-year-old actor, however, said he would never enter into politics like other actors, as he is very passionate about acting and movies. “I have voted only twice or thrice and will be voting this year too. I vote for the leader who has a strong character and a high level of integrity,” he said.
A city-based NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch, launched a nationwide voter awareness campaign ‘Vote for Integrity, Vote for Good People’.The campaign will appeal to citizens to make an informed choice and also provide them with information about candidates through a toll free number, SMS and website.
The 44-year-old actor, however, said he would never enter into politics like other actors, as he is very passionate about acting and movies. “I have voted only twice or thrice and will be voting this year too. I vote for the leader who has a strong character and a high level of integrity,” he said.
