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Usaid Row: The US has canceled the assistance of $ 2.1 million to increase the participation of voters to India. BJP leader Amit Malviya called it external intervention in elections, while Congress …Read more
America should see its own figures before giving help in the name of increasing voting worldwide.
Highlights
- The US canceled the assistance amount of $ 2.1 million to India.
- This amount was given in the name of increasing the participation of voters in India elections.
- While the voting percentage in America itself is low.
New York. The case of assistance of US $ 2.1 million (about Rs 182 crore) given to India from America is in a lot of headlines these days. The US used to give this amount to India in the name of ‘increasing the participation of voters in elections’ here, which has now been canceled by the Department of Executive Department (DOGE), the US government -led US government.
US President Donald Trump chose Musk as the head of the dose last month. The aim of this department was to improve the improving the governance and waste. Under this, the department announced this cut in a post on ‘X’ on Saturday. It said, ‘US taxpayers had to be allowed to strengthen US $ 48.6 million election and political process. This included US $ 2.2 million for ‘inclusive and participant political process’ in Moldova and US $ 2.1 million for’ increase voters’ participation in India ‘.
Low voting in America itself
By the way, the funny thing is that America should see its own house before giving money in the name of increasing voting in different countries around the world. The US, which gave $ 2.1 million to India in the name of increasing the participation of voters in the election, has the figures of voters participation in themselves, which will see Donald Trump and Allen Musk tension.
Looking at the voting figures in India’s Lok Sabha elections, it has recorded 65.79% polling in 2024. At the same time, this figure was 67.40% in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. On the other hand, if we look at the US presidential elections, then there was only 63.9% voter turnout in 2024. Whereas earlier in the 2020 election was 65.3% and in 2016 was just 59.2%.
Looking at these figures, it is clear that America should first work on increasing voting in our country. Anyway, questions are also being raised about this assistance amount of $ 2.1 million to India by USAID.
Amit Malviya surrounds Congress
Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya has termed this grant as ‘external intervention’ in India’s elections. He questioned whom he was going to give these money and said that it is not definitely not the ruling party (BJP) ‘.
BJP IT Cell Chief Malviya said in a post on ‘X’, ‘US $ 2.1 million to increase voters’ participation in elections? This is definitely external interference in India’s election process. Who will benefit from this? Certainly not the ruling party! ‘
He claimed that this program has now been canceled to the Congress -led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) Government, which allegedly helped the forces working against India’s interests to infiltrate Indian institutions into Indian institutions. .
Congress also gave answers
Congress spokesperson Pawan Kheda has retaliated on these allegations of Amit Malviya. He replied on Malaviya’s post on social media platform X and wrote, ‘Someone should tell him that in 2012, when the Election Commission allegedly got this funding from USAID, there was the ruling party Congress. So from their logic…
The ruling party (Congress) was harming its electoral prospects with this so -called ‘external intervention’. And the Opposition (BJP) won the 2014 election due to Soros/USAID.
New Delhi,Delhi
February 17, 2025, 16:13 IST
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