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{{Short description|Indian workers activist (born 1957)}} | {{Short description|Indian workers activist (born 1957)}} | ||
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{{BLP sources|date=April 2018}}{{Infobox person | {{BLP sources|date=April 2018}} | ||
| name | {{Infobox person | ||
| native_name | | name = Waman Meshram | ||
| birth_date | | native_name = | ||
| image | | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}} | ||
| logo_size | | image = Waman Meshram on Facebook.jpg | ||
| organisation = [[BAMCEF]], Bharat Mukti Morcha | | logo_size = | ||
| birth_place | | organisation = [[National President of BAMCEF]], Bharat Mukti Morcha, Bahujan Kranti Morcha | ||
| homepage | | birth_place = [[Ramgaon, Yavatmal, Maharashtra]], India | ||
| footnotes | | homepage = {{url|https://bamceforg.in}} | ||
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}} | }} | ||
''' Chindhuji Meshram''' (born 1957) is an Indian activist and the | '''Waman Chindhuji Meshram''' (born 1957) is an Indian activist and the National president of [[BAMCEF]], a non-political and non-religious [[organization]] of [[Employment|employees]]. | ||
==List of organisations handled== | ==List of organisations handled== | ||
*[[BAMCEF]] | *[[BAMCEF]] | ||
*Bharat Mukti Morcha | *Bharat Mukti Morcha | ||
* | *Rashtriya Mulnivasi Mahlila Sangh | ||
*Rashtriya Mulnivasi Bahujan Karmchari Sangh | *Rashtriya Mulnivasi Bahujan Karmchari Sangh | ||
*Bahujan Kranti Morcha | *Bahujan Kranti Morcha | ||
*Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Morcha | |||
*Bhartiya Berojgar Morcha | |||
*Bhartiya Yuva Morcha | |||
*Rashtriya Mulnivasi Bahujan Karmchari Sangh | |||
*Chhatrapati Kranti Sena | |||
*Rashtriya Pichhada Varg (O.B.C.) Morcha | |||
*Buddhist International Network | |||
*Rashtriya Kisan Morcha | |||
*Rashtriya Mushlim Morcha | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Meshram was born in [[Ramgaon|Ramgaon village]], located in Darwha Tehsil of [[Yavatmal district]] in [[Maharashtra]] in | Meshram was born in [[Ramgaon|Ramgaon village]], located in Darwha Tehsil of [[Yavatmal district]] in [[Maharashtra]] in 1957. Waman Meshram took his [[Primary school|primary]] and [[secondary school]] education in [[Darwha]]. After this he went to [[Aurangabad]] for further education. Waman Meshram started contemplating to join public life when he still was in Baba Saheb Ambedkar college at [[Aurangabad]] in the early 1970s. In 1975 Meshram joined BAMCEF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/6788-waman-meshram-fighter-for-the-downtrodden|title=Waman Meshram: fighter for the downtrodden|first=Mushtaque|last=Madni|website=www.milligazette.com}}</ref> | ||
==Movement against EVM== | ==Movement against EVM== | ||
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Talking about the petition filled in the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]], Meshram said, "I had filed a case of contempt of court against Election Commission of India (EC). The apex court in its verdict of 8 October 2013, had clearly said that EVM machines can be fixed or rigged, so as a hard proof VVPAT machines must be attached to EVMs but the guidelines have not followed." In 2014 and 2019 Election his party contested on many seats but lost deposits on almost all the seats. | Talking about the petition filled in the [[Supreme court|Supreme Court]], Meshram said, "I had filed a case of contempt of court against Election Commission of India (EC). The apex court in its verdict of 8 October 2013, had clearly said that EVM machines can be fixed or rigged, so as a hard proof VVPAT machines must be attached to EVMs but the guidelines have not followed." In 2014 and 2019 Election his party contested on many seats but lost deposits on almost all the seats. | ||
Meshram also alleged that the Election Commission of India (EC) | Meshram also alleged that the Election Commission of India (EC) has been pressured by the Central government to rig elections across the country. "The election commission in a reply to my letter said that the Central government is not providing funds to attach VVPAT machines, but the EC is an autonomous institution. It should have gone to the President or held a press conference as the citizens have the right to know," he said.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/campaign-against-evms-from-march-25/articleshow/57722748.cms|title=Campaign against electronic voting machines from March 25|work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||