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    Regional Consultation on Electoral and Political Reforms – Northern Region

    Date & Venue: 17th August, 2017; India International Centre (Annexe), New Delhi

    AGENDA

    09:30 – 10:00: Registration – (Lecture Room - 2)

    Session 1: Electoral Reforms

    Chairperson Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.) (Head - ADR/ NEW)

    Keynote Address Mr. Om Prakash Rawat (Hon’ble Election Commissioner of India)

    Mr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar (CEO-Delhi), Dr Vipul Mudgal (Trustee -


    Electoral malpractices
    ADR/ NEW), Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta (Sr.Journalist, Political
    and its concerns
    10:00 – 12:00 Commentator)

    Dr S Y Quraishi (Former CEC), Prof Trilochan Sastry (Founder-Trustee -


    First-Past-the-Post – is it
    ADR/ NEW), Mr. G R Sufi (Former Chief Information Commissioner –
    representative enough?
    J&K)

    Questions

    Session 2: Political Reforms

    Chairperson Maj. Gen. Anil Verma (Retd.) (Head - ADR/ NEW)

    Electoral Bonds and Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder-Trustee - ADR/ NEW), Mr. Shahid Khan
    increasing opacity – (Former Member – CBDT), Mr. Venkatesh Nayak (Programme Coordinator,
    what next? CHRI)
    12:00– 14:00
    Mr. P.K.Dash (Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of
    Election expenditure of
    Environment, Forest & Climate Change), Mr. Salman Soz (Spokesperson–
    parties –way forward
    INC), Mr. Sruthisagar Yamunan (Writer-Scroll.in)

    Questions

    Lunch

    14:00 – 15:00: Lunch

    Press Conference - (Lecture Room - 2)


    Prof Jagdeep Chhokar, Prof Trilochan Sastry, Ms. Kamini
    Panel Members Jaiswal, Dr Vipul Mudgal, Mr Jaskirat Singh, Dr Kiran Chhokar,
    Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd.)
    15:00 – 16:00
     Analysis of Donations from Corporates/ Business Houses
    Report to be released
    to National Parties - FY 2012-13 to 2015-16

    Discussion Interactive session with the media

    RSVP: Lakshmi Sriram – M: +91- 99108 07423 E: adr@adrindia.org

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