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Dholavira Signboard 18/03/2023 – Election Statements

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Parties Release Final Pre-election Entreaties
Mel-akkam’s seven national parties have released their final statements a day before voting begins. “The Progressives struck a positive tone — emphasising their achievements, and reflecting a sentiment not uncommon among their voters: to use an Americanism, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,’” noted op-editor Abhi Prayam-Roberts. “The Coalition, on the other hand, attacked the Progressives directly, accusing them of complacency. It’s a compelling point, but it could damage the Coalition’s image of being ‘above the fray’, so to speak.”

Progressive Party (Leader: Nirtyam Am’mayi)
When I first joined the Young Progressives, it was not because I saw an ill in our society to be fixed, because I saw an enemy to be defeated, or even because I saw it as a way to build a better future. Instead, I saw what the Party had already done. In 1948, the Progressives were handed a Mel-akkam so unlike the one we know. Our nation was weak, impoverished, and under the constant threat of destruction by its more powerful neighbours. Under our first leader, Ucitam Khaline, the Progressives built the strong institutions that protect our people to this day. Under Gata Nayadu, they built up our economy and social safety net to the point where no Mel-akkan would ever go hungry, uneducated, or unhoused. These extraordinary privileges would never have been possible without the strong leadership of the party which I’m now proud to lead. It is not a yearning for change, therefore, but a desire for continuity, for the continuity of our prosperity, to which I appeal. The Progressives have built a nation which we can be proud of, and I humbly suggest that if is we who can preserve it.

Coalition of Independents (Leader: Pujari Adhineta)
Fellow Mel-akkans, our government leader speaks well. It is true that her Progressives can boast of many achievements, but take note that the great leaders she cites lived half a century ago. For half a century, the Progressives have rested on their laurels, presiding over a period of stagnation. In our changing world, renewal and accountability are more vital than ever, but the complacent PP has been unaccountable for decades, secure in their assumption that they will always prevail. A victory by the Coalition will shock them out of their complacency, and deliver the most important message we can possibly send: that we are not a one-party state, and that the people of Mel-akkam still have a voice, and they aren’t afraid to use it.

Activists Urge Election Boycott
Members of the activist group “One Man, One Vote” (OMOV) have taken to the streets throughout Mohenjo-daro Province, protesting electoral laws they view as unfair, and urging Mohenjo-daro voters to boycott the ballot in protest. “Here in M-D (Mohenjo-daro), a hundred million people elect four legislators. In Shortugai, less than two million elect the same number. It’s blatantly undemocratic, and we won’t stand for it,” declared Durava Vundandi, the President of OMOV. Mohenjo-daro mayor Nagar Bhumi hit back, urging citizens to vote and noting that commissioners for Mohenjo-daro effectively have two votes, due to their tie-breaking privileges.

Satirical Ballots Distributed
In an effort to reinforce their perception of the Progressives as antiquated and complacent, members of the Coalition of Independents distributed fake, satirical ballots to Harappa residents, featuring “Ucitam Khaline” (Honoured Elder in the 1940s), “Gata Nayadu” (a 1970s Progressive icon), and even “Pujari Nayaku” (Mel-akkam’s semi-legendary founder from the 3rd millennia BCE) as PP candidates. While the distributors defended the campaign as legitimate political satire, Progressive leaders blasted the prank as an attempt to misdirect voters.

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