i heard in a speech of shri Somnath Chatterjee, the former lok sabha speaker, that some time back, there was a member of parliament named Jamunaprasad Shastri, who happened to be a person with visual disability.
regards, Anirban On 6/17/13, prasanth P.V. <prasanth.mangala...@gmail.com> wrote: > Congress leader Jaypal reddy is a physically handicapped person. But I > don't know whether his disability was by birth. > > On 6/17/13, Amiyo Biswas <amiyo.bis...@gmail.com> wrote: >> No, none of these two politicians was partially sighted. Both of them >> were >> totally sightless. Sadhan Gupta was a successful lawyer and he was the >> additional advocate general of West Bengal for quite a long time. >> Dipankar >> Roy travelled alone almost all over India. Both of them lost their sight >> in >> >> early childhood. >> >> I have also heard of S.R. Bombai who had one leg only. He was Union >> minister >> >> for some time and worked as the President of the Janata Party. I don't >> know >> >> when he lost his leg, before he joined politics or not. >> >> S.K. Rumta of NFB contested for a Lok-Sabha seat from Delhi in the 80s as >> an >> >> independent candidate. He lost to Rajesh Khanna, true, but he polled 6000 >> votes. He did not represent any political party, as far as I know. >> >> We can think of the issue from another view point. We are now given dummy >> Braille ballots to make the election more accessible. How far are we >> really >> >> remembered by the parties? Since we are spread across the country, how >> big >> the challlened community is, we cannot influence the result. But religion >> or >> >> language-based communities can influence the election in a more effective >> way. Since they are concentrated at a particular region, parties have to >> look upon them with respect with eyes on their votes. >> >> >> With best Regards, >> Amiyo Biswas >> Cell: +91-9433464329 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi" <ingalagisi...@gmail.com> >> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> >> Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 11:57 AM >> Subject: Re: [AI] VI persons in politics. >> >> >>> is it? Visually impaired person also became politicians? I am really >>> wondering? When and how? Because first time I read this message which >>> you sent me. May be partialy blind. Right? >>> >>> On 6/17/13, Amiyo Biswas <amiyo.bis...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Anpother friend of mine wants some information on visually impaired or >>>> other >>>> physically challenged persons in active politics. I know of barrister >>>> Sadhan >>>> Gupta who was elected MP from Kolkata South in 1967 for CPIM. I also >>>> know >>>> >>>> of >>>> Dipankar Roy who contested the election on behalf of SUCI for the >>>> assembly >>>> seat of Rashbihari Avenue, kolkata in 1991. Though he did not win, he >>>> was >>>> very famous as an orator and as an organiser. People remember him for >>>> his >>>> role in the students' movement in the 70s and the 80s. >>>> >>>> Can you supply some more information or some good articles on it? >>>> >>>> >>>> With best Regards, >>>> Amiyo Biswas >>>> Cell: +91-9433464329 >>>> >>>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>>> of >>>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>> please >>>> visit the list home page at >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>>> Disclaimer: >>>> 1. 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