Venkat Machiraju
Candidate in the Mayoral Candidates race.
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October 3, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...she said. Bowman's campaign has been invited to respond to Motkaluk's comments. Machiraju calls for Motkaluk to withdraw Mayoral candidate Venkat Machiraju issued a press release Wednesday, alleging Motkaluk has a "[severe] conflict of interest" and demanded she withdraw from the mayoral race. In the...
Hindu priest running for mayor outlines platform
October 2, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...who showed up were preparing to leave, the mayoral candidate rolled up in a cab at a strip mall in The Maples. Without an apology or explanation, Venkat Machiraju sauntered into a print shop on Keewatin Street. The shop's manager offered up his desk for the candidate to sit behind and a suit jacket for him to...
Mayoral candidate Diack pledges to send policing bills to criminals
October 2, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...announcement. Diack said the two candidates planned to have lunch after their announcement. Machiraju promises 5% tax cut Mayoral candidate Venkat Machiraju also held the first announcement of his campaign, pledging to reduce Winnipeg's property taxes by five per cent a year. This move would cost $29.3...
Mayoral candidate would cut ‘obnoxious’ property taxes 5% per year
October 2, 2018
Winnipeg Sun - ...Winnipeg mayoral candidate is calling for a 5% property tax cut. Venkat Machiraju, one of eight competitors vying for city council’s top job, called the current level of property taxes “obnoxious” in a press release Tuesday and vowed to reduce them by that amount. It’s estimated the reduction would cost...
Mayoral promises: What the candidates are offering Winnipeg voters
September 29, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...News) Ed Ackerman: Property taxes: No position. Portage and Main position: Unclear. Ed Ackerman is a filmmaker and activist. (David Lipnowski) Venkat Machiraju Property taxes: Reduce them, but doesn't state how he would pay for this (punditvenkatformayor.ca). Other financial pledges: Eliminate development...
Election extra: Who’s who, and who’s covering who
September 28, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...Free Press has covered the civic election and the various candidates in the lead-up to the Oct. 24 vote. Mayoral candidates Don Woodstock and Venkat Machiraju called on Brian Bowman to withdraw from the election, falsely alleging Bowman conspired with the Free Press to restrict election coverage of...
Bowman pushes roads renewal program into election spotlight
September 28, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...is doing to Winnipeggers is irresponsible," Diack said. "Winnipeggers are not his piggy bank. The burden on Winnipeggers is high enough as it is." Venkat Machiraju said he supports the six-year plan, but instead of raising property taxes, he would convince the province to give its entire share of the federal...
Bowman challenges other mayoral candidates to reveal property tax plans, says road renewals at stake
September 28, 2018
CBC Manitoba - ...2019, according to budget documents. Bowman refused to say which of the seven other mayoral candidates he is concerned about. Both Umar Hayat and Venkat Machiraju have promised to reduce property taxes, albeit without explaining how they would replace that revenue, according to their websites. "If you take a...
Vision for city, biz tax hot topics at forum
September 27, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...business, said he wants to be there to provide “comedy and danger.” Incumbent Brian Bowman, Jenny Motkaluk, Umar Hayat, Tim Diack, Doug Wilson, Venkat Machiraju, Don Woodstock and Ed Ackerman were asked about topics such as their vision for Winnipeg, its manufacturing sector and business tax reform. Eight...
Woodstock falsely accuses Bowman, FP of freezing him out
September 27, 2018
Winnipeg Free Press - ...by the attorney general of Manitoba, the city’s integrity commissioner and chief electoral officer. Mayoral candidates Don Woodstock and Venkat Machiraju are calling on Brian Bowman to withdraw from the election, alleging Bowman facilitated the awarding of a $320,000 City of Winnipeg contract over the...