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Thursday, 16 January 2014

Crony capitalism!

On twitter, someone said:

You are a communist and you just want to take money from the rich and give it away free to lazy people!




I do not know why BJP supporters have developed such a soft corner for industrialists in India. here i would like to share some facts and thougts. Which are worth knowing!



  • 80% of donations sources of BJP and Congress are undeclared.

  • Politicians have direct connection in businesses


  • Few families own major big businesses in India


  • These companies are expert in evading taxes, Indian money goes out!


  • What happened before partition is happening now


  • Employee to business ratio! A comparison!

  • Ever thought why, these companies have no offices? Cost cutting measures. Contract labour! Cheap labour

  • What is FDI? These companies lobby with politicians, pay them and get arbitary permissions from politicians and then acquiere lands and then make our people work on those lands for cheap labour and then sell hiher prices products!
  • Our land, our labour, our tax and profit goes to these companies!
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Monday, 13 January 2014

Importance of being soft spoken and politeness


Hinduism's original name is Sanatana Dharma, Hindu is a word given by invaders who started calling people past the sindhu valley as hindu.

Our vedas has been one of the most scientific documents ever written, it covers vast range of topics from lifestyle, health to other topics day to day life.

Scientists like Einstein has praised vedas for being scientific!

Here are some of the quotes from vedas.  I would like to share with people who take the route of violence and abusing:

“Everybody likes to befriend a Soft spoken person. Therefore one should always speak good of others and be soft spoken.”
- Rig Veda
“Hatred and anger leads to unhappiness, pain and misery. So, one should always be soft-spoken and all 'karma-yogis' should tread on the path of righteousness.”

Yajur Veda

Someone who has read vedas would know that they are the most modern and scientific thoughts.


  • What is science? A collection of tested facts!
  • What is truth? Something that exists!
  • What is a lie? Something that does not exist!

So i request! All my fellow countrymen, who may or may not be hindus, to please speak truth

Support righteousness!  Hatred and anger only leads to unhappiness! Do want to make an unhappy country? Abusing and swearing are the signs of weak! Don't be so!

Stop this "Eye for an eye" approach!
Don't use the logic, they started it first!

The question is who will end this fight? And if you really want to make the environment happy someone will have to take the plunge and make the first move (sincerely) towards peace!

I dream for a world where all religions co-exist peacefully and there are no fights based on names, religion etc.

I dream for a day when people see religion in doing good karma! A day when helping the poor, building schools and hospitals, are given more importance than building grand structures to worship Gods.

Because, how will your God be happy? If someone is hungry or does not have place to live? How will your God be happy if there is injustice in the society?

Essence of all religion is that God is one. Every religion says that compassion and empathy is sign of righteousness! Don't take my word for it. Go and read Kuran, Gita, Ramayana. Read the vedas.

Sooner or later you will realize the importance of being polite!


Few more quotes

“The sort of twee person who thinks swearing is in any way a sign of a lack of education or a lack of verbal interest is just a lunatic.”


Stephen Fry



It is a wise thing to be polite; consequently, it is a stupid thing to be rude. To make enemies by unnecessary and willful incivility, is just as insane a proceeding as to set your house on fire. For politeness is like a counter--an avowedly false coin, with which it is foolish to be stingy.”
Arthur Schopenhauer, Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims


 Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
Arthur Schopenhauer


 Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.
Honore de Balzac


 Courteousness is consideration for others; politeness is the method used to deliver such considerations.
Bryant H. McGill


I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
Fran Lebowitz

“One needs no particular talent to be polite. On the contrary, being nice is what's left when you've failed at everything else.”
Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale 


So my humble request to all AAP haters, there is no problem if you raise questions or criticize AAP.

We are ready to listen! Yes, we are ready to act on your criticism. But! Please, do not take the route of swearing, abusing!

Because this will make our country unhappy!

With respect-

Just another common guy!
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Friday, 20 December 2013

The Keriwal fear!

Only the corrupt fear from justice and clean government!



Who should fear from Kejriwal
  • 3500 MCD employees who have corruption charges
  • MLA/MPs who have running corruption charges against them.
  • Contractors who have delayed projects and irregularities in projects!
  • People at higher positions in various departments who have been involved in corruption and having irregularity.
  • All department employees who do not follow citizen charter rules!


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Friday, 13 December 2013

10 Things India should learn from voting systems all over the world

In Delhi elections Aam Aadmi Party got 28 seats, 8 short of 36 required to get majority and form government. And on almost 12 seats it stood second by 500-2000 votes.

So clearly, every vote is important in an election few votes can form or break the government.



But are our voting system really  perfect enough ?



I was standing at one of the grocery shop in my home town. And there came a small 5 year old kid flaunting black ink on his finger saying "i voted for flower".

I thought it must be just the think and not the vote, but i was wrong!

I asked his guardian accompanying him, did this child really vote? And the appalling answer was: "yes, he voted on slip of his uncle who was not in the city"

He also added that people in the polling station were very friendly and allowed the kid to go and vote!

I was astonished to learn that a kid was allowed to vote! Voting is such a serious phenomenon. It decides future of the nation. And it also shows that there is some serious loophole in election systems in India that a 5 year can go and vote as if it is some child's play?

Voting is not child's play. Elections are the steering that drive the nation's vehicle. Faux voting can lead to undesired results.


This clearly shows that proper strict voting is on the mercy of polling station officers. They may allow a 5 year old to vote they may as well allow  (to their convenience )

In other case, in New Delhi, 7000 names in voter list were not found. This is such a serious error! No one is talking about the ill-management?


I think before even thinking of fighting elections we must try to make the election system better so that it leads to fair competition and real results!


I felt annoyed and helpless (typical signs of a common man) but blogging came to my rescue. I spent a few hours studying the systems all over the world used in voting. Analyzing how they are different in India as compared to theirs.

My learning->
India voting systems are still following the old methods and apparatus, and there is no real innovation in the process till today!


Way behind from what's happening in the world! Not a good show by a nation which claims to be Information Technology pro society!

A lot has changed in last 50 years but the core of voting systems remain the same.

While i still do believe that Indian voting systems are good, but voting is like the breath of the nation , iti njects life in democracy!

We cannot contend with a election system that is anything below than best and try to make it perfect not only making the process smooth but also foolproof!



Yes, there are websites for every state election commission where you can search your name but that's it! You cannot register your name on these sites. The registration process here is almost analogue because after filling up the form you will have to print it out and follow all the offline methods of contacting the Booth Level Officer and several rounds of paper requirement.



  1. Set up permanent departments for voter registration

    In almost every democracy, (except India ) voter registration goes out through out the year!

    There should be permanent centers where people may go and get their name in voting list. Currently, Voter list addition is done only few months before election or once/twice a year.

    Permanent agencies should be appointed in education and information departments who take care of this work.

    Currently, majority of the computer related work is outsourced. Many times these contractors make mistakes intentionally while filling up forms etc so that they can increase the amount of time taken in doing the task and increase their bills.

    There could be a simplified process where Govt Teachers/Booth level officers or gazetted officers may approve applications based on documents and affidavit provided by the applicant.



     
  2. More easier and electronic ways to register name in electoral rolls 


    Right now old age method is used where you have fill a form and submit it.

    Online registrations are not really electronic because after filling the form online you still have to go and print out and subsequently find your BLO and submit it and follow all slow, time consuming and inconvenient offline procedures.

    If people can file their income tax online. Then why not change their constituency online? Just give them a password and create an online system which enable them to do so!



  3. Lower minimum voting age to 16
    Currently many countries in the world have minimum age for voting as 16.


    HIstorically, people at this age have joined army, run businesses and make families. Even today, in schools colleges we see students studying Social studies and are aware of current affairs.

    A 16 year old person is fully developed in thinking and aware of his surroundings. Increasing number of youth voters will help in better results.

  4. Voter registration should be carried out 364 days and not just few weeks/months

    Majority of youngsters from smalltowns these days do not live in their hometowns after studies. They move to metro cities for higher studies or jobs. Sometimes they change cities within months.

    There is a big chunk of working population which change locations for professional reasons. People working in transport systems.

    So Election commission should introduce a system where people are able to change their constituency and register as a voter easily. and permanent centers.
  5. Make it a compulsory half day-holiday
    While government has made laws that there will be a holiday (if required) but still many voters choose to not to vote because they are having important meeting coming up etc.

    Many shop owners may not go because they will loose

    One positive bandh!
    Common India! We have so many political bandhs can't we have one compulsory holiday for the most pious "karma day" of our democracies? Or just schedule voting on a holiday only? 
  6. Increase evening time to 7 pm

    Increase voting timings from current 8AM to 5 PM to 7 PM.

    As the percentage of voting increases, there are longer ques at polling stations and as seen this time voting went on to 8:30 and even 9 o clock.

    Doing this will encourage  daily wage workers to come back from work and go to vote. Currently, these people have to make a choice between their one day wage or vote! And one day salary for these people may mean a lot! Increasing the timings will lead

  7. Increase number of registered voters - Permanent centers, with permanent timings

    Currently, if you want to register your name you first have to wait for an advertisement and then look-up details of registration camps. Due to this confusing and random process many people miss out and are not able to get their names in voter list.

    Its important to set up  Permanent centers, with permanent timings throughout the year. Will definitely result into more registrations.

    These permanent centers may not conduct registrations everyday, but even a single day every week will suffice. Saturday or Sunday.

    Schools can be a perfect place for such tasks. One day in week can be permanently marked for such activities of getting name registered. Etc.

    A notice board outside such centers should be put up with details of timings and contact details of Booth Level officer managing the registration activities.

  8. Introduce Absentee voting for common people
    Currently, this feature is only available for on-duty election staff and soldiers.

    All throughout the world in many democracies general people are allowed for postal voting after citing reaons. In some cases even reasons are not required.

    There could be a debate on this topic on the manner used to get people to vote
  9. Make voting compulsory
    Often talked about but not much emphasized is compulsory voting.

    Voting may not be a single day process. It may go on for a week. Allowing people multiple chances to caste their vote.

    There should be some sort of fine or punishment if a person does not caste their vote even after getting multiple chances. Because by not voting you are allowing wrong people to go enter into temple of parliament.
  10. Create laws with severe punishments to stop bogus voting and cheatings

    Right now bogus voting is caught in almost each elections.

    Stringent punishment laws may also deter political parties from getting involved in getting fake names in voter list.

Also read:
Beyond the ballot - a report on democracy innnovtions all over the world



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Saturday, 23 November 2013

Some sources to watch free LIVE TV India news online

Some of our friends who do not have a TV connection or not in India can keep a tab on politcal news and updates

I am sharing some links that i use to watch latest news in India 


Official Aam Aadmi Party
http://www.youtube.com/user/LIVEAAP

Here are some sources where you can watch online TV and stay updated.

NewsExpress - My fav channel
http://newsexpressonline.com/LiveTv.aspx



India TV
http://www.indiatvnews.com/livetv/


NDTV INDIA
http://www.yupptv.com/ndtv_india_live.html


CNN-IBN 
http://ibnlive.in.com/livetv/


IBN 7
http://ibnlive.in.com/livestreaming/IBN7/


Headlines today
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/livetv.jsp


News X
http://www.zengatv.com/live/NewsX


Applications on android app store
Yupptv
nextgntv

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Sunday, 17 November 2013

Taukir Raza Khan and Kejriwal meeting explanation

Taukir Raza Controversy which corrupt congress/bjp is now trying to use it for their favour.



Facts:

  1. Kejriwal went  to that religious place in Bareily to offer chadar 
    While he was there he met Tauqeer Raza as a head of the organization. He met the head of the organization, he did not knew that it was Tauqeer Raza.

  2. Taukeer Raza is not a member of AAP.
    He has got nothing to do with Delhi elections. There is no alliance formed.

    The only common ground between AK him was that the old rot politics should be rooted out of the country.

    There was a talk that hindu-muslims must realise that both parties in their own ways incite fear amongst common people to garner votes. And people should not vote to such parties.

    Does that sound communal from any distant view?

     
  3. Mr Kejriwal meets people from all sects/castes/religion

    This is a false propoganda from BJP/Cong. They both are  united to malign Kejriwal and try to stop the movement of Aam Aadmi.


    No controversy when Kejriwal Met Sikhs!




    No controversy when he met Shankaracharya in Puri


  4. But there was controversy when he met Maulana or even Muslim leaders
 

After meeting Maulana
 
Kejriwal tried to find out about him and shared this video on his twitter page. Its a video where Maulana shares stage with other hindu leaders talking about peace in the nation and stop corruption.







Now, what more can i say? Facts are in front of you.

Aap Socho,

Jai Hind!
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Friday, 15 November 2013

Dear corrupt politicians - "political change" is inevitable now, Sorry!

Dear corrupt politicians who ruled India for last 65 years, 

I can imagine how disturbed you can get when you see things like this:



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(Protest during Damini Case India Gate Delhi)


Aam Aadmi peacefully requested to stop corruption. You tried to suppress any voice that did not work for your profits.

You tried everything. Baseless allegations, false propaganda, pressurizing/threatening activists. You tried to stop Janlokpal movement by hook or crook.

You tried to stop Aam Aadmi Party to fight from elections. You tried to divide them. Attack them.


You tried to suppress people  when they wanted stronger anti-rape laws. You did lathi charged females who were peacefully protesting to demand safety.  Your policemen slapped girls who were only asking for protection.

Was it too much to ask for?

But You tried to suppress voice of common people.



You failed!
You failed so miserably. You failed at such grand level that i pity you.


Ye public hai, ye sab janti hai!




I can imagine that you were initially amused by janlokpal movement. You cracked jokes about people associated with it.

I also understand that when then janlokpal movement was getting thousands, millions of supporters all over the country, you were shocked. and surprised.



In that situation you played over-smart. You cheated everyone in broad day light. You attacked people involved in the movement. You made promises on Gazette notification papers. You broke them.

You tried your best to malign/frighten social activists.

The more you tried to attack social activists in a wrong way, the more it worked against you. What you thought? People don't watch? People don't understand?


Gratitude!
I would, (kind of) like to thank you for being so aggressive. Your aggression and lies helped us. Because without you doing so, civil society's job in spreading awareness about your devilishness would not have been that easy.

Thanks for saving us thousands of man hours worth of work needed for creating so much awareness.
You helped your enemy in getting yourself 

Dear corrupt politicians, (following strategy of divide and rule)
Your kind of strategies worked 25 odd years back. But It won't work now. Just won't. Social media will gradually spread to the deepest parts of the population and people will get informed about tiniest of your wrong doings.

No Fear

You might be wondering, are nt common people afraid of powerful politicians? You may say, that we Polititions have the power to get someone killed. Or send someone to court cases/jail by putting any false allegation. "Police hamare ishare pe chalti hai". Right?

Yes, a common man is too afraid to stand against you. Because, he has to earn bread to his family. He wants to live and going to court is dreadful for him.

But you forgot that thousands of these common men, adds up to a sea of "aware masses". These people have been watching you for years. These small people have been listening to your white lies.

These people are strong if united! And they are now united against you!

Your lies
Lies about development schemes, protection for their sisters/daughters, food and shelter for poor, fair price for farmers crops, solution for naxal problems all made common people full of disgust for you.


Common men knows you in and out
These common men this janta knows, that you are a dalal in everything. Your friends/relatives benefited most from you.

Got tenders, lands, businesses, grants. which was all tax payers was used in your luxuries, foreign travels, dinner parties costing 7,500rs per plate.

Your friends, sons, relatives were able to escape even after killing people in broad day light. But this won't happen for too long. You must have already started noticing it now.



Power of media and information can help bring justice to common people!





Gone are those days
Those days are gone when you were easily able to get free after doing all sorts of crimes. Murders, rapes, extortions, kidnapping.

Today, people are united with information. It is now 100 times tougher to divide them. Because they have a medium to communicate. There is no lack of communication. Any person can start a facebook page on any topic and connect with millions of like minded people.

Imagine if someone wanted to do this in 1990s? He would only end up giving bribes in your offices to get a RNI number so that he can get permission publish artcles and share information with public.

 You had a gala time looting tax payer's money.


But now time is changing. May be slowly but also gradually and consistently. The common men and women have been watching you!

They watch you in newspapers. They watch you in movies.  They notice how you keep rioters/criminals in your parties. They understand all what you do.  Aam Aadmi was silent uptil now because he was not united.

Today, because of social media. Aam Aadmi is united and informed. You can buy one or two people to try to malign or induce an internal fight. But 99% of the people now understood your game and won't fall prey to your cheap tactics!



Aam Aadmi knows you!
These common people. This Aam Aadmi  you see struggling to get a seat in trains, running to catch buses struggling everyday to earn daily bread.

Aam Aadmi knows you. Aam Aadmi is noticing you, my dear corrupt politician. 
 
Don't be happy regarding recent riots/agitations you were probably able to orchestrate  They might still work in some small towns and villages where social media is not prevalent. But the wave will reach soon. And there is nothing you can do about it.

If you try to act over smart, it will only bring judgement day closer.


Dear corrupt politician
 There was a time when media was in your hands. Today, because of internet people are not dependent upon your TV channels for their knowledge.

You can show 1 page advertisement in print newspaper or 1 minute paid news on television. But You cannot impose popular trends on twitter which is run by

The power of social media has snatched away all your opportunities to hide information people.






A change is inevitable now. You cannot stop it. Your career of a quack and criminal is over, try some new business, settle abroad. There's still time that you can escape.


Once new generation educated politicians like Arvind Kejriwal come into power. Not only all of your ill-way earned money will go back to Aam Aadmi's government also you will be sent to jail.


 Stop trying hard now. Your Game will be over soon.

No future for your kind of politics, sir!

You have been looting the country, giving tickets to politicians who have criminal charges and in some cases even convicted to rule the country.

Run! If you can! You don't have much time. Better for you if you surrender. Even better, join the movement.

But don't ever think to manipulate Aam Aadmi. Because if Aam Aadmi is informed, if Aam aadmi is united no amount of your shrudeness and cunningness can do a pinch of harm to the nation.
 

Jai hind!
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