It is quite revealing how the selection of Information Commissioners are made.
Selection of S. Sailesh Gandhi was an exception. Te rule being appointment of former Civil servants-mostly IAS or IPS officers. The qualifications laid down are favourble to them and so is the composition of Selection Committee.As a result these posts have become tools to favour the favourites of Govt.
From the Civil Society there is little pressure to change the status quo because the RTI activists themselves are a divided lot.
Now more than a decade has passed since the RTI was passed. During this time surely some activists have developed the
requisite expertise and should lay a serious claim to be appointed Information Commissioners both at Central and Sate level. If I remember correctly S. Roy had applied for selection. Let us go by his experience also for not being slected.
Regds
JKGaur
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Re: [IAC#RG] How India must select information commissioners?
There is a procedure named SEARCH AND SELECTION COMMITTEE
for selecting candidatee for the post which does not come under preview of UPSC
The detail procedures can be seen at the website of DOPT
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Gaur J K <gaurjk@hotmail.com> wrote:
[IAC#RG] Sorry state of media in India
Dear friends,
I read and watch with unease the state of media in our country today.
Most of those from the fraternity opine, don't report, with scant research to back them up. They are driven by a herd mentality.
Senior journalists write/speak on issues at random and keep silent on many other critical stories which they should be writing/speaking on. Some are heavily dictated by their publication/channel leanings or their private interests.
The media creates hype at will, distorts stories and gives a handle to those with vested interests. The partisan news and views influence politicians, judiciary and legislating bodies.
I understand that the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) is a private body and not a legal entity. The Press Club of India (PCI) is a legal body and but yet to widen scope. The new Press Registration and Books (PRB) Act, also, is yet to be passed. It still runs on the 1867 Act.
Such a situation poses immense threat to the nation and to the populace.
It is necessary to raise our voices against this situation and bring the authenticity of news to an even keel. Something needs to be done.
Regards
Purobi Ghosh Mohan
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I read and watch with unease the state of media in our country today.
Most of those from the fraternity opine, don't report, with scant research to back them up. They are driven by a herd mentality.
Senior journalists write/speak on issues at random and keep silent on many other critical stories which they should be writing/speaking on. Some are heavily dictated by their publication/channel leanings or their private interests.
The media creates hype at will, distorts stories and gives a handle to those with vested interests. The partisan news and views influence politicians, judiciary and legislating bodies.
I understand that the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) is a private body and not a legal entity. The Press Club of India (PCI) is a legal body and but yet to widen scope. The new Press Registration and Books (PRB) Act, also, is yet to be passed. It still runs on the 1867 Act.
Such a situation poses immense threat to the nation and to the populace.
It is necessary to raise our voices against this situation and bring the authenticity of news to an even keel. Something needs to be done.
Regards
Purobi Ghosh Mohan
Sent from my iPad
Friday, February 26, 2016
Re: [IAC#RG] How India must select information commissioners?
It is quite revealing how the selection of Information Commissioners are made.
Selection of S. Sailesh Gandhi was an exception. Te rule being appointment of former Civil servants-mostly IAS or IPS officers. The qualifications laid down are favourble to them and so is the composition of Selection Committee.As a result these posts have become tools to favour the favourites of Govt.
From the Civil Society there is little pressure to change the status quo because the RTI activists themselves are a divided lot.
Now more than a decade has passed since the RTI was passed. During this time surely some activists have developed the
requisite expertise and should lay a serious claim to be appointed Information Commissioners both at Central and Sate level. If I remember correctly S. Roy had applied for selection. Let us go by his experience also for not being slected.
Regds
JKGaur
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Hi,
Pls. refer to the following hyperlink:-
http://www.rediff.com/news/column/how-india-must-select-information-commissioners/20160223.htm
 | www.rediff.com There is a great need to introduce a transparent process to select information commissioners, who are expected to oversee transparency, says former Central ... | |
CHEERS!
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Re: [IAC#RG] from a to x to zee
26/2/16
ZEE and JINDAL two industrialists families of WesternHaryana. Jindal supported by Congress created problem for ZEE. Now with change of guard ZEE is paying back.
all media houses are either controlled by Marwari industrialists or foreigners Rupert M. of Star or US CNN.
No wonder people are reverting to DD news now. Other private channels have lost credibility with fake debates and paid news.
Regds JK gaur
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Many thanks for your views.
This is precisely what happens when rice trader turns media Mogul.
We in India have jugglers instead of journalists.
SURJANA S MEHTA
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I tried to post following comments but something went wrong. My comments are as follows, you may advice to your editor to get publish it along with your article. Have a nice time!Good Analysis! I am inclined to agree with you, but needs placing some points in right the perspective to be neutral per se, i.e. neutral in terms of men and matter, putting matters first than men in politics, policies over politics or nationalism (pseudo versus in reality) versus anarchy.There are at least three points that this article articulates which draw attention to.Firstly, media's role in supporting each and every thing that NaMo as Pm does. Indeed, observations are very correct. Subash Chandra's Zee is anti, Congress and Pro-NaMo not pro-BJP. When Jairam Ramesh said toilets as more important than temples, Zee started non-tireless campaign against him. But when same issue raised by NaMo, zee tv has mad all praise for him, as if NaMo was first to invent, forgetting the facts that Jairam was talking about Total Sanitation Campaign which was one of 16 flagship projects of INC then in power. That is, Zee has blind support to NaMo as PM; certainly for aspirations for gains, recognitions of Padma awards, positions as well as profit motive, without tax evasion charges or dragging his empire into tax evasion net. Zee Tv and its all anchors wore pro-Namo spectacles. Therefore, one must expect impartial reporting or DNA from Zee.Second, each of tv channels have political orientation and support to the one or other political party, therefore almost all channels are not impartial or neutral to any issue or debate. Last general elections to Lok Sabha were not won by NaMo alone by his so called miracle speeches (which indeed lack substance and knowledge of subject he often spoke of) but it was winning of mass media of both digital and print media that unleashed anti-Congress and anti-NaMo parties through 24x7 propaganda. There was debates not on the subjects but pro-NaMo praise. Those who were oppose to NaMo were subject to verbal attack as well as use of abusive. This trend is continued till today and may continue till next general elections. This is bad for democracy and anti-ethical reporting. Media must impartially put forward neutral view and not impose upon the viewers channels' views through their anchors.Finally, freedom of speech granted under Article 19(1) is not an absolute right but is subjected to "reasonable restriction". Nationalism and patriotism have blurred boundaries but are inculcated since the childhood and requires it to be cherished. The nationalism means irrespective its good or bad aspects. Both nationalism and patriotism does not requires certifications either from ruling party or opposition parties, or justification or denounces from anyone, least at least from tv channels owners or anchors who are paid employees of tv owners and re bound to do, say or argue as their bosses wants them, for the sake of continue earning salary. Students are bound to be distracted to ideologies unless are students at formative age are taught as to what is rights from wrong otherwise it would lead to indoctrination of thoughts or ideologies, as could one see in terrorist, criminals, anti-nationals, etc. People ought to differ as no two are identical or no two ideologies are same but neither this is not a time nor universities a place of experiment. No nationalist or patriotic person would accept others' point of view. Also studies and debates of ideologies over tv channels about religions, nationalism, pro-religions differ from crime as defined under the laws of land. The punishment according to law need evidence and it is the duty entrusted to police, certainly media trial and passing judgment on nationalism at least pseudo-nationalism as seen since last few years is nothing but as imposing views of tv channel owners over all others. As do politicians have their own agenda so have tv channels, as well anti-nationals which do try to infiltrate to institutions where youth in large number are easily found and are treated like a reserve army to proliferate ideologies and tap their talent and energy for furtherance of their intentions.
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Dear Ms. Seema
Thanks for email.
Normally I do not react or post comments on other's write up. But somehow recent developments are too much disturbing to keep silence.
Indeed it was your article of Zee's Subhas Chandra, self styled leader, self eulogist, self admirer and claimant of supremacy. Zee TV's Sudhir Chaudhary and Rihit Sardana are often make most undesirable comments. In fact, zee TV new channel is anti-congress, as well as against all parties. Subhas Chandra is blind supporter of Narendra Modi and not others in BJP. News Channels are supposed to report news impartially but they broadcast less news and impose their views, as well as violate all norms of media reporting. In their views other than NaMo none has right to exist. Had it been possible for them they would like to kill all those oppose to NaMo which is tendency found in only dictators. Zee tv does not believe in democracy but only in nepotism, dictatorship, and anarchy.
Your observations in the write up of "From A to X to Zee", (and prior to that your article on 14 Points of Fascism, I liked most as it was most timely) has made me to write in support of your views as well as respond to others who reacted to both your article as well as commented on my observations.
Surely, welcome to be in touch and share views on matters of recent development too. . I am retired government employee and have to keep busy, so I keep reading. Best wishes, and regards!
Dr. Ratnakar Gedam
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What have you said Sir is extremely interesting. And confirms a lot
Hope to be in touch
Warm regards
Seema
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On 23 February 2016 at 07:22, Ratnakar Gedam <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:Dear Ms. SeemaI tried to post following comments but something went wrong. My comments are as follows, you may advice to your editor to get publish it along with your article. Have a nice time!Good Analysis! I am inclined to agree with you, but needs placing some points in right the perspective to be neutral per se, i.e. neutral in terms of men and matter, putting matters first than men in politics, policies over politics or nationalism (pseudo versus in reality) versus anarchy.There are at least three points that this article articulates which draw attention to.Firstly, media's role in supporting each and every thing that NaMo as Pm does. Indeed, observations are very correct. Subash Chandra's Zee is anti, Congress and Pro-NaMo not pro-BJP. When Jairam Ramesh said toilets as more important than temples, Zee started non-tireless campaign against him. But when same issue raised by NaMo, zee tv has mad all praise for him, as if NaMo was first to invent, forgetting the facts that Jairam was talking about Total Sanitation Campaign which was one of 16 flagship projects of INC then in power. That is, Zee has blind support to NaMo as PM; certainly for aspirations for gains, recognitions of Padma awards, positions as well as profit motive, without tax evasion charges or dragging his empire into tax evasion net. Zee Tv and its all anchors wore pro-Namo spectacles. Therefore, one must expect impartial reporting or DNA from Zee.Second, each of tv channels have political orientation and support to the one or other political party, therefore almost all channels are not impartial or neutral to any issue or debate. Last general elections to Lok Sabha were not won by NaMo alone by his so called miracle speeches (which indeed lack substance and knowledge of subject he often spoke of) but it was winning of mass media of both digital and print media that unleashed anti-Congress and anti-NaMo parties through 24x7 propaganda. There was debates not on the subjects but pro-NaMo praise. Those who were oppose to NaMo were subject to verbal attack as well as use of abusive. This trend is continued till today and may continue till next general elections. This is bad for democracy and anti-ethical reporting. Media must impartially put forward neutral view and not impose upon the viewers channels' views through their anchors.Finally, freedom of speech granted under Article 19(1) is not an absolute right but is subjected to "reasonable restriction". Nationalism and patriotism have blurred boundaries but are inculcated since the childhood and requires it to be cherished. The nationalism means irrespective its good or bad aspects. Both nationalism and patriotism does not requires certifications either from ruling party or opposition parties, or justification or denounces from anyone, least at least from tv channels owners or anchors who are paid employees of tv owners and re bound to do, say or argue as their bosses wants them, for the sake of continue earning salary. Students are bound to be distracted to ideologies unless are students at formative age are taught as to what is rights from wrong otherwise it would lead to indoctrination of thoughts or ideologies, as could one see in terrorist, criminals, anti-nationals, etc. People ought to differ as no two are identical or no two ideologies are same but neither this is not a time nor universities a place of experiment. No nationalist or patriotic person would accept others' point of view. Also studies and debates of ideologies over tv channels about religions, nationalism, pro-religions differ from crime as defined under the laws of land. The punishment according to law need evidence and it is the duty entrusted to police, certainly media trial and passing judgment on nationalism at least pseudo-nationalism as seen since last few years is nothing but as imposing views of tv channel owners over all others. As do politicians have their own agenda so have tv channels, as well anti-nationals which do try to infiltrate to institutions where youth in large number are easily found and are treated like a reserve army to proliferate ideologies and tap their talent and energy for furtherance of their intentions.Dr. Ratnakar Gedam
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[IAC#RG] How India must select information commissioners?
Hi,
Pls. refer to the following hyperlink:-
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Re: [IAC#RG] from a to x to zee
Many thanks for your views.
This is precisely what happens when rice trader turns media Mogul.
We in India have jugglers instead of journalists.
SURJANA S MEHTA
On Feb 24, 2016 1:12 AM, "Rajput Basant" <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPadOn Feb 22, 2016, 5:52:18 PM, Ratnakar Gedam wrote:Dear Ms. SeemaI tried to post following comments but something went wrong. My comments are as follows, you may advice to your editor to get publish it along with your article. Have a nice time!Good Analysis! I am inclined to agree with you, but needs placing some points in right the perspective to be neutral per se, i.e. neutral in terms of men and matter, putting matters first than men in politics, policies over politics or nationalism (pseudo versus in reality) versus anarchy.There are at least three points that this article articulates which draw attention to.Firstly, media's role in supporting each and every thing that NaMo as Pm does. Indeed, observations are very correct. Subash Chandra's Zee is anti, Congress and Pro-NaMo not pro-BJP. When Jairam Ramesh said toilets as more important than temples, Zee started non-tireless campaign against him. But when same issue raised by NaMo, zee tv has mad all praise for him, as if NaMo was first to invent, forgetting the facts that Jairam was talking about Total Sanitation Campaign which was one of 16 flagship projects of INC then in power. That is, Zee has blind support to NaMo as PM; certainly for aspirations for gains, recognitions of Padma awards, positions as well as profit motive, without tax evasion charges or dragging his empire into tax evasion net. Zee Tv and its all anchors wore pro-Namo spectacles. Therefore, one must expect impartial reporting or DNA from Zee.Second, each of tv channels have political orientation and support to the one or other political party, therefore almost all channels are not impartial or neutral to any issue or debate. Last general elections to Lok Sabha were not won by NaMo alone by his so called miracle speeches (which indeed lack substance and knowledge of subject he often spoke of) but it was winning of mass media of both digital and print media that unleashed anti-Congress and anti-NaMo parties through 24x7 propaganda. There was debates not on the subjects but pro-NaMo praise. Those who were oppose to NaMo were subject to verbal attack as well as use of abusive. This trend is continued till today and may continue till next general elections. This is bad for democracy and anti-ethical reporting. Media must impartially put forward neutral view and not impose upon the viewers channels' views through their anchors.Finally, freedom of speech granted under Article 19(1) is not an absolute right but is subjected to "reasonable restriction". Nationalism and patriotism have blurred boundaries but are inculcated since the childhood and requires it to be cherished. The nationalism means irrespective its good or bad aspects. Both nationalism and patriotism does not requires certifications either from ruling party or opposition parties, or justification or denounces from anyone, least at least from tv channels owners or anchors who are paid employees of tv owners and re bound to do, say or argue as their bosses wants them, for the sake of continue earning salary. Students are bound to be distracted to ideologies unless are students at formative age are taught as to what is rights from wrong otherwise it would lead to indoctrination of thoughts or ideologies, as could one see in terrorist, criminals, anti-nationals, etc. People ought to differ as no two are identical or no two ideologies are same but neither this is not a time nor universities a place of experiment. No nationalist or patriotic person would accept others' point of view. Also studies and debates of ideologies over tv channels about religions, nationalism, pro-religions differ from crime as defined under the laws of land. The punishment according to law need evidence and it is the duty entrusted to police, certainly media trial and passing judgment on nationalism at least pseudo-nationalism as seen since last few years is nothing but as imposing views of tv channel owners over all others. As do politicians have their own agenda so have tv channels, as well anti-nationals which do try to infiltrate to institutions where youth in large number are easily found and are treated like a reserve army to proliferate ideologies and tap their talent and energy for furtherance of their intentions.Dr. Ratnakar Gedam
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Dear Rajput
Thanks for your comment of "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" which is also synonymous with saying that "what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (1670s), or "as deep drinketh the goose as the gander" (1562). More commonly "What is good for a woman is equally good for a man; or, what a woman can have or do, so can a man have or do" and "What is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types".
I wrote in the comment on the article titled From A To X to Zee by Ms Seema Mustafa appeared and circulated on Monday, February 22,2016 in online magazine the Citizen Bureau. It was about need for unbiased reporting by tv media owners. Yesterday night I was watching another debate at Zee tv where anchor was saying to Congress spoke-person that as Indian National Congress almost ceased to exist therefore they should lock the party office and wind up party too. That means TV channel are now deciding what looser should do and not to do, which is the job of the party concerned. The hatred to presence of INC is so hurting the sentiments of winning party and their support that they wish to execute their opponents, which was tendency of dictators that is being proliferated through tv debates at zee tv. In India, live and let live is being practiced since time immemorial bu few misguided tv journalist have hidden dictatorial mindset. That was the issue, and i expressed my view, may be wrong or right but I am sure it was neutral and not offending none..
Coming to your observation of good for one may not be good for other. I agree, as no people have same liking. Indeed this is the question of distributive justice. A person who is adult may have different needs as compared with infant. Also person who has liking for rice as staple food may not like wheat, and so on. Nation has inherited inequality of social and economic. Though political inequality has been removed by various measure and laws, social and economic inequalities continue to exist. But if one looks at recent event about demands of Patels, Jats and Kapus in respective state it would lead to conclusion that what suits to one does not suit to others. I agree with you. But as far as secularism, nationalism, patriotism, freedom of speech and expression, tv debates on these issues etc. each channel hold different views and those are not neutral but with full of bias either in support of one or other point of view. Often TV anchors impose their point of view on the participants. That was the point I tried to make, be it arrest of student on anti-national slogans or attack by lawyers on accused of anti-national slogan or other issue. Indeed law must take its own course but intervention of people not authorize to attack accuse feel their sentiments were hurt and wish to eliminate accused by illegal means. People have freedom of choice therefore what suits to geese may not suit grander but as far as services providers like telecom, railways facilities to commuters, drinking water distribution and other common facilities including elementary, secondary, tertiary or higher education is concerned what's good for the goose is good for the gander" may hold valid. That is depending upon situation what suits or hold valid or does not hold valid be construed.
Most of things are to be construed as relative to each other, and what suits may not suit other, moreover, winner write both history and what is good for them, but never forget the right to existence of the contrarian views or recognize right of other to express their views.
Dr. Ratnakar Gedam
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Re: [IAC#RG] A PANCHANAMA OF BJP’s FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE
We get the Govt. and `governance`we, as a people, deserve ...! Sad but true ...we do not value democracy, individual freedom and freedom of speech; in fact make a mockery of the Independence we gained 7 decades ago. And learn the least with the passage of each decade...
devinder chopra in gurgaon
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On 23 February 2016 at 09:15, seema mustafa <seemamustafa@gmail.com> wrote:
Everyone is responsible . But does that argument mean that we sit back and do nothing? Because to justify Gujarat there was 1984; to justify what's going on today there was the Emergency and so on....
So heinous acts of violence are justified because another party did the same. They were fought and condemned then... Records will prove that even if individual memory has become very feeble... And have to be fought now. And along with the fight has to be the introspection as to why the struggle did not succeed then, what were the weaknesses so that these can be plugged now... And an atmosphere created where Indias vibrant democracy faces no threat.
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> On 22-Feb-2016, at 7:18 pm, Dr Ajay Narain <drajaynarain@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well said Mr Malhotra,but who is responsible for the accumulated mess? Obviously,the party which ruled this country for the longest period.They paid little attention to the problems you have mentioned and remained busy in looting the citizens all through.The latest is the loot of citizen's hard earned money from state owned Banks,which runs in to lakhs of carors.Most of these banks have become sick.This has happened in UPA II,before Modi came in as P.M.
> Dr.A.Narain.
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>> On Feb 19, 2016, at 9:42 AM, ravindra malhotra <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
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>> Unfortunately, even educated and intellectuals take too much time to realise that all politicians are the same - Power is the motto. Why to use such words as muck etc against some parties against which a particular person feels aggrieved? Many people will use the same for the present parties in power.
>>
>> There are so many ills in our society. Violence against women, child marriages, pain of young widows, street children, young girls, boys and women beggars, proliferation of drugs amongst the young, family planning, education of backward classes for elimination of reservations at least in foreseeable future. Have we heard of any political party, that are the largest organised institutions in the country, ever working for elimination of these ills. For that matter even RSS, which is said to be a social and not a political organisation, is not known to work in an organised way towards elimination of these ills. Each of these political parties and their affiliated "social organisations" come forward to give volunteers for electioneering, support for Reservations but do not work towards elimination of these ills that are pulling back our society.
>>
>> R.N.Malhotra
>> Former Chairman Railway Board
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Sun, 2/14/16, Vidyut <wide.aware@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Subject: Re: [IAC#RG] A PANCHANAMA OF BJP's FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE
>> To: "indiaresists@lists.riseup.net" <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net>
>> Date: Sunday, February 14, 2016, 1:43 AM
>>
>> @
>> Ravindran PM
>> I hope you
>> realize you're dumping Vajpayee into the Congress
>> muck.
>> Jokes apart, the
>> point is to measure achievements against claims. No one had
>> forced BJP to make promises it cannot deliver. If it is not
>> possible to "clean 60 years of muck" (as though
>> the country achieved nothing till Modi), then BJP could have
>> promised what it could do - which is the idea of election
>> promises, no? BJP hadn't promised to "clean 60
>> years of muck" - nor does it seem to even be interested
>> in starting, it had promised specific actions, which it did
>> not deliver, as Aires Rodrigues pointed out. I fail to see
>> the utility of generalizing very specific evaluations into
>> some mumbo jumbo that ends up somehow blaming Congress. If
>> BJP cannot govern a place ruled by Congress before, it might
>> as well quit politics.
>> Vidyut
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>>
>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at
>> 11:00 AM, Ravindran P M <raviforjustice@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> There is no doubt that your analysis is bang on
>> target. But to be fair to NaMo and BJP, do you think it is
>> possible to clean the muck accumulated by the thugs,
>> scoundrels and traitors of scamgress in 60 plus years of
>> their reign? Will transplanting the head make all the
>> difference to the total personality of a person. Poor NaMo,
>> he could not even avoid taking Jaitely, discarded by the
>> electorate in no uncertain terms, into his cabinet! Do you
>> think that such provisions in the Constitution are in any
>> way good for democracy? I am personally of the opinion that
>> our Constitution is a big bundle of fraud! Law makers with
>> no prescribed qualifications or qualities, clerks with
>> continuity but no accountability and utimately the judges
>> who combine the worst of both worlds (except for having a
>> qualification in law) but made even more worse by totally
>> irrational and undemocratic laws like contempt which place
>> them not only beyond all laws but even from democratically
>> legitimate scrutiny!
>> regards
>> ravi
>> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:23 PM,
>> Aires Rodrigues <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> Election promises
>> cannot be like China-make goods which come neither with a
>> guarantee nor
>> warranty. As the BJP in Goa will
>> soon complete four years in office it is time that we, the
>> people, audit its
>> performance.
>>
>>
>>
>> This government has to be
>> assessed on the 'Goa Vision
>> Document 2012-2017', released by the Party in the run-up
>> to the March 2012
>> Assembly elections and its acts and deeds over the last four
>> years in Power with
>> a never ending string of U Turns and the reneged promises.
>> On having classified
>> the Palm as Grass, less said the better.
>>
>>
>>
>> On March 9th
>> 2012 Manohar Parrikar took over as Chief Minister by
>> burdening the State
>> exchequer with those Rs.11 lakhs unnecessarily squandered on
>> that pompous
>> swearing-in ceremony on SAG grounds at Campal rather than
>> the customary modest
>> one at Raj Bhavan. And were the best and brilliant from
>> amongst his MLAs chosen
>> as Ministers?
>>
>>
>>
>> In its 'Vision Document' the BJP promised that
>> Annual Performance Reports of every government department
>> would be prepared and
>> publicized. This has not happened. Also promised was
>> participatory governance
>> at village level as envisaged in the 73rd and
>> 74th
>> amendments, which too, has not seen the light of the day.
>> Promised was a new
>> Agricultural policy to make agriculture a more rewarding
>> effort but all that we
>> witness today is the continued sight of fields and hills
>> being converted to
>> concrete jungles. We were assured a new regional plan
>> keeping in mind Goa's
>> identity, but there is no plausible progress in that
>> direction while a selected
>> coterie of builders are having a field day with
>> constructions mushrooming
>> everywhere without a provision for basic infrastructure of
>> electricity, water,
>> parking, sewage and garbage disposal.
>>
>>
>>
>> To ensure regular, uninterrupted power supply the
>> BJP had promised that the whole of Goa would have
>> underground cabling in five
>> years and that the State would be plastic-free in three
>> years which has also not
>> happened. It is almost four years and the promise that a
>> garbage management
>> system would be in place in 18 months is still a distant
>> dream. The government
>> has miserably failed in its promise of 12 hours-a-day
>> uninterrupted drinking
>> water within two years. Also not appointed is the promised
>> Minority commission.
>> Contrary to the 2012 assurance, the
>> six-lane Zuari Bridge was not a priority. Let the government
>> enlighten us as to
>> how many Non-Resident Goans (NRGs) it has encouraged and in
>> what manner, for
>> Goa's development, as promised in that Vision document.
>> The BJP has only played
>> to the gallery on the issue of Special Status but has done
>> nothing to control
>> the alarming and unacceptable levels of migration into
>> Goa.
>>
>>
>>
>> We were assured that
>> in three months garbage strewn along the roads would be
>> cleared. Apart from a mere
>> cosmetic exercise on some roads, the garbage situation
>> statewide has instead
>> turned critical with even the beach cleaning contract being
>> a multi-crore scam.
>> The BJP has not had the spine to even deliver on its promise
>> of banning plastic
>> bags.
>>
>>
>>
>> Escalating level of crime is a matter of grave
>> concern while political interference in police functioning
>> is turning Goa into
>> a lawless State. The promise to get rid of the Casinos from
>> the River Mandovi
>> was another joke.
>>
>>
>>
>> The BJP had promised that Professionals and not
>> Politicians would head Corporations and other bodies but to
>> our utter dismay, all
>> the Corporations have been loaded with political cronies,
>> some of whom carry
>> woefully tainted.
>>
>>
>>
>> Various schemes launched to pay doles and build
>> vote banks are in bad taste. Welfare measures cannot be
>> treated as gifts of the
>> ruling party but have to meet the needs of the deserving.
>> Even on the Medium of
>> Instruction (MOI) issue there has been an oscillating volte
>> face.
>>
>>
>>
>> While in the Opposition the BJP had always vociferously
>> criticized the
>> wasteful expenditure of Ministers and MLAs on unnecessary
>> travel, especially
>> the foreign junkets, but over the last four years the
>> current Ministers and
>> MLAs have been jetting around the world
>> recklessly, while draining an already depleted the
>> exchequer.
>>
>>
>>
>> With so much hype on
>> e-governance, Goa's bureaucracy is bloating by the day.
>> Despite the current
>> financial crisis, the BJP has been s hiring thousands more
>> to accommodate his
>> party cadres. One of the first decisions by the BJP on
>> taking over office in
>> March 2012 was to hike the fees of the Advocate General
>> Atmaram Nadkarni from
>> Rs five lakhs to a whopping eight lakhs a month. Despite the
>> hike Atmaram
>> Nadkarni has continued to be the legal Messiah of the Mining
>> Barons, Casino
>> Lobby and the Builders.
>>
>>
>>
>> In his first budget
>> speech in 2012 the then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had
>> assured that every
>> Department would implement e-governance within 18 months.
>> Sadly, most
>> government websites are dysfunctional or remain not updated
>> for months. The 'aam
>> aadmi' is now paying much more for every
>> government service. Even the fee for registering a Power
>> of Attorney
>> which was earlier Rs.50/-, shot up to Rs.500/-.
>>
>>
>>
>> Despite having been
>> given a clear mandate, the BJP has been unable to deliver on
>> the 'Parivartan'
>> that it promised by way of Good governance and Zero
>> tolerance to corruption.
>> Rampant corruption continues unabated. Scams continue
>> galore. What has changed
>> is only the identity of the agents, brokers and
>> beneficiaries. And we are
>> without a Lokayukta till the BJP finds a pliable one!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Last year Manohar
>> Parrikar left Goa and passed on the baton to Laxmikant
>> Parsekar but every Goan
>> will vouch that it has been four dismal years of confusion,
>> contradictions and
>> controversies. This may sound like a requiem but that, is
>> the unfortunate
>> ground reality. During the 2012 election campaign, Manohar
>> Parrikar had
>> promised us the moon but reneged on almost every promise. He
>> used every trick
>> under his sleeve to usurp the office of Chief Minister. We
>> thought he had
>> learnt from his past mistakes and would turn a new leaf.
>> Sadly, it was not to
>> be. It was the same old Manohar Parrikar, puffed up with
>> added arrogance
>> and highly allergic to any criticism.
>>
>>
>>
>> His one remarkable achievement is of having stifled
>> the entire voice of the Opposition. Through his trademark
>> tactics he successfully
>> caged and grounded most Opposition MLAs. Surprisingly, to
>> Parrikar's credit
>> goes the fact that many of the otherwise vocal and proactive
>> NGOs have also gone
>> comatose.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> With elections due
>> within a year, we have had a very pompous Carnival and an
>> equally colourful
>> Shigmo will follow. But this is a sign of bad governance -
>> when a State
>> sponsors fun and frolic when its coffers are empty. The
>> government has been on
>> a borrowing spree. How long will it be able to sustain such
>> lavish spending?
>>
>>
>>
>> We are reminded of the
>> words of Manohar Parrikar in his first budget speech of
>> 26th March
>> 2012: "Speaker
>> Sir, the election results made me speechless, and now is the
>> time for me to
>> speak and assure the people, that the faith and trust they
>> have put in us,
>> shall be responded and honoured in multiple"
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> But the BJP has not honoured the faith and trust
>> the people of Goa reposed in the party. The actions of the
>> government speak for
>> themselves. We were hoping that the
>> 'Parivartan' in 2012 would be
>> for the better. But the question that torments the common
>> man today is "Have we
>> landed from the frying pan into the fire?"
>>
>>
>>
>> Aires
>> Rodrigues
>> Advocate
>> High Court C/G-2,
>> Shopping ComplexRibandar
>> Retreat,Ribandar
>> – Goa – 403006
>> Mobile
>> No: 9822684372
>> Office
>> Tel No: (0832) 2444012Email:
>> airesrodrigues1@gmail.com Or airesrodrigues@yahoo.com
>> You
>> can also reach me on
>> Facebook.com/
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>>
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>>
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