Saturday, October 21, 2017

Re: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

There could not be a better analysis. Agree totally, with many more points to be added. 

On 21-Oct-2017 7:22 AM, "Aires Rodrigues" <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.



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Friday, October 20, 2017

Re: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

What are the options according to you for a BJP Mukt Bharat?  Rahul and Congress-Yukt Bharat??? How much low we are willing to go?



 
On 19-Oct-2017, at 8:04 am, Aires Rodrigues <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.



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Re: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

Sir,
You remind me of veteran Communist & ex- Home Minister  Indrajit Gupta in a rainbow coalition Government at the Center.One reporter asked him at a news conference "Sir what do you think about BJP? Has it any prospects in India? "The then Home Minister replied it is only The BJP which knows how to move with the changing political scenario.Although I am among the  million of persons affected due to reduction of interest rates on bank and post office schemes as well as inflation ,I have no hesitation 
to say  that it is the only party which has given representation to our neglected capable women in various sectors.Besides, it is the only political party in India which can be proud of several efficient and capable leaders at regional & national levels.Most of its leaders barring a few have clean image .
Over the years, it has also mastered all the tricks from The GOP & Communists to retain power.Narendra Modi keeps himself updated on the developments at his backyard & learnt the mistakes committed during the regime headed by philosopher- poet Atal Behari Vajpayee.Modi is much more ground to earth than his predecessors except perhaps Indira Gandhi.She lacked strong organizational and political base.We may like Narendra Damodar Modi or hate him but we can't ignore him & have to live under his leadership beyond 2019.

--PK Chakravarty
Delhi





On Oct 21, 2017 7:34 AM, "Aires Rodrigues" <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.



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Re: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

Lump it Aires we will get him back.

On 20 Oct 2017 18:53, "Aires Rodrigues" <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.



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Re: [IAC#RG] A LAUDABLE MOVE BY THE SUPREME COURT

The reality is much farther from the truth. Do only the wards, relatives, friends etc of the Judges, or of the bureaucrats and of the politicians meet the criteira? The nepotism that exists in the appointment of judges in the judiciary is unparalleled. Why can't they have Indian Higher Judiciary Service on the lines of Central Civil Services, the Indian Military Service or the Indian Police Service for all elegible to compete ? (Open written examination followed by interview. Interview not having more than 12.4% weightage just as in the IAS. Then followed by the Psychology test as in the Armed Forces selection). They don't want to have because neither the Collegium nor the Govt wants to give away the hold on the appointment of judges. In the existing system many an incompetent is appointed as a judge. 

At least I am not in agreement with either the Collegium System or the Govt having control. (I am a practising lawyer for over 35 years)

With best wishes,

MG Kapoor 
Advocate 

On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 at 7:11 AM, Himangshu Vaish <hrvaish@gmail.com> wrote:
May be attached document will help to crystallise the thinking.

Best wishes,

Vaish.

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On 15 October 2017 at 16:15, ravindra malhotra <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
 I agree. There is a s case of Judiciary setting up of procedure and modalities for disciplinary action in cases of serious lapses of justice by their members as determined by their senior courts.

However it may also not be lost sight of that no responsibilities are getting fixed on executive side  also, especially police force with politicians blessing, when hundreds of people in India remain in Jail even after exoneration by courts, hardly any action takes place against executive when courts rule that a person was falsely implicated by police themselves or under political pressure etc.

R.N.Malhotra



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Subject: Re: [IAC#RG] A LAUDABLE MOVE BY THE SUPREME COURT

Transparency is fine; but accountability is missing. As a pattern, H.C.s overturn judgements of lower courts with serious strictures. Who will compensate the agony and nine years of the Talwars. A silly arithmetical error leads to a grave travesty of justice. In all the cases the judge goes unpunished and the victim suffers. An end is to be found.

On Oct 10, 2017 14:02, ravindra malhotra <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
 Politicians already control the bureaucracy. Appointment of judiciary by bureaucracy and by politicians will give absolute power to the politicians, who are at the top of corruption tower. At present it is the judiciary only which has checks on the unjust and discriminatory decisions of bureaucracy and politicians. Already legislatures have been acting and passing resolutions to delegate more and more power and privileges for themselves.

R.N.Malhotra




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Subject: Re: [IAC#RG] A LAUDABLE MOVE BY THE SUPREME COURT

Dear Mr Rodrigues,

This is one area where I completely disagree - the judiciary, unconstitutionally, seized the powers of appointments and transfers to itself, and completely upended the checks and balances of our constitution. If the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary are the three arms of our Republican, Consitutional democracy, then one arm can not say that it is not subject to any checks and balances of the other arms.

The executive should and must have the right to appoint/suggest/select judges to the HC and Supreme Court, which should then be ratified by the legislature - this is how it works in all modern and civilised countries. And, it is the only way to remove the untrammeled powers that the SC has seized for itself and put itself above all laws and all checks.

It is no secret that the judiciary today is the most corrupt organisation of the country, and that various (most) judges have made millions on the back of poor litigants. It is impossible to actually get justice in India today, in any meaningful time frame. The judiciary has become an incestuous cesspool.

From my perspective, the one single, easy reform that this government should implement - go back to the Jury system in civil and criminal cases in the HCs across the country, and make the SC only a court of appeal on law, not facts. Going back to the Jury system would put us back in the realm of civilised countries, give meaning to justice, hasten up timelines all over, and cut corruption in the judiciary by 90% overnight.


Thanks

Supratim

On 8 October 2017 at 07:09, Aires Rodrigues <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:
It is extremely heartening that the Supreme Court has finally opened up its doors to transparency in matters concerning to judicial appointments. The current Collegium mode is the safest and surest way to preserve the Independence of the Judiciary had it not been reduced to a cabal. The collegium had ended up being a very secret club with the proceedings not being a public record. That veil of secrecy was untenable and had to go.  The collegium system must infact be given a constitutional status with all its deliberations being very transparent and within the purview of public scrutiny.
 
In the process of judicial appointments the Judiciary must be accountable to the public at large while it should also be totally insulated from political interference whatsoever. Only then will the Judiciary act as a successful defensive wall against the growing excesses and abuse of power by the executive and legislature. 
 
There is a dire need for the judiciary to look into the aspect of wider accountability of Judges by ensuring that a few black sheep do not blemish the fair image of the entire Judiciary.

Lord Harry Woolf, a former Chief Justice of England had said "Like old clocks, our judicial institutions need to be oiled, wound up and set to true time".



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RE: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

Perfect assessment

Maj gen chauhqan

 

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Subject: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.

 

 

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Re: [IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

Suggest any name from Indian Political Parties who would be better than PM Modiji. 
Rahul Gandhi
Soniaji
Mulayamji
Mayaji
Mamtaji 
Or any other present political leaders who had best past record. 

Hatred will select wrong / worst leader only.
Better say .... Jai Modiji .

On Oct 21, 2017 07:23, "Aires Rodrigues" <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.



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Thursday, October 19, 2017

[IAC#RG] ...एक मुठ्ठी भात ...

एक मुठ्ठी भात
……...…………

कइसे हम बिटिया के बचायीं,
कइसे हम बिटिया के पढायीं,
हमरा तनिको बुझात नइखे;
गरीब लाचार बानी ये 'सरकार'
घरवा में एक मुठ्ठी भात नइखे। गरीब …

काम के भी भइले अकाल,
बिमारी से हमरो सवांग बेहाल,
गरीबी में कोई हित - नात नईखे;
चूल्हा-बर्तन भी कर के कमइतीं
हमार अइसन पर जात नईखे। गरीब …

कई - कई दिन रहल भूखे परिवार,
राशन ना मिलल बिना 'आधार'
'मनवां के बात' सुहात नइखे;
दिन त कसहुं कट जाता हमार
भूखे पेट कटत रात नइखे। गरीब …

'आधार' के बिना निराधार बानी हम,
हमार बिटिया के ले लेलस दम,
भुखे पेट उठत 'लात' नइखे;
साहेब के जाँच रिपोट आ गइल,
'भूख से मौत' के बात नइखे। गरीब …

मांटी के चुल्हा भी बाड़े उपास,
जंगल के लकड़ी भी भइले उदास,
हांडी में माड़ पसात नइखे;
'कोइली' बहिनिंया के गोदिया में मरल
'संतोषी' के तनवा थरथरात नइखे। गरीब …

झारखंड में माँ कोइली की गोद में भात - भात पुकारते हुए 11 वर्षीया बेटी
संतोषी की भूख से हुई मौत की खबर से द्रवित भोजपुरी रचना। ईश्वर संतोषी
की आत्मा की क्षुधा तृप्त कर शांति प्रदान करें …… देश की व्यवस्था धन
कुबेरों को तृप्त करने में लगी है।

Õm - Õnkār - Allāh .God…..
ॐ.ੴ.الله .† …….
Jai Hind! Jai Jagat (Universe)!
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

[IAC#RG] UN SR on water and sanitation - India visit

Dear Friend

I on behalf of MASUM wish to inform you that Mr. Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation will visit Kolkata during first week of November 2017. MASUM wants to utilize his visit and submit an approach paper jointly with other concern civil society organizations regarding the status of availability of safe drinking water and situation of sanitation facility in West Bengal.

To discuss and plan further course of action, we cordially invite you on 28th October 2017 from 5.00 PM at Boi- Chittra, upper floor of Indian Coffee House; 15, Bankim Chatterjee Street, College Square, Kolkata, West Bengal 700073.

Your participation will be highly solicited.

 

Regards


Call for inputs on upcoming country visit to India 30 October to 10 November 2017

The Special Rapporteur on human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation will undertake an official visit to India from 30 October to 10 November 2017.

Civil society, human rights activists and other interested parties are encouraged to submit general inputs and specific proposals with regard to:

  • issues of concern related to the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, including but not limited to:
    • availability of water and sanitation (e.g., quantity of water available for each person);
    • accessibility water and sanitation (e.g., facilities should be within safe physical reach, facilities should be accessible to everyone, access to services in rural area vs. urban area, piped water, sewerage network);
    • quality water and sanitation (e.g., drinking water should be safe, free from micro-organism, chemical substance, and radiological hazards, how quality is monitored); and
    • affordability of water and sanitation (e.g., water tariffs, social tariffs for services, disconnections of services for inability to pay).
    • information on water and sanitation (e.g., information regarding quality of water).
    • judicial and non-judicial remedies available in case of violation of human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
  • potential areas to visit (States, towns or communities etc)
  • relevant organisations and individuals to meet in the context of the Special Rapporteur's visit to India.

Please send your inputs by 1 August 2017 to srwatsan@ohchr.org. Please indicate "Visit to India" in the email submission.


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[IAC#RG] A BJP MUKT BHARAT IS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good talker and a master in rhetoric theatrical blabbering. But the nation has now realized this and will not be fooled anymore. Over the last three and half years,

 

Narendra Modi has made merry jetting across the globe while the country has ebbed to dire straits. And more importantly while eroding the autonomy of even the Reserve Bank, Election Commission and the CBI, Narendra Modi and the BJP have ruptured the secular fabric of our great nation.



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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Re: [IAC#RG] A LAUDABLE MOVE BY THE SUPREME COURT

May be attached document will help to crystallise the thinking.

Best wishes,

Vaish.

Himangshu R. Vaish
Managing Director: Instapower Ltd.
Past Chairman: PanIIT Alumni India
Past President: IIT Delhi Alumni Association
Past President: Chamber of Industries of Udyog Vihar Gurgaon

 

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On 15 October 2017 at 16:15, ravindra malhotra <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
 I agree. There is a s case of Judiciary setting up of procedure and modalities for disciplinary action in cases of serious lapses of justice by their members as determined by their senior courts.

However it may also not be lost sight of that no responsibilities are getting fixed on executive side  also, especially police force with politicians blessing, when hundreds of people in India remain in Jail even after exoneration by courts, hardly any action takes place against executive when courts rule that a person was falsely implicated by police themselves or under political pressure etc.

R.N.Malhotra



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To: ravindra malhotra <rnmalhotra_in@yahoo.com>
Cc: indiaresists@lists.riseup.net
Sent: Saturday, 14 October 2017 11:51 PM

Subject: Re: [IAC#RG] A LAUDABLE MOVE BY THE SUPREME COURT

Transparency is fine; but accountability is missing. As a pattern, H.C.s overturn judgements of lower courts with serious strictures. Who will compensate the agony and nine years of the Talwars. A silly arithmetical error leads to a grave travesty of justice. In all the cases the judge goes unpunished and the victim suffers. An end is to be found.

On Oct 10, 2017 14:02, ravindra malhotra <indiaresists@lists.riseup.net> wrote:
 Politicians already control the bureaucracy. Appointment of judiciary by bureaucracy and by politicians will give absolute power to the politicians, who are at the top of corruption tower. At present it is the judiciary only which has checks on the unjust and discriminatory decisions of bureaucracy and politicians. Already legislatures have been acting and passing resolutions to delegate more and more power and privileges for themselves.

R.N.Malhotra




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Sent: Tuesday, 10 October 2017 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [IAC#RG] A LAUDABLE MOVE BY THE SUPREME COURT

Dear Mr Rodrigues,

This is one area where I completely disagree - the judiciary, unconstitutionally, seized the powers of appointments and transfers to itself, and completely upended the checks and balances of our constitution. If the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary are the three arms of our Republican, Consitutional democracy, then one arm can not say that it is not subject to any checks and balances of the other arms.

The executive should and must have the right to appoint/suggest/select judges to the HC and Supreme Court, which should then be ratified by the legislature - this is how it works in all modern and civilised countries. And, it is the only way to remove the untrammeled powers that the SC has seized for itself and put itself above all laws and all checks.

It is no secret that the judiciary today is the most corrupt organisation of the country, and that various (most) judges have made millions on the back of poor litigants. It is impossible to actually get justice in India today, in any meaningful time frame. The judiciary has become an incestuous cesspool.

From my perspective, the one single, easy reform that this government should implement - go back to the Jury system in civil and criminal cases in the HCs across the country, and make the SC only a court of appeal on law, not facts. Going back to the Jury system would put us back in the realm of civilised countries, give meaning to justice, hasten up timelines all over, and cut corruption in the judiciary by 90% overnight.


Thanks

Supratim

On 8 October 2017 at 07:09, Aires Rodrigues <airesrodrigues1@gmail.com> wrote:
It is extremely heartening that the Supreme Court has finally opened up its doors to transparency in matters concerning to judicial appointments. The current Collegium mode is the safest and surest way to preserve the Independence of the Judiciary had it not been reduced to a cabal. The collegium had ended up being a very secret club with the proceedings not being a public record. That veil of secrecy was untenable and had to go.  The collegium system must infact be given a constitutional status with all its deliberations being very transparent and within the purview of public scrutiny.
 
In the process of judicial appointments the Judiciary must be accountable to the public at large while it should also be totally insulated from political interference whatsoever. Only then will the Judiciary act as a successful defensive wall against the growing excesses and abuse of power by the executive and legislature. 
 
There is a dire need for the judiciary to look into the aspect of wider accountability of Judges by ensuring that a few black sheep do not blemish the fair image of the entire Judiciary.

Lord Harry Woolf, a former Chief Justice of England had said "Like old clocks, our judicial institutions need to be oiled, wound up and set to true time".



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