Friday, January 21, 2011

Re: Reply: [rti4empowerment] Re: VERY IMPORTANT GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT

This is exactly the reason I withdrew from Yahoo Answers and rtiindia. Both of them were trying to censor in the name of moderation. I am of the view if any of you think that this portal, may be started by you, Hence you own the right to CALL NAMES or make unpar;iamentary comments you go no further.There should free flow of all opinions whatever could be their religion, castes and creed. This country is full of hypocrats who in the name of moderations eliminate best ideas to eliminate CORRUPTION all pervading.
Mr Sarbajit Roy , calm down and take it as test of your limited patience. By such pretention you go nowhere.And if you think you can go alone with a bunch of your chosen few carry on regardless that's the elitists outlook in this most unfortunate country of ours.
Haridas Mandal
A lower caste.
--- On Wed, 19/1/11, DSouza Wilberious Evanglist <wilevades@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: DSouza Wilberious Evanglist <wilevades@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Reply: [rti4empowerment] Re: VERY IMPORTANT GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com, "binu peter" <binupeterdelhi@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, 19 January, 2011, 11:11 PM

Dear Sarabjit,
 
Neither I ever was  amember of Humjaanenge  nor rti4empowerment. {I began receiving mails I began interacting.  There is no question of expelling me when I am not a member.
 
To say the least  about you,
 YOU ARE A PARANOID
yet best wishes my friend.
 
WEDS

From: Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com>
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, 19 January, 2011 15:08:17
Subject: Re: Reply: [rti4empowerment] Re: VERY IMPORTANT GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Mr Peter

I quite agree that Mr WEDs is creating a mess and is back to the same tricks he was expelled from Humjanenge for. (such as massively crossposting).

On behalf of the RTI Unity project it is important to clarify exactly what the objectives are.

1) RTI is for citizens to use, not NGOs, so-called activists and other forms of harami pondscum.

2) To allow the citizens to express themselves freely (and acknowledging the relevant Constitutional provisions in this regard) we now have 4 primary e-groups, each with a definite purpose.

a) HumJanenge-googlegroup : A mass group for rapid / wide RTI information dissemination. Frequency of posting to this group is now strongly regulated (300 posts per month)

b) RTI4empowerment-googlegroup : A mass group for discussion on national issues, not necessarily RTI only. High Traffic is OK.

c) RTI_India-yahoogroup : A specialist group for high level RTI discussion. To conduct polls etc. and other things not possible on googlegroups. Very low message traffic.

d) RTI_India-googlegroup : A backup group for RTI_India-YG

There are 6 or 7 active moderators for these groups, each and every one of whom has cut his teeth on the "RTI_India" group's core philosophy.

The fact of the matter is that 2 other old RTI e-groups (HJ-YG and RTI4EMP-YG) have become totally corrupted and rendered into 1 person shows. The moderators of those groups have  secret vested interests inimical to RTI movement. These shall come out in time.

With this background the moderators/owners of RU family egroups are clear that we only want on our groups clean, pure, honest citizens with a deep commitment to RTI. Our groups are open to everyone to join and participate in, including persons in Govt and also NGOs etc, all that we ask is that our few rules/regulations be respected and adhered to. Each of these rules is well publicised and known to all members and is UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE - ie we are both democratic and secular and transparent. All message posts are in public domain and readable even without membership. We do not CENSOR Or MODERATE POSTS which are relevant to the stated objectives of the individual groups.

Hence to maintain our secular democracy, if we see habitual scofflaws like WEDS thumb their noses at the rules and encourage others to violate our rules, we (the list owners) are clear that they shall all be expelled / gagged.

Sarbajit

PS: Insofar as affiliation with political parties go, I can vouch that all senior members of RU project are above politics / apolitical. The concerned individual shall clarify his comment appropriately.

On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 8:22 PM, binu peter <binupeterdelhi@yahoo.com> wrote:
what a mess



[rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank

After the KYC has been made mandatory, the Bank must reply to the RTI application but it has thousand of branches and will take long time to complile the list.  I suggest you to ask same thing confined to the branches located in one city at a time.  If no reply or unsatisfactory reply, proceed further.  KYC is an important tool to stop fraud. 

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

From: M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank
To: rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 3:41 PM

I have two accounts, self and wife's in SBI and also 4 PPF accounts.  I appreciate its adherence to rules and working.  Now, it has started advance technology and has connected all the saving and PPF accounts via computer. Bank has not changed my residential address as I did not have any proof of new address.  Now, I have received new voter id card and the addresse will be changed but on this score, I do not have any grudge against Bank.  Though, sometime, little carelessness in transfer of funds as my wife witnessed this twoce but after on-line complaint, the matter was resorted to her satisfaction.
 
Adherence to rules means no or lesser fraud though little inconvenience.  

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, haridas mandal <acsman123@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

From: haridas mandal <acsman123@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank
To: lesals@gmail.com, rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 1:44 PM

Dear Leslie
Well done . Keep it up and keep us informed. I am also submitting an appl to SBI, Neredmet Br , Secunderabad replicating your appl. I am sure a wave of RTI appl will be submitted to various branches of SBI,to unearth BLACK MONEY which is used by the white collar Maoists to incite DARA SINGHS etc.
Regards
Haridas Mandal

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, LESLIE ALMEIDA <lesals2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: LESLIE ALMEIDA <lesals2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank
To: lesals@gmail.com
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 11:55 AM

Filed RTI application, in september 2010, to Local Branch State Bank of India
requesting information on names of account holders of which i too am a account holder.
if  know your coustomer ( KYC) complied with, how many accounts have as yet not filed KYC as per reserve bank account, name/address of 1st appellate authority They phoned to say they need some time, after 3 months in December 2010 i again put RTI application asking for same, no response to my querie,nor even given me 1st appeals address, I am of the opinion that this No 1 Nationalised Bank is having maximum Benami accounts and are thus not parting with information. I am now filing 1st appeal ( found SBI 1st appeallate authority on SBI website and will follow up with 2nd appeal if the nedd arises
 
Leslie Almeida




Re: [HumJanenge] "Bunker Roy's wife Aruna Roy, is a Maoist"

What's going on and on - This is how colonial masters divided us and ruled us for 200 years. They send Christian missionaries and the British Chengish Khans to produce as many ango indians as possible along with forced conversions.They made english compulsory for the elites and the dynastic rulers who are now the brown sahebs in the forms of politicians , Raja of ----, Nawabs of -----, Maharani of ----, Lords and Sirs of---.
Lets not use this site for such mudslinging. Ms Aruna Roy is a respected soul and not a timid soul. Let her live longer for the betterment of this country which is usurped by a few elitists families.

--- On Thu, 20/1/11, Nicholas Santiago <nick.santiargo@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: Nicholas Santiago <nick.santiargo@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] "Bunker Roy's wife Aruna Roy, is a Maoist"
To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, 20 January, 2011, 8:23 PM

Dear Sir,

Unlike Mr SD Sharma, I am not an Indian, a Hindu or Brahman. Like you
I knew Mrs Aruna Roy, in a professional capacity connected with
sponsorship and funding activities.
My 2 pence says that Mrs Roy has many facets to her personality and
the evolving discussion here brings out many seemingly incompatible
aspects of her character and
the dichotomy between the public's perception and the private reality :)

Nicholas Santiago

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Malay Dewanji <malaydewanji@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Mr. S. D. Sharma,
> I have gone through your mail. As far as I know the idea of rai harvesting
> belonged to Mr. Sanjit Bunker Roy and the professional architect called
> Neehar just put it on the paper . It happens everywhere and the credit must
> go to the original thinker.
> However, I do not want any debate with you  regarding this.
>
> But some of languages show that you are a Hindu High caste Brhmyanabadi
> person and therefore, I protest against your statement about Mr. and Mrs
> Roy. I personally know Mrs. Aruna Roy, former IAS and a dedicated Social
> Activist, who relentlessly fought in favour of agricultural labourers and as
> a result of her tireless effort, RTI Act had been passed in India. Though I
> do not believe now in Marxism and Maoism, but I believe that many activities
> of Mr. and Mrs. Roy  are very much helpful to the development and
> empowerment of the poor and oppressed. All the people of India must extend
> full support towards their humanitarian effort.
> With all best wishes.
> Yours sincerely
> Malay Dewanji
> Editor, GANABIKASH
> A Bengali News Magazine.
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 7:42 PM, S.D. Sharma <anonsharma@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> "Bunker Roy's wife Aruna Roy, is a Maoist"
>> http://cms.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=7756
>>
>> "One Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy was given a prize by the Aga Khan foundation for
>> having developed rainwater harvesting structures. Later investigations by
>> The Week clearly revealed that he had hired a professional architect called
>> Neehar Raina to get the job done. Upon this exposure, Aga Khan Foundation
>> changed its citation to fit in with the known facts! A secularly shameless
>> non-communal Roy, ended up by returning his prize. Bunker Roy's wife Aruna
>> Roy, is a Maoist and has worked closely with AID. Like many who have worked
>> closely with AID in its undeclared mission of national subversion, she too
>> has been awarded a prize by the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation."
>>
>> "AID is a secretive organisation which enjoys the full political support
>> of the UPA Government in New Delhi. It was AID which extended generous
>> financial support to Sandeep Pandey, founder of ASHA and a known Naxalite
>> sympathizer, to undertake a political trip to Pakistan some years ago."
>>
>> " 'Apart from CAIR, a few of the groups that AID associates itself with
>> are ASHA for Education (ASHA), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI),
>> (The Youth Wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist), and Friends of
>> South Asia (FOSA). Each of these organisations has dubious credentials. And
>> many of the volunteers of organisations like ASHA and FOSA are also
>> volunteers for AID. In many cases, the same group of people is behind
>> multiple organisations with pompous-sounding names and uses them as
>> money-generating schemes. Thus it comes as no surprise to know that Anu
>> Mandavilli, a spokesperson for FOSA, is also an editor AID's monthly
>> newsletter.'"
>
>
> --
> Malay Dewanji
> Hony. General Secretary, LAMP, Kolkata.
> and
> Hony. Secretary General, AIAVA, New Delhi.
> Phone:919830082476
>

Re: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank

I have two accounts, self and wife's in SBI and also 4 PPF accounts.  I appreciate its adherence to rules and working.  Now, it has started advance technology and has connected all the saving and PPF accounts via computer. Bank has not changed my residential address as I did not have any proof of new address.  Now, I have received new voter id card and the addresse will be changed but on this score, I do not have any grudge against Bank.  Though, sometime, little carelessness in transfer of funds as my wife witnessed this twoce but after on-line complaint, the matter was resorted to her satisfaction.
 
Adherence to rules means no or lesser fraud though little inconvenience.  

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, haridas mandal <acsman123@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

From: haridas mandal <acsman123@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank
To: lesals@gmail.com, rti4empowerment@googlegroups.com
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 1:44 PM

Dear Leslie
Well done . Keep it up and keep us informed. I am also submitting an appl to SBI, Neredmet Br , Secunderabad replicating your appl. I am sure a wave of RTI appl will be submitted to various branches of SBI,to unearth BLACK MONEY which is used by the white collar Maoists to incite DARA SINGHS etc.
Regards
Haridas Mandal

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, LESLIE ALMEIDA <lesals2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: LESLIE ALMEIDA <lesals2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank
To: lesals@gmail.com
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 11:55 AM

Filed RTI application, in september 2010, to Local Branch State Bank of India
requesting information on names of account holders of which i too am a account holder.
if  know your coustomer ( KYC) complied with, how many accounts have as yet not filed KYC as per reserve bank account, name/address of 1st appellate authority They phoned to say they need some time, after 3 months in December 2010 i again put RTI application asking for same, no response to my querie,nor even given me 1st appeals address, I am of the opinion that this No 1 Nationalised Bank is having maximum Benami accounts and are thus not parting with information. I am now filing 1st appeal ( found SBI 1st appeallate authority on SBI website and will follow up with 2nd appeal if the nedd arises
 
Leslie Almeida



Re: [HumJanenge] Breaking: DoPT Circular on draft RTI Rules

This shows that the DoPT has proceeded with the proposed amendments and has ordered publications of these rules in the Gazette of India but the letter does not have any date and the year mentioned is 2010. Also the DoPT letter does not have any number against the usual practice. Even since the last day of the last year, 20 days have lapsed but this has come to the knowledge now.  Pl. check veracity of the letter too.
 
I request for further infomation.  .If the govt. has proceeded with its plans, it means that the public suggestions have been rejected.  The letter has provision of creation of registry, limit of 250 words, one subject at one time among other amendments.. .

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, ashish kr1965 <ashishkr1965@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: ashish kr1965 <ashishkr1965@yahoo.com>
Subject: [HumJanenge] Breaking: DoPT Circular on draft RTI Rules
To: sroy1947@gmail.com, "humjanenge" <humjanenge@googlegroups.com>
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 12:19 PM

Sarbajit: A new DoPT OM attached on Draft RTI Rules: Ashish

Re: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank

Dear Leslie
Well done . Keep it up and keep us informed. I am also submitting an appl to SBI, Neredmet Br , Secunderabad replicating your appl. I am sure a wave of RTI appl will be submitted to various branches of SBI,to unearth BLACK MONEY which is used by the white collar Maoists to incite DARA SINGHS etc.
Regards
Haridas Mandal

--- On Fri, 21/1/11, LESLIE ALMEIDA <lesals2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: LESLIE ALMEIDA <lesals2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: [rti4empowerment] SBI worst than Swiss Bank
To: lesals@gmail.com
Date: Friday, 21 January, 2011, 11:55 AM

Filed RTI application, in september 2010, to Local Branch State Bank of India
requesting information on names of account holders of which i too am a account holder.
if  know your coustomer ( KYC) complied with, how many accounts have as yet not filed KYC as per reserve bank account, name/address of 1st appellate authority They phoned to say they need some time, after 3 months in December 2010 i again put RTI application asking for same, no response to my querie,nor even given me 1st appeals address, I am of the opinion that this No 1 Nationalised Bank is having maximum Benami accounts and are thus not parting with information. I am now filing 1st appeal ( found SBI 1st appeallate authority on SBI website and will follow up with 2nd appeal if the nedd arises
 
Leslie Almeida


Re: [HumJanenge] Breaking: DoPT Circular on draft RTI Rules

To:
The Secretary/Ministry of Personnel
North Block

BY EMAIL

21.January.2011

Kind Attn: Ms. Alka Sirohi

Dear Madam,

Sub: Amendments to draft RTI Rules and associated matters

This is further to (and as an aide memoir) to our telecon today.

1) I am attaching a PDf file containing an OM dated 27.12.2010 issued by
Mr. K.G.Verma/director(RTI) on the above subject. It is pertinent that this
OM is not published on website of the persmin, but was obtained from
website of DoT. The gist of this OM is that a large number of persons have
opposed the proposed 250 word limit and 1 subject rule for RTI requests.

2) From this OM, I am surprised to see that the approximately 276 responses
submitted by myself and other members of our RTI mailing lists (ie.
stakeholders)
SUPPORTING the proposed 250 word limit and 1 subject rule appear not to have
been considered at all. This is doubly curious considering that I am reliably
informed that only about 400 comments running into about 2,000 pages were
received by persmin within the period specified to these draft Rules.

3) I am also constrained to inform you that I am reliably informed
that this fresh
OM of 27.12.2010 was issued solely to facilitate the NAC (National Advisory
Council) to submit proper comments on the draft rules. It is clearly
in the public
domain (website of NAC http://nac.nic.in minutes of meeting dt. 10.01.2011)
that the NAC has submitted some half baked comments and expects the DoPT
to grant them more time. I hence say that this discriminates against individuals
like me who have filed detailed and well reasoned comments on the proposed
RTI Rules, and which appear not to have been considered.

4) I am also constrained to convey that despite the MoP being the nodal Ministry
for RTI Act and despite the passage of 5 years of the RTI Act, the MoP has
not been able to publish its own basic mandatory proactive disclosure. This
includes processes for consultations with members of the public. This is
also the subject of my pending formal RTI requests and RTI Appeals to
your Ministry which are not being replied to within the time limit. I have also
regularly represented these points to our predecessor Mr Shantanu Consul
but to no avail. In my view, such non-disclosure allows RTI touts such as
Ms Aruna Roy ensconced within the NAC to manipulate the situation to
their personal advantage. It is also pertinent, and as I have communicated
to MoP, that certain of the NAC's comments to draft RTI Rules appear to
be plagiarised from my own work.

I therefore request you to kindly look into the brief points I have made
so that ordinary citizens like me can also participate in statutory processes
of your department/ministry on an equal footing.

Thanking you and with best wishes

Sarbajit Roy

B-59 Defence Colony
New Delhi 110024
tel : 09311448069

enclo: 1 PDF file

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 10:49 PM, ashish kr1965 <ashishkr1965@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sarbajit: A new DoPT OM attached on Draft RTI Rules: Ashish
>