Fuel Price,Indian Politicians and CommonMan

With the midst of rising the Petrol Prices and the proposal of curfew hours for filling stations to slash consumption by the petroleum minister Veerappa Moily,he had to withdraw the proposal amidst loud protest..So,TOI scanned through the Delhi Govt. officials fuel allotment i.e. how much they can use per month without paying any fuel charges..Check out this article.

The fact is Delhi CM and her 6 minister gets 700 ltrs and other ministers and officials gets around 400 ltrs to 200 ltrs monthly as per the article.And look how politely Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said “These entitlements are enough and if they use more they have to spends from their pocket”…She appears so humble.. 😛

Instead of providing free fuels I guess govt should start the Bus Pooling facility from every ministers house to their Offices at least that will save lots of fuels..

Now the politicians are getting so much of facilities and common man is dying like anything out of inflation….This is our Developing India 😦

My Interpretation on this..Check it out.. 🙂

*Please click on the image for better view.. 🙂

Fuel,Comman Man and Ministers

 

Advice to Our Prime Minister from A Commonman

On 15th August 2013 India celebrated its 67th Independence Day and as usual it  was the PM of India who delivered the speech at the Red Fort…I listened to his speech for about 10 minutes and after that I felt like there is no good listening to his speech as his speech is all made of some fake promises,some fake verses and all…

A common man would feel like breaking his TV sets listening to his speech,though his speech was full of hope but his speech lacked the positivity that one would expect from a PM…So to show my frustration on his speech I made a cartoon which I proudly dedicate to our incompetent PM and Government…

You can check the highlights of his speech here-Indian Express,if you are really interested to know what he said..Addressing the Nation from a Bullet Proof Box is very easy for our leaders but I wonder if they can say such nice things in their speech why can’t they do the same in reality…

Sorry Indians

Dear Indians–It is of no use looking at our leaders for betterment of India instead become aware,know your rights,duties and responsibilities towards India and help it grow with glow…And to our PM please open your mouth without anyone’s support…

Jai Hind..

Save RTI from Amendments–For India’s Sake

As we all know about RTI and its Power–I also have written a post on this–Find it Here.

This post is a General request to the Public,My Readers to please to show your support in Signing the Petition in Change.Org-a Campaign started by National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) India.

As we all know that Political Parties are raising the voice to exclude them from RTI which will make them a free bird and We surely don’t want that to happen..So Come together and support it and believe me it works.. 🙂

Hope Every Responsible Citizen will Sign the Petition…Its a Sincere Request and not going to take more than 30 seconds..So Please Come Forward and Support.. 🙂

 

India-Corruption-A Solution Part II

In my earlier post I wrote about possible solution to Population and Pollution control.If you haven’t checked it out here it is.

In this post I will try to give some solutions on controlling Corruption.However when we hear the term Corruption,we generally erupt with anger or become very sad and start bashing our leaders.But I believe the main root of Corruption is We-The Common People who provide opportunities to Corrupted Persons and never raise their voice against them.

For Me–Those who are suffering and accepting injustice are equally responsible with those who are doing injustice for making Corruption a never-ending Business..

Corruption is Huge and it is growing day by day in a huge country like India and pushing India to backfoot.I know we can’t eradicate corruption in a day,no-one can but what I believe is with continuous effort from each and every citizen we can minimize it on day-to-day basis.As we all know ‘Impossible is Nothimg’.With this I provide my solutions to curb Corruption.. 🙂

• Education:-In today’s world there is nothing that Education cannot teach us and it should be taken as one of the main tool to educate people about their rights.Those who are uneducated do not know about the process,provisions and procedures through which they can get justice.Corrupt public servants try to make fool of them and often demands for bribe.It is due to unawareness in the field of law,public rights and procedures thereof that a common and an uneducated suffer out of the corrupt society.This suggests that if we are educated, we can understand our rights well.Even the educated pay bribes…But that’s a different story.An Educated should always use their Knowledge for the right use and not for paying bribe.An Educated person will know about the Do’s and Dont’s while dealing with procedures and they should use their knowledge in getting the job done in a clean way.

• RTI Act:-A very important act enacted by the Parliament of India  “to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens“.You can read about more RTI here.It empowers any Citizen of India to aks questions to any Organizations that comes under RTI.If used properly it leads to transparency to all the procedures and provisions of Government.

• The average age of India is around 25-26 years,So it is a Young India.These young Indians must stand up against the System for the upliftment of this Country,to fight Corruption.India should have youth coming forward and taking responsibilities on the behalf of this country.I believe in every sector there should be youth involvement.Read more about Youth Power here.

• Salary of Government and PSU Officers must be of market-indexed with their responsibility.This would minimise the ‘need’ for bribes.Their salaries could be benchmarked against corporate sector salaries.But higher salaries should be combined with exemplary punishment,including dismissal from service and a police case if an employee is caught indulging in corrupt practices.

• Use of Technology:-In this Technology era we are lagging behind taking full advantages of the Technology.First and Foremost there should be a law passed on installing CCTV camera on each and every Government office.Regular Inspections of the CCTV Footage.Today almost everyone use a Mobile Phone,so I urge that when we are going to any Government Office we should always keep our Phones in recording mode or if that facility is not available–call someone who can record all the stuff(be sure that you don’t get caught).

• Social Media:-Social media is a boon in recent times.Instead of using it for useless work,try to utilise it for making any corruption related news popular.I am sure within no time it will reach to larger mass.Share your views on sites like I Paid a Bribe.

• Corruption can be reduced by increasing direct contact between government and the governed. In this regard E-Governence can help a lot.It has been implemented carrying out many Government Works but still more needs to be done.

• Whenever you feel cheated never hesitate to visit organisations like Consumer Forums for Consumer Complaints,Banking Ombudsman for Bank related Complaints,Central Vigilance Bureau for any Government related Corruption.

All this for now.I hope this articles help the people of India to gather courage and fight against Corruption.

“The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity—–Frank Serpico”

Corruption

Our Right to Vote

India-Known as the World’s Largest Democracy,Democratic because we have an elected Government-elected by the People of India,but do we really have an elected government?

If I were to say then in my view it would be selected government and the reason for this is that most of us does not even bother to Vote especially the we ‘the educated ones’ whereas the illiterate ones who does not have much knowledge on voting are easily lured by the Politicians using different schemes they come up with before Election.

Few days ago Karnataka Elections were held and Bangalore being the largest city in Karnataka had a turnout of just 52-53% in urban areas whereas the rural areas had a turnout of 75-80% and the scenario is almost same in all the metros and important cities in India where most of the literate people lives.

We should not simply let go our constitutional right to vote.Our vote has a value and we the citizen of India must take necessary step to make it count.Before election we must make some amount of background research like his/her character,his/her qualifications,views,assets,any criminal activity etc. on the candidates standing in election and I think it is not difficult in this technology driven modern era.This is one such website that provides information on each candidate of your constituency/ward and email you the candidate details accordingly.

By this means we can cast our vote rightly and if even after all these we don’t find any suitable candidate then Election Commission of India has also provided provision of casting our vote in no one’s favor and this is known as Null Voting or Rule 49-O.

Rule 49-O refers to elector who decide not to record his vote after going through all rules of casting a vote.The main advantage of this rule is that if suppose a candidate from a ward win by 200 votes and if the number of ‘Rule 49-O‘ votes is more than the candidates 200 votes then the polling in that particular ward is cancelled and re-polling is done and the candidature of the contestants will also be removed and they won’t be able to contest in re-polling.

So,people especially urban people,if we are aware of various rules and rights,slowly and steadily changes will be there which will be visible and we will have an India on the roads of development.

So,Next time when the Election comes do not stay behind,just go and show your power and right to vote for a better India.