Letter to the PM

You must have certainly understood the dirty game the Congress is playing to stall important legislations like the GST, Land Acquisition , The Labour Reform etc to name a few. Yes, the BJP did the same to Congress and now it is the turn of the Congress to give it back to the BJP in their own coin. Who bothers if you stalled it for valid reasons when there were strong reasons for BJP to demand resignations of the likes of Raja, Anand, Dayanidhi Maran etc. People see the net outcome and that was that the parliament did not function in either case.

So, what is the solution ? Do we continue to see the parliament non – functional either because of BJP or the Congress or Some Other party? The nation is being held ransom by some politicians, who are spine less and soulless. How long we will sell this logjam ?

I think you are a matured statesman. Please do not bring the egos in the picture. Face the Parliament and Say sorry for whatever the BJP had done in past even though you had reasons. Please forget all that and seek forgiveness and request the members of the house to rise above the petty politics for a better tomorrow.

Then, play the  masterstroke – tell both the houses that the same BJP they all thought stalled the parliament earlier is ready to come out with a bill – constitutional amendment seeking :

Punitive actions for :

• Members having attendance less than 70 %, without permissions from the Speakers of the Houses
• Members entering the well and shouting slogans
• Members using abusive language in the hous
• Members showing placards in the house
• Members / Parties trying to stall the smooth functioning of the houses
• Members not allowing a member to speak / put forward his views

The punitive action could be :

• Proportionate Salary Deductions
• and or suspension from house

 Suspension should start with 1day & 1 Green card. Two such yellow cards should attract a suspension for 3 days and a Yellow Card. Three such yellow cards should attract automatic disqualification of member for rest of the session.

This action will take the wind out of the parties who oppose this path breaking bill. Involve the select committee to take their opinion. Make this a public debate and build a national opinion in your favour

Please believe my gut feeling and take a bold call.

Reference number : PMOPG/E/2015/0078034 dated 27.08.2015

OPen Letter to the PM

I am your die hard supporter, but somehow i am getting a strong feeling that on the following issues the government actions appear to be tentative and not at all proactive.

•     OROP - why the veterans of armed forces are being subjected to such an embarrassment, particularly when you, the defense minister, the home minister , all have been saying that it is a matter of few days only. On one hand you have doled out huge sums for Bihar ( Certainly keeping the other eye on the elections ) then why not declare OROP. It is a shame if deserving people are made to fight for their rights. if financial burden is the issue, the 125 crore people of the country will not hesitate to pay additional tax levied as cess, to particularly take care of our retired armed forces. You know us we have done that by opting out of LPG subsidy.
•      The spiraling food prices is another area of big concerns. The monsoon was supposed to be poor this year. We came to know about it well in advance. Then why the government did not import essential items like pulses, onions etc well in time ? Why the government has not declared limits for storage of such items to curb hoarding ?
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•        The government is to be squarely blamed for many delays in getting the bills cleared in the both houses of the parliament. Please note that the earlier governments too had the problems of numbers in the upper house, but still the Narsimharao Government, The Vajpayee Government and the UPA I & II have had much better success rate. It appears that the floor management is very poor. Secondly, it appears that there is lack of transparency.  Take the case of GST. The congress feels that you will change or not accept the recommendations of the select committee or some parties.

In all it appears that either the government is lacking the political will or succumbing to the pressures or the bureaucracy and that should not be acceptable to a person like you. Please take strong punitive actions against ministers / MPs or the bureaucrats who are stalling the wheel of growth. Please note that you will be remembered for your actions or no actions. Action will bring you back in power again and again and Non - action will throw you out the next time. Choice is yours, sir

Reference number of my open letter : PMOPG/E/2015/0076384

 

Land Acquisition Bill

I do not know why the Modi Government is facing so much of opposition for many of the bills they want to bring in , particularly the Land ( Acquisition ) Reform Bill? There is certainly something amiss, or else why they were required to agree for 9 amendments. 

I am inclined to agree to their recent claim now that the congress and the other opposition parties are eying for elections in Bihar, and hence they are trying to drive mileage out of this issue. But then there are avenues open to them. They should utilize the power of electronic media ( TV ) - Radio and the print media too, to explain to the common man as to what the earlier bill ) introduced by UPA ) had vis a vis the current one, why did they bring new bill, why did they not refined the earlier bill, what were the plus and minuses of both the bills. They should make an effort to educate the common man and take them along with them. Hand - Holding is the need of the hour to win the confidence of the common man. If the opposition and the NGOs like Anna Hazare are not willing for an open debate, then call a meeting of all CMs and other stake holders like leaders of farmers' associations / unions etc. 

This needs to be done on priority as it is holding many growth related investments back, including the FDIs etc in infrastructure, Roads, defence etc.

Let them not make it an Ego Issue, Let them not try to call a joint session to get numbers in their favour, because that may lead to more protests and it will be sort of carrot in the hands of the opposition who will not miss the opportunity to spread this move as high handedness on the part of the government. There might be nation wide agitations and the image of the government might nosedive to a point of no return.

I wrote to the PMO India, on their web site the following:

Your Land Reform Bill is facing big time hurdles from all opposition parties. If you and your ministers feel that you are pro - poor and pro farmer and the opposition is just trying to increase their vote bank, why don't you reach the masses through electronic and print media ? Invite media in press conferences, invite leaders from farmer fraternity, invite NGOs and have open debate in HINDI & English. Similarly Spend money on giving full details in Local papers in Hindi and other regional languages. Expose the Congress, Don't Attack them That, in my opinion will be a pro active step. I am ready to provide my services once i am convinced myself that you are on the side of the poor and farmers.

Choice for the government is to win the confidence, by educating the people, taking media in confidence, carry the nation with them. Only PM can and shall do this, if he is convinced that the government is on the RIGHT side of the issue.

Positives from Delhi Election

Last week has been quite eventful in many ways. Yes, we had a Congress Mukt Bharat, but it was not the BJP but AAP who made it free from congress. The fact of the matter is that the AAP made Delhi almost BJP mukt too, almost literally.

AAP won 67 out of 70 seats in the assembly.

The Kejri - WALL stood rock solid between the BJP and the electorate of Delhi. He did not allow the juggernaut of Amit = Modi duo dent his grip in any way.

The Jhadu ( Broom )  swept them all for SWATCH Delhi, to begin with. The Jhadu swept away the HAND of the Congress, The Lotus of the BJP and the hefty elephant of the BSP too, forget other small and fringe parties.

Let us not look in to statistics of vote shares, victory margins, number of seats etc etc,

but look for the real tangible issues. 

There are big positives of this stupendous outcome.

1.  People of Delhi will probably get to see Ache Din for themselves, if not the whole country as promised by the NAMO team.

2.  AAP will act as a counter balance to the NAMO juggernaut. NAMO team and the BJP will not and can not afford to be arrogant anymore.

3.  BJP will resist the temptation to destabilize the government of other regional parties in their respective states, with an eye to garner requisite numbers in the upper house ( Rajya Sabha ).

4. There is a great possibility of this change coming to all big metropolitan cities. The citizens of these cities are sick of the  existing system of politics in India. There is hardly any difference amongst the major political parties in terms of transparency, corruption, taint - free politicians etc. That is precisely the reason that the electorate of these cities  do not come out to exercise their votes which results in bringing the more established parties back to power That stands to change now

5. Most importantly, BJP will be forced to live up to the promises they have made during the general elections. 

6.  If nothing else,, the non performance of AAP , though I do not wish failure for them, will force the electorate to rethink and look for Alternatives.

However, I strongly feel that the AAP will provide a Clean Alternative in the Indian Politics. Thankfully the AAP will not be the alternative party to look for, away from Congress & BJP but an Alternative to a political system.. That will force the BJP also to change course, which will be for the good of the country.

There is also a possibility of the third front frittering away, which would have been otherwise made the politics more messy.

Let the Common Man rule the cities and the BJP the country at the Center.

Tribute to R K Laxman

Common Man:

मैं एक साधारण व्यक्ति हूँ

      आम आदमी हूँ , यही मेरी पहचान है !

पाँच दशकों पहले, मुझे पहली बार आप लोगों से मिलवाया गया!

अधेड़ सी उम्र, सिर पर ठीक बीच मे चाँद,

उसके नीचे, कानों तक , तीनों तरफ बिखरे बड़े बाल,

       चेहरे पर मोटी काली फ्रेम का चस्मा,

उनके पीछे, हमेशा कुतूहलवश,  कुछ खोजती सी आँखें,

शायद, चेरे पर, च हूँ  और फैले निराशावाद मे, आशावाद ढूनडते भाव !

एक धूलि - अन धूलि कमीज़, उसपर एक चौकड़ी वाला कोट,

         नीचे धोती और पैरों मे चप्पल,

हाँ, यही पहचान लिए मैं आप के बीच आया !

और फिर मैं आप का ही बन कर रह गया !

शायद आप सब लोग भी मुझमे स्वयं को पाते होंगे,

इसीलिए  मैं आप का अपना बन पाया,

या फिर मेरे ब्रम्‍हा ने, मेरे रचनाकार ने, मेरे जीवनदाता ने,

आप सब की स्थिती देख ही मेरा लालन पालन इस प्रकार किया !

खैर जो भी हो, मेरी आप सब की खूब जमी ,

क्या दिन थे वे भी !!

मैं वही आस्चरय चकित भाव से,

    अपने आस पास की घटनाएँ निहारता ,

किसी कोने मे, या भीड़ मे पीछे कहीं छीपा सा खड़ा रहता

और मेरी विस्मयता और लाचारी देख आप मंद मंद मुस्काते थे !

       पाँच दशलों तक, वही अपनी दिनचर्या रही !

इस रोजमर्रा बदाल्ली मे भी, मुझे इस तरह देख कर,

 क्षण भर के लिए ही क्यों ना हो,

      आप के चेहरे पर एक हल्की सी हँसी आती थी,

यही मेरे जीवन दाता की शक्ति थी !

इस क्षण भंगूर जीववन मे , एक क्षण मात्र के लिए ही सही,

मेरे जीवन दाता आप लोगों मे खुशी बटोरते थे !

मैं तो सिर्फ़ एक माध्यम था, और रहूँगा भी !

हाँ यही मेरी सोच थी आज तक !

अचनाक,

मेरा जीवन दाता, अपने ही जीवन से झुँझ रहा था ,

अस्पताल मे उसके बिस्तर के पास, नर्स, डॉक्टर्स

बाहर रिश्तेदार, शुभ चिंतकों का ताँता ,

और वहीं गलियारे में, मैं भयभीत, और असमनजस भाव से सब को देखता खड़ा ,

उन सब के पीछे !

खैर आख़िर अनहोनी को कौन टाल सका है !

मेरा जीवन दाता नही रहा !

मैने रुमाल निकाल कर अपने आँसू पोंछे,

तभी किसी अदृश्य हाथ ने मेरे खनदे पर धीरज से थप थपाया

और कहा " Life must move on, Learn to Live alone  "

यह उनकी ही आवाज़ थी

.मैने भी उपर की तरफ देख कर, थोड़ा सा मुस्कुरा कर कहा

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