NO DEVELOPMENT IN WEST BENGAL UNDER LEFT GOVERNMENT

The demolition of 'Adarsh'...

Its a very recent news that court proceeding for the Adarsh building will be held on 27th April. Mumbai High Court will listen to all the testimonies, views from the the Adarsh building committee and also from the environmentalists. Its a simple phenomenon that even if you demolish Adarsh society then also there can be no revival of the enviornment.

There is no doubt that it was one of the hottest issues in the winter session of Maharashtra legislature. Adarsh issue together with Lavasa city issue. The building may be demolished and there will be certain other losses now such as-

i) Cost of the construction.

ii) Building material which cannot be used again.

iii)Cost of architecture, maps and blueprint.

iv)Loss of time used in legislature because even a session of legislature requires money.

These are just few losses which I have stated here. There might be many more losses which may not have not come in light. All this is because of politics. If the Adarsh is the result of the ruling party then the opposition desperately wants it to be demolished.

It's a simple principle that if any project is started by the ruling party which requires some tenure of 8 years (for example) and if the opposition party comes to power and they have negative image of politics then they will surely try to stop the project and finally when it will come to the light of the people and other committees then the ruling party will blame to the x-ruling government.

The committee will declare some time to submit the report. Before the committee is formed there is politics in the legislature followed by the ratification process. Its a hard core process.

Finally, the loss is incurred by the government in the financial terms and partly the time for development is lost. If the government suffers the financial loss then who indirectly suffers. It is suffered by the people who pay tax.

Loss of people, is the loss of the democracy. Loss of democracy= result of negative politics (Demolition of 'adarsh')

Demolition of Adarsh in two means (one is Adarsh society and other one is inner virtues).

Thanks.

Let the spirit of democracy be in positive means.

Raj Agrawal

COALITION POLITICS: WHERE ARE THE BENEFITS?

Going by the basics of coalition politics, it is considered to be an improvised institution of checks and balances in a multi-party democracy. It is expected to preclude the dictatorial wielding of power likely to be practiced by any one political party if incase it gets the popular mandate. In Indian context arrival of Coalition Politics was necessitated by strengthening bond between incumbency and Congress; the bond which was seen as a potential threat to India as a democracy and federation.

But recently, our Prime Minister made a remark which meant that 2G Scam was a result of coalition politics. Agreed that it was a result of coalition politics. But then I have a few questions in this regard:

1. Was the government aware beforehand that it was making unethical compromises?

2. Does the desire to stay in power for this government supersedes the principles of governance that demand the obeisance of the government to the nation and its people prior to any coalition partner?

3. Why does this admission made post the vociferous and vehement claims of innocence of Raja?

4. If the CBI, judiciary, opposition and the media would have succumbed to the government’s denial of the scam (which I know was least likely to happen, but still there was a probability) , then how would our PM have imitated Caesar’s wife (his standard of probity) ?

Finally, where do we have the benefits of coalition politics when the power is shared in a manner so as not to check despotism but to share the perpetration of despotism?

I was unable to find an answer to it, if you can, then please let me know.....

ARE WE ENTITLED TO A PADHA LIKHA NETA?

One fine day our political science teacher was teaching us the Qualifications/Disqualifications for becoming a MP or contesting Lok Sabha elections as enshrined in the Article 84, 102 of the Constitution of India and in the Representatives of People Act, 1951. She randomly posed before all of us a question as to the need of inclusion of a clause specifying some minimum educational standard for the same. I have just laid down what I think of this issue.

Why do we need educated politicians?

1. It might be due to the reason that they are better equipped to understand the nature of their work properly by the virtue of the intellect differential they share with their uneducated counterparts.

Yes, I do agree with this. But I think that the work of a MP/MLA is to provide directions to the authorities under his area which can be done by any development seeking honest and truthful person even if he/she is deprived of education. Most of the work is to be done by the bureaucrats who are highly educated and capable of giving concrete shape to their vision.

2. It is also a viewpoint that their presence would reduce corruption.

I totally disagree with this because the probity, integrity and morality has a little to do with education. Nowadays, what Kapil Sibal is doing in defending UPA in the 2G Scam is in my opinion the best example in this context.

3. Raise people’s faith in government/ reduce the governance deficit.

Yes, that is certainly true because politicians are also the citizens of society first and their being educated is good for the overall betterment of the society.

Why dont we need educated politicians?

1. Anti-Democratic: It will undermine the true spirit of democracy as there would be no equal opportunity for contesting of elections.

2. Managerial Job: The job of a MP/MLA is more of managerial kind. As we know that many corporate houses are a gift of the entrepreneurs who are uneducated people, we should not undermine the capability of determined but uneducated politicians to change the tide flowing in India Inc.

An apt manner of resolving this issue would be to wait for the society to be educated through the various measure taken by the government which would eventually produce educated politicians also. But the current constitutional provisions in this regard (qualifications for contesting elections) shouldn’t be tampered with.

The fulfilled [ :( ] promises of politicians....

I had discussion with one of my friends that what law applies if any teacher denies to take coaching class of any college ? I didn't understood anything but they both were discussing were something about article 14 (right to education ) of constitution. If school is made then there are certain rules but private coaching classes do not follow any of such rules. According to the article of Indian express:

CM promises law to check coaching classes.
http://www.expressindia.com/ie/daily/20000609/ina09031.html

The article is of date June 9,2000. It was done after the Chate controversy.

But the point here is not of Chate controversy or what so ever. Today the private coaching classes are spreading and they are charging the ransom amount they want. The professors of government colleges are working in private coaching classes.

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_regulate-coaching-classes-hc-tells-govt_1147217

The above stated article is of June 2008, DNA INDIA. According to these article, HC (Bombay)  had given government four weeks time to frame regulation for private coaching classes.

I had a personal experience too. When I was in HSC, I had admitted myself to a well known private coaching classes of my city. One teacher used to teach us chemistry and simultaneously he used to work in a college also (he is well known author in chemistry).I didn't know that he worked in government college. It came to my knowledge when a complaint was lodged against him by some other rival coaching class (where also a government college professor worked).

Once he took a day leave, and when I asked in detail than it came to my knowledge that he was already aware that inspection was going to come in private coaching class to check. It was the way when the officials came and they didn't found him. Here was a corrupt political setup which is infact very small but very interesting also. This is just one example but there are lot of professors like this.

Here is another article of July 2009 by INDIA TIMES:
http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=2&edlabel=TOIM&mydateHid=03-07-2009&pubname=Times+of+India+-+Mumbai+-+Times+City&edname=&articleid=Ar00201&format=&publabel=TOI  


There has been always regulation and decision of government but the thing is that it is never working properly.  The article I showed was of 2000,2008 and 2009 but there is no regulation regarding private coaching classes. Here is how the system works...!

These are the promises fulfilled by politicians...! [ : ( ]

Regards,

Take care,

Raj Agrawal
 

Is this a sustainable solution?

Friends!

Topic of our blog is 'The politics of India' but I am not well versed with Indian politics and not also with any type of politics. Whenever we talk about the politics then generally people try to avoid to talk about it well and also sometimes it happens that we have a picture of a person who is always ready to increase our problems and drive away our money with him. We may usually found in thing that they must have relations with the gangsters also (as shown in Indian films as my friend tells me that I am a bad movie watcher).

Our Indian politics is obsessed with bad politics and bad politicians. In other words, politics is just dirty gutter and most of us don't want to get involve in that. But just like the real gutter; if it is not cleaned properly then it will stink your house. Somebody has to clean it or there has to be some representative on our behalf.

Whenever scam takes place then opposition starts to demand resignation from the ruling party but resignation is not part of solution. If there is scam of Adarsh society then it was solution by government that Adarsh building will be demolished. Adarsh also has enviornmental issues and if it is demolished then there would be loss of governmental money which was used in its establishment.

 Another part is that RR Patil is giving security to the ministers who left Shiv Sena and joined NCP but at the same time he is refusing to give security to RTI activist Asim Sarode. Sometimes I imagine that everything is happening infront of us and we are just seating and not acting. They are the same representatives which we have elected through voting. Are Indian people dumb?

Regards,

Raj Agrawal

THE UNADDRESSED ISSUE: CONGRESS’S PLENARY MEET

The Indian National Congress Party recently organized its 83rd Plenary Meet to mark the 125th anniversary of its existence. As a responsible political party of India, it came with a lot of paraphernalia which would help it contain corruption at all levels. The well compiled 5 point agenda was a good one. It talked about probity on the part of ministers, careful exercise of discretionary powers, protection to whistle blowers, competitive system for exploiting natural resources and fast-tracking corruption cases against public servants, including politicians. The BJP was quick to bemoan the absence of JPC probe in the list but fell flat on supporting the cause of curbing discretionary power of CMs and ministers, even when the lack of same was haunting BJP’s Government in Karnataka.

Apart from this, one more issue required some attention in the agenda, and that is No Self Contradiction or having a clear policy, in other words. Jaganmohan Reddy’s Odarpu Yatra post the untimely death of his father and Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister, YS Rajshekhara Reddy, to meet the family of the people who committed suicides in the wake of this unfortunate incident was seen by Congress as a threat to the stability of its Government in Andhra Pradesh. The Party took it this as his move to gain Chief Minister’s Portfolio and thus asked him to stop it and condemned it severely. Now, I am not aware about Jagan’s motives and Congress’s plan. But when Congress can create a congenial atmosphere for Rahul Gandhi’s uprise which finally culminates on his becoming the Prime Minister of India subjected to the UPA’s getting of the popular mandate in next elections, then why stop Jagan from claiming his father’s legacy.

I am nowhere saying that Jagan should be put at the helm of affairs of Andhra Pradesh but then atleast Congress doesnt has a right to oppose this because this will be in contravention of its own stance. The shrewdness involved in appointing the appropriate candidate for these constitutional post is already pestered and should not be burdened with the dynastic politics. Let us hope that this issue is also adressed somewhere down the line and the rhetorical 5 point agenda transpires into concrete action.