Posts : Politics

Right to Information act (RTI) and transparency

psaram42 - 16-AUG-2010

 In this age of the internet and exponential growth of the web, the RTI act 2005 should have been at best, a history by now. It is amazing to read the RTI 2005 document available on the web. It creates posts like Chief Information Commissioner and what not, for providing the so called information. I admit I could not, nor was I interested in reading this kind of document.

CWG - Corruption Wealth Games

Naveen - 6-AUG-2010

Finally, heads begin to roll after a week of denials - see this report.

Manivannan transferred, by minister Suresh Kumar?

swamy - 22-MAY-2010

Good news - Harsh is replacing him, papers are all saying he did good work at Bidar. But question question saar - why is change happening?

Start of Mysore says:

Soapbox Session: Politics of 74th Amendment

shekhar_mittal - 5-APR-2010

The BBMP elections are over. The results are out.

We have been hearing a lot about implementation of the 74th Amendment. What is it? Why is it so important? Why are our leaders wary of implementing it?

The next soapbox is "74th amendment" explained. I have a feeling. This topic will get our juices flowing :)

Speaker: Vishwanath Srikantaiah ( Zenrainman)
Topic: Politics of 74th Amendment
Category of Topic: Politics, Citizen Participation,Democracy
Time: 3pm
Venue: Cubbon Park, Opposite Tennis Stadium
Date: 11th April Sunday

 
In case you need help with directions feel free to get in touch with me (9611115671) or Bala Yesu (9980940872).

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BBMP Elections - Who could be in the driver’s seat?

psaram42 - 28-MAR-2010

 When there is a low turn out the party in power looses. So BJP may be facing the music. This is the conclusion of the TV News-9 program that had in the days evening live. This was done by “CVOTER” for the TV-9 channel. Mr. Prakash, Narayan swamy of JDS BJP and Cong were in the debate along with two more participants, whose name I could not get. 

Out of 229 seats the magic number to win is 150. The forecast is 

  1. BJP 89-91
  2. Cong 68-76
  3. JDS 14-22
  4. Other  17-25 

So is it that Operation Lotus part II will be enacted? 

 The exit polls gave the following result. Politics 

Kashmir conundrum; wouldn't India be better off with a plebiscite?

murali772 - 8-APR-2016

The BJP’s ascent has taken Kashmiris further from India. This may seem a strange thing to say now, at the cusp of a PDP-BJP wedding, but the facts stand where they do. Let’s survey events as a Kashmiri might. The state is divided along religious lines absolutely and totally. Consider this alliance. All of the PDP’s 28 MLAs are Muslim.

Needed: AAP-TV

xs400 - 22-JAN-2014

Given the kind of coverage by the current media houses owned by various politicians and moneybags, AAP needs to have its own channel.

It wont be named Arvind TV. 

The doublespeak of the spindoctors is to be expected.

Not having its own media house is hurting AAP. 

Two steps to make Indian elections fairer and truer

srkulhalli - 10-DEC-2013

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Two steps to make Indian elections more truer, more representative

 

Step1 : The Vote123^ Electoral Method

 

What is Vote123

Want to join a political party - but which one to join?

silkboard - 12-NOV-2013

Clear in my mind that I got to join a political party this year. Intention is to understamd how parties work, from up close. Tired of constant flow of 3rd hand, 4th hand and via-media information, which comes in only one color, that political parties and politicians all stink like hell.

Invitation to Congress Bloggers Community

Sudarshan Mantri - 6-AUG-2013

Prajagale,