@NewIndianXpress Amazing work by Nirbhay Thakur, Sarasvati Thuppadolla,Naresh S&Sandeep Singh.2 years ago,my wife and I visited VFS,Delhi for Schengen visa and were 'asked' to pay additional 2800rs. We confronted them and then were told that it's optional.
@makemytrip Sister’s Business to Economy downgrade refund paid by Air India to MMT, but MMT customer care is stalling credit since long. Booking ID: NF2AKU80554343873. Your customer care is highly insensitive to expectations of repeat customers. Highly disappointing.
@makemytripcare This is the seventh time you guys are asking for 48 hours. No wonder people are moving away from MMT due to your standard non-supportive response. See the screenshot....
If voters can HIRE a neta, they should be able to FIRE the neta too.
If Indian voters have the Right to Elect, they should have the ‘RIGHT TO RECALL’ too.
Right to Recall is a mechanism that empowers voters to de-elect an elected representative, before their term ends, if they fail to discharge their duties. If we can impeach the President, the Vice President and judges, and move a no confidence motion against an elected government mid term, then why should voters be forced to tolerate a non performing MP or MLA for five full years.
Five years is too long. There is no profession where you underperform for five years with zero consequences.
More than 24 democracies in the world such as the United States, Switzerland etc. provide arecall or voter initiated removal mechanisms in some form. If Indian voters have the right to elect, they should have the right to recall too.
However, there should be safeguards to prevent misuse:
Threshold - At least 35 to 40 percent voters should back a recall trigger through a verified petition before any recall vote is held
Cooling period - A minimum 18 month lock in after election so the representative has time to deliver and cannot be targeted immediately after winning
Clear grounds- Recall only for proven misconduct, fraud, corruption or serious neglect of duty, not everyday political disagreements
Final test- Recall succeeds only if more than 50 percent voters support removal in the recall vote
This is citizen empowerment. It will push parties to field performers, reduce corruption, and bring democracy back to accountability.
Voters have the right to vote someone into office and they should have the right to vote them out of office too.
If the UGC rules are not withdrawn, Yogi Adityanath, sadly, will be the first to pay the price for the central govt’s appeasement obsession and its total disregard for GC voters, and a few hopefuls in the line of succession at the Centre would not be too sad about this outcome.
You stayed silent when Reservation increased to 70%.
You stayed silent when SC/ST Act got more draconian.
You stayed silent when Caste Census was announced.
This Republic Day, don't be silent.
SAY NO TO UGC REGULATIONS.
गणतंत्र दिवस पर ये सवाल ज़रूर उठना चाहिए कि क्या हमारे संविधान ने जनरल कैटेगरी के लोगों के साथ नाइंसाफी करने का संदेश दिया है? मुझे लगता है जनरल कैटेगरी के जो लोग सक्षम हैं उन्हें फौरन ये देश छोड़ देना चाहिए..इस देश को आपकी ज़रूरत नहीं है!! आज भी कई शिक्षण संस्थानों में ब्राह्मण छात्र अपना सरनेम छुपाते हैं..शर्मा के लिए S, द्विवेदी के लिए D लिखते हैं..क्योंकि धमकी मिलती है-"तुझे तो हम देख लेंगे" अब ये धमकी सच होने जा रही है..आप यहां रहेंगे तो कभी भी जेल जा सकते हैं चाहे आपकी गलती हो या न हो..गणतंत्र दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ 🙏#UGCRollBack
We are paying a heavy price for air pollution - with our health and with our economy. Crores of ordinary Indians bear this burden every day.
Children and the elderly suffer the most. Livelihoods, especially of construction workers and daily wage earners are severely impacted.
This crisis cannot be forgotten until next winter. The first step towards change is to raise our voices.
Share your story of how air pollution has affected you or your loved ones at: https://t.co/YOBJ3mixPu
Your voice matters, and it is my duty to raise it.
For a large section, UGC guidelines have proven to be the last straw on camel's back. In the real world, away from Social media, even the staunchest of party supporters are infuriated. People are discussing not only these atrocious guidelines but also the strengthened SC/ST Act, day to day corruption in Govt offices, arrogance of local BJP leaders, Municipal woes as also issues like pathetic choice of Chief Ministers. BJP may continue to win elections by doling out freebies and cash transfers but the hope for a Developed India is dimming out. An increasing number of people are seeing party functioning similar to that of any other party. There is also a growing sentiment that top leadership is now oblivious to genuine ground level feedback.