George Tom

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[George Tom @_gtom]

They came to remind Parliament they exist ✊

[P. Sainath @PSainath_org]

Friendly advice for Dharmendra Pradhan on the best way out of his problems: the education minister needs to take a study break and acquire an M.A. in ‘Entire’ Political Science, becoming only the second person on the planet to earn that coveted honour. With that degree he can one day return, aspiring to much higher things. And also vindicate the Peter Principle: everybody rises to the level of his incompetence.
Almost two months ago, hundreds of people pointed out to the government that the response of the public to the CJP’s call for action on the (then) NEET-related issues, signalled a deep discontent, even real distress, among young people.
Instead, the government’s response has been to unleash police brutality on protestors to quell their still growing movement. And it achieved the opposite of what it hoped to. The number of families pissed off by the regime’s response is incalculable. The Modi government had the lessons of the farmer’s protests to learn from, but I guess those weren’t included in the ‘Entire’ Political Science curriculum of that year.
Meanwhile, the protests in Delhi – increasingly drawing sympathetic, spontaneous actions across the country – have gone way beyond the NEET-affected and the demand for Pradhan’s dismissal. Most would be surprised by the strong turnout of youngsters from rural districts in the Delhi protests. Do not miss this extraordinary story on the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI) by Shadab Farooq: 'I came to remind Parliament that we exist' (https://t.co/pMdfjgIL4m).

And the protests are just beginning. Many more will be seen over time on more issues that we can now anticipate. Maybe the entire government needs to join Pradhan in that study sabbatical.

[Siva e @SivaprakashE]

⁦@CMofKarnataka⁩ ⁦@BommanahalliJC⁩ ⁦@GBA_office⁩ #doddathoguru, ⁦@ECitySwmTF⁩ for the past 1 month this is the status of Neeladri road Electronic City phase 1. Please do the needful sir ⁦@MLAMkrishnappa

[George Tom @_gtom]

@ELCITA_IN Food is dumped for dogs in such large quantities that the dogs also don't even look at it near 360 degree business park. This area has become very risky for normal pedestrians and cyclists. Please take action before this becomes a public health hazard.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@Blue_Footy True. For someone to interview multiple candidates and make a good hiring, the person interviewing the candidate should not be dumb.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@airtelindia @Airtel_Presence - I'm getting spammed by misleading messages like this from a verified Airtel handle in whatsapp. Either someone is impersonating you, or, if this is actually sent by you, this is very unethical clickbait to trick people. Please take action.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@ELCITA_IN Kudos for maintaining the roads well. But the recently added speedbreakers are too many in number and with very sharp entry and exits. Vehicle suspension and human backbone are both getting sudden jerk and jolts and will need early replacement.

[George Tom @_gtom]

... and using the desk itself for most of today, until I figured it was from the ad for some perfume on the front page. Please don't torture your readers like this 🙏

[George Tom @_gtom]

@the_hindu - I wanted to let you guys know that my desk had an irritating fragrance causing headache and sneezing since morning which I couldn't find for the love of God from where - so bad that I put off reading the newspaper multiple times...

[George Tom @_gtom]

@Rajesh_1884 @ELCITA_IN @blrcitytraffic Agree. Had near misses two times with vehicles coming on the wrong side of oneway. Please put warning boards about CCTV surveillance and instruct guards to be more strict, otherwise we are only waiting for some big accident to happen.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@anil_lulla @BMTC_BENGALURU @acpnortheasttr @blrcitytraffic @bengalurupost1 @FriendsofBMTC @srinualavilli @hebbaltrafficps @ShreeRA43002214 Travelling inside also is very painful since many drivers accelerate hard and then brake hard and then repeat and drive like this for the entire trip. Hope @BMTC_BENGALURU will give special training for e-vehicles and also inspect driving standards.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@aiims_newdelhi All India Institute of Mystique Shithousery?

[George Tom @_gtom]

@TravelGeek12 @Pranav_Bad @ChristinMP_ @FriendsofBMTC @TheKannadiga_RF @srinualavilli @BMTC_BENGALURU That make-shift express and intra-state bus stop at the end of the toll in the middle of the highway is a huge risk. Thousands of people board long distance buses dangerously here. Any idea to which authority we can this into attention?

[George Tom @_gtom]

@WelBeast Tal Ben Haim.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@cpimspeak ✊

[George Tom @_gtom]

@cpimspeak RIP ✊

[George Tom @_gtom]

@digitaldutta Been getting automated calls from random numbers clearly mentioning last bill amount to clear it. Whereas I have paid and it shows correctly updated in Airtel website. Scam using this breach or some automation gone bad?

[George Tom @_gtom]

@kalapian_ Same experience. And ever since this gimmick started, have observed that security personnel takes too long "studying" boarding pass and is generally rude at the normal counter.

[George Tom @_gtom]

@suhasinih @vaishnaroy WCS having to disown Ullas Karanth is peak amritkal!

[George Tom @_gtom]

@ELCITA_IN Are there local parks in electronic city?

[George Tom @_gtom]

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[Sitaram Yechury @SitaramYechury]

The 7 salient points made in the unanimous SC Bench judgement scrapping electoral bonds:
1)Financial support via electoral bonds to political parties can lead to a quid pro quo arrangement.
2)The electoral bonds scheme is not the only scheme to curb black money. There are other alternatives.