Mr Murli Manohar Joshi is in charge of drawing up BJP’s
Poll Manifesto for 2014 Lok Sabha Elections
He has invited suggestions from public for possible
incorporation in the manifesto , if found suitable
Based on my perception of what would benefit the public
most ( in order of importance ) , following is how BJP’s manifesto should read :
Ø Corruption
We will introduce / pass ,
“ Anna-Version “ of Jan Lok-Pal Bill within 2 months of assuming power at the
Center
Ø Jobs
We will create 15 million jobs per year ,
starting from 2015
Ø Economy
We will liberalize FDI in
Insurance / Retail and all other non-defense related sectors of economy
Ø Productive Use of Un-Productive Money
We will create a structure,
whereby Private sector and Religious Trusts ( such as Tirupati / Lord
Padmanabhan / Shirdi SaiBaba / Satya SaiBaba / Siddhi Vinayak / VaishnoDevi etc
) , will come forward to invest , at least Rs 10 lakh crores per year for the
next 5 years. This will be done thru,
·
No-Tax ( for 10 years ) , “ Job Creation “ Bonds ,
exclusively devoted to creation of Jobs for poor people in less-developed
states
·
Enabling investments into these bonds ,
thru a Voluntary Disclosure Scheme ( VDS ) where no questions will be asked as
to the source of the funds. This will bring back Rs 35 lakh crores stashed away
unproductively / secretly by Indian nationals and Trusts
·
We will create similar “ Job Creation “
Bonds where subscription will be restricted to,
# NRIs
/ PIOs
# Foreign NGOS / Charitable Trusts
# Foreign Sovereign Funds
·
We will introduce this measure within 6
months of coming to power
Ø CBI
We will make CBI truly
independent of the Central Government , by making Chief of CBI report to the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
CBI will have its own Expense
Budget ( as part of the Central Budget ) and will be free to hire additional
professionals without needing permission from any Central Ministry
Ø Electoral Reforms
We will introduce , within
6 months , a Electoral Reforms Bill in Lok Sabha. This will have provisions for
·
NOTA
·
Right to Recall
·
Negative Vote …………..etc
Ø Representation of People Act
We will amend this Act
within 6 months of assuming power , by incorporating provisions for
·
Acceptance of ALL donations to political
parties only thru cheques
·
Issue of paper receipts for all donations
·
Publishing on party web site ,
# full
details of funding / expenditure etc
# full
details of Assets / Liabilities / Income Tax Returns filed etc of Senior party
functionaries ( including those holding Ministerial positions ) – updated
annually
# full
details of FIRs / Court-Cases ( whether criminal or civil ) filed against any
Senior Party Functionaries , with punishments awarded , if any
# number
of Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha meetings attended by its elected representatives
Ø Naxal
/ Maoist Menace
We will eliminate this
menace thru full integration of these Tribal areas into the mainstream of the
Social / Political and Economic development.
We will do this by
granting special status to these areas , where industries / businesses / NGOs ,
will be encouraged to set up Skills Training Institutes , by giving accelerated
depreciation benefit for the Capital Expenditure incurred and 150 % write-off
on the recurring annual revenue expenditure
Ø Relations with Pakistan
Whereas we will encourage
constructive dialogue with Pakistan to resolve all outstanding issues , this
will be done only after Pakistan dismantles all terror-training camps on its
territory , as certified by a UN Agency , on an ongoing basis
Dear Mr Joshi
:
I am not sure
how many citizens will take the trouble to spell out their suggestions like
this
My last suggestion is that you frame a “ Multiple
Choice Questionnaire “
Publish this on as many Media as possible – especially
Online Web sites
Then ask people to record their choices
A Smart Phone based Mobile App would be great !
·
hemen
parekh ( 19
Oct 2013 )
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