At first , it may appear
so when you read the following news report ( DNA / 15 Sept ) :
“ BJP to show door to dud
MPs in ’19 “
Performance sole factor as party starts zeroing in on candidates for
LS polls
About 100 of the 282 BJP MPs are not likely to be fielded because
of performance , age and other criteria….
With winnability factor taken care of, everything has boiled down
to the choice of candidates on the basis of their ability to perform and show
results . It may cost about 30 to 40 per cent of MPs ( who have been laggards
), their seats , as the party would like to choose people who can perform
Candidates will be judged on work in their constituencies ,
performance in Parliament and their effectiveness in promoting and implementing
PM Modi’s flagship schemes such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan , Jan Dhan Yojana ,
Start Up India , Stand Up India , Digital India and Housing for All
But I think Amitbhai is a very rational person
!
To evaluate
the performance of BJP MPs , he must have used some mechanism similar to my
following blog ( sent as E Mail to NDA Ministers – and even to MPs , 2 YEARS ago !
Thursday, 6 August 2015
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In past few years , our Lok Sabha has been repeatedly paralyzed by
slogan shouting MPs
Perhaps , the past two weeks were the worst in the history of Lok Sabha
, with no business conducted
Someone suggested that MPs be made to lose their salaries for this
period , following the universally / legally accepted rule : No Work , No Pay
This won't work . Our crore-pati MPs could not care a hoot for loss of
pay !
Only thing that might work :
A mobile app called , " ROMP / Recall Our MP " (
Idea for a Start-Up ? )
Only voters who qualify as follows , will be permitted to use this App ,
in order to recall an MP :
* He must be on Electoral Roll
* He must have actually voted ( even if NOTA ) , in the last
general election
{ This criteria is bound to boost voting percentage to 95
% ! No need to
* He can " Vote to Recall " ,
only MP who got elected from the constituency
* He can vote only if there is no Criminal charges filed against
him
* The App itself will accept his " Rating / Vote " only
on two days of the year
* Any other criteria that readers may wish to suggest ( crowd-sourcing )
ROMP will show following
criteria , with " YES " or " NO " buttons
against each :
LOG-IN :
# Suspend MP for next Session......... YES.......NO
# Recall
MP..................................... YES..... NO
Justify your recommendation by "
Rating " your MP , below
( Unless rated on each criteria ,
your vote will be invalid )
=================================
Is this MP ( who is being rated by
you ) :
# Honest..............................
YES........NO
# Of High
Integrity................. YES........ NO
# Sincere.............................. YES........ NO
# Hard-working
.................... YES........ NO
# Punctual..............................
YES....... NO
# Dignified.............................
YES........ NO
# Follows Speaker's Orders.....
YES........ NO
# Good Listener...................... YES.........
NO
#
Awaits his turn to speak......... YES........ NO
# Asks only relevant
questions.. YES........ NO
# Approachable to
Voters.......... YES....... NO
# Answers Voters' Emails
promptly.[ YES....NO ]
# Provides regular feedback to Voters[YES...NO]
# Addresses other MPs with respect.[YES.....NO ]
SUBMIT
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Conditions governing use of
ROMP :
* It can be downloaded from the web site of Election
Commission , upon
* Upon being satisfied ( that you are a genuine voter ) ,
the Server will
It would be better still , if biometric identification is integrated
with the
* ROMP can be downloaded only once
* At least 66 % of the Voters who had
actually voted in that Constituency
* Only in case more than 2/3rd ( > 66 %
) of " Ratings " cast recommend
* However , in case where those 66 % are divided between " Recall
" and
* Rating results will be made public on
Election Commission web site on the
I do believe that the present NDA
government is keen to introduce / pass ,
" RIGHT TO RECALL BILL "
in Lok Sabha as part of Electoral Reforms
Except that the combined opposition may defeat it in Rajya Sabha !
Which MP would want to sign his own death-warrant ?
But even without a legal backing , I
feel ROMP would have a salutary effect
ROMP ,
along with my earlier suggested mobile Apps
* VotesApp
will take us many steps closer to a
Digital India
If you endorse
my views , please forward to all Policy Makers
If not ,
please do come up with a better idea !
Dear
Amitbhai :
So that your decisions do not appear
arbitrary , I urge you to launch the Mobile App ROMP ( or by whatever name appears more palatable ! )
Such an on-going / continuous ASSESSMENT of the MPs , by the Voters themselves , will ensure that
there is no “ revolt “ by those who get “ dis-enfranchised “
It is still not too late !
15 Sept 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
/ blogs
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