TRUE OR FALSE ?

5 Sep 2011

TRUE  OR  FALSE  ?

An Indian Minister [ or a MP / MLA / Corporator etc. ], is less likely to be corrupt, if he / she ,

·         is already rich [ before or after becoming Minister ? ]

·         is 70+ years old [ cannot take riches to heaven ? what a pity ! ]

·         is a bachelor [ who will spend all that money ? ]

·         is paid salary of private sector MD [as it is, plenty of disposable income ? ]

·         has no relatives [ why oblige total strangers ? ]

·         is popular amongst voters, eg: yesteryear actor [ don’t need money to buy votes ? ]

·         leads a simple life [ and doesn’t care to donate ? ]

·         is son / daughter of an industrialist [ who cares for next election ? ]

·         is son / daughter of Minister / MP [ already in possession of a “ rich “ heritage ? ]

·         does not care for power [ lack of motivation ? ]

Media [ Newspapers / TV Channels ] should conduct a poll.

Then Election Commission should draw-up fresh “ Eligibility Criteria “ for 2014 elections, based on voters perception of who will make a “ Non-Corruptible “ representative

Right-to-Recall bill may prove to be a cure – but what we need is a “ Prevention “ !

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

RIGHT TO RECALL ?

5 Sep 2011

RIGHT  TO  RECALL  ?

Sure , voters must have right to recall their representative [ MP / MLA / Corporator etc ], if that representative ,

• has utterly failed in performing his duties

• has absented in most of the sessions without valid reason

• is suffering from a debilitating illness

• has engaged in corrupt practices

• has a police case [ of serious charges ] filed against him

• has amassed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income

• is found to practice nepotism / favoritism

• fails to give a written reply to any complaint or refuses to meet a voter from his constituency

• has engaged in malpractices in order to get elected

• has violated electoral “ Code of Conduct “

I am sure, readers would like to expand this list.

Irrespective of one or more of these wrong-doings, how can we let people suffer in silence for 5 years ?

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

From Childhood to Adulthood ?

It seems, for Indian girl child, there is no such phase of life called “ adolescent “.

For them, it is straight from childhood to adulthood.

That seems to be the logical conclusion of “ The World’s Women and Girls “ – a report released by Washington-based Population Reference Bureau.

According to this report, the %age of women aged 20-24, which got married by age 18, are as follows :

Ø  Sri Lanka  ……………………    12 %

Ø  Pakistan  ……………………..   24 %

>  India  ……………………………   47 %

Ø  Burkina Faso  ……………..    48 %

Ø  Nepal  …………………………..   51 %

( Source : Times of India / 10, May 2011 )

With this background, it is no wonder that nearly 1000 women are dying everyday in India due to maternity related complications.

With regards

Hemen  Parekh

Eastward ho !

Times of India ( 12 May 2011 ), reports that Singapore expects to hire over 300,000 professionals in 2011.

Of these, some 60,000 will be from India.

Jayanthi Y, Chairman of hiring firm AdAstra Consultants says,

“ Singapore today offers a never-before opportunity for Indian talent. Its proximity is an attractive element, while salary is the biggest attraction. Professionals receive 4 to 5 times what they are paid in India.”

With maximum personal income tax at 15 % in Singapore and a mere 3 hour flight, Indian recruiters seem to be saying,

“ Go East, Young Man ! “

With regards

Hemen Parekh

Bad News for Healthcare

Times of India [ 16 M1y 2011 ] provides following statistics of “ Doctor to people “ ratios :

Ø   Germany  ……………………..  1 :  296

Ø   USA  ………………………………. 1 :  350

Ø   UK  ………………………………..  1 :  469

Ø   Global Average ……………..  1 :  666

Ø   India  ……………………………… 1  : 1700

And it seems, Indian situation will get worse with the number of students appearing for All India Pre-Medical Test [ AIPMT ], dropping by almost 50 % over the last 5 years.

Reasons advanced :

Ø   Many more years of college / internship as compared to other professions

Ø   Too much rigorous training

Ø   Medical profession does not allow for making quick money

Ø   Biology involves mugging

Ø   A doctor can start earning a proper living when he is past 30 years of age as against an engineer / MBA earning a decent salary at 23

Ø   Longer working hours and less leisure hours

With regards

Hemen  Parekh

VOTE THEM OUT ?

30 Aug 2011

VOTE  THEM  OUT  ?

Who may India vote out in 2014 Lok Sabha elections ?

Possibly,

·          Manish  Tiwari  ?

·          Digvijay  Singh  ?

·          Laloo  Yadav  ?

·          Kapil Sibal  ?

·          P. Chidambaram  ?

But then who knows, they may not even wish to contest !

If you wish to expand this list, you have 3 years to do so. Then find a way to circulate amongst your friends. They may want to “ nominate “ some of their own favorites !

This is my concept of people giving “ Negative Tickets “, ahead of political parties giving “ Positive Tickets “ !

With malice towards none and goodwill for all,

HEMEN  PAREKH

ANNA’S ACHIEVEMENTS ARTICULATED

30 Aug 2011

ANNA’S  ACHIEVEMENTS  ARTICULATED  [  AAA + ]

This is not a comprehensive list of Anna’s achievements during the past 13 days, but some of these are :

• Revival of the concept of Satyagraha

• “ Fast “ as a potent means of persuasion

• Rejection of the concept of “ Bandh “

• Acceptance of Non–Violence as core principle for “ Change “

• Pursuit of Peace thru peaceful demonstrations

• Absolutely no damage to life or public property

• No forcible downing of shutters to cause public inconvenience

• No bringing life to halt by stopping traffic

• Not stopping production in factories, causing economic loss

• Restored people’s faith in parliamentary democracy

• Reestablished  purity of “ means “ to achieve noble “ ends “

On World Arena, Anna has raised India’s rating to A A A +  !

Long Live Anna

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH