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Frustrated Pakistan may dig its own grave by reacting to internal matters of Indian Parliament doing its legislative business regarding Kashmir

Frustrated Pakistan may dig its own grave by reacting to internal matters of Indian Parliament doing its legislative business regarding Kashmir

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Frustrated Pakistan may dig its own grave by reacting to internal matters of Indian Parliament doing its legislative business regarding Kashmir Frustrated Pakistan Prime Minister has announced so-called serious and tough but totally mindless measures on Indian Parliament having its legislative business regarding Kashmir simply to divert attention of Pakistanis from serious-most economic crisis where Pakistan cabinet has even to discuss issues like bread-prices. All the measures announced by Pakistan will hit back Pakistan. Breaking bilateral trade-relations with India will further ruin badly-disturbed economy of Pakistan. Sending back Indian envoy to India will give breather of life to Kulbhushan Jadhav in absence of counsellor-access which is a pre-condition for a fresh trial ordered by ...
ID proof compulsory for RTI applications at Railway Board: Should be compulsory at all public-authorities

ID proof compulsory for RTI applications at Railway Board: Should be compulsory at all public-authorities

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It refers to media-reports about Railway Board has made it compulsory to attach ID proof of RTI applicant with RTI applications. It was much desired to prevent fake RTI applications being filed in name of others. Department of Personnel and Training DoPT should issue a circular in tune with para 23 of verdict dated 02.11.2012 in the matter-Fruit and Vegetable Union versus Unknown (CWP 4787 of 2011) which requires ID proof compulsory to be attached with every RTI application, First Appeal and Second Appeal or complaint filed with Information Commissions. Already the aspect has been adopted at Odisha. Those who do not want to disclose their identity, can file RTI applications through post-box hired at some post-office. There is no logic in opposing the move wherein some NGOs and RTI activ...
Welcome cut in security-cover for many politicians: But still much more to be done

Welcome cut in security-cover for many politicians: But still much more to be done

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A totally impartial review of security-cover to politicians has been done perhaps for the first time in Indian political system with security-cover cut even for many BJP and RSS leaders. This is why no one from opposition could cry over cut in status-symbol of security-cover available to many in opposition including former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. But still more is required when unnecessary security-cover still continues for several former political heavyweights including like Mulayamsingh Yadav. Union Home Ministry should have a further review of security-cover available to politicians with security either removed or reduced to bare minimum for leaders like Mulayamsingh Yadav. Thought should also be given for reducing heavy expenses in security-cover presently separately av...
Welcome unanimity in Lok Sabha over indecent remarks of Azam Khan

Welcome unanimity in Lok Sabha over indecent remarks of Azam Khan

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It refers to welcome unanimity cutting across party-lines putting apart religious sentiments against highly objectionable and indecent remarks by Samajwadi Party Parliamentarian Azam Khan on 25.07.2019 towards a woman member that too when she was chairing Lok Sabha proceedings. Azam Khan who often gives such indecent remarks outside Parliament also, deserves a fitting lesson so as to control him for future. It is good that now Lok Sabha Speaker has expressed for stringent-most action against Azam Khan with the victim woman Parliamentarian not ready to accept any late apology for ever-defiant Azam Khan. Otherwise erring Parliamentarians in past were never treated harshly for their such undesired behaviour during Parliamentary proceedings or for their misconduct as Parliamentarian. It may...
Ban cola-drinks – Central government should promote Indian soft drinks

Ban cola-drinks – Central government should promote Indian soft drinks

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Mega-star Amitabh Bachchan once disclosed at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmadabad about his not advertising for cola-drinks after a school-student at Jaipur drew his attention about harmful ingredients in cola-drinks. It is significant that cola-companies voluntarily stopped selling cola-drinks in schools worldwide in view of increasing obesity in school-going children. Indian government should also not only ban advertisements but even sale of cola drinks in the country. Earlier also, soft-drink manufacturers were asked to remove an oil from their products which was found to be harmful for health. It is time that Union government, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and soft-drink manufacturers should revive drinks like old and famous rose-flavoured ones, which can n...
RTI amendment bill on salaries of Information Commissioners: What about Election Commissioners and others including judges

RTI amendment bill on salaries of Information Commissioners: What about Election Commissioners and others including judges

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Union Minister for Personnel and Training while piloting the bill in Lok Sabha on 20.07.2019 on salaries and tenure of Information Commissioners argued that since verdicts of Information Commissioners could be challenged at Supreme Court, it was illogical to keep Central Information Commissioners at par with Supreme Court judges in respect of salaries etc. But same holds good for Election Commissioners also where Election Commission is also usually a party before Supreme Court. Whole system of fixing salaries, perks and post-retirement benefits for all in judiciary, bureaucracy and legislature should be same. Supreme Court judges, Election Commissioners, Information Commissioners and even those on highest post of legislature including President and Prime Minister should be paid salaries...
Lok Sabha Speaker deserves compliments for making Lok Sabha work in truly Indian style with maximum utilisation of valuable time

Lok Sabha Speaker deserves compliments for making Lok Sabha work in truly Indian style with maximum utilisation of valuable time

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Even opposition members of Lok Sabha have appreciated best-ever utilisation of on-going budget-session of Lok Sabha under Speaker Om Birla who has also made Lok Sabha work in true Indian style by conducting proceedings in Hindi rather than traditional till-now English. Usual - the ayes have it or the noes have it – have been replaced by - haan paksh jeeta - or naa paksh jeeta, whatever the case may be. He has even asked members for not wasting even a single second by usual thanking to the Chair before start of their speeches. He has even, rightly too, objected to Parliamentarians talking to each other while the House is in session, and even objected to members going to seats of others while Speaker was on chair. It should be hoped that his strict discipline will make the House work in m...
Death of a political icon Shiela Dixit

Death of a political icon Shiela Dixit

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In the death of three-term former Chief Minister Shiela Dixit, Delhi has lost its loving daughter who was a mother to younger politicians cutting across party lines as was clear from tribute by Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari who became highly emotional while speaking to media on her death despite the fact that he recently won Lok Sabha against the departed leader who welcomed him like a mother when he went to seek her blessings on winning election against her. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia while declaring two-day state-mourning and state-funeral on her death, even cancelled their personal pilgrimage to Vaishno Devi. Above all, Prime Minister Narender Modi joined unending stream of politicians and others having visited her residence to offer fl...
Quality and prices of generic medicines

Quality and prices of generic medicines

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It refers to BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab raising issue of generic drugs in Lok Sabha on 19.07.2019, rightly demanding an inquiry to find out the efficacy of generic drugs quoting recent book-study that Indian drug manufacturers were producing quality generic medicines for US and European countries with sub-standard generic medicines marketed in domestic market. Companies exporting generic medicines should be checked and required to file affidavits that generic medicines for domestic and foreign markets are of the same quality. Such a mention may otherwise also not be baseless where generic medicines in India have Maximum-Retail-Price MRP printed at exorbitant profit-margin upto 400-percent over the ex-factory price. Looting general public through cheap-considered generic medicines must no...
Outdated law of keeping mobile-phone of victim having helped police in getting phone-snatcher arrested should be changed

Outdated law of keeping mobile-phone of victim having helped police in getting phone-snatcher arrested should be changed

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It refers to outdated legal-provision whereby the person having helped police in getting hold of a phone-snatcher has to deprive with his mobile-phone to be kept in police-custody after a failed attempt of mobile-phone having been snatched. Mobile-phones in general have valuable data which has now-a-days in fast changing life-style have rather become lifeline of mobile-users. It is even more strange that police does not allow to withdraw the complaint so that the victim may not have to compulsorily deposit his mobile-phone in police-custody till court-orders. Such outdated legal-provisions are in fact root cause of dutiful people avoiding filing police-complaints not only in their own interest but also in in larger interest of society where no person may exhibit boldness in getting a ph...