MY VIEWS IN ECONOMIC TIMES ON FACTS ABOUT REPUBLIC & ELECTION,2014

Economic Times Story on 26.01.13 : 26 facts about the republic  

Comments of MILAN K SINHA (PATNA)

26 Jan, 2013, 06:46 PM

Its no denying the fact that country has progressed in many areas during the last six decades but the pace of progress and its reach to the millions of poor and disadvantaged has been a point of serious debate. If one takes only two facts out of twenty six mentioned in the report : 1) 46.5% households have mud floors, 29% have concrete roofs and 2) 53.1% of households do not have latrine within premises , the priority of progress and its speed can very well be understood. Food, clothing and shelter are the most basic necessity of every human being. And lack of toilet facilities for millions of household is a real shame for the nation. The gap between the lowest earner and the highest earner in the country has been widening disproportionately and the ratio is beyond the imagination of many expert accountants.The average Indian is still struggling very hard (today the nation is celebrating 64th Anniversary of Republic Day) to live like a normal human being whereas certain percentage of population spend thousands of rupees daily on entertainment. If we look around, don't we find a large Poor Bharat and a small Affluent India in our own Sovereign Republic Country? Naturally, the big question now is, who will correct this huge socio - economic imbalance?

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Economic Times Story on 26.01.13 : Elections 2014: Rethinking democracy 

Comments of MILAN K SINHA (PATNA)

26 Jan, 2013, 11:58 PM

Today is 64th Anniversary of Indian Republic. The political class and its followers have been very preoccupied with several functions reiterating promises of doing better than what they have been doing till yesterday. The parliament of the country witnesses more of discussion than serious and meaningful deliberations, many a times very noisy and acrimonious too, at an expense of Rs.25 lacs per hour but without desired results. Many of our MPs don't even attend the sessions let alone the question of participating in the discussion and/or deliberations or raising questions related to national or local issues of importance. However, the salary and perks are enjoyed by every MP which , if calculated discreetly as Lohiaji used to do, will be more than three million per year per MP. To say, the cost of sustaining the present set up of Indian politics is huge by any yardstick, but the country men , most of whom are destined to live with a daily income of Rs.20/- have not yet lost the faith and trust on the existing system and hence come out in large number to exercise their franchise. With increasing number of educated and demanding youths joining the voting population, it is hoped that the character and complexion of Indian politics would change for the better.

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                                                             Will meet again with Open Mind. All the Best.