Why Gandhi Parivaar MUST exit politics for India to thrive!
Its been 48 hours, & counting, since the
great grandson of a great Prime Minister,
grandson of a grand Prime Minister,
son of a youthful, but now deceased, Prime Minister &
son of a decade-long, de facto Prime Minster,
Its been 48 hours, & counting, since the
great grandson of a great Prime Minister,
grandson of a grand Prime Minister,
son of a youthful, but now deceased, Prime Minister &
son of a decade-long, de facto Prime Minster,
has been disqualified as a Member of Parliament. Till re-elections are held or his conviction overturned and his Membership status reinstated, the people of Wayanad remain unrepresented in India’s Parliament.
The good people of Wayanad may not notice a difference because
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The good people of Wayanad may not notice a difference because
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because the concerned MP is a consistent underperformer, whether it is
•Attendance
•No. of Debates
•No. of Questions
•Private Member's Bills
On all four counts, he is a laggard.
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•Attendance
•No. of Debates
•No. of Questions
•Private Member's Bills
On all four counts, he is a laggard.
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Despite the burden of having a non-performing, yet precious, asset in their midst, Kerala’s remaining MPs have managed to outperform the rest the country. For all his protestations and bluster, Mr Rajiv Gandhi is failing in his duties as a Member of Parliament.
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However, that isn’t the reason that he and his family needs to exit India’s politics.
Under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the world’s largest health assurance scheme, which aims at providing a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year.
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Under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) is the world’s largest health assurance scheme, which aims at providing a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year.
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A similar parallel was The Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in the USA, aka 'ObamaCare’.
Reams of newsprint & hours of prime time TV was devoted to discussing it’s pros and cons. Citizens wanted to know how expenses for future medical ailments could be met.
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Reams of newsprint & hours of prime time TV was devoted to discussing it’s pros and cons. Citizens wanted to know how expenses for future medical ailments could be met.
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In India, we have ailments too!
A single medical crisis stands between every middle-class family and poverty. But the media and public narrative is drowning under the weight of the prospects of an overaged, underperforming, probably healthy dynast.
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A single medical crisis stands between every middle-class family and poverty. But the media and public narrative is drowning under the weight of the prospects of an overaged, underperforming, probably healthy dynast.
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Recent rumours suggest PM-JAY may be increased to cover middle class & senior citizens. A politician promised to double the cover, if elected.
Such developments are welcome, but they must be based on actuarial sciences, after an assessment of outcomes, desirable & undesired.
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Such developments are welcome, but they must be based on actuarial sciences, after an assessment of outcomes, desirable & undesired.
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Such decisions aren't the turf of politicians but of technocrats. It affects us all, as seekers of healthcare services or as taxpayers. If the Government is delivering an excellent job in the Health Sector, We, The People of Inda, need to know. India can provide leadership & show
the world the way it is done, including Wayanad.
If something is amiss, it must be debated, brought forth and the scheme refined. But alas, there is no sensible debate around the world’s largest health assurance scheme.
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If something is amiss, it must be debated, brought forth and the scheme refined. But alas, there is no sensible debate around the world’s largest health assurance scheme.
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No intelligent conversation, except titbits of data provided by the Government or a sensational anecdote covered by the media, seeking to boost readership or viewership. The sloganeering around the disqualification of the entitled buffoon drowns out all other voices & issues
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MoRTH, under @nitin_gadkari , has built over 384,000 kms of roads & highways. Apart from speed & quality of delivery, there has been no unsustainable debt burden.
But, we aren’t touting this as an alternative to China’s BRI, coz China’s MoU partner lost a case in a District Court
But, we aren’t touting this as an alternative to China’s BRI, coz China’s MoU partner lost a case in a District Court
Under the New Education Policy (NEP), bharatiya khel would be promoted (gili-danda & lagori). A nation that grows up playing its traditional games will be physically fit. Maybe even win Olympic medals.
How do we resuscitate these games?
What kind of tournaments can be held?
How do we resuscitate these games?
What kind of tournaments can be held?
I've just mentioned two!
75 traditional Indian sports have been identified.
With the colonizer's cricket, we created one IPL
With 75 of our own, what can we do?
But, there is no scope for a discussion here as long as mics & cameras are focussed on the political games being played
75 traditional Indian sports have been identified.
With the colonizer's cricket, we created one IPL
With 75 of our own, what can we do?
But, there is no scope for a discussion here as long as mics & cameras are focussed on the political games being played
These are just three examples of how public narrative is hijacked to highlight the loss of privilege & entitlement of the undeserving & underperforming.
There are scores of other issues that crave intelligent conversation, in-depth participation by citizens, critical evaluation
There are scores of other issues that crave intelligent conversation, in-depth participation by citizens, critical evaluation
by experts and facilitated by the media.
India is a land of exciting opportunities!
It is in the interest of India’s future that the one family, and their shenanigans, that hogs today's headlines, retires from public life.
India is a land of exciting opportunities!
It is in the interest of India’s future that the one family, and their shenanigans, that hogs today's headlines, retires from public life.
They had a good run while it lasted, till 2014, enjoyed all the perks of power, accumulated wealth to last generations.
Isn’t it time for us to be discussing our futures, not theirs?
Anything else is a distraction.
#AayegaToModiHi
17/17
Isn’t it time for us to be discussing our futures, not theirs?
Anything else is a distraction.
#AayegaToModiHi
17/17
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