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New Book on the best kept secret of Indian Politics - Nandini Satpathy https://t.co/cdGe9JnhXG
May 23 11 tweets 2 min read
I watched AAP closely as a journalist and then worked as a researcher in a Vidhan Sabha led by them. I can tell you why I believe in them. AAP is not a typical party. It is designed as a governance experiment. @ArvindKejriwal wrote a book on the Gandhian model of ‘Swaraj’ or self rule. Citing examples of the participatory budgeting model of Porto Alegre, the direct democracy model of the US etc, he proposed a model wherein the sarpanch can take decisions only with the consent of locals
May 2 11 tweets 2 min read
Ok. Here are some thoughts on the prestigious New Delhi battle between @attorneybharti & @BansuriSwaraj battle & why every citizen including his contender must understand the ‘mohalla Sabha’ citizen engagement model that the AAP alliance candidate runs in his MLA constituency. @attorneybharti has been an MLA from Malviya Nagar. Wins with a handsome margin, each time. For easy administration of the constituency, he divided the constituency in 35 Mohallas with each Mohalla having 2-5 Mohalla WhatsApp groups.
Jun 8, 2022 16 tweets 4 min read
I've been working at the Delhi Vidhan Sabha as a researcher for 2.5 years & have been documenting data on @SatyendarJain departments. I have some thoughts about why every single Indian should know about this less talked about leader. Thread. Satyendar Jain is an architect, as is his wife Poonam Jain. They ran a successful (highly profitable) architectural firm when he decided to give it all up and join India Against Corruption.