Bharat Rakshak

Suraj wrote:Generally, delivering infrastructure is the hardest part of delivering public goods and services. This is especially hard where the infrastructure in question is something that needs maintenance and upkeep several times a day . Or, something that requires regular replenishment (LPG cylinders). In comparison, roads and electricity infrastructure is easier to deliver. DBT and banking for all, similarly doable . But infrastructure with high basic maintenance requirement ? That takes ownership by the users to successfully deliver . Govt can not deploy a civil services cadre tasked with cleaning toilets or making people stick to LPG instead of firewood .

Both these fundamentally reflect people’s behavior - care for public good and public services remains weak . Looking for a workable implementation within one 5 year cycle is premature IMHO . Public education takes time and people generally do not like being told what they should do, especially when it’s a chore .

Karthik S wrote:Picklu saar, what's the point of posting all this 2 days before elections? What are you trying to achieve?

Picklu wrote:I agree on all the points about the difficulties but trying to point out why most of the statistics are not improving the electoral prospects of BJP, similar to "India Shining".

Picklu wrote:

Suraj wrote:Generally, delivering infrastructure is the hardest part of delivering public goods and services. This is especially hard where the infrastructure in question is something that needs maintenance and upkeep several times a day . Or, something that requires regular replenishment (LPG cylinders). In comparison, roads and electricity infrastructure is easier to deliver. DBT and banking for all, similarly doable . But infrastructure with high basic maintenance requirement ? That takes ownership by the users to successfully deliver . Govt can not deploy a civil services cadre tasked with cleaning toilets or making people stick to LPG instead of firewood .

Both these fundamentally reflect people’s behavior - care for public good and public services remains weak . Looking for a workable implementation within one 5 year cycle is premature IMHO . Public education takes time and people generally do not like being told what they should do, especially when it’s a chore .

I agree on all the points about the difficulties but trying to point out why most of the statistics are not improving the electoral prospects of BJP, similar to "India Shining".

BJP, IMO, should have taken alternate creative measurements to improve the usability - similar to "anganwadi" for mid day meal or last mile health care or "green police" for forest protection etc. They could have used the huge RSS cadre base to seed these initiatives and also created "job" , even if low paying but not transient like 100 days work which does not create loyalty.

That is where BJP failed, they could not get out of the govt machinery framework and remained constrained by its limitations.

This is one of the reason of success for Mamata in WB and Left in WB/Kerala; to realize the limitation and find a solution outside the govt channel which makes it a political strength instead of weakness.

Picklu wrote:There is also a payment crisis going on; there is a lid on the news but things are coming up piece meal

In the recent raids that were conducted by the CBDT in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader and Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Praveen Kakkar and other aides have been caught by the IT department. Kamal Nath became CM of Madhya Pradesh in 2018. Praveen Kakkar was appointed as the government’s OSD after the Congress led government came to power last year.

In the revelations brought out by the IT department, there is mention of the area where the money has been transferred to. The news also speaks about a “political headquarter” to which the money might have been transferred. This is not only a mystery to solve but also a question of debate. Where is the money going? Which important senior functionary, residing in a place on Tughlak Road in Delhi, received the money? The Tughlak Road area is residence of eminent Congress leaders and stalwarts.

The Election Commission had asked the finance ministry to ensure an impartial and non-discriminatory crackdown on the illicit money that is in circulation. After this, the raid report from Madhya Pradesh led to the Chief Accountant of Congress and Treasurer Ahmed Patel being summoned for questioning. A major AICC worker SM Moni has been suspected to receive the Rs 20 cr cash and Congress leader Ahmed Patel has been pictured sitting with him. The reports were brought out by the IT department.

There are other Benami properties and unaccounted cash detected by the EC and IT department in and around posh areas of Delhi, and Tughlak Road being one of the focus areas has been revealed in the report. It is a question worthy of being pondered upon – who lives in Tughlak Road and has an important political association and control?

The unaccounted cash that has amounted to about Rs 281 crores from the Madhya Pradesh raid is a mystery that cannot be fathomed. The involved party has just been in power for about 3 months. The amount and rate of accumulation has stunned the public. The citizens of the country stand cheated. The unethical politics at play in these elections has alerted Election Commission of India

Karan M wrote:The same idiot public that elected these guys is stunned. Wow.

sudhan wrote:Any updates on that punk Hardik Patel? I heard he was appealing the ruling banning from contesting..

This is one TikTok video every person must share to the max!!
Ye banda accha sawaal pooch raha hai

https://twitter.com/amitsurg/status/1114742043274809344

Katare wrote:NDA manifesto - National security
1) Complete reforms of higher defense management structure and appoint a CDS by 2020. NDA govt, if voted back to power, will strive to create three (east, west and Indo-Pacific) theater commands to ensure an integrated, effective and comprehensive force structure to defend the nation.
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Rahul has three hands!!!

williams wrote:In TN BJP joining with ADMK is a big mistake. If they could have gone alone. I am pretty sure BJP can gain another 4-5 seats in the urban constituency. A lot of younger voters will lean BJP for sure.

Singha wrote:I-T raids have started in TDP’s Guntur candidate Galla Jaidev’s offices in Guntur.

^^^ he is also owner of amaron batteries, which is #1 or #2 brand with exide being the other,

chetak wrote:

Picklu wrote: In many places, RSS workers demand money and perks from BJP candidates, and in many other places, they have taken money from non BJP candidates to do canvassing work for them against .

SPattath wrote:

chetak wrote:

Pretty sure you have no idea about RSS.

Singha wrote:I-T raids have started in TDP’s Guntur candidate Galla Jaidev’s offices in Guntur.

^^^ he is also owner of amaron batteries, which is #1 or #2 brand with exide being the other,

vijayk wrote:http://www.elections.in/exit-poll.html (Its opinion poll)

@iamiconoclast prediction - Reasonably good

BJP 271 NDA 336
CON 66 UPA 97

williams wrote:In TN BJP joining with ADMK is a big mistake. If they could have gone alone. I am pretty sure BJP can gain another 4-5 seats in the urban constituency. A lot of younger voters will lean BJP for sure.

What are we seeing? Officials in the Cabinet secretariat indulged in money laundering? Amit Shah running currency exchange? A task force of officers operating out from the PMO? Cong party held a presser at 1pm releasing a bunch of sting videos. This was what journalists used to do in the olden times; now a political party is doing it. Unbelievable!

Rahul Ratharekar, RA&W man at the Cabinet Secretariat says three lakh crore rupees are printed abroad, brought into India via Hindon Air Force Base at Delhi border, and he names Amit Shah twice on tape! If true, India should officially be declared banana republic!

"We hope your proprietor will show it. Your TV will show it. But they won't." says Kapil Sibal. Ditto it happens. NDTV started showing the press conference, immediately stops right before the sting video started playing. (Reliance Jio is also mentioned in the tape--that Jio facility used for currency exchange--and NDTV is partly owned by Mukesh Ambani Reliance). NDTV duly cut to the video of Naveen Patnaik gymming and talking.

What a sad state of affairs in India. Only a miracle can save this country.

Mukesh.Kumar wrote:How true is this? Suddenly shooting up on my social media feed. Does anyone have any inputs on this?

Tsunami of Stings Modi BJP Unmasked Compilation

What are we seeing? Officials in the Cabinet secretariat indulged in money laundering? Amit Shah running currency exchange? A task force of officers operating out from the PMO? Cong party held a presser at 1pm releasing a bunch of sting videos. This was what journalists used to do in the olden times; now a political party is doing it. Unbelievable!

Rahul Ratharekar, RA&W man at the Cabinet Secretariat says three lakh crore rupees are printed abroad, brought into India via Hindon Air Force Base at Delhi border, and he names Amit Shah twice on tape! If true, India should officially be declared banana republic!

"We hope your proprietor will show it. Your TV will show it. But they won't." says Kapil Sibal. Ditto it happens. NDTV started showing the press conference, immediately stops right before the sting video started playing. (Reliance Jio is also mentioned in the tape--that Jio facility used for currency exchange--and NDTV is partly owned by Mukesh Ambani Reliance). NDTV duly cut to the video of Naveen Patnaik gymming and talking.

What a sad state of affairs in India. Only a miracle can save this country.

Suraj wrote:Did my part to 5forty3's effort with a contribution. May add more.

In my own view, it is important to build entities like him. The reason is simply that long term political entrenchment occurs with the development of its own system - including a poll barometer organization capable of performing ground level outreach to gauge, analyze and report sentiment. He won't always be accurate, and technically such accuracy is impossible. However, he serves a purpose as part of the center-right ecosystem and must be supported and built up.

ShyamSP wrote:

Singha wrote:I-T raids have started in TDP’s Guntur candidate Galla Jaidev’s offices in Guntur.

^^^ he is also owner of amaron batteries, which is #1 or #2 brand with exide being the other,

Institutions are perverted and subverted. BJP ruling is no different.
IT and EC both are heavily compromised and EVM and electoral lists are also compromised - Compromised because there are visibly one sided attacks.

There are many IT raids on TDP people * so far in last few weeks. They also did raids on Telangana INC/TDP people such as Revanth Reddy during Telangana elections but none on TRS. (* Galla Jaydev- MP & industrialist, P.Narayana - MLC, minister, education institutes, C.Ramesh - MP & contractor, Murali Mohan - MP, actor, real estate - they are all in CBN inner circle)

0 raids on YCP people. Cherry on top is YCP own people murdered their own Y.S.Vivekanda Reddy (brother of YSR, dead ex CM). They wiped out all blood and evidences and declared heart-attack. But some one alerted that 5-6 heavy sword/axe attacks with white brain poked out is not Heart-attack but murder. Election Commission came into their rescue and transferred investigating SP and ordered not to reveal details until elections are over.

Anyway, from the rumors, going rate for vote is Rs 1000 to 3000 per vote depending on how close competition is in the constituency.