A Winter of Discontent ?

Just concluded winter session of Lok Sabha was a total wash-out , with 99 % of time wasted by Members ( from both the sides ) shouting / rushing into the well of the house / not allowing anyone to speak / hurling abuses at one another / ignoring the repeated pleas of the Speaker / walking out when shouting did not help ....etc

There is nothing we can do about that. Past cannot be re-lived, any differently !

For the sad behavior of our parliamentarians , we have no one to blame but ourselves

After all , WE voted for them and WE elected them , to go and represent us in Lok Sabha !

And , most unfortunately , we cannot " Re - Call " them , till 2019 !

Nor can we expect this ( or , for that matter , any future Lok Sabha ) , to pass a reform called :

3 R : RIGHT TO RECALL REPRESENTATIVES ACT ( year ? )

But may be , just may be , there is a way to ensure that the forthcoming BUDGET SESSION , does not end up the way of the Winter session

That could happen if one of the leading News Paper or a TV Channel , were to quickly conduct an online SURVEY of the type suggested in my following earlier blog ( sent as email to NDA Ministers / MPs / MLAs and the Election Commission ) :

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Thursday, 6 August 2015

ROMP - A Panacea ?


In past few years , our Lok Sabha has been repeatedly paralyzed by slogan shouting MPs

Perhaps , the past two weeks were the worst in the history of Lok Sabha , with no business conducted

Someone suggested that MPs be made to lose their salaries for this period , following the universally / legally accepted rule : No Work , No Pay

This won't work . Our crore-pati MPs could not care a hoot for loss of pay !

Only thing that might work :

A mobile app called , " ROMP / Recall Our MP " ( Idea for a Start-Up ? )

Only voters who qualify as follows , will be permitted to use this App , in order to recall an MP :

* He must be on Electoral Roll

* He must have actually voted ( even if NOTA ) , in the last general election

{ This criteria is bound to boost voting percentage to 95 % ! No need to
make voting compulsory ! }

* He can " Vote to Recall " , only MP who got elected from the constituency
from where he cast his vote in last election

* He can vote only if there is no Criminal charges filed against him

* The App itself will accept his " Rating / Vote " only on two days of the year
announced by the Election Commission for each constituency

* Any other criteria that readers may wish to suggest ( crowd-sourcing )


ROMP will show following criteria , with " YES " or " NO " buttons against each :

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LOG-IN :

# Suspend MP for next Session................................ YES.......NO

# Recall MP.............................................................YES ..... NO

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Justify your recommendation by " Rating " your MP , below

( Unless rated on each criteria , your vote will be invalid )


Is this MP ( who is being rated by you ) :

# Honest.............................................. YES........NO

# Of high Integrity................................. YES........ NO

# Sincere.............................................. YES........ NO

# Hard-working .................................... YES........ NO

# Punctual.............................................. YES....... NO

# Dignified............................................ YES........ NO

# Follows Speaker's Orders..................... YES........ NO

# Good Listener....................................... YES......... NO

# Awaits his turn to speak.......................... YES........ NO

# Asks only relevant questions.................. YES........ NO

# Approachable to Voters.......................... YES....... NO

# Answers Voters' Emails promptly............... YES...... NO

# Provides regular feedback to Voters ............. YES.......NO

# Addresses other MPs with respect............... YES..........NO

SUBMIT
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Conditions governing use of ROMP :


* It can be downloaded from the web site of Election Commission , upon
filling up a form, requiring all kinds of proof that you are a genuine voter


* Upon being satisfied ( that you are a genuine voter ) , the Server will
issue a User ID and Password, to log in before you can use the App.


It would be better still , if biometric identification is integrated with the
App , since AADHAR cards are already having such identification


* ROMP can be downloaded only once


* At least 66 % of the Voters who had actually voted in that Constituency
during the last General Election , should take part in ROMP event for it
to be considered valid


* Only in case more than 2/3rd ( > 66 % ) of " Ratings " cast , recommend
Suspension or Recall , will the Election Commission / Speaker act
according to People's Mandate


* However , in case where those 66 % are divided between " Recall " and
" Suspend " , then " Suspend " will prevail


* Rating results will be made public on Election Commission web site on the
next day and also published in leading Newspapers


I do believe that the present NDA government is keen to introduce / pass ,
" RIGHT TO RECALL BILL " in Lok Sabha as part of Electoral Reforms


Except that the combined opposition may defeat it in Rajya Sabha !


Which MP would want to sign his own death-warrant ?


But even without a legal backing , I feel ROMP would have a salutary effect
on the behavior of our MPs , who would know that they are being watched,
and their conduct is being evaluated ! - and will be made public !



ROMP , along with my earlier suggested mobile Apps ,

* VotesApp

{ myblogepage.blogspot.in/2012/12/votesapp.html }


* I SIN / U SIN ,

{ myblogepage.blogspot.in/2012/12/i-sin-u-sin.html }


will take us many steps closer to a Digital India

If you endorse my views , please forward to all Policy Makers

If not , please do come up with a better idea !
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19 Dec 2016
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