The Budget session of the 15th Lok Sabha was convened on July 2. Given the 100-day plan of the new UPA government there are some important legislations listed for discussion. These include the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2008; The Right to Education Bill, 2008; The Foreign Contribution Regulation Bill, 2006.
Arvind Kejriwal came and spoke to some of us about the need for local self governance and direct democracy at grassroot levels. Essentially, why it makes sense for people to take decisions collectively, rather than through elected representatives, at the local level. As a living example of potential effectiveness of such a model, he shared this video about Hiware Bazaar. Over last twenty years, Hiware Bazar has transformed itself into a “model village” and transformed the lives of people there – right from per capita income to water adequacy, afforestation, land holdings and so on. Take a look (you might have to “Download Video” to watch it in its entirety).
Congrats to Arvind and his team. This does instill confidence in the electorate and common man. The road ahead is arduous, but the answer is Arvind's style: keeping it simple, being fearless, involving a large set of people in decision making. As AAP and like minded parties grow, there would be unintentional mistakes, maybe even […]
Arvind's accomplishment, given the situation in the country and its politics is of scale which can not be measured easily. What 'AAP' has done in one year should be role model for every leadership course worth its dime. It is an exemplary display of resolve, perseverance, planning, keeping-head-grounded and most of all flawless execution. The […]
Hi Alok, Iv known you as a professional for about 2 years. This is my first ever comment on any of your blogs and it comes straight from the heart. Every word of it I relate with. When I started supporting AAP, I got questioned left, right and center. Iv never met Arvind, but a […]