Amitbhai : the
Arbitrary ?
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At first , it may appear so when you read the
following news report ( DNA / 15 Sept ) :
“ BJP to show door to dud MPs in
’19 “
Performance sole factor as party starts
zeroing in on candidates for LS polls
About 100 of the 282 BJP MPs are not
likely to be fielded because of performance , age and other criteria….
With winnability factor taken care of,
everything has boiled down to the choice of candidates on the basis of their
ability to perform and show results . It may cost about 30 to 40 per cent of
MPs ( who have been laggards ), their seats , as the party would like to choose
people who can perform
Candidates will be judged on work in
their constituencies , performance in Parliament and their effectiveness in
promoting and implementing PM Modi’s flagship schemes such as Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan , Jan Dhan Yojana , Start Up India , Stand Up India , Digital India and
Housing for All
But I think Amitbhai is a very rational
person !
To evaluate the performance of BJP MPs ,
he must have used some mechanism similar to my following blog ( sent as E Mail
to NDA Ministers – and even to MPs , 2 YEARS ago !
Thursday, 6 August 2015
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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 :
LOG-IN :
#
Suspend MP for next
Session................................ YES.......NO
#
Recall
MP.............................................................YES ..... NO
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 ,
(
look up hemenparekh .... in )
*
VotesApp
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 !
Dear Amitbhai :
So that your decisions do not appear
arbitrary , I urge you to launch the Mobile App ROMP ( or
by whatever name appears more palatable ! )
Such an on-going / continuous ASSESSMENT of the MPs , by the Voters themselves , will ensure that
there is no “ revolt “ by those who get “ dis-enfranchised “
It is still not too late !
15 Sept 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
/ blogs
With Regards,
hemen
parekh
(
M ) +91 - 98,67,55,08,08
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