Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday, 17 December 2017

RE: IN PERPETUAL ELECTION MODE ?


Dear Tathagata ,


Glad you liked my blog

Without doubt , there must be many false cases like in your case

But , I suppose getting your name cleared , must be uppermost in your mind

Somehow , in India , for past 7 decades , DEMOCRACY has been only equated with ELECTIONS

To know , what kind of ELECTORAL REFORMS , we need – and urgently – You may want to read my following blog

I have also written many blogs on “ Information Technology impacting on Privacy


Warm Regards,

Hemen Parekh / Mumbai

+91 98675 50808


PS :

Each of my blogs , is sent to the Central Cabinet / NITI Aayog ( - and now , to PM – Economy Advisory Council )  


Reforming Elections and Lok Sabha [ REaL ]



Dear Shri Narendrabhai ,


During your speech at a rally in Kanpur recently , you spoke about issues concerning ,

*  SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS  *  POLITICAL DONATIONS  *  WORKING OF LOK SABHA

In respect of these , I have earlier sent to you ( as E Mails ) , some of my blogs listed below each issue

Obviously , final solutions in respect of each issue , must necessarily emerge from a country-wide debate among all citizens

I urge you to get NITI Aayog to frame suitable QUESTIONNAIRES ( one for each issue ) and invite citizens to vote ONLINE , on all government web sites

NITI Aayog may also want to consider conducting these ONLINE SURVEYS , through Mobile Apps, as you recently did in respect of demonetization
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SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS  :

*    " Due to continuous election mode, much time is wasted which can be used in
     development activities. I appeal to EC to start dialogue on holding the central and state
     elections simultaneously.

I had said earlier that elections ( Lok Sabha and Assembly Polls ) are held separately,

thereby adding a lot of monetary strain. It also allowed a space for black money to make

its way into the system.

We should work towards having simultaneous elections for the Centre and the state. "


MY  BLOGS :

     *  VotesApp (  18  Dec  2012  ) 


     *  One Poll , One Time  ( 06 Sept 2016  ) 


     *  One Nation , One Vote ( 29  Nov  2016  ) 


     *  Honey , I shrunk the EVM !  ( 21  Oct  2015  ) 


     *  One Day Polling is Possible  ( 31  March  2016  ) 


     *  How to Save Rs 5511 Crore ?  ( 12  Dec  2015  ) 


    *  Sun  Never  Sets  ( 01  April  2014  ) 


    *  All   Seasons  are  Election  Seasons  (  22 May 2014  )


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POLITICAL  DONATIONS  :

   "  I requested in the all party meet that discussion on how political parties get funds
      should take place in the Parliament.

      It is the responsibility of political parties to set an example on non-corrupt practices,
      especially about donations to political parties "

MY BLOGS :



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WORKING  OF   LOK  SABHA  : 

    " Our agenda is stop corruption, stop black money. But others have an agenda of ' Stop
     Parliament ' .

Despite the President of the country telling them to do their job and let Parliament

function, they continued to disrupt Parliament. "


MY BLOGS  :

*  ROMP :  A Panacea ?  ( 06  Aug  2016  )


*  A  Winter  of  Discontent  ( 08 Aug  2016  )


*  When  Will  People  Win ?  (  06  Nov  2013  )


*  Darkness  at  Noon  (  18  Feb  2014  )


*  As  the  Sun  Rises  ( 26  April  2014 )


*   Getting  Even  (  16  Oct  2013  )


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And although left unsaid at Kanpur rally , I have no doubt , here is what you might have said about ;


ELECTION  MANIFESTOS :

"  Election Manifestos should reflect the wishes of the citizens . These wishes should be

   ascertained through online OPINION POLL / MOBILE APP "

MY BLOGS :

*  Manifesto Misconduct ( 26  March  2014  )




*  Perennial  Poll   Promises  (  13  Dec  2013  )


*  But  You  Have  Promises  to  Keep  ( 14  May  2016  )


*  What   are   the   Chances  ?  ( 18  May  2014  )


*  Congress   Poll   Manifesto  ( 25  Oct  2013   )


*  BJP  Poll  Manifesto  (  19  Oct  2013  )


*  If  /  Then   (   06  April  2014  )


*  Issues  vs  Non  Issues  (  18  Nov  2013  )



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CANDIDATE  BACKGROUND :

"  Voters deserve to have full / authentic information about the contesting candidates 

MY  BLOGS :



*  Filtering  Candidate  Information  (  18  Sept  2016  )


*  The  More  Things  Change  (  22  March  2014  )



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COOPERATING  FOR  NATION  BUILDING  :

Each and every party (including those in Opposition ) should focus on Nation Building "

MY  BLOGS :



*  Constitutional  Coalition  Aftershocks  ( 03  Oct  2016  )


     *    Marriage  Season  is  upon  us  (  04  May  2014  )
     *   Tora  ,  Tora  ,  Tora  (  01  Nov  2013  )

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BRIBING  VOTERS  WITH  FREEBIES  :

"  To win votes , during Election Campaigns , political parties must not offer  FREEBIES "

MY  BLOGS  :

*  Advantage  Incumbent  ?  (  05  Sept  2016  )


*  One  Up  on  Free  Wi  Fi  ?  (  11  Feb  2015  )


*  Bribing  the  Voters  ?  (  12  March  2014  )


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Dear  Shri  Narendrabhai ,

I urge you to initiate action on these ELECTORAL REFORMS , before people lose all faith in the ability of our DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM to alleviate their miseries

with regards,

hemendra  parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com

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21  Dec  2016




From: Tathagata Satpathy [mailto:tatzaudi@yahoo.com]
Sent: 15 December 2017 23:39
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: IN PERPETUAL ELECTION MODE ?

Dear Mr Parekh,
This is an amazing work sheet.
Thank you for sending this to me.
I am named in this group of MPs and have many cases against me. 
ALL and every single one of them is a Defamation case filed by bureaucrats' family members in connection to news published in two of my daily newspapers against government corruption.
Yes, the future is going to be interesting indeed.
Best wishes. 
Tathagata Satpathy
MP Lok Sabha
On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, 16:16, Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:



From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]

Sent: 13 December 2017 16:13







Subject: IN PERPETUAL ELECTION MODE ?


2019 : Nightmare Year ?

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In his book “ 1984 “ ,George Orwell imagined the nightmare of the State surveillance of private lives of the citizens of the World


I envisage year 2019 as a nightmare year for the politicians of India


Look at following news appearing in today’s Times of India :





“ Govt to set up 12 spl courts to try 1,581 MPs and MLAs 



Highlights :

·         228………. Members of Parliament to be tried in two special courts

·         13,500 … Approx number of total pending cases

·         1,125 ….. Number of cases that each special court will have to decide in a year

·         242……..  Number of days trial courts normally function in a year

·         4.6………  Ave number of cases per day, each special court will have to dispose off



I assume that ,


·         it will be May 2018 , by the time these Special Courts start working – more than 4 YEARS after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to set up these courts

·         these “ Super Efficient “ courts will refuse to grant any “ Postponement Dates “ to the accused and not only conclude within ONE HOUR ( whether the accused was guilty or not ) but also announce the VERDICT , on the spot ( remember , 4.6 cases / day ? )

·         there cannot be any “ Appeal “ against the judgements of these special courts

·         some 365 MPs / MLAs ( out of those 1581 accused ) will be found GUILTY


·         the Speakers of the Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha , will get court order copies within 7 days

·         the Speakers will disqualify , within 7 days , those MPs / MLAs who are declared guilty and who have been handed out sentences of 5 years or more

·         the Election Commission will receive these “ Disqualification Notifications “ in 7 days

·         the Election Commission will announce re-election dates within 30 days for seats falling vacant

·         these Elections will start from Dec 2018  and stretch throughout 365 days of 2019


·         to ensure proper / timely availability of Election officers / police / EVMs / polling booths / presiding officers / school-teachers / transport etc , spread over 28 States , no more than ONE ELECTION will be conducted PER DAY ( - for each of 365 days of 2019 ! )

I had envisaged this scenario , as far back as MAY  2014 , in :


2019 will be a nightmare year , not only for the politicians but also for the voters !

But it will be a bonanza year for :

·         Newspapers ( Advt earnings )

·         Outdoor Publicity Companies ( Hoardings )

·         Helicopter Companies ( to ferry candidates / campaigners )

·         Truck Rental Companies ( to ferry voters )

·         Event Management Companies ( organizing Sabhas / Rallies )

·         Printing Presses ( printing of pamphlets / brochures / posters )….etc

Karl Marx may have said , " Religion the is the opium of Masses "


In India , it seems , " Elections are the opium of the Masses " !

In 2019 , expect  DEMOCRACY  to  be working  24*365 !

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13  Dec  2017


www.hemenparekh.in / blogs 


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