BJP
Poll Manifesto
Mr Murli
Manohar Joshi is in charge of drawing up BJP’s Poll Manifesto for 2014 Lok
Sabha Elections
He has
invited suggestions from public for possible incorporation in the manifesto ,
if found suitable
Based on my
perception of what would benefit the public most ( in order of importance ) ,
following is how BJP’s manifesto should read :
Ø Corruption
We
will introduce / pass , “ Anna-Version “ of Jan Lok-Pal Bill within 2 months of
assuming power at the Center
Ø Jobs
We will create 15 million jobs per year , starting from 2015
Ø Economy
We
will liberalize FDI in Insurance / Retail and all other non-defense related
sectors of economy
Ø Productive
Use of Un-Productive Money
We
will create a structure, whereby Private sector and Religious Trusts ( such as
Tirupati / Lord Padmanabhan / Shirdi SaiBaba / Satya SaiBaba / Siddhi Vinayak /
VaishnoDevi etc ) , will come forward to invest , at least Rs 10 lakh crores
per year for the next 5 years. This will be done thru,
·
No-Tax ( for 10 years ) , “ Job
Creation “ Bonds , exclusively devoted to creation of Jobs for poor people in
less-developed states
·
Enabling investments into these bonds ,
thru a Voluntary Disclosure Scheme ( VDS ) where no questions will be asked as
to the source of the funds. This will bring back Rs 35 lakh crores stashed away
unproductively / secretly by Indian nationals and Trusts
·
We will create similar “ Job Creation “
Bonds where subscription will be restricted to,
#
NRIs / PIOs
#
Foreign NGOS / Charitable Trusts
#
Foreign Sovereign Funds
·
We will introduce this measure within 6
months of coming to power
Ø CBI
We
will make CBI truly independent of the Central Government , by making Chief of
CBI report to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
CBI
will have its own Expense Budget ( as part of the Central Budget ) and will be
free to hire additional professionals without needing permission from any
Central Ministry
Ø Electoral
Reforms
We
will introduce , within 6 months , a Electoral Reforms Bill in Lok Sabha. This
will have provisions for
·
NOTA
·
Right to Recall
·
Negative Vote …………..etc
Ø Representation
of People Act
We
will amend this Act within 6 months of assuming power , by incorporating
provisions for
·
Acceptance of ALL donations to political
parties only thru cheques
·
Issue of paper receipts for all donations
·
Publishing on party web site ,
# full details of funding / expenditure etc
# full details of Assets / Liabilities / Income Tax Returns filed
etc of Senior party functionaries ( including those holding Ministerial
positions ) – updated annually
# full details of FIRs / Court-Cases ( whether criminal or civil )
filed against any Senior Party Functionaries , with punishments awarded , if
any
# number of Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha meetings attended by its
elected representatives
Ø Naxal
/ Maoist Menace
We
will eliminate this menace thru full integration of these Tribal areas into the
mainstream of the Social / Political and Economic development.
We
will do this by granting special status to these areas , where industries /
businesses / NGOs , will be encouraged to set up Skills Training Institutes ,
by giving accelerated depreciation benefit for the Capital Expenditure incurred
and 150 % write-off on the recurring annual revenue expenditure
Ø Relations
with Pakistan
Whereas
we will encourage constructive dialogue with Pakistan to resolve all
outstanding issues , this will be done only after Pakistan dismantles all terror-training
camps on its territory , as certified by a UN Agency , on an ongoing basis
Dear Mr Joshi :
I am
not sure how many citizens will take the trouble to spell out their suggestions
like this
My last
suggestion is that you frame a “ Multiple Choice Questionnaire “
Publish
this on as many Media as possible – especially Online Web sites
Then ask
people to record their choices
A Smart
Phone based Mobile App would be great !
·
hemen parekh (
19 Oct 2013 )
