Monday, 5 March 2012

RTI - Right To Increase CORRUPTION!!

Right to Information Act 2005 (RTI) is an Act of the Parliament Of India "to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens." Under the provisions of the Act, any citizen may request information from a "public authority" (a body of Government or "instrumentality of State"). 

RTI Act was passed in order to create a transparent system in which corrupt government officials would be held by their collars to be dragged to the courts for justice. But after RTI how many officials have been dragged to court and how many of them have been punished? Do we still say
RTI made a huge impact on the workings of government agencies?? I think our judicial system is very kind to not so kind corrupt bastards. These officials are the ones who gamble with our money in which we are the all time losers and at the end we common people are left just to regret that the money we paid for the development was pocketed by some corrupt neta, the land which was supposed to be used for development was grabbed by some builder having top political connection, the mangroves land was cut down to increase the income of your elected representative(neta) etc... the list goes on, And the common man is left to bang on the doors of all the possible government Babus.
    Law of RTI has not only been teared apart by these officials but it is also generating corrupt minds to make a quick buck. Blackmailing and extortion is what RTI is been used in present times with the suo-moto of looting a person or the government agency. Does RTI any way mean to masturbate with glory of the law and create a corrupt environment? Answer to this is a Big NOO!! 
    Several times RTI activists are seen with a doubtful mind due to some spoiled apples in the basket and at the end our judicial system makes the person corrupt who opens the lid from the pot.
The struggle to pass the RTI Act can be seen in a mess where the Act for transparent workings of the government is been used for corruption business( Business because its a daily phenomena). 
RTI ACT has been left to fall flat on the face of the government. Does RTI means Right To Increase Corruption is what i will rethink of when i am off to my Bed!!

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Why this Kolaveri Di??



Why this Kolaveri Di ??


As I step out of my house after catching some Zz's. Thinking about the beautiful and tiring day ahead and eventually figuring out days work and college’s routine haphazard and I gaze ahead  passing through narrow lanes and as I raise my head I am greeted by some horrible, monstrous, ugly faces glaring at me from the electricity poles. Hoardings greet me every morning a very Happy Independence day making me actually realize that we are an independent country.  And then the frightful image appears to me as someone wishing and celebrating the birthday for 365 days of his beloved bloody neta to whom I have never seen in our lane. His gazing and smiling face makes my imagination pot boiling to see his animated version saying that “I am the one who has snarfed your tax money and your obnoxious behavior will not strike me down”. Then I just frown to what you call praja and raja differences moving out to see more and more gruesome faces wishing me Diwali, Christmas, and new year eve.  Where on earth is one festival celebrated for 365 days?  Silly netas!!
     Hoardings in the vasai-virar region has left me disgruntled about the workings of the Vasai-virar Municipal corporation. These hoardings are the ones who has gheraoed me between the electric poles to sometimes road dividers and always on flyovers which obstructs and distracts my view on roads. I sometimes feel that if initiatives to develop these regions are in a full swing than why one need these publicity materials? Are you saying me that the laachar Janta is at home busy with their melodramatic life and cannot transform your stupid behavior, than just go on a pause mode and filter your foresight. This is nothing but the waste of space as you have already created a space crunch by demolishing shanties and developing illegal structures with no proper amenities in place and the ad-on to it are the HOARDINGS!! This shows lackadaisical behavior of the authorities- incharge and it suffocates me the most.  The tu-mera -kya –ukhadega attitude has created the rift between the public and the authorities as they cannot raise their timid voices against the not so typical goonda types.  
          I end my anguish thought which would again run down in my mind when I sleep, making me realize the difference between the aam aadmi and the higher authorities. The best way I calm my anger is by Uttering some good chosen gaalis to the person on the hoarding and then pity on the people because at the end people are the proven loosers.


A small note to the poster boys/girls:
   

Respected Netaji,
            Just one thing I plead to you sir/ madam please do not post your images everywhere  because you are not only ugly but you look horrible in those huge posters sometimes in a solo avtar and some in the group along with your chamchas while some grining at me as if I have stolen some booty of your looted maal.
Requesting you to please not waste our money in hoardings and name it social development.
                                                                                                                                   


Yours sincerely,
   Tax payer.







Thursday, 16 February 2012

Are we a Democratic Upfront??

Are we a Democratic Upfront??

The abysmal turnout of voters in todays elections in Mumbai is abominable as Elections in Mumbai has been abjectly fallen apart. Are we still expecting to change the way it has been during all these long years awaiting the fresh polls to change the face of Mumbai? Than just shut the blattering mouth for next horrendous five years!


Is Mumbaikar's Chalta Hai attitude taking a toll on Mumbai life?, financial capital of Maharashtra with major responsiblity once again proved that one cant rely on Mumbaikars for its development and prgress. The right to vote and the way towards creating a new city altogether has been counted in meagre 46% votes, where is the Mumbaikars aberration which was seen when our city was hijacked by some handfull of terrorists and when bomb blasts shook us to the core. Is it that we are only concerned of our development in present times? If that so than today Mumbai feels abashed.


Now the Mumbaikar will arise when the beloved city is raped publicly by our netas with emerging scams, garbage strolling on the roads, when water doesn't suffice your thirst, when you fall sick due to epidemics, when traffic on roads always awards you abuses, when you see your corporator in a fancy car. Instead of arising take your bedsheet, cover your shameful face and hide under your cot as you are the ones who has simultaneously raped the Mumbai city and have failed the respect to protest aginst the wrong.


Enjoying the holiday with a peg of whiskey along with tandoori has drastically affected your living conditions which leaves you disqualified to complain about the misgivings about your corporator. Has Mumbai acclimatized to what we call public harrasment or are we still finding a word for this type of befuddling behaviour?


The one thing Mumbaikar will atleast learn from today's insensitive behaviour which i have termed is "BACKBITING" because you cant face your so-called elected representative and just lay back and complain about the lack of development and keep the topic of corruption in the back burner. But SURPRISE!! SURPRISE! sorry ha.. you have lost your right to complain too. So you have two option either keep your grumbling behaviour at bay when you get drowned in floods or when you see yourself amidst garbage bins OR wait for your neta to come to you next elections asking for votes after Long 5 YEARS!!

Monday, 16 January 2012

Mumbai Marathon




Mumbai on heels!!

Bhaag D.K Bose…!! If you think these people are inspired by this song then you seem to be in the different world. Mumbai was on the move for marathon held in the city this morning. A huge congregation of people participated in one of the biggest annual sporting events in our city. People from different walks of life participated in this event. Almost forty thousand people were seen enjoying the Sunday morning cheer. It seemed weather god was too interested in marathon thus making the day bit warmer. 
     The dream run in which around twenty thousand people with banners, balloons, cheers, shouts, lots of cheers, dancing on the way and a few yawning, lazy chumps stood off the tracks. 
      In the crowd  a person with  leaned body, support stick in hand,  barely able to walk was participating in this marathon to give a message to the young generation to live life to the fullest by spreading love and harmony…his age 99YEARS!!! SHOCKED!! SURPRISED! Even I was too.
    Senior citizens were seen enjoying, dancing their heart out, some giving social message, some dressed in patriotic avtars. Hats off for these young lads… hip hip hurray!!
      Later wheel chair events or we could say on the chair were special kids running a midst the soundtrack Tare zameen par!! You could sense the air of positivity, motivation and a message “No one could stop us from running” Young red haired boy, innocent, full of energy, disabled due to autism, shying away from camera with a pluck card in hand with an interesting message, "We live in your world, but play in ours”.  We always demand more and more from life but after watching these guys out there, having fun and cheering each other I felt I was just left out in this crowd were happiness was of importance and we people in this world are lost behind our ambitions and a run for money. The world they belong to is very special in which they are safe, happy, satisfied, love and care and in our world were jealousy, hatred, ambitions, money and wants which never ends has tangled our life.
         At the end of the day I felt motivated, inspired by these special people, and the effort worthwhile celebrating Mumbai’s remarkable spirit. Once again we Mumbaikar were at the best in showing the true spirit of what we call ‘Bambaiya style’....
                          YEH HAI MUMBAI MERI JAAN