Saturday, May 5, 2012

[rti4empowerment] Re: [jnnurm] HOUSING: RWAS Wielders Of Terror

 

Yes RWAS supposedly for Benefit of Citizens have been Userped by Some unscrupulos IAS/IPS officers and Our RTI activist Mallikarjun Suffered & Sufferinfg with Criminal Cases
We Gave the information to outlook
N vikramsimha , KRIA Koota , #12 Sumeru Sir M N Krishna Rao Road , Basvangudi < Bangalore 560004.

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From: Vinay Baindur <yanivbin@gmail.com>
Subject: [jnnurm] HOUSING: RWAS Wielders Of Terror
To: "CAF2" <citizens-action-forum@googlegroups.com>, "Hasire Usiru" <hasiruusiru@yahoogroups.com>, "Hu Gov" <hu_governance@googlegroups.com>
Date: Saturday, 5 May, 2012, 11:31 PM

 





JITENDER GUPTA
Resident's welfare? Vendors are often the target of RWA ire
HOUSING: RWAS
Wielders Of Terror
Drunk on power, RWAs are exceeding their brief
At 83—if you live that long, that is—you would naturally look forward to well-earned repose in your twilight years. But M.B. Lal, a former journalist, finds himself battling not just his physical infirmities but also a recurring urban woe these days—the neighbourhood cliques of power-hungry busybodies, otherwise formally known as resident welfare associations (RWAs). In Press Enclave, a south Delhi residential complex that houses many media professionals, including Lal, the RWA had gone to the point of deciding whom he and others could employ as help and even began fingerprinting their entry after a series of thefts. The illegal practice—since only law-enforcing authorities can collect fingerprints—was snipped only in June last year after residents complained to the police.
One can argue that the RWA, rightly concerned about security, may have had its reasons to act vigilante-like, but Lal thinks it is more about keeping the colony under control. "They were paranoid about power, not security, and sought to exercise that power to terrorise members and prevent residents from speaking against them," he says. Members of the committee at Press Enclave were finally replaced in February this year, but not until their three-year term had ended. "Residents were virtually terrorised. Their tyres would be deflated and their applications for repair work held up without reason," says Lal.
Meant to better the lives of residents of the colonies they represent, RWAs today can do exactly the opposite with our lives, when misused by individuals intoxicated with the power—and sometimes the money they can bring. Especially when residents like Lal begin to ask uncomfortable questions.
 
 
"Our RWA was paranoid about power, not security, and used that to terrorise members from speaking against them."—M.B. Lal
 
 
In Bangalore, those questions came from Mallikarjun L.S., a resident of the city's plush Sadashivnagar. He earned the ire of his RWA when RTI petitions filed by him exposed the association's practice of charging an entry fee for a neighbourhood park as "illegal". "They collected an average of Rs 45,000 per month. How could they when they had adopted the park from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the play equipment had been installed under the MP's Local Area Development Scheme," he says. The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights too issued an order asking all children up to 12 to be let in free. "For what I did, they tried to have me evicted from my ancestral property in the locality and had criminal charges filed against me," he adds. But Jagadish G., the secretary of the RWA, told Outlook they were not alone in making children pay. "Even the BBMP runs two parks nearby and they charge a fee for entry there," he says. "And after the park was handed back to the BBMP end of last year and entry made free, you have all kinds of people coming in and doing all kinds of nonsense."


Photograph by Nilotpal Baruah

Any interference with parks, often the only open spaces in our cities, is reason enough for RWAs to bare their fangs. Ruling against the Rajinder Nagar RWA in New Delhi, which had opposed the segregation of its park to be developed as a playground, Delhi High Court judge Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw in April last year termed RWAs no less than "selfish giants". The same year, there was also the case of Richha Sharma, a social entrepreneur who runs Sunaay Foundation, who bore the brunt of the RWA in B-1 block in Vasant Kunj in Delhi. Her fault? Running a temporary school for less privileged children in one of the colony parks, something that violated the "decorum of the society".
Essentially a middle-class phenomenon, RWAs are besotted with the idea of creating illusory islands of middle-class prosperity that are divorced from larger realities. Several RWAs in Delhi and Mumbai are locked in conflict, often in court, with vendors who have been using public spaces in and around their colonies for years, some even before the latter were built. Harassed now for the mess they create, sections of roads they used to hawk on are metamorphosing into parking lots. Similarly, Lal has failed, despite being a member now, to convince his RWA, which has an annual budget of Rs 40 lakh, to pay its workers even the minimum wage (Rs 7,020 per month in Delhi).
RWAs can also enforce ghettoisation in the guise of enhancing security. In March this year, the Federation of Velachery Welfare Association (East) in Chennai asked its members not to rent out flats to bachelors, especially those from north India, leaving many harassed. This followed reported encounter killings where people from the north were shot dead by the police. "The public also has a responsibility in ensuring security," says S. Kumara Raja, the association's secretary. "We're not against north Indians and it is just an advice, not a forceful order." Communal segregation has long been the gift of RWAs. And no one knows this better than Delhi-based photojournalist Mustafa Quraishi, who blames their tyranny for the "worst three months of his life" in 2005 in Mumbai when he had to change guesthouses frequently, even live out of a car, after being refused flats on rent because of his religion. "Most would say that we are not communal, but the RWA has decided to keep the society this way," he says. To his credit, he never mentioned that he is the son of the present chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi.
The April 15 municipal elections in Delhi too brought the focus back on RWAs. A few south Delhi RWAs, together with an anti-corruption NGO, had candidates attend a meet and sign a list of development tasks they had to carry out if elected. Says Shailender Singh Monty, one of the councillors present at the meet, "Some RWAs wanted to dictate terms. Does a signature guarantee execution? There were so many candidates who signed papers without reading them." One of the many "unreasonable" demands he refused to agree to was the creation of three underground parking lots in 100 days. "Instead of being the interface between residents and politicians, RWAs want to exercise more than their fair share of authority. And most seek to join them not to serve residents but to become politicians." RWAs have therefore become increasingly divisive and political as parties lust after their capability to mobilise people and as aspirants think of terms at these associations as springboards to bigger political profiles.
An example of this transformation being Sanjay Kaul, who, thanks to his role as chairperson of the United Resident's Joint Action (URJA), went on to become the BJP's Delhi spokesperson. And he, having used the might of RWAs to campaign against hikes in electricity tariffs, defends their actions. "The civil society gets castigated for not being interested in civic issues. So what's wrong when conscientious and sensible citizens assert themselves?" he asks, especially when public agencies fail to address civic issues or the police fail to ensure security. But must it happen abrasively, riling residents and riding roughshod over those less privileged?

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Friday, May 4, 2012

[rti4empowerment] Re: Unsubscribe Me

 

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[rti4empowerment] CAT and IITJEE in Regional languages and Hindi [1 Attachment]

 
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Friends,
 
I have sent two representations to the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Management making two requests as regards the IIT and IIM Entrance examinations.
 
I have prayed that both the IITJEE (for IITs) and CAT (for IIMs) need to be conducted in Hindi and important regional languages, in addition to the English medium. Presently while IITJEE is conducted in both Hindi and English, CAT is being conducted only in English. I have said that the focus on regional languages will remove the present handicap to the students studying in the regional languages and Hindi, it will help boost these languages and will end the perceived superiority of English language over the Indian languages. This will also inject more number of candidates who are closer to the Indian soil and will help increase the sense of Indian-ness in these premier Institutions.
 
Another proposal is as regards the examination fees for conducting these Entrance examinations. Presently the examination fee is Rs. 1600 for CAT and Rs. 1000 for IITJEE. In contrast, as per the information obtained under RTI Act by my wife Nutan Thakur, the total income from CAT examination fees is much higher than the total expenditure for getting the examination conducted. This excess amount was Rs. 6.98 lakh in CAT 2006 and Rs. 20.11 lakh in CAT 2011. This shows that these fees are generating profits, which does not seem proper. Hence, I have prayed that a reasonable assessment of IITJEE and CAT fees is made at the Ministry level so as to have a no profit-no less situation.

I attach the copies of my two representations and seek your comments on the these issues.
 
Amitabh Thakur
IPS, UP Cadre
Lucknow
# 94155-34526

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

[rti4empowerment] Fake currency notes from ATMs: What needs to be done

 
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

[rti4empowerment] please take notice of i next lucknow edition news dated 01 may & 03 may 2012 and take punitive action against the culprit rajesh chandra [4 Attachments]

 
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res. all,
please take notice of i next lucknow edition news dated 01 may & 03
may 2012 and take punitive action against the culprit rajesh chandra

the two news titled "घोटाले की ( Poly ) technic" & "मनमाने फैसले किये
प्रिंसिपल ने " are attached with the mail and are available at links
given in this mail

( news 1 ) घोटाले की ( Poly ) technic

http://epaper.inextlive.com/35670/INEXT-LUCKNOW/01.05.12?show=old#p=page:n=1:z=2

http://epaper.inextlive.com/35670/INEXT-LUCKNOW/01.05.12?show=old#p=page:n=2:z=1

http://epaper.inextlive.com/35670/INEXT-LUCKNOW/01.05.12?show=old#p=page:n=3:z=1

( news 2 ) मनमाने फैसले किये प्रिंसिपल ने

http://epaper.inextlive.com/35912/INEXT-LUCKNOW/03.05.12?show=old#p=page:n=6:z=1

regards

urvashi sharma
social worker
f-2286,rajajipuram
lucknow,uttar pradesh-226017
9369613513

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

[rti4empowerment] Re: [menow] Chadhata suraj dheere dheere dhalta hai

 

Dear Seraj bhai,


That was my original mail. Thanks for endorsing. Many may not have read. But u hv analysed and endorsed same. Thanks. 

Here is a mail which I received amd fwding: 

What happened to 8 wealthiest people in the world?

"In 1923, eight of the wealthiest people in the world met. Their
combined wealth, estimated, exceeded the wealth of the government of
the United States.
These men knew how to make a living and accumulate wealth.

                                  25 years later.......

1. President of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died bankrupt.
2. President of the largest gas company, Howard Hubson, went insane.
3. One of the greatest commodity traders, Arthur Cutton, died insolvent.
4. President of the New York Stock Exchange, Richard Whitney, was sent to
jail.
5. A member of the President's Cabinet, Albert Fall, was pardoned from
jail.
6. The greatest "bear" on Wall Street, Jessie Livermore, committed suicide.
7. President of the world's greatest monopoly, Ivar Krueger, committed
suicide.
8. President, Bank of International Settlement, Leon Fraser, committed
suicide.

They forgot to make a life!
Just made Money!
Money provides food for the hungry, medicine for the sick, clothes for the
needy;
but is only a medium of exchange.
We need two kinds of education.
One that teaches us how to make a living;
and one that teaches us how to live.
People are engrossed in their professional life and neglect their family,
health and social responsibilities.

Our kids are sleeping when we leave home.
They are sleeping when we come home.
Twenty years later, we'll turn back, and they'll all be gone.

Without water, a ship cannot move.
The ship needs water, but,
if the water gets into the ship, the ship will face problems and sink.
Similarly, we live in a time where earning is a necessity;
but let not the earning enter our hearts;
for, what was once a means of living,
will be become a means of destruction.!!!???

So take a moment and ask yourself….
has the water entered my ship?"
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"Kam karo aisa ki ek pechan ban jaye. Har kadam aise chalo ki ek nishan ban jaye.
Yaha zindagi to sabhi kat lete hai. Zindgi jiyo aisa ki ek missal ban jaye."
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Thanks and Regards,
Alok Tholiya,
Marigold Hall,Tholiya Bhavan,
10Th Rd., Santacruz East,
Mumbai 400055
9324225699 

" Intense hate anywhere interferes with love everywhere ! "

• Pl. fwd./ circulate this mail if you think the issues raised here needs wider audience.

• Let us make our city beautiful, disciplined and Loveable.
Let us handover to our future generation a better place to live in.

• www.digambarjains.com  : The matrimonial web site for Digambar Jains

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On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 6:29 PM, seraj akram <serajakram@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Dear Alok ji
thanks for sharing such inspiring information.
We must think about destiny and act according to it.
what ever we are we have to die, today or tomorrow, only our deeds will be remembered.
So we should always think why we born, what is our responsibilities, and how we can succeed after death.
shor wali duniya me akele me sochne ki zarurat he ki sirf khana, pina aysh karna hi hamare jiwan ka uddashya nahi he.
hame gahrayi se sochna chahie, alag alag dharm ki kitab, budhijiwi logo ki kitab parh kar apne jiwan ke uddashya ko samajhne aur us ko
paane ki koshis karna chahie.
 
Seraj Akram

From: Alok Tholiya <atholiya@gmail.com>
To: Jain Matrimonials <jainmatrimonials@yahoogroups.com>; menow <menow@yahoogroups.com>; MIFAC yahoogroup <mifac@yahoogroups.com>; RESORTS TIMESHARE <resortstimeshare-india@yahoogroups.com>; Santacruz Civic Forum <santacruzcivicforum@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:38 AM
Subject: [menow] Chadhata suraj dheere dheere dhalta hai [1 Attachment]

 
My god.Shocked to read  today in times that Shri Priyaranjan das Munshiji is in coma for last four years.I had an opportunity to work with him when in my young days i was in politics.(In subsequent years I left that game as it was too muddy). He was quite dynamic and dashing person and powerful orator.  Priyaranjan Das Munshi the one time apple of the eye of the all time powerful the then PM Mrs Indira Ji in lying in bed in hospital 4 years is a sad for me and many others who must have worked with him. 

But that is a destiny and hence I am reminded of a quavali a song which I am attaching here. The first line in Hindi says Hue namvar benishan kaise kaise ( those who reached the height of fame even their name gets viped off). 

But when we see this whole of our life, we know this, and yet we forget this. We worship actors of Ramayan and Gita and create their temples.These granthas were not written for worshipping heros of these holy books but for learning and improving our life. The angry and arrogant Kaurav did not listen to any advise, warnings and refused request for just giving 5 villages to Pandavs and see what happened. Ravan was similarly advised but his ahankar did not allow him to learn and accpt fair requests and finally he lost all his Rajya and family. 

But even after seeing Ramayan and Gita most of us do not take lesson but just sing songs praising Ram or Krishna which is not the purpose of creating these great mythology. 

Let sanity an humbleness prevail upon all of us and let aham ( proudee attitude ) die. before we and pour near and dearones are victims of destiny which we create thru our Karmas. Let us do right things, lets us respect others sentiments and just demands . 

Thanks and Regards,news 
Alok Tholiya,
Marigold Hall,Tholiya Bhavan,
10Th Rd., Santacruz East,
Mumbai 400055

" Intense hate anywhere interferes with love everywhere ! "

• Pl. fwd./ circulate this mail if you think the issues raised here needs wider audience.

• Let us make our city beautiful, disciplined and Loveable.
Let us handover to our future generation a better place to live in.

• www.digambarjains.com  : The matrimonial web site for Digambar Jains

• To subscribe to my very popular yahoogroup: 
Send blank mail to: menow-subscribe@yahoogroups.com




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