Posted by sanjaykaul on October 15, 2011 · 2 Comments
Why the recent mobilisation of the youth and the country on corruption could end in a whimper if the correct lessons are not sought. And, how political reform and citizen engagement are the real solutions. It has now been analyzed threadbare that what looked like a comprehensive outpouring of public sympathy for Anna Hazare’s … Read more
Filed under Governance · Tagged with Anna Hazare, BJP, citizen, civil society, Congress, Corruption in India, democracy, Election Commission, Lokpal Bill, Parliament, PM, Right to Recall, Right to Reject, Sanjay Kaul
Posted by sanjaykaul on August 20, 2011 · 3 Comments
How a Gandhi-capped octogenarian is spinning webs around the Congress in a bid to squeeze out the poison of corruption from the system, and how the 150-year party recoils at the idea and how its leaders refuse to give up their old ways. The UPA Government’s faux bravado and final capitulation in the face … Read more
Filed under Politics · Tagged with Anna Hazare, Arun Jaitley, Baba Ramdev, Chhatrasal Stadium, Chidambaram, Congress, corruption, democracy, impeachment of Judge, Jan Lokpal Bill, Kapil Sibal, Lokpal Bill, Manmohan Singh, NJP, Parliament, protest, RSS, Sanjay Kaul, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sushma Swaraj, youth against corruption in India
Posted by sanjaykaul on April 30, 2011 · 1 Comment
The spate of corruption cases coming to light against Congressmen is an indicator of how deep the party has sunk into its own morass, but its violent rejection of the PAC report indicates that the Congress refuses to mend its ways even as its cancerous decent into disgrace continues unabated. It would make for an … Read more
Filed under Politics · Tagged with 2G spectrum scam, A.Raja, activists, Adarsh scam, Anna Hazare, BJP, Chief Minister of maharashtra, CM Delhi, Commonwealth Games, Congress and Corruption, Dayalu Ammal, DMK, JPC, Kalmadi, Kani Mozi, Lok Pal Bill, M.S. Gill, Manmohan Singh, Mumbai, NAC, National Advisory Council, New Delhi, Parliament, Sanjay Kaul, Shiela Dixit, Shunglu Committee report, telecom scam
Posted by sanjaykaul on November 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A gallimaufry of events, notices and breaking [broking!] news of the past month – from the hot spots of New Delhi, Karnataka, Parliament and Bihar – not forgetting Radiagate - in a freshly packaged pocket edition of views and counterviews that attempt to aim for the soul of brevity – with or without the wit. The Dalal … Read more
Filed under Politics · Tagged with A.Raja, Barkha Dutt, Bihar, Bihar election results, BJP, Congress, corruption, CWG corruption, DMK, JDU, JPC, Kalawati, mediagate, N.K.Singh, NDA, Niira Radia, Nitish Kumar, Parliament, Radia Tapes, Radiagate, Rahul gandhi, Sanjay Kaul, Sonia Gandhi, Sushil Kumar Modi, telecom scam, Vir Sanghvi
Posted by sanjaykaul on May 2, 2010 · 12 Comments
What you need to know about the massive spending on an 11-day event in New Delhi this year. And why this money is going to go down the drain – but only after it has passed through the pockets of politicians and bureaucrats. For anyone who has an interest in governance, the much-hyped Commonwealth Games … Read more
Filed under Politics · Tagged with bureaucrats, Commonwealth Games, development, event, Games Village, GW Games 2010, housing, India, Melbourne, Montreal, New Delhi, Olympics, Parliament, politicians, poverty, sanitation, slums, stadium, Sydney Olympics, wasteful expenditure, yamuna
