A Canberra taxi driver's take on the India Elections.

This LS 2014 Elections ... will you, the voter, make a promise ?

“The AAP will make no promises to you. Instead it will ask you to make a promise. This time you will not cast your vote on the basis of kinship. You will forget caste; you will drive away the distributors of alcohol and money. AAP has not come to ask you for your vote. If there is anything we ask of you, it is to have faith in yourselves; and to listen to the voice of your soul. This election is not about the victory or defeat of political parties; it is about victory or defeat within ourselves. In front of the voting machine, we must think of the future of our children, the future of our city and our dreams for the future of our country.” Short link http://bit.ly/meera4mumbai

Thursday 27 February 2014

A Canberra taxi driver's take on the India Elections.

Email from Canberra to Meera Sanyal

I travel a lot by taxi, nowadays. About 50% or more of the taxi drivers, who drive me, are from India. Generally, am becoming popular with them, because of my Indian relatives. A conversation with one of them today took the following form and it takes the cake :
Friend : you are Indian ; from which part of India do you come ?
T. driver : from the Punjab.
Friend : I believe, that is the bread basket of India ?
T. Driver agrees.
Friend : which party will win the India elections ?
T. driver : it is hard to tell, because there is a new party running and it may upset the applecart ! It shows great promises.
Friend : what is the name of this party?
T. driver : AAP. It promises decency, honesty and is fighting for the elimination of corruption, among other good things.
Friend : I am delighted to hear that, because a close friend of mine has been elected to be candidate of AAP !

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Meera Sanyal – AAP Candidate Mumbai South

A distinguished career in banking spanning over 30 years, Meera relinquished her position as CEO and Chairperson of Royal Bank of Scotland in 2013, to devote herself full-time to public service. During her time at the bank, Meera mentored the MicroFinance program, which financed over 650,000 women in rural India She also chaired the bank’s Foundation, providing livelihood assistance to 75,000 women-led households in threatened ecosystems.

The daughter of late Admiral Hiranandani, a highly decorated naval officer, Meera stood in 2009 as an independent candidate for the Lok Sabha elections in the aftermath of the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. Meera and her husband Ashish, campaigned for and raised funds for the AAP in the 2013 Delhi elections. She was recently appointed to the party’s National Committee on Economic Policy.

Meera is a Board member of PRADAN, a member of the International Board of Right to Play, a global NGO that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Meera is also a Board member of Liberals India for Good Governance – the Indian Liberal Group, and serves on the Supervisory Board of Jaihind College. She is a member of various National Committees of both FICCI and CII. In 2011, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, invited her as the sole Indian representative on her International Council on Women’s Business Leadership.

Why did Arvind Kejriwal resigned as the Delhi Chief Minister?

Well, here is the answer.

AAP got only 28 of 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly election. Still, the Lt Governor invited Arvind to form the government, as the Congress (with 8 seats) had offered unconditional support. Finding it hard to believe, Arvind sent a letter to the Congress President listing out the 18 points in the AAP manifesto, including passing of the Jan Lokpal bill. The Congress reverted saying it will support AAP unconditionally on all 18 points. With this commitment, Arvind formed the minority government in Delhi.

However, when AAP presented the Jan Lokpal bill in the Assembly, the Congress and the BJP came together to ensure the bill is not passed. The Aam Aadmi Party had won the vote and trust of citizens of Delhi on the plank of anti corruption. And since the minority government could not pass the Jan Lokpal bill that was promised to citizens of Delhi, Arvind resigned.

Views of Delhi Voters.

Click on the video below ... in an interview with Barkha Dutt BEFORE THE RESIGNATION !

Donations for Aam Aadmi Party LS Mumbai South

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