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"Development Fundamentalism" and BBMP elections

Merry months of May, June and July 09 ahead for Bengalureans--  a grand development bonanza awaits all whther we like it or not. 

  1. signal free roads
  2. Metro rail
  3. 6-lane roads
  4. and later  Mono Rail

are the new icons of "development fundamentalism" in Bengaluru!

Solidarity March

19 Apr 2009 07:00
19 Apr 2009 10:00
Asia/Calcutta
Governance

SmartVote & Round Table India invite you to participate in the Solidarity March on Sunday, the 19th April .

Please be there, apart from expressing your Solidarity for the March, to meet like-minded people / voluntary groups and create awareness about Smartvote - Know your candidate initiatives.

roti, kapada ya paani; Sonia, Mayawati ya Advani

17 Apr 2009 19:30
17 Apr 2009 22:00
Asia/Calcutta
Governance

A debate on the above theme is being held at KYRA at the junction of 100 feet road and 17th main Indiranagar, on Friday, 17th April, at 7.30 pm. The panelists include Prof Rajeev Gowda, V Ravichandar, Harish Bijoor, & Capt Gopinath (to be confirmed)

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TV9 constituency-wise televised debate recording

14 Apr 2009 09:00
14 Apr 2009 19:00
Asia/Calcutta
Governance

SmartVote and News9 are organisinbg a constituency-wise televised Candidates Debate.

Date & Time: Tuesday, 14th April

9AM - Bangalore South,

1PM - B'lore North,

4PM - B'lore Central.

Urban minimum wage as election promise?

Governance

Cities are not just about rich or middle classes. It is estimated that majority of residents (> 60%) in our cities belong in poor or lower middle income groups. I was wondering if Lok Sabha 2009 has seen any promises that would influence the votes of this sizeable group?

Why it's difficult for me to consider voting for Congress

Governance

The secret owners of the secreted monies operate in secrecy — venal businessmen, corrupt politicians, public servants, drug lords, and criminal gangs like the D-company. The slush monies are the financial RDX for terror, besides weapons of mass destruction of national and global finance. That there is secret money is no more a secret. Only the amounts and persons are secret.

A Public Agenda for the coming BBMP elections !!

If the BBMP elections are held as per the High Court directions to the GoK then before the end of July 2009 we will have 148 elected councillors.

Almost 30 months without local government elections.

Why I may want to vote for BJP this time

Governance

"I want to say that if NDA (BJP-led National Democratic Alliance) is voted to power, we will pursue this issue at legal and executive level and force Indian citizens to bring back their wealth to the country," Advani said, citing the "crusade" by western countries against tax havens provided by Swiss banks.

Meeting with Mr Manivannan, DC, Mysore. (CANCELLED)

4 Apr 2009 11:00
4 Apr 2009 13:00
Asia/Calcutta
PowerGovernance

Meeting CANCELLED/POSTPONED, as some last minute developments in Mysore will keep Mr Manivannan busy today. We will reschedule this and shortly announce a new date.

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Prajagale'

Great grand-mother of all scams

Governance

The poll-eve race among political parties to promise foodgrains at cheap rates to poor people, when implemented, is counter-productive, warns the Justice D P Wadhwa Committee in its report submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
    

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