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| Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged community | Views: 278 |
| Mar 30, 2009 3:09 am | | Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged community | # |
Kanchana Ravichandran | | Dear All,
An NGO approached me with this wonderful and innovative concept. Would appreaciate your views on this and if there are many of you who would like to help in grounding it, will connect you directly with the NGO.
Sub : Legislation regarding creation of special constituencies for representing the
cause of abandoned children , destitute , mentally challenged , blind and
other physically challenged , old aged people etc – reg ;
Sir / Madam ,
Children Welfare Foundation (CWF ) is a registered non-profit organization functioning for the past 15 years in Tamil Nadu for destitute , abandoned children and awareness of human kindness . We bring forth a request to your esteemed good offices to consider the following concept which can dramatically change the plight of challenged people .
The stakeholders for socially deprived community like destitute and abandoned children , mentally challenged , blind and other physically challenged , old aged people etc yearn mainly for two major criterions (i.e) human kindness and attention , which has long been neglected in this fast-paced world . The vacuum of this challenged and deprived community can be fulfilled if the services of honest , sincere , non-political and recognized NGOs ( Non governmental organization ) can be put into optimal momentum by your support and nomination into your system . The role of these nominated NGOs will be to represent in the State Assembly and Parliament the cause of the challenged and deprived community and for co-ordinated implementation of sanctions, welfare schemes and rights .
These nominated NGOs will be democratically elected by the people of the constituencies and can be atleast 3% of total seats . Those elected by members of state Assembly & Parliament ( Member of Legislative Assembly ) can be 1 % of total seats . For this to come into effect , the leaders of the state and national political parties like your esteemed self can allocate a small percentage of reservation for these non-political NGOs who are internally selected . By this reservation , stakeholders of the socially deprived and challenged community like destitute and abandoned children , mentally challenged , visually impaired and other physically challenged , old aged people will be empowered as one united voice in the State Assembly and Parliament for their legal rights and also play a constructive role in the society . Till date , there is no specific representation of a recognized NGO for this noble cause . India will be the forerunner for other democratic nations if this concept of allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged community comes into effect .
Yours truly ,
K.M. Swamy ( Founder Chairman )
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| Mar 30, 2009 6:04 am | | re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged community | # |
Kanchana Ravichandran | | Heavy topic for a Monday morning??? Private Reply to Kanchana Ravichandran |
| Mar 30, 2009 7:06 am | | re: re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged communi | # |
Basab Ghosh | | This is a ridiculous proposition. The constituencies in India are geographical and the elected MPs are representatives of their respective constituencies. They represent all the people, able or disabled. They are elected by votes of all the eligible people in the constituency. NGOs can not get in through the reservation route on this bandwagon.
What they can do, is get their notable personalities to either stand for election from the constituencies they are active in (and get elected), or get them nominated to the Rajya Sabha. However, if they become the elected representatives, they can not just limit themselves to their pet projects, they have to work for the entire population.Private Reply to Basab Ghosh |
| Mar 30, 2009 12:18 pm | | re: re: re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged com | # |
Kanchana Ravichandran | | Whoa! If this isn't a typical reply to an out-of-the-box concept what is!!! Apart from BG still no one has posted their views! :) Private Reply to Kanchana Ravichandran |
| Mar 30, 2009 3:00 pm | | Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged com | # |
sujatha suresh | | KR, NGO has a clear mandate that they are other than Govt.
People found helping the needy through GOvt neded a long wonded procedure etc and so one reason why NOs evolved.
Am sure Mr.Swamy will be aware.Coming to the work they are doing is really commendable. So probably they work with Parlimentarians etc and see that representation of neglected citizens of India is done well...
Pls convey what he feels.... do ask him to join in discussion. Many NGOs are doing fantastic work. Got to know of an NGO which is looking into the records of the candidates and pointing out who needs to be taken off the electoral...
sensitive topic. However, work by this NGO is Good and needed whether they join as MPs or not...
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| Mar 30, 2009 4:49 pm | | re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged com | # |
Ravi Padmanabhan (padmania@gmail.com) | | Anything without Politics usually can perform with lot of freedom and in a much better way.
I am not sure how this works out in the current Indian system.
-PadmanabhanPrivate Reply to Ravi Padmanabhan (padmania@gmail.com) |
| Mar 30, 2009 5:08 pm | | re: re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged com | # |
Senthil Nathan | | @KR
The concept of Rajya Sabha(should have) evolved for representations like what is mentioned here. NGOs electing a person and an automatic representation for them in the parliament will lead to lot of discrepancies later on and that may not be supported at large. But I hope if the political system is revived that the original essence of Rajya Sabha is restored then there will be no problem to find their presence in RS. Earlier people like Artists, Learned intellectuals, Scholars, Social service activists were the one who were nominated for the RS seats. But later even RS had become part of the number politics and so that system got diluted. So RS used to be a house of scholars.
As Mr.Paddy rightly mentioned, like media NGOs also should stay away from the colors of politics and only then they can serve the purpose.Private Reply to Senthil Nathan |
| Mar 30, 2009 6:18 pm | | re: re: re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged com | # |
stranger | | I couldnt differ much with Basabji in this subject.
and i couldnt think out of box, in this matter.Private Reply to stranger |
| Mar 31, 2009 7:09 am | | re: re: re: re: Ur thoughts on Allocation of parliamentary representation by NGOs for the challenged | # |
J.a.m.e.s I.s.a.c | |
IF Non-governmental organization forms a part in Government will they be called NGO's
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