Tag Archives: NCP

Assaulted, Abducted or Raped a Woman? Please be my MLA.

September 10, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJD, BJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI, CPM, crime, democracy, DMK, elections, ethics, JDU, JMM, lok sabha, MLAs, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, rape, satire, TDP, Trinamool Congress, TRS, women rightsadmin

India has always been a world leader at electing those with pending criminal cases. Our political parties have forever provided us with a steady pipeline of criminally tainted candidates . And as electors, we always deliver by continuing to elect legislators who are accused of every crime under the sun from petty thefts to kidnappings and murders. We currently have the most criminalized Lok Sabha in history. #AccheDin. All data is courtesy Association Read more [...]

A crash course in India’s Farmer Crisis

June 16, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceagriculture, Andhra Pradesh, BJP, Chidambaram, Congress, corruption, crime, deceit, democracy, elections, ethics, farmer suicide, farmers, gmo, governance, Haryana, health, hindutva, hunger strike, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manmohan Singh, media, microfinance, Modi, Mumbai, NCP, Orissa, parliament, politics, Punjab, rural india, TDP, Telengana, TRS, women rightsadmin

Jan 2021: India's farming crisis has been on for decades and what we are seeing right now is just the tipping point of systemic issues that have existed forever. It is completely reasonable to hold the government of the day accountable irrespective of which political party is in power. Here's a post from 2017 explaining the various components of this crisis. India's leading rural journalist (and unfortunately one of our only ones), P. Sainath, recently Read more [...]

The ‘Criminal’ Quota in Indian Politics

June 6, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, bribe, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI, CPI(M), CPM, crime, deceit, democracy, elections, ethics, governance, lok sabha, MLAs, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, Trinamool Congress, women rightsadmin

Issues related to the criminalization of Indian politics are well known. Political parties are obsessed with winning elections, and have always provided tickets to candidates who are most likely to win - irrespective of a candidate's ability to be a competent legislator. All data is courtesy Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). To better understand the magnitude of this problem, we looked at what our nationally recognized political parties Read more [...]

Lok Sabha Honours List 2017 – Our most useless MPs

May 9, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Political SatireAAP, AIADMK, BJD, BJP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, Delhi, democracy, elections, ethics, governance, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, RJD, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shiv Sena, TDP, Trinamool Congress, TRSadmin

We know that our MPs hate attending parliament and being productive - but some are worse than others. There is an official record maintained of the activity of all MPs in parliament including attendance, questions raised and debates participated in. It's been three years since we elected our Lok Sabha. We look at some of our most illustrious parliamentarians who are least bothered to show up or participate in the Lok Sabha. PRS Legislative Research, Read more [...]

Why are we passing bills to make corruption easier for political parties?

March 26, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI(M), CPM, deceit, democracy, ethics, NCP, politics, RTI, Samajwadi Party, SPadmin

Lack of financial transparency in the political system has always been one of our key challenges as a democracy. Recently, the government passed a bill in the Lok Sabha that will potentially lead to an increase in anonymous corporate donations to political parties as well as remove previous limits on how much corporations can donate to political parties. Here's a look at some of the key factors in play. Status Quo Currently, political parties Read more [...]

Political Parties vs RTI

March 12, 2017Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPI, CPM, democracy, NCP, parliament, RTI, Samajwadi Partyadmin

When politicians across party lines join forces, it is usually against our best interests. Here’s how our nationally recognized political parties have tried their utmost to stay out of the ambit of the RTI act.

Arvind Kejriwal: An Insignificant Man

September 14, 2016Did you know?, Our favourite political personalitiesAAP, AFSPA, anna hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, BJP, BSP, Congress, corruption, CPM, crime, Delhi, democracy, DMK, elections, ethics, hunger strike, jan lokpal, lok sabha, Manipur, media, MLAs, Modi, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congressadmin

For a two-year period, cameras followed Arvind Kejriwal and his team to create An Insignificant Man, a documentary that chronicles the rise of Aam Aadmi Party to its present day leadership in Delhi. The documentary premiered on September 11th, 2016 to a packed house at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival. The film-makers have done a commendable job in documenting the personalities of some of AAP's key founders, specifically Arvind Kejriwal, Read more [...]

Women’s Empowerment in Indian Politics is here to stay (just kidding) !

August 23, 2015Numbers don't lie, Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceAAP, BJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, elections, lok sabha, Mayawati, MPs, NCP, parliament, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shiv Sena, SP, Trinamool Congress, women rightsadmin

We heard them loud and clear last year as they screamed hoarse about the need for empowering women in India. In the lead up to Lok Sabha 2014, all political parties told us how they plan to tackle gender equality. And boy did they perform, when it came to taking action during the elections, i.e. giving tickets to women. Overall, only (8%) of candidates in Lok Sabha 2014 were women and currently just 11% of the parliament is female. Among the major Read more [...]

7 stats on the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that will blow your mind into many pieces

May 26, 2015Did you know?, Numbers don't lieAAP, AIADMK, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, BJD, BJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, democracy, DMK, elections, gujarat, Haryana, J&K, Karnataka, Kerala, lok sabha, Maharashtra, Modi, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, Punjab, Samajwadi Party, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Trinamool Congress, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengaladmin

Here are some heartwarming stats from last year's mega elections that may restore your faith in humanity and/or blow your mind. 1) 73% of voters in Vadodra or 8.45 lakh people voted for Narendra Modi It’s no surprise that some of the most impressive victories in the election were seen in the state of Gujarat by BJP candidates. Narendra Modi’s victory in Vadodara was arguably the most comprehensive one across India. Modi and C.R. Patil Read more [...]

Lok Sabha Electoral Malpractice Awards for States 2014

July 23, 2014Numbers don't lie, Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceAndhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, bribe, corruption, crime, democracy, elections, ethics, gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, lok sabha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, MPs, NCP, parliament, police, politics, Punjab, Rajashtan, satire, Shiv Sena, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Uttar Pradeshadmin

The recent Lok Sabha elections were historic in many ways from record voter turnouts to landslide victories. Equally enthralling was the battle to see which states come out on top in terms of committing most electoral malpractice. As per the Compendium of Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring published by the Election Commission in January 2014, we have created six award categories: 1) खुले आम रिश्वत Read more [...]

Gunda-Raj continues with Lok Sabha 2014 – Well done India!

May 19, 2014Numbers don't lie, Political SatireAssam, Bihar, BJD, BJP, Congress, corruption, crime, deceit, democracy, elections, ethics, governance, gujarat, hunger strike, Karnataka, lok sabha, Maharashtra, Modi, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, RJD, satire, Shiv Sena, Swabhimani Paksha, TDP, Trinamool Congress, TRS, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, women rightsadmin

Over the last month, we shattered voting records. An all time high of 66.4% of the national electorate voted. And the result is that we have resoundingly selected the most criminal parliament ever. For the last three years, we've been out on the streets protesting on empty stomachs and our fingers have gone numb sharing and liking status updates. But at the end of the day, it's been all worth it. We have proudly selected 186 parliamentarians (36% Read more [...]

India’s Politicians Unite Against Transparency!

June 8, 2013Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetenceBJP, BSP, Congress, CPI(M), CPM, democracy, ethics, Mayawati, NCP, parliament, politics, RTI, satireadmin

This month saw the passing of a judgement by India's Central Information Commission (CIC), that classifies nationally recognized political parties as 'public authorities'. What does this mean? This means is that common citizens can now file RTI applications to political parties to obtain information. For instance, a citizen could inquire about internal elections in a party or about financial sources/expenditures of a party. The judgement is Read more [...]

Invest in Lok Sabha MPs for Guaranteed Returns!

July 11, 2012Numbers don't lie, Political SatireBJP, BSP, Congress, DMK, elections, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, satire, SPadmin

The economy of India maybe going through troubled times right now. But one industry that is forever booming, is the Indian parliament. Our Lok Sabha MPs made fortunes even during the economic meltdown of 2008. Forget banks and the stock market. Just catch hold of your constituency’s MP and handover your assets to him for a guaranteed return. Candidates who contest elections in India, declare their financial assets on affidavits to the Election Read more [...]

Political Parties – Who is the Richest?

May 17, 2012Did you know?, Numbers don't lieBJP, BSP, Congress, CPM, elections, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, politicsadmin

How much money do political parties in India receive in one year? Here’s a look at the amounts collected by India’s political parties as ‘contributions’ in the year right after the last Lok Sabha election in 2009. Under sections 29B and 29C of the Representation of the People Act political parties are entitled to accept monetary contributions. These contributions are exempted from tax under section 13A of Income Tax Act. Details of these Read more [...]

Neta Profiling – Party Wise

December 24, 2011Numbers don't lie, Political SatireAIADMK, BJD, BJP, BSP, Congress, CPM, crime, democracy, DMK, elections, governance, JDU, lok sabha, MPs, NCP, parliament, politics, RJD, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shiv Sena, TDP, Trinamool Congressadmin

Are your favourite politicians Aam Aadmis or Ameer Gundas? Here is an analysis of current Lok Sabha MPs from various political parties based on criminal and financial backgrounds. This analysis is a follow-up to our state wise analysis which showed the importance of money power and muscle power in the parliament. All candidates who contest elections in India submit to the Election Commission, a self sworn affidavit with details of criminal records Read more [...]

Kaun Banega Cr000,000,000,000repati!

July 1, 2011Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetence, Test yourselfanna hazare, Congress, corruption, Delhi, governance, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manmohan Singh, NCP, quiz, satire, Uttar Pradeshadmin

Are you fit to survive in today's world of scams & corruption? To help you explore the depths of your knowledge we bring to you a quiz called SCAMMED. Here you can gauge your awareness levels about various scams that have been unearthed over the last few years. We assure you that you will come across some mind boggling facts & figures during the course of the quiz. Click on START below to begin. In case you do not wish to take the entire Read more [...]

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