Tag Archives: Samajwadi Party

Worst MPs of the outgoing Lok Sabha

April 10, 2019Did you know?, Numbers don't lie, Our favourite political personalities, Tales of corruption and incompetenceAndhra Pradesh, BJD, BJP, Congress, corruption, Delhi, democracy, elections, J&K, Jharkhand, JMM, lok sabha, Maharashtra, MLAs, Modi, MPs, parliament, politics, Puducherry, Samajwadi Party, Telengana, Trinamool Congress, West Bengaladmin

Our parliament is made up of 543+ MPs who directly represent us and influence laws that rule our lives. Yet, during Lok Sabha elections, we stay obsessed with national political leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi. The reality is that there is no single political leader who can magically transform the country. If we keep electing MPs and MLAs who are incompetent and corrupt, the system will stay broken. So before you vote for your favourite 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 [...]

Best Approaches to stopping Honest Bureaucrats: A definitive guide from Uttar Pradesh

September 1, 2013Political Satire, Tales of corruption and incompetencebribe, BSP, corruption, crime, deceit, governance, lok sabha, Mayawati, MPs, police, politics, Samajwadi Party, satire, Uttar Pradeshadmin

Theft, dacoity and murder form the backbone of Uttar Pradesh’s economy. Unfortunately, from time to time certain individuals come along and try to challenge this status-quo. Earlier this year, Durga Shakti Nagpal, provided the UP establishment with a stiff challenge. This 28 year old had the audacity to take on the state’s sand mafia. She tried, but was eventually no match for the guile and deviousness of the state government. The illegal Read more [...]

Why do we elect rape-accused to parliament?

December 21, 2012Did you know?, Numbers don't liecrime, democracy, ethics, Jaya Bachchan, MLAs, MPs, parliament, Samajwadi Party, women rightsadmin

Jaya Bachchan, a Rajya Sabha MP from the Samajwadi Party had an emotional breakdown earlier this week as she was shaken and shattered by the gruesome Delhi rape incident. Her teary-eyed speech in the Rajya Sabha and passionate statements thereafter got extensive media coverage. However, Bachchan’s Samajwadi Party currently leads the country in having MLAs who are accused of rape. Perhaps Mrs. Bachchan could start by reforming her own party by 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 [...]

Murderers Eleven

March 18, 2011Our favourite political personalities, Political SatireBihar, BJD, BJP, Congress, CPM, cricket, crime, gujarat, Jharkhand, JMM, Karnataka, Kerala, Lalu Prasad Yadav, lok sabha, MPs, Orissa, parliament, politics, RJD, Samajwadi Party, satire, Shibu Soren, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhiadmin

Indian cricket teams have notoriously been known for lacking the ‘killer instinct’. Here’s a look at one Indian team which has all possible predatory instincts. Wah Sarkar decided to select 11 of our finest parliamentarians from the Lok Sabha to form a team of world beaters/killers/murderers/thugs. Out of 543 members, 162 MPs have pending criminal cases*. Thus it was a tough task narrowing this immensely talented bunch down to just 11. We have Read more [...]