Whispers Forum

Bharat Internet Utsav is a nationwide campaign by the Ministry of Communications, from July 7 to August 21, 2023. The Utsav aims to highlight the importance of the internet in the lives of citizens and to encourage its use for positive social and economic change. It also aims to bridge the digital divide and ensure that all citizens have access to the internet.The Utsav aims to reach out to citizens across the country, especially those in rural areas. It is a celebration of the power of the internet and its potential to transform the lives of citizens. The internet has made it possible for people to access information and education more easily.The internet has created new opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship and it made it easier for people to connect with each other and build relationships.
Kimi Gupta

Congress it seems was never serious before or after 2014 that's why BJP gained the undefeatable status. If they were serious post 2014 defeat then like BJP who had put them on mat in parliament by having best leaders in BJP camp Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj as leaders of opposition they too had the option to choose leaders with oratory skills effective in crucial Hindi speaking states and youth cadres like Digvijay Singh, Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tiwari, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal but the coterie around the Congress leadership for reasons best known to them , opted for such leaders of opposition by which the Nation should hear continuous Nonstop jokes from them and on them by PM and treasury benches.This had diluted the status of discussions in parliament and the speaker should have taken action long back.
Changing of LOP with a new entitled dynasty representative from North east where Congress is no match to the Hemanta Biswa Sarma leadership will be a music to BJP years and will certainly increase the party confidence beyond 2028 and with Congress still practicing 1990 type politics the confidence of BJP may extend up to 2047.
S K Saboo

Potu Rewadiya Ji Potu (n. Hindi) ki rewadiyon ne loot liya re bhai. It is erroneous to call it Rewadi Culture. A culture is something accepted by the masses as a virtue or set of good behaviour. If it is a method to fool the people, it is called “potanaa’(v.). Potanaa is a known method of cheating the innocent trusting people. Freebies hardly convey the sense of Potanaa. Children are kidnapped by the potu by offering free chocolate. Politicians behave potu by promising free food, electricity, water, education, laptops, gold jewellery and anything that can help them to pot (v. rob, defraud, cheat, beguile, fool, allure, seduce) the innocent believing masses. Everyday incidents of potu are reported in the media: plots of land in urban areas at cheap rates (nothing in their possession and even big names indulge in it with impunity), jobs in government departments or MNCs cheating by advertising their services in newspapers, marriage and astrology and religious remedy for all ills in love life or life generally, offers of sure treatment (?) of medical conditions of mind and body untreatable by doctors, admissions to good schools or colleges or professional institutions- anything and everything that troubles a mind or heart has a potu near or somewhere to help you. The new potu caste (I beg to use caste not class) has emerged intimidating in real time- for example cyber potu caste. This caste infects the person or computer (congratulation! you have won 10 million Dollars! Click to receive your prize!) to extort ransom in millions and possesses unlimited powers of destroying the business or reputation of the person or company. The lesson we draw from such wealth of information is to shed innocence forthwith and expose the potu publicly, flog him/her digitally and punish legally. Never vote for the potu: s/he/they are out to cheat you, steal an election and abuse power to indulge in corruption, hate speeches and destroying the constitutional scheme of governing India. Say No To Potu. See in every potu the child kidnapper. Treat every potu as child abuser. The Free booter is going to get a free kick from the voters who will score the winning goal to end the match!
M L Gupta

Watching Parliamentary proceedings (LS/RS) live on TV is usually a distressing experience. Continuous disruptions by the parliamentarians, frequent walkouts, adjournments, are the new normal. Law-makers' behaviour during the debates, cutting across party lines, is simply disgusting. Sheer waste of tax payers' money @Rs 10 crores per day! Whom to blame? Man is not infallible. Human frailties like narcissism, sociopathy, self obsession, egotism and megalomania are the dark traits ingrained in the political class, in-born or acquired subsequently. The media has also failed in its duty of reporting facts based on independent and bold journalism. “Media ki majboori hai". The immortal pearls of wisdom of our (late) Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on following the “Raj Dharma", keep haunting us. His advisory applies to one and all specially relevant to the present CEOs of Manipur, Haryana and Rajasthan, where communal forces are having a free run. Politicians are promoting killings, burnings and disturbing peace and harmony without accountability. Country First. Would it be fair to put the blame squarely on the police and the laidback bureaucracy? Triggering Hindu-Muslim disharmony,denigrating the Judiciary, making hate speeches, are antithetical to democracy and hence anti-national. Does it behove our law-makers to harm the country by their despicable behaviour? May wisdom dawn on our compatriots for jettisoning their egos and act with maturity in national interest.
A K Saxena ( A former civil servant)

The basic objective of RTI is very good - strengthening the democratic institutions and empowering the citizens. But there are a certain set of people who try to harass the public servants by filing unnecessary applications. There should be some degree of control over avoidable pain to the teachers and professors. If the faculty is forced to defend their personal information sought under RTI, their time would be wasted in unnecessary work other than academics.
Shabana Karim
Good wishes
It would be better if WHISPERS adds Good Wishes to the officers in all such reporting's. Also present post held may be added to extent feasible.
Kamlendra

I agree with views expressed by Vijay Kumar on land grabbing in Bihar by goons and the government is a moot spectators. I must add in India there should be uniform laws on Land, Water, Gas, Electricity, tax social security. All these subjects must come under the Centre for making laws, State should only execute & implement, so that each state has similar laws. Taxes should be two tier one central, two state, both tiers of taxes must be equal too. No exception, no ifs and buts, no exemption too to any except local diplomats.
Harish Kumar