OUR MAIN POINTS OF MANIFESTO

1. Reservation for none, job for everyone through free English education

2. Hang corrupts & rapists; Judgments in 3 months.3.All voters will get Rs 600 p.m. in lieu of subsidies4. 24 hrs electricity & comfortable train journey

through privatization5.Reduction in tax rates; no income tax up to Rs 4 lakh

1. RESERVATION FOR NONE; JOB FOR EVERYONE THROUGH FREE ENGLISH EDUCATION

50% RESERVATION IN EDUCATION & GOVT JOBS

22.5% RESERVATION IN ELECTED BODIES

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MERIT SUFFERS

ONLY 1.6% BENEFIT !!10 M / 600 M = 1.6%

REVERSE DISCRIMINATION

PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

FULL FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE POOR FOR STUDY IN PVT SCHOOLS

JOB-ORIENTED HIGHER EDUCATION

NO DEARTH OF WORK – JOB FOR EVERYONE

2. Hang corrupts, rapists & murderers

> Deterrent effect

> No possibility of blackmail

> No financial burden on society

Poll survey: 81% Indians want death penalty for murder, sp. to terrorists

Elimination of terrorismIn US, not a single terrorist attack after 9/11 (2001), but India is suffering attack after attack for the last 20 years Coimbatore, Delhi, Mumbai, Malegaon, Samjhauta Express, Ludhiana, Ayodhya, Varanasi, Lucknow, Ajmer, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Bangalore, Ahmedabad …..

Since 2000 till date, 69 attacks > 1120 deaths

Naxal terrorism in: 10/28 states; 180/610 districts & 300/14000 police stations

North-East ethnic, separatist terrorism

India has the highest number of terrorist attacks in the world, afterIraq – a report by US National Counter-Terrorism Centre. Figures for the period from Jan 2004 to March 2007:

Country Deaths Incidents

Iraq 29,070 12,718India 3,674 3,032Afghanistan 2,405 1,682Colombia 1,550 1,721Thailand 1,324 1,959

Russia 1,206 660

Pakistan 1,121 1,112

What should be done to combat terrorism ?

> Bring back POTA or even stronger law

[POTA -- death/life imprisonment; interception; confiscation; confession statement as admissible evidence; detention up to 180 days; confidentiality for witnesses;

we want to include: court martial type procedure; decision within 3 months; only death]

All India one anti-terrorist police force with full powers for SEARCHES, gathering intelligence,arrests and trial. Full autonomy.

> Mandatory security measures for all public places

> Exposing terrorists’ perverse ideologies

PREVENTION OF CRIMEWhy our police is not effective?

1. No. of police per lakh too low: UN norms – 222; advanced countries – 250 - 500; India - 143

2. Even vacancies are not filled up: As on 1.1.2007, sanctioned strength – 15.7 L; actually available – 14.1 L >>> shortage of 1.6 L

3. No attempt to insulate police from illegal political interference despite recommendations of various committees [National Police Commission (1979-81), Ribeiro (1998-99), Padmanabhaih (2000), Sorabji (2006), SC directives (2007)].

5. Lack of empowerment, training, equipment & infrastructure for the police

4. No mechanism for making police accountable

6. Weak & cumbersome laws favor criminals more than police

Court judgment in 3 monthsPROBLEMS:• Most judgments take 5 - 40 years !

• 3 crore cases pending : SC – 40,000; HCs – 30 L; LCs – 2.60 Crore

• Massive corruption > conviction rate is 1%

• Govt unwilling to spend fund > most money spent on populist programs

• Criminal politicians want delay to save themselves

So how to speed up justice?> Improve judge-population ratio [ India: 12, UK - 51, Australia – 58, Canada – 75, US – 107]

Ratio needs to be raised to at least 50 > more judges, more courts, courts to work in more shifts, cancel 2 months vacation time + fill up all vacancies

> Make adjournments rare & expensive

> Make video recordings of statements admissible evidence

> Develop specialized courts

> Allow only one appeal

3. All voters will get Rs 600 p.m. in lieu of subsidies

Out of one rupee spent by the Government, only 15 Paise reach the poor – Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the then PM of India.

Govt efforts to provide help to the poor through subsidieshave failed because of corruption & inefficiency.

Only 42% of subsidized grains reaches the target group – A Planning Commission study report informed Parliament on 11-3-08.

A glance on central Government subsidies & schemes –Union Budget 2008-09

Food subsidy – 32,666 crFertilizer subsidy – 30.986 cr

National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme - 16,000 cr

National Rural Health Mission – 12,050 crRajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission – 7,300 crTotal Sanitation Campaign – 1,200 cr

Sarva Siksha Abhiyan - 13,100 crMid Day Meal Scheme – 8,000 cr

Special programs for SCs/STs/OBCs/Minorities – 6,964 crSpecial programs for Women - 11,460 crSpecial programs for Children - 33,434 cr

Bharat Nirman (rural infrastructure) – 31,280 crJawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission – 6,866 crSpecial assistance to NE states – 14,365 cr

End all subsidy schemes; Give Rs 600 p.m. to all voters

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End of corruption & wastage

Non-merit subsidy is 10% of GDP = 400,000 Cr / 40 Cr voters = Rs 833 p.m

Why to all?• Equal treatment

• No corruption

• No disincentive against earning more

• Encouragement to vote

Why Rs 600 p.m.?

From where will the amount of subsidy come?

Amount required: Rs 4 lakh crore

No. of employees in Central & State Governments = 2 Crore

Total expenditure on their pay, pension & perks p.a. @ Rs 20,000 p.m. (average) = Rs 4.80 lakh crore

Savings if 80% employees are retrenched = Rs 3.84 lakh crore

The balance amount = Rs 16,000 crore can be easily met by taxes;Total revenue receipt only in the Union Budget (2007-08) = 5.29 lakh crore

More revenue by privatization of loss-making PSUs & reduction in tax rates

4. 24 hrs electricity & comfortable train journey through privatization

60 years of experience shows that government has failed to deliver:

• 24% below poverty line• 50% unemployed• 44% illiterate

WHY???

Govt/Public sector led system Market-led system

Indifferent to customers because reward not linked to performance[Landline phone, railways, power, hospitals, education]

Customer-oriented because profit linked to performance[mobile phone, air travel, broadcasting, private courier, private townships]

Corrupt; huge wastage of tax-payers’ money

Honest; no wastage

Bribe, political / official contacts, sycophancy necessary to succeed

Merit and performance enough to succeed

Some examples of differencesServices Govt PrivateTelephone long waiting; high rates; poor

serviceImmediate; low rates; excellent service

Electricity Frequent power cuts No power cuts in Mumbai served by Tatas

Roads Pot holes, poor quality even in major cities and on NHs; road accidents claim maximum lives

Excellent condition of private roads like Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Schools Shortage & poor quality of teachers; absenteeism; poor facilities

Better quality teachers; more dedication; better facilities

Medical care

Lack of care; shortage of doctors & nurses; dirt & chaos

Prompt service; excellent doctors & nurses; clean & well managed

Telecasting Boring programs of Doordarshan

Rich variety & contents in private channels

TREND TOWARDS PRIVATIZATION WORLDWIDE

Since 1990, $ 1 Trillion assets shifted from Public to Private ownership

Share of State Owned Enterprises in global GDP declined from 12% in 1979 to 6% in 2004.

90% surveys confirmed that businesses worked better after privatization.

Evidence given by OECD / World Bank > private enterprises are more efficient than State Owned Enterprises.

Some international success stories of privatizationRailways in Japan: Privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) done in 1987 because of loss making. In 1985, it had $ 214 billion debt & incurred annual loss of $ 10 billion.

Drastic improvements after privatization:

• Started earning Profit >> $ 3.5 billion in 1991

• Introduced Bullet trains > 300 KM/hr [fastest Indian trains > 130 KM/hr]

• Punctual to seconds [compare it with our normally late trains]

• Very Comfortable – fully AC, Internet, electronic display of next station, hotel/taxi booking aboard [compare it with crowded, dirty Indian trains]

Privatization of Railways >> Sweden, Netherlands, Australia, Argentina etc

Rakesh Mohan Committee Report on Indian Railways

Hence Maximum privatization is needed

• Privatize government & municipal services: railways, roads, hospitals, schools, universities, water supply, garbage disposal, etc

• Privatize all Public Sector Undertakings

• Promote private satellite townships

• Promote corporate & contract farming

• Privatize peripheral areas of Govtactivities even in police, courts, research, etc

5. Reduction in number & rates of taxes. No income tax up to Rs 4 Lakh

> More than 50 types of taxes in India > we will reduce them to less than 10.

↓↓We will reduce them to less than 10%↓↓

> Tax rates are very high: up to 30% Income Tax; up to 33% Corporate Tax

This would reduce corruption AND increase economic growth + revenue collection