You Can Overthrow these Politicians by refusing to vote!

Did you know that there is a system in our constitution, as per the 1969 act, in section " 49-O" that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm her / his identity, get her/his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that she/he doesn't want to vote anyone!

Yes such a feature is available, but obviously these leaders have never disclosed it.

This is called "49-O".

Why should you go and say " I VOTE NOBODY"... because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be cancelled and will have to be re-polled. Not only that, but the candidature of the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest the re-polling, since people had already expressed their decision on them.

This would bring fear into parties and hence look for genuine candidates for their parties for election. This would change the way; of our whole political system.... it is seemingly surprising why the election commission has not revealed such a feature to the public....

Please spread this news to as many as you know...Seems to be a wonderful weapon against corrupt parties in India ... show your power, expressing your desire not to vote for anybody, is even more powerful than voting... so don't miss your chance. So either vote, or vote not to vote (vote 49-O) and pass this info on...

Use your voting right for a better INDIA

Be Responsible and Share this with As many as U can.....

PS:
The campaign is to create awareness the above contents are inspired from Neha Chaturvedi, and there is no orignal contribution by the blogger( Author)

Who Owns Mumbai ?

Land of million opportunities, where million dreams are buried and born every day, home to Bollywood testimonial to thousands of scripted success stories, witness to many, ‘Big Indian Dreams ‘ coming true…,Maximum City, City that never sleeps…it can be associated with many such adjectives.
The city is Jewel of all Metros , Mumbai contributes 10% of factory employment, 33% of income tax collections, 60% of customs duty collections, 20% of central excise tax collections, 40% of India's foreign trade and rupees 40,000 crore (US $9 billion) in corporate taxes.*
But the big question which we have is, who really owns Mumbai? Is it the Men who Rule it, or self proclaimed Political leaders, or‘We The People’, wait a minute who comes under the purview of so called as we the people, is it the ‘Marathi Manus’1 or North Indians . If we dig deep within ourselves the answer is as clear as a crystal ball, Mumbai belongs to men and women who build this great city. And who are they, they are no one but common men and women who had a dream in their eyes and worked hard and chased it, and even if they were light years from fulfillment of destiny, they had a smile on their face.
And this ‘Stupid Common Man’ is tired of ‘Raj-giri’, pardon me for my language and use of famous phrases from recent bollywood flicks. Common man is crushed between some myopic and petty political actions, and pressure of earning daily bread. These actions actually may not give great deal of political mileage to a nascent Political Party, only it would play in hands of the ruling party. Let me not get my hands dirty by writing about our Politicians.
Talking about Marathi Manus, is against North Indians , I do think so, any stupid common man in Mumbai is too busy to care about stuff like that , here everybody has to think about their daily bread and any man Marathi, Gujrati or Bengali, tries to keep away from the mess. I have a serious doubt, if our leaders say that Marathi Manus is not getting his rights and a place that he deserves, I will ask who is Marathi Manus? Is he Milkha Singh that speaks better Marathi than Punjabi and has been a domicile resident of the city for 25 years or Rambharose who prepares better Puranpoli’s2 than a Marathi brahmen cook, or is Sheikh Nadeem who dances in Ganpati procession of Lalbaugcha Raja3. Even I was at the receiving end of things a very good friend of mine from Jaipur commented on a discussion on a b-school in Nagpur “ Sir your home is getting all the big ticket intellectual Investment”, I replied “Sir my home is the same as yours and we call it India”. This may sound to dramatic but this was the only reply I could think at the point of time.
I am Gurathi, and speak fluent Marathi and proud of the same, and I don’t believe that since one man went against the non Maharashtian’s the entire Marathi community should not be blamed. ‘An Eye for Eye leave all the residents of Mumbai Blind!.... As I always say.Revenge is sweet , but unfortunately not Fruitful!
* Mc Kinsey Report Published in 2005 in association with NASSCOM. http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/india/mckinseyonindia/pdf/NASSCOM_McKinsey_Report_2005.pdf

1 The Common Maharashtrian Man.
2 A Sweet delicacy from Maharashtra.
3 Lalbaugcha Raja is the oldest (75 years) Ganesh Mandal in Mumbai, They say all your wishes are fulfilled by lord Ganesha. This Idol has a first right of visarjan . Muslims in Crafford Market area, during the last day do a complete Pooja and then lead the procession before the Idol is immersed in Girgaum Chowpati in Mumbai.

Innovation Liberates

Fiction liberates and Reality educates, and if we don't learn we don't evolve.. Innovation and adaptation and most importantly acceptance are the key to chest of Doom, in which we find ourselves locked. Jobs being slashed right , left and center uncertainty and hope lingering heavily in the Air, what should we do....Or What can we do...Are we responsible for Sins of few aspirational (for lack of a sophisticated word)Investment bankers...We ask ourselves why should we suffer?
But if we check the History one fact is accentuated... the entire community pays for actions of one Aspirational (Greedy/Maniac)Leader. We can cite millions of examples from Jangeis Khan to Adolf Hitler, to Osama- Bin laden and few bankers.I believe herd mentality to earn profits of few basis points and follow the leader spelt the dooms day.
Yes you may argue i don follow the herd.. i am different..I think differently.. But there lies the catch we as a human race are excellent thinkers and less of doers.. as it takes courage to swim against the tide.
But History has been testimonial to the fact that great leaders and Change agents who have the tenacity to seize the moment emerge as strong leaders.
And in the Indian context i appreciate the proactive measures taken by Dr Subarao to tackle the situation,some thing that was never done and was never thought of, reminded me of situation when Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister, and when he took decision to pledge Gold Reserves and Open the Economy. True these decisions are not taken by a single man, but men having vision can influence Bold decisions. Yes Call Money Rates were as high as 20%.. but taking action in all three fronts was a bold and appreciated move. Hard decisions seldom don't come with a pinch of a salt...
But these decision are key ingredients to as i said seizing the moment.
If India is able to weather his storm ( and this Sub-prime Crisis is one Perfect Storm seen once in Century)it is poised for emerging as a strong leader.