The Freedom of Free Speech in India

The guarantee of free speech in India is very difficult to understand as it’s not in our hands but in the hands of Politicians & some particular groups who itself makes the policies and later makes the fun of it.  We are living in the same country which takes pride in being the “world’s largest democracy.” But I have been wondering for quite some time – how democratic is India?

 As per our Indian constitution grants freedom to  every citizen of India to raise the questions or to speaks out but sometime these choices back fire to us by same politicians and their political groups who themselves claims as a messiah of the citizens.  

If a so called nationalistic party like Congress who was in the power of this country for approx 60 years but it is very unfortunate that Congress is up to arms against Filmmaker “Madhur  Bhandarkar” movie called “Indu Sarkar” which is going to be released this week on 28th July as the movie is based on the 21-month Emergency between 1975 and 1977 imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, where many of our biggest leaders had to go to jail, people was struck in their homes, press was  completely banned to air or published anything related to govt policies & their actions.

Apart recently a comedy group All India Bakchod (AIB) was threatened on social media by some political affiliated groups for posting a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a snapchat dog filter. These are the few examples that show how in India some political parties and their affiliated groups are trying to impose ban in the citizens’ choice of speeches/freedom and not being allowed to raise any such questions against their own leader’s failure.

This should mean that people can’t protest what they don’t like, Of course they can. It is their democratic right, but what we must watch or make mimicry of someone is it also a choice of our own way of freedom as we are living in the 21st century and we are understandable enough to take our choices of free speech.

Now the time has come to move a step forward and raise the questions against those who try to stop our freedom of choices, is that possible in India??

An Open Letter to Ravish Kumar by a common man

Dear NDTV Journalist Ravish kumar,
I am a common man and not a very famous personality like you. Even people don’t know much about me in our surrounding but I think that being a commoner is good to write an opinion in pros and cons of any issue without any problems. I was thinking to write something and I got to know the news about your own brother “Brajesh Pandey” who caught in a sex scandal. What a coincidence? Sir, I try not to write one single word but your previous Tweets & opinions in support of Anti national People start recalling in my mind, How you used the journalism as a weapon?

I personally respect you as the way you pen down the thoughts in every issue but I never knew that you are a that type of Journalist who always see the Time, Topic & Place to express the opinions. You have written several opinions in pros and cons of our political and social systems and whenever you get any such opportunity, you start bombarding with the unknown facts & figures but ultimately i think an opinion is always good for a healthy democracy.

Sir, in politics out of many only one becomes the king. Kisi na sach hi kaha hai,Politics har logon k bus ki baat nahi (someone rightly said that Politics is not for everyone’s cup of a tea). The current Vice President of Bihar Congress Committee “Brajesh Pandey”, none other than Ravish Kumar own-brother, has been booked in POSCO ACT for Molestation of minor daughter of Ex-Bihar Congress Minister and is also accused of running a sex racket.

I understand that this is not the fault of your brother as he only used to rape a minor girl but he also makes you (Ravish Kumar) in limelight again as I still remember last year when you were in limelight in support of such Anti National people and even you pen down your thoughts and participated in several events in favour of these anti social culprits and as a frustrations you were directly putting the hate polluted messages everywhere against the RSS affiliated wings.

Now, you must have to be happy as you get a new topic to pen down your thoughts in against or favour as you are more familiar in expressive based opinion. This is a golden opportunity to shut the mouth of your opponents like me and stand up and raise a question against your own brother and show the world you are not the same Journalist who pen down the thoughts in every social topic.
Jai Hind!!

Your Faithful
A Common Man 

Middle Class Expectations : Union Budget 2017

Union Budget 2017-18 is on the way to announce within two days by the finance minister- Arun Jaitely, which will give a clear roadmap picture for an entire one year of development. This year Budget is more talkative than past several years of Budget as first time in the history of India that the Railway budget will be included in the general budget.

This budget is also more essential as recently government has scrapped the higher valued notes of Rs500 & Rs1000 from the markets, the decision though commendable from the combating black money aspect, has caused significant liquidity issues in the economy, which the effect market is staring at temporary job losses. As per the study conducted by India’s largest organization of manufacturers, since after demonetisation, micro-small scale industries suffered 35 per cent jobs losses and a 50 per cent dip in revenue,

IMF (International Monetary Fund) projected India GDP growth rate at 6.6% for 2016-17 against its earlier estimate of 7.6% and even The World Bank cut India's GDP growth for 2016-17 fiscal to 7 per cent from its previous estimate of 7.6 per cent citing the impact of demonetisation.

Government have to keep all these questions in mind before announcing it. From every sector people have so many expectations in announcements but it’s also true that government can’t make every faces happy but still the expectations are more as budget should be people friendly, industry friendly and social eco-friendly.

As a commoner, I have multiple expectations from this budget as govt. must have to offer some relaxations in Taxes for middle class or lower middle class families Govt. must keep in mind that at least 10 million young people enter the work force each year and it’s therefore essential to craft an economic policy that creates jobs and for that govt. must announce some Tax relaxations for start-ups as it will not only help to creates more jobs but will also helpful to make GDPs strong.

Education is one of the top where govt. has to give attention more as an educated population is essential for nation’s prosperity, which is a key component to achieve the government's vision of Make in India, Digital India and Skill India. it is  need of the hour for students  to get some Tax rebates, for education loan to higher education. Higher Education continues to be an expensive provision for the average youth of the country.

After demonetization, govt. is having a bet its future on digital India but still there are so many
 issues are coming its way for such an immediate shakeup. If Govt. wants to make digital India then they must have to announce free online transaction charges as still some sectors of the economy continue hostile with the lack of readily available cash, grassroots businesses are still being revolutionized with electronic payment capabilities, and masses of people continue transitioning towards new ways of paying for basic goods and services.

Finally, I hope this budget will seize the opportunity of launching the next wave of reforms, by reviving investment, reducing Taxes and creating new job opportunities and finally make a people thumb-ups of development promises.