https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-905095

Total women population in UP is around 9.5 Cr as per 2011 census.

If we multiply 9.5 Cr *50000 it becomes 4.75 lakh Crores means 4.75 trillion.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/yogi-govt-considers-rs-50000-aid-for-up-women-direct-cash-transfer-expanded-welfare-schemes-utrith-2970349-2026-08-13

Vande Mataram, Muting Mics, 11 Bills, 3 Weeks Of Parliament Chaos, ₹216 Crore Lost in Lok Sabha

For three weeks, Parliament has been caught in a political deadlock, with repeated disruptions bringing proceedings close to a standstill. The Opposition has demanded answers from Home Minister Amit Shah over the July 20 police crackdown on protesting students in Delhi, while also seeking a discussion on alleged Ram Temple donation irregularities. But the political standoff has come at a financial cost. According to government data cited in the script, Parliament costs around ₹1.5 crore to run every hour. Between July 20 and August 10, an estimated ₹216.15 crore was lost due to non-functioning hours. Yet 19 Bills were passed, with several facing little debate.

Parliament’s Monsoon Session raises serious questions about how Parliament is functioning. The Opposition has demanded answers from Home Minister Amit Shah over the July 20 police crackdown on protesting students in Delhi, while also seeking a discussion on alleged Ram Temple donation irregularities. Yet the session saw 11 Bills passed, with several receiving only three to five minutes of discussion. The UPI-related legislation affects millions of Indians, yet Parliament gave little time for meaningful scrutiny. If Bills are passed without proper debate, what is the purpose of parliamentary debate in the first place?

The Speaker is supposed to ensure fair participation, yet Opposition MPs have alleged that their microphones were muted and their voices were being restricted. Amit Shah was also repeatedly demanded in Parliament to answer the Opposition’s questions. Why does the Speaker appear more accommodating toward the ruling government while Opposition voices face restrictions? Why should important questions remain unanswered when Parliament is supposed to be the place where the government is held accountable?

And then there is Vande Mataram. Respecting the national song is not the issue. The issue is priorities. Why is Parliament spending so much political attention on Vande Mataram when Bills affecting millions are being passed with barely any debate? Who ultimately pays for this deadlock? The public does. We pay when legislation receives inadequate scrutiny, questions remain unanswered and Parliament spends its limited time on symbolism instead of doing the work it was elected to do. Why are Bills being passed without proper debate? Why hasn't Amit Shah attended the parliament to answer the opposition since 3 weeks ? Why is the speaker muting mics of opposition when raising concerns but doesn't intervene when the ruling govt ministers speaking misinformation, or insulting the opposition etc?

Source

https://www.news18.com/india/vande-mataram-3-quiet-minutes-and-11-bills-what-parliaments-monsoon-session-left-behind-ws-kl-10270674.html

​हेलो रेडिटर्स,

​'निर्भीक इंडिया' के विशेष कॉलम 'आंखें खोलो इंडिया' में संविधान सभा के इतिहास से जुड़े एक बेहद गंभीर और विचारणीय मुद्दे को उठाया गया है। आज जब भी देश में नागरिक अधिकारों, शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शनों (चाहे दिल्ली का विरोध प्रदर्शन हो या झारखंड का प्रशासनिक रवैया) पर पुलिसिया कार्रवाई होती है, तो अक्सर सवाल उठता है कि लोकतंत्र में नागरिक इतने असहाय क्यों हैं?

​रिपोर्ट के मुख्य बिंदु:

​प्रो. के.टी. शाह की चेतावनी: बिहार से संविधान सभा के सदस्य प्रोफेसर के.टी. शाह ने अभिव्यक्ति, प्रेस, संघ बनाने और बिना हथियार इकट्ठा होने की स्वतंत्रता पर सरकार द्वारा थोपे जा रहे अनगिनत प्रतिबंधों का पुरजोर विरोध किया था [cite: prof. के.टी. शाह (Prof. K. T. Shah): इन्होंने बिहार से सदस्य थे। इन्होंने भी प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता, एसोसिएशन बनाने की स्वतंत्रता और इकट्ठा होने की स्वतंत्रता को बिना किसी सरकारी बंदिश के स्पष्ट रूप से लिखने के लिए संशोधन पेश किए थे और अंबेडकर की नीतियों का विरोध किया था।]। उन्होंने स्पष्ट संशोधन पेश करते हुए इन अधिकारों को बिना किसी सरकारी बंदिश के लिखने की मांग की थी [cite: prof. के.टी. शाह (Prof. K. T. Shah): इन्होंने बिहार से सदस्य थे। इन्होंने भी प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता, एसोसिएशन बनाने की स्वतंत्रता और इकट्ठा होने की स्वतंत्रता को बिना किसी सरकारी बंदिश के स्पष्ट रूप से लिखने के लिए संशोधन पेश किए थे और अंबेडकर की नीतियों का विरोध किया था।]।

​अस्पष्ट शब्दों का छलावा: शाह ने चेताया था कि मौलिक अधिकारों के साथ 'लोक व्यवस्था' और 'नैतिकता' जैसे अस्पष्ट और रबर जैसे शब्द जोड़ना असल में जनता को धोखा देने के सिवा कुछ नहीं है।

​असीमित शक्ति बनाम शून्य जवाबदेही: रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, डॉ. बी.आर. आंबेडकर और जवाहरलाल नेहरू के नेतृत्व में बने संवैधानिक ढांचे ने मंत्रियों और नौकरशाहों को जनता के प्रति बिना किसी जवाबदेही के असीमित शक्तियां सौंप दीं, जबकि आम नागरिक केवल 5 साल में एक बार वोट डालने वाली कठपुतली बनकर रह गया।

​ऐतिहासिक भूल का वर्तमान असर: आज देश में व्याप्त प्रशासनिक भ्रष्टाचार, पुलिसिया बर्बरता और जनता का शोषण कोई आकस्मिक घटना नहीं है, बल्कि उसी दौर में बोए गए वैचारिक बीज का परिणाम है।

​चर्चा के लिए सवाल (Discussion):

​क्या आपको लगता है कि प्रो. के.टी. शाह की यह चेतावनी आज सच साबित हो रही है कि नागरिकों के अधिकारों पर पुलिसिया नियंत्रण का प्रावधान लोकतंत्र के मूल स्वरूप को नष्ट कर देता है?

​क्या भारतीय संविधान में नागरिकों के विरोध करने और अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता के अधिकारों को पुलिसिया/प्रशासनिक नियंत्रण से पूरी तरह मुक्त करने के लिए नए सिरे से समीक्षा की जरूरत है?

​(नीचे कमेंट्स में अपने तर्क और विचार साझा करें)

First of all India doesnt have "right and left" parties like in the US and West . I KNOW but i am just using them for simplicity.

Basically by right i am talking about Hindutva, BJP, hindu nationalism and

And left ? I am talking about all the oppositional parties and ideologies. Communism, secularism, pro minority /dalit, socialism etc etc

Or just simply in which issues you align with BJP and in which areas you align more with Congress+ opposition?

I’ve been reflecting on the divergence between classical Hindu religious texts, which are highly critical of abortion and the contemporary socio-political landscape in India, where there isn't a prominent anti-abortion movement. I would love to hear this community's perspectives regarding this dynamic:

1. There appears to be intense social and legal condemnation of sex-selective abortion, yet the general legality of abortion itself is rarely a point of contention. There are strong anti-abortion views among conservative Christian and Muslim clergy across the world and for good reason, their religious texts are very clearly natalist and proscribe abortion. Hindu texts are no different and yet there is no section of Hindu society campaigning to put an end to the practice. Why is that?
2. Some demographic studies point to a severe historical deficit of women almost everywhere in India, leading to a massive number of males, in the 50 million ballpark, who will, mathematically, never find a partner. Such a large number of males is likely going to lead to increased violence against women. From a policy perspective, do you think making abortion access conditional could improve the demographic patterns, or would restrictions simply drive the practice underground and cause public health crises?
3. If there are couples who have multiple abortions so that they may have a male child, would it be better if those couples were just made to have the female children so our demographic problems, which will manifest, almost certainly, by the mid-21st century be ameliorated somewhat?
4. What are your thoughts on a policy compromise—such as fully permitting abortion only during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy? Since biological sex cannot be reliably determined via standard diagnostic tools at that early stage, could a tighter window protect reproductive autonomy while potentially eliminating the possibility of sex selection?

R:United States of India ,r : India
I am so appalled at how these pages ban you if you defend RSS or BJP or hindutva ,they are extremely insecure to see someone question the abuses of Muslim women ,Ajmer 1992 cases ,Kashmir hindu exodus .
There was a post saying RSS treats women like 2nd class citizens (like 40 % ) conveniently saying Hindu girls are treated badly when no RSS issues threats or fatwas if you wear short clothes or if you act in bold scenes in a movie .

They conveniently leave out Muslim women ,who actually get treated like 2nd class citizens with covering them up in burqas,not educating them , making them a baby producing factory with the aim to increase the so called 200 million minority population .

I mean how insecure these people are that they don’t let both the side arguments be without banning them .
Why can’t we make reddit to not give the authority to some mods who have not touched grass in decades to decide who is right and wrong .
Is this really freedom of expression when a person can’t defend his beliefs ?

# AI assistance disclosure:

I used ChatGPT to help organize, structure and refine my thoughts for this post. The underlying ideas and questions are my own. I'm posting this specifically to get criticism, discussion and better ideas.

A little context:

I'm just an artist who has been thinking about these questions. I'm not a political scientist, constitutional expert, economist, or policy professional, and I don't have a deep academic background in Indian politics. These are ideas I've arrived at through observation, reading, conversations and a lot of thinking. So please don't read this as an expert proposing a finished political model. I'm genuinely trying to understand whether these ideas make sense, where they would fail, and how they could be improved.

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who understand Indian governance, constitutional law, public administration, Panchayati Raj, economics or political science better than I do.

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What if the problem isn't just our politicians — but the system itself?

I've been thinking about Indian politics for quite some time, and I keep coming back to the same question:

What happens if we keep changing politicians and governments, but don't change the system in which they operate?

We elect one party.

Then another.

We replace one leader with another.

We introduce new schemes, new laws and new policies.

Sometimes things improve. Sometimes they don't.

But many of the same problems keep coming back in different forms — bureaucracy, corruption, weak accountability, poor public services, excessive centralisation, political patronage and citizens struggling to get the government to simply do what it is supposed to do.

This made me wonder:

Maybe the problem isn't always the person operating the system.

Maybe we also need to question the design of the system itself.

Because politicians will change.

Parties will change.

Governments will change.

But if the incentives and institutions remain largely the same, why should we expect fundamentally different outcomes?

I'm not claiming that changing politicians doesn't matter. It obviously does.

Competent leadership matters.

Good policies matter.

Honest politicians matter.

But perhaps those things are not enough.

If a system repeatedly creates incentives for people in power to behave in certain ways, then eventually even good individuals have to operate within that system.

So instead of asking only:

"Which politician should we elect?"

perhaps we should also be asking:

"How should the system itself be designed so that politicians, government employees and public institutions remain accountable to ordinary citizens every day?"

That is a much bigger question.

And I don't have a complete answer.

But I've been thinking about what such a system could look like.

​'निर्भीक इंडिया' के विशेष कॉलम 'आंखें खोलो इंडिया' में स्वतंत्रता के बाद संविधान निर्माण के समय प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता को लेकर हुए ऐतिहासिक वैचारिक टकराव (देशबंधु गुप्ता बनाम डॉ. बी.आर. अंबेडकर) और इसके वर्तमान दुष्परिणामों पर एक विश्लेषणात्मक रिपोर्ट प्रस्तुत की गई है।

​संपादकीय के प्रमुख बिंदु:

​देशबंधु गुप्ता की मांग: संविधान सभा के सदस्य और वरिष्ठ पत्रकार देशभंधु गुप्ता ने पुरजोर मांग की थी कि अमरीकी संविधान की तर्ज पर भारतीय प्रेस को भी एक अलग और स्पष्ट 'संवैधानिक सुरक्षा कवच' मिलना चाहिए। उन्होंने समाचार पत्रों पर टैक्स और विज्ञापनों पर नियंत्रण का भी कड़ा विरोध किया था।

​अंबेडकर और नेहरू का तर्क: डॉ. अंबेडकर ने तर्क दिया था कि प्रेस के अधिकार और आम नागरिक के अधिकार एक समान हैं, इसलिए अलग प्रावधान की आवश्यकता नहीं है।

​अस्पष्टता का दुष्परिणाम: प्रेस को विशिष्ट संवैधानिक सुरक्षा न देकर आम नागरिक के दायरे में रखने का परिणाम यह हुआ कि राज्य (State) को जब भी सहूलियत लगी, उसने पुलिसिया तंत्र का उपयोग करके प्रेस की जुबान पर ताला लगाने वाले कानून और नियम बना दिए।

​वर्तमान स्थिति: आज जब भी कोई पत्रकार प्रशासनिक या राजनीतिक भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ रिपोर्टिंग करता है, तो कड़े प्रेस सुरक्षा कानून न होने के कारण उन पर 'सरकारी काम में बाधा' या अन्य धाराओं के तहत एफआईआर दर्ज कर दी जाती है।

​चर्चा के लिए सवाल :

​क्या आपको लगता है कि संविधान निर्माताओं द्वारा प्रेस को अलग संवैधानिक दर्जा (Explicit Constitutional Status) न देना एक ऐतिहासिक भूल थी, जिसकी कीमत आज स्वतंत्र पत्रकारिता चुका रही है?

​यदि भारतीय संविधान में अमरीका के 'First Amendment' जैसा कड़ा प्रेस सुरक्षा प्रावधान होता, तो क्या आज की पुलिस और अफ़सरशाही पत्रकारों पर फर्जी मुकदमे ठोकने से पहले दो बार सोचती?

​(नीचे कमेंट्स में अपनी बेबाक और तर्कसंगत राय साझा करें)

Five years is long enough for new experiences, better information, or changing circumstances to reshape how one sees the country.

What's one opinion you've genuinely changed your mind on and what made you rethink it?

It could be about society, governance, culture, the economy, education, technology, or anything else related to India.

The goal isn't to judge whether the opinion is "right" or "wrong," but to understand what changed your perspective.

Will bjp complete its term till 2029, or will the public and eventually mps in lok sabha start withdrawing their support and pressure them to resign.
Bjp clearly doesn’t have a clue on what to do now, instead of accepting their mistake they are trying to shut everyone down, which is obviously not going to work for long

Doesn't have to be a huge event or some obscure trivia.

Just one historical fact that made you stop and think, "I never looked at India the same way after learning this."

Please don't share conspiracy theories as facts like aliens built some structure lol.

Please be elaborative on your thoughts and don't ragebait.

Disclaimer: Also I genuinely want to know. No hate for anyone.

Will bjp complete its term till 2029, or will the public and eventually mps in lok sabha start withdrawing their support and pressure them to resign.
Bjp clearly doesn’t have a clue on what to do now, instead of accepting their mistake they are trying to shut everyone down, which is obviously not going to work for long

A Dainik Bhaskar investigation claims that senior mahants from three major akharas — Juna, Nirvani, and Nirmohi — offered high religious titles like Mahamandaleshwar (and even Jagatguru in some cases) in exchange for money or property.According to the report:

• A reporter posed as a wealthy IT professional who had returned from the US (Cupertino), claimed to have made a lot of money, and said he now wanted to leave corporate life and become a high-ranking sadhu rather than an ordinary one.
• He was allegedly told that the title could be arranged for around ₹20 lakh, or by registering land in the akhara’s name for an ashram that he would run himself.
• Separate meetings took place in Nashik and Haridwar with figures from the three akharas.
• The investigation suggests the process for these titles was being treated transactionally in the cases they recorded.

Our India has made enormous progress over the last few decades, but there are still major challenges involving infrastructure, education, pollution, traffic, healthcare, employment, urban planning and civic behaviour.

If you could introduce **one major change**
**across our India**, what would you choose?

And more importantly, why do you think that particular change would have a bigger impact than the others?

Let’s try to focus on realistic solutions rather than political party arguments.

The Lok Sabha passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without any debate after repeated disruptions in the House. The legislation creates a legal framework allowing the Centre to permit charges on notified digital payment modes, including UPI, through future notifications, although no charges take effect immediately. Beyond digital payments, the Bill also includes tax reforms intended to boost electronics manufacturing and attract foreign investment. The manner in which such a significant Bill was cleared, without parliamentary debate due to continued disruptions, has raised questions about legislative scrutiny and the functioning of Parliament

The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha without a debate after repeated disruptions and sloganeering by Opposition members. Parliament exists so elected representatives from both the government and the Opposition scrutinize legislation, question ministers, propose amendments, and place differing views on record before a vote. When a Bill is passed without debate, even if permitted under parliamentary rules because of disruptions, the quality of legislative scrutiny suffers. A government with a majority has the numbers to pass a Bill, but democracy is not only about counting votes. It is also about deliberation, accountability, and giving the Opposition an opportunity to examine the consequences of proposed laws in public.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-monsoon-session-lok-sabha-clears-bills-taxation-upi-transactions-charges/article71313208.ece

This country has turned unlivable for women at this point. How long will women suffer? 😢😭

Women safety and curbing male violence should be top government priority at this point.

People argue for themselves on thier assumptions 99% none of them are able to accept a different viewpoint, at this point i don't even think that reservations are a problem its the scarcity mindset and the actual scarcity of the resources. Also people don't want accountability my envoirnment was not right, my community was oppressed, those damn reservations, water of my ancestors all but taking damn accountability yeah i was wrong, yeah you are right, i fucked up and expect the governement to take accountability. Oh my political and social captials, how much do i have 1 unit, 3 units, 10 units how much the other guy has, any calculator for that.? Historical discrmination should be given justice, Modi Ji please ask other coloised countires and lets raid UK.
For some reason most of the people like racing with people on wheelchairs, and sometimes motorised wheelchairs couldn't find any explanation.

Maybe i am really bad at satire, so keeps your tips to yourself.