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Sunday, November 6, 2011

Bijli Andolan

Saturday, November 5, 2011

RWAs meeting on Power Tariff Issue

We have called a meeting of some of the RWA's, on the Power Tariff Issue, on 6th November, SUNDAY, at 5 PM sharp at the clinic ( basement ) of Dr. V K Monga in F block, Krishna Nagar, Delhi - 110051. Plz join us to discuss various issues related to Power Tariff & to decide about the future course of action. If you too, wish to come, plz confirm your arrival on : rwabhagidari@yahoo.in or 9210463117

With best regards

B S Vohra Sandeep Kapoor Vijay Kochar Meera Sabharwal
President Gen. Secy Vice Pres. Vice Pres.

K C Garg K K Ghei R N Gupta Rajesh Agarwal D K Gupta
Adv. Adv. Adv. Secy. Cashier

East Delhi RWAs Joint Front
( A Federation of RWAs of Delhi East )
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CIRCULAR FOR CHILDREN DAY CELEBRATION

Efforts Group is organising CHILDREN DAY CELEBRATION at Recreational cum Library center, Safdarjung Enclave on Sunday, the 13th November 2011.

Following events will be held.

1) Songs (solo, group, chorus),

2) Poems,

3) Dances,

4) Fancy Dress,

5) Short play / drama / skit,

6) Quiz - e- Antakshari,

7) On the Spot Drawing /Painting*

8) Kho-Kho*

9) Musical chair* (For ladies only)

10) Any other event / item, the participant(s) wish to perform.

Children & Parents are requested to participate actively to make the program a grand success.
Notes:

VENUE: Recreational cum Library Centre , Opp B-4/229, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi
- * Drawing /Painting, Musical chair and kho - kho will be held at Recreational cum Library centre from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm on 13 Nov 11.
- Other events will be from 5.30 pm onwards.
- Topics Drawing /Painting : - Pt. Nehru, Indian National Flag, Rose flower, pigeon, child. Drawing sheets and supporting plastic sheet will be provided by the organisers. Colours and other materials will be brought by the respective participants),

- Parents are requested to help their children in preparing for songs / other items befitting the occasion.

- Participation from Sr. Citizens / adults who want to GO NOSTALGIC of their childhood days are also welcome.

- All those who wish to participate, perform are requested to give their details (name, age, address, phone number and item they wish to participate) latest by 10-11-11 in the Recreational cum Library centre, Safdarjung Enclave office to enable the organisers to draw the schedule.

- All those who wish to volunteer for games (referee, facilitators for games etc. ) and other events (choreographers, trainers to the participants etc.) are also requested to give their names in the above office.

- For any clarification, pl. contact Mr. P.C.Gupta : Mb - 9818673643
S L Watwani
Media Co-ordinator, Efforts Group

on Sunday, 27th Nov. at 9.30 am at Talkatora Stadium ..... be there

Can I afford to be seen with them...... I do not wish to be associated with politicians ...... why should we join that group ....... but I am a Congress supporter so cannot be seen openly opposed to this hike, but I support you ....... why are you supporting that group or Politician ...... we do not like that persons style of functioning ...... that guy will hijack the movement ...... what will we get out of it as a group ....... its their movement, they did not support our movement so why should we ...... we should not associate with people who have political ambitions ...... I would rather pay more than be seen with them.

These words/thinking must be Music to the Ears of the Delhi Government and DISCOMS

I too have a Dilemma ..... how can I be in the good books of all ....... or should I be with the cause.

We have worked so hard and have not got the desired results. There are just four ways to take up this cause ......

1) Present your case before DERC - We presented a very spirited and well researched case to DERC and to our disappointment they chose to side with DISCOMS basing their decision on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) which is totally Flawed. Most of you are aware of all we have done in the past six months.

2) Get MLAs to raise it in Vidhan Sabha - The MLAs should have raised it in the Vidhan Sabha but do they have the Researched Facts for an informed debate in the house. Only one MLA got in touch with some of us to understand the details and we gladly shared our research. He has promised to take it up in the house. We hope something positive will come out of it .... if not we are not any worse off.

3) Get the Public to hit the Streets - Lets face it we as a group do not have the where-with-all or the following to get people to hit the streets. We can drum up support on email, facebook etc but that does not count ..... neither the Govt. nor the Media is impressed. Yes it makes great Drawing Room chat as to how it could have been handled to get instant results. Mr. Vijay Goel (BJP) got in touch with some of us and offered to help make it a Mass Movement ...... after some deliberation some of us have decided to make common cause and fight it unitedly while retaining our individuality. Feel free to raise your personal banner, but do join.

4) Go to High Court - We can go to the Courts armed with the facts, but that is just what the Government wants us to do ..... the case hangs in courts till eternity and they keep raising tariffs and we have nowhere to go, the matter being sub-judice. This is and will be our last resort .....

I personally feel that we should have got the desired results from DERC ...... and we did manage to extract a CAG Audit and an enquiry on Fast Running Meters due to Residual Back Flow ...... and more polite noises on DISCOMS Performance Standards, which have remained on papers since 2002 ....... a clear case of charging more and more while giving less and less by way of Service or Quality.

I for one have decided to rise above personal affiliations, likes, dislikes and go to whoever is willing to take this fight to the next level ....... not just window dressing ...... a real effort. I DO NOT WISH TO PAY THE UNJUST POWER TARIFF HIKE ......and will go to whoever has the where-with-all to put up a spirited fight.

For your information Bijli Andolan Kicks-Off on Sunday, 6th Nov. at 9.30 am from Rajghat with a Havan, followed by many Public Awareness Meetings across the city and a huge congregation on Sunday, 27th Nov. at 9.30 am at Talkatora Stadium ..... be there.

Warm Regards,

Rajiv Kakria

"Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011"

1. The government has placed 30 pages draft of "Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011" on the website of 'Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievance (DARPG).

2. Citizens are required to send their 'Comments and Suggestions' by 23 November 2011 on following Emails IDs.

pk.jha@nic.in and satish@arpg.nic.in

3. 'Over View' of the Draft Bill can be perused on Link below:

http://darpg.gov.in/darpgwebsite_cms/document/file/overview.pdf

4. Draft of 'Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011' may be perused on following Link:

http://darpg.gov.in/darpgwebsite_cms/document/file/Draft_Bill.pdf

5. The complete notice can be read on Link:

http://darpg.gov.in/MarqueeHtmFile.aspx?CatId=40

6. First Reaction:

"Suggestions being sought from Civil Society though in accordance with Section4(1)(c) of the RTI Act, however
this notification gets limited to only those who are net friendly and that too only 21 days time given.

What about views from the rest and rural areas. Certainly not giving wide coverage to notification is a violation of Sections 4(2) to 4(4) of RTI Act."

7. Important

Kindly participate in democratic process by lending your Voice. Request others too.

8. Request

Please do send your "Comments & Suggestions" on Draft Citizens Right to Grievance Redress Bill, 2011 by the due date.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Power Tariff hike : RWAs Meeting on 6th Nov. in Krishna Nagar

RWAs Meeting on the Power Tariff Issue on 6th November at 5 PM sharp at the clinic of Dr. V K Monga in F block, Krishna Nagar, Delhi - 110051. Plz join us to discuss various issues related to Power Tariff & to decide about the further course of action. Plz confirm your arrival on : rwabhagidari@yahoo.in