SSP Rally

 

 

Conflict of Interests and Parliamentary (Indian) Democracy

1.    We the Indians very proudly boast of our largest democracy in the world but we hardly pay any attention to the quality of Democracy. In fact, if we apply the systems approach and evaluate the dynamics of our democracy, it will turn out that we the large majority are very close to insanity since  we are trying same things over and over again and expecting different results.

 

2.      Ours is a nation which proud itself in reading history rather than creating history. We abandon our thought process midway and rarely take it to the logical conclusions. May be we believe in hero worship and think that hero's can not make mistakes. Thus whatever has been given to us by the makers of constitution is the last word on earth. May be that is the reason we don't want to change/improve or may be that our collective intellects suffers from intellectual Amnesia and thus does not want to tread the forbidden territory.

 

3.   Whatever it may be, the nation has reached another low with rampant corruption, poverty, nepotism, bad law and order situation, inflation, no accountability, etc, etc....  What are we waiting for? Lord ishnu to descend in his KALKI AVATAR and sort out the things for us or is it that US, Russia, China, Britain or France will come and sort out our problems?

 

4.   What is the reason that despite being good human being individually we are a total failure as a nation. We are just sticking together for the fear of apraisals and the military might which may gradually erode ad it has happened with many civilisations including the British Empire.

 

5.   Let us take a closer look as to what ails our democracy?

 

6.    If I were to summarise the reasons for what ails our democracy in one phrase, I would say it is CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. We all are aware as to what is conflict of intetests. Recently, media and opposition played big roll in highlighting the conflict of interests in the case of Mrs Shushma Swaraj and Mrs Vasundhra Raje Scindia.

 

7.   As we know a government of a nation state has three wings which we popularly call three pillars of democracy viz; Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. In our popular parlance we can compare them to Brahma (Legislature), Vishnu (Executive),and Mahesh (Judiciary). Our forefathers in their wisdom kept three wings independent so that this shrishti could be governed well. Janata being the Parmeshwar our democracy should have three wings independent and not encroaching upon others territory. But in Indian democracy this principle is violated. Here same set of people are sitting in Parliament and same are occupying the chairs of power in Executive thus giving rise to CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. Also, this so called government controls the appointment of judges. The parliament becomes subservient to the "so called government" (a colonial legacy to call executive a government in commonwralth countries). And we know who is the government in real sense? Laws are made in Executive Ministry, approved in cabinet with ministers looking over shoulders towards their secretaries and brought to parliament just for thumping of desks.

 

8.   Media is agog these days saying that M K Gandhi was against majoritarianism. Nothing could be farther from truth than this assumption. On one side he gave his sanction for parliamentary democracy which is nothing but a majoritarian system of governance and on other to claim that K Gandhi was against majoritarianism. Parliamentary Democracy is the finest example of majoritarianism.

 

9.   This conflict of interest between the the Parliament and the so called Government is the root cause of our problems and will continue to ail our democracy. What we need is total separation of Legislature from Executive. This separation is not possible in Parliamentary Democracy as majoritarianism in lower house gives sanction to form the government. It is only in Presidential Democracy that Legislature and Executive is separated effectively. In this case the parliament truely becomes JAN LOKPAL. Make laws and supervise executive such that it implements the laws properly.

 

10.   That is why SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY advocates Presidential Democracy. Let us all work for credible change.

 

BHARATVARSH KI JAI

 

Balbir Singh Parmar

The Soldiers and The Statesmen - Balbir Singh Parmar

 

1.   OROP has caught the imagination of the Nation. But many people are unaware of what OROP means? It has different connotations for different people.

 

2.   But what does ESMs themselves think about OROP. ESMs today are divided in five main groups.

 

3.   First  group is with BJP which do want OROP but they do not want to embarras the PM and his administration and thus are quiet and not participating in the demonstrations.

 

4.   Second group is pro INC which has become very vocal and wants no stone unturned to embarrass PM Narendra Modi and are also targetting people like Gen V K Singh, Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Fortunately, Col Sona Ram, MP from Barmer had successfully avoided the spotlight.

 

5.  Third group is pro Third Parties. This group is smaller in Number and is active ocassionally on need basis.

 

6.    Fourth group is independent thoughts groups trying to do spmething different.

 

7.   And fifth group is couldn't care group. Jo sab nu milu, sahannu bhi milu syndrome aflicted.

 

8.   We all have political affiliation but happy to call ourselves apolitical. We are ahead of politician who we ridicule at the drop of hat.

 

9.   While in dervice we were non-partisan but we called ourselves apolitical. This terminology wad given by British as we Indians had no political rights and were not part of 3% or 14% voters population.

 

10.   The Nation-State is a political organism and Armed Forces are the instrument of state. How come the contituent of a polical entity be apolitical?

 

11.   The Veterans' 50% problems will evaporate the day they shed this apolitical tag. Today we are busy quoting how veterans are honoured in US. Let me remind you the old dictum which we followed while we were in service. RESPECT CAN NOT BE DEMANDED IT IS ALWAYS COMMANDED. If we want respect after we retire, we have to earn it by being socially relevant as a group. And the only field we can excel as a group is the political domain which these days is dominated by not so honourable people. That is our first right as we have given our blood and sweat. We have given our youth. We have taken oath to defend the constitution at the beginning of military career. Have we forgotten that? One of the function of defence it is to operationalise it in true spirit.

 

12.   There is need to change the mind set from apolitical to THE SOLDIERS AND THE STATESMEN. Rest of things will fall on line. The whole nation is waiting for you to lead.

 

Balbir Singh Parmar

Padaiveerar Paasarai - Lt Col CR Sundar

 

  

          We last met at Chepauk, Chennai, in September 2015 to conduct the most successful Veterans’ Protest for OROP in the State.

 

          While this is intended as a thank you note for your earnest enthusiasm and dedication to the cause of ESM it is also a call for greater sacrifices for the same purpose. Needless to say that we will find our next event as satisfying and uplifting as did the Chepauk meeting.

 

          As you are aware Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM is the undisputed leader of veterans of armed forces who has been relentlessly leading the actions demanding OROP for the last nine years. A large number of veterans of Southern States wanted that Gen Satbir should be requested to guide us. Therefore I made bold to invite him.

 

          He has most kindly and graciously accepted our invitation and has given us a date, Sunday, 29 November 2015, when he will be with us.

 

          He will be accompanied by Gp Capt VK Gandhi, the General Secretary of IESM and Lt Col Balbir Singh Parmar, the Founder National President of Sainik Samaj Party.

 

          It is imperative that we should make the visit a resounding success. With that in mind we will soon be getting together to discuss and decide responsibilities.

 

          Meanwhile I request you to give the event the widest possible publicity to your friends in all the States of South India through email, whatsapp, Facebook, twitter, linkedin, blogs and every method possible including articles in the print media and appearances on radio and TV.

 

Please view the following videos.

https://youtu.be/gAsjRbXFYL0

https://youtu.be/s6oM79n3-ss

 

SADA HAQQ! ITHE RAQQ!!

 

Regards,

Lt Col CR Sundar,

Sainik Samaj Party,

United Veterans of South India

View Point : SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY - Balbir Singh Parmar

1.  Of late we have been listening in electronic media and both houses of parliament, a phrase called "Conflict of Interests or COI". Conflict of interests is a valid argument/plea provided it is proved.

 

2.  The biggest case of Conflict of Interests is our own government itself. By government I mean the all three wings/pillars (so called) of government. The same set of people (ruling party/combine) are the law makers or sitting in Parliament and same set or sub-set of people are in executive as ministers or state ministers and Chairmen of some corporation or boards. Isn't it the biggest conflict of Interest.

 

3.  These very ministers lead by PM recommend the appointment of judges. Therefore, COI gets compounded. This leads to non accountability of the governance and the ultimate sufferer are  people and especially those who have no voice. Armed Forces are classic examples of this no voice phenomenon because constitution has curtailed their freedom of speech.

 

4.   To further this aim, bureaucracy has further complicated the voting  process for servicemen.

 

5.   The COI in the case of Parliamentary Democratic functioning is not overt but it it covert. This form of governance has given rise to double speak, one for public consumption and another for the benefit of politicians and bureaucracy. We have to find a solution for this covert COI. This double speak has lead to the formation of NEXUS between politician and bureaucrats.

 

6.   The only method to solve this COI and avoid formation of NEXUS is the Presidential Democracy with duel sovereignty where people will elect legislature and executive separately.

 

Balbir Singh Parmar  
President
Sainik Samaj Party 

OROP and Beyond : Onset of Achchey Din

SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY - NATION WIDE CLASS ROOM (NWCR)

1. Veterans are into 84th day of their Relay Hunger Strike and later FuD associated with it for their right of OROP. Modi Administration is dithering. Mr Prime Minister is indecisive and the bureaucracy is having a field day playing with the sentiments of Veterans.

2. Veterans must get their right on two counts. One that they have been wronged as a group since Independence, always downplayed by vested interests by mass baseless politicians of the likes of Nehru, over egoistic politicians like Indira gandhi, clueless politician like Rajiv gandhi and over confident PM like narendra Modi; and Secondly the ever depriciating value of rupee engineered by so called western educated economists, bureaucrats, with concurrence of politicians.

3. Rupee has been systematically devalued and working classes has been cheated systematically. For that matter all citizens needs to be compensated but Veterans have a strong case because some of their fundamental rights have been snatched by the state due to the nature of service but they have not been compensated adequately. If government feels that they need to pay to others as well nobody is stopping them.

4. OROP is the basic right of a soldier and he must get that. If anyone is against OROP he/she is welcome to speak to me one on one basis. let it be any Minister/bureaucrat/corporate hoonchos/or any IIM professor who has been seen speaking agaist OROP.

5. As I write this post, I am hearing on TV that government to announce OROP unilaterally. If the government thinks that VETERANS are going to buy their misconceived OROP, they are badly mistaken. OROP will never die down. It has given new direction to Indian politics. It has broken the hesitation of VETERANS of being apolitical.

6. A point of being apolitical for VETERANS. Armed forces can never be apolitical since it being an instrument of STATE. STATE is a political entity, then how come an instrument of state be apolitical. ARMED FORCES are NON-PARTISAN and not apolitical. And this myth has been shattered in the Battle for OROP. VETERANS are ready to done the mantle of "THE SOLDIERS AND THE STATEMENT". The OROP agitation spin-off has been rightly harnessed by SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY whose membership has swelled during this period along with other CITIZEN SOLDIERS,

7. The Campaign will be taken to next stage. Under the banner of UFESM and of course SSP (SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY). So far SSP has remained dormant and support UFESM but in comming days it it going to ware its fangs. This development will herald the nation into new era of "ACHCHEY DIN" which this nation can never see under this Truncated Democracy called Parliamentary Democracy.

8. SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY wants that this nation must herald into new form of Democracy called PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY so that the voice of people could be heard loud and clear by the administration.

9. Till the OROP agitation is on under UFESM, SSP stands by it. Dirty Tricks of Administration and Bureaucracy will not succeed. Mr Prime Minister it seems you have rxhausted of Achchey Din; not to worry, we the VETERANS will get it for the NATION.

BHARATVARSH KI JAI.

Balbir Singh Parmar

SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY : NATION WIDE CLASS ROOM (NWCR)

LESSON 9 : VARIOUS SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE PREVAILENT IN THE WORLD 

World has more than 200 independent countries and no two countrries have the same system of governance. There is a variation to a lessaer or greater extent. However, all these governments can be grouped into following thirteen types of governance system:- 

1. PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS WITHOUT A PRIME MINISTER. A presidential system is a system of government where an executive branch is led by a president who serves as both head of state and head of government. In such a system, this branch exists separately from the legislature, to which it is not responsible and which it cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss. Example: USA. 

2. PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS WITH A PRIME MINISTER. A presidential system with a prime Minister is a system of government where an executive branch is led by a president who is assisted in its function by a Prime minister and his Ministers who are appointed by president and ratified by Legislature. If the Legislature does not approve the Prime Minister up till laid down number of times, the President may dissolve the Legislature and order fresh elections. Example: Russia. 

3. SEMI-PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS. In semi-presidential systems, there is usually both a president and a prime minister. In such systems, the president has genuine executive authority, unlike in a parliamentary republic, but some of the role of a head of government is exercised by the prime minister. Example: France. 

4. DIRECTORIAL SYSTEMS. The directorial system is the collective version of the presidential system. In a directorial republic a council jointly exercises both presidential and governmental powers. The council is appointed by the parliament (and democratically elected at local level), but it is not subject to political confidence during its term which has a fixed duration. Example: Switzerland. 

5. PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLICS. A parliamentary republic is a system in which a prime minister is the active head of the executive branch of government and also leader of the legislature. The president's degree of executive power may range from being reasonably significant (e.g. Pakistan) to little (e.g. India) or none at all (e.g. Ireland). Where the president holds little executive power, his or her function is primarily that of a symbolic figurehead. Example: India. 

6. MIXED REPUBLICAN SYSTEMS. A combined head of state and government is elected by the legislature; however they are not subject to parliamentary confidence during their term (although their cabinet is). Example: South Africa. 

7. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHIES WITH CEREMONIAL MONARCHS. Constitutional monarchies are those governance systems in which prime minister is the active head of the executive branch of government. In some cases the prime minister is also leader of the legislature, in other cases the executive branch is clearly separated from legislature although the entire cabinet or individual ministers must step down in the case of a vote of no confidence. The head of state is a constitutional monarch who only exercises his or her powers with the consent of the government, the people or their representatives. Examples: UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

8. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHIES WITH ACTIVE MONARCHS. The prime minister is the nation's active executive but the monarch still has considerable political powers that can be used at their own discretion. Examples: Jordan, UAE, etc. 

9. ABSOLUTE MONARCHIES. Monarchies in which the monarch's exercise of power is unconstrained by any substantive constitutional law are known as Absolute Monarchies. Example: Saudi Arabia. 

10. THEOCRACIES. States based on a state religion where the head of state is selected by some form of religious hierarchy. Example: Vatican City, Iran. 

11. SINGLE POLITICAL MOVEMENT STATES. States in which political power is by law concentrated within a single political party whose operations are largely fused with the government hierarchy (as opposed to states where the law establishes a multi-party system but this fusion is not achieved anyway through electoral fraud or simple inertia). However, some do have elected governments. Example: China. 

12. MILITARY JUNTA STATES. The nation's military control the organs of government and all high-ranking political executives are also members of the military hierarchy. Example : Myanmar (till sometime back). 

13. TRANSITIONAL. States which have a system of government which is in transition or turmoil and are classified with the current direction of change are classified as transitional. Recent past examples: Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Afghanistan, and possibly ISIS, etc. 

India is a parliamentary republic. It has just four options to evaluate if it wants to switch over to any other system of governance, viz; Presidential Democracy without a Prime Minister as in USA, Presidential Democracy with a Prime Minister as in Russia, Quasi-Presidential Democracy as in France, or Mixed Republican system as in South Africa. The most effective separation of legislature and executive is achieved only in the Presidential Democracy without a Prime Minister. It affords maximum checks and balances in any democratic system and hence the SAINIK SAMAJ PARTY advocates the Presidential Democracy without a Prime Minister.

Balbir Singh Parmar