भुखमरी से मर रहे बच्चे, आत्महत्या कर रहे किसान, शोषण का शिकार हो रहे दलित, सैकड़ों साल पुराने बसेरों से खदेड़े जा रहे आदिवासी, कारखानों के लिए जमीनों से बेदखल हो रहे किसान, अलग-थलग पड़ रहे अल्पसंख्यक..वे जानते हैं कि कुछ ऐसा है जो बहुत गलत हो रहा है. वे जानते हैं कि व्यवस्था काम नहीं करती, ये क्रूर हो गई है, इसमें इंसाफ नहीं मिलता और ये बस उन्हीं के लिए है जो इसे चला रहे हैं. कुलीन वर्ग से ताल्लुक रखने वाले हम लोगों को समझना होगा कि हममें से ज्यादातर इस व्यवस्था से मिले हुए हैं. ज्यादा संभावना यही है कि हमारे पास जितनी ज्यादा सुविधाएं और पैसा है इस अन्यायी व्यवस्था को पनपाने में हमारी भूमिका उतनी ही बड़ी हो.

हमें नए कानूनों की जरूरत नहीं है. जरूरत है तो ऐसे लोगों की जो पहले से ही मौजूद कानूनों पर अमल सुनिश्चित कर सकें. आज हमारी सारी संस्थाएं और प्रक्रियाएं जर्जर हो रही हैं. हमने उन मूल्यों और दूरदृष्टि के साथ ही समझौता कर लिया है जिन्हें ध्यान में रखकर इन संस्थाओं की नींव रखी गई थी. अब हर संकट की घड़ी में क्षत बचाने के लिए हम साहस के चंदेक व्यक्तिगत उदाहरणों पर ज्यादा निर्भर रहते हैं. हमें ये याद रखना होगा कि महान व्यवस्थाएं और समाज ऐसे प्रेरणादायीकार्यों की एक समूची श्रंखला से बनते हैं जिनकी सोच निजी स्वार्थ के परे हो. अपने ऊपर से प्रेरणा पाकर लोग अपना सर्वोत्तम करने का प्रयास करते हैं. चारों तरफ नजर दौड़ाइए. कितने कांस्टेबल, हेड कांस्टेबल, सब इंस्पेक्टर ऐसे होंगे जो उन भ्रष्ट लोगों के लिए अपनी जान दांव पर लगाएंगे जिनकी सेवा में वे तैनात रहते हैं.

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पिछले कुछ दिन से हो रहे प्रदर्शन और नारेबाजी सामूहिक तौर पर अपना गुस्सा निकालने से ज्यादा कुछ नहीं. सच पूछिए तो नेता भी वही कर रहे हैं जो हम कर रहे हैं. यानी सिर्फ अपने लिए सोचना, ज्यादा से ज्यादा कमाई करना और देश की बेहतरी के रास्ते में खड़ी चुनौतियों से मुंह मोड़ लेना. बस नेता की पहुंच ज्यादा है तो वह ये काम ज्यादा बेहतर तरीके से कर रहा है.

Be with Project Vijay.

One Scheduled Caste identified post of “Professor” hijacked (missing) in Banaras Hindu University

Information sought under RTI act 2005 from Recruitment & Assessment Cell of BHU that there are 52 identified post of Professor  in the University vide letter AA/VI-RAC/304 dated 17.09.2010. Same data was provided to the info-seeker by the UGC, vide letter no F.N.8-27/2011(SCT) dated 01.12.2011.  Whereas  on the complaint of the MP Singh, Secretary PROJECT VIJAY, subjected for filling up of the backlog vacancies in BHU to Dr. P. L. Punia, Hon’ble Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, BHU’s RAC replied to P.S.Mehta, Research Officer, NCSC vide letter no AA/VI-RAC/819 dated 17.01.2012 showing that the identified post of the Professor (SC) is 51.

Where this one post of Professor has gone….?????  

CPIO RAC Banaras Hindu University: Either Confused or Confusing

Surprisingly: Two contrasting answer for the same Question

Info seeker, Mahendra Pratap Singh, on 10.02.2011 asked BHU under RTI Act 2005 “What are the initiative’s drawn by the Banaras Hindu University for the full-fill the backlog of Teaching & Non Teaching Staff” CPIO replied on 12.03.2011 by Letter No. AA/VI-RAC/694 that “All the reserved vacant teaching and non-teaching posts for SC/ST/ and OBC have been advertised and recruitment process are goning on to fill the same”. Again info seeker filled RTI on 29.11.2011 asking Year, Department and Category wise  no. of the post, that have been advertised under the Special Recruitment Drive for filling up the backlog reserved vacancies for SCs, STs and OBCs of Teaching post in the year 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in Banaras Hindu Unversity” …..to this CPIO replied by letter no. AA/VI-RAC/219 dated 29.12.2011 that “….no special recruitment for SCs, STs and OBCs of the Teaching posts has been advertised…”.

Now it is very much clear that CPIO RAC has violated the Section 7(1) of RTI Act 2005.

National SC Commission strict on Project Vijay’s complaint regarding the harassment of SC people in BHU Varanasi

Mahendra Pratap Singh, Secretary PROJECT VIJAY sought information under RTI Act 2005,  regarding the harassment of SC employees/student in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and found that condition of SC/ST Employees and students is very pitiable and when he inquired about it from the victims, he found that the BHU officials[the accused] are never punished or any disciplinary action is against them at any level, instead the victims are harrassed and suppressed.

Mahendra filed the same complaint to the Hon’ble Chairman, National Commission fro Scheduled Castes and it has asked the Vice Chancellor of BHU to provide information regarding the delay done/disposal in the cases of attrocities/discrimination with the SC people, within thirty days of the received letter vide letter no. 16/113/U.P./2011/E.S.D.W. or the VC BHU can be summoned under Article 338 of the Indian Constitution by the Commission for the same.

RTI Reveals: Gandhi Jayanti not celebrated in Gandhi’s Nation

Project Vijay is a youth cantered social organization registered under the Society Act. One of the central aims of the organization has been to cultivate and encourage patriotism among the citizen. There has been a thorough the study of the National Holidays like Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti and Ambedkar Jayanti by Mahendra Pratap Singh, Secretary, Project Vijay for the past one and half years. In series of attempts, the Maharatna and Navratna Institutes/Units/Organisations of Govt. of India (GAIL, SAIL, BHEL, ONGC, NTPC & IOCL), Higher Education Department, UGC, MHRD and Research Institutes of the Govt. of India were questioned on the issue of the expenditure done in these Institutes/Units/Organisations in last five years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 (Through RTI Act 2005) on the celebration done on these National Holidays and their foundation day celebrations. The figures that came to us were quite surprising and full of anxiety. These Institutes/Units/Organisations spend thousands of Rupees for celebrating the foundation day of the concerned Institutes/Units/Organisations but never spend a single penny for paying homage to the founder’s of our nation, Gandhi’s betrayal in his own nation is really shocking.

Instances show that the compiled RTI data on all the units of GAIL have spent not a single penny on Gandhi Jayanti & Ambedkar Jayanti. The PATA Unit of GAIL spent over 12.5 Lakhs on the Foundation Day of GAIL. They are not ashamed of the fact that Gandhi who gave us a free air to breathe and Dr. Ambedkar who gave us a Constitution to act by, are completely neglected and betrayed. The similar figures come from ONGC and SAIL also. NTPC asked for the amount required for the preparation of the information. BHEL & IOCL disposal of requisite to provide information under section 7(9) RTI Act 2005.

The eminent CSIR Laboratories, the research organization of the Govt. of India spend millions to celebrate the CSIR foundation day but never try to remember Gandhi ji. Report and statistics show that there are a few institutions who don’t care to spend even on the Republic Day, Independence Day and Ambedkar Jayanti.

Even the Institutes of Higher Education IIMs, Central Universities etc. are least bothered to remember them. Choudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP) presented letter, written by Dr. Chandrabose in a RTI reply (Letter No. 5339 Dated 09/08/10), in which it was stated that from 2005 to 2007 not a single penny was spent on Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti and Ambedkar Jayanti, with the exception of 15 August 2007 when Rs. 2000 were spent for line by lime “Choona Dalwaya”. Shame on the University which spent Rs. 2000 for line by lime but not a single rupee on the flowering petals. Shah Goverdhanlal Kabra Teacher’s College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan in an answer to the question of RTI replied (Ref No. sgktc/Ju./282) wrote- “14 April-Expenditure Nil-Due to Holiday, 2 Oct- Expenditure Nil-Due to Holiday” If this is the situation of the Teacher’s College that they are not recognizing the importance of these National occasion’s then what can be expected of the youths.

Under RTI Act 2005 when informations regarding National Holidays were asked in name DoPT, Govt. of India; dated 29/07/11 then instead of replying they forwarded it to the Ministry of Home Affairs (Ref No. F.No.19/1/2011-JCA-2 Dated 05.08.11) Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India through a letter (Ref. No. A-43020/01/2011-RTI Dated 16.08.11) forwarded it to the Public Section which again forwarded to the DoPT Govt. of India (Ref. No. 24/125/2011-Public Dated 29.08.11) saying that the information are not related to the Dept. of Public Section, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. These documents reveal the absence of a strict rule and regulation for the Govt. Institutes/Units/Organisations regarding National Holidays.

The Birthdays of the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar are Gazzeted Holidays. The Bureaucrat’s, Politician, Technocrat’s and the millions of the officials sit at their home with their families celebrating these days as holidays. What should this be called the irony of fate for our nation or its misfortune ?

The ruling Government that has been the major participator in the Indian Freedom struggle comes with a great gap between its manifesto and practical execution, it is clear from the compiled RTI data. Gandhi ji and Ambedkar ji have become merely vehicles to reach their success by the politicians.

PROJECT VIJAY appeals to the Government of India and the State Governments to issue departmental directions to all the departments starting from the basic education to the governmental and the semi-government offices that Gandhi Jayanti and Ambedkar Jayanti be celebrated and the various departments and offices should send the report to their concerned authorities.

In addition to this we filed an appeal via speed post to Hon’ble President of India, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Chairperson UPA Smt. Sonia Gandhi & Youth leader Shri. Rahul Gandhi regarding the celebration of Gandhi Jayanti in the Government or Semi-Government Institutes/Units/Organisations.

Nation is above all in any country and until & unless we have a respect for our freedom fighters of the nation, our nation shall be converted in the category of the developing and would be a developed nation.