Valuable Suggestions For Main Budget

Expectations From The General Budget-AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party wishes to remind the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi of the promises that he and his party had made during elections. We sincerely hope that these promises were not merely slogans to garner votes and the Modi Government is serious about them. The first General Budget of the NDA government will be a test of its sincerity of the promises made in BJP’s manifesto.

 

Here is the wish list of the common man of this country from this general budget :

• IT Exemption Limit be raised to Rs 3.6 Lakh, it translates into Rs 30,000 per month which is very reasonable in the high cost of living in metro cities like Delhi.
• IT exemption Section 80C Limit - Should be increased to at least Rs 2 Lakh. This will spur savings also, saving rate of India has fallen dramatically.
• Limit for exemption for Medical reimbursement perquisites should be increased to Rs. 50000/- from existing Rs. 15000/- to meet the increased cost of Medical services.
• Home loan Interest exemption limit for self-occupied house was fixed at Rs. 1,50,000/- in. 2002-03 and even after 12 Years the limit remains the same. The Limit should be raised to Rs 3 Lakh considering the rise in prices of property across the country.
• Transport Allowance – The transportation allowance granted by the employer to his employee for commuting between the place of work and residence is tax-free to the extent of Rs 800 per month. This limit was fixed more than a decade ago, and needs to be revised upwards to at least Rs 3,000 per month, given the rising commuting costs.
• Faster process of Income Tax Refund – Income Tax Refund needs to be processed faster and taxpayers should not be penalized for deficit in revenue target by withholding the refunds and further there should be a mechanism which can insure that taxpayers should not be penalized for mistakes of tax deductor.

The Aam Aadmi Party hopes that the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitely would remember his party’s promise to attend to the issue of price rise and inflation, and therefore, as promised, would:

• Make financial provision to set up special Courts to stop hoarding and black marketing.
• Set up of Price Stablisation Fund
• Announce unbundling of FCI operation into procurement, storage and distribution for greater efficiency.
• Make financial provisions to introduce technology to disseminate real time data, especially to farmers – on production, prices, imports, stocks and overall availability.
• Announce setting up of “National Agriculture Market”
• Announce incentives for area specific crops and vegetables linked to food habits of the people.

Aam Aadmi Party also hope that the employment generation remains the main focus area of the budget and to address the issue, the Finance Minister would

• Announce special job generation initiatives in labour-intensive manufacturing (viz. textile,footwear, electronics assembly, etc.) and Tourism.
• Give due modernization boost to the traditional employment bases of agriculture and allied industries, stronger credit availability and market linkages are ensured for the same.
• Due attention is accorded to the real estate and infrastructure sector for its job generation potential.
• Make special provisions for promoting self employment, and promoting entrepreneurship. Easy credit is made available to start ups.
• Sets up mission for skill development.
• Overhaul the employment exchange system.

The Aam Aadmi Partry also hopes that the eastern part of the country gets due attention of the Finance Minister as promised in BJP Manifesto.

The BJP had also promised to move from Public Private Partnership (PPP) to People Public Private Partnership (PPPP) in its manifesto. But the Railways Minister forgot about this promise while drafting the rail budget. We hope the Finance Minister spells out in the budget speech what his party meant by it. We would also expect the FM to show his commitment to the cause by announcing initiatives in this direction.

 

The BJP had also promised judicial, administrative, police and electoral reforms which involved setting up new courts to deliver instant justice, Introduction of technology, police modernization and training. These reforms are crucial to inclusive growth and delivery of justice. We demand that these areas get due attention of the Finance Minister in his budget speech.

• The government had also promised to identify 100 most backward districts and bring them at par with other districts. Budget provision must be made to fulfill this promise.
• Social justice agenda cannot be put on the back burner.  As promised in the manifesto, the Finance Minister should make special provisions for the welfare of the girl child.
• The government should make budgetary provision for setting up of education network for tribals, upgrading housing, water and health facilities for them and electrification of tribal hamlets and provision of all-weather roads.
• The government must also fulfill its promise to enhance the tax saving limit for senior citizens.
• As promised, the govt should set up Acid Attack Victims Welfare Fund.

Power Politics In Delhi

It has appeared in Economic Times Today that a few  MLAs elected on ticket of AAP are trying to support BJP in formation of government in Delhi and Key leader of AAP Mr. Sisodia has also indirectly confirmed such news .It appears to me that Mr. Kejriwal is playing same cards as leaders of Congress Party played with him in formation of AAP government in Delhi.

Mr. Kejriwal came to limelight only through movement against corruption of Congress Part led by Team Anna. To achieve his unfulfilled agenda of elimination of corruption from Indian politics and Indian administrative system  ,he discarded Team Anna and entered into politics. He won Delhi election and gained excellent popularity.

 But in lust of power he became victim of dirty Congress Party politics. He soon realised that Congress Party is no more a force to reckon with. He changed his strategy to acquire power and decided to fight election for Parliament and resigned from CM's post of Delhi. He stopped criticising Congress Party and started attacking Mr. Narendra Modi and BJP and for this purpose he went to fight against Modi in Varansai .This wrong decision proved costly for Kejriwal and he and his party AAP was badly rejected in Parliamentary election.. 

He then tried to form government in Delhi again with the support of Congress Paty to keep his MLAs united and attached with his party. But he failed to get success in his effort.

Now therefore he has allowed some of his MLAs perhaps wilfully to support BJP in formation of government in Delhi so that he gets an opportunity to malign image of BJP in the same way as image of his party got tarnished when he took support of Congress Party.

Obviously he and his party has decided to play the same card as Congress Party played to keep BJP away from power and to malign AAP. I therefore feel ,leaders of BJP should refrain from forming government with the support of defected MLAs as long as they fully merge with policies of BJP by heart .I think BJP should think twice before accepting the offer of few AAP MLAS proposing defecting from AAP to BJP to enable BJP forming a government at Delhi.

It is true that majority of elected MLAs wish to avoid fresh expenditure on fresh election . But the policy of principles should not be discarded for temporary gain.

Some AAP legislators to support BJP to help form government in Delhi; Manish
Sisodia denies reports- The Economic Times -17th June 2014

NEW DELHI: A section of Aam Aadmi Party's MLAs may support the Bharatiya Janata Party and help form the  government in Delhi, posing a fresh challenge to the fledgling Arvind  Kejriwal-led party that appears to have lost momentum ever since it pulled down  its minority government in February after 49 days.

"Several MLAs from   AAP will move against  the party in support of the BJP to form the government. It is only in the benefit of the  people of Delhi to have a stable government now and we think BJP can provide that," said an AAP MLA, who did not wish to be  identified. He did not disclose how many MLAs were readying to turn against the  party.

The AAP's MLAs were earlier reported to have urged the party  leadership to form the government with the support of the Congress. However, the  Congress party  leadership had decided against lending support to AAP for a second time.


Kejriwal had alleged in an interview to a TV channel that the BJP was trying to bribe eight of his party's MLAs. "The BJP people are contacting our MLAs.  They have contacted our eight MLAs in the last four-five days and they are  trying to break them away. But they do not know the stuff AAP MLAs are made of,"  Kejriwal had said.
 
"The party is not worried about MLAs defecting from us. We got all this
information from the MLAs themselves who were contacted. Had we got this
information from a third party there would have been reason to worry. But since  our MLAs keep updating us, the party is not worried about any such thing,"  Sisodia told ET.

As per the anti-defection law, if one third of the  elected members of a party switch sides, it is considered a merger and does not  invite disqualification of the me ..

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Power cut politics: Why no one wants a repoll in Delhi-First Post


New Delhi: A power crisis situation in Delhi is forcing the BJP, AAP and the Congress to rethink the assembly polls. The assembly has been suspended since mid-February.

Power cuts in Delhi incidentally have different political meaning for the three parties in Delhi—BJP, AAP and Congress. The BJP is aware that sustained power cuts mean that its electoral prospects could be affected adversely and thus newly appointed Energy Minister Piyush Goel is making all efforts to do his bit to improve the situation. If in the process, he may temporarily look like energy minister for Delhi than for the nation, he would not mind it and his party would love to see him succeed.

While much would depend on how effectively Piyush Goel can handle the situation, indecision on the fate of Delhi assembly is attributed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inability to spare time to take a view on the subject. It may still take some more time because Modi has to concentrate on few other more pressing issues like presentation of his government’s first Budget, finding a full time defence minister, Cabinet expansion and  a new party president.

Meanwhile, a new situation has emerged in the BJP. The party is exploring options to form a government in the existing Delhi assembly. The move, though disliked by a section of senior leaders, has suddenly gained momentum as most BJP MLAs don’t want to go for fresh elections. Technically, the assembly has not been dissolved to give adequate time to the political parties concerned in the state to make an effort to form a government, so fresh elections are avoided.
With Dr Harshvardhan becoming Health Minister at the centre, the vacancy for chief ministerial position on the BJP side has become an issue. Some have already started relishing such a prospect. A section of middle rung party leaders are in touch with Congress legislators. Three BJP MLAs including Harshvardhan have become MPs and their seats will have to be vacated.
The BJP does not have a “good” leader who could be termed as chief ministerial material in the existing assembly but that has not deterred the MLAs and their backers from making the move. In fact it has only given fillip to their enthusiasm.

But another BJP leader said such a move would be “ill conceived and ill timed."  "Why should we indulge in jod-tod politics when we have got such a decisive mandate at the centre and Modi has been up on the issue of probity and delivery?", he asked.

"It would also give an unwarranted push to Kejriwal’s otherwise doomed prospects. Moreover, the Budget session, practically first session of Parliament, is less than a month away. It is time to go with a positive mindset than needlessly attract great deal of negative media publicity," the BJP leader said.
If latter view holds ground then two possibilities emerge – first, hold elections with Maharastra, Haryana and Jharkhand. That decision could be taken once the Election Commission begins the process of preparatory consultation with the Centre. Second, hold Delhi elections after this round of elections. BJP is expected to do well in all these states. Their impact on popular psyche will make it easier for the BJP to make popular mobilisation. That would also give time to the Modi government to set things right in Delhi.

The BJP leadership, however, is maintaining a tight leash on any out of order remark by the middle rung leaders.

The back channel talks between the Aam Admi Party and the Congress to take a fresh shot at government formation are on, though both the parties officially deny it.
The Aam Admi Party and Congress are making power cuts in the capital a big issue, even as the fact remains that the current power situation or the lack of it, is a legacy of 15-years of Congress rule. The Congress too realises that it could make a new beginning via politics on power. The BJP, on the other hand, realises that blaming the previous Congress or AAP governments would not work in the long run and it has to provide solutions fast to be the preferred choice.


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