Maadhyam
@maadhyam_engage
A civic engagement initiative. Keeping a critical eye on Parliament. Bringing citizens closer to policy making.
No, this is not a satirical post. This is as real as it can get! 1. The current term of #LokSabha hasn't had a Deputy Speaker yet. This is unprecedented. It violates Article 93 of the #ConstitutionOfIndia & Govt is about to get away with it without any consequences. 2. The…
Isn't the Govt keeping Opposition in protest mode & repeatedly adjourning #Parliament in the ongoing #MonsoonSession2025, so that Govt doesn't have to face #accountability for these detentions and deportations?
Amir Sheikh, a 21-year-old migrant worker from Malda, Bengal was detained in Rajasthan and thrown across the border into Bangladesh using a JCB by @BSF_India - despite having valid Indian documents! This isn’t security. This is tyranny. Are we heading toward a totalitarian state?
An MP asserting that they have an opinion independent of their party is rare, though it should be normal! As he rightly said, as MP, he should show the courage to speak truth. Likely it's internal dissent like this coz of which Govt doesn't want debate on SIR in #Parliament.
#WATCH | Monsoon Session of Parliament |On SIR (Special Intensive Revision), JDU MP Giridhari Yadav, says "...Election Commission has no practical knowledge. It neither knows the history nor the geography of Bihar. It took 10 days for me to collect all the documents. My son…
Within 2 minutes, amid protests and chaos, when even the Minister himself is barely audible, two Bills are introduced in #LokSabha (see video). - National #Sports #Governance Bill, 2025 - National #AntiDoping Amendment Bill, 2025 As per parliamentary procedures, MPs are supposed…
From our intern Guncha- have we forgotten to ask #questions, #demand better from our #institutions? Our internships are designed to make our youths understand role of #Parliament in our #democracy & critically analyse "is it able to fulfill that role?" #MonsoonSession Read👇
Parliament Unfiltered: I Came, I Saw But Did I Question it? If our parliament can specially meet to celebrate anniversaries, why not for issues like terrorist attacks, inflation, unemployment, women’s safety or climate change? Guncha Shandilya✍️ thewire.in/government/par…
Nothing, just a list of achievements of the second longest serving #PrimeMinister.
No, this is not a satirical post. This is as real as it can get! 1. The current term of #LokSabha hasn't had a Deputy Speaker yet. This is unprecedented. It violates Article 93 of the #ConstitutionOfIndia & Govt is about to get away with it without any consequences. 2. The…
1524 blocking directions for online betting / gambling / gaming websites were issued between 2022-25 - Information Technology Ministry in #RajyaSabha This info was given in response to Q asked by MP Swati Maliwal. Read more details here - sansad.in/getFile/annex/… #Parliament…
In #LokSabha, External Affairs Ministry expresses concern on 'new policy framework by #US for #visa termination', which now includes revocation on grounds of participation in political protests. It says that legal battles and uncertainty due to shifting policies affects…
There is no proposal to provide #reservation for SCs, STs in #RajyaSabha - Law & Justice Ministry in #LokSabha today. It said that RS MPs are elected through 'system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote'. Reservation cannot apply. And…
10574 Indians in foreign jails, including as undertrials. At least 43 on death row. Max in UAE - 2773, followed by Saudi Arabia - 2379 and then Nepal - 1357. 29 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan custody ~ External Affairs Ministry in #LokSabha today Full country wise list -…
Now that #ElectionCommissionOfIndia has announced nation-wide #SIR, will #Parliament still not discuss this issue, considering the possibility of large scale disenfranchisement of citizens?
Not very long ago, in fact, in the #MonsoonSession of 2019, just after the new Govt was formed, a discussion, initiated by Opposition MPs, happened in #RajyaSabha on need for electoral reforms in country. During that discussion, ECI's conduct during 2019 #LokSabha elections…
Not very long ago, in fact, in the #MonsoonSession of 2019, just after the new Govt was formed, a discussion, initiated by Opposition MPs, happened in #RajyaSabha on need for electoral reforms in country. During that discussion, ECI's conduct during 2019 #LokSabha elections…
Centre says no to Parliament discussion on Bihar roll revision, snubs opposition Amid fervent protests by the opposition over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the government is unlikely to heed to their demand for a discussion on the…
Hope the 'stench' also reaches #Parliament so that MPs demand accountability from Govt for the violation of rights. Likely this will only get added to a long list of issues that Govt is ready for debate on, but the debate will never happen.
Major media channels are covering this mass exodus of Bangla speaking migrants as a garbage crisis, how residents of Gurgaon’s high rises are being troubled by the unbearable stench, how it can escalate into a health crisis. Not a word on the right of lesser citizens.
To, Kiren Rijiju, Parliamentary Affairs Minister. If Govt is really serious about making #Parliament work, then follow these 2 easy steps. And no, it doesn't involve suspending protesting opposition MPs! 1. Don't just keep repeating that Govt is ready for debate on all issues,…
More than 1 month since Calcutta High Court judgment to resume #MGNREGA in #WestBengal, Ministry of Rural Development is still studying it to 'decide further course of action'. This is despite the Court directing resumption of MGNREGA from 1 Aug 2025! This is what…
