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Corruption

Water Supply

Strict regulation, active citizens can rein in Pune’s infamous water tankers

August 9, 2020 Harshavardhan Vasanti Mohan

Pune municipal authorities cite lack of infrastructure and geographical constraints to justify the need for tankers. But citizens claim there is a nexus between local politicians, bureaucrats and the tanker lobby.

Governance

“People want an educated leader who listens to their grievances”: Raghav Chadha, AAP candidate

May 9, 2019 Vishwas

On May 7th, Aam Aadmi Party’s South Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Raghav Chadha unveiled the manifesto for his constituency. Over a quick chat on one of his campaign trails, he shared more details about what his party aims to achieve.

Governance

LS elections Phase III: 570 candidates, including Amit Shah, have pending criminal cases

April 25, 2019 Prerna Chatterjee

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysed the self-sworn affidavits of the candidates who contested polls on April 23rd. Out of 1594, 340 candidates (21%) had criminal cases. 230 had records of serious criminal cases, out of which 13 related to murder.

Governance

Voting over in Chittoor; here’s what citizens expect elected MLAs and MPs to deliver

April 12, 2019 Dilli Babu

Andhra Pradesh voted to elect their MLAs and MPs on April 11th; meanwhile, residents of Chittoor city have put together a comprehensive manifesto that speaks about the welfare schemes they would expect their chosen leaders to implement.

Governance

No tenders advertised for work worth Rs 662 crore on Gomti river front project: CAG audit

March 18, 2019 Himanshu Upadhyaya

The Gomti Riverfront Development Project in Lucknow, long mired in controversy over irregular dealings, has invited scathing criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General. Will the CBI and ED take cognisance of these audit findings and seek help from the auditors in evidence-gathering?

Governance

Lessons from Bengaluru citizens on how to have party-proof agendas

May 18, 2018 Meera K and Shree D N

There are many takeaways from the way citizens in Bengaluru have approached the elections this time, and that indeed is a practical approach in an era where voting is done on partylines.


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