"India is a rich country of poor people" - Mr Anandrao Adsul, Award Winning MP

K. Srinivasan presenting the Sansad Ratna Award to

Mr Anandrao Adsul MP at Mumbai

Four MPs were presented with 'Sansad Ratna Award 2012' on behalf of Prime Point Foundation, at IIT, Madras on 14th April 2012.  Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Former Governor of West Bengal presented the Awards.

Mr Anandrao Adsul, Hon'ble Member of Parliament from Amravati, Maharashtra constituency is one of the Sansad Ratna Award Winners, for his outstanding performance in overall tally and also for being No 1 in asking 'Questions' in the current 15th Lok Sabha.  He was also No 1 in asking 'Questions' in the earlier 14th Lok Sabha.  Till 30th March 2012, he has asked 754 Questions.

Since Mr Adsul could not attend the Award function at Chennai on 14th April 2012 due to his ill health, K. Srinivasan, Chairman of the Prime Point Foundation personally handed over the Award to Mr Adsul at Mumbai on 19th April 2012.

After handing over the Award, he also recorded his Lok Sabha experience and as to how, he could get the benefit for his constituency through raising questions.  Mr Adsul  quoted some examples of his success story.  At the same time, he also expressed his concern over the growing scams.  He was quoting, "India is a rich country with poor people", meaning that our scams are in lakhs of crores.    However, he appealed to the new generation to enter into political system and improve the system for betterment.

Please listen to his interesting interview.  (11 minutes).

This video can also be seen from the following link.

http://youtu.be/FNUyu0HpGUM

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Dr Abdul Kalam greets the UnSung Heroes

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

We have written about the function held on 1st May 2010 to honour the top performing MPs of 15th Lok Sabha. During that occassion,  Dr Abdul Kalam, Former  President of India addressed the audience over telephone from Delhi. During his speech, he brought out three important aspects.

1.  We should be the captain of the problem and we should not allow the problems to defeat us;

2.  We should look for our role models in our home, rather than outside; and

3.   Review of a book 'Tiya'

His inspiring speech in pdf format may be downloaded from the following link (50k)

http://www.prpoint.com/ezine/kalam010510.pdf

Please listen to his speech by clicking play button (10 minutes). 

This video may also be watched from the following link.
http://youtu.be/HAqyK78m04c 

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Shailendra Kumar, topper in debates of 14th Lok Sabha

We have already written in these columns that there are four categories, under which the members are rated in the Lok Sabha for their performance. They are (1) asking questions during question hours, (2) raising issues of public importance under rule 377, (3) participation in debates, legislative business and budget discussions, and (4) regular attendance. PodUniversal is now featuring the top performers of 14th Lok Sabha under these four categories. We have already published few interviews earlier. 

we are now featuring Mr Shailendra Kumar, a Samajwadi Party MP from Uttar Pradesh. Mr Shailendra Kumar has been rated as No 1 for participating more number of times in debates and legislative business. 


He has participated in 340 times. (The average for the Lok Sabha is 24 times per member and 57 members did not participate) He has served Uttar Pradesh Legislative assembly for two terms Lok Sabha for two terms, including the 14th Lok Sabha. He hails from a popular and well known political family of UP. I congratulated and interviewed him over mobile, while he was touring in his constituency. 

Please listen to his interview by clicking 'play' button. (8 m 35s)

This interview may also listened from the following link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-7sO-cPbqA 

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Anandrao Adsul rated No 1 in raising questions in 14th Lok Sabha

Anandrao Vithoba Adsul

Mr Anandrao Vithoba Adsul (Shiv Sena) Member of 14th Lok Sabha from Buldhana (Maharashtra ) constituency has been rated as No 1 in asking questions in the 14th Lok Sabha. He has raised 1260 questions during the entire Lok Sabha, while the average per member is only 167 questions. (78 Members never asked any question).

He was earlier the member of 11th and 13th Lok Sabha. He was elected to 14th Lok Sabha in 2004 for third term. He was also the Minister of State for Finance and Company affairs during the NDA Government, when Mr Vajpayee was the Prime Minister. 

In an exclusive interview with PodUniversal, (recorded over mobile around mid-night, while he was touring in his constituency), he shares his achievements and also explains as to how the Members of Parliament can make use of the opportunity available for helping the society.

This interview may also be listened from the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MymXNXdnwHg  

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S K Kharventhan, top performer of 14th Lok Sabha

S K Kharventhan

There are broadly four categories, under which the members are rated in the Lok Sabha for their performance.

They are (1) Raising  questions during question hours, (2) raising issues of public importance under rule 377, (3) participation in debates, legislative business and budget discussions, and (4) regular attendance.

PodUniversal featured  the top performers of 14th Lok Sabha under these four categories.

14th Lok Sabha had 14 sessions during the tenure.

Mr S K Kharventhan, Member of Parliament (Congress) from Palani (Tamilnadu) Constituency  emerged as one of the top 5 performers in the 14th Lok Sabha (all 14 sessions combined) in the following areas:

1. Issues raised under Rule 377 : Members can raise important public issues under Rule 377 to draw the attention of the Government and the Public. Mr Kharventhan stood as No 1 in raising such issues. He has raised 377 issues. (Average is 6 issues per member - 176 members did not raise any issue)

2. Question hour is an important time for raising questions on public interest. The average questions raised by the members in the 14th Lok Sabha is 167 per member and 78 Members did not raise any questions. Mr Kharventhan has rasied 1200 questions and remains in the top 5 performers under this category.

3. Participation in debates: There is a general feeling that Members did not participate in the debates in connection with legislative business, bills, budgets, etc. The average for 14th Lok Sabha was 24 times per Member. 57 Members did not participate. Mr Kharventhan has participated in 187 times and remains 6th or 7th amongst the top performers.

4. Usage of library: He was using the Parliament Library extensively to prepare his notes on various debates.

5. MP funds: He has utilised 100% of the MP funds for welfare projects in his constituency and 99% of the projects have already been implemented.

On behalf of PodUniversal, we recorded his interview over phone on his success story.  Please listen to his interview.

This video may also be watched from the following link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhk734LOTL0 

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Dr Abdul Kalam sets 5 point agenda to Parliamentarians

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

In our earlier posting, we referred about the March 2009 issue of Ezine on the theme 'Celebrate Democracy - Vote India'.

Former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam gave us an exclusive interview for the publication in the ezine.

In the exclusive interview, he has suggested 5 Point agenda to the Members of Parliament. They are as follows:

• Assess the present  per capita income of the constituency with an aim to increase the per capita   income three times in five years.
• The present literacy percentage of the constituency has to be increased at least by 20% in five years.
• Take the statistics of number of water bodies in the constituency and their status. Work for the de-silting and interconnection of all the water bodies within the five years. 
• Create programmes which will provide value added employment for every member of the constituency,  consistent with her or his qualification.
• Infant mortality rate of the constituency has to come down to less than 10 per thousand in five years.

The interview with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam may be listened here.  (7 minutes 49 seconds).

This interview may also be watched from the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1ZZCs0dE0 

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Honouring of top performing Parliamentarians - New initiative

Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, T S Krishna Murthy,
S S Ramasubbu, N Gopalaswamy, and K. Srinivasan

We have already written in these columns that there are four categories, under which the members are rated in the Lok Sabha for their performance. They are (1) asking questions during question hours, (2) raising issues of public importance under rule 377, (3) participation in debates, legislative business and budget discussions, and (4) regular attendance. 

After successful featuring of top performing MPs of 14th Lok Sabha in the Ezine, The Foundation decided to honour the top performing MPs personally at Chennai.  In a simple function held on 1st May 2010, at Thakkar Bapa Vidyalaya/  This place was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930s and hence this place was chosen.

Mr T S Krishna Murthy and Mr N Gopalaswamy (both Former Chief Election Commissioners of India) were the Chief Guests.  Mr Hansraj Gangaram Ahir (BJP MP) and Mr S S Ramasubbu (Cong MP) were honoured in the presence of glaxy of eminent persons of the City.

Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India addressed the audience live from Delhi over mobile and greeted the award winners.  (we are publishing his speech separately).

Mr Hansraj Gangaram Ahir 

Mr Hansraj Gangaram Ahri receives
the Award from Mr S S Rajasekar

Mr Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, a BJP Member of Parliament has topped in the 15th Lok Sabha for raising questions and in participation of debates, etc.    (up to 31st March 2010). He has raised 255 Questions; introduced 9 private member bills; and participated 31 times in the debates. He has also made 3 special mentions.   

He has been elected from Chandrapur (Maharashtra) constituency and he has served 11th and 14th Lok Sabha earlier   He participated in the 14th Lok Sabha also significantly by raising 927 questions. Further he has participated 137 times in debates; made 54 special mentions and introduced 21 private bills.   


Mr Somanath Chatterjee, then Speaker of 14th Lok Sabha praised him several times for his exemplary behaviour and participation in the proceedings. He has even mentioned him as his ‘favourite MP’ in the House. Earlier, he has served Maharashtra Assembly as a Member.   


Mr S S Ramasubbu

Mr Hansraj Gangaram Ahir (BJP MP) presenting
the Award to Mr S S Ramasubbu (Cong MP)

Mr S S Ramasubbu, Congress Member of Parliament has raised 224 Questions and participated in 20 debates in the 15 th Lok Sabha. (up to 31 st March 2010). He has been elected from Tirunelveli (Tamilnadu) Constituency.  


He has served Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly two times.   This is the first time, he enters Lok Sabha as member. During the first of his term in Lok Sabha itself, he has shown good performance. 


He is one of the persons inspired by Dr Abdul Kalam from whom, who has set an agenda for his constituency.    He is a banker turned politician. He wants to show more performance in the coming sessions and to reach No 1 position. 


The photo stream of the event may be seen here.

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