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Unruly traffic on a road in New Delhi, India. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (Representational image)
Activities

Appeal for Open Government in Delhi

Unruly traffic on a road in New Delhi, India. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (Representational image)
Unruly traffic on a road in New Delhi, India. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (Representational image)

Appeal for Open Government in Delhi

As the Indian politics is full of criminals, it becomes an imperative to hold the lawmakers accountable for each day of their government. This is particularly important in Delhi where nearly 60% of the 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs ) have serious criminal records.

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Delhi Punjab Rajasthan

With the objective to get transparency in governance, I have an appeal for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to introduce an “Open Government” in Delhi by publicly disclosing and updating the details – personal, performance, financial, and crime – of Delhi MLAs on a dedicated website. You can download the appeal which is also given below in digital format. read more

RMN Foundation school team presenting the street play – चमेली की पढ़ाई – which reveals the problems in the education ecosystem. The street play is being shown in the city as well as villages of Delhi.
Activities

RMN Foundation Seeks Pro Bono Legal Services

RMN Foundation school team presenting the street play – चमेली की पढ़ाई – which reveals the problems in the education ecosystem. The street play is being shown in the city as well as villages of Delhi.
RMN Foundation school team presenting the street play – चमेली की पढ़ाई – which reveals the problems in the education ecosystem. The street play is being shown in the city as well as villages of Delhi.

RMN Foundation Seeks Pro Bono Legal Services

RMN Foundation – which is a humanitarian organization – seeks the pro bono (free) services of lawyers and law firms to handle the Foundation’s legal work – particularly the public interest litigation (PIL) and other legal cases to help the disadvantaged and distressed people in the society.

These days, RMN Foundation is working in different areas such as Environment Protection, Anti-Corruption Activities, Children’s Education Rights, Labour Rights, and Political Awareness Campaigns. read more

The illegal construction racket is being run by housing societies, corrupt bureaucrats, and dishonest politicians in connivance with the builders’ mafia. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service
Activities, Research

Corrupt Bureaucrats and Careless Courts Allow Illegal Construction in Delhi

The illegal construction racket is being run by housing societies, corrupt bureaucrats, and dishonest politicians in connivance with the builders’ mafia. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service
The illegal construction racket is being run by housing societies, corrupt bureaucrats, and dishonest politicians in connivance with the builders’ mafia. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service

Corrupt Bureaucrats and Careless Courts Allow Illegal Construction in Delhi

Today, hundreds of group housing societies in Delhi are carrying out illegal extended construction [ a.k.a. Floor area ratio (FAR) construction ] which is spreading lethal dust and noise pollution in the entire city. 

The illegal construction racket is being run by housing societies, corrupt bureaucrats, and dishonest politicians in connivance with the builders’ mafia. 

Although many residents who oppose FAR construction have been going to the courts to get it stopped, unfortunately the courts are not quite willing to stop this crime and corruption scandal that is causing extreme health hazards among millions of Delhi residents. read more