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With Narender Damodar Das Modi swearing in as the 15th Prime Minister of India, India has entered a new era of Governance. Naavi.org takes this opportunity to welcome Mr Modi as the new Prime Minister of India.

During the last few years, the UPA Government was conspicuous for it’s “Governance Deficit”. In fact many described it as a “Government in Coma”. The reason could be the series of Scams culminating in the Coal Scam which hit directly at the PM. But this was not the only reason.

Lack of Governance was most evident in the DEITY and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) which is relevant for all of us who are following the domain of Cyber Law and Information Security. Mr Kapil Sibal who took additional charge of this department was simply not showing any interest in its activities either because he was too busy or perhaps he did not care.

Naavi.org had pleaded withMr Kapil Sibal many times about the closure of Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT)and its adverse consequences on the cyber crime victims in India. He however was obsessed with the appointment of one particular person to the chair and since he did not get the approval from the Chief Justice, preferred to keep the position of the Chair Person of CAT vacant since June 2011.

I had personally written a number of letters and emails to him and also his deputies in the department besides the political heads such as the PM, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. We also took up the matter with Courts (Where the matter is still pending). however Mr Kapil Sibal was stoic and refused to budge . His attitude was reflective of the arrogance that Congress party displayed as the ruler of this country which made us rejoice with the slogan “Congress Mukta Bharat”.

 Now that Mr Kapil Sibal is free, I would request him to clarify why he was not interested in the department’s work since he otherwise seemed to be a man of energy and action.

I am now waiting for the new Minister to take charge so that the matter can be pursued. So far it is not clear who will have the portfolio of the IT Ministry. Even the media seems to be unable to identify this ministry since they are talking of either the Information and Broadcasting  Ministry or the Telecom ministry. Either Mr Javdekar or Mr Ravishankar Prasad are likely to be the Minister in charge of MCIT. May be it would be clear today. Our advance good wishes to the concerned Minister.

Naavi

It is reported that PMO under Dr Man Mohan Singh was using a twitter handle titled “@PMOIndia” which is sought to be frozen now as @PMOIndiaArchive and to be discontinued.

BJP has naturally raised a point that the handle should be passed on to the PMO under Mr Modi and cannot be treated as personal property of Dr Man Mohan Singh.

I am aghast at the ignorance of the officials who sought to appropriate the handle for the outgoing PM. It is clear that “PMOIndia” is an organizational name which cannot be used by you and me and can be used only by the official PMO of India. It would have naturally been maintained by officials who draw salary and remuneration from the Government of India. Obviously the handle “PMOIndia” is a digital property that belongs to the Government of India. Similarly all websites,Facebook Ids and email IDs in official names are properties of the Government of India and has to naturally pass onto the next Government.

The officials who thought that the handle can be retained by the erstwhile Government seem to be not aware of the concept of ‘Trade Mark” and deserve to be sent out of the responsible positions they are now in.

I am sure that the “Mauni Man Mohan” does not need a twitter handle and would be glad if it is taken over by Mr Modi’s PMO. Hope the officials will do the needful without further ado.

Naavi

Today has been a historic day for India. Mr Narendra Modi lead BJP has been successful in getting absolute majority in the Loksabha on its own and the NDA is at a comfortable tally of around 333+.

In this scenario, we can look forward to a functional administration unlike the previous Government which was in a coma for the last several years. The undersigned has been running a battle with Mr Kapil Sibal lead MCIT during the last two years on behalf of Cyber Crime victims and has been frustrated by the complete lack of interest on the part of the Government. I now look forward to better things.

Yes, I expect that the Good days will be here.

We welcome Mr Narendra Modi and wish him all the best in the coming days  to take India ahead.

Naavi