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Concept and Current Status January 18, 2009 New Delhi www.NoCriminals.com. The Basic Idea. In the current Parliament, there are a number of MPs with criminal antecedents, some of them with serious crimes such as murder, rape, etc. India deserves leadership that is clean and competent
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Concept and Current Status January 18, 2009 New Delhi www.NoCriminals.com
The Basic Idea • In the current Parliament, there are a number of MPs with criminal antecedents, some of them with serious crimes such as murder, rape, etc. • India deserves leadership that is clean and competent • For 2009, appeal to political parties to not field candidates with criminal antecedents • “No Criminals” idea is simple, direct, focused, easy to understand
Not against any party Source: Association for Democratic Reforms
MPs in large states have cases Source: Association for Democratic Reforms
Complement ingoing efforts • Association for Democratic Reforms’ PIL in Supreme Court made it compulsory for candidates to file Affidavits containing personal information • FICCI has started a series of consultations on ethics and governance • The idea is to complement these efforts of ADR, FICCI, etc. by bringing a whole new set of people who are not yet engaged in this process
The “No Criminals” Approach • Get a number of opinion leaders to sign an “appeal” to political parties and widely publicize the same • Develop a media campaign which is aimed at getting millions of people to appeal to political parties in a visible way
Framework • Let people make the appeal in a visible manner • Time is of essence • Uncluttered, direct message • Message to unite people for action • Needs to be sustained till the last phase of election • Follow up beyond election required
Website:www.NoCriminals.com • Objective is to provide an easy way for people to access information on candidates with criminal records • Website will also be used to communicate with users about upcoming events, etc.
Media “products” • Print ads • TV spots • Data availability for stories (TV/Print) • Radio spots • Jingle for mobile downloads • Lintas Lowe is working on the creative