We The People

Is the trend of civil servants, cops and diplomats joining politics healthy or a bend in the steel frame? The Election Commission had proposed a cooling-off period for bureaucrats who wanted to join politics but the government rejected it. On the We The People, we debate if that proposal should be made mandatory?

Is 2014 Lok Sabha polls all about the Common Man vs Corruption? Will corruption be the dominant agenda in the forthcoming elections?

The government says 300 plus deaths per year are because of the so-called 'honour' killings; activists however put the figure at 1000 per year. Is political patronage of all parties keeping anti-women, anti-Dalit diktats of parallel courts like Khaps alive? On We The people, we debate the clash between 'custom' and individual freedom, does India need separate law for khaps?

Child rights activists argue that focus of juvenile crime must be on reform not retribution. Should Juvenile Laws remain unchanged? On We The People, we debate if crimes of rape and murder be treated with 'kid' gloves?

Can Indian Feminism ape the Western model of the 70s. Does the word 'feminism' still have resonance in the 21st century. On We The People, we debate if women in the 21st century are finally free?

After Narendra Modi says the present tax system is a burden on the common man, will the BJP really scrap or rehaul it? Is a competitive courtship of the Middle Class driving BJP's new Tax Plan? AAP gives free water, BJP Tax free times? On We The People, we debate what's driving the BJP to examine a contentious proposal on scrapping direct taxes.

On We The People, we debate who AAP will hurt more in 2014: the Congress or the BJP? Will the rise of Arvind Kejriwal bring down the Congress or dent Narendra Modi's PM plans?

As the stand-off between India and America continues over the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York earlier this month, a debate on We The People: Is the US guilty of double standards?

In India, 15 people take their own lives every hour. That's 370 suicides a day. The new mental health bill says decriminalise suicide. What about abetment to suicide? Is it a legitimate or unfair law? We debate on We The People.

This election season, on We The People, we debate whether electoral financing is the root of corruption. Also, do current laws allow "ghapla" in accounting? Why should political donations below Rs 20,000 be exempt from disclosures? And why should anonymous donations be permitted?