Thursday, June 13, 2013

Suggestion for forming Government Bodies for Astrologers and God-men/religious entities



To,
The  Hon’ble Prime Minister of India,
Government of India,

New Delhi
 
Subject- Suggestion for forming Government Bodies for Astrologers and God-men/religious entities

Dear Sir,

1. We, petitioners No 1 and 2 introduce ourselves as under-
Petitioner No 1- Amitabh Thakur is an officer of the Indian Police Service, Uttar Pradesh Cadre and is also active as regards issues of transparent and accountable governance, along with Right to Information (RTI, for short)
Petitioner No 2- Dr Nutan Thakur is a social activist and freelance journalist associated with transparency in Governance and Human Right issues, along with RTI matters

2. That both the petitioners write this representation in their personal capacity as the citizen of this Nation and as concerned individuals.
3. That the two petitioners present a serious matter associated with Astrologers and God-men/religious entities
4. That as is well known, in India there are a very large number of Astrologers and God-men/religious entities. Each of these Astrologers and God-men/religious entities claim themselves to be having supernatural powers. They make very tall claims. Many a times they impersonate others including God..
5. That these Astrologers and God-men/religious entities are important entities in our society. They are omnipresent and can be seen in every nook and corner of the country. These Astrologers and God-men/religious entities operate in various ways. But one thing common to most of them is the fact that the majority seek money on one form or another. It can be some kind of fee, honorarium, gift, donation or any other format.
6. That this act of taking money or other financial resources from the people makes these Astrologers and God-men/religious entities some kind of professional entities. Though they claim themselves as being otherworldly, but the mere fact that they accept monetary support in various forms makes their act a purely temporal work where there is transition of money from one hand to another.
7. That this transition of money is often in lieu of certain acts performed by these Astrologers and God-men/religious entities. They look at the person’s futures, perform some kind of religious acts, give some preaching or sermons  etc.
8. That thus, in totality, this act of providing service in lieu of certain monetary returns (in whatever form it might be presented) makes the act of Astrologers and God-men/religious entities a professional work as well.
9. That thus like every other profession including Medicine, engineering, dentistry, law, architect etc,  these works also need a regulation/control at various levels.
10. That this is because if the State does not come forward to have some kind of appropriate regulatory mechanism for certain acts where lives of billion of people is affected and where there is a direct temporal act of presenting money in lieu of certain returns is being done in almost a professional manner, then it will certainly adversely affect the lives of these people.
11. That the result of completely uncontrolled situation would be that every person would be free to claim himself as Astrologers and God-men/religious entities of the highest order. With no control and no regulation, they would make tall claims as is presently seen in many cases and would cheat by common, illiterate and semi-literate poor and fearful people by showing them all kinds of improper and incorrect ways, paths, does and don’ts etc which these people, having not enough sense to differentiate between cheating and truth, often follow to the hilt and also get cheated.
12. That it is true that there cannot be very exact estimation of every person as Astrologers and God-men/religious entities and the level achieved by them. It is also true that outsiders might not be in a position to evaluate their worth or to exactly place them as regards their caliber. But if one or more National and Regional Committee/Commission/ Council etc are formed by the Government of India and the various State governments which act as a professional body for these Astrologers and God-men/religious entities, then these bodies can certainly check, evaluate and mark the caliber of these entities.
13. That the two petitioners suggest that these Bodies have members only from the professional world or from the field of activity, that is, among the Astrologers and God-men/religious entities. They also suggest that there shall be no official members to these bodies. They suggest these bodies to be autonomous in nature.
14.  That thus while the petitioners respect the sanctity and independence of these professions and work and hence they propose Regulatory bodies consisting solely of the persons belonging to these profession/field, who might be chosen by themselves in a suitable manner, yet at the same time they also understand the great need to have such regulatory bodies.
15. That thus the two petitioners hereby propose formation of at least two such Regulatory/controlling/professional bodies, one for the Astrologers and the other for God-men/religious preachers etc, which shall act as the regulatory authority for both Astrologers and also for proclaimed Godmen/religious leaders/occult science practitioners etc.
16. That as proposed above, such Regulatory Bodies shall consist members entirely from these profession/art/field because possibly the outsiders and ignorant people won’t be in a position to understand, appreciate and evaluate the basic caliber and abilities of these people and to certify their genuineness or otherwise.
17. That as explained earlier, there is an immense need to have such regulatory bodies at various levels so as to separate the grain from the chaff, that is to do away with the charlatans, fakes, frauds, phonies and bogus Astrologers, Godmen/religious leaders/occult science practitioners etc from the real ones and thus save the common people from these frauds, who everyone would agree abound in very large number in this country.
18. That the petitioners are writing directly to you because thus action possibly needs the coming together or one or more Ministries and such a coordination might be possible only at the level of the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s office
19. That thus we make the following prayers for the larger public interest—


PRAYER


A.      To kindly form a Council/Professional body/Regulatory or controlling body consisting completely of astrologers for these persons at National, State and/or Regional levels which shall be evaluating their genuineness or otherwise and fitness or otherwise to practice their art/science and only after this verification any astrologer shall be allowed to practice this art/science and this body shall be acting as the Nodal bodies for the astrologers almost in a way Medical Council of India, Indian Council of Chartered Accountants or Bar Council of India works
B.      To kindly form a Council/Professional body/Regulatory or controlling body for the God-men, occult science practitioners, professional preachers etc consisting completely of astrologers at National, State and/or Regional levels which shall be evaluating the genuineness or otherwise and fitness or otherwise of these persons to practice their art/science science and only after this verification any such person shall be allowed to practice this art/science and this body shall be acting as the Nodal bodies for the astrologers almost in a way Medical Council of India, Indian Council of Chartered Accountants or Bar Council of India works

Lt No-AT/Astro/01                                                                                                      Yours,
Dated- 13/06/2013
                                                                                                                                1. Amitabh Thakur
                                                                                                                                2.Nutan Thakur
                                                                                                                    Correspondence Address-
                                                                                                                                Amitabh Thakur,
                                                                                                                           5/426, Viram Khand,
                                                                                                                                Gomti Nagar,
                                                                                                                                Lucknow- 226010
                                                                                                             # 94155-34526, 94155-34525
                                                                                                   email-
amitabhthakurlko@gmail.com
                                                                                                                
nutanthakurlko@gmail.com





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