In our country, a tea stall serves as a means to livelihood for the poorest of the poor<br />In a way, this serves as a 'footpath Parliament'<br />When I have come here today, I naturally go back to my childhood<br />I recall I learnt a lot when I was selling tea... it was an experience...<br />If you go to any Indian household, they begin by asking you 'chai peeyenge kya' (Would you like to have some tea?)<br />'Chai se chah badti hi' (Tea increases ambition)<br />Since we began this campaign, lakhs of people have visited the website, sent in questions and suggestions<br />Thanks to technology and tea, I have had the opportunity to understand what the common citizen in India thinks <br />Today we are going to discuss good governance<br />Mahatma Gandhi gave us 'swaraaj' but we couldn't convert that into 'suraaj' <br />We need to restore the faith of the people in government<br />We hear 'good governance' as a word but don't understand what it actually means<br />Elections are a celebration of democracy... there should be political education during polls<br />No matter how healthy a body looks, if you have diabetes, your body plays host to many other ailments <br />Bad governance is like diabetes. Corruption starts and any sign of development is wiped out <br />In a country like India, we should stress on good governance<br />I am going to be with you- and if need be - have another cup of tea... maybe you'd want one too <br />A people's representative should be with the people. I know of MLAs who have been elected 9-10 times. They attend funerals and marriages in their constituencies... share happiness and grief of people.<br />And all MLAs and MPs , from all parties do this...politics is not how it used to be... it is like walking on a sword's edge... <br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
