Mumbai 227

Selection panel of the Platform:

Julio Riberio

V Ranganathan

Anandini Thakoor

Jamshed Mistry

Nayana Kathpalia

Bhagwanji Rayani

Jayant Jain

Ashok Datar

Dolphy D’Souza

O.P.Monga

Sucheta Dalal

Ajay Kaul

KM Aarif

Adolf Tragler

Anil Patil

Madhu Deolekar

Vinay Somani

Varsha Parchure

Sitaram Shelar

Suhas Joshi

Santosh Thorat

Vinita Balekundri

*************************************************************************************************

Stand Up and Be Counted!

Our city has gone from bad to worse. In next five years our public transportation will completely collapse, our water supply will decrease sharply and for the first time our city will experience frequent power outages.

Our mission:

To bring Transparency and Accountability in Governance by bringing good people, of high integrity with innovative thinking, into the system.

To provide a Strong Platform to achieve the above.

Why?
For many years we have been mute spectators to the rapidly decaying condition of our city. Corruption is increasing, there is no accountability, public money is wasted, public spaces are going away, and the list of problems is endless. The interests of the City and its people have always been compromised. To bring about any change in the system, we must have people willing to and capable of transforming it, in parliament, assemblies and in civic bodies. So we believe that it is time to stop blaming and Start taking Charge.

Why Now?
All the present political parties have been given enough chance to create this infrastructure and-have failed miserably over and over again. They appear to be promising the same things as the citizens are demanding. But they are failing to achieve the desired results. Since our existing political systems have failed us, we have to look for a viable alternative.

This platform is a call to citizens from all walks of life, to engage in this movement to bring about systemic change.

We must introspect and answer

If not now, when?
If not I, who?
We have to be change makers and lead this great movement.
Here a Corporator can work fearlessly for his constituents and the metropolis at large. On the Mumbai 227 platform, elected candidates will come together on the basis of the merits of the issue.

Selection:
A group of non partisan, eminent and credible citizens will select the Independent candidates from a list of probables, thrown up by flexible, rigorous, fair, transparent, grass roots driven process.

Post selection:
The candidates selected will go through an extensive training program to enable them to fulfill their duties and responsibilities as corporators.

What is the platform is going to give the candidate?

Unified Identity.
Name and Credibility.
Outreach and Publicity support
Training
Volunteer Management
Provide standardized campaign material

Selection panel of the Platform:

Julio Riberio
V Ranganathan
Anandini Thakoor
Jamshed Mistry
Nayana Kathpalia
Bhagwanji Rayani
Jayant Jain
Ashok Datar
Dolphy D’Souza
O.P.Monga
Sucheta Dalal
Ajay Kaul
KM Aarif
Adolf Tragler
Anil Patil
Madhu Deolekar
Vinay Somani
Varsha Parchure
Sitaram Shelar
Suhas Joshi

Santosh Thorat

Vinita Balekundri

Composition of the Central Group:
We have a full working group of eminent people from NGOs and individuals who want to bring in change in governance.
Many have also been involved as members of various citizens' groups

Post Elections:
Some of the Selection Committee remain and continue as the Advisory Committee.

Admin Body

Vidya Vidya

Zeenat Kachwalla

Santosh Avatramani

Naresh Karmalker

Dr Akalpita Paranjape

Reshad Rustomjee

Rajendra Thacker

Nitin Gadekar

Arun Shankar

Azam Sayyed

Arvind Srinivas

Advisory Board

Viren Shah - Activist and President of the Retailers Association.

Chandra Iyengar -Governance

Julio Riberio - Former Indian Police Service Officer

Gaurang Vora - Right to Information

Mohammed Afzal - Consumer / Human Rights / RTI Activist.

Rishi Aggarwal - Mangroves

Jagdish Gandhi - Water Bodies of Mumbai/ Environment/Heritage

Kishanbhai Goradia - Nagar Raj Bill

Jyoti Mhapsekar - Waste Management & Waste Pickers' Issues

Rajeesh Sanghvi - Finance & Other Legal Matters

Dr. Amar Joshi - Rain Water Harvesting

Nitin Wadhwani - Municipal School Education

Mehul Kuwadia - Grey Cells (HRD, Training & Placement Consultants)