We do not ask you to leave your party. We do not ask you to agree with us on everything. We only ask this: read the five demands. And then tell us honestly which one you disagree with.
Demand 01 — Judicial Independence
No Chief Justice should receive a Rajya Sabha seat after retirement. This is not a partisan demand. It is a constitutional hygiene demand. The judiciary must be, and must appear to be, independent of the government it is meant to check. When a judge retires and immediately receives a parliamentary appointment from the same government whose decisions they reviewed — that independence dies. Every Indian, regardless of ideology, should want judges who rule based on law, not on what comes after.
Demand 02 — Sacred Vote Protection
If a legitimate vote is deleted — in any state, under any government — the Chief Election Commissioner should face arrest under UAPA. We are not saying this lightly. Deleting a vote is not an administrative error. It is a direct attack on the fundamental right of a citizen. It is, in the most precise sense of the word, anti-democratic terrorism. It should be treated as such.
Demand 03 — True Women's Representation
50% reservation — not 33% — without expanding the size of Parliament. Women are not a minority. They are half the country. One-third of the seats is arithmetic dishonesty. Additionally, half of all Cabinet positions should be reserved for women. This is not radical. It is proportional.
Demand 04 — Free and Independent Media
Media houses controlled by the two largest corporate conglomerates in India — whose business interests are directly tied to government contracts — should have their broadcast licences cancelled. This is not about ideology. A media ecosystem where the largest news channels are owned by entities dependent on government favour cannot, by definition, hold that government to account.
Demand 05 — End of Party-Hopping
Any elected representative who defects should be barred from elections and public office for 20 years. The current anti-defection law is full of loopholes exploited routinely. The only meaningful deterrent is consequence severe enough to make defection not worth it. Twenty years is that consequence.
These are not left-wing demands. They are not right-wing demands. They are the minimum requirements for a functioning democracy. If your party — whichever one you support — cannot commit to all five of these, ask yourself why.