Monday, June 5, 2017

Mitron ! Yeh HUM BOL Rahay HAIN!!!!

Mitron!!!!

This one word from a tall Nationalist, Politician, Honestest (most honest), way back in 2014 made me believe that now corruption in India will be a thing of past. I was convinced that now the poor men and women in our great country will have a decent life from then on.
I was convinced that the Industrialists who have defaulted on loans from the public sector banks will be taken to task , and the loans (deposits of the common men and women) will be recovered from these Industrialists. I was convinced that emergency , in informal form or formal form, will never ever touch the boundaries of the life of the common men. I was convinced that the days of the leaders who create sycophants are over. I was convinced that the crime in the nation will be a thing of the past. I was convinced that the days of using the Central Bureau of Investigation against the political rivals will remain in the annals of History, and no politician will have to experience Witch hunt by the larger than life leader was something that was least expected by a commoner like me! I , for one , was more than sure that the farmers, small shopkeepers, the people who struggle to make their both end meet will be the one who will rejoice as they were promised ACHEY DIN by the man whom i had started to like and adore! I was one to convince myself , despite all the hullabaloo about this gentleman in the media about his role in Gujarat Riots, that he should be given a chance to steer our nation to yet another level of civilization!
Initially, i used to cheer up along with the crowds on my TV screens: MODI , MODI, MODI much to the amazement of my better half( who thought that i had gone mad- as this new behavior was something that she expected least from a (un) Civilized person like me! I used to argue in high pitch voice with my friends whenever they spoke against my new found messiah!
The way in which he came on the Television to declare that : Mitron kal se 1000 aur 500 ke currency notes legal tender nahi rahengay! This was done to choke terrorist funding, and recover black money stored by the rich but unethical people in the country. When this was done, i was expecting that my bank account will be credited by Rs15 lakh as this gentleman had promised every Indian will get 15 lakh each!!!! I, for one,was happy and jubilant so much so that my better started to doubt my sanity!

My belief in the great statesman,whose eloquence found no parallel,was even more when he assured the 'behal uttarPradesh' in general and his constituency  Varanasi in particular promised to get a tag of cultural city from renowned agencies. He had said, and i remember in totality , from the Japanese land about the cooperation that will catapult a dirty city (varanasi) into the league of great cities of the world!

Three Years and a little more , i look myself at mirror and curse my evaluative powers about individuals whom i have attempted to evaluate and convince myself about their positive aspects (despite the world murmuring a different tune about them). I look blankly at myself so see a flashback where Pehlu khan is murdered for beef related incident, I find Dadri, I find Muzaffarnagar, I find Haryana, I find Rajasthan, In orissa i see the 'militias' eliminating the members of minority communities on the pretext of beef consumption! Am i living in 21st Century? The Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes are also at the mercy of a class that calls themselves belonging to One Sena or Another!
I just marvel at the thought of few convicts running away from a jail in Madhya Pradesh and dying in an encounter by the police personel....This is not new to this nation..Gujarat has seen it earlier! Perhaps the ruler of Gujarat didn't know that we have a judiciary in place to judge the people in crime! Perhaps he ignored that everyone is innocent until proven guilty!
I found that the farmers suicide had not ceased it was continuing. Farmers were forced to throw their products to protest against their plight and drawing the attention of the government to solve their problems.
Kashmir is burning, while i don't have any problems with firm dealings with the terrorist , we do have to be sensitive and ensure that our forces do not perpetrate excesses on the common men and women of the valley. After all they are also our own , our very own, citizens. Can we set an example where our detractors will point to our excesses on our own people. Excesses, as history shows, is conter-productive.
In the same vein i feel that we should understand the problems of the adivasis who are out to join forces with Maobad! We should reach out to them. killing our own population is NOT the solution to a problem.
I wish that the gentleman who inspired me with his one WORD Mitron, reads my blog, or the sycophants around him let him know about the frustration of the people who believed in him.
I wish that the most powerful man of this universe understand that he has created a maze where bhakts like me find it difficult to come out of that. But as every thing has to come to an end, I believe this reign will also come to an end!
I want that the gentleman at the top of our system is remembered as someone who was a true visionary , and he was different from others of his ilk in more than one way-at least! He should shed the coterie of sycophants who surround him to fleece their pound of flesh.
I want that we have a system where the minorities feel safe! Else , i am afraid that the nation will bleed as our enemies will take advantage of this situation on the ground.
I want that the Cow vigilants are dealt with the law of the land or the government must declare that they are the militias created by the government. Why is the government afraid of these Goondas on the ground!
I want that the Romeo squads are given a decent burial as they are found indulging in acts that far exceeds the rights of vigilant groups in civilized society
Let us create legal systems rather than illegal systems. Creation of militias in the name of cow vigilants, anti romeo squads will not help the naion.
I want that the government works on war footing to deliver jobs to the people. I want that I am notproven wrong in my evaluation!
Jai Hind!

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Governments THree Years in power

After 1984, we witnessed the rise of a popular leader in our country -who was at least able to connect to the people of India at large - in Narendra Damodardas Modi in 2014. The gentleman , before coming to contest the elections for the lower house as the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party- the party that had a tally of just 2 seats in the Lok Sabha in 1984, was the chief minister of Gujarat. His image was blurred by the Godhra riots(2002) where it was  alleged that he did not take action on time to contain the riots which claimed many lives (majority of whom were muslims). This was the time when he kept his profile very low even when Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee asked him to maintain RajDharma-to which he meekly replied that he was doing that only. 
In a span of about a decade and half , he has created his team that was destined to capture the Lok Sabha with a thumping majority of about 282 seats. 
The difference between this election of 2014 and other elections were visibly visible every where with the chants of Har Har Modi Ghar Ghar Modi!!!!! People had guessed, and guessed it right that Modi is forming the government at the center. 
Of the most famous promises that the government made that every Indian would get Rs 15 Lakh each in his bank account when the government will bring back black money stashed away in foreign countries. The Modi wave was so powerful and his speeches were able to connect so emotively that people started thinking that a MahanAtma has descended upon our nation to save us! He was considered as our Saviour by the 'managed crowd' and promises were made to solve all the problems of the nations by messiah rising on the horizon of indian politics. 
The poll saw a rise in muslim baiting. BJPs members took every opportunity to hurl abuses on the minorities - many of them calling minorities to even go to Pakistan. However, RSS  - the policy makers for BJP were slowly making inroads into minorities and convining them that the minorities will have a Achey Din once Modiji comes to power. 
I am yet to forget Modiji's call ' Gorkhaon ka sapna mera sapna'. People of darjeeing constituency too , like their counter parts across the nation, took the word too seriously and voted wholeheartedly to send a BJP member to the parliament! 
Three years have passed. It is not that the government did not achieve anything. Of all the achievement, GST passage is one of the best! However, the same BJP had vehemently opposed Dr. Singh's governments governments attempt to get the GST bill cleared in the Lok Sabha. 
Another important achievement of this government is the bank accounts opened for everyone with minimal documentation. 
Yet another feather on the cap of this government is making aadhar compulsory for transfer payments to the poor family. This aadhar was a brain child of the earlier government, and the BJP had opposed aadhar cards introduction. Although Aadhar has been introduced but there are varioous issues related to the misuse of personal data or data theft by the digital robbers. There are news around which claims that lakhs of information related to aadhar has already been leaked! Despite this problem ,i think it is an achievement of this government. 
The government has reduced the interest  rate for loans due to excessive deposits with the bank after demonetization. 
On the economy front , however, we do not have much good news as our production, exports , as well as emoployment creaion has not been much robust as promised by the government(2 crore per annum!). 
The Government was able to enter Uttar Pradesh with a thumping majority alongwith Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand! Although there was accusation of foul play in Goa yet they seized power there.
On railway front , a lot is being touted yet i do not find much development on this front. Although the  fares have  risen yet the facilities do not commensurate with the rising fares!
The attack on muslims as well as Dalits and all those who do not subscribe to the views to the sangh pariwar is on rise on the social media like facebook, WhattsApp, and other forums! Misinformation campaign is on rise in the social media just to keep people engaged on those fronts , and so that the people don;t ask any question on the failure of the government on various fronts.
The Government has only two more years to prove itself else it will face the music from the voters who have understood that Maan ki Baat does not fill the stomach of the poorer section of the society that is also being witnessed by the rising suicides of the farmers in our Country.
I , as a voter, would not give more than four (4) points out of 10 to the government.
I would like to suggest the government to reduce social divide, communal divide, and create policies to reach out to the larger setion of the society than merely doling out funds to the capitalist class in our ethical nation.

Let us wait to see whether HAR HAR MODI GHAR GHAR MODI echoes in 2019 and whether the maverick prime minister is able to create a game plan to beat a united opposition (likely) in 2019


Monday, May 8, 2017

PALESTINE & PEACE:THE ROLE OF "International Community"

Dear Friends,
Today we are not left with the self determination movements that had its origin in the the early 50s except two nations that are still struggling to be free from the clutches of "terrorist" states who have used the means of torture on the hapless people to suppress their aspirations for self determination. No Nation , to my knowledge, must have suffered as much as the Palestinians for , perhaps no nation in the world can be as ruthless as the Israeli who are an expert in killing.
Although the world condemns the Nazis for "holocaust" that meted out untold miseries and killings of the Jews in EUROPE yet i fail to understand as to why the world chooses to shut its eyes on the tortures of human beings in Palestine (by those people who are said to have suffered at the hands of Hitler!)?
I call Israel a terrorist state for , it is no better that Hitler's regime who used sheer force and torture to wipe out Israeli population. Today Israel does the same on Palestinians. it is systematically penetrating into the Palestinian Land and transplanting it with its own population to bring about a "demographic" change so that it can claim this land in any future settlement with the Palestinians.
Israel's barbarism is no secret. however, it is not condemned for its tortures by the "civilized" governments of the world- which tantamount to a tacit support for them(which in turn makes them barbaric as well using the American philosophy in War Against Terror "Either you are with US or Against". On the other hand the Palestinians who are "terrorists" for they make use of stone(as a weapon) and the Katyushas that do not have the capability of bringing any danger to the Israeli civilians.

Friday, June 5, 2015

Chaning promises of OUR POLITICIANS!!!!!!

Looking back in the politics of our nation. 

Democracy is defined as a government of the people, for the people and by the people. Our nation , born on 15th of January 1947, decided to have a government that would be elected by the people, that will work for the people and that will be of the people. it implicitly implied that the government would  work for the up lift ment of masses who had contributed towards the freedom struggle, and who had suffered during the rule of the British.
It was at his hour that different principalities and the kingdoms merged to create an Indian that we witness today , and which stretches from Arunachal to Rajasthan and Kashimir to Kanyakumari. The nation was created out of the ashes of the egos of personal ambitions of the different kingdoms that merged with our nation.
When the Indian nation became a reality our forefathers thought that Achey Din has come for them. Our leaders chose a system that was a mixed economy with major industries owned by public sector.  planning was adopted as a tool for meeting specific targets in the development process of the country.
It is , at this hour important to remember that the basic infrastructure of our nation was in mess. The government, thus started from the primary stage. Our agriculture was in mess, we had no modern industries except few, our transportation system was not developed except railways that was developed basically for the movement of army and foreign goods that British imported from their mother land to Indian market. The first few years saw the development of dams, heavy industries, roads, agriculture and of course the Green Revolution(By this time the nation had already undergone Two wars- one with China and one with Pakistan). The politicians were not big  liars , perhaps till Lal Bahadur Shastri( who did not need tall promises to get to the office of  Premier). Late Indira Gandhi was hailed as Durga when she won a war against Bangladesh, and we were successful in dividing Pakistan into Two states: Bangladesh and Pakistan. Despite this success, indira gandhi had to coin slogans such as "Gharibi Hatao" to win over the people to reach the office of premiership. The emergency period , many debate it as good and there can always be differing opinions about its fruitfulness, led the people to believe that she had become an autocrat. And Janata Party headed by shri Morarji Desai came to office promising more transparent government and many more things. However, the political drama led to the resignation of the Morarji government , which gave way to the government of  Charan Singh who formed government with the help of the Congress party in the parliament. However, when the fresh elections were there We saw the rise of Iron lady indira Gandhi once again as the Prime Minister of our country. This period of four years was not an easy one and the government had to do a lot of operations against the separatists. It was during this period that two guards opened fire on Indira Gandhi (and she had sensed it earlier that she is on the hit list) and she breathed last-She was assassinated!
The nation saw dance of death as massive riots against the Sikhs were witnessed that was unparalleled in the history of free India. The nation was in gloom. It is important to remember that it was this time when the technology was changing across the globe. Privatization was gaining ground and the decline of communism had begun. It was in this background that Rajeev Gandhi fought the elections as the leader of the Indian Congress Party, and we witnessed a land slide victory by the congress. When he became the prime the premier, his promises were also to modernize India and bid adieu to Poverty. During his time we saw many schemes related with poverty alleviation were launched. The most important task that was done by the premier was the introduction of computers and technology in our country. Although he met with resistance from the Left as well as from the right forces yet he had his way and we witnessed a revolution in the field of communication. His government , however, suffered from Bofors scandal, where he had to say that ' he was not involved at any stage'.
The government that the nation saw was that of V.P Singh who divided the nation in various categories of reservation!!!!! V.P. Singh fall saw the rise of Chandrasekhar who was our premier for about seven months.
The nation returned Congress with a majority , after the assassination of Rajeev Gandhi by the LTTE militants. The PV narasimha Rao Government had also many ups and downs along with the most famous 'suitcase' episode.
The silverlining in the government was Dr. ManMohan Singh who was the finance minister. He went on to restructure our economy -the privatization process was started with the introduction of LPG and abandoning LPQ policies of the Indian Government.  This government came to power with so many promises -which hardly turned into reality. It was the 'suitcase' episode which kicked out congress from the corridors of power.
A.B Vajpayee cobbled an NDA government at the centre which did not last long and he had to resign. He happens to be a great oratory, and he used his oratory skills to influence the masses to believe in his dreams of making India different from what it had been.
Devegowda and I.K. Gujaral were able to cobble governments but fresh elections had to be called in 1998 when A.B,Vajpayee came to power at the centre. This government had made  many promises to the nations. some developmental works were done during this period too. However,  blot on his government was the communal riots of Gujarat which killed many Muslims.
The nation voted congress to power with Dr. Manmohan Singh(MMS) as the head of the government. it was UPA government, and Dr. MMS had to compromise on certain issues to run the government. The most famous being the coalgate and the 2G scam.
It was at this period that the nation saw the emergence of a new kind of politics... The politics of calling for more transparency in the government. A huge movement changed the way politics was done. It was AAM Aadmi Party which held many sessions to bring out the corruption. This changed the way politics is done in our nation. A man from Gujarat-who ruled Gujarat with an iron hand - came to the foray of central politics with his promises....He promised the nation Sun, moon, stars and just everything. The nation was dumbstruck at the way media was used for seizing the power at the center( and it was certainly not known how much money was spend to fight elections by this party). His oratory skills won him friends all across , and he and his party knew that they have to marginalize congress party if they have to hold the reins of power at the center.  The party has ruled the nation with an iron hand for one year yet the nations is yet to get back 15 lakhs in our accounts as promised by Shri Narendra Modi(our honourable Prime minister). The nation is yet to know whether all those who were involved in cases of corruption will be punished by the nation or not! The nation is unsure if the farmers suicide will go unabated that has seen a drastic rise in our nation. The nation is unsure if minorities will remain safe in their own nation (for his party mates are out to condemn the minorities for having children, eating beef, poverty, education, Ghar Wapsi, Love Jihad and what not. The nation will know in few years time whether the nation will go back to the days of Mahabhartha and Ramayana or the nation will move ahead in time!
What has changed over the years is the PROMISES made by the POLITICIANS to come to POWER! It is in this light i feel that the citizens should have the right to recall their elected representatives if they are not satisfied by their performance!!!! JAGO BHARAT JAGO!!!!

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

In Response to What is terrorism in the Wise Geek

Terrorism is a complex term. However, it comprises of 'Terror' and 'ism' which may simply translate as the philosophy of creating terror or fear or destruction among the people(which may expand to nations as well). Fascism was also a kind of terrorism, imperialism is / was also a kind of terrorism and of course we have the religious terrorism( where Islam has been implicated by various entities and sources as cause of terrorism). However, if we see through the lens of history, we find that Islam did never ever support terrorism. However, if people are hell bent on calling Saudi Arabia an "Islamic State" they are ignorant for Islam does not allow the rule by heredity. it is by consensus among people that the governments are created. There are Kings and NOT Caliphs to rule the nation.
Apart from this if i say that Christianity is a source of terror because what ever George Bush did in the name of "Crusade" was sheer 'Terrorism'. he created a fear psychosis in the heart of the Iraqis, he looted and plundered the nations, US soldiers were also involved in looting the artifacts of the Iraqi museums. If this is not terrorism what is it then? Thus, it is necessary to understand that terror does not have any linkage to religion. And if it has , then surely the Christianity of carrying out a Crusade in the twenty first century to kill and exploit the resources of nation like Iraq and Afghanistan is the biggest terror. AS for Osama and Company is concerned, i think it is the USA that will have to come clean on Osama. if he were a terrorist then why did the American Administration planted him in Afghanistan? To throw roses at the Russian? OGK. Let us , therefore , not implicate religion in the debate of terrorism. because if we implicate religion then Christianity and Judaism will come in the first list of terrorism of world terror in twenty first century.
Hence it is necessary to understand that why has 'Islamic terrorism' evolved ? There are reasons that the United States of America must try to research and find out. It is the Americans who were very close to the Muslims in the days of the Soviet Russia, what has caused the alienation? Or there is another angle that must also be explored: Has America created this phenomenon so as to have an enemy to fight with(as it has always been in the process of fighting nations, ideologies, philosophies for its own survival or supremacy perhaps). There is no denying that as far as the liberty is concerned there cannot be many great nations like America and it has also more responsibility to keep law and order in the globe but it is necessary that it si done by consensus and NOT coercion-because if America coerces(as it did in case of IRAQ then there is no difference between the splinter groups carrying out terrorism and the organized terror created by America to stop the reproduction cycle of the Arab by lacing cluster bombs with substances that tell upon the reproductive capability of male /female).
Let us find a way out to usher in an era of peace where everyone is able to live with his/her head held HIGH and of course with Dignity!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

IS America an exporter of Terrorism?

While we may accept that the United States of America must be happy at the disintegration of the USSR but we must also agree that the disintegration was done using the tactics of terror by the United States of America. Thus, from this perspective we have to admit that the origin of terror lies somewhere in the Washington DC where the American policy makers join their heads to find means and ways to subjugate other nations of the world.
9/11 is described to be the world's biggest terror attacks of our times but who is responsible for this attack? The Arabs? or the policies of the united states of America that led to the 9/11. I do not know what one may say but i have a strong feeling and belief that the spin doctors -the American think tank who frame policies for the nation- are responsible for the 9/11. If the United States did not justify the American back resistance against the Russian in Afghanistan there would perhaps been no 9/11 as well. It emanates from a basic fact that Osama Bin Laden(and not the Muslim World) was encouraged with arms and ammunition grants to start a jihad against the Russians(to fight a war in favor of US since if the Russian Influence grew in Afghanistan , it would adversely affect the security and the influence of the Pakistan in the region.
If we see the American role in the middle east, we can clearly identify that the American policy was more concerned about the safety of the Israeli interest in the region rather than mitigating the sufferings of the people of Palestine who are forced to live in subhuman conditions by the people who claim that they have suffered from Hitler's Tortures and Lost millions of Jews in Holocaust. This open prejudice against the Palestinians and killing of the Palestinians by the weapons and ammunition made in America has surely added salt to the injuries of the Arabs who grossly support the just cause of the Palestinians who are striving to have a state of their own for more than half a century.
The American policy of seizing the natural resources of the weaker nations is also responsible for the rise in the anti American feeling across the globe. An example of the Iraqi Occupation, and the unaccountable oil that is being transported to the American bases is surely ignite a feeling of hatred among the common men and women in the country whose life has been made hopeless and miserable to say the least(even after the much acclaimed Liberation of IRAQ by a LIBERAL AMERICA). People were much better under Saddam Hussein than they are in liberated Iraq of today!
Apart from the above there is a deliberate move from the agencies of America Like the CIA to spread terrorist activities by supporting the rebels across the globe(who suit the needs of America) by giving them logistic, financial and material support to go an all out against the regimes of today who are on the verge of become competitors of American in the field of Economics and military strength. There is no denying that American policy makers are more concerned with the Chinese and Indian exuberance and rise(which pose a greater risk to America then any other nations like IRan, North Korea or the nations in the backyard of America).
Thus, there are enough indicators and proofs that go on to prove that it is the American State that is the epic centre of all the terrorist activities in the world. I have reasons to believe that the Al Qaida(AQ) is an American offshoot that is paid to create acts of terrors so that the American may get an opportunity to create more disturbance in the guise of putting things in order(as they did in Iraq). As far as the bigest terror attack is concerned i have enough doubts that this was carried out by the AQ-as alleged by the US and its Ally Israel- but by the Israeli agents with tacit support of the American think tank so that the Americans get a legitimacy to capture the natural resources of Iraq and Afghanistan(which would otherwise have been impossible). hence i feel that the American Policies(which is perhaps not supported by the majority of the Americans civilians who are liberal , and who do not have an adequate knowledge of what is going around in the world ) are more responsible for the rise of terrorism in the world, and which brings billions of dollars to the American Corporate Coffers who are in the business of manufacturing arms and ammunition! Thus America is the exporter of terror in the world while other outfits are paid American stooges who help America to extend its imperialist ideology.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Comments in NY times

August 25, 2010 2:18 pm Link

Dear Sirs,
we live in a civilized society where the institutions of equality, fraternity and liberty are very strong. The Rule of Law should be upheld always. Any one found of creating trouble in the name of caste, creed or color should be severely dealt with and the culprits (belonging to any caste, religion, or creed) should be brought to book to save the American Culture in the short as well as the long run.
As far as a place of worship is concerned, if it has been cleared by the state, then there is no reason why should the minorities not allowed to have their way in building their place of worship(which will help in creating a better image of America in the muslim world which has taken a beating after the Iraq and Afghanistan’s Occupation).
The state decided to go for a war despite the fact that there were protests -not just in America but across the globe- and the decision of the state was upheld. So now when the state decides to permit the building of a worship center and a community center that may be used ” by one and all ” irrespective of caste, color, creed or religion, i see not reason why America and the American people should not let it happen.
The American should rise above the bogey created by the Arabs or the Israeli to have their and uphold their constitution that grants the minority to have their places of worship-of course at their own cost!
Let Humanity prevail!!!!!!!

— Khurshid
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/cabbie-attacked/?apage=3#comments