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!
Monday, June 5, 2017
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
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.
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.
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