Congress runs out of Tricks.... Decides to boycott the Prime Minister

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It seems business is not running as usual for the Congress party at least; after losing to BJP in the national elections; Congress seems to have run out of tricks in their bag of political wits. All along they have tried to mock the BJP led NDA's "acche din aane waale hai" "Good days are about to come" slogan, coined by Mr. Modi, who is now the Prime Minister. The tricks have led to further deterioration in Congress's position it seems, Congress tried to cement themselves, when finally Mr. Rahul Gandhi woke up in the parliament and created disruptions without any concrete reasons. They even tried playing the communal card against the BJP, but all in vain.

They finally understood that nothing much can be done, at least for now and they will have to bite the bullet and stay silent for a while. Mr. Modi's speech on 15th of August, came as a further blow and a few Congress veterans also praised the same, Mr. Jairam Ramesh, posted on his website that, "I have been saying that making India open defecation free should be a national junoon, a national obsession. When I was Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, we had launched the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan and now Mr. Modi is taking that forward with his Swachh Bharat Mission"

Finally it seems Congress has found a way to avoid the Prime Minister in public at large, after the incident in Haryana where Mr. Modi and Mr. Hooda (CM of Haryana) were sharing the dais, the public that was cheering for Mr. Modi wooed Mr. Hooda and the same was taken very well by the Congress Party, instead of doing an analysis of why such a thing took place they decided to boycott Mr. Modi during state functions, by asking Congress Chief Ministers not to share dais with Mr. Narendra Modi.


Congress seems to have forgotten that, Mr. Modi is not a mere Politician but the representative of 1/6th population of the world, that he has been elected  by a democratic process and not by force or anything. By boycotting the Prime Minister isn't the Congress sidelining the democratic process that was mainly constituted by the founders of the Congress itself. The congress party needs to understand that as a nation to grow all states need to work in unison and not in seclusion.

Here it seems like a repeat of the history at the end of Congress, when NDA came into power under Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he started a program where all state CM's were to meet on a common forum and discuss the growth agenda for the nation. I remember reading about the same and a lot of Congress chief ministers also welcomed the idea, but after the first meeting Congress CM's were instructed not to attend any such forum held by the than Prime Minister Mr. A B Vajpayee. A Congress CM was quoted in the a prominent current affairs magazine on condition of anonymity that, "Madam Ji has instructed us not to attend the meetings any more"

It seems that the Congress party does not want India to come out of the loop of Political Agendas which only revolve around Roti, Kapda aur Makan (Food, Clothing and housing); as people of the nation we need to analyse what is happening and what is right or wrong, it is us the people of the nation who can bring about the change, a few steps in the right direction can result in tremendous growth. As people we need to ask our politicians to give up on party based differences and work towards a common goal of a developed India, a India which will shine bright, India whose future generations will be free from the tag of a developing nation and an India which will be united at every front when it comes to national integration....

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The Bihar Saga... The quest of power can brings together the all time rivals Lalu and Nitish in Bihar...

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The story of Bihar began with Nitish Kumar's ambitions of being the Prime Minister wannabe, which he has laughed off more often than not. Nitish Kumar came out in the open when the voices to name Narendra Modi (Current PM) as the prime ministerial candidate started gaining momentum, what unfolded next was a slew of attacks on Mr. Modi and his brand of politics. Nitish Kumar always considered Bihar as his strong hold, just like Mayawati thought about Uttar Pradesh. But the story of what happened in the elections is out there for everyone to see and believe and the biggest beneficiary in the process came out to be Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan.

But this article is not about what happened and why it happened, but about what does Bihar have in store next, the political scenario of Bihar has undergone a tremendous change, once storng Janta Dal (United) headed by Mr. Nitish Kumar, was seen lost in the Modi wave that had engulfed the nation. Something changed all of a sudden and Mr. Kumar realised that he is at the verge of losing his strong hold if corrective measures are not taken. A lot of drama followed regarding him resigning etc.

But now it seems Mr. Kumar, seems to have found solace in the lap of his elder brother Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, this is the same person against whom Mr. Kumar united with BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) with the agenda of ending the Jungle Raj, that was prevalent under Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav's rule. But when hit hard by reality both of them have realised that if they want to survive the onslaught of BJP, they have to come upfront and stop cutting into each-others vote bank. The Congress has also decided to stick to both of them as they do not have a strong face in Bihar anyhow. The real strength of the alliance between JDU and RJD, is going to be put to test soon in the by-elections, to held for the 10 seats in the state on the 21st of August.

The shift from bitter rivalry to the sweet friendship, the overall theme of the alliance seems to be one dimensional, that of defending their ground against the BJP. Mr. Kumar and Mr. Yadav also have doled out the same advice to Ku. Mayawati and Shri Mulayam Singh, to unite against BJP in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The overall scenario seems to be one where the third front seems to be aligning with the Congress party in order to fight against the BJP bandwagon across the country, whereby all the non NDA parties seem to be clubbing together, in a hope to form a formidable face against the BJP led NDA.

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Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha not attending the Parliament regularly

On Thursday, NCP MP, D.P. Tripathi raised the issue of Sachin and Rekha not being regular in terms of attendance to the Rajya Sabha since they have been nominated to the house. He said that although   he admires both the personalities and appreciate their work in their respective fields but still, it does not give them a right to skip the proceeding of the house and in turn dishonour the same.

Speaking on the remarks made by Mr. Tripathi and issues raised by a few other members, deputy chairman of the house Mr. P.J. Kurien gave out the following statement, “As per Article 104 of the Constitution, if a member is absent from either House of Parliament for a period of 60 days then the seat is considered vacant. In case of Sachin Tendulkar, he has not attended the Parliament for 40 days whereas Rekha’s absence is less than this,” he observed.

Mr. Kurien also stated that Mr. Tendulkar was nominated to the upper house in April 2012 and has attended the session for three days. “Last time he had come to the House on December 13, 2013,”

About Ms. Rekha, he stated that she had joined in April 2012 and has attended the session for seven days. “Last time she attended the House on February 19, 2014.”

A few members had also stated that the cricketing legend should contribute more the proceeding to the house and should try to be more proactive in the house.

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Presidential nod for creation of National Judicial Commision

In a move to improve the selection process of judges, President Shri Arnab Mukherjee has approved the Constitutional Amendment Bill, to facilitate the formation of National Judicial Commission. The formation of the new commission will result in fast tracking of appointment of judges, replacing the current collegium system which has come under media scrutiny for a while.

As per reports all the parties are in favour of the formation of National Judicial Commission, the bill to bring about the change is expected to be put across the house by the government in the next lok sabha session.

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Is it Congress or Rahul Gandhi, who is feeling left out ??

The house proceedings are being disturbed on a regular basis by the Congress Party for the past few days, the overall scenario seems to be of attention grabbing tactics rather than fruitful debate. Finally in a bid to showcase his presence and authority Rahul Gandhi disrupted the working of the house by charging towards the speaker by assembling in the well of the house a few days back.



Later Rahul Gandhi told reports outside the parliament that, "We are not being allowed to speak in the parliament, we are asking for discussion. The mentality is that discussion is not acceptable; everybody feels it, their party feels it, we feel it everybody feels it"

In continuation to the above point Mr. Jaitley on wednesday said, "It is a time for the Congress party to introspect itself........  If you want to show yourself as doing something, it will be better if you lead your own party, rather than develop a contrived aggression against the functioning of the house itself, which otherwise has been functioning well" he went on to say that Congress seems to be facing a coup within their own party, as day after day established leaders of the party are speaking out.

Is Rahul Gandhi feeling left out in the dearth of genuine topics of discussion, or is it the mounting pressure of bringing Priyanka Gandhi to the forefront of congress starting to threaten him. Their seems to be an identity crisis within the party, every leader including Mr. Gandhi seems to be involved in the fight of grabbing attention and come the forefront, some are trying to be the face of the party themselves, while others seem to back behind the Gandhi Wagon by putting forward name of Mrs. Priyanka Gandhi Vadhera, as the future leader of the party.

As a part of the above agenda it seems Mr. Gandhi has realised that he needs to be more active in the house, and was observed to be more involved in the proceedings of the house just a day after creating a ruckus by storming the well of the house with a group of other members from congress. He was seen involved in discussion with Mr. Scindia during the proceedings of the house today. 

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