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Thursday, 21 August 2014

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

Posted by Unknown on 06:18 with No comments

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"

After jeers at Haryana event Hooda says won’t share stage with Narendra Modi

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....

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

Posted by Unknown on 07:19 with No comments

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.

Gandhi, who has been accused of being inactive in Parliament, was in the forefront when Congress along with other opposition parties created an uproar.

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.

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi asked to appear in Delhi Court on 7th of August 2014...

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Delhi court has summoned Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, to apper in court on the 7th of August, in a case accusing them of cheating and criminal breach of trust. The case had been filed by Subramanian Swami, who is a leader of BJP. Mr. Swamy, has claimed that Gandhi's have taken advantage of their position to acquire prime properties in Delhi at throw away prices, the property that has come in question include the office of the National Herald, the Newspaper that closed down operations in 2008. The paper was started by the first Prime Minister of India in the year 1938.

The metropolitan magistrate Gomati Manocha, said "I found prima-facie evidence against all the accused. The court has directed them to appear before it (the court) on August 7"

Rahul Gandhi, had retaliated and said that he will sue Mr. Subramanian Swamy for defamation in 2012, when the case was first filled. Congress vice-president had described the acquisitions as baseless, defamatory, false and scandalous in nature.

In a statement, the Congress said, "In the National Herald matter, the persons named have not received any papers or information from the Court so far. They will seek legal advice and do the needful."

The claims by the BJP leader mention that a private company floated by Mr. Rahul Gandhi by the name of Young Indians, which inturn accuired a public limited company Associated Journals, which had a portfolio of properties worth around Rs. 1600 crore in Delhi alone, at a shockingly megre price of Rs. 50 lakhs only. Associated Journals was also setup by Jawaharlal Nehru.

The case presents another angle of gross misuse of power if proven right in the courts, in the past also there are several charges against Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, accusing him of acquiring properties in Haryana at throw prices and then selling them at huge premium to developers. Not sure of Ache Din promise by the BJP led government, but it seems that tough days are ahead for the Congress President and vice-president.

The Real Story Behind the Hike in Rail Fares....

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The incumbent BJP led government has been under fire since the announcement of the Rail Fare hike, and why not the railways are the life lines of India. commodity prices are directly linked to railway freight rates. But is this a decision by NDA or is it a price being paid for policy paralysis that had gripped the nation for most part of the last decade, in which Mr. Manmohan Singh decided to remain tight lipped and rule the nation.

As per reports on Times Now, television news channel, the actual rail fare hike had been suggested back in February, but since the then Prime Minister Mr. Singh was concern more about the upcoming elections, the decision was pushed forward to be implemented from May. The overall loss that Indian Railways has faced due to this election related reason is more than Nine Hundred Crore Rupees, with daily losses amounting to around thirty Crore Rupees per day.

The Indian railways is already under tremendous pressure due to huge subsidies (amounting to around Rs. 26,000 Crore per annum) on pricing as Railways Pricing directly effects the public in general and most of the Railways Ministers have decided to hold back the fare hikes and have resulted in paralysing the expansion and up-gradation plans of Indian Railways. There are many projects which are lying on the back burner for decades due to non-availability of funds. We all know what happens to a system which is not upgraded it can keep on rolling due to the inert momentum for a long while disguising the effects of breakdowns and low maintenance but the day of complete annihilation can come any-time.

The opposition is shouting foul on the price hike, but what one needs to look into is why such a steep increase is required, the increased fares will bring in around Six Thousand Crores of additional income every year, it will still leave a lot of subsidy burden on the Railways. But this additional fund would also be utilised for up-gradation of railways infrastructure, which inturn will result in better services and faster trains that will help people in general.

Now the decision lies with you of whether the price hike is justified or not one needs to see who designed and who is getting blamed for it...

NDA, goes behind the scenes asks 6 Governors to resign....

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In a move that can lead to escalation in tension at the centre, the NDA led central government has asked six UPA appointed governors to vacate their positions. The action is happening behind the scenes right now and seems to be something very similar to what UPA did when it came to power in 2004 and moved on for removal of appointees in the Raj Bhavan, done by the NDA government then.

If sources in the government are to be believed, NDA regime is not going after governors who are nearing the end of their term, but the following governors have been suggested by the Union Home Secretary to put down their papers, through telephonic calls:

M K Narayanan, West Bengal
Sheila Dixit, Kerela
Margaret Alva, Rajasthan
Kamla Beniwal, Gujarat
K Sankaranarayanan, Maharashtra
Devendra Konwar, Tripura

The actions that seem to be a replications of deeds done by the UPA in 2004, are bound for the courtroom, as the NDA back in 2004 had also done the same and the court had ordered in 2010 that government can not remove Governors just on the basis of loss of confidence, since they are not employees of the union government.

Does Education Define Leadership Qualities...??

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The media has been filled with news about comments made by INC on the educational background of Shrimati Smriti Irani, Ajay Maken had tweeted the following comment:

What a Cabinet of Modi?HRD Minister (Looking after Education) Smriti Irani is not even a graduate!Look at her affidavit at ECI site pg 11!
— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) May 27, 2014

Smriti Irani, reacted on the issue in the simplest possible manner, and requested people to judge her by her work and not her qualification. The basic question one needs to ask is, what was the qualification of ministers in the UPA regime, the National Advisory Council was being headed by a person whose educational qualifications, are not traceable.

Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari, had made a statement frowning upon the tweet by Ajay Maken and have made congress's stand clear that work should define ones potential.

One needs to understand that a government is driven by sensibility and intelligence and not education, the movie Slum-dog Millionaire also showed the story of a chaiwalla winning an intelligence based game-show and becoming the millionaire.

Shri Manmohan Singh Moves out of 7RCR to 3 Motilal Nehru Marg

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10 years is long duration for a person living in the same building, the building becomes a house and than a home. 7 Race Course Road had become the home for Shri Manmohan Singh, the 14th Primeminister of India moved out of his official residence to his new residence as the Ex-Prime Minister on 3, Motilal Nehru Marg.

The house was previously accommodated Shrimati Sheela Dixit, the ex-chief minister of Delhi. The house has been redone to suit the preferences of Shri Manmohan Singh. He directly went to the new home, from the Rashtrapati Bhavan after attending the swearing in ceremony.

The house is a lavish 3 bedroom single story house with huge lawns sprawling over an area of 3.25 acres, the complex also houses a office and proper security related outposts that would be required by the Delhi police and security forces. The CPWD has redone the complete house along with new flooring and painting, some minor arrangements are still going on like the barbed wire fencing etc.

We would like to wish Shri Manmohan Singh and his family from the team of Indian Politics Mounted a happy, peaceful and comfortable stay in the new house.