Crocodile tears for constitutional rights….
The Italian Maatha sponsored “pseudo civil society” has come out of the woodwork, again. Last time, they went around the country after the Ayodhya verdict, now they are doing the lecture circuit, opinion planting in allied news channels etc. about a big danger posed to the nation by the victory of the “real civil society” under the leadership Anna Hazare.
They usually raise concerns, as to how constitutional safeguards are being breached ? How unelected and unaccountable folks will draft legislation, make laws and worse prosecute people. The constitutional rights of the people who the lokpal bill will go after is being violated etc. This is nothing but total bullshit.
First, Consider this -- I am the master and I instruct my servants to do something, which is their routine job, then I am violating their constitutional rights ! Believe it or not, their argument is this non-sense. The people of India who are the real masters are now instructing their servants (in parliament) to enact a law to check corruption, which they should have done out of their own volition long ago and for that we are now violating the constitution. All that is being done is a bill is being drafted with eminent citizens and it will be the passed by the parliament. There is a club of thugs, thieves and the corrupt in the lok sabha and even if by a stroke of lightning the law gets passed we have Italian Maatha’s next ally - the murder/fraud accused doormat (also know as Prathiba Patil) as the president. When push comes to shove, these “safeguards” will kick-in for the Maatha at that time you can bet that the “pseudo civil society” will be shriller and even more non-sense, if that is really possible !
Second, let us look at the “Victims” of this bill. Who are they ? They are people against whom primafacie evidence of corruption is established and by prosecuting them with alacrity ensuring swift and severe punishment we are violating their constitutional rights ! They are being convicted with due process law with the loop holes closed and routine adjournments etc. not allowed. Yet somehow, this is violating their constitutional rights for the “pseudo civil society”.
Right now, we have the following “eminent personalities” from the government in the committee:
1. Kapil Sibal: Who doesn’t see any corruption in the 2G scam, worse defends, obfuscates all the criminality of Raja
2. Veerappa Moily: Who underwent prosecution for having delivered suitcases full of cash to topple Rama Krishna Hegde government in Karnataka and also killed the potential and teeth out of the present lok pal bill
I don’t even have to look at anybody else, the presence of these two is proof enough that we need someone committed to counter balance these crooks. Even with civil society folks in I will bet on these two bastards to use all their “legal skills” to stand in the way. Perhaps, Anna Hazare’s request to public telecast the proceedings of the committee is not that far fetched at all.
So when you see someone shedding tears for violation of your constitutional rights, watch out….
PS: It is not that the bill proposed by the Anna Hazare camp is flawless, in fact it is biased in some cases towards the likes of Medha Phatkar and Arundati Roy et al and could become a platform for the anti-development motley crew. If a decision is not corrupt then it should be totally outside the purview of lokpal. Similarly, corruption by anyone in any branch of the government should be under the ambit of the lokpal, if there are constitutional amendments needed to make that happen, they should happen.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Getting dead serious about education....
I dropped of my daughter for her IITJEE exams today and observing the people over there was an illuminating experience in judging how dead serious we are about our child's education. We all have seen our education minister, deride the IITs as intellectual and have seen him make several half-baked attempts at “reforming” the process. He should really come and see for himself how “elitist” the folks whose children take the exams.
I even saw a father pedalling on a simple bicycle with the son on the carrier in the back. With moms who laid out picnic blankets and were waiting in the 39 celcius temperature with lunch laid out for the kids. They stayed from 8am to 5pm providing the nurturing the ecosystem for the kids. Finally, the kids for whom a good college admission is a meal ticket to prosperity, trooping in and out of the exam hall.
The expectations were written all over the faces of the parents as much as the students. Our policy makers really need to visit these centres interact with the folks and then maybe better plan things for the future. I propose a simple formula, an IIT, AIIMS, IIM in each state followed by a NIT & Medical College in each district, with 2-3 polytechnic and nursing colleges as well. In addition to ensure that locals benefit for each of these institutes 50% should be domicile admission as well. That way each area will have a good shot at pursuing education locally or nearby. The all India institutes can be totally merit based over time as well. One thing that can be done today itself would be to make all PG admissions totally based on merit. This will ensure that those that get left out for bachelors will get another chance to pursue their heart for PG.
Sometimes I wonder as to how come such simple common sense proposals elude our government and in particular our education minister…
Please, visit such educational entrance exam sites to understand the real India, only then you will automatically give up such nonsensical ideas such as grades etc.
I even saw a father pedalling on a simple bicycle with the son on the carrier in the back. With moms who laid out picnic blankets and were waiting in the 39 celcius temperature with lunch laid out for the kids. They stayed from 8am to 5pm providing the nurturing the ecosystem for the kids. Finally, the kids for whom a good college admission is a meal ticket to prosperity, trooping in and out of the exam hall.
The expectations were written all over the faces of the parents as much as the students. Our policy makers really need to visit these centres interact with the folks and then maybe better plan things for the future. I propose a simple formula, an IIT, AIIMS, IIM in each state followed by a NIT & Medical College in each district, with 2-3 polytechnic and nursing colleges as well. In addition to ensure that locals benefit for each of these institutes 50% should be domicile admission as well. That way each area will have a good shot at pursuing education locally or nearby. The all India institutes can be totally merit based over time as well. One thing that can be done today itself would be to make all PG admissions totally based on merit. This will ensure that those that get left out for bachelors will get another chance to pursue their heart for PG.
Sometimes I wonder as to how come such simple common sense proposals elude our government and in particular our education minister…
Please, visit such educational entrance exam sites to understand the real India, only then you will automatically give up such nonsensical ideas such as grades etc.
Friday, April 8, 2011
More than Lok Pal we need Patrika Pal Bill...
It is time for a “Patrika Pal” bil…
We all have had our fill of the agitation for a “lok pal” bill with teeth spear headed by Anna Hare. While it is an occasion of joy for us all that finally the government had to agree to it, the media coverage of the event begs some serious answers to very serious questions.
The TV media particular the Anglo kind have been openly partial to any ruling dispensation that professes “secularism” even the “pseudo” kind. E.g. they carried time and again sound bites and interviews with their darling “Kapil Sibal” never once asking him the following questions and demanding answers.
1. Why can’t government involve people outside in legislation drafting for corruption when for all things including Gujjar reservation the government reacts favorably ?
2. How can people like him, who do not see any corruption at all in 2G issue as the minister responsible for the ministry now, be expected to be responsible and enact a legislation.
3. The present law minister who was an active participant in 1983 in the (in)famous suit case cash scam, to topple RK hegde’s government and who worked overtime to make the present lok pal bill that is on the table even more toothless (if that were really possible it is a monumental feat in itself) be in a committee to enact a “strong lok pal bill”
4. Finally, why the huge reluctance on the part of the Government to make the joint committee involving citizens official ?
For reasons, best known to themselves the media somehow didn’t ask these probing questions and get answers. If they had done all these, then you know what we wouldn’t have needed a Anna Hazare to begin with. The media will now probably find some way to credit the Italian Maatha for the government being brought to its knees by Anna Hazare.
The India median has been subservient to the ruling dispensations, so far. Unless and until there is TRP potential they hardly report anything. They seem to wake up when only a ruling dispensation that is some what fair in being secular is in power (e.g. BJP). E.g. while the Anna Hazare media mela was going on how many of you saw reports of Ram Jethmalani’s findings where were submitted to the supreme court ?
1. The Italan Matha’s personal political secretary (ahmed patel) writes letters to the government aiming to influence the probe into Hasan Ali’s finances
2. The IIT Delhi professor who is part of the petition and complained to the PM about the ED’s director himself enjoying hospitality provided by Hasain Ali, in all his resorts and hotels while the investigation is going on… is being hounded out.
3. In fact, the SC found the two incidents to be so alarming and so blatant that it has asked the CBI to invsestigate and report.
Now that the black money investigation is inching closer to 10 Janpath (aka Italian Maatha’s residence) there is an allergy amongst the media to report in detail on that.
To a lay man like me the need of the hour is to ensure that the corruption in Media is eliminated first and possibly ahead of everything else. There is a Press Council of India and NBSA. I myself have written to them about biased reporting in several programmes, so far they haven’t even been acknowledged… They are worse than the lok pal envisioned by our criminal law minister Verappa Moily..
Yes, we may have our lok Pal in the end but without a “patrika pal bill” which imposes huge penalties and fines on the media our democracy would be incomplete… indeed.
We all have had our fill of the agitation for a “lok pal” bill with teeth spear headed by Anna Hare. While it is an occasion of joy for us all that finally the government had to agree to it, the media coverage of the event begs some serious answers to very serious questions.
The TV media particular the Anglo kind have been openly partial to any ruling dispensation that professes “secularism” even the “pseudo” kind. E.g. they carried time and again sound bites and interviews with their darling “Kapil Sibal” never once asking him the following questions and demanding answers.
1. Why can’t government involve people outside in legislation drafting for corruption when for all things including Gujjar reservation the government reacts favorably ?
2. How can people like him, who do not see any corruption at all in 2G issue as the minister responsible for the ministry now, be expected to be responsible and enact a legislation.
3. The present law minister who was an active participant in 1983 in the (in)famous suit case cash scam, to topple RK hegde’s government and who worked overtime to make the present lok pal bill that is on the table even more toothless (if that were really possible it is a monumental feat in itself) be in a committee to enact a “strong lok pal bill”
4. Finally, why the huge reluctance on the part of the Government to make the joint committee involving citizens official ?
For reasons, best known to themselves the media somehow didn’t ask these probing questions and get answers. If they had done all these, then you know what we wouldn’t have needed a Anna Hazare to begin with. The media will now probably find some way to credit the Italian Maatha for the government being brought to its knees by Anna Hazare.
The India median has been subservient to the ruling dispensations, so far. Unless and until there is TRP potential they hardly report anything. They seem to wake up when only a ruling dispensation that is some what fair in being secular is in power (e.g. BJP). E.g. while the Anna Hazare media mela was going on how many of you saw reports of Ram Jethmalani’s findings where were submitted to the supreme court ?
1. The Italan Matha’s personal political secretary (ahmed patel) writes letters to the government aiming to influence the probe into Hasan Ali’s finances
2. The IIT Delhi professor who is part of the petition and complained to the PM about the ED’s director himself enjoying hospitality provided by Hasain Ali, in all his resorts and hotels while the investigation is going on… is being hounded out.
3. In fact, the SC found the two incidents to be so alarming and so blatant that it has asked the CBI to invsestigate and report.
Now that the black money investigation is inching closer to 10 Janpath (aka Italian Maatha’s residence) there is an allergy amongst the media to report in detail on that.
To a lay man like me the need of the hour is to ensure that the corruption in Media is eliminated first and possibly ahead of everything else. There is a Press Council of India and NBSA. I myself have written to them about biased reporting in several programmes, so far they haven’t even been acknowledged… They are worse than the lok pal envisioned by our criminal law minister Verappa Moily..
Yes, we may have our lok Pal in the end but without a “patrika pal bill” which imposes huge penalties and fines on the media our democracy would be incomplete… indeed.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
It is time we threw this bastard out of TN politics once and for all…
It is election time in TN and my sincere appeal to people is to judge the failure of the DMK government on all fronts (other than some freebies). New benchmarks have been set for corruption and lawlessness. Murder and kidnappings are a significant industry now, with police negotiating ransom and getting kids released !
Raja is given protection and clean certificate, his aide commits suicide the chief forensic physician who gives the “suicide” certificate after autopsy resigns and contests on behalf of the DMK. Yet with a compliant ally, the CBI only does enough to escape SC’s wrath. E.g. they have now filed a chargesheet saying that Raja acted alone, no mention f the 200Cr loan that mysteriously found its way into Kalaingar TV.
Leave out all the issues, the singular issue that should weigh in on peoples’ minds and enough to throw out this bastard along with his allies, is the fact that his government is not secular at all. It is blatantly pro-minority and even that is forgivable, what is unforgivable is that - it is blatantly anti-majority. Consider the following:
1. He openly insults Rama
2. Time and again demeans all Hindu symbols
3. Installs a statue of Periyar in front of Srirangam temple
4. His utterances and daring removal of “Tamil New Year” from Chithirai month and installing something else is deserving of contempt.
He through is actions is successfully driving a wedge between religious factions in TN. Similarly, the rise of the caste based groupings is proof that the Dravidian idea of casteless society is a total failure. If anyone still thinks that he wants only a secular new year, consider this. He has no problem declaring a state holiday for Ugadi, which is a new year for Telugu/Kannada Hindus, as he needs their vote...
In a state where still 75% of the people are Hindu, it is shame on them that such a bastard can continue his brand of politics.
So please unite and throw this bastard out once and forever… you simply can’t go wrong choosing anyone else…..
Raja is given protection and clean certificate, his aide commits suicide the chief forensic physician who gives the “suicide” certificate after autopsy resigns and contests on behalf of the DMK. Yet with a compliant ally, the CBI only does enough to escape SC’s wrath. E.g. they have now filed a chargesheet saying that Raja acted alone, no mention f the 200Cr loan that mysteriously found its way into Kalaingar TV.
Leave out all the issues, the singular issue that should weigh in on peoples’ minds and enough to throw out this bastard along with his allies, is the fact that his government is not secular at all. It is blatantly pro-minority and even that is forgivable, what is unforgivable is that - it is blatantly anti-majority. Consider the following:
1. He openly insults Rama
2. Time and again demeans all Hindu symbols
3. Installs a statue of Periyar in front of Srirangam temple
4. His utterances and daring removal of “Tamil New Year” from Chithirai month and installing something else is deserving of contempt.
He through is actions is successfully driving a wedge between religious factions in TN. Similarly, the rise of the caste based groupings is proof that the Dravidian idea of casteless society is a total failure. If anyone still thinks that he wants only a secular new year, consider this. He has no problem declaring a state holiday for Ugadi, which is a new year for Telugu/Kannada Hindus, as he needs their vote...
In a state where still 75% of the people are Hindu, it is shame on them that such a bastard can continue his brand of politics.
So please unite and throw this bastard out once and forever… you simply can’t go wrong choosing anyone else…..
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Learn from Israel…
Today, a former Israeli president was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in jail for crimes (including rape) he committed during his tenure as a minister and later as the president. At the risk of being branded by (pseudo) secularists I want to say boldly that it is time we learned from Israel. I sincerely hope that Prathiba Patil goes to jail for all offences she has committed so far (defrauding a co-op bank, aiding and abetting murdering a farmer and a fellow congress party worker). A lot of us were puzzled as to why she was picked as president. Now, the intentions are clear it is nowhere near the noble goal of appointing a woman to the high office.
Surprised, at such a strong statement well become a believer watch the below videos and educate yourself, then tell me whether she was chosen, because the Italian Maatha wanted to uplift women, no way in hell. She wanted a laptog, who will “co-operate” with her in exchange for constitutional immunity from prosecution; it is an open and shut case.
Watch:
Part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFDzuliOsaU
Part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-TQd53hn-s
I really hope, even at the risk of some embarrassment to the nation in the short term, Pratiba Patil goes to jail - it will be much more beneficial to our maturing as a democratic nation of laws. Don’t hold your breath as the intellectuals and secularists are more likely to object to anything good about Israel. Least of all an item worthy of learning.
We should now appoint Antonio Maino as PM, that way we can uplift foreign women as well…
Surprised, at such a strong statement well become a believer watch the below videos and educate yourself, then tell me whether she was chosen, because the Italian Maatha wanted to uplift women, no way in hell. She wanted a laptog, who will “co-operate” with her in exchange for constitutional immunity from prosecution; it is an open and shut case.
Watch:
Part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFDzuliOsaU
Part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-TQd53hn-s
I really hope, even at the risk of some embarrassment to the nation in the short term, Pratiba Patil goes to jail - it will be much more beneficial to our maturing as a democratic nation of laws. Don’t hold your breath as the intellectuals and secularists are more likely to object to anything good about Israel. Least of all an item worthy of learning.
We should now appoint Antonio Maino as PM, that way we can uplift foreign women as well…
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Thank you Mr. PJ Thomas…
Are you wondering, why the hell I am thanking this guy, instead of admonishing him for refusing to resign? In a way, Thomas achieved much more for the nation in terms of tackling corruption, establishing precedent etc., than what he would have if he had resigned at the first allegation and the case had been not taken up by the SC.
Supreme Court in an extremely intelligent judgment, which is very easy enough for lay man like me to read and interpret, has called a spade - a spade.
1. Just going through the procedural requirements alone are not enough, the fundamental premise of “Institutional Integrity” which de facto stands compromised if you pick a person of doubtful “Individual Integrity”.
2. It also recognized that sometimes a “brutal majority” is essential and ruled that no dissenting member of the committee that elects CVCs has “Veto” power
3. The most joyous of all -- it explicitly called out that CVCs post calls for adjudicative capabilities when pursuing issues of corruption and hence it can’t be restricted to IAS cadre alone.
4. It admonished the Committee for not worrying about the integrity and called out that the blame squarely lies with it -- our Ceremonial PM and “Pseudo-intellectual” HM.
5. Last, it demolished two arguments…
a. The SC has no powers of intervention, with a clarification -- when an act is not valid in law, it has the absolute power to intervene
b. The crucial corruption data on Thomas was not available to us (though it was for the rest of the world to see) defense from Manmohan and particularly Chidambaram has been laid to rest.
To me more than anything, the last point of judgment augurs well for institutions headed by Mr. Prashant Bhushan who spear headed the effort and through various spin-doctors (the Sibal, Singhvi, Tiwari kind) and media allies (the NDTV brigade) kept a laser like focus on the real issue and brought about this monumental occasion for the nation. The young of today, may not realize what a joyous occasion it is now, but history will be very kind to this day in the future.
IMO, Prashant Bhushan clearly deserves a “Bharat Ratna” in the special category of fighting corruption.
Perhaps, a Padmashri for PJ Thomas, but for whose stubborn headedness none of this would have been possible.
A very scary thought indeed…. :-)
Supreme Court in an extremely intelligent judgment, which is very easy enough for lay man like me to read and interpret, has called a spade - a spade.
1. Just going through the procedural requirements alone are not enough, the fundamental premise of “Institutional Integrity” which de facto stands compromised if you pick a person of doubtful “Individual Integrity”.
2. It also recognized that sometimes a “brutal majority” is essential and ruled that no dissenting member of the committee that elects CVCs has “Veto” power
3. The most joyous of all -- it explicitly called out that CVCs post calls for adjudicative capabilities when pursuing issues of corruption and hence it can’t be restricted to IAS cadre alone.
4. It admonished the Committee for not worrying about the integrity and called out that the blame squarely lies with it -- our Ceremonial PM and “Pseudo-intellectual” HM.
5. Last, it demolished two arguments…
a. The SC has no powers of intervention, with a clarification -- when an act is not valid in law, it has the absolute power to intervene
b. The crucial corruption data on Thomas was not available to us (though it was for the rest of the world to see) defense from Manmohan and particularly Chidambaram has been laid to rest.
To me more than anything, the last point of judgment augurs well for institutions headed by Mr. Prashant Bhushan who spear headed the effort and through various spin-doctors (the Sibal, Singhvi, Tiwari kind) and media allies (the NDTV brigade) kept a laser like focus on the real issue and brought about this monumental occasion for the nation. The young of today, may not realize what a joyous occasion it is now, but history will be very kind to this day in the future.
IMO, Prashant Bhushan clearly deserves a “Bharat Ratna” in the special category of fighting corruption.
Perhaps, a Padmashri for PJ Thomas, but for whose stubborn headedness none of this would have been possible.
A very scary thought indeed…. :-)
Monday, February 28, 2011
Want Telengana ? Then learn Italian...
Is AP (telengana) part of India ?
We have seen time and again the apathy shown by our union government towards states outside of the Hindi belt (with Kashmir being the lone
exception). The concerns of the NE states, especially the recent blockade in Manipur etc. didn’t wake up our government. Now add AP to that list.
Telengana region is simmering with anger and expection. With total paralysis looming and in particular all examinations in the month of March on track for cancellations due to agitations, bandhs etc. Already the Telengana region’s students are handicapped due to school closures many times during the academic year. The problem lies squarely with the Union Government and the congress party.
If only our Congress “Maatha” hadn’t announced a "gift" to the people of Telengana region on her birthday, things would have been lot different. Lack of firmer action and total capitulation to the TRS chief are reasons which are there for everyone to see. It created a monster in TRS and heightened sense of expectation in the people. Now people are crying and demanding that “gift”.
It is high time that people of Telengana focused their agitation on hurting the union government’s interests. Right now, their focus is misguided and is hurting the people of this region alone. By applying pressure and getting all congress MPs to resign from the lok sabha they will surely get “Maatha’s” notice. The next best option is to write a letter in Italian and ask all people of telengana to send it to “Maatha’s” residence. If telengana goes through unbearable times then the fault is mostly with Congress and to some extent with the TJAC which is not smart -- tactically -- in choosing whom to make the target. Instead it is hurting the residents of Telengana only.
Anyone in Delhi listening ?
We have seen time and again the apathy shown by our union government towards states outside of the Hindi belt (with Kashmir being the lone
exception). The concerns of the NE states, especially the recent blockade in Manipur etc. didn’t wake up our government. Now add AP to that list.
Telengana region is simmering with anger and expection. With total paralysis looming and in particular all examinations in the month of March on track for cancellations due to agitations, bandhs etc. Already the Telengana region’s students are handicapped due to school closures many times during the academic year. The problem lies squarely with the Union Government and the congress party.
If only our Congress “Maatha” hadn’t announced a "gift" to the people of Telengana region on her birthday, things would have been lot different. Lack of firmer action and total capitulation to the TRS chief are reasons which are there for everyone to see. It created a monster in TRS and heightened sense of expectation in the people. Now people are crying and demanding that “gift”.
It is high time that people of Telengana focused their agitation on hurting the union government’s interests. Right now, their focus is misguided and is hurting the people of this region alone. By applying pressure and getting all congress MPs to resign from the lok sabha they will surely get “Maatha’s” notice. The next best option is to write a letter in Italian and ask all people of telengana to send it to “Maatha’s” residence. If telengana goes through unbearable times then the fault is mostly with Congress and to some extent with the TJAC which is not smart -- tactically -- in choosing whom to make the target. Instead it is hurting the residents of Telengana only.
Anyone in Delhi listening ?
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