Mayawati statues are draped by CEC

Mayawati's statues may be outrageous but CEC decision of draping them in the winters was way too magnan-imous. The very frequency and abundance of her statues tells you that you have entered the most populous state of India ~ Uttar Pradesh.
Still this act of CEC Qureshi makes many raise their eyebrow in suspicion ~ is CEC planning to rename or may be encrypt Indira Vikas Yojana during election times. 
I even tweeted and joked to my friends stating - CEC - Qureshi - is asking people to cover bicycles -better ban bicycles (Samajwadi Party's  election symbol) on roads till elections are over and also asking people of India to wear gloves ~ as hand (Indian National Congress's election symbol) is a party symbol after all ~ seeing your hand can lead to unfair polls ..... 
If Mayawati's statues act as a deterrent to free & fair polls what about Rajeev Chowk, Indira Yojna and other such Yojnas and chowks or what about roads and buildings named after other leaders~ will they be renamed/encrypted during elections? 
I am no big fan of Mayawati ~ but she surely deserves praise for her grit and determination and fearless attitude. She may be unreasonable but I think its her brazenness which makes her survive. Also EC may get her statues covered but make no mistake she will use that too for her advantage to fortify her position ~ by stating that she has been singled out and victimized ..... CEC is anti-dalit she will state.
Frankly speaking I dont like this practice of nomenclature of schemes , roads, buildings , etc.. as a ploy to leave a mark on the electorate's mind. Political parties should use good practices to influence the voters - but our politicians will not learn or they prefer the shortcut (all of them are same )...
As one needs to work hard and honestly to ensure employment for everyone. Our politicians know that the nation needs say 1000 Mangoes for everyone ~ now they know nation has only 100 and procuring 900 more will be difficult and will involve hard work ~ so they go for the next good no easy way out ~ they tell 500 ppl I will reserve 20 for you :) ~ They r smart and we the people are fools ~ We should tell all politicians get 900 more mangoes that should be your goal as if any1 is deprived it would spell unhappiness/ discontent for the country .....


But despite everything CEC Qureshi is not adding any value to this August Chair of CEC which was once occupied by the likes of T N Seshan  , J M Lyndoh - he is even bypassing M S Gill in sycophancy and poo-pooing the INC line .. God give him some sad budhi ...

The murder of a Patriot

Before I plunge into wording my thoughts - here's a link for those who are not aware of who Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee is (Our history text books don't talk about him he is not a Gandhi you see- besides he had the guts to differ with Nehru ) ~  

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syama_Prasad_Mookerjee
• http://shyamaprasad.org/about.htm

One of the major political murders of Indian history happened as early as 1953- it was that of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, he was administered pencilin injection while he was under arrest despite telling the doctor that he was allergic to it ( he was under arrest in a dilapidated home in Kashmir for provision of special status to Kashmir at that time Indians were required to carry ID cards in J&K he was protesting against that) 
Dr. Mukherjee its said was murdered as he opposed Nehru - Nehru and Abdullah conspired and eliminated him , there was no post mortem done, body was flown to Calcutta and not even brought to Delhi ....


Carrying of ID cards in J&K by Indians outside Kashmir was abolished after his death


My main question- which is an offshoot of the whole controversy surrounding renaming of "Indira bhavan" to "Nazrul Bhavan" ~ why not have Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Bhavan huh why have Indira Bhavan ~ Why Nehru should be thrust upon us as a "Chacha" we all have our own chachas. 
Bhagat Singh , Rajguru, Sukhdev , Subhash Chandra Bose is there dearth of people so why name every second government. building, road or yojana after Gandhis ... Respect has to be earned not thrust upon people of a democracy ~ I hope I am not N Korea, China ... so let me choose my Icons and role models ~ I don't like anyone making the choices for me ....


For that matter congress doesnt even respect its own tall leaders like Shastriji, Vallabh Bhai Patel (Iron man of India) ..... Its a party where nannies and governesses are raised to prominence (read minister-ship ) .... our revered Ambika Soni ji is a classic example.
Remember Shastriji too died in mysterious circumstances ..... I keep questioning such incidents ... he was a very honest and tall leader India ever had .... His slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan".


 How many Indians know these facts , does your history book tell you these things ? It will talk about Bapus and Chachus does it talk about these luminaries .... So are we any better than North Korea where people are shown howling and mourning like mad (its all said to be stage managed the mourning and all) when their President dies ....


The conspiracy of the rulers bothers me - Remember Anna too is in hospital ~ lets  be vigilant ...... lets see to it that no conspiracy fructifies ....
My friends says now-a-days people dont mind licking someone's feet for monetary gains. 
Thats why we the citizens have to be more vigilant in this era of paid news- remember ibnlive.com has been been acquired by Mukesh Ambani and he already has a stake in ndtv.com - with that goes the freedom of the forth pillar of democracy ....


Just the other day "Salman Khurshid" was seen quizzing the so-called difficult anchor Karan Thappar it speaks volumes about the affiliations of that channel, which the owners of the channel are not shy of revealing- is a more alarming situation.


So we the masses have to be vigilant lest we are administered doctored news and need to have a mechanism wherein the generations to come are aware of the actual history of the nation vis-a-vis the freedom fighters and people who have dedicated their lives to the nation.

Politics of Nomenclature

TMC the biggest ally of the ruling coalition has been very demanding and at times has been a tiff annoying. The recent renaming of "Indira Bhavan" in Bengal to "Nazrul Bhavan" might have strained things a bit more between Congress and TMC. What Mamta achieved by renaming "Indra Bhavan" was dismantling the symbol of INC~ Left secret alliance ~ fight at state friends at centre bond. Also Mamta has shown that she is an astute politician in her choice of personality for renaming ~ Kazi Nuzrul Islam ~ greatly revered in Bengal next only to Rabindra Nath Tagore, he was known for his patriotic couplets and poems.
My favorite being :-
Hao dhoromete Bir {Be brave in religion} 
Hao Koromete Bir {Be brave in deeds}
Hao Unnotoshil  Nahi Bhoy {Be progressive dont fear anything}
Tetrish Koti mora nohe kobhu heen {33 crores we are not weak - that was the number of Indians then}
Hote pari din tobu nohe mora hin { we may be poor but never weak}
Jogo Jan Manibe Bisshoi {Whole world's people will be acknowledging that}
Coming back to the current issue - the revised nomenclature has irked Congress workers in the state and they have protested. But my point is very simple from Independence till date INC has rampantly named buildings after the first family even ignoring the other tall leaders of its party like Shartri ji, Vallabh Patel to name a few.
I and many others in the country I presume hold deepest regards for Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Subhas Chandra Bose, Lala Lajpat Rai, Vinobha Bhave ... why doesnt the names of roads and buildings reflect their names more often .....
It may irk congress who thinks its their sole monopoly to name buildings after the Gandhi family but the nation as a whole might not hold the same sentiments. Also when will the congress realize that India is a democracy and you cannot force feed sycophancy down the throat of the citizens of this country. 
This habit of preaching the country men to revere Nehru and Gandhi via the agency of text books and buildings should be discarded once for all and the citizens be allowed to decide whom they want to put on pedestals or would rather have their pedestals empty.
Personally I prefer keeping my pedestal empty as you put people on them and they tend to fall from there .....

2012 ~ is here

It is said one should always welcome news things as a positivist and with optimistic fervor~ so Aloha 2012 has arrived .... Hope that it turns out to be great year for all Indians ~ despite all my efforts at sounding hopeful the skeptic in me is lurking close-by trying to pop its head every now and then . My efforts to banish it to wilderness are not totally met with success. Also one remembers at such times precaution is better than cure, so a bit of pessimism may not be harmful it will  only brace us better to face any eventuality if at all it arises.
2011 saw many maestros bidding farewell to the world (in the Indian context) , many tragedies inflicted on my nation, even as the year was drawing to a close it bloodied us with "Cyclone Thane" killing almost 50 people in Tamil Nadu. I am not going over the political dramas staged by politicians in parliament (which is supreme). The way 2011 ended is a precursor about how 2012 will be. Lets not be under any false optimism - this year will and all the subsequent years to come will be great only if we the masses/ citizens decide to take some pains now. Only if we participate in our democracy more actively and are not oblivious of our hardships and the difficulties faced by our fellow citizens that we will ensure that days to come will be better ... So how 2012 will be ultimately lies in our hands if we are conscious, concerned, caring towards our fellow citizens, rest assured, we can chant merrily 3 idiot's famous dialogue - "All is Well". So the mantra for a buoyant , happy, prosperous India for all is an awakened and alert citizen.
I will sign off now, wishing all a happy, merry, prosperous and peaceful 2012 ...
Peace , grace ,chao 

26/11 is just another date ?

Three anniversaries and after innumerable memos and meetings with Pakistan counterpart , it seems there is no headway in the direction of closure for victims / martyrs of 26/11 {2008}. With a judiciary, government machinery too obsessed with 2002 riots and trying to fix its adversaries {Reddy, Kiran Bedi , Kejriwal} what else could one expect.
Well but this is how every terror trail plays out in India .... There are no thorns to the anti- terror policy. To add insult to injury there is Digvijaya Singh with his saffron brand of terror.
Gillette of late has initiated a move to dedicate the "Gateway of India" to the martyrs of 26/11. I am thoroughly irritated by this whole move about dedicating the "Gateway of India" to victims and martyrs of 26/11 - a drive driven by Gillette ~ Fact remains yesterday the families of victims of 26/11 were protesting in Mumbai for not receiving the promised compensation and they were arrested ....
So lets get real rather than jingoistic, lets set our house right first.Tighten security in our own home , take care of victims of 26/11 and not forget there was Poona blast 13th Feb 2010 and Javeri Bazaar blast on 14th July 2011 ...
This has to stop else we will end up with a:-
1. Manual of Major blasts of Maharashta Alone leave aside whole of India
2. Manual of memorials of these blasts
3. And we will run out of monuments to dedicate them to our martyrs
Some 10 odd Pak non- state elements sneaked into Mumbai and unleashed a trail of death and mayhem. For 60 hrs nation was held hostage and it (and incidents of its type) just serve as a raw material for:-
1. Media / News channels
2. NGOs which extract charity money in name of victims and martyrs ( Remember how money pored in during Kargil into media houses like India Today and was there any accountability for that money ? Please a auditor can draw the picture you want them to draw)
3. MEA officials to hold 5-star style parleys at tax-payer's money
4. Erecting monuments . Well one Mayawati is enough for that.
Point is when we blame Pakistan for all the ills plauging us~ isnt it there a need to reassess what all is lacking in us and raise these questions:-
1. why Afzal Guru is still alive when a death sentence has been awarded to him~ if our president cannot expedite his clemency plea's resolution forget about Pakistan doing enough on its part
2.Why is Kasab trial still not over , as he lives to see a Poona blast and then a Zaweri Bazaar blast ~ he must be laughing at us thinking he is really in zannat
3. also the way Indian system operates it seems killing scores of people means that one just ends up in jail and President of my country will take years to give its verdict on clemency pleas hence the point is why blamee Pakistan when we do the same being the victims.
Have we even tried through our actions do the following and convey a stern message for once through acts and not words:-
1. Zero tolerance to corruption and inefficiency in things which touch our internal / external security
2. swiftness in taking decisions ~for ex. Costal security is lax and caught in red tape contrast this to the swiftness the govt. has shown in clearing FDI in retail sector
3. Giving our soldiers lean and mean weapons a, training and machinery and not memorials such that never in future 10 odd vernacular killers can hold a nation of 1 .2 bilion to ransom for 3 days and kill 100s of people.
I dont believe in harboring anger but I cant help being angry which has benumbed me as it reminds me I cant do anything tangible to rectify the situation and my anger solves nothing.
I often wonder what would be JUD sermons to its recruits from now on vis-a-vis Indian terror attacks:-
a. JUD will tell its terror recruits guys just get captured by Indian police they will ensure you stay alive forever
2. You will have a system gaurding you and giving you a star lifestyle spending 18 crore on your upkeep.
It brings me to the point where I can tell the government which makes its customary statement on the eve of 26/11 , the things I as citizen dont want:-
1. No more memorials please, they seem like living symbols of failure of my country's machinery
2.  Also we dont  want govt. getting into a mode of memorials on these occasions ~ Poona blast, Zaveri Bazaar blast~ not that I want to forget what happened just I hate the idea of glorifying the kinks in my country's security armour
3. I want an end to super VIP summits with Pakistan which solve nothing and serve no purpose..
4.Stop having cricket matches and tournaments in the name of these terror attacks.
5. Use parliament to debate more critical issue than the slap on the face of a Union Minister
I am presuming none of this things will happen so my message to the perpetrators of acts like 26/11 in case you terrorists want to make a point shun the route of explosives come and start slapping my government's ministers perhaps they will start taking note of your attention grabbing tactics as killing the aam - admi on the roads does not unnerve my establishment , its just another day for them to rant statements and empty threats, ammunition for TV channels ... So please hit where it hurts take inspiration from Harshwinder Singh....

Who said donkey is a Dumb animal !!!

Recently I read about a sanctuary being run by a couple (John and Bob Harrision) in Haryana and since then anything related to donkeys catches my eye, so did this story shared on facebook. Mostly an object of rebuke and ridicule just read on to see how this story proves that the beast is anything but intelligent.  One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized

what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off! MORAL : Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.

Why Diwali is not raising my spirits?

Do you remember the famed "India Shining" Campaign of NDA - which led to its downfall and criticism but in hind sight economic indicators were not that grim at that time. The festival season is at its peak the shops (oh no malls) are bustling with people shopping. This left many wondering didn't someone say there was a recession? Well as everyone keeps saying there are 2 India-s and worst well to-do counterpart of India is surprisingly oblivious of the not so rosy India. When I say so its not the political class at whom I am waging my finger? Though they don't command much virtue but the so-called well off India too has a lot of answering to do. No no don't get me

wrong no-one is expecting you to go to the impoverished India and feed the teeming millions (though that would have been a nice gesture) but our complacency and indifference gives this defunct system and governments leeway to thrive on inefficiency. So much so that to a TV channels relentless focus on grim reality of "Encephalitis in UP Gorakhpur (UP)" the only urgency the national government showed was rush their Health Minister to UP. His proactive actions included-meeting more officials , setting up a panel and promising to meet UPA chair-person with a report. Wow in this manner it will surely be resolved? I mean did you hear of mobilization of extra doctors ? Or asking private health providers to dedicate 15% of their facilities to the people inflicted by this disease? This is the urgency for the Indian masses which our ministers show? Well did I hear UP was a VIP constituency which returned year after year UPA Chairperson and her son? Or isn't it Mayawati's Karma Bhoomi? Also I find the opposition BJP too muted in its attack - why dont they raise their pitch and additionally all political parties have their youth wings what are they doing? Well but we are the root of the problem- we are not alarmed when such things happen? Had there been a feeling of dismay, outcry from us-the government would have reacted at all levels. Why this lethargy in reaction and hence action? The only fast pace thing happening in India is at "Buddh Circuit" that too is a paradox isn't it? Taking place in the same UP where people are dying year after year of things which are preventable. The high-rises built by private builders are only thing growing/flourishing in this nation? On Saturday (22nd Oct 2011) the charges of 2G-Scam were framed - a hapless Karunanidhi came running to Delhi for his daughter - wasn't the "Janta" also like children to these politicians ideally - why not similar urgency is shown when there are Indians dying of hunger, disease , etc. Just compare this - a scam of 2000 crore to 175000 crore ( there is a dispute on the actual figure) and kids are dying of malnutrition . My Diwali happiness is robbed by these grim indicators and I don't have a split existence so I am at infinite unease and restlessness. I just keep pondering when will this situation improve, we are talking of Libya but I find many Gaddafi's here. One used to point at US , European nations for good governance but if I goes by current incidents "Occupy Wall Street" , the mess US banking sector is in ... where is hope - it seems greed and corruption has infested all. To add to that war and regime changes are smoke screens behind which all these governments are trying to hide their failures. I am an optimist but indifference to hardships faced by my fellow citizens is not my definition of optimism hence this time around my own philosophy of thinking positive is failing me ............... In case you want to know about Encephalitis situation in UP refer to:- http://www.deccanherald.com/content/199905/encephalitis-has-claimed-over-400.html http://ibnlive.in.com/news/up-encephalitis-kills-6-more-death-toll-438/192943-3.html On Malnutrition:- http://ibnlive.in.com/news/maharashtra-hunger-kills-500-yearly-in-melghat/195228-3.html http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-02-04/india/28128570_1_malnutrition-integrated-child-development-scheme-maharashtra

Is the world slipping into an economic crisis?

Are we slipping into a crisis which is far bigger than the one which was called "first bubble burst"? You know rabbits have a tendency- when confronted with crisis they close their eyes thinking the danger will disappear as they reopen their eyes? Are we too falling into such a trap? We as a rule assume we are insulated from such evils or its not going to touch us?  Though one is aware of the common adage "being forewarned and prepared always helps". So have we even analysed this situation? One is receiving text messages  like - "Via SMS: 10 years ago America had steve jobs, Johny Cash, Bob Hope and now America has NO jobs NO cash NO hope"  about the state of american economy, not to mention the "protests at Wall Steers", I cannot help but think what is in store for future? No matter everyone may want to put up a brave face - but on ground at least the IT sector seems to be in for a major crisis - if it does not restructure its target client base , it has to shift focus from US/ Europe and turn towards other pastures. Though its easier said than done. I am dreading a time when inflation coupled with consequences of economic crisis will push us into times when we will be forced to shun the malls and go to public parks on weekends. Major corporate seem to be prepared for the situation with many shifting focus to Africa and Arab markets, but is the medium range - industry prepared for the windfall? 
Also I was reading about the top 10 indebted countries according to external debt, or the total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods or services, the list is as follows :-
1. United States of America - $148,253.1 million
2. European Union - $ 137,200 million.
3.United Kingdom - $89,810 million
4. Germany - $47,130 million
5. France - $46,980 million
6. Japan - $24,410 million.
7. Italy - $22,230 million
8. Spain - $21,660 million
9. Luxembourg - $18,920 million.
10. Belgium - $12,410 million
Well I am not a pessimist but look at the countries- if any of the top 5 countries tanks- we are in for serious trouble. Common apprehension being- that we expect these countries to bail us out while I think some them may well utilize some help this time around. My biggest fear the recession due to the faulty policies of these nations coupled with the lack of preparedness and corruption of hoarding money out of circulation will push us into a major -major crisis . Hence it is high time that the powers concerned stop all noise about clamping down the media, or going after annoying netizens ,or getting square with RTI activists or trying to fool public on mining scam - this time the government has to seriously put its act together and think smart along with all the parties concerned lest 2012 may spell doom for all of us..........

Rajnitigya (A Politician)

Jisme niti na ho wohi to raj kar paayega
Rajnitigya Kehlayega

Taliyon ka hakdar bankar
Desh ka Dhan churayega Rajnitigya ban Jayega

Joshile bhashan se humko jo bharmayega
Wohi hamara pratinidhitva kar payega Rajnitigya ban jayega

Lal kile par meri matri bhumi ka tiranga lehrayega
Jhute vado se hum sabko lubhayega Rajnitigya ban Jayega

Videsho ka bhraman niyta-prati kar aayega
humpe bekari, berozgari, mehangai  ka boojh lad jayega Rajnitigya ban Jayega

Ma nitya tera apman karwayega tujhe roolayega
apni muthi garam karke tujhe nihatta chor jayega
WOHI TO MA SAFAL RAJNITIGYA KEHLAYEGA

-written in 1998

SDLC of a CBI investigation

CBI has earned various sobriquets- Congress Bureau of Investigation, Congress Bachao Institution (Sushma swaraj during Lokpal debate) - but if you were to ask me I have the following:-
1. Champions in Botching Investigation
2. Corruption Breeding Institution
If one looks at the way CBI conducts itself  then one can chalk out the CILC ( "Case Investigation life Cycle" -after SDLC in IT which stands for Software Development Life Cycle) one can distinctly classify it into the following phases:-
1. {High drama heady initiation as if Krishna is out to teach Kansa a lesson} 
2. {Charge-sheet with lot of delays } 
3. {build a weak case - what why how else they will save the guilty}
4. {No evidence - No Prima Facie evidence - No Quid Proquo}
5. {Botched up case visible to layman's eye}
6. {Exoneration of guilty - goal achieved}
Such is the notoriety earned by it currently that the above phases best defines its functional areas.
Primary motto:-
1. To be biased to ruling alliance
2. To have no backbone and sense of pride
3. To be corrupt to the hilt
4. To never meet any deadline, to be unsystematic,.....
5. And last but not the least it always has and will always safegaurd the CORRUPT

 Such are the salient features of the primer organization of my country which is entrusted with the trivial job of enforcing corruption free society , probity in public life  ('_')......
No wonder they don't want to be part of the proposed  Lokpal ........ silly they can just bend their knees before ruling party MPs and be answerable to no one else.................AMEN