tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25694791197064205862024-03-19T03:46:00.162-07:00India that every Indian envisages forA little bit more than patriotism. A little bit lower than jingoism. ---
Nirendra Devnirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.comBlogger3241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-70273470596567029332024-03-18T13:07:00.000-07:002024-03-18T13:07:00.560-07:00 Have we lost all that was achieved on Peace Talks so far?<p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">“We will take democracy to every corner ...," CEC Rajiv Kumar</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">New Delhi </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">There is something common about Success, Failure and Political Chaos. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">They all are contagious. </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">Once you hit upon a 'political chaos', there are chances these will be exploited </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">and once you are on the track to 'exploit' the situation, be rest assured </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">the remaining days would be consumed in ensuring correction and preservation.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">In 2023, the state of Manipur was in a mess. In 2024, we are talking about general </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">elections but in another corner of northeast - closer home 'eastern Nagaland', there </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">are threats of poll boycott. Veteran Naga leader S C Jamir is a concerned man and </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">he has again underlined the importance of an early Solution to the vexed Naga political </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">issue.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">Well, he has said so numerous times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to himself set the </span></b><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">ball rolling for resolving some of the issues in Nagaland and also Manipur.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lRo2NW1jbIm2FnkGkDLfD7rc9nT7-a0gegp5Y5nBf1lJwad0bETKcgyp-k3DNvJe_X6fWJLP5u1QbUkQu6_vzXR-sAeTRFdKUjwz0V1F2oS8t20UJ55YIyb0FyudJiF0CQFoLNXJBNztFUPcI_J6gjGorptGl4eBstqbm0vF0MAs_kgxHR4UutJz15dt/s4080/20220922_121301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lRo2NW1jbIm2FnkGkDLfD7rc9nT7-a0gegp5Y5nBf1lJwad0bETKcgyp-k3DNvJe_X6fWJLP5u1QbUkQu6_vzXR-sAeTRFdKUjwz0V1F2oS8t20UJ55YIyb0FyudJiF0CQFoLNXJBNztFUPcI_J6gjGorptGl4eBstqbm0vF0MAs_kgxHR4UutJz15dt/s320/20220922_121301.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It needs to be pointed out that the issues and struggles of common people either in </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Manipur or in Nagaland are never religious or 'communal' in that sense of the terms.</span></b></i></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Political problems are not resolved by monetary measures also. Then, what holds the future?</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://nagalandpage.com/have-we-lost-all-that-was-achieved-on-peace-talks-so-far/">'Nagaland Page' </a><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Have they not even started diagnosing the problem of Manipur ? The Kukis are unhappy </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">because Meitei pressure tactics seem to work more with the Government of India. But various </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">armed groups of Meiteis are only adding fuel to the fire from time to time.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">There have been four reported incidents since the commencement of the conflict in Manipur </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">wherein soldiers whilst on leave, on duty or their relatives have been targeted for nefarious interests </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">by "inimical elements", as they put it. It is certainly a matter of deep concern.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Arambai Tenggol is in news on some of these. It's a Meitei activist body - also calling itself a </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">'revivalist organisation' that aims to reestablish the prominence of a native Sanamahi religion </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">among the Meiteis.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Nagaland, there were a lot of hopes from the Peace Talks that commenced in 1997. A boy born </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">that year -- would be 27 in circa 2024; and yet nothing seems to have been achieved after </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">years of parleys.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Talk to some stakeholders either in Delhi or in Dimapur and Kohima regions; one gets a </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">typical refrain -- "Have we lost all that we have achieved on Peace Talks so far?"</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">And for the last few years, if the Government of India is not showing much urgency to deal </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">with the very process of negotiations on Naga talks; why is it so?</span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> If the central government under a 'decisive' Prime Minister Modi lacks vision for Naga p</span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">eople -- either in Nagaland and outside Nagaland - it is pretty bad news. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The critics may get a chance to attack a Prime Minister -- who may win his third term with </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">an enhanced mandate. The Government of India's approach to the Naga issue </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">and the state of Nagaland is now being widely perceived to be bereft of vision and ill-planned.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In 2023, for the Manipur mess; the Modi government already was tagged for pushing some </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">allegedly ill-planned ideas. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Let us keep hoping for a Solution to the Naga problem too. But demands are probably too </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">high and there is a need to scale down the 'targets' a bit. Every agreement or a Solution formula </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">may not be 'acceptable' 100 percent.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">So some phrases like 'honourable and acceptable' could be tweaked to make things more </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">practical.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>Pragmatism is not a vice and need not be discarded. </i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Time will make New Delhi realise its follies. Time will also make other stakeholders </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">understand that things could have been handled better. But unfortunately when the time for reconciliation </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">will come; the worthy who will rule in the Ministry of Home Affairs and those in Dimapur, Kohima and Imphal may </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">not be left with a respectable audience.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Personally, even Jamir has in the past lauded Prime Minister Modi's ability to </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">decide things and to display real guts. Modi has enough political maturity to </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">understand that there is a lot of difference between doing something with a vision </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">and plan or merely 'doing something'.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">“We will take democracy to every corner of the country,” India's Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">said last week as he announced the six weeks long voting dates in the world's </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">largest democracy.</span></b></i></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">There is a bit of irony in that declaration. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>ends </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bvPCj38R7qi1KRIqePu6yLxGJpxXv8y2SEYI3RyNgCUQZXfLQCc96VhM5OVffiyWX9_tBfKcWj8j0lR_pbjyXz9ENEDeBE8jjjPXpfX9OcgAy3ZakO1Ve8PZEHAFPm-w_eBKuJEQM-MEYQhTxyKO0ipQZlmMzxXXZc7PMYgL6tqX7ReNfqCxxZ3PB9zE/s1824/Self-gun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bvPCj38R7qi1KRIqePu6yLxGJpxXv8y2SEYI3RyNgCUQZXfLQCc96VhM5OVffiyWX9_tBfKcWj8j0lR_pbjyXz9ENEDeBE8jjjPXpfX9OcgAy3ZakO1Ve8PZEHAFPm-w_eBKuJEQM-MEYQhTxyKO0ipQZlmMzxXXZc7PMYgL6tqX7ReNfqCxxZ3PB9zE/s320/Self-gun.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-51485117458616138342024-03-18T12:50:00.000-07:002024-03-18T12:55:40.090-07:002014-24 :: A Decade that was ::::: When 'Clean India' and 'Beti Bachao' campaigns actually further endeared Narendra Modi to millions <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> Of course, Narendra Modi's macho and pro-Hindutva image is always highlighted. But there were certain government schemes and official campaigns under his government, when things were truly UNIVERSAL -- Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas agenda !! </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1i4M7LRM-Sh-TselH1bW_TmVCOFJftVuhdRNEKUftEyHhYEEFY3WliDhq1C4ZlAx-Rd2R9y_4DHHyG4fhCPjTR0FWrYF55yBOpHZXCNDrgCmn2gXytLk_9Usrp-mUZhAjerfgHjBvtlyK9he0pM5n85RIKhXcaN63a43XIcXsQuyuyCxRk0XzvcsHSVaK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1i4M7LRM-Sh-TselH1bW_TmVCOFJftVuhdRNEKUftEyHhYEEFY3WliDhq1C4ZlAx-Rd2R9y_4DHHyG4fhCPjTR0FWrYF55yBOpHZXCNDrgCmn2gXytLk_9Usrp-mUZhAjerfgHjBvtlyK9he0pM5n85RIKhXcaN63a43XIcXsQuyuyCxRk0XzvcsHSVaK" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amitabh and Clean India </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Cleanliness drive was very close to the heart of Mahatma Gandhi; therefore Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan on Oct 2, 2014. The significance of the initiative was such that it was to be regulated by all ministries of the government. Modi also had exhorted the people to devote 100 hours every year towards the cause of cleanliness and at the same time emphasised the need to build toilets. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Multiple strategies were involved in the entire campaign. A crowd-sourcing contest was held to design a logo for the mission. Public figures such as Mridula Sinha, Sachin Tendulkar, Shashi Tharoor (Congress leader), Anil Ambani and Priyanka Chopra among others were initially invited by the PM to carry the mission forward. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>In retrospect, one can say in the first year between Oct 2, 2014 and Oct 2, 2015; the annual target of constructing six million toilets was achieved. Another target was set. Plans were drawn to construct 12 crore toilets in rural India by October 2019. A Swachh Bharat Kosh was also set up. </i></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu_E_w1BpxuxTfUECMgFT0_o0H4ltg91XETCqwPlxgP2w3JDqpnwyykjaLnZ3rOZ8obT9sxc7CcWvsq0GxAS9rI__0CBm5dIkykQWXAD5MP04279aU7L4gT2kluRDjN30gPyljodFgfIyf3kjXGkG7DcgwjgLffc09bqKHXWNSrXubs4etfYxNcFUVWBw4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu_E_w1BpxuxTfUECMgFT0_o0H4ltg91XETCqwPlxgP2w3JDqpnwyykjaLnZ3rOZ8obT9sxc7CcWvsq0GxAS9rI__0CBm5dIkykQWXAD5MP04279aU7L4gT2kluRDjN30gPyljodFgfIyf3kjXGkG7DcgwjgLffc09bqKHXWNSrXubs4etfYxNcFUVWBw4" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">In Jan 2024, President Droupadi Murmu conferred Swachh Survekshan awards 2023 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />Thirteen awardees received felicitations under categories of Clean Cities, Cleanest Cantonment, SafaiMitra Suraksha, Ganga Towns and Best Performing State were given away. <br />This year the cleanest city award showcased joint winners. </span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Port city Surat bagged the top honours, alongside Indore, who had conquered the top spot alone for 6 consecutive years. </span></h3><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the category of cities with a population of less than 1 lakh, Sasvad, Patan and Lonavala secured the top three spots. Mhow Cantonment Board in Madhya Pradesh was adjudged the Cleanest Cantonment Board. Varanasi and Prayagraj won the top two awards amongst the Cleanest Ganga Towns. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh won the top three awards for Best Performing State. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Chandigarh walked away with the award for the Best Safaimitra Surakshit Sheher. 110 awards were bestowed during the ceremony.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh00CBEGLD4gAkKYxg0KaA9oJDblDydy-8-85CV7ybQ620b9ojo7dP2u7Ldxaj3UouVP2mcSqq9ygD4cKq9TAJSaj_dN2lsZ42KE0e9qNY-vqW3x6Z1625PPAwhOHEEofAiPzUXfb9wdQGVZhVB8FFzHb3alg2lSkZ1H0B2CpQf9tkoshRN4KCph5Fy-u/s4128/20180224_173823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIh00CBEGLD4gAkKYxg0KaA9oJDblDydy-8-85CV7ybQ620b9ojo7dP2u7Ldxaj3UouVP2mcSqq9ygD4cKq9TAJSaj_dN2lsZ42KE0e9qNY-vqW3x6Z1625PPAwhOHEEofAiPzUXfb9wdQGVZhVB8FFzHb3alg2lSkZ1H0B2CpQf9tkoshRN4KCph5Fy-u/s320/20180224_173823.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clean Indore : A glimpse</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></b><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">Flashback:</span></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></b><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">Swacch Bharat Abhiyan has salutary impact on health parameters of Indore</b></h3></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b>story filed on Feb 27, 2018 ---- </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Swacch Bharat Abhiyan in the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh has helped </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">the citizens in more ways than one. First, it has made the city clean and galvanized all sections of society in a unity of </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">purpose to keep their homes, offices, shopping centres and bazars clean; but more importantly it has had a salutary effect </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">on the health of the people.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to officials of Indore Municipal Corporation, which piloted the cleanliness drive with an unprecedented zeal and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">professional approach in last three year, the positive impact of the Swacch Mission has resulted in decline in "respiratory and other diseases by about 50 per cent".</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">"We all spoke about Acchey Din (Good Days) in 2014. People still ridicule about the slogan in social network. But come to </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Indore and you find what's Acchey Din. The city is cleaner and healthier. Even our Sabzi Mandis offer a different view," </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">says Indore Municipal Corporation 'safaimitra' Dinesh Kumar.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The observation should not be dismissed as mere rhetoric as the city has come up a long way from being placed 150th in a cleanliness ranking of India’s cities in 2014 to Number 1 in 2017. In between, the city had leaped to the 25th position in 2016. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">"It's doable and we did it," Asad Warsi of Eco Pro Environmental Services, consultant to the Indore Municipal Corporation, said. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Indore Municipal Corporation officials say the "swift progress" was possible due corporation’s efforts and people's </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">involvement to improve garbage collection, and make the city bin-free and open-defecation free (ODF). </span></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In terms of health paradigm, studies, according to municipal corporation, show- while there were 160 cases of dengue in 2014, it came down to 129 in 2016 and dropped to 'zero' in 2017.</span></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhGVI8R9j7Heqkg6D-4hK5X3HlIkgqDcn-eKTF5QT5hdP4KzX31C1dGNc3Pnuuitf_QdMufh0z1n1OnZR3LEHi_-1mPhlQdvcm-iLK8celTTe0RwohpMsoh5Kkuco7vofxL4Rb9ijw1829BkfhlUXt8098L1yF8N7wqTxNPy9uiDvkD-O0GlPJgQEndUWd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhGVI8R9j7Heqkg6D-4hK5X3HlIkgqDcn-eKTF5QT5hdP4KzX31C1dGNc3Pnuuitf_QdMufh0z1n1OnZR3LEHi_-1mPhlQdvcm-iLK8celTTe0RwohpMsoh5Kkuco7vofxL4Rb9ijw1829BkfhlUXt8098L1yF8N7wqTxNPy9uiDvkD-O0GlPJgQEndUWd" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Launched on Jan 22, 2015, from Panipat in Haryana, the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana was a game-changer with immense long term impact.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The scheme aimed at ending the abhorrent practice of female foeticide. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;">Actress Madhuri Dixit was roped in. She said quite aptly: "The first lesson that a child learns is from the mother. If the mother is educated, the upbringing of the child will be better". For his part, Prime Minister Modi had said - "Today we have to move from women development to women-led development". </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguQekLRIaGijA6pWhh9dNtCpJ51ydILZVbrN_8qoacG65b1nGIw8pcbuPiGhGx78fg4-UkwXzgwycol7kYonWfIS88uzYoyZMaVXp2vZDmkhtfgwaNkE6ec8TIhJrKzDc-yGJJhxIX2zHcADhxrNm8wFkDChY4wEaPULhTSnY0fVupUa9jEm6v350NACPs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguQekLRIaGijA6pWhh9dNtCpJ51ydILZVbrN_8qoacG65b1nGIw8pcbuPiGhGx78fg4-UkwXzgwycol7kYonWfIS88uzYoyZMaVXp2vZDmkhtfgwaNkE6ec8TIhJrKzDc-yGJJhxIX2zHcADhxrNm8wFkDChY4wEaPULhTSnY0fVupUa9jEm6v350NACPs" width="320" /></a></div><br />There were several other missions and schemes taken up on mission mode. </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;">--- 'Digital India' was one such. </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;">--- Skill India was another </i></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>'Digital India' aims to provide the much needed thrust to the pillars of growth areas, namely Broadband Highways, Universal Access to Mobile Connectivity, Public Internet Access Programme, e-Governance: Reforming Government through Technology, e-Kranti – Electronic Delivery of Services, Information for All. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">PM applauded street vendors for being face of UPI, India's digital revolution. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>Out of the total 457 projects taken up under the Namami Gange Programme at an estimated cost of Rs 38,438.05 crore till December 31, 2023; as many as 280 projects have been completed and made operational, Parliament was told. </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div><b>Namami Gange, founded on five pivotal pillars including Nirmal Ganga (unpolluted river), Aviral Ganga (unrestricted flow), Jan Ganga (People’s Participation), Gyan Ganga (knowledge and research-based interventions), and Arth Ganga (fostering economic growth and community engagement), has garnered international recognition as one of the world's foremost river rejuvenation programs.</b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-40503730014069267762024-03-18T10:18:00.000-07:002024-03-18T10:18:23.678-07:00The story of unmaking of Congress .... and why win for Narendra Modi is the most plausible outcome ?<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">One consensus among political analysts is that a defeat for the Congress party is the most plausible outcome of the ensuing 2024 general elections in India. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The grand old party today risks becoming an electoral irrelevance. Its political narrative has boomeranged. The Congress is more often dubbed as being anti-Hindu --- a political facet that suits Narendra Modi.</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5-KWkmSDqfrwUnDMHwY2tHLJHRcZxGmu_Re98cArQknffAgyfmA7e5NkJihK71mZL6BRp-eQ6wq-sA5nSb3LcIk5vjB2rGwdrM5D6yIhuTnx2kZVTSI7p4g5zEGk_ReGTTjBt1hvvef5e5XmtY2OIssi3fCEd1GG3zoX0iLn_ni1mbyeurm4u91I3j4i/s400/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5-KWkmSDqfrwUnDMHwY2tHLJHRcZxGmu_Re98cArQknffAgyfmA7e5NkJihK71mZL6BRp-eQ6wq-sA5nSb3LcIk5vjB2rGwdrM5D6yIhuTnx2kZVTSI7p4g5zEGk_ReGTTjBt1hvvef5e5XmtY2OIssi3fCEd1GG3zoX0iLn_ni1mbyeurm4u91I3j4i/s320/004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The BJP likes to present India as a Hindu country which for long paid a big price by pushing a politics of </span>Muslim appeasement. In this debate Modi is seen as a 'saviour' of the Hindu tradition and culture. It is he who delivered the Ram temple at Ayodhya. The Congress stayed away from the grand 'religious' event calling it a Modi and RSS show. </h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">The Congress leaders and even US diplomats give the impression, India was never partitioned and hence Hindus should not have any grudge. The reality is different. </span></h3><h3><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></h3><h3><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></h3><h3><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">India watcher and French scholar Christophe Jaffrelot aptly says, the Indian opposition has to "recreate the appetite" for good old secular spirit in India. </span></i></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Today if Modi is able to beat a 10-year-old incumbency, it has also to do with his personal charm. </span>Modi is not only a macho Hindu leader who delivered Ram temple, he is also seen as a tough Prime Minister who ordered bombing some parts of Pakistan to destroy terror camps in 2019. Lately, the BJP leaders do not forget to tell voters that Modi could prevail upon Russian President Vladimir Putin and prevent a nuke war, something US President Joe Biden could not. </h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">It is ironical that even in the last 10 years since 2014, the opposition parties could not create a personna even to take on Modi in Varanasi - not to talk of fighting him at the national level. To understand meticulously, one can say, the Congress and more its leader Rahul Gandhi want to win the polls 'by accident'. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">This was possible in 2004 --- when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was voted out. But its 2024 and Narendra Modi is around. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><i><u><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Over the last decate, the opposition parties banked a lot on Congress to anchor a solid </span>opposition unity and the Congress banked on their leader Rahul Gandhi. Everyone forgot, electorally, Rahul has failed utterly in the past - 2014 and 2019. He had even resigned as party president. The G-23 leaders rebelled, but no use. </u></i></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3>Everyone appears callous in the opposition camp today. Likes of Ghulam Nabi Azad are no longer in the Congress. </h3><h3>So, many opposition leaders now say, -- we better prepare for 2029 when Modi may face the electorate for the fourth term.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">There is yet another factor and a vital one. Rahul Gandhi is a very poor communicator even to </span>his cadres and party colleagues...Often he talks philosophically, so much away from electoral jargons. In contrast, Narendra Modi's biggest asset is oratorical skill and ability to give necessary political spin to certain developments.</span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDhR5yU2XppAMmrka50fx0nxAn2qLJQTk6scqwxVFoluhZT4yiAqxvHcrZvyp-vhmUIEde0Ef6JbN310zmfzu5943Gu8_50tAG_cZWp65-biOrDGN3XnQx-1MGT7FV1ogC09YBq_gkIeYkmEbpvVc7jOLUvBKX_YTFFQznznm-jZW7bYp0VLPuESl4-ey/s4128/Niren111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcDhR5yU2XppAMmrka50fx0nxAn2qLJQTk6scqwxVFoluhZT4yiAqxvHcrZvyp-vhmUIEde0Ef6JbN310zmfzu5943Gu8_50tAG_cZWp65-biOrDGN3XnQx-1MGT7FV1ogC09YBq_gkIeYkmEbpvVc7jOLUvBKX_YTFFQznznm-jZW7bYp0VLPuESl4-ey/s320/Niren111.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blogger in Old Parliament Building </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Congress is largely seen as a squabbling left-leaning and anti-Hindu outfit arranged around its first family. There is a need to "re-establish" what the Congress stands for. It is also confused. The party could not enforce a sense of accountability on Rahul Gandhi or even Sonia-Priyanka duo. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rahul continues to rule the show even as an aging Mallikarjun Kharge was made the party president. In the last 10 years over 12 former chief ministers have quit Congress. Leaders like Himanta Biswa Sarma and Jyotiraditya Scindia are from Congress stock but now die-hard Modi admirers and BJP's key leaders both in administration and politicking. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">When it comes to playing pro-Hindu cards, the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi pursue all kinds of funny games -- and most of the strategies backfire. </h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">From time to time, he uses phrases like 'janayu dhari Brahmin' for himself. This means he is a Brahmin - high priest caste amongst Hindus.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">But he forgets, being Brahmin or taking sacred threads - according to Hindu customs - is inherited from one's father. It is not an issue of making a political choice. In Rahul's case his father-side grandpa was Feroze -- a Parsi and from his mother's side - his roots go back to Italy. In other others, such statements in general sense backfire. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Rahul Gandhi also does temple hopping. In 2019 he visited China and his party tried to link it to his being a Shiv Bhakti - no Hindu voter was carried away by such 'adjectives' from the likes of Randeep Surjewalla.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">He also </span>walked parts of his Bharat Jodo Yatra (a word that usually refers to a pilgrimage) in bare feet and often wearing a tilak, a red mark connoting Hindu piety. He has referred to the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu text, in presenting the Yatra as a "tapasya" .</h3><h3>Voters in Hindi heartland states Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were simply not bothered and his party was voted out in two states with a huge margin. </h3><h3>Rahul also talks about India's secularism and stresses on religious inclusion. In contrast, Modi and BJP's games are clear -- they are for a new Bharat that will show respect to Hindus and 'do justice' to the Hindu sentiments feeling aggrieved for 800 years and more. </h3><h3> </h3><h3><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i>During Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul also donned a turban to pay his respects at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the spiritual centre of Sikhism. People may still remember anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 when Sikhs were massacred in Delhi after his grand mom Indira Gandhi was assassinated. And more so because, Rahul's dad, late Rajiv Gandhi had said, "When a big tree falls, the earth shakes". </i></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3>These are legacy issues in negativity - but politically still talked about and sale-able. </h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17iToyVtcumSwiLf9_NQE6NS5-wsD40lt8rRqMS8puaBGkkMNvBx0x47zfshHFg-d4beIcc4N49FifpqE9GSttX4di6m9VEZemnGHtED5wkjmQk7giHfqr6J1UaEuMtHHOwV-A7esS0x4HmzY70n7Oh8fC4yg_YDRZO93iTY0Vd2BPaBKsGzjUL92zya2/s1024/555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17iToyVtcumSwiLf9_NQE6NS5-wsD40lt8rRqMS8puaBGkkMNvBx0x47zfshHFg-d4beIcc4N49FifpqE9GSttX4di6m9VEZemnGHtED5wkjmQk7giHfqr6J1UaEuMtHHOwV-A7esS0x4HmzY70n7Oh8fC4yg_YDRZO93iTY0Vd2BPaBKsGzjUL92zya2/s320/555.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rahul also has a poor sense of timing. And these contribute to establish himself as a non-serious politician. During Bharat Jodo Yatra 2, he was in Nagaland for two days but did not the NDPP-BJP regime at all. His Bharat Jodo Yatra-2 also coincided with Ram temple inauguration on Jan 22, 2024; and hence the cow-belt politics was left unguarded. And during his visit to Assam - on Jan 22 - he tried to enter a Shankardev Shrine and was disallowed !! </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In other words, the negative scores could easily outnumber the 'positives'. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Thus Rahul cannot emerge as a real 'counterweight' to Modi’s and his BJP's message of Hindu pride punctuated with right dosage of developments, welfarism and strategies to woo women and farmers. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Well analysts like Tushar Bhadra in Varanasi says, "The Congress tries multiple games and only end up doing some mistakes. After 2014, it has moved closer to Left ideologies and Rahul even was seen among students raising anti-India slogans in JNU in 2016. Secularism is dear to Hindus also but saving 'real secularism and pluralism' is totally different from being anti-Hindu. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Congress does not have the calibre in today's polity to offer effective 'secular answers' to real communal issues. Misguided strategies cannot win you battles, it can give favourable headlines in a peculiar out-of-touch from reality English media.</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRPhYgiDwQIiY6O4tfcrJqWchNZbLWKtkehF8ur8PKsAP5mQdedKICKVIU9hpiTomSY2KVmTy0X7UBYvdVQhPQRWIw9bUBkmE94SNBJtxk6y-KeMcZv5k_KOikEj62pM_aN7EphJuSt7T58BXkd_QU2d8LO1xLa85GONm5ptxUaGUWLCZEuamEix4ymX_/s330/Hafiz_Saeed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="330" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRPhYgiDwQIiY6O4tfcrJqWchNZbLWKtkehF8ur8PKsAP5mQdedKICKVIU9hpiTomSY2KVmTy0X7UBYvdVQhPQRWIw9bUBkmE94SNBJtxk6y-KeMcZv5k_KOikEj62pM_aN7EphJuSt7T58BXkd_QU2d8LO1xLa85GONm5ptxUaGUWLCZEuamEix4ymX_/s320/Hafiz_Saeed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The Congress remains clueless when it comes to Pakistani personalities such as Hafeez Saeed !! Rahul's onetime Guru Digvjaya Singh addressed dreaded global terrorist Osama-bin-Laden as Osama-ji. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The faceless Indian voters seldom forget such episodes and if at all they may forget; the BJP's social media spin doctors know how to bring them back in public debate in election season. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>In the ultimate, after nearly 20 years as a lawmaker, Rahul Gandhi still represents a puzzle. He is still a figure "ill-prepared" to be a leading neta in the heartless and ruthless world of Indian polity. Everyone feels, he is well cushioned by sycophants on one side and the protection of a mom's love on the other.</i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Congress has not still announced whether Priyanka Gandhi will contest from Rae Bareli or not. This maybe the time again for the Congress to dare to think of something radical: come out of the dynasty. Its suicidal either way !! </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNpJhEhxTmQhCahW1iFsoLn5jxcI5n4MtD-X6byOIu4S02Pq0YrGXZjjvZOAaKTsdmYcjcP1KeeZHfLSKVBafo2dgAQCtR8IEyO6ODwarX89DZxs9m8vFsI0TfzeaGI7TlrJO12zJJ6qqx7JPEqK1JuuLPRau8YM4ltKYklUrVq0P0bo0-0BV2RQd6T1P/s1548/vvv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1548" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNpJhEhxTmQhCahW1iFsoLn5jxcI5n4MtD-X6byOIu4S02Pq0YrGXZjjvZOAaKTsdmYcjcP1KeeZHfLSKVBafo2dgAQCtR8IEyO6ODwarX89DZxs9m8vFsI0TfzeaGI7TlrJO12zJJ6qqx7JPEqK1JuuLPRau8YM4ltKYklUrVq0P0bo0-0BV2RQd6T1P/s320/vvv.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">ends </span></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-6210370335434967282024-03-18T06:36:00.000-07:002024-03-18T06:54:41.404-07:00Election Commission removes Home Secretaries of six states, Mamata's Man Friday, Bengal top cop also shunted out<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Election Commission Removes Home Secretaries Of 6 States, Bengal Top Cop</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Election Commission directed the transfer of Rajeev Kumar, Bengal's Director-General of Police DGP -- a well known Mamata Banerjee loyalist.</h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">Vivek Sahay, who was Director-General and Commandant of the Home Guards, has been appointed the new West Bengal DGP.</i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHjvUXhRZzj6gwyEVPCzbwi1oh60QrKbsBbOsgfKzOopIxyWRha6AffTbeiaSubUQC8yypJOAxDS0Z4AzewjhznrrrCuLa0lQ8QYZPRSxoEqLaQSAU40fxwZcacTj1iO3OrCH_Qxu9W7QH5qubZbde1LjkvWaAuKwcsImMAy0g1TVy0KHWV79XIESjcMoq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="650" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHjvUXhRZzj6gwyEVPCzbwi1oh60QrKbsBbOsgfKzOopIxyWRha6AffTbeiaSubUQC8yypJOAxDS0Z4AzewjhznrrrCuLa0lQ8QYZPRSxoEqLaQSAU40fxwZcacTj1iO3OrCH_Qxu9W7QH5qubZbde1LjkvWaAuKwcsImMAy0g1TVy0KHWV79XIESjcMoq" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The poll panel issued orders for the removal of six Home Secretaries - including the top bureaucrats from NDA-ruled Gujarat, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In addition, Iqbal Singh Chahal, who is Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, and other officials in municipalities across Maharashtra, was removed too.</span></h3><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">All of this comes less than a month before the 2024 Lok Sabha poll; the ECI on Saturday said voting will begin on April 19 and run over seven phases till June 1.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This is, in fact, the first re-jig by the ECI since it announced polling dates, and it came after a meeting of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and his two associates, the newly-appointed Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. The poll panel has underlined its commitment to a level playing field for all parties in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, as well as state by-polls over the next 100 days.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sources said the personnel removed were found to be holding dual charge in the offices of the respective chief ministers of each state, and this could compromise, or be seen to be compromising, required neutrality, particularly in relation to law-and-order before, during and after polling.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">For example, in the case of Uttar Pradesh, Sanjay Prasad - the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath - had been given additional charge of the Home Department in 2022.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>West Bengal's ruling Trinamool has hit out at the removal of Mr Kumar, who is seen by the opposition as be close to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party. </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">In the past, the state government has also questioned the last-minute re-shuffle of senior officials so close to an election, arguing it hampers prep work.</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Senior leader Kunal Ghosh accused the saffron party of "trying their best to grab organisations like the ECI..." to ensure its success when the state votes across five phases beginning April 26.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #01ffff;">"The BJP is trying to help their state unit because they know, in the election, BJP will be defeated in most of Bengal's seats. The BJP may transfer a few officers but the public is with the Trinamool Congress and didi (as Ms Banerjee is referred to)," he said.</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">West Bengal has more often witnessed violence during polling season. In June, 2023, over a dozen people were killed across the state as voting for a panchayat election was underway.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Trinamool accused the opposition of instigating violence and criticised central forces for their failure to protect voters, while the Congress claimed the state had let thugs loose on the people.</span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">The re-shuffle, not an uncommon move by the Election Commission before major polls, also included the transfer of the </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-family: georgia;">Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand </span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Home Secretaries, as well as senior officials attached to the offices of the </span><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Chief Ministers.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxfzn15XEYJ58PJeZE8TnQkyfgh1hTHXms2h_D3b9J4_Z6qOIeXbm87_IZ9S_0IujkJ1cD9rClBrW6-hfGhccbqHch_H3nsDPdIvGV3k8xs53VhM29wQWh4VW35m35elFfhguw6MPcZUDnZNEroPkeHsRAqz8B7WtoqXsy-5Na5wcXfXHjOqhltFn_jAK/s976/02-Election.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxfzn15XEYJ58PJeZE8TnQkyfgh1hTHXms2h_D3b9J4_Z6qOIeXbm87_IZ9S_0IujkJ1cD9rClBrW6-hfGhccbqHch_H3nsDPdIvGV3k8xs53VhM29wQWh4VW35m35elFfhguw6MPcZUDnZNEroPkeHsRAqz8B7WtoqXsy-5Na5wcXfXHjOqhltFn_jAK/s320/02-Election.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">BJP To Contest 17 Seats, JDU 16, Chirag Paswan's LJP Ram Vilas) - 5 in Bihar</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><i>Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United will contest on 16 seats. Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party will contest on five seats, Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustan Awam Morcha and Upendra Kushwaha's RLM gets one seat each. </i></b></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3s5A_PfQFfZirAmulga5b3mQbjBKgcaTj41-0ehQRt56hyxmhXu7JX3ebTATXCFrVNiedMCd7Kf64eL9f-Q_mKtm7ATF3xfje9bw8Dwjhssv3FWFJVBUzXKjLtKdbDWYuL76HTVOZOgycckcDEU4FSidEqPSX0DF9yHtzS0dpibMgxotUOqXZxcVE9uo/s640/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3s5A_PfQFfZirAmulga5b3mQbjBKgcaTj41-0ehQRt56hyxmhXu7JX3ebTATXCFrVNiedMCd7Kf64eL9f-Q_mKtm7ATF3xfje9bw8Dwjhssv3FWFJVBUzXKjLtKdbDWYuL76HTVOZOgycckcDEU4FSidEqPSX0DF9yHtzS0dpibMgxotUOqXZxcVE9uo/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">"....don't shout at me....You have got my decision as Chief Justice, we are not hearing you," CJI D Y Chandrachud tells senior counsel Nedumpara -- who was once punished for contempt of court.</span></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>As Chief Justice said, "Don't shout at me". </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>On the defensive, Mathews Nedumpara responded, "No, no, I am very soft."</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Chief Justice went on, "This is not a Hyde Park corner meeting, you are in the court. You want to move an application, file an application. You have got my decision as Chief Justice, we are not hearing you. "</span></i></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>All these came to light during the hearing on Electoral Bonds. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>As Mr Nedumpara kept speaking, Justice BR Gavai intervened, "You are obstructing in the process of administration of justice!"</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The lawyer still did not back down. As he kept speaking, the bench said, "That's all, we will not hear you till you follow the procedure prescribed." Mr Nedumpara said they will be filing an application and that they boarded a night flight to reach Delhi. "Be kind to us," he said. The bench, however, did not budge.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The court also refused to hear arguments by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi and Supreme Court Bar Association president Adish Agarwalla, who wanted to intervene during the hearing.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The bench also reminded the lawyer of the contempt of court action he has faced in the past. In 2019, the Supreme Court held Mr Nedumpara guilty of contempt. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>He had then given an undertaking that he will never again "attempt to browbeat any Judge either of this Court or of the Bombay High Court". </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The court sentenced him to three months imprisonment "which is, however, suspended only if Shri Nedumpara continues in future to abide by the undertaking given to us today". He was also barred from practising before the Supreme Court for a year.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>The Supreme Court today asked SBI to disclose all details, including the alphanumeric number and serial number, if any, of the bonds redeemed. </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">It also asked the SBI chairman to submit an affidavit, stating that no info has been withheld. The Election Commission was asked to upload the data received from SBI.</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div></span></div></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-53233874744620649162024-03-16T21:44:00.000-07:002024-03-18T02:32:58.854-07:00Namo 'achievements' in last 10 years -- India as Bharat on 'ascending' graph :::: Three Parliamentary polls ... and why BJP and Team Modi need to be 'careful' .... Vajpayee lost 2004, Indira Gandhi routed in 1977 and Rajiv voted out in 1989<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;">Namo 'achievements' in last 10 years -- India as Bharat on 'ascending' graph </i></span></h3><div><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: #ffd966;">On foreign policy front, Narendra Modi started on a very weak ground. He had no considerable foreign policy experience. In 2005, he was denied Visa by the United States and the European Union too had downgraded him and his state Gujarat for 2002 riots. But once in power, he dis not look behind. A fast learner that he is, Modi picked up the tricks of the game. He brought in new charms and tools. </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: white;">'Bear Hug' and selfies became buzz words. </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: white;"><br /></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: white;">In an acknowledgement of India's rising global graph, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given a singular honour by the leaders of the countries he visisted; and India was celebrated at multiple high-profile multilateral and regional fora. </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>The BJP now in circa is ready to fight the election on a high-pedestal 'national' scale.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Modi’s role in elevating Bharat, that is India, as a global power – be that in international politics or in the recent its moon landing in August 2023 – is lauded as his personal achievements too. Of course India was the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole. </i></span></h3><div><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjZOv2lpizXKf4NNddBFhm2qRjCTMRSoxgX2GG2J5xJZdmsK-h-DtKQ-rEtY0bFXbxtCT1LhoD-rRCAaZ33lU-y-jSGveTVGuVo5zJmZKSnUY3q3-mBBeNVJzenGxlBJI0piWKCXKiQpmqsSn_oDpS0l_N5sp_IHqMUmWO2B_1LOl1780YiBvhUsg8L96/s1024/E__ulN8VQAUWZQv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1024" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQjZOv2lpizXKf4NNddBFhm2qRjCTMRSoxgX2GG2J5xJZdmsK-h-DtKQ-rEtY0bFXbxtCT1LhoD-rRCAaZ33lU-y-jSGveTVGuVo5zJmZKSnUY3q3-mBBeNVJzenGxlBJI0piWKCXKiQpmqsSn_oDpS0l_N5sp_IHqMUmWO2B_1LOl1780YiBvhUsg8L96/s320/E__ulN8VQAUWZQv.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Namo and Kamala of US </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">His swearing in 2014 had SAARC leaders including Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan lined up. In 2019, BIMSTEC leaders were invited, On Jan 26, 2018, as a special gesture, leaders of 10 ASEAN countries participated as Guests of Honour at the Republic Day Parade. This unique episode singularly underlined the Modi government's Act East Policy. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span>Between 2014 and 2018 (first four years itself; the outgoing visits in Africa included countries such as - Algeria, Angola, Benin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Rawanda, Senegal and many more. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span><span>The first ever African Development Bank meeting was hosted in Ahmedabad. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span>Overall in the last decade, India's pro-active Diplomacy and its rising global stature was reflected in its pivotal role in shaping the global agenda of any array of cross-cutting issues such as terrorism, climate change, nuclear proliferation and black money. Amid uneven global economic growth, India proactively pushed for expanding global cooperation against the scourge of black money. </span></h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsqmyR-uWGB85hVEHDxHaL5p5acvUrd3DobgLhuO0eFsOgVOfj42splRfkaJDyyUqgyA-w6GzdKJ2BEakeuC2pBDp6dfk6dIRsIRiyWPzphT5T3NYjkDjGkGCZbt5IJ9LDOpZLVbee8m5bxciT31xrKKrDD1gZib-Lr8lPEpWFuNXUfXQAZnAVo_LepBn/s680/Modi-Pope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsqmyR-uWGB85hVEHDxHaL5p5acvUrd3DobgLhuO0eFsOgVOfj42splRfkaJDyyUqgyA-w6GzdKJ2BEakeuC2pBDp6dfk6dIRsIRiyWPzphT5T3NYjkDjGkGCZbt5IJ9LDOpZLVbee8m5bxciT31xrKKrDD1gZib-Lr8lPEpWFuNXUfXQAZnAVo_LepBn/s320/Modi-Pope.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modi even hugged the Pope</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><div><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;"><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: #04ff00;">Three Parliamentary polls ... and why BJP and Team Modi need to be 'careful' .... Vajpayee lost 2004, Indira Gandhi routed in 1977 and Rajiv voted out in 1989</i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><i>Of the three polls that stunned Indians, the most favourite of Congress is the 2004 debacle suffered by Atal Bihari Vajpayee- L K Advani duo. This revived Congress and gave India a government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.</i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">This was also the beginning of an era with 'remote controlled' PMO ! </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyKqLK2UJoTzFkZvqvVw2KvmqxptKx47kZKwXWY-_d_F7Fi_bZcWTkqKy1KJvQmtxQ4FuLty5HlO49xwkBwcCdDwpkcOwyd9uqoeuJYJLxA5sRgiew0RtWQS6gl8ML6mKc4gxDzCnYpTGYfyXWtha5pUDB7vXh7ZPnTv9qXMtL3qR-A_EVXerb7AZThksG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyKqLK2UJoTzFkZvqvVw2KvmqxptKx47kZKwXWY-_d_F7Fi_bZcWTkqKy1KJvQmtxQ4FuLty5HlO49xwkBwcCdDwpkcOwyd9uqoeuJYJLxA5sRgiew0RtWQS6gl8ML6mKc4gxDzCnYpTGYfyXWtha5pUDB7vXh7ZPnTv9qXMtL3qR-A_EVXerb7AZThksG" width="192" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> The 1977 elections saw real saving of Democracy after Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi. She believed her son and his goonda elements and police highhandedness had tamed the opposition. The 'empress' was humbled.</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Of course, Rajiv Gandhi was a poor victim. He was let down by self-virtuous courtiers like Mani Shankar Aiyar. That man has hardly changed, and his arrogance has only helped the BJP in later years.</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> <br /><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Rajiv Gandhi, with a record 400-plus seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha, never hoped to sit in the opposition as he did in 1989. </span></i></h3><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFRWumQeElmY_Nm3gkR8wVmKohmPVZX82HYsb-OlWmefsAGI49hfYvxHpVOw2HIRQ8pEEXeihwqyDRPSQVxFzVYwqzO1PmDjF3n3GyBk-LBLVakY_jWZGxBupK83tpeSStLi40vxUu67QTfhoX62f0uR5qtWNH5y3RWuJ7CjN6z-GidJVJQu1dZQ_snX4/s1200/76767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1200" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFRWumQeElmY_Nm3gkR8wVmKohmPVZX82HYsb-OlWmefsAGI49hfYvxHpVOw2HIRQ8pEEXeihwqyDRPSQVxFzVYwqzO1PmDjF3n3GyBk-LBLVakY_jWZGxBupK83tpeSStLi40vxUu67QTfhoX62f0uR5qtWNH5y3RWuJ7CjN6z-GidJVJQu1dZQ_snX4/s320/76767.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">All these put together or separately should make the BJP realise that in democracy especially in India, the last ball counts more than anything else. Of course, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is himself the in-charge of his show.</span></i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">If Rajiv had the likes of Mani Shankar Aiyar; Vajpayee was let down by Pramod Mahajan. Modi and Amit Shah know all these pages of history better than anyone else. </span></i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">On the other hand, the Congress party should be careful about Rahul's Sam uncle -- Sam Pitroda. The 'overseas' uncle had committed two blunders in 2019 -- first he questioned Indian Air Force Balakot strike and secondly, he almost justified anti-Sikh riot saying (rather infamously) -- "hua toh hua". </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Sam Pitroda, Indian Overseas Congress Chief, had questioned Indian Air Force actions on February 26, 2019 and said just because eight terrorists come and 'do something' --- "you don’t jump on entire nation (Pakistan)".</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Pitroda had tried to justify the then UPA government's decision not to undertake any aerial strike against Pakistan after 26/11 Mumbai terror strike in 2008.</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">"Such people have no connect with India's security requirements...The pain that we have suffered in last three decades due to terrorism," Late Arun Jaitley had countered. </span></h3><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;">"Agar Guru aisa ho aur unke vichar aisa ho, toh shishya kitna Nikamma niklega aaj yeh desh ko bhukatna par raha hae </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;">(If Guru is like that, the disciple can be only a worthless one and the country is suffering this situation today)," Jaitley had said. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: 18.72px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWIjgn3T9WvBSM_PChiyMgvlhRDd6wjhyphenhyphen7JoPiUh9dJ4EAhDU1gh1jyy9aVP0eP0tfT5Z2fdryYQWKERHe6f5SkBFdnS6UB-m4c1CDLzb5usHSEOE1IhVnUaiHQSLmnHJX-O6NOg-M0XJZSmXQQr1Pf_viCl0AXAPVHVt-y_kH8Qc-ca1-2FSmJOIEGOx/s4080/20240218_100853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Over to Congress: Brand game of False Allegations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">If desperation had caught up with Imran Khan, then Pakistan Prime Minister, after Balakot air strike – in India – a class of politicians who often ‘sympathised’ with him "shared" the Pakistani game of lie, falsehood and utter shamelessness at times.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">If such sweeping remarks appear too harsh, one must scan through the tweets of Kapil Sibal and Digvijaya Singh. The former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh – who once was a virtual guru of Rahul Gandhi – had called Pulwama terror attack – “an accident”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Sibal, then was in Congress, for his part wanted to bank more on a section of foreign media and questioned the authenticity of Balakot strike and its impact. </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">For his part, the Air Force chief Air chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said the aerial strike on February 26 (2019) achieved its target and the Pakistani retaliation itself was the ample proof about it. <b>"We hit the target......If we had dropped bombs in the jungle, there would be no need for them (Pakistan) to respond”.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">In fact, the then Congress president Rahul Gandhi added to his list of faux pas when he tweeted horrifying lines on the Ordinance factory at Amethi. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Amethi said the factory was inaugurated by Rahul Gandhi in 2007 but it did not materialise due to UPA negligence.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Mr Gandhi wasted no time – and tweeted in hurry that he had inaugurated the factory in 2010 and that Mr Modi was only telling a lie. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #333333;">BJP leaders Smriti Irani and Kiren Rijiju released a photograph that showed that the function was held in 2007 - as mentioned by Prime Minister in his speech.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"Please take a closer look at the photograph, it shows 2007. When you really laid the foundation stone for Amethi and when you destroyed Amethi, please come clean," Smriti Irani it out at Rahul Gandhi in Hindi.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Kiren Rijiju, MoS Home went a step further. "Rahul Gandhi ji is holding a responsible position. Why don't some sensible people in Congress party tell him that compulsive liar is a person who tells falsehoods out of habit, sometimes for no reason at all," Union Minister Mr Rijiju tweeted.<br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #333333; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">But more vital question is what does Congress and other opposition parties stand to benefit by questioning the authenticity of Air Force strike of February 27?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Have they changed?</span></b></div><div style="color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #333333;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="color: #333333;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSIH_EW_YYbcg2PtXe9On8eYUom8X7i7XrLfUDuryVbu4zRQpcjZpt3nH6M4kO9zAqAOUvnepRXZkycfowNiYRlKY6XMNPvtozp9eOQoOUv8sFV7-yV-IHsUa8xJPW-yq67H4Nd7K3a6JGvLbEV4PwSmDm1pgL9M01AO4RtZ1q2632wzzz9R38dC26uck/s4080/20240214_121817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGSIH_EW_YYbcg2PtXe9On8eYUom8X7i7XrLfUDuryVbu4zRQpcjZpt3nH6M4kO9zAqAOUvnepRXZkycfowNiYRlKY6XMNPvtozp9eOQoOUv8sFV7-yV-IHsUa8xJPW-yq67H4Nd7K3a6JGvLbEV4PwSmDm1pgL9M01AO4RtZ1q2632wzzz9R38dC26uck/s320/20240214_121817.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b></div></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-84410106101547710902024-03-16T13:34:00.000-07:002024-03-16T18:35:27.794-07:00Big Battle is at doorsteps..... knocking ...... 'Big Picture' stories are hidden in some states and some political factors <p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">Elections are won, elections are lost.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">But the age factor matters. The Congress has still not able to decide what it can do with the talent pool in the younger generation. Even this year, Milind Deora quit. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In terms of BJP’s ‘shift’ towards Generation Next – it all actually started way back in 2013 under Rajnath Singh as party president himself – and the move had clear blessings of the RSS leadership. The underlining theme that guided the saffron party in 2013 appointment of office bearers, 2014 distribution of tickets and also ministry formation and allotment of tickets in 2019 – is <i style="background-color: #fcff01;">– ‘kisi ek neta ki nahi chali’.</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In 2023, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vasundhara Raje made exit from respective state capitals.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">“The single biggest takeaway is that no individual is important,” a source said.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A leader went further – saying in 2024, it is likes of Pawan Sawant (53) or even the 33-year-old L S Tejaswi Surya – who will run the BJP. The new faces programme too has seemingly gone down well in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Uttar Pradesh – despite all criticism – the incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is not only a ‘younger’ face – he is precisely one year younger to Rahul Gandhi. A Sangh parivar functionary and close observer of things – says “Rajnath Singh started it in 2013 itself and this has been carried forward". </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpfpg3gDcSdhwv4w28Wp8aTNudckbJarCMNnFm-qJR-sgnDtDwu2JqLxma5miLSg8XPQ1kNOZTMMd7A8_8fGrQYSgzk1URWRVKxfxi18cq4Syd2igE5C5M9mHs8G7fc8ybjlaspQtwhDV2UyaQDg4fetavtq0qrQGA8nbAPAdxbWHcBrkciWr5WpmvX4f/s1024/03Modi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpfpg3gDcSdhwv4w28Wp8aTNudckbJarCMNnFm-qJR-sgnDtDwu2JqLxma5miLSg8XPQ1kNOZTMMd7A8_8fGrQYSgzk1URWRVKxfxi18cq4Syd2igE5C5M9mHs8G7fc8ybjlaspQtwhDV2UyaQDg4fetavtq0qrQGA8nbAPAdxbWHcBrkciWr5WpmvX4f/s320/03Modi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #ffa400; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Karnataka</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won 25 seats out of 28 while the Congress won just 1. But apart from being in power in the state in 2024, the Congress has two regional heavyweights in Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar. How much difference they can make ?</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>Can Congress repeat 2023 assembly polls performance. The Congress made a strong comeback in the Assembly elections held in May 2023 to return to power in the state, winning 135 of 224 seats.</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, the BJP is counting on the popularity of PM Narendra Modi, as well as the machinations of old warhorse and influential Lingayat leader B S Yediyurappa. BJP has an alliance partner in the JD(S) of H D Deve Gowda. This is to garner support amongst Vokkaligas. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtJW03cSIpGtIG8f0Wdbkn_tf1UCPBgBAkqgudyI5XujRitTUdqXgJ911SpYUTXpJA6JWFT-HBILn1lrFqT8rLPp-C2oWCXMheeod6jHPFibKFZnE1ifgZnT8-ANk-G7fpCAaVhZXi-JB36bSYW1iL0eXDbpTwVgFp1zskMCan1SLikPqjKHIkHXEkbwVb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtJW03cSIpGtIG8f0Wdbkn_tf1UCPBgBAkqgudyI5XujRitTUdqXgJ911SpYUTXpJA6JWFT-HBILn1lrFqT8rLPp-C2oWCXMheeod6jHPFibKFZnE1ifgZnT8-ANk-G7fpCAaVhZXi-JB36bSYW1iL0eXDbpTwVgFp1zskMCan1SLikPqjKHIkHXEkbwVb" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>In Maharashtra: </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The BJP is banking on many factors. </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">The “recognised” factions of Shiv Sena of Eknath Shinde and NCP of Ajit Pawar are now with the BJP.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">However, Uddhav Thackeray or Sharad Pawar are in the other camp, the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, including the Congress. Multiple factors and push and pull have made the scenario much complex. </b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">In 2019, the BJP and undivided Shiv Sena in alliance won 41 of the 48 seats (BJP 23 and Sena 18). The Congress-NCP alliance was reduced to just 5, with the Congress winning only one seat. A senior Congress leader Ashok Chava n has joined the BJP now. </b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Haryana </span></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">PM Narendra Modi intervened and replaced his friend Manohar Lal Khattar as the Chief Minister. The Jat factor bothers BJP though it has been in power in the state since 2014. The BJP has made an OBC the CM, and cut off ties with Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata Party - JJP. Chautalas are Jats. </b></h3><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">Again Modi factor remains. The BJP won all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2019 but the going will be more challenging this time. </b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">Amit Shah always says the road to power in New Delhi (the central government) is via Uttar Pradesh. This template remains. The saffron party is banking a lot on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">The BJP won 71 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP in 2014 (73 for NDA with two for Apna Dal).</b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">In 2019, it came down to 62 (64 for the NDA). </b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">Five years back, the Samajwadi Party, BSP and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) had stitched up a meaningful alliance in 2019, helping them dent the BJP dominance.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">In 2024, the RLD is with the NDA and Jayant Chaydhary's grand pa Chaudhary Charan Singh was given the Bharat Ratna. The SP is aligned with the Congress, which has not made up any lost ground in UP.</b></p><p><b style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><i>The BSP led by influential Dalit leader Mayawati is contesting alone. That apart, the inauguration of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, plus gains for the Hindu side at the disputed Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Masjid complex, will work as boosters for the BJP.</i></b></p><p><b style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The Lotus party is ambitious to get 80 but may consider itself lucky and fairly good to score around 75. These polls may be Do or Die battle for Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CHUg7dZzfMI1Yw-Q5j3KdJtOtZpA5N-NLk-YcsavmvP0tLjgNuEROtAID10XvRSyE9iLKAVUbGy4rPn7OtbW2biVRTLHtfJhDy9KkwlxDLdgD8wlHabMJpbwQdPoh3vJ4D9rciae_sVOyEsSxku0wn1fr8TiasNXaVBoaXCkYZgqCVUH8suZpihvdkdp/s881/01nitish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="881" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CHUg7dZzfMI1Yw-Q5j3KdJtOtZpA5N-NLk-YcsavmvP0tLjgNuEROtAID10XvRSyE9iLKAVUbGy4rPn7OtbW2biVRTLHtfJhDy9KkwlxDLdgD8wlHabMJpbwQdPoh3vJ4D9rciae_sVOyEsSxku0wn1fr8TiasNXaVBoaXCkYZgqCVUH8suZpihvdkdp/s320/01nitish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">With Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)’s re-entry, the BJP-led NDA is back to its formidable combination in Bihar.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">The NDA won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 in Bihar. Along with Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas), this alliance brings together the upper castes, the non-Yadav OBCs, the EBCs and Dalit Dusadhs.</b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: georgia;">On the other side are the RJD, Congress and Left, with a largely Muslim-Yadav base, plus some EBC influence. However, young RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has been drawing crowds. He has decided to highlight job issue as an agenda.</b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">But it is also true, Lalu Yadav is not in best of his elements due to age and other factors. </b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4ml6yw96xoYTN1yRFzWaN5cSdbLXbA89t7JUGA81c1D1U_7Uptxq4lENpC8w1uwGJAZPnDiS1pbZdxGEaxLNFxYcDxCQq0cSe3JlbInTvMIMgpI40xga3h7i956NSXfHHrQ2UYzuJviTg0p84tLHxTUFtpia4pPxzWjqRE9w-kmZUoTzLhjUnYXZzX6S/s175/04Sonia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="150" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4ml6yw96xoYTN1yRFzWaN5cSdbLXbA89t7JUGA81c1D1U_7Uptxq4lENpC8w1uwGJAZPnDiS1pbZdxGEaxLNFxYcDxCQq0cSe3JlbInTvMIMgpI40xga3h7i956NSXfHHrQ2UYzuJviTg0p84tLHxTUFtpia4pPxzWjqRE9w-kmZUoTzLhjUnYXZzX6S/w274-h320/04Sonia.jpg" width="274" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Congress has so far announced 25 guarantees, building up on similar promises which, it believes, helped it notch up wins in state polls in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">These include 5 ‘Nyay’ guarantees for youth, women and farmers each, and 10 more announced lately. Most of these were unveiled over the course of Rahul Gandhi’s Manipur-to-Mumbai Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">To match these or otherwise, the BJP has 'Modi Ki Guarantee'. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ is described as a guarantee for the “development of youth”, “empowerment of women”, “welfare of farmers”, and “progress of the marginalised. Also in public debate and greater scrutiny would be Congress double standards vis-a-vis its commitment to Hindus. The Congress decision to stay away from Ayodhya's Ram temple consecration will be highlighted by BJP leaders. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">While Congress may try to bank on its spin on CAA and Electoral Bonds, its a matter of fact the CAA is a product of legacy of India's partition. And on Electoral Bonds, the Congress story is essentially grapes are sour. But what is the real explanation for it to finish No. 3 on the table behind Trinamool Congress.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge are trying to call it corruption; but some good amount went to Congress account too. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">For Congress and other opposition parties, the farmers’ issues vis-a-vis the protest on MSP will be a poll topic. But on the other hand, the BJP leaders will have to work harder to convince voters on the significance of Agri and Labour reforms. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Prime Minister touched upon a few issues in his address to 'India Today' conclave and other poll rallies. And from the government side, emphasis given to tech developments and visits by central leaders and minsters to north east will strike chord with the people. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1cKCuL3mJGdhAMgeoyqqCE6mpKgXPWRN_73izm55Uw9DDa98ijLaPV95JhKmZhkp6oSXRBsgv-cTZ22lf2WzjK7GEvqqCdAMkKu46FT24UHPAj-brnkRAEgKG3Zctv_qceNp4Wuc4ew7EB7hEombc_Y_JRM5r2xrfW-xTu2w5B9-ai8ExpdJUXZU9mLr/s320/005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1cKCuL3mJGdhAMgeoyqqCE6mpKgXPWRN_73izm55Uw9DDa98ijLaPV95JhKmZhkp6oSXRBsgv-cTZ22lf2WzjK7GEvqqCdAMkKu46FT24UHPAj-brnkRAEgKG3Zctv_qceNp4Wuc4ew7EB7hEombc_Y_JRM5r2xrfW-xTu2w5B9-ai8ExpdJUXZU9mLr/s1600/005.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blogger </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">BJP has to ensure real-time electoral success in southern states: While we try to analyse the Lotus party's electoral journey in southern states; it is also important to understand that the Congress too may find it difficult to retain its grip in states such as Kerala. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">For BJP's 303 tally in 2019, 25 of them came from Karnataka and Telangana added another four. So rest 100 are with the Congress and its allies. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">However, the BRS, YSRCP of Jagan Mohan Reddy, AIMIM are not its allies. On the other hand, JD-S is now a NDA constituent. BJP's alliance with TDP and Pawan Kalyan's party in Andhra is significant. </span></h3><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Congress drought in North </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Congress just had six <span style="font-size: 18.72px;">seats out of as many as 225 spread across 10 states in central India. </span></h3><h3>The Congress was decimated in the Hindi heartland both in 2014 and 2019, resulting in the party plunging to its all-time low tally of 44 in 2014 and 52 in the last Lok Sabha elections. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffa400;">In 2019, the Congress could win only 1 seat each in Uttar Pradesh (Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli), Bihar (Kishanganj) and Madhya Pradesh (Chhindwara), which together account for 149 seats. </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Besides, the Congress could not open its account in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It could also win only 2 seats in Chhattisgarh, and 1 in Jharkhand.</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The BJP knows it did well in assembly elections in the Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in 2023. </h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXO6KP5I-Kcn9ngjuwHMxWkL9s7SskGKqhQORf43lbOhLFbL9yDYmFgor-BpT9g6e-LrozffVpPBAUPZPfLxB41s-ZEaICQRfkxXGfPncmNfF0vH6EGA2jDtxzYoHX6yv9NtY_c3dk7FMoszNJH9xM7iWk7zpw3h-LQe-AL89U4KF31EunVLZSYJVI81f/s320/06congress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXO6KP5I-Kcn9ngjuwHMxWkL9s7SskGKqhQORf43lbOhLFbL9yDYmFgor-BpT9g6e-LrozffVpPBAUPZPfLxB41s-ZEaICQRfkxXGfPncmNfF0vH6EGA2jDtxzYoHX6yv9NtY_c3dk7FMoszNJH9xM7iWk7zpw3h-LQe-AL89U4KF31EunVLZSYJVI81f/s1600/06congress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b><p></p><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAh0J0WyQBcJV0Mkk2uQrpeG9UqeE-sZXCtxXUV_UPwklBtWIVBH8ATOP4tCclk5k6C2VpmheN7QJFmqj3kr3aYgvJLGI79dW8Np4M4t1iphCCwHJruxHM41ZJyqRAbM6INFVsRl8-n6qjG1zCqKvebVVHGnOuZj_IpFyDMCIKFys4sQMrDcY1riFJOOGH/s690/555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="690" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAh0J0WyQBcJV0Mkk2uQrpeG9UqeE-sZXCtxXUV_UPwklBtWIVBH8ATOP4tCclk5k6C2VpmheN7QJFmqj3kr3aYgvJLGI79dW8Np4M4t1iphCCwHJruxHM41ZJyqRAbM6INFVsRl8-n6qjG1zCqKvebVVHGnOuZj_IpFyDMCIKFys4sQMrDcY1riFJOOGH/s320/555.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheikh of Sandeshkhali: Has he marked the end of Trinamool saga ?<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">West Bengal, East and Mamata's frustration: The fact that Mamata Banerjee has got injured and there are accusations and counter accusations on various versions on it shows the 'politics of bitterness' will intensify further. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The BJP has been gaining ground in Bengal, but is dreaming yet again to dislodge the ruling Trinamool Congress.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">In 2019 too, the 'Modi wave' and meticulous poll planning helped BJP to pick up 18 seats. It was just 4 behind the TMC’s 22. Now, some predictions are already out in the market that the BJP may win 25. </span></h3><h3>This time, the BJP is hoping that the Sandeshkhali episode will help it to leave the TMC red-faced.</h3><h3>The CAA is an added push to win some fringe votes. There are a huge number of 'Hindu refugees' in Bengal from Bangladesh who expect to now become valid Indian citizens.</h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Of course, the CAA will be an issue in Assam too; but strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma is expected to play his games well.</span></h3><h3>The voters of Assam are - however - smarter. And in 2021 assembly polls, the BJP was victorious even after the widespread anti-CAA protests of 2019-20.</h3><h3>In 2019, the BJP won 9 of Assam’s 14 Lok Sabha seats, while the Congress won 3 and the AIUDF 1. </h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Punjab has 13 seats - one less than in Assam.</span> The </span>Aam Aadmi Party has done a serious blow to the Congress in the 2022 Assembly polls. The Congress has not been able to get its divided house in order still. Of course, the BJP is a weak opponent here. The Akalis too may not do very well. </h3><div><br /></div><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The BJP is expected to do well in states such as Odisha and in north east along with its allies despite Manipur black-spot. </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeMu7pVJJ8zgnwz3wPSWOTES-YdgnQl-QOV1AlvYDmwIb8_dI3qBKT-8omjGNfpFVMf6EDjNkzbHWlJoa0uhVtvxtdiH5nVro9Ef7bU9BrrjC3jvyANqOKTk9jxUKbClkLzTnlo7Jupla1Z_08_QkP_pq5RnLMaVG37e2nAZfs3SQtAZiFjIVR5u_lE5b/s594/01.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="594" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeMu7pVJJ8zgnwz3wPSWOTES-YdgnQl-QOV1AlvYDmwIb8_dI3qBKT-8omjGNfpFVMf6EDjNkzbHWlJoa0uhVtvxtdiH5nVro9Ef7bU9BrrjC3jvyANqOKTk9jxUKbClkLzTnlo7Jupla1Z_08_QkP_pq5RnLMaVG37e2nAZfs3SQtAZiFjIVR5u_lE5b/s320/01.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigidJS5n2aWCBcx0NumNOvJPOJMpYfFhqhRjxxs-jj5GgbAX85p51PkGKUP7kPztDNmp_NpWnRTC6KqRd27ILojdUZIo58CFHsNSBmY-KR3yYtiJnvxlZZlAprzRhz8ct8ceuUIVAqynl6R8SbEWvQf5kWZNogcJamwc-2CUyi2jNns1XUOgLs6jb4gNBk/s2048/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigidJS5n2aWCBcx0NumNOvJPOJMpYfFhqhRjxxs-jj5GgbAX85p51PkGKUP7kPztDNmp_NpWnRTC6KqRd27ILojdUZIo58CFHsNSBmY-KR3yYtiJnvxlZZlAprzRhz8ct8ceuUIVAqynl6R8SbEWvQf5kWZNogcJamwc-2CUyi2jNns1XUOgLs6jb4gNBk/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">ends </span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-18470489475113114192024-03-16T11:51:00.000-07:002024-03-16T21:07:43.346-07:00 In the words of Modi, what changed in India since 2014 .... ::::::: "India will be growing for next 25 years," says President of World Eco. Forum Brende<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi told 'India Today' conclave -- "In 2014, people had to give tax on an annual salary of Rs 2 lakh. Today, people with Rs 7 lakh annual income don't have to pay even a single rupee". </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">This is what he said trying to list his achievements and underscoring the Milestones those in effect 'changed' India. </span></div><h3><br /></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"The average time for income tax refunds has been reduced from 93 days before 2014 to less than 10 days now". </span></span>Introduction of new ministries for skill development, animal husbandry and fisheries, and the cooperative sector.</h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><i>"For the first time after independence, a major campaign for skill development of lakhs of youth was launched in the country," said PM Modi. </i></span></span>He added that fish production has doubled and cattle herders and fishermen were given Kisaan credit cards. With the creation of the cooperative ministry, the work of computerisation of 60 thousand packs was completed.</h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"This ministry started the world's largest storage scheme," said the Prime Minister.</span></span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NlNLpP7YanBbCIgCNodnMkdKCQYU8yi-Cz_REVbxjJH61Xb6W6MtEiuyoVt0eiqwRK1HXitUkOrvmY5r7d85g0prIkqU67yzCQbDVh9uXYr1l4irCzsU3YWkHJlgjNbnl9Cpjmm-LfYayby_oWSLoKmOy_eXZ0X_9aSflvV2Tygrt1Bxg6pHYu88XIOe/s1824/Self-gun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NlNLpP7YanBbCIgCNodnMkdKCQYU8yi-Cz_REVbxjJH61Xb6W6MtEiuyoVt0eiqwRK1HXitUkOrvmY5r7d85g0prIkqU67yzCQbDVh9uXYr1l4irCzsU3YWkHJlgjNbnl9Cpjmm-LfYayby_oWSLoKmOy_eXZ0X_9aSflvV2Tygrt1Bxg6pHYu88XIOe/s320/Self-gun.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blogger </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h3>*** Change of colonial-era penal laws to make them more "justice-centric".<br /><br /></h3><h3>PM Modi said, "In the last 10 years, our government has abolished more than 1,500 old laws. Many of these laws were made during the British era and were continuing as such." The old laws had punishment at its core and not justice, he said. </h3><h3><span style="background-color: #ffd966; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Aspirational district program to develop backward districts.</i></span></h3><h3>PM Modi said as soon as his government was formed, a campaign was launched for the development of more than 100 backward districts of the country. "Today, these districts have gone ahead of other districts in many parameters," he said. </h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">This success is now being taken to the block level. </span></h3><h3>** <span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Ease of living, which includes the transfer of facilities online.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"I can claim that you would not have heard words like 'Ease of Living' during the times of previous governments. After all, how could a government with an indifferent attitude pay attention to the 'Ease of Living' of the citizens?" said PM Modi. E</span>arlier, those who were powerful became entitled to the facilities and the common man had to bear the cost.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #ffd966; font-size: 18.72px;">**** Faster processing of passports and toll plaza waiting time.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">According to PM Modi, before 2014 the process to get a passport took took 50 days people had to pay bribes. "Today, you can get passport delivered to your home in five to six days," he added. </span>He further said that before 2014, there were just 77 passport centres in the whole country and the number increased to 500 today.</h3><h3>PM Modi also said the average waiting time at toll plazas was reduced to 30 to 40 seconds from 12 minutes before.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Development of Northeast states</span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">PM Modi said the northeastern states were among the areas which received the least attention from the previous governments. However, after 2014, he decided that stakeholders will visit these states every 15 days, he added.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><i style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">He also said that after 2014, ministers in his Cabinet have visited the northeastern states 680 times. </span>"I, as the Prime Minister, have visited the northeastern states more than combined tours done by all other Prime Ministers of the country," he added.</i></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">** Launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Ayushman Bharat scheme</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The scheme is saving more than Rs 60 thousand crore of poor people every year, said PM Modi citing a study. </span>Further, due to the Ayushman Bharat scheme the poor have been saved from spending Rs 1 lakh crore, said the Prime Minister.</h3><h3>"Our government provides medicines at 80 percent discount at Jan Aushadhi centres. Because of this, Rs 30 thousand crores have been saved from being spent by the poor," he added.</h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-size: 18.72px;">Properties attached by Enforcement Directorate</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"Till 2014, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached properties worth around Rs 5,000 crore. But during the last 10 years, this number stood at more than Rs. 1,00,000 crore," said PM Modi. </span>The number of cases of prosecution and complaints also rose by 10 times than what it was before 2014. This implies the transparency with which India is moving ahead today," he added.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">** <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">From 'last village' to 'first village'</span></span></h3><h3>Modi said he changed the mindset of the people by changing the terms used for areas which are at the borders. <i>"Those which were called last village I said they are India’s first village," said PM Modi. The same change was made for “backward districts” to “aspirational districts”, he added.</i></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>This is 'Sickular' shocker .... "India will be growing for next 25 years," says President of World Economic Forum Borge Brende</i></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"It is not that India is only growing ....but it is growing at a pace and helping and supporting the rest of the world.....India is one single country providing 15 percent of the global growth," President of World Economic Forum Borge Brende said at the 'India Today' conclave. </span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"We do expect that India will meet the 10 Trillion US dollar Economy in the next decade...We do predict that India will very soon become the world's third largest economy," he said. </span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe15b6zJioN2K3FNpIfQW1gRv02S81vsBvAZCh-DkXvSw2xIURvRUoHaJ6KwXtfM7MjoppMIVXwelAZ6H5L6MufMXyTEWzlJZDNNWi_yOsiSy55xZkkuAfWOgx-7G0She6cNpZn-8DVY6nAdIAmwYWhNR2Lvt7U7dcQ43-eEvsJ5ZwMohSH2WaC0WHWCk/s400/Naga11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="400" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZe15b6zJioN2K3FNpIfQW1gRv02S81vsBvAZCh-DkXvSw2xIURvRUoHaJ6KwXtfM7MjoppMIVXwelAZ6H5L6MufMXyTEWzlJZDNNWi_yOsiSy55xZkkuAfWOgx-7G0She6cNpZn-8DVY6nAdIAmwYWhNR2Lvt7U7dcQ43-eEvsJ5ZwMohSH2WaC0WHWCk/s320/Naga11.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">He stated that the era of G-3 ... the US, China and India has already come. </span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">'I think, its there....You have the US Economy; China No. 2.... and there is now a question of months before India will take the role as the Third largest economy in the world......I know for India now; it will continue if the reforms continue to be if India continues at the forefront of growth," Brende maintained. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">"It is like a snowball .... and when snowball when rolls, it becomes bigger. That is India today," he maintained. "Ten years ago, India was the 10th lathest economy of the world.......Today India is the fourth largest economy". </h3><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">",,,,,It's incredible and very soon (India will be the third largest".</span></h3></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXSO_hDUp5Km-jfaRAaAxZKlB92sWXVOjy9oxVIW9F_YgBMCjTFqejcGiF-FGzsWFFP7ZLOl9N7w-zw4p4gUUsTJECrNMerYdcSdt_D4Ne06_sgv9ea3wVgcwZNLVFRwBFC3Ll0s77-h_cDLPc1K0_twbLuTmO3Do1z9eliuuWgAOUrL253-7sn2RF9JR/s4080/20220922_121301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXSO_hDUp5Km-jfaRAaAxZKlB92sWXVOjy9oxVIW9F_YgBMCjTFqejcGiF-FGzsWFFP7ZLOl9N7w-zw4p4gUUsTJECrNMerYdcSdt_D4Ne06_sgv9ea3wVgcwZNLVFRwBFC3Ll0s77-h_cDLPc1K0_twbLuTmO3Do1z9eliuuWgAOUrL253-7sn2RF9JR/s320/20220922_121301.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">'Unfair to lump US with Canada': S Jaishankar on ties with North American countries</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><br />Union Foreign Minister S Jaishankar commented on India's ties with North American countries on the Khalistani issue and said it would be "unfair to lump" the US with Canada.</span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dr Jaishankar replied,</span> "You keep using the US and Canada seamlessly. I would draw a line there for a variety of reasons. Most notably that, all said and done, American politics has not given that kind of space to violent, extremist views and activities that Canada has done. So, I don't think it is fair to the US to lump them together. </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>I would distinguish between the two."</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><div>The US had accused that an Indian government agency employee had directed a plot to murder Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had alleged that there was a "potential link" between agents of the Government of India and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, another Khalistani terrorist.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>S Jaishankar said after the US shared information regarding the alleged plot to murder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, India decided to set up a "high-powered committee" to look into it as there seemed to be an "organised crime aspect" to the case. </div></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">On CAA implementation and remarks from US authorities and others in the west, Dr S Jaishankar says: "I am questioning their understanding of our history. I mean if you hear the comments from many parts of the world; it is as though the Partition of India never happened". </span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4uLAXE763a4xC5BqGFx_Fu3qfndRejnGckHzGnJkNAFrE4PXfxaCGqChCRmt4EBY87MpSmz-vHIxHQdgW6pw6al2D4M3Hsmg_SdrCSala8Met8tVytYVruTDI2kXH7JTwnG56k9s-TanvvMnBK20F3xI7NmN--d_wzmwvyXoWk2n1v8a6WXcvDT9eWkA2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4uLAXE763a4xC5BqGFx_Fu3qfndRejnGckHzGnJkNAFrE4PXfxaCGqChCRmt4EBY87MpSmz-vHIxHQdgW6pw6al2D4M3Hsmg_SdrCSala8Met8tVytYVruTDI2kXH7JTwnG56k9s-TanvvMnBK20F3xI7NmN--d_wzmwvyXoWk2n1v8a6WXcvDT9eWkA2" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>"And as if there were no consequential impact which the CAA is supposed to address. So if you take a problem and remove all historical contexts from it, sanitize it and make it into political correctness argument, and say I have principles.....I have principles too. One of my principles is obligation to people who were let down at the time of partition." </i></span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></span></div></span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-58545253891391924532024-03-16T04:14:00.000-07:002024-03-16T05:18:19.127-07:00No Simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls For J&K ::: UP, Bihar and West Bengal to have seven phase polls<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></i></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i></i></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">On the announcement of Lok Sabha election dates, National Conference leader </i></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Farooq Abdullah says,</span> "On one side the Govt of India wanted One Nation, One Election and on the other side, they are holding State elections and parliamentary elections in 4 states, why is this (J&K) being denied? </i></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>When every party wanted elections (in J&K) then what is the reason it is not being done? If they say security is the reason, I do not think so. </i></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></h4><h4><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>"How is that security is alright for the parliamentary elections and not for the state elections?..."</i></span></h4><div><br /></div><h4><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweets </i></span></h4><h4><i style="font-family: georgia;">"This time in the elections, BJP aims to win 370 seats and its resolve to take NDA beyond 400 has filled the workers across India with new energy. </i></h4><h4><i style="font-family: georgia;">For us, this election is not just for gaining power but also an expression of our dedication and ability to work towards the resolve of building a developed India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi."</i></h4><div><i style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></i></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">After the Election Commission of India declares the schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar says, "Just like the last time, this time also the elections will be held in all seven phases. We want a peaceful, free and fair election and hence it should be done in the presence of Central forces. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">It's the responsibility of the ECI to maintain peace, and hence they should take all strict actions that are needed."</h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-family: georgia;">Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav says,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"> </span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">"This is going to be an important election, I would like to appeal to the people to vote vigilantly as this election will shape the direction of Uttar Pradesh. </span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">This is an election for the employment of the youth, security for the women and the MSP for the farmers. We want that elections should be held fairly."</span></i></span></h4><div><span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"> The elections will be conducted in seven phases, with the first phase beginning on April 19. <br /></span></i><i style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></span></h4><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">This phase will witness voting in 102 constituencies, with results set to be declared on June 4. </span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span><i><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">“We were informed by all authorities that conducting J&K polls simultaneously wouldn't be feasible due to security concerns. Elections in J&K will take place immediately after the Lok Sabha polls,” said CEC Rajiv Kumar.</span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the first time in India's electoral history, voters aged above 85 will have the option to vote from their homes. The Election Commission has also pledged to ensure basic amenities such as drinking water and sanitation facilities at all polling booths.</span></i></span></h4><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZKMmH8P-mBwgZGZ4daVYyLyTvLSsChQXbE-E-QHbf9yXAZjBd-A2QMj8wQphvc_BGaPzVbsyYMI6mq4UnRezIJ_4J3ei3JKdx50SRWeyAeJ4yq_C2c7y5Qlp-QTI1h9bBPZ_0PA-6pEYF39-cNVRn0bmTmqBzpnlOnb9H1ZCKziIbFjnEqu0EVchyVLo/s976/02-Election.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZKMmH8P-mBwgZGZ4daVYyLyTvLSsChQXbE-E-QHbf9yXAZjBd-A2QMj8wQphvc_BGaPzVbsyYMI6mq4UnRezIJ_4J3ei3JKdx50SRWeyAeJ4yq_C2c7y5Qlp-QTI1h9bBPZ_0PA-6pEYF39-cNVRn0bmTmqBzpnlOnb9H1ZCKziIbFjnEqu0EVchyVLo/s320/02-Election.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">CEC Rajiv Kumar outlined four challenges posed by the 4Ms - muscle, money, misinformation, and MCC violations - in conducting smooth and fair elections. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>West Bengal Governor C V Ananda <span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Bose conveyed that his two main priorities for the elections are ending violence and corruption. The Governor assured that he would exert his utmost effort to achieve these goals. </span></i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on ‘X’: “The biggest festival of democracy is here! EC has announced the 2024 Lok Sabha election dates. We, the BJP-NDA, are fully prepared for elections. We are going to the people on the basis of our track record of good governance and service delivery across sectors.” </span></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">• Phase 1 elections: Scheduled for April 19, with the last date for nominations set for March 27. This phase will encompass 21 States and Union Territories.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">• Phase 2 elections: Set to take place from April 26, with the final date for candidate nominations being April 4. This phase will cover 12 States and Union Territories.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">• Phase 3 elections: Slated for May 7, with the deadline for candidate nominations set for April 20. The third phase will encompass 12 States and Union Territories.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">• Phase 4 elections: Scheduled for May 13, with the last date for candidate nominations being April 25. This phase will cover 10 States and Union Territories.</span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>• Phase 5 elections: Set to be held on May 20, with the deadline for candidate nominations set for May 3. The fifth phase will cover 8 States and Union Territories.</i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">• Phase 6 elections: Scheduled for May 25, with the final date for candidate nominations being May 6. This phase will encompass 7 States and Union territories.</span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>• Phase 7 elections: Slated for June 1, with the deadline for candidate nominations set for May 14. The seventh phase will cover 8 States and Union Territories.</i></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5K469EkVIfZ2tRNEIZxUtbtLQt3P29lLQHJcbR4e66HyYw6pWJjyzRWyGMDo8MmRnZkR2yX-PavVTdUUkXbDqMnteZkyamEtM_Ovm9Ni1nwefeMtYWy_5V9hkTjGb0DTprhGHMCwAWM7Bti-UAj0bWch90OOH1jVlk4LzX5kDboGqra4Vn1B59CTMZys/s1124/014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5K469EkVIfZ2tRNEIZxUtbtLQt3P29lLQHJcbR4e66HyYw6pWJjyzRWyGMDo8MmRnZkR2yX-PavVTdUUkXbDqMnteZkyamEtM_Ovm9Ni1nwefeMtYWy_5V9hkTjGb0DTprhGHMCwAWM7Bti-UAj0bWch90OOH1jVlk4LzX5kDboGqra4Vn1B59CTMZys/s320/014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Elections in Assam will be held in the first three phases. </h3><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>Kerala electorate will be voting to elect 20 Lok Sabha members on April 26. </i></b></span></div></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Tamil Nadu to vote in single phase on April 19 </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Polling for Andhra Pradesh will be held on May 13.</span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The Election Commission on Saturday announced the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as the Assembly elections to be held in four states -- Sikkim (32 seats), Arunachal Pradesh (60 seats), Andra Pradesh (175 seats), and Odisha (147 seats).</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>The assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will be held on May 13. while the assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on April 19. Odisha will have second phase of polling on </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>May 20.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, March 17, and will attend an NDA election meeting in Palnadu district, BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde said on Friday. Tawde said the meeting which will be led by Modi will be held in Chilakaluripeta in Palnadu. </i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan will also take part in the meeting, marking the first NDA election meeting in Andhra Pradesh in the run-up to the 2024 polls.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>The three alliance partners, TDP, Janasena and BJP will be meeting after 10 years, and Modi, Naidu and Kalyan will be seen on the same election stage after a long time.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><i>The NDA partners finalised their seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha and state polls following a marathon discussion held at Naidu's Andhra Pradesh residence in Undavalli on March 11, under which the BJP will contest six Lok Sabha and 10 assembly seats while the TDP will fight in 17 parliamentary and 144 state seats. Pawan Kalyan's Janasena will contest two Lok Sabha and 21 assembly seats.</i></b></span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-89300040219822104172024-03-16T02:43:00.000-07:002024-03-16T03:46:50.889-07:00Lok Sabha Elections in 7 phases from 19th April; Counting of votes on 4th June: --- Courts looked into various complaints against EVMs 40 times and rejected all charges every time: CEC Rajiv Kumar<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: 18.72px;"></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">Lok Sabha Elections 2024 to be held in 7 phases from 19th April; Counting of votes on 4th June: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar</span></h3><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Courts looked into various complaints against EVMs 40 times and rejected all charges every time: CEC Rajiv Kumar</span></b></div></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Dates:</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span>First phase voting - April 19</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">LS polls: Voting for 89 seats across 13 states/UTs in 2nd phase on April 26: EC</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Third phase on 7th May, fourth phase on 13th May, fifth phase on 20th May, sixth phase on 25th May and the seventh phase on 1st June:</h3></div><div><br /></div><h3><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: 18.72px;">Money seizures rose by 835% to Rs 3,400 crore in last 11 state polls during 2022-23; we won't allow misuse of money power: EC</span></h3><h3>Drone-based checking at borders during polls. </h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Vote-from-home for citizens above 85 in historic first</i></span></h3><div><br /></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>"Strict vigil over illicit online cash transfers, suspicious transactions through payment wallets". </i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"In Andhra Pradesh, date of poll would be May 13. </span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In Arunachal Pradesh, date of poll would be April 19. In Sikkim, voting will be on April 19. </span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In Odisha, first phase of voting will be on May 13, second phase on May 20, third phase on May 25, and fourth phase on June 1," </span></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar says "We are committed to give the nation a truly festive, democratic environment. The term of the 17th Lok Sabha is due to expire on 16th June 2024. </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The terms of the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim are also due to expire in June 2024. Elections are due in Jammu and Kashmir..."</span></h3><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Rajiv Kumar says, "There is no place for bloodbath and violence in the elections...From wherever we will receive the information of violence, we will take action against them..."</i></h3><div><i><h3 style="text-align: left;">We will be ruthless if violence takes place anywhere during polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar</h3><div><br /></div></i></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNew3qoPOZ0mTuZTGUZeShc8RVClkLgCFn3eP6Xuj02zyTN2MwByHkSTXR1Zt7XQn_WpF6OWILilDrhtbIzhH8rAED2cdkyj0zNcx0VqWCO69ibon2BMnglza_LF_rR3n9z-HrOxBJAdZdHy2LmdrkmAOSCRoPkd81Qe9yHZiCsz34reuNWpR1auD74y6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="388" data-original-width="690" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNew3qoPOZ0mTuZTGUZeShc8RVClkLgCFn3eP6Xuj02zyTN2MwByHkSTXR1Zt7XQn_WpF6OWILilDrhtbIzhH8rAED2cdkyj0zNcx0VqWCO69ibon2BMnglza_LF_rR3n9z-HrOxBJAdZdHy2LmdrkmAOSCRoPkd81Qe9yHZiCsz34reuNWpR1auD74y6g=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Total electors include 49.7 crore males, 47.1 crore females, 48,000 transgenders; 1.8 crore first-time voters added to list: EC</h3></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Our electoral roll includes 82 lakh voters of over 85 years of age, 2.18 lakh centenarians: CEC Rajiv Kumar </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"In 12 states the ratio of women voters is higher than men voters." </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"Ready to facilitate vote from home for electors above 85 years of age and for persons with disabilities across country". </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"We are ready to visit homes of voters of above 85 years to register their votes. Ahead of nominations, we will provide Form 12D to all such voters," says Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-size: 18.72px;">"We have 1.8 crore first-time voters and 19.47 crore voters between the age group of 20-29 years..."</span></h3><h3><br /></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Cn6gLSANBz-ar8CswDHXFEspjIcmOPRJk2-rGxQ5UbbhpZP8ioapWRqUh-esooYTejd4S9bqPJ-TV8rIMwxsT46mxCnibJHf6-KZiW-okuQGK4rF9UWGK7aylBiEOPy-A5mbktBULfNrqDM_ui-4ZY4Qi2plPVtaBtR9l2k3qv0pnyIkA5ZWMCn7w3xX/s976/02-Election.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Cn6gLSANBz-ar8CswDHXFEspjIcmOPRJk2-rGxQ5UbbhpZP8ioapWRqUh-esooYTejd4S9bqPJ-TV8rIMwxsT46mxCnibJHf6-KZiW-okuQGK4rF9UWGK7aylBiEOPy-A5mbktBULfNrqDM_ui-4ZY4Qi2plPVtaBtR9l2k3qv0pnyIkA5ZWMCn7w3xX/s320/02-Election.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Odisha assembly elections in seven phases: EC</span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">"We will do Lok Sabha polls in seven phases as was done last time. The phase 1 will start from March 20 - notification. Last date of withdrawal is March 30, and the date of poll would be April 19. The counting would be held on June 4,"</span></i></h3><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-24947433180949921602024-03-15T23:43:00.000-07:002024-03-16T00:03:32.576-07:00What will happen if Election Commission announces assembly/ Legislature polls in Jammu and Kashmir ?? <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"> Jammu and Kashmir has been without any state political representation since 2018, when the BJP-appointed governor dissolved the state assembly. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><br />Political leaders in the region have accused the BJP of a “suspension of democracy” as no state elections have been held for more than a decade. The Supreme Court ruled that the state elections must take place by September 2024.</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFFuVgNrsI8Sa_Bf8LuUWit_4IfZoQh8v-SYoWEq5XLi6mIZWMEpVjrMlOx8OPlnAo114khifsap-wvqgLLr41wKF2oEe-AeEGV2L8I7JP_4-djsysNpKh6ocOpzZLrBog-W6-ff5Lycj5_ERgnAOGrROuQnXegAaNrs_spRBfLE9dEBLFUmAy7bt5j0x9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFFuVgNrsI8Sa_Bf8LuUWit_4IfZoQh8v-SYoWEq5XLi6mIZWMEpVjrMlOx8OPlnAo114khifsap-wvqgLLr41wKF2oEe-AeEGV2L8I7JP_4-djsysNpKh6ocOpzZLrBog-W6-ff5Lycj5_ERgnAOGrROuQnXegAaNrs_spRBfLE9dEBLFUmAy7bt5j0x9" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Will EC announce Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as well..? .. Even the international headlines known for anti-Modi narratives 'foreign media' will be handled well.</span></h3><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">2019: Take Your clock back</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In its manifesto - Sankalp Patra - released on April 8 (for Lok Sabha polls), the BJP had pledged - ''We reiterate our position since the time of the Jan Sangh to the abrogation of Article 370. We are committed to annulling Article 35A of the Constitution of India as the provision is discriminatory against non-permanent residents and women of Jammu and Kashmir".</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Abrogation of the Article 370 has been one the contentious issues besides Ram Temple at Ayodhya and Uniform Civil Code highlighted by the BJP but were kept at back burner during Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">PM Modi and his Home Minister Amit Shah worked hard on the path-breaking move and to specific plans including ensuring deployment of additional forces and finally brought a resolution seeking to make Article 370 'inoperative' and also introduced a Bill that will create a Union Territory for Ladakh region.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>The announcement by Home Minister Shah follows days of uncertainty (of 2019) in Jammu and Kashmir after the state Home Department had ordered tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to leave immediately.</i></span></b></div><div style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div></div><div> ******</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXml_WUpbD8gwE3Kev7jvAaA4vVYdj6El1eaiWqBIl30apzaZKkwUHSps85bdu01IryK-EX_fAFMKK6Cps3priViYmoc1zw4sjs9lKBjcYt_gISBR1VRmWDzTG6F6z1JbQ-zDrU_m0z4xcF-n7dHf_1CQc0YuWre9ByF8Vc6DC70YuJliDQSNjZEjXcay/s680/111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXml_WUpbD8gwE3Kev7jvAaA4vVYdj6El1eaiWqBIl30apzaZKkwUHSps85bdu01IryK-EX_fAFMKK6Cps3priViYmoc1zw4sjs9lKBjcYt_gISBR1VRmWDzTG6F6z1JbQ-zDrU_m0z4xcF-n7dHf_1CQc0YuWre9ByF8Vc6DC70YuJliDQSNjZEjXcay/s320/111.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSibE0h7ZXamsirrA8w-RGenjpLkjemAEBUs0g1f3bIN57uZm1YAZebP0BQU8aXNdaiVcNJBUeGT4MGPOdluudIj5Y761ayYFiaGiZl9PnYViwVsTY78NwzvcQ4h4oe0G2iFUGJwRmRV-IkPqbLMnDWnJ7XtpR3uO-3BDbJBMkYWY40meXqU-6SpKXoOqZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="255" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSibE0h7ZXamsirrA8w-RGenjpLkjemAEBUs0g1f3bIN57uZm1YAZebP0BQU8aXNdaiVcNJBUeGT4MGPOdluudIj5Y761ayYFiaGiZl9PnYViwVsTY78NwzvcQ4h4oe0G2iFUGJwRmRV-IkPqbLMnDWnJ7XtpR3uO-3BDbJBMkYWY40meXqU-6SpKXoOqZ" width="191" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-51633808334674068352024-03-15T22:34:00.000-07:002024-03-16T12:34:18.964-07:00Ten years of Modi Era - A Review :::::: The Prime Minister has changed people's Mindset ..... A course in nationalistic Cleansing and Creation of a united Nation with the bond of Indian Culture<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">History will refer to our times as the Modi Years.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The greatest gift of the 'Modi era' is -- Indians are proud today. Do not go by what English media guided by Left-liberalism of Firangi thought process and foreign media says !!</span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFBqEcP-KtzTzHAqzTLGTwMcJSIdttbq2pNkCRdrEy1nxoaKr_wieQcrXqtH-B-FXQrEzK-AF3KOlDsqMsMkFjuL0R2yeNqboYHBswyXbd3_og69Tg2IG-7sCzU2tHyfvnaRi7x2UzxGx9oi9llrK6InCWm6yIfI7XzuNJqfFU3nsSA6aO6ujakPstO9IX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFBqEcP-KtzTzHAqzTLGTwMcJSIdttbq2pNkCRdrEy1nxoaKr_wieQcrXqtH-B-FXQrEzK-AF3KOlDsqMsMkFjuL0R2yeNqboYHBswyXbd3_og69Tg2IG-7sCzU2tHyfvnaRi7x2UzxGx9oi9llrK6InCWm6yIfI7XzuNJqfFU3nsSA6aO6ujakPstO9IX" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>List of Mega Achievements and Milestones:</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>$ Demonetisation - 2016</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>** GST -- 2017</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>*** Balakot attack - Lessons for Pakistan -- 2019</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>## Abrogation of Article 370 -- Aug 5, 2019</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>## Ram Temple Construction Launch - Aug 5, 2020</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>$$ Ram Temple inauguration - Jan 22, 2024</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Other achievements: Banning Triple Talaq</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"># Enhanced ties with global players - France, the US, Australia, Japan, Korea, Russia </b></div><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"># PM Modi prevailed upon Putin to avoid any Nuke war </b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Diplomatic masterstroke at G20</span></b></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">*** </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Hindus are today proud of their past and traditions</span> - unlike the era under Congress or under coalition regime. This assertiveness is 'new India', that is Bharat. 'Ayodhya' is no longer a shorthand for a civil dispute. The Soul of India exists, and exists holding its head upright in the comity of nations. This is about Mindset and to be precise the 'change' in Mindset. It's almost a Miracle.</h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The prophets of doom are awaiting a date with extreme gloom. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVaOjV7NHixpg_UKvMxFwSk-qOcbdZC6tQWMFjFgiCnUiC7cg1IqE1F01TnDbcN9EbpzJz1rZkn9zeTN3caNu7n0Ibfyr9AQ8pn9xz4Hw882XVMJe_gITAtXrzt5dy9E-hzOAkAQuD9hGciijcWHF6iZPYleYS-rJrHd0fnzyDPhJDpjaj_icpHRfWXJE5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVaOjV7NHixpg_UKvMxFwSk-qOcbdZC6tQWMFjFgiCnUiC7cg1IqE1F01TnDbcN9EbpzJz1rZkn9zeTN3caNu7n0Ibfyr9AQ8pn9xz4Hw882XVMJe_gITAtXrzt5dy9E-hzOAkAQuD9hGciijcWHF6iZPYleYS-rJrHd0fnzyDPhJDpjaj_icpHRfWXJE5" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Modi has given India and Indians a 'different' picture of themselves. The Modi-bashing army might say the Hindutva is different from the true spirit of Hinduism. But to millions, Hindutva is a way of life and that cherishes the spirit of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' and rightly Modi has added two new phenomena called Sabka Viswas and Sabka Prayas. What is for all cannot be achieved without the spirit of share and care and efforts of everyone. He has been absolutely right about it. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who will dispute that the Hinduism as preached by the greatest exponents aims at universal harmony and goodwill. The templates of infra developments, the Modi Years are for all to see. </h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">There are good roads and bridges. Railway stations are modernised and trains give a completely new look. There are toilets in the backyards and nowhere it has been stated that the beneficiaries' money will go only to the accounts of Hindus. It's for all. Triple Talaq has upset Modi bashing army yet again; but it has given a neo-confidence of thousands of Muslim women. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Creditably for his government during the last decade, the Prime Minister has built a right narrative or Foundation based on those pillars -- India will henceforth take a march towards 2047 - the Viksit Bharat. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"It is your support that gives me the immense strength to take bold decisions for the nation's welfare, draw up aspirational plans and implement them smoothly. I need and indeed, look forward to your ideas, suggestions and support as we work to fulfil the resolve of building a Viksit Bharat," the Prime Minister is so right to talk about his vision in his open letter penned for the people on the eve of announcement of election schedules. </span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-_BsOnd6rZs506dwC1W85wiuDq6wEWnR4HhxlrjUX1SsiRjmAxaIrQwTQkqyHsUJwVBja_WO8JiVJ5nxRN_NGnbpnKCKL8SvT8YpmEEpGiRV6vPIizpMGjDl9s43VNOwnl_0_qp4-YtcuSuvUNz3Sh6czHDm138ClZXOLIwtIPliQk8M_qEIECVUjxuS/s320/122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="192" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-_BsOnd6rZs506dwC1W85wiuDq6wEWnR4HhxlrjUX1SsiRjmAxaIrQwTQkqyHsUJwVBja_WO8JiVJ5nxRN_NGnbpnKCKL8SvT8YpmEEpGiRV6vPIizpMGjDl9s43VNOwnl_0_qp4-YtcuSuvUNz3Sh6czHDm138ClZXOLIwtIPliQk8M_qEIECVUjxuS/s1600/122.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>Maulana Abul Kalam Azad spoke from his heart when he said: "If an angel descends from the heavens today and proclaims that India can attain Swaraj within 24 hours provided I relinquish my demand for Hindu-Muslim unity; I shall retort - No my friend. I will give up Swaraj, but not Hindu-Muslim unity". However, we are to lament that the Congress leadership including Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru accepted India's partition. That sowed a permanent seed of ill-feeling and disunity amongst people.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>If CAA is disputed today; one can only attribute this to India's partition. And who are to be blamed for the partition? Of course, the Britons, of course people like Mountbatten and of course Congress leaders and the likes of Nehru and even Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>Many years later the 'New Ayodhya's Ram temple' provided a chance to revive the old brotherhood; but the Sickular brigade with their poisonous campaign worked overtime.</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><b>India's English media, a section of self-serving elites and intellectuals provided the fodder and perhaps Indian Muslims lost an opportunity to 'own up' themselves. While they lost the legal, moral and the land dispute battle; they could have won the PERCEPTION battle by overwhelming participating in the celebration of Sanatan Dharm. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>Instead, a section of leaders in DMK lashed out at Sanatan Dharm. Hope the mandate of 2024 will teach such arrogant elements some lessons. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5SAb8HSk9ov04uWX2gGhnmo1briulUlAQPolFbMpAztHJ9VJQ95p9LzCoj5XLggG79rrkdM2ycf5iXC9As0gjBQ2eIeTo6SOqMIUuJdaIjKj5AOpkq9Wn3YuEg0ZkVWiUObP9uOP2dAJlLN_AG6BngT5C0N9xS4wDuPGUiOhPr2cYgWo3nE5zLQzMzVB/s400/004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5SAb8HSk9ov04uWX2gGhnmo1briulUlAQPolFbMpAztHJ9VJQ95p9LzCoj5XLggG79rrkdM2ycf5iXC9As0gjBQ2eIeTo6SOqMIUuJdaIjKj5AOpkq9Wn3YuEg0ZkVWiUObP9uOP2dAJlLN_AG6BngT5C0N9xS4wDuPGUiOhPr2cYgWo3nE5zLQzMzVB/s320/004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Modi's popularity transcends national borders. The Indian diaspora which is the largest in the world flocks in huge numbers to catch a glimpse of the Indian PM whenever he travels abroad. </i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;"> A Leader is a creation of his own people. </i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The repeated impressive victories of Narendra Modi both in crucial state assembly polls across India and also in two parliamentary polls and also in Gujarat earlier raise a few fundamental questions about governance, leadership, popular will, a bit of timely right wing tilt, right handling of social media narratives and imperatives of development. Namo for Narendra Modi has become a catchword and a legacy for his campaign. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">He has himself endorsed Modi Hae toh Mumkin Hae and Modi ki Guarantee slogans. It is also true more the Sickularists of India and foreign backers hit out at Modi as a communal leader; the more India's Prime Minister fell back on his identification with his voters and of course the cheering Hindu crowd. His Jan 22, 2024 speech at Ayodhya remains a lasting template. "HAMARE RAM JI aa gayen haen" - It almost replaces ...the proverbial We the people of India. </h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">In the realm of global diplomacy, as the curtains drew open on the G20 summit, Narendra Modi grew in stature. The 'New Delhi Declaration' was nothing short of an astute diplomatic masterstroke. Modi's 'charm offensive' helped him make friends across the world.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the G20 summit in Delhi, Modi's diplomatic prowess shone through as he steered India's engagement on the global stage.</span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ends </div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-6315364420281871092024-03-15T15:36:00.000-07:002024-03-15T20:47:08.725-07:00Stage set for announcement of poll dates, PM's Open Letter to "My dear Family members" seeks suggestions for Viksit Bharat<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">Poll Schedule is to be announced on Mar 16, 2024 ....</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">PM Narendra Modi is aiming for a record third term in office and has set a goal of securing over 400 seats for BJP and its NDA allies.</span></h3><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #01ffff;">In an open letter to the citizens, whom he addressed as "my dear family members," in line with the BJP’s “Modi Ka Parivaar” (Modi’s family) narrative, the Prime Minister wrote: </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>“Our partnership is at the threshold of completing a decade. The trust and support of 140 crore Indians inspires and motivates me.” </i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The letter was sent by the centre to citizens over Whatsapp channel "Viksit Bharat Sankalp". </span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #01ffff;"><i>“I need and indeed, look forward to your ideas, suggestions and support as we work to fulfill the resolve of building a Viksit Bharat. I am confident that we will continue to take our nation to great heights together,” PM Modi wrote. </i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAH9Bi4B3Ce95mo09GVrur8tkC_kJD5sKSxxUMUp8oZGSWKDx4WVucMl-473bnVh779qANXvD-VNi0H-N_stqF2vSQgOeyCVSjhyphenhyphenkRjJMzlwHkgrFlmATPkPak5xu3QeiI44hbB3BVIWTtygch_cakkLYFYcbaekXb-c9bS2Wa3nfG2QKnAAP8WmeRD6G/s900/001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtAH9Bi4B3Ce95mo09GVrur8tkC_kJD5sKSxxUMUp8oZGSWKDx4WVucMl-473bnVh779qANXvD-VNi0H-N_stqF2vSQgOeyCVSjhyphenhyphenkRjJMzlwHkgrFlmATPkPak5xu3QeiI44hbB3BVIWTtygch_cakkLYFYcbaekXb-c9bS2Wa3nfG2QKnAAP8WmeRD6G/s320/001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The Viksit Bharat agenda is a vision formulated by the Prime Minister to bring about "social changes, technical innovations, and economic reforms, to elevate India’s standing on the global stage".</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">He has attributed the transformation in people's lives to government schemes and programmes, referring to it as "the most significant achievement of our government over the past decade."</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"It is a measure of your trust and support that we could take several historic and major decisions like implementation of GST, abrogation of Article 370, new law on Triple Talaq, Nari Shakti Vandan Act to enhance women’s participation in Parliament, the inauguration of new Parliament building and strong steps against terrorism and Left-Wing Extremism,” he wrote.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">“The beauty of democracy lies in Janbhagidari or public participation. It is your support that gives me the immense strength to take bold decisions for the nation’s welfare, draw up aspirational plans and implement them smoothly,” the letter said,</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-36k6mI9T3MfRKqgJt1fLJjFTS6Aa2k_PeIOtuzPOOWQTWPynwJVHde3eM7nBguGyncbM-Xd0G8CkshyQUT3t-YSlGECLBdxSEtC-gySwRmzx5XePYDLt2jEuf3dWQLWjT7WGDcFGsqwg1GAFt1DfigMk9lhAYs2cm5SRuNr1EpBSSzg4KR08NwYwbUO5/s400/Flag22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-36k6mI9T3MfRKqgJt1fLJjFTS6Aa2k_PeIOtuzPOOWQTWPynwJVHde3eM7nBguGyncbM-Xd0G8CkshyQUT3t-YSlGECLBdxSEtC-gySwRmzx5XePYDLt2jEuf3dWQLWjT7WGDcFGsqwg1GAFt1DfigMk9lhAYs2cm5SRuNr1EpBSSzg4KR08NwYwbUO5/s320/Flag22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>Stressing that his government has made sincere efforts to improve the quality of life of the poor, farmers, youth and women, the Prime Minister said its biggest achievement is the transformation that has come about in their lives over the past 10 years. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>"The success of efforts such as pucca houses through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, access to electricity, water and LPG for all, free medical treatments through Ayushman Bharat, financial help to farmers, assistance to women through Matru Vandana Yojana and many more has been possible only due to the trust that you have placed in me," the Prime Minister wrote. </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>Emphasising that India is moving forward with a focus on both tradition and modernity, PM Modi said the country has seen both "unprecedented construction" of next-generation infrastructure and a "rejuvenation of our rich national and cultural heritage". </b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwcfEBOwlK6kgLzPYXBwOuLTP6T6RI8Kmsu_xvCf4SvMRyI64TV_2fUeZsbYaZy8MboPH-_zSjG7_42MibocIZohNxz0iLdZsVpqtSQ9ye2SD_kiFtmFfYvL4gRksndrb78zBZDJsWhdb7g-vnllvbmFq0pd9CldVAWqxtK1p8noR6Cx45xE9R5j1fm6g/s760/Modi-BJP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="760" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwcfEBOwlK6kgLzPYXBwOuLTP6T6RI8Kmsu_xvCf4SvMRyI64TV_2fUeZsbYaZy8MboPH-_zSjG7_42MibocIZohNxz0iLdZsVpqtSQ9ye2SD_kiFtmFfYvL4gRksndrb78zBZDJsWhdb7g-vnllvbmFq0pd9CldVAWqxtK1p8noR6Cx45xE9R5j1fm6g/s320/Modi-BJP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">There was 'no secrecy' under Electoral Bonds system..... Secrecy comes when dealings are in cash ::: Now we have Fear of Return of Black Money -- says Amit Shah</span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i style="background-color: #04ff00;">"Phir se kale dhan ka wapas ane ka mujhe dar hae (I have again the fear of return of Black money)," the Home Minister said. </i></b></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> 'Fear return of black money': Home Minister Amit Shah says on the Supreme Court order to scrap electoral bonds. But he says the ruling of the highest court of the land has to be respected. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">"The Congress had no concerns about secrecy and transparency.... </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">He slammed Congress and said when donations were made through cash transactions, "they deposit Rs 100 in the party and keep Rs 1,000 in their homes".</span></h3><h3>"Congress has done this for years," he said.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhfmM9CIGCEfksDd5Y2etbhz9k-t97L8PHQFEfVklcGir6M-DGLPl2guLRQcrdUzRdezIlg1phzU7Lvw3vYM78ldmsVT4TsHoha5BegCtlUIyY5KtPjLJZoWmw7ELCUkLOgLw2vyFEfmBjMT1xWCcNyB8vUj4p4e3I31O47eo6idj_wzfNQoDKy8ihwON/s500/AmitShah02.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="500" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhfmM9CIGCEfksDd5Y2etbhz9k-t97L8PHQFEfVklcGir6M-DGLPl2guLRQcrdUzRdezIlg1phzU7Lvw3vYM78ldmsVT4TsHoha5BegCtlUIyY5KtPjLJZoWmw7ELCUkLOgLw2vyFEfmBjMT1xWCcNyB8vUj4p4e3I31O47eo6idj_wzfNQoDKy8ihwON/s320/AmitShah02.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Amit Shah's remarks came on a day the Supreme Court pulled up the State Bank of India (SBI) for not disclosing electoral bond numbers and thereby not fully complying with its previous judgment. </span>A day earlier, the Election Commission of India (ECI) published the electoral bonds data shared by SBI. The information also showed the purchases made by both companies and individuals and separately how much money each party encashed. </h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Shah insisted the Electoral Bonds ensured that everything was 'recorded'. "Unlike what Congress practiced for years, if Rs 1100 was donated for the party...the entire amount would go to the political party's account". </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"The BJP received around Rs 6,000 crore through electoral bonds. The total bonds (of all parties) amounted to Rs 20,000 crore. So where did the rest of the bonds worth Rs 14,000 crore go?" asked the Home Minister.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Amit Shah slammed the opposition parties which are criticising the BJP for the amount it received through the electoral bonds. He said the amount the opposition parties received was disproportionate to their number of seats in the Lok Sabha.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The Home Minister pointed out that the Trinamool Congress encashed bonds worth Rs 1,600 crore, Congress received Rs 1,400 crore, Bharat Rashtra Samithi received Rs 1,200 crore, BJD received Rs 775 crore and DMK received Rs 649 crore.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Amit Shah said there was no room for secrecy after the electoral bonds scheme was implemented as the amount was reflected in the bank accounts of both the parties and the donors.</span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyowRNeuvJtS3KhnxS8wTC85HVrNhgNllOglXFSsjGZ5_R8HgDI7ydaClcDr3-NBLjdPyxO-bfP6wBHOfQQw4_k_yLDtca2x3P3xkVqua2DoQe59-5GxMFiOBlyiebGZSiLQYmPhKs9jrIJ7Pddvp0-epnF5AdU1BabKtz9v7rpLfeYYeJ71C5S8u-5_T/s960/123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyowRNeuvJtS3KhnxS8wTC85HVrNhgNllOglXFSsjGZ5_R8HgDI7ydaClcDr3-NBLjdPyxO-bfP6wBHOfQQw4_k_yLDtca2x3P3xkVqua2DoQe59-5GxMFiOBlyiebGZSiLQYmPhKs9jrIJ7Pddvp0-epnF5AdU1BabKtz9v7rpLfeYYeJ71C5S8u-5_T/s320/123.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Asked at 'India Today' conclave what would be the Solution to the vexed issue, he said, "Kahin koi mil jaeyenge judge toh off the record puchunga Solution kya hae (If I meet a judge I will ask informallyoff the record, what is the Solution. As of now I do not see any Solution". </b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #01ffff;">"The Electoral Bonds were thus the beginning of a process towards Solution". </b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-80486574761436112512024-03-15T10:53:00.000-07:002024-03-15T10:53:47.913-07:00Why Mamata got more than Congress share in Electoral Bond ? <p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">Congress share was 11 % and BJP got nearly 48 percent</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">New Delhi </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">Darkness is never the end; and so the search for Light must continue.</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The second biggest beneficiary from Electoral Bonds was the Trinamool Congress, which received Rs.1,609.50 </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">crore -- 12.6 percent and the Congress with pan-India presence got only 11 percent.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Mamata's share was enhanced after her win in the 2021 assembly polls. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966; font-family: georgia;"><i>Money does walk-the-talk.</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-EP14eL-b-WY89zaJuT_4zFbdt0AUnnGzynfwJD-5gQJFITGQ6gwKx2tEvQyu6jos7hSKk45912iIIIXjvzxPN3gEkwXrtqHIzGRKhcoDfGcimjuAC-wRs9IDLg8Rr3LWjxf5NQ93CbflCO_QLkwS34Ztdrk0FBNNha2lGCGeYG-wpbu0J7CLbzqTFAT/s610/112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="610" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-EP14eL-b-WY89zaJuT_4zFbdt0AUnnGzynfwJD-5gQJFITGQ6gwKx2tEvQyu6jos7hSKk45912iIIIXjvzxPN3gEkwXrtqHIzGRKhcoDfGcimjuAC-wRs9IDLg8Rr3LWjxf5NQ93CbflCO_QLkwS34Ztdrk0FBNNha2lGCGeYG-wpbu0J7CLbzqTFAT/s320/112.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">No right-person could possibly say that India's Supreme Court is wrong. In the case </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">related to the Electoral Bonds, the apex court is absolutely correct to talk about </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">transparency. The ruling nullifying the Electoral Bonds scheme is therefore correct and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">in favour of democracy and even people's right to know.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">However, the verdict does not resolve the problem of dirty money in Indian elections </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">and also does not offer any proper route vis-a-vis electoral funding.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><i style="background-color: #01ffff;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Data has come out; but it perhaps conceals a lot more than giving out certain </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">figures. The fact that two large business houses Reliance and business empire of </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Gautam Adani did not figure in the list of donors is baffling. </span></b></i></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://nagalandpage.com/why-mamata-got-more-than-congress-share-in-electoral-bond/">'Nagaland Page' link </a><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Another facet that leaves some awe struck is Trinamool Congress managing to get more </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">funds than Mamata Banerjee's parent party, the Congress. Does it show, TMC as a more </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">popular outfit than the Congress of Rahul Gandhi. In Nagaland, the NDPP-BJP regime may be </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">smiling.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqQllaZ31klyJhRMe9RdGFGwvhO7TGH5KwxPjDMMwMB_wlLLGFJABdyzF9EuZIirlb2Ns2dss4iQmi71vQ5q3IQfINRXVL9mSzNRZslQG4m2z11fGDnJbpS6raYjRBj8RB3-MdDL4NRmHH6v50gRtlTkcdxWuScHNbLG2J8KA7hX0PK9urS6L4c2lUyN8/s3648/DSC08536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqQllaZ31klyJhRMe9RdGFGwvhO7TGH5KwxPjDMMwMB_wlLLGFJABdyzF9EuZIirlb2Ns2dss4iQmi71vQ5q3IQfINRXVL9mSzNRZslQG4m2z11fGDnJbpS6raYjRBj8RB3-MdDL4NRmHH6v50gRtlTkcdxWuScHNbLG2J8KA7hX0PK9urS6L4c2lUyN8/s320/DSC08536.JPG" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">I say this more so because most NDPP leaders are ex-Congress veterans and there are quite </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">a few ex-Congress leaders in the BJP -- in Nagaland and also in states such as Arunachal Pradesh and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Assam.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><i style="background-color: #ffe599;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Reliance as a business house was the creation of the triumvir Dhirubhai Ambani, Indira Gandhi and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pranab Mukherjee. Gautam Adani of course is creation of the 'new India' era under Narendra Modi; and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">there is nothing wrong in both the cases.</span></b></i></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">A society and a nation cannot prosper without industrialists. Nagaland has a typical experience of extortion </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">by as many as 24 factions and also 'others' in more ways than one; and we know why many people are running </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">towards Khatkhati these days.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Take a closer look at the following figures. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">#BJP: Over Rs 6,000 crore (nearly 48 percent)</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">#Trinamool Congress (TMC)- Rs 1,610 crore</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Rahul-Sonia Gandhi-led Congress- Rs 1,422 crore</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS): Rs 1,215 crore</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Naveen Patnaik-led BJD in Odisha : Rs 776 crore.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSwPrznmWMukCEuHLqryCBj4aWAnQn0kybiBgWYr2O-hsXMh2aIrRGcopvV6e2rrm_Dn0ceXiyNLppZ8V8C3m9xcWmIgxvGnCPY-gcBJMyXfIZVtv9kXQi7NKMg8TcTa4W8hXhg4tHtRYyEEpPxj-9aTbENuPt8ihGzOg4QU96TD8VFawQbTuU6OQ2ziV/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-14%20at%201.14.58%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSwPrznmWMukCEuHLqryCBj4aWAnQn0kybiBgWYr2O-hsXMh2aIrRGcopvV6e2rrm_Dn0ceXiyNLppZ8V8C3m9xcWmIgxvGnCPY-gcBJMyXfIZVtv9kXQi7NKMg8TcTa4W8hXhg4tHtRYyEEpPxj-9aTbENuPt8ihGzOg4QU96TD8VFawQbTuU6OQ2ziV/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-14%20at%201.14.58%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">One can easily draw some conclusions. The details published after the top court's </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">intervention confirms one obvious - the big financial advantage of PM Narendra Modi's party </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">ahead of general elections.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><i style="background-color: #01ffff;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Congress is crying foul. It could be a case of grapes being sour also. Ask K Therie, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">who could not manage enough funds to field even 60 candidates in 2018 and 2023 elections.</span></b></i></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">It is obvious no ordinary citizen can participate in the electoral process unless he/she has the backing </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">of a cash-rich uncle. Smaller parties in Nagaland such as NCP and NPP know where it pinches.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Despite serious attempts, a group of former legislators could not float any party or contest 2023 assembly </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">elections in Nagaland. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now as the data is out; we are in a season of accusations and counter-accusations.</span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">One analogy is ED was sent and BJP got the funding. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">has sought to counter this and even counselled - "Smart hardworking research will do good rather </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">than lazy journalism".</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>"The ED went and therefore they gave you (to BJP)...but what about the rest of it....Which ED was sent to them and they have also given," she said on Friday. </i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">"....Are you sure they have given it to the BJP? (after ED raids) They have probably given it to the regional </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">parties. What makes you think so many things and build the narrative?", she said.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The real issue is that the issue of 'money and elections' is not solvable exclusively by a law.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">It is primarily political and also a bit moral. In Nagaland, its festivity.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tomorrow, if we have a system that says Indian currency is banned till voting is done; </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">probably only honourable Governor of Nagaland may like to exercise his franchise.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The society is already in silence. In future, they will not need any tranquilizer. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;">Finally, the Supreme Court has weighed in favour of political democracy and also transparency.</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">But it has put an extraordinary and a new burden on India’s political class. Interesting times </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">ahead. </span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">ends </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeG5oRkjKaVuWoB_SR9nj5XZ_Kqf_wBkeETqEliWD49IBVoTT1xdR2gtTOM4ekT7wDB6wVhH95V5oXbYTTfbjAuwRjglQaVaoIiBsaBwIZl_Fc_TDzemk_g8G58u5qDOeyptFzcnGMxK8ZUaBDiG7qoRxWioexbwsXyxRly9EKkiU9QROknY5Xzstj-b_/s600/011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeG5oRkjKaVuWoB_SR9nj5XZ_Kqf_wBkeETqEliWD49IBVoTT1xdR2gtTOM4ekT7wDB6wVhH95V5oXbYTTfbjAuwRjglQaVaoIiBsaBwIZl_Fc_TDzemk_g8G58u5qDOeyptFzcnGMxK8ZUaBDiG7qoRxWioexbwsXyxRly9EKkiU9QROknY5Xzstj-b_/s320/011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-69710430004122343532024-03-15T10:34:00.000-07:002024-03-15T10:34:50.114-07:00BJP-led NDA Set to Go '400 Paar' in Lok Sabha, Opposition INDI Alliance to cross 100 - News18 Mega Opinion Poll <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #04ff00;"> <i>BJP-led NDA Set to Go '400 Paar' in Lok Sabha, Opposition INDIA Bloc May Just Cross 100 </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>News18 predicts the NDA is set to win 411 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha with the BJP alone bagging a record 350 seats. </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The remaining NDA constituents, including the Janata Dal (United) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP), will win 61 seats. </span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrppyF4jOAWhm-lsWofAeDno1vullf_uvSTlJQMehth7fzm4V3T3_xpJ5b1uz-KKzrFFzoNdvXNd8JtGx1Fqb5J4D5270y91YivnA5of3kMtFLLTqHfAYddJdVDeaGMf1PGof9_eSpWAlrbvbLSVmwUiMkm7tzYeM_aFW3a7zavC1zchcyhmep6NJW-BB/s4080/20230908_140644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrppyF4jOAWhm-lsWofAeDno1vullf_uvSTlJQMehth7fzm4V3T3_xpJ5b1uz-KKzrFFzoNdvXNd8JtGx1Fqb5J4D5270y91YivnA5of3kMtFLLTqHfAYddJdVDeaGMf1PGof9_eSpWAlrbvbLSVmwUiMkm7tzYeM_aFW3a7zavC1zchcyhmep6NJW-BB/s320/20230908_140644.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>The survey indicates that the BJP-led NDA will sweep the Hindi heartland (with 77 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 28 in Madhya Pradesh, 10 in Chhattisgarh, 38 in Bihar, and 12 in Jharkhand) and Karnataka (25). It will also likely see a sharp rise in numbers in Odisha (13), West Bengal (25), Telangana (8), and Andhra Pradesh (18). </i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The ruling alliance is also likely to bag all 26 seats in PM Modi’s home state Gujarat.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The NDA is also expected to spring surprises in Tamil Nadu (5) and Kerala (2), the two states where it is working overtime to make its presence felt.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The opinion poll has predicted that the opposition bloc INDIA, a united front comprising major non-BJP parties including the Congress, will win a combined 105 seats in the lower house. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Congress may end up with just 49, which would be its second-worst performance in Lok Sabha polls after its historic low of 44 in 2014.</span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">‘Others’, including the AIADMK, BSP, BRS, BJD, YSRCP, etc, could together net about 27 seats, according to the findings.</span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-58680834121888733982024-03-15T03:40:00.000-07:002024-03-15T20:05:33.321-07:00Mixed Bag :: Maj Gen. Manish Kumar takes charge as new GoC Nagaland ::::: “Misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted” .... on remarks by US on CAA<p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></p><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Major General Manish Kumar, Sena Medal (Bar) assumed the command of the Inspector General Assam Rifles (North), Kohima, Nagaland on 15 March 2024. He took over the charge from Major General Vikas Lakhera, AVSM, SM.</i></span></span></h3><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz1571LyL-AgCLkG2hHMXqqCdeWuheFDb2bzCpu9taDwiVAWz74DPs2vJcPQpk4atK-QmKAS3xVEyCTTOBUk3xloipEg-B2mV_FYq1q62TigcMxCCVtT8DRLbQN-agLjshNu4npvnFnbxCmJVlIDYBEChmwOA_kK4d22m2tm4Z2dBlVu_kCNBaVWW2DglE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz1571LyL-AgCLkG2hHMXqqCdeWuheFDb2bzCpu9taDwiVAWz74DPs2vJcPQpk4atK-QmKAS3xVEyCTTOBUk3xloipEg-B2mV_FYq1q62TigcMxCCVtT8DRLbQN-agLjshNu4npvnFnbxCmJVlIDYBEChmwOA_kK4d22m2tm4Z2dBlVu_kCNBaVWW2DglE=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b>Gen Lakhera will be moving to New Delhi. New Goc, Nagalad called IGAR, Maj Gen Manish Kumar has vast operational experience having served in northeast and Jammu and Kashmir. </b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b>"Situation in Myanmar remains a cause of concern....", says MEA spokesman Randhir Jaiswal </b></i></span></span></div><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said:</i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>“Lectures by those who have a limited understanding of India’s pluralistic traditions and the region’s post-partition history are best not attempted. Partners and well-wishers of India should welcome the intent with which this step has been taken.”</i></span></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">“The CAA is about giving citizenship, not about taking away citizenship, so this must be underlined. It addresses the issue of statelessness, provides human dignity, and supports human rights. </span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>"As regards the US State Department’s statement on the implementation of CAA, and there have been comments made by several others, we are of the view that it is misplaced, misinformed, and unwarranted,” Jaiswal said.</i></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>On Myanmar situation, </i></b></span></h3><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #01ffff;">MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "We had issued an advisory for the Rakhine State where the situation there is very delicate, the security situation has deteriorated. We told all Indian nationals to evacuate themselves and move away from there and we also told our nationals who are there or otherwise from anywhere else not to travel to that part. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The situation in Myanmar remains a cause of concern because of the deterioration in the security situation. There is a lot of fighting happening there, and the security situation is not conducive, but we call upon all sides. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">We want peace and stability in the country, we want constructive dialogue in the country, and we want inclusive federal democracy to be established through dialogue and through constructive engagement..."</b></span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGfGPoI3HdoumOCXpOi_No9GZKCKTsLWvNX69UujKaNCsGoI5o8oIoJ6yjrMX6INn4C2CS4U6axvCM4iq8c4eP22uZDOZhNNpYMessiPOn9YMwghCwPSQkJbOakdZZngAC3UnDL3mejWlAxaxhTdMqITGVLW8obqNpOu_xAy0kgZgB0bSN-VqbNkMNb9M/s960/015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGfGPoI3HdoumOCXpOi_No9GZKCKTsLWvNX69UujKaNCsGoI5o8oIoJ6yjrMX6INn4C2CS4U6axvCM4iq8c4eP22uZDOZhNNpYMessiPOn9YMwghCwPSQkJbOakdZZngAC3UnDL3mejWlAxaxhTdMqITGVLW8obqNpOu_xAy0kgZgB0bSN-VqbNkMNb9M/s320/015.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "We are pressing very hard with the Russian authorities for early discharge of our people who are stuck there. Last time we told you that there were 20 people there who approached us. We also have two people who passed away. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">"On that, I have an update. The paperwork of their mortal remains has been done. The funeral agency, which we have engaged, has handed over the bodies. We are in touch with the family. We are also in touch with the Russian authorities. And hopefully, we will have the mortal remains in India by the end of this week, that is on Sunday or thereabout. So hopefully, on the 16th or 17th, they'll be here and then handed over to the family. So that is the update on Russia."</h3><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm_LC8HFscjrqNdKsCtwJm453fmlGLS6Hq3MklEAovugPyLxg4iVeZ1s_ibpthlWDf-GR1VPG8K53y9SKcJOC4sGLLzIFnWdXgCvwT0pFSCjDno066lhJIJu0O0XS7wwXNghZo5p1DDeoIu7nZ8ZMXZHBncwbkAId1S8AiVhAfNyN1I_FgsoZfOdOD-_q/s690/555.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="690" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm_LC8HFscjrqNdKsCtwJm453fmlGLS6Hq3MklEAovugPyLxg4iVeZ1s_ibpthlWDf-GR1VPG8K53y9SKcJOC4sGLLzIFnWdXgCvwT0pFSCjDno066lhJIJu0O0XS7wwXNghZo5p1DDeoIu7nZ8ZMXZHBncwbkAId1S8AiVhAfNyN1I_FgsoZfOdOD-_q/s320/555.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don of Sandeshkhali </td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Sandeshkhali incident </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #01ffff;">Partha Biswas, Director of the Center for SC/ST Support and Research says, "They (victims) are being identified and threatened that when the media would not be around them and Sheikh Shahjahan would return, what would happen to them...In 2003, Sheikh Shahjahan joined the CPI(M)...In 2013, he joined the TMC. </i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">His atrocities have been going on for 8-10 years now. As his political power and influence grew there, the atrocities and torture expanded too...This is not a matter of just one day." </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">On CAA, BJP National Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa says,</span> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>-- "...A few political parties are spreading hatred against us. Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan have been meeting us since the day before...that hatred is being spread among them and they are being called rapists, that refugees will cause riots and tensions if they stay in Delhi, that they will snatch away employment opportunities of people. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>"Arvind Kejriwal is attempting to spread hatred against Sikhs and we brought this to the cognisance of the Election Commission...The same Arvind Kejriwal had spoken about settling Rohingyas here...Just for electoral politics and getting the votes of a particular community, hatred is being spread and our community is being defamed..."</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>"We have told the Commission that action should be taken against him, his social media handles be stopped and TV channels who are running this should be directed to stop the broadcast. We have also demanded strict action against Arvind Kejriwal who is defaming us." </i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "The kind of enthusiasm I have witnessed, I can guarantee that the NDA is going to win all the 14 seats here. People are fed up with the corruption and anarchy of the state govt... </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>The Election Commission has submitted the electoral bonds list, if they (Congress) have some objection, they should tell or go to court. People of the country are now socially and politically aware and no one can fool them with some so-called allegations... NRC is not a big thing but a register of the Indian citizens. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>"CAA was passed in the parliament, years back to grant citizenship to those who are persecuted on religious grounds. A Muslim cannot be persecuted in Pakistan, still, if someone wants to have Indian citizenship, there is a process for that too, no one is prohibited. Indian Muslims have nothing to worry about. We do politics based on justice and humanity and not caste, religion or region."</i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB7GWFEWvbttYuTRtyV55WsAL6QlkBZ3fF61mtu4aZrUP4GYWVM_3r_uEkTi_2QcdhVuqi0FmbyijC6lGqglYajKLYQL2135at-0yv3v4jzomKs60TMyHFjdEjqdJg-zOzIj7oZ4_WRhmyRAYEMo2N5HydPqxIAnQIfBEs09GdjG3nbcXo8l9ryIy7EdE/s990/010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB7GWFEWvbttYuTRtyV55WsAL6QlkBZ3fF61mtu4aZrUP4GYWVM_3r_uEkTi_2QcdhVuqi0FmbyijC6lGqglYajKLYQL2135at-0yv3v4jzomKs60TMyHFjdEjqdJg-zOzIj7oZ4_WRhmyRAYEMo2N5HydPqxIAnQIfBEs09GdjG3nbcXo8l9ryIy7EdE/s320/010.jpg" width="233" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /><i><br /></i></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">After joining the BJP, Dibyendu Adhikari says, "It is a good day for me as I am joining the BJP family today...What happened in Sandeshkhali, especially against women, is not an issue of Bengal alone but that of the entire country. BJP reached the victims first, no other political party could do it. People had a lot of expectations with Bengal CM as she too is a woman...</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>In Bengal, women don't have the respect that they should have. There is no rule of law there...Our job would be to work as a BJP worker and work on the ground to take the party forward and get 400 plus seats for PM Modi...".</i></span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>"I look forward to it. Obviously, it's a celebration of democracy. This election is ensuing. It is a time for the people of India to look at the last ten years of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered, how deeply he has transformed our country, </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>how he has created a launch pad for India to become a developed nation, and to compare it with the ten years of the Congress, UPA in the centre and to compare it with the left government in Kerala, which is busy running to the Supreme Court asking to be bailed out.</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i> So the people of India will vote. The people of Thiruvananthapuram will vote. The people of Kerala will vote. And I look forward to engaging with them, discussing the future of Thiruvananthapuram, discussing, thinking the past of Thiruvananthapuram, and hopefully being given an opportunity of taking it forward..."</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-37943043186213824882024-03-15T02:20:00.000-07:002024-03-15T03:33:46.740-07:00Sickularism's 'last battle' before 2024 'Moditva again' Verdict --- Fight it through Electoral Bonds narrative .... Players are the same. and their rules have hardly changed<h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">(Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tried to underline a few points --- perhaps much needed for anti-Modi English media ....</span></i></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b>"What if the companies gave the money and after that we still went knocking their doors with ED....Is that a probability or not ? .....Second assumption in that itself....are you sure they have given it to the BJP? They have probably given it to the regional parties. What makes you think so many things and build the narrative?" - Ms Sitharaman told 'India Today' conclave.</b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b>"Now you do any hairsplitting on it .....But do it without assumptions of this nature. ED went and therefore they gave you (to BJP)...but what about the rest of it....Which ED was sent to them and they have also given.....<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Smart hardworking research will do good rather than lazy journalism".</span> </b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><b> </b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></i></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">**** </span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Electoral Bonds Data Live: List of funding to political parties</span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">#BJP: over ₹6,000 crore</span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">#Trinamool Congress (TMC)- ₹1,610 crore</span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Rahul-Sonia Gandhi-led Congress- ₹1,422 crore</span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Telangana K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS): ₹1,215 crore</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Naveen Patnaik-led BJD in Odisha : ₹776 crore</span></h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">English media is over enthusiastic. So are many politicians of Congress fold or from regional parties such as Trinamool Congress -- whose corruption can be accepted because Didi's politics is anti-Hindu and blatantly pro-Muslim and even pro-Bangladeshi Muslims.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /><i style="background-color: #01ffff;">She is opposing CAA and that's a virtue. Sandeshkhali did not provoke candle light protest !! Imagine such a thing for a day in Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh.<br />Then comes Ananth Hegde's comments about possible 'change' in Indian Constitution if BJP gets near 400. </i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The ever-virtuous 'crown prince' is no longer the crusader to save Indian democracy. It's Chandruchud !!</span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWdZYm0xqGOMoMeMfF9TWQKGNcr2g9fxBey0HF_tSqTknfrzeh3v2rC5zUgIN6ZyjDKUbgStn8cEdDW4HEEsLob_whyHZFGCm9n1nuPsC8vo0y_gg41hUvEyPrrHsDWIW1EMhvOgK16uZsjTqax_kJNBbkh28XnoEV7oMIQnxKoejUyYK8PDhO1OH_R-y/s2048/002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWdZYm0xqGOMoMeMfF9TWQKGNcr2g9fxBey0HF_tSqTknfrzeh3v2rC5zUgIN6ZyjDKUbgStn8cEdDW4HEEsLob_whyHZFGCm9n1nuPsC8vo0y_gg41hUvEyPrrHsDWIW1EMhvOgK16uZsjTqax_kJNBbkh28XnoEV7oMIQnxKoejUyYK8PDhO1OH_R-y/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The latest debate is -- "What would a BJP victory mean for India's constitution?" But the debate around Electoral Bonds is more complex -- but well directed. It is anti-Modi.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">All the money through this route has gone to the BJP .... nearly 48 percent. But the issue how Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress got more than Rahul Gandhi's Congress is not being talked about. Because this will expose the dynast-prince's political limitations. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course there is also a curious anxiety why and how Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adabi's names do not figure in the list of donors? </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Even I am curious, but how come the State Bank of India (SBI) help or make any difference ?</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8cBh_fivfrBUGdbEx0M7q9hzJreor029EIAlO8YGesS3oIHZc5aHbKnyWzDIDbVIXKn7tsm6glpfqKZ2ij0eCeL9koHZG8g9xbSpoZqiSK5TkUNb-heov7VsZM63A4-ChYeEvRMJWwEYsfoK83XQJqpIBVkqajoMkwH_yCy1eRm0GO1rxScpZZTYlqnA/s960/002Modi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="960" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8cBh_fivfrBUGdbEx0M7q9hzJreor029EIAlO8YGesS3oIHZc5aHbKnyWzDIDbVIXKn7tsm6glpfqKZ2ij0eCeL9koHZG8g9xbSpoZqiSK5TkUNb-heov7VsZM63A4-ChYeEvRMJWwEYsfoK83XQJqpIBVkqajoMkwH_yCy1eRm0GO1rxScpZZTYlqnA/s320/002Modi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The litigation goes on. and there is desperation in the Sickular club !! 'Chandrachud' is the neo-elite's favourite word !! If hashtag #Electoralbond is trending; so is #CJIChandrachud. The elections every time offer a new ball game, that's why even 2024 is no exception. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">While the country seems set for emergence of another Modi-led era; others including foreign media and India's Sickular brigade -- a section of 'shopkeepers' want a hung parliament. They thrive in the name of protecting India's minorities -- the Nira Radia tape and the corruption of UPA-2 are still grim reminders. This section is never comfortable with a neo-assertiveness displayed by India. They are not at all comfortable that 'minority-appeaser' Mamata faces toughest battle of her life. </h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The changing dynamics of West Bengal politics is 'communalism'..... that's neither revolutionary nor democratic. There were - hence - candle shortage for Sandeshkhali. The only priority for next few days will be Electoral Bond and how BJP grew richer and Congress and other parties grew poorer. While Modi is debating Artificial Intelligence, being No. 3 Economy and infra developments; for the other side the worry is ..what Ananth Hegde said about changing a constitution. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"The statement by Anant Kumar Hegde, from southern Karnataka state, has ignited intense speculation. It also drew both praise and criticism, underscoring the significance of the pro-Hindu party’s electoral ambitions and its potential ramifications for India's constitutional framework.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hegde’s statement came amid fears among secularists that the BJP is determined to consolidate its power by reshaping India's political landscape," goes a piece in UCA News.com. </span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Why BJP should not 'consolidate' is power is not explained properly !!</span></span></h3><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAVoCj5dlPTpwSck1SjRM5rnlfid1GpxWL1gmAYttq30_h9Rfmm1-04SqOhUIu2fPwahpHOe23tEtiArUO0t_hIYR24EVP2DKdAVNZspvCc0zryTZMOdR2VrNP3qtIMKG9fDvBYInCcdZH3h35ONHsAn8SUCXhojW7qWJYATQnyD8zgxwuCB6sgSXwXRl/s900/002Namo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAVoCj5dlPTpwSck1SjRM5rnlfid1GpxWL1gmAYttq30_h9Rfmm1-04SqOhUIu2fPwahpHOe23tEtiArUO0t_hIYR24EVP2DKdAVNZspvCc0zryTZMOdR2VrNP3qtIMKG9fDvBYInCcdZH3h35ONHsAn8SUCXhojW7qWJYATQnyD8zgxwuCB6sgSXwXRl/s320/002Namo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">But do the foreign media have any answer -- why there was lack of enthusiasm when it came to Sandeshkhali?? </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Can they answer whether any other country under the sky has something called (or like) Art. 370 ? Did they criticise Manmohan Singh when he said minorities have the first right to national resources? </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The issues Mandir, Mandal and Statbility were debated in the 1990s. The man called Narendra Modi and his Moditva doctrine have changed these narratives altogether. Will there be a debate altogether on the tussle for 'supremacy' between Rahul Gandhi and Modi ?</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">In 2004, it is presumed certain remarks from a judge in the Gujarat 2002 mayhem case altered the game in favour of sickularists. There was change. There was Lalu Prasad winning. There was DMK and there were people and individuals such as Suresh Kalmadi and A Raja !! </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">The same old school is waiting for the return of 2004 days -- when NGO activists thrived and a 'national advisory council' became the second PMO and also the more powerful one!</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">For the time .... a simple advise can be --</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">We must never try to brush aside reality, however unpleasant it may be. </span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYCqkH4Xg7OlZFi4AcPuTOCafsb2QVl_c2uhEj5ZcfSU2qOEIxss0aQ9D-GnDFVabv8jZHeEpqTQl6J1QDBGFRQm_VRarMSS0iBo8AoXu6Yb2djCSSm_tIoUGi-BEiCcbrhkuAYT-BtSpWyZKkIdgH15xl-rMnLMJNDFAy5saX-J6eFJpHYzHePrenK6m/s620/02.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="620" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYCqkH4Xg7OlZFi4AcPuTOCafsb2QVl_c2uhEj5ZcfSU2qOEIxss0aQ9D-GnDFVabv8jZHeEpqTQl6J1QDBGFRQm_VRarMSS0iBo8AoXu6Yb2djCSSm_tIoUGi-BEiCcbrhkuAYT-BtSpWyZKkIdgH15xl-rMnLMJNDFAy5saX-J6eFJpHYzHePrenK6m/s320/02.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sitharaman terms links between probe agency raids, election bonds 'assumptions'</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Questions perfection of earlier systems</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Says moved on from a system which was completely imperfect</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">As the data from the State Bank of India released by the Election Commission </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">(EC) revealed that at least 14 out of the top 30 companies which purchased electoral bonds faced action by central or state probe agencies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday termed the 'talk' of links between probe agency raids and election bonds 'assumptions'.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">She also questioned if the earlier systems were 100 per cent perfect.</span></b></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">ends </span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-86194144610110281022024-03-15T01:41:00.000-07:002024-03-15T01:41:21.867-07:00Well two new Election Commissioners .... Gyanesh Kumar and Sandhu could have been handpicked by Modi -- and there are good reasons -- One worked for UCC and another ensured abrogation of Art 370<p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"> Two new Election Commissioners were former Babus closely involved in 'delivering' two new milestones for 'Bharat' -- that is new India.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">One of them prepared the much needed framework for abrogation of Article 370 and the worked ensured delivery of the controversial Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-j4HY2TxVS6gObDaHJgMM7z-8V-JpzNYB6H6aXToAnYJUC6zBkYitg6JRjfVZRr4Ie-bCTmiEyEPD1cpDDGYJ_qa3PMCrI8u-4l5ecMAdS1z-umHrqfcFco8Hy7L_9Jj3Rh9a6jO8LCKdmFEDVpKOOsramVx5LyUyfIT-INOS4doy5FNVibnkEPg5L_Pc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-j4HY2TxVS6gObDaHJgMM7z-8V-JpzNYB6H6aXToAnYJUC6zBkYitg6JRjfVZRr4Ie-bCTmiEyEPD1cpDDGYJ_qa3PMCrI8u-4l5ecMAdS1z-umHrqfcFco8Hy7L_9Jj3Rh9a6jO8LCKdmFEDVpKOOsramVx5LyUyfIT-INOS4doy5FNVibnkEPg5L_Pc=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Babus who delivered in and for 'New India' </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">While 1988 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Gyanesh Kumar was closely involved with the preparations for abrogation of Article 370, soources say.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">For his former Uttarakhand chief secretary (also 1988 cadre) IAS officer Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu is credited with the implementation of UCC in the hill state. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">It also came to light both the officials especially Kumar worked closely with Home Minister Amit Shah.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>One of the two posts of Election Commissioners fell vacant after the retirement of Anup Kumar Pandey in February. The other vacancy arose after the sudden resignation of Arun Goel on Saturday, amid reports of differences with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;"><u>A post graduate in economics from Harvard University, Kumar was posted as joint secretary in the Union Home ministry between May 2016 and September 2018 and additional secretary between September 2018 and April 2021.</u></b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Modi government had announced the decision to abrogate Article 370 on 5 August, 2019. </span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i>“He is a very efficient, very hard-working officer. He has a reputation as a go-getter and he delivers — as he delivered on Article 370. He earns the trust of his superiors and he will never say something can’t be done,” a senior Kerala cadre IAS officer said, according to 'Print'. </i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Kumar retired as secretary, Union Ministry of Cooperation in January. The Ministry of Cooperation is also held by Amit Shah. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">After his term in the home ministry, Kumar was appointed the parliamentary affairs secretary for a year. In May 2022, he moved on to become the secretary of the newly formed Ministry of Cooperation under Shah. </b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>He has held charges in important central ministries including defence, where he handled defence production. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>An IIT-Kanpur alumni with a degree in civil engineering, Kumar courted controversy during his tenure as the Kerala PWD secretary. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwsHy1jps81gwauwB0yaCl5cJb4n0PIoLzKHue02M0Ikx4K19kpyVIwi4h7w_TjUT3v7x-v3E_GSqyK4ETJN0PYQU9pmyGlg2Zjxl22Yypx3jHJPCmJ-mnFuysDQZru4vWmcLgaq2DOuuWzZefk1BTB5ndLnQga-wU4cN_mbFg5mPj2bC5q-4jhTvcdRa/s1200/Modi-shah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwsHy1jps81gwauwB0yaCl5cJb4n0PIoLzKHue02M0Ikx4K19kpyVIwi4h7w_TjUT3v7x-v3E_GSqyK4ETJN0PYQU9pmyGlg2Zjxl22Yypx3jHJPCmJ-mnFuysDQZru4vWmcLgaq2DOuuWzZefk1BTB5ndLnQga-wU4cN_mbFg5mPj2bC5q-4jhTvcdRa/s320/Modi-shah.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Sukhbir Singh Sandhu </i>served as the chief secretary of Uttarakhand. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: #ffd966;">Sandhu was appointed the chief secretary when Pushkar Singh Dhami became the chief minister in 2021. His brush with law helped the state government deliver UCC -- and helped Uttarakhand make a name for itself. </i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earlier, Sandhu served as the chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He also served as additional secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. He d</span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">id his MBBS from Government Medical College, Amritsar and also has a Master's Degree in History from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sandhu has published papers on 'Urban Reforms' and 'Municipal Management and Capacity Building'. He was conferred President Medal in recognition of his services as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, Punjab. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sukhbir Singh Sandhu also received the 2001 President of India Medal in recognition of services rendered during Census of India.</span></b></p>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-49982036344255714182024-03-14T20:09:00.000-07:002024-03-14T20:24:05.308-07:00You remember, DLF Commercial Developers ... CBI raids etc, it also donated Rs 130 crore :::::: Ms S N Mohanty is the biggest individual donor via Electoral Bonds .... :: Raids by ED, CBI on 14 out of top 30 donor companies<h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Ms SN Mohanty is the biggest individual donor in the list with total donations of Rs 45 crore. </span></i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">She is followed by Lakshmi Niwas Mitttal who donated Rs 35 crore. </span></i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Here is the list of top ten individual donors.</i></h3><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXhsbr7Qu5UKUZeTfDYOr-2kkXnlYgEAdzsE4MQH-xiedyis6egg43hnciU5ntckHVYkOYUaUicegg8A17GcVUKQy3nsvb7yLyTIe6f5C9g5L6kIQ-lM_SGIRaQa0GooNkVCedlGxcS_I9PgrSE2sqGIBkfwy24-SEpnP-fYATAbNVSMNhh4hjlqmHoN3r" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1240" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXhsbr7Qu5UKUZeTfDYOr-2kkXnlYgEAdzsE4MQH-xiedyis6egg43hnciU5ntckHVYkOYUaUicegg8A17GcVUKQy3nsvb7yLyTIe6f5C9g5L6kIQ-lM_SGIRaQa0GooNkVCedlGxcS_I9PgrSE2sqGIBkfwy24-SEpnP-fYATAbNVSMNhh4hjlqmHoN3r=w400-h236" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Data released by the Election Commission reveals action by ED, CBI, and IT officials on at least 14 out of top 30 donor companies. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>At least 14 out of the top 30 companies which purchased electoral bonds from 12 April 2019 to 24 January 2024 faced action by central or state probe agencies, revealed data from the State Bank of India released by the Election Commission (EC). </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Top Donor was Future Gaming and Hotel Services: </i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>The firm donated Rs 1368 crore between 27 October 2020 and 5 October 2023. In 2022, Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached assets of the company and its various sub-distributors worth over Rs 409 crore in a money laundering case.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited: In October 2019, the Income Tax department carried out raids at multiple offices of Telugu tycoon Krishna Reddy’s Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) in Hyderabad and other cities. Since then, the company has donated Rs 966 crore in electoral bonds.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: 18.72px;">Haldia Energy Limited: The firm donated Rs 377 crore in electoral bonds. It faced action by the Central Bureau of Investigation in March 2020.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Vedanta Limited: A Vedanta Group company Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) was raided by the ED in connection with a money laundering probe in August 2022. The group has collectively donated Rs 400 crore in electoral bonds.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital: The Hyderabad-based corporate hospital chain was raided by Income Tax (IT) officials in December 2020. It donated Rs 162 crore in electoral bonds in October 2021.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>DLF Commercial Developers Limited: </i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>The realty developer company donated Rs 130 crore in electoral bonds. It was raided by CBI officials in January 2019 over alleged irregularities in allocation of land. Again, in November 2023, the ED searched its Gurugram offices in connection with an investigation against real estate firm Supertech.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Jindal Steel and Power Limited: In April 2022, ED searched premises of JSPL in connection with a probe linked to alleged violation of foreign exchange regulations. The company donated a total of Rs 123 crore in electoral bonds.</i></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYghPoLJqjiXEYzsl75kT0YIUE7NOuE_-bhHPqXzuv18jSiUkvOh1c3KD2K5oCy23oOgky2EME6jMsUbyVOU4TVZ1uV9uxxdPnDBL3kAjYdxlHNI1-a2e8YSatZfDlHp1-H0RkZsRbBuxOOdc2IEtRTn4kKPO4BaHq5iDWnWNoyxG6qOPRVFsJSjfktC3/s1600/003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYghPoLJqjiXEYzsl75kT0YIUE7NOuE_-bhHPqXzuv18jSiUkvOh1c3KD2K5oCy23oOgky2EME6jMsUbyVOU4TVZ1uV9uxxdPnDBL3kAjYdxlHNI1-a2e8YSatZfDlHp1-H0RkZsRbBuxOOdc2IEtRTn4kKPO4BaHq5iDWnWNoyxG6qOPRVFsJSjfktC3/s320/003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn4rt4-zKxk_8bDs6cSGTBXl_tOpYI9ibABIx1qg2IM9Bju95n9f4GvqdXacSAGRdXhQ7hW9PQikEZr7J9L9Cvs3NGbh1KAucOIwpe_jyfBAKJMT8TeFolrhi87xbhj5b6pbY7l9GOo0r1oEUYm3CRPY80a-FQkQyTmkJ2hGXz3QDC-6tKjzin53rfXNt/s320/03Advani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="320" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifn4rt4-zKxk_8bDs6cSGTBXl_tOpYI9ibABIx1qg2IM9Bju95n9f4GvqdXacSAGRdXhQ7hW9PQikEZr7J9L9Cvs3NGbh1KAucOIwpe_jyfBAKJMT8TeFolrhi87xbhj5b6pbY7l9GOo0r1oEUYm3CRPY80a-FQkQyTmkJ2hGXz3QDC-6tKjzin53rfXNt/s1600/03Advani.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Chennai Greenwoods Private Limited: Construction firm Chennai Greenwoods Private Limited was raided by Income Tax officials in July 2021. In January 2022, it donated Rs 105 crore in electoral bonds.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited: In November 2023, IT officials conducted raids on Dr K Nagender Reddy of Dr Reddy's Laboratories over allegations of tax evasion. This was part of a larger operation involving searches at premises of Telangana Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy. Dr Reddy's Laboratories had till then made donations worth Rs 80 crore in electoral bonds.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">IFB Agro Limited: In June 2020, IFB Agro, one of India’s biggest distiller and spirit-makers, alleged that the Kolkata Zonal Unit of the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligences (DGGST) raided the company's Noorpur plant. In 2023, a senior company executive claimed that it donated Rs 40 crore in electoral bonds 'as per our instructions from the government.' </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">As per data released by the EC, IBF Agro has donated a total of Rs 92 crore in electoral bonds. The company was in the eye of a storm when its Noorpur plant was attacked in 2020. The then West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had stepped in and told the TMC government to create a conducive climate for investment in the state.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><i>NCC Limited: The Hyderabad-based firm has donated Rs 60 crore in electoral bonds. The Income Tax department had conducted raids on the company in November 2022 over allegations of tax evasion.</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Divi S Laboratory Limited: Hyderabad-based Divi's Laboratory faced IT Action in February 2019. The company has since donated Rs 55 crore in electoral bonds.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>United Phosphorus India Limited: The IT department conducted raids at offices and premises of UPL in January 2020. The company has donated Rs 50 crore in electoral bonds.</i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">Aurobindo Pharma: The Enforcement Directorate, in November 2022, arrested Sarath Reddy, Director of Aurobindo Pharma in connection with a money laundering probe related to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam. The firm had previously donated Rs 1.6 crore in electoral bonds.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBgo-DKu9SeXScNVIS9x5boemKDqqX5lki1oCG6xRdZJX8aEO2Q8R2YyZW4HA3WQKoStcSmw9S309KZGirMHWMnvq-ETR8UCKF-pksNtVuPE-6iAgiOC6ex-qt5Vo-6ItvhnsiEeJvUig8qqzUF6Ru9xcnsCcxKcRv6p6xjkvmWWEy6ih9Xva2iYd6vf-/s175/04Sonia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="150" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXBgo-DKu9SeXScNVIS9x5boemKDqqX5lki1oCG6xRdZJX8aEO2Q8R2YyZW4HA3WQKoStcSmw9S309KZGirMHWMnvq-ETR8UCKF-pksNtVuPE-6iAgiOC6ex-qt5Vo-6ItvhnsiEeJvUig8qqzUF6Ru9xcnsCcxKcRv6p6xjkvmWWEy6ih9Xva2iYd6vf-/s1600/04Sonia.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-59152649727300093952024-03-14T14:20:00.000-07:002024-03-14T19:51:34.858-07:00AIMIM says - Voters should not be treated as “rubber stamps” ::::: “No place for Simultaneous elections in India," insists Congress <p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In order to synchronise the terms of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">to hold simultaneous polls, the Kovind panel says that the President of India could issue a </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">notification on the date of the first sitting of the newly-formed Lok Sabha after the general elections to </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">enforce Article 82 A (1). </span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9mBcAOQhxEBfd6RbFn7Y5Fesvf6k_mQCzdIFY2qVndvFRyFRKeMERF3FfEQtplxuafDSoAcX59SR26BOW3zin3PJxAYwfiT36AZS2riWUwwEit_nK2csjDoG28uPvo8YmIoebhmqSJxs-91lANtVfhsGw32pxs-pXBhnYYUCESgkDKoTozSoss6co5IN/s1193/04kohima.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="843" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9mBcAOQhxEBfd6RbFn7Y5Fesvf6k_mQCzdIFY2qVndvFRyFRKeMERF3FfEQtplxuafDSoAcX59SR26BOW3zin3PJxAYwfiT36AZS2riWUwwEit_nK2csjDoG28uPvo8YmIoebhmqSJxs-91lANtVfhsGw32pxs-pXBhnYYUCESgkDKoTozSoss6co5IN/s320/04kohima.jpg" width="226" /></a></b></div><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbA9FT3pa4aCEt1MzAFPRXGCy2HoLU1oBaKHnw-_0PBWAxfqT0bNlRQBkl-CTXWPAl2MuKIS3D2R2ypgeDxcQ0PB-TFPOvs12DHm-6odadkpTKYW6CVlWisPVdZ_NPS2Sjj1z5WdutpnAbOSNlpefwDvqQOJnceGktt3em2Io4kU7LRoMnzOpqt2HifW3/s1504/05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1504" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkbA9FT3pa4aCEt1MzAFPRXGCy2HoLU1oBaKHnw-_0PBWAxfqT0bNlRQBkl-CTXWPAl2MuKIS3D2R2ypgeDxcQ0PB-TFPOvs12DHm-6odadkpTKYW6CVlWisPVdZ_NPS2Sjj1z5WdutpnAbOSNlpefwDvqQOJnceGktt3em2Io4kU7LRoMnzOpqt2HifW3/s320/05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This date of the notification will be called the “Appointed date”. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The notification can say -- </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">“…all the Legislative Assemblies constituted in any general election held after the appointed date shall </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">come to an end on the expiry of the full term of the House of the People (Lok Sabha),” the panel recommends.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">This could mean -- the tenure of all state assemblies would henceforth come to an end on the </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">expiry of the full term of the Lok Sabha.</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>New Delhi </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Only the BJP and its ally, the NPP of Conrad Sangma were two national parties to back </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">the concept of One Nation, One Election. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Congress party opposed the move and said the Simultaneous polls would </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">“subvert parliamentary democracy”.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">On 'saving' on the cost of conducting repeated elections, the Congress said -- “the people will be willing to </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">consider this small amount as the cost of free and fair elections to uphold democracy”.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Congress, which attended a meeting with the Kovind panel in person, also </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">maintained that there was “no place for the concept of simultaneous elections in a country that has </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">adopted a Parliamentary system of government”.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The NPF, which is supporting the Rio government in Nagaland, and is also backing the Modi-government </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">and Biren Singh government in Manipur has opposed simultaneous polls.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The CPI(M), in its response on December 7, 2023, objected “to the manner in which the concept of simultaneous </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">elections was being sought to be imposed”. It called the concept “fundamentally anti-democratic”. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool which has held on to power in West Bengal against a spirited </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">challenge from the BJP in 2021, contended that 'forcing states' into premature elections for the sake of </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">contemporaneity would be “unconstitutional” and ultimately lead to “suppression of state issues”.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The AAP submitted its response to the panel on January 18 this year, followed by personal interaction </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">on February 8. In its response, the AAP said the move would “institutionalise a Presidential form of </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">government which cannot be dislodged by a vote of no-confidence".</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The AIMIM, the Hyderabad-based party, said that elections were not mere formalities, and voters should not </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">be treated as “rubber stamps”. </span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> The parties those supported simultaneous elections include the BJP, NPP of Meghalaya, AIADMK; </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">BJP allies All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU), Apna Dal (Soneylal), Asom Gana Parishad, Lok Janshakti Party (R),</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP of Nagaland),</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, Mizo National Front (MNF) and United People’s Party Liberal of Assam and JD(U), which recently returned to the NDA fold.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Biju Janata Dal of Odisha; Shiv Sena (Shinde faction of which is with the NDA); and Akali Dal in Punjab also supported the Simultaneous polls.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Kovind panel had sought opinion from 62 political parties in all, and held in-person interaction with 18 parties.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Out of the 47 political parties which gave their opinion to the Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on simultaneous elections, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">32 supported the idea, whereas 15 opposed it. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The prominent parties which did not respond to the panel were the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Telangana, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">IUML, National Conference, JD(S), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kerala Congress (M), NCP, RJD, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and the YSRCP.</span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The TDP and the RLD also did not participate or share their views but both are now the BJP allies. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The 'One Nation, One Election' means all Indians will vote in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections - to pick </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">central and state representatives - in the same year, if not at the same time.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">At present, there are a few that vote for a new state government at the same time as </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">the country selects a new union government.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha are scheduled to vote at the same time as </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">the April/May with the Lok Sabha elections.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana will vote later this year by October.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has to hold its first Assembly election in six years before September 30, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">in line with the recent Supreme Court order on restoration of statehood. So can polls be advanced in </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">these four provinces. Except Jharkhand, the BJP can ensure holding of polls in three provinces including </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jammu and Kashmir.</span></b></i></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzvx5Oj8uUpu8Y6r9AnbpvBQqtpeaeJk4Fxsb_Dnn6LhyphenhyphentvzW447xUb9__Jw_q75iROfZ2qa1nXw-gKGabNOL79uAlQ2ZtzgCZRfCnoEc3vIbOtrQELnynbxfX7_391ZogUiIJQiHn1t2HowDYSGqcmPLvjLOMwCp3l04zM3Gh69k2JZ4dAXhgr3X6gX-/s4128/20190830_135204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzvx5Oj8uUpu8Y6r9AnbpvBQqtpeaeJk4Fxsb_Dnn6LhyphenhyphentvzW447xUb9__Jw_q75iROfZ2qa1nXw-gKGabNOL79uAlQ2ZtzgCZRfCnoEc3vIbOtrQELnynbxfX7_391ZogUiIJQiHn1t2HowDYSGqcmPLvjLOMwCp3l04zM3Gh69k2JZ4dAXhgr3X6gX-/s320/20190830_135204.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blogger </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Karnataka voted in May 2023. The States Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Telangana voted in November last year.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earlier 2003, three northeastern states Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura also went for polls to elect their </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">respective legislature. In 2022, there were elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab Goa and Manipur. </span></b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In April-May 2021, state assembly polls were held in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">ends </span></b></p><p><br /></p>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-18373781886957181112024-03-14T13:13:00.000-07:002024-03-14T13:44:51.135-07:00 No record of Adani Group or Reliance Industries ..... :::: BJP on top ... as expected; -- But as per Electoral Bond money 'inflow' goes, Trinamool is second and is above Congress !!<h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There was no record of Adani Group or Reliance Industries – the two major business conglomerates.</span></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"> The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) of Mamata Banerjee secured the 'second spot', receiving Rs 1,609.50 crore via electoral bonds. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="background-color: white;">**** Is it surprising, the grand old party the Congress occupied the ---</i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">third spot, collecting Rs 1,421.9 crore through this route.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">(If the Mamata Banerjee-led outfit is second in the list as recipient, does it imply Congress is less popular than the Trinamool Congress? )</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><span><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>The highest donor was <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Future Gaming </span>And Hotel Services with Rs 1,368 crore. The second highest was <span style="background-color: #01ffff;">Megha Engineering </span>And Infrastructure Ltd with Rs 980 crore worth donation.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><b>Future Gaming is reportedly owned by Santiago Martin, a lottery king from South India, Megha Engineering, which builds dams and power projects, is owned by PV Krishna Reddy and PP Reddy.</b></span></div><div style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></div></span></div><h3><i><u><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">According to Future's website, Martin started off in the lottery business at the age of 13, where "he had managed to develop and secure a vast marketing network of the buyers and sellers of lotteries all over India." </span></u></i></h3><h3><i><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></i></h3><h3><i><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">In the south, the firm runs under Martin Karnataka, while in the north-east, it is known with Martin Sikkim Lottery.</span></i></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The Election Commission was given a deadline of March 15 to publish the data.</span></h3><h3><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">BJP as expected tops the list among recipients in electoral bond encashment with over Rs 6,000 crore. </h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYHZnwRx1_EqAK9YwajWHQ-kPi2G1dp-WqKQ6Nb7vvjSYA7tT9U2XYMN193vLRo8nQTbBOPQ7TkSNTIa15_eJz4wKJkhfS-XRjz_Lji2JlPwkGDWna3VF5IQDgARpanrzjN-2r3LuI0_FmuqB-3pAt645rVrbYiwMqi4SNpZl1HHuKDJ72do6uE96e8ln/s900/002Namo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYHZnwRx1_EqAK9YwajWHQ-kPi2G1dp-WqKQ6Nb7vvjSYA7tT9U2XYMN193vLRo8nQTbBOPQ7TkSNTIa15_eJz4wKJkhfS-XRjz_Lji2JlPwkGDWna3VF5IQDgARpanrzjN-2r3LuI0_FmuqB-3pAt645rVrbYiwMqi4SNpZl1HHuKDJ72do6uE96e8ln/s320/002Namo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to recent data released by the Election Commission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the top beneficiary of electoral bonds, encashing bonds worth Rs 6,060.5 crore between April 12, 2019, and January 24, 2024. This amount is the highest among all political parties.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) also encashed electoral bonds worth more than Rs 500 crore each during the specified period.</i></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Other parties that redeemed electoral bonds include AIADMK, Shiv Sena, TDP, YSR Congress, JDS, NCP, JDU, RJD, AAP, and the Samajwadi Party, according to the data.</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div><b>In a statement, the poll panel said that it has uploaded the data on its website as received from SBI on an "as is where is basis" after the Supreme Court's directions.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>It said that the data can be accessed at www.eci.govt.in/candidate-political party.</i></span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Meanwhile, the Election Commission has filed an application for the modification of SC order in the electoral bonds case, seeking that data submitted to the court be returned to the poll body as the EC has not maintained copies of the same.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">In a landmark ruling on February 15, 2024, a five-judge Constitution bench had scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme that allowed anonymous political funding, calling it "unconstitutional" and ordered disclosure by the EC of donors, the amount donated by them and the recipients.</b></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiunyHRbx4WP56E6l0VsFtEv0uRkJtNVvpPdFfxyCOjlMRtI0G-AxtYNde0yw2Z3xawQe2RVve1ohWrRu3pObKtgoeNhrJhE3_ChyXCfIbkgUH-WU3mcfacj2UxbtDXGH_CcWQWXzv3Ik8G1lGhlN1JvhCYAOruYQr_B9sPWoQz1D_2e3ifBpT89-FfTgiT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="770" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiunyHRbx4WP56E6l0VsFtEv0uRkJtNVvpPdFfxyCOjlMRtI0G-AxtYNde0yw2Z3xawQe2RVve1ohWrRu3pObKtgoeNhrJhE3_ChyXCfIbkgUH-WU3mcfacj2UxbtDXGH_CcWQWXzv3Ik8G1lGhlN1JvhCYAOruYQr_B9sPWoQz1D_2e3ifBpT89-FfTgiT" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">According to the list published, top donors to political parties include major corporates such as Grasim Industries, Megha Engineering, and Piramal Enterprises. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The list also includes Apollo Tyres, Lakshmi Mittal, Edelweiss, PVR, Keventer, Sula Wine, Welspun, and Sun Pharma. Torrent Power, Bharti Airtel, DLF Commercial Developers, and Vedanta Ltd also lead the list of big donors to political parties.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Piramal Enterprises Ltd, Muthoot Finance Limited, Pegasus Properties Private Limited, Finolex Cables Ltd, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Edelweiss Housing Finance Ltd, GHCL Ltd, Jindal Poly Films Limited, and ITC Limited are also on the list. </span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>“It may be recalled that in the said matter ECI has consistently and categorically weighed in favour of disclosure and transparency, a position reflected in the proceedings of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and noted in the order also,” the ECI said as it published the data on the site. </i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i>The first part of the details contains 337 pages detailing the entities that bought electoral bonds and the date of purchase. The second part containing 426 pages provided the details of the political parties, dates and the amount. It cannot be known which company bought whose bonds. The bond numbers have not been provided. </i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Electoral bond was a mode for Indian political parties to receive funding/donations. The scheme was introduced in 2017-18. It was struck down by the Supreme Court in February.</span></b></div></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The State Bank of India issued bonds worth ₹16,518 crore in 30 tranches since the beginning of the scheme in 2018.</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qA_u7XmH0anzAdIFjzFHivmzabZ-YK-PGNfI1wPPWGhaX17dbKp2p9uOSD8XCP2-gAiLq6v9KhXwjiCBF4VlTqQNJO1kWprWoWBPgO51_coscx1UE5qBRPjvnYXT2HRBkGW0nf2-mvs7hqihRbxeAv4glGBBXKEvFRbnCPVmn_9V2wZtVtMs4RRXz7cI/s960/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qA_u7XmH0anzAdIFjzFHivmzabZ-YK-PGNfI1wPPWGhaX17dbKp2p9uOSD8XCP2-gAiLq6v9KhXwjiCBF4VlTqQNJO1kWprWoWBPgO51_coscx1UE5qBRPjvnYXT2HRBkGW0nf2-mvs7hqihRbxeAv4glGBBXKEvFRbnCPVmn_9V2wZtVtMs4RRXz7cI/s320/008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Electoral Bonds Not Encashed By Political Parties Transferred To PM’s National Relief Fund: SBI</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br />The SBI’s affidavit shows that 3,346 electoral bonds were purchased between April 1, 2019 to April 11, 2019 when the bonds were first issued. Only 1609 bonds were redeemed out of 3,346. </h3><div><br /></div></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-29382449046860000452024-03-14T03:27:00.000-07:002024-03-14T05:00:27.361-07:00 'One Nation, One Poll' now possible by 2029 .............. BJP, NDPP in Nagaland and NPP of Meghalaya 'supported' Simultaneous elections ::: It also means polling - in the same year, if not at the same time <p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"> The parties those supported simultaneous elections include the BJP, NPP of Meghalaya, AIADMK; BJP allies All Jharkhand Students’ Union (AJSU), Apna Dal (Soneylal), Asom Gana Parishad, Lok Janshakti Party (R), </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">the National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP of Nagaland), </span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">---- Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, Mizo National Front (MNF) and United People’s Party Liberal of Assam and JD(U), which recently returned to the NDA fold.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><i><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">*** </span></b></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The Congress party opposed the move and said the Simultaneous polls would </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">“subvert parliamentary democracy”. </b></i></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><i><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i style="background-color: #01ffff;">The CPI-M called the concept “fundamentally anti-democratic”. AAP said it may lead to Presidenntial form of government. </i></b></span></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;">******</span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #ffd966; font-family: georgia;">The Biju Janata Dal of Odisha; Shiv Sena (Shinde faction of which is with the NDA); and Akali Dal in Punjab also supported the Simultaneous polls. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSW4hgX8JADLD4a2CVSxCnuH7UAO4lCszncbnxjkt3fzkQDUywZWUKH01q_IpQFzFd2nOTKkvdELRlheSuxbbsSypvW7F2jlExbH4D2gcRnRoxwpv0kaAboRHs2Rgjmcz5dpqDiLWPUpoXl9Hyu55q_g-a905Wza3jifdPlehVLitvw9m8a6Rig31gpGb2/s640/444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSW4hgX8JADLD4a2CVSxCnuH7UAO4lCszncbnxjkt3fzkQDUywZWUKH01q_IpQFzFd2nOTKkvdELRlheSuxbbsSypvW7F2jlExbH4D2gcRnRoxwpv0kaAboRHs2Rgjmcz5dpqDiLWPUpoXl9Hyu55q_g-a905Wza3jifdPlehVLitvw9m8a6Rig31gpGb2/s320/444.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Kovind panel had sought opinion from 62 political parties in all, and held in-person interaction with 18 parties.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Out of the 47 political parties which gave their opinion to the Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on simultaneous elections, 32 supported the idea, whereas 15 opposed it. Of the parties which backed simultaneous polls, only two are national parties — the BJP and the Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party (NPP), which is part of the BJP-led NDA.</i></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">All the other four parties recognised as national by the Election Commission — the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and CPI(M) — opposed simultaneous polls.</span></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUA4ygI7w-qnaJsMlGXgfJdBbFnZRloTvOKKj9A4zkWlMHivCZ0L7JPMMesVz8zflvNstlW3CGtiYKhGuiOR1RNKcvlN0ehII09a_fuOj0QU_IXMqk6ajUTz_Mlb0e5xF3Io6oq8jzUSZjQlCPLBWqDacu_bu50IWvP4ILQqFbPkd6yBuFTn8jv6vp6Ju/s976/02-BJP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUA4ygI7w-qnaJsMlGXgfJdBbFnZRloTvOKKj9A4zkWlMHivCZ0L7JPMMesVz8zflvNstlW3CGtiYKhGuiOR1RNKcvlN0ehII09a_fuOj0QU_IXMqk6ajUTz_Mlb0e5xF3Io6oq8jzUSZjQlCPLBWqDacu_bu50IWvP4ILQqFbPkd6yBuFTn8jv6vp6Ju/s320/02-BJP.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Of course, there are multiple challenges to shuffling and syncing electoral cycles, ranging from logistical and financial.</b></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>There are issues vis-a-vis conceptual, constitutional, legal, and even practical, given the size of the country and vast topographical and cultural differences between regions.</b></span></b></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2pjrCD9iYHGcxYMWm-qhra0DH81mft8SG-xXNuuJb5Acl7mYwrfqssJE1Oh9ktvQUktctSNa5USAPsDg8nlADQFDtPx-g4JQivqXpNHXRoNQAHvM8Fqi4oOSORJcDv3t1FHs51WJ-owUlwPNVQVM1R1qsTv4DJsHe_pDTItbmHBENiCzJmdpFL43ZQky/s976/02-Election.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2pjrCD9iYHGcxYMWm-qhra0DH81mft8SG-xXNuuJb5Acl7mYwrfqssJE1Oh9ktvQUktctSNa5USAPsDg8nlADQFDtPx-g4JQivqXpNHXRoNQAHvM8Fqi4oOSORJcDv3t1FHs51WJ-owUlwPNVQVM1R1qsTv4DJsHe_pDTItbmHBENiCzJmdpFL43ZQky/s320/02-Election.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b style="font-family: georgia;">Simply put, 'One Nation, One Election' means all Indians will vote in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections - to pick central and state representatives <i style="background-color: #fcff01;">- in the same year, if not at the same time. </i></b></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>At present, there are a few that vote for a new state government at the same time as the country selects a new union government. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha are scheduled to vote at the same time as the April/May with the Lok Sabha elections.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana will vote later this year by October.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has to hold its first Assembly election in six years before September 30, in line with the recent Supreme Court order on restoration of statehood.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>The rest follow a non-synced five-year cycle.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Karnataka voted in May 2023. The States Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana, for example, were among those voting in November last year. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b>Earlier 2003, three northeastern states Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura also went for polls to elect their respective legislature. In 2022, there were elections in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Next obvious question is - Will it happen this time?</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">The response should be they may start the process .... that is why so hurriedly done. </span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihZIgbZDoOhskHAtA_-EzXntZKsxBCiWcCVaSErAo4BDjQlK_eaihZTMysAqCe38oTHtFhQVg10yQ3nKamacaEgEwkl7iMP8ORZG1DJxGYIrts7Sy5JwdqLKZDX0zuEtZQofSHME5Udrn_R_a2iypb4AbQFLQ2D1aZYo9ZmkWDU4uJRTXGuaDZcPTSBS4/s900/06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihZIgbZDoOhskHAtA_-EzXntZKsxBCiWcCVaSErAo4BDjQlK_eaihZTMysAqCe38oTHtFhQVg10yQ3nKamacaEgEwkl7iMP8ORZG1DJxGYIrts7Sy5JwdqLKZDX0zuEtZQofSHME5Udrn_R_a2iypb4AbQFLQ2D1aZYo9ZmkWDU4uJRTXGuaDZcPTSBS4/s320/06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">The parties which opposed simultaneous elections include, apart from the four national parties, the AIUDF, Trinamool Congress, AIMIM, CPI, DMK, Naga People’s Front (NPF) and Samajwadi Party (SP).</span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>The prominent parties which did not respond to the panel were the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Telangana, IUML, J&K National Conference, JD(S), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kerala Congress (M), NCP, RJD, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">TDP and RLD (both BJP allies now)</span>, and the YSRCP.</i></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Congress said that implementing simultaneous elections would result in “substantial changes to the basic structure of the Constitution”, went against “the guarantees of federalism” and <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">would “subvert parliamentary democracy”. </span>The Congress also dismissed the argument regarding saving on the cost of conducting repeated elections as “baseless”, saying that “people will be willing to consider this small amount as the cost of free and fair elections to uphold democracy”.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;">According to the Congress, which turned out a meeting with the Kovind panel in person, there was “no place for the concept of simultaneous elections in a country that has adopted a Parliamentary system of government”.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzdUoJHOz1WrPW-K_7GSBEkMIefUS4NLEzOiIuWs0zfEtBo6rrKCKYHHzmBe8xmWgKc653vZSSiMS6V8QWGmNin-usqCbVaRSFsuwt32KG6tlkeS9BuruzHKr_JX0bhicw9FSRjo49oDUWYLKU-kmgW63CpJt-uiW1zr9l803jGoH8yyUfhjKfPBkmqE8/s320/06congress.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzdUoJHOz1WrPW-K_7GSBEkMIefUS4NLEzOiIuWs0zfEtBo6rrKCKYHHzmBe8xmWgKc653vZSSiMS6V8QWGmNin-usqCbVaRSFsuwt32KG6tlkeS9BuruzHKr_JX0bhicw9FSRjo49oDUWYLKU-kmgW63CpJt-uiW1zr9l803jGoH8yyUfhjKfPBkmqE8/s1600/06congress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #ffa400; font-family: georgia;">Bahujan Samaj Party</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">In its letter dated December 14, 2023, the BSP suggested that the High Level Committee considering simultaneous elections provide “a working framework” for the same. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><i>While it did not explicitly oppose simultaneous elections, it highlighted concerns regarding the large territorial extent and population of the country, which could make the implementation challenging.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The BSP also emphasised the need to “strengthen, optimise and ensure responsiveness in the existing electoral system” before embarking upon the massive change, and said the real solution to the current challenges lies in conducting free and fair elections in accordance with the Constitution.</span></div><div><br style="font-weight: 400;" /></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZi-4EDdE7y8S6cnI-vVU2EamRjytKaGS_yxC86kXOpYjgIbmvm2JmcLVgyiu3KwUpjI8mPWqiXrJ_NkMQ3w0qS-F4fe8ppwtojAc1WAxtlFCTXxr0gP0tiH3P2fqRaZEczF0Ni4dISgj-Oa-LTTSMS2z3fMdHhn2uvwwP1dKEGFn0SGIdQxSt9r8DLRH/s650/007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="650" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZi-4EDdE7y8S6cnI-vVU2EamRjytKaGS_yxC86kXOpYjgIbmvm2JmcLVgyiu3KwUpjI8mPWqiXrJ_NkMQ3w0qS-F4fe8ppwtojAc1WAxtlFCTXxr0gP0tiH3P2fqRaZEczF0Ni4dISgj-Oa-LTTSMS2z3fMdHhn2uvwwP1dKEGFn0SGIdQxSt9r8DLRH/s320/007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The committee requested for interaction in person, but the report says, there was no response from the BSP.</h3><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The CPI(M), in its response on December 7, 2023, objected “to the manner in which the concept of simultaneous elections was being sought to be imposed”. It called the concept “fundamentally anti-democratic” and said it “strikes at the root of the parliamentary democratic system as ordained in the Constitution”. Party members interacted in person with the Kovind panel.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Trinamool Congress</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The TMC, which sent its response on January 11, 2024, questioned “the constitutional and structural implications of One Nation, One Election”, calling the same against the federal structure of the Constitution and against “basic electoral principles”. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The TMC, which has held on to power in West Bengal against a spirited challenge from the BJP, also contended that forcing states into premature elections for the sake of contemporaneity would be “unconstitutional” and ultimately lead to “suppression of state issues”.</span></b></div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT22bWchZnWelDVaoOgdngCQtJjFiIEEIH7CI-G_2HPSvetfYgHwkv7cfd2uBZKKOMmbYS-lQ13VvdRac16l1gvWu4bxqU9x03XgQmwD-XorSK83YxAlj8R5uFL-qXGAvRiE7dWnuSraA_3EVh98Q2EU76LvrbnKKcf8jjYjYmBmJxv3yMy3QU0h4M0D6/s900/Mamata-Abhishek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="900" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOT22bWchZnWelDVaoOgdngCQtJjFiIEEIH7CI-G_2HPSvetfYgHwkv7cfd2uBZKKOMmbYS-lQ13VvdRac16l1gvWu4bxqU9x03XgQmwD-XorSK83YxAlj8R5uFL-qXGAvRiE7dWnuSraA_3EVh98Q2EU76LvrbnKKcf8jjYjYmBmJxv3yMy3QU0h4M0D6/s320/Mamata-Abhishek.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Aam Aadmi Party</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The AAP submitted its response to the panel on January 18 this year, followed by personal interaction on February 8. In its response, the AAP said that simultaneous elections would undermine democracy, the basic structure of the Constitution, and the federal polity of the country. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">The move would “institutionalise a Presidential form of government</span> which cannot be dislodged by a vote of no-confidence,” the party, which is in power in Punjab and Delhi (both of which are looking at shortened Houses if the panel’s proposals are accepted), said.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: georgia;">All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The AIMIM, in its letter dated January 15 this year, and a meeting in person on February 14, questioned the constitutional permissibility of incorporating such a “fundamental change”. The party said that elections were not mere formalities, and voters should not be treated as “rubber stamps”. </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">With electoral democracy the pillar on which “India’s constitutional edifice” stands, the AIMIM said, the consultation process and polls cannot be subject to weak considerations such as administrative convenience or economic viability.</span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TIqbnSYzpRUzagNdM8EBM042PVVcQ0-4grx_jH-niOFqrTfyZrpIQYES_AzUCGC6fykytec2bsQem34-tEAgkgT44Ybn-5MceIxKi4uWWQuKBE_x1ZCuA2AAjJ6aQ9dC0ljoZ77TqrZhHwA7FthGBZ2e20YHiid9C4vZY3HS9a_7uTKSM6RWZs9v2bjF/s900/002Namo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TIqbnSYzpRUzagNdM8EBM042PVVcQ0-4grx_jH-niOFqrTfyZrpIQYES_AzUCGC6fykytec2bsQem34-tEAgkgT44Ybn-5MceIxKi4uWWQuKBE_x1ZCuA2AAjJ6aQ9dC0ljoZ77TqrZhHwA7FthGBZ2e20YHiid9C4vZY3HS9a_7uTKSM6RWZs9v2bjF/s320/002Namo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-61759901079941818782024-03-14T00:39:00.000-07:002024-03-14T03:22:21.469-07:00"Simultaneous polls mean financial savings, it cuts down on deployment of poll officials, security forces and reduces costs incurred by public exchequer :::::: Ram Nath Kovind panel recommends simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and Assemblies, followed by local bodies<h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Why Is Government Pushing 'One Nation, One Election'?</span></i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Last year, before the Ram Nath Kovind-led panel was announced, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal outlined the government's rationale, and listed some of the possible hurdles.</span></h3><h3>Meghwal told Parliament simultaneous elections represent financial savings, since it cuts down on deployment of poll officials and security forces several times each year, and reduces costs incurred by the public exchequer and political parties on their campaigns.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #ffe599;">He also pointed out asynchronous polls meant the Code of Conduct remained in force frequently, which affects roll-out of welfare schemes, whether by the centre or a state.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEpW_otedPJj8ZluteZhdyx31-OACESefeYUWLyz3NriBIad0LpbNLwHppTu7aQhMi28CB3nikDoOQG-QrmVTZgSJdbfqtTvzt8aKqwDKS1OABNK6FYjTBxcMhkJhMe1fcloFIor1rMltseSG1BBmXGgbnVa8JXv5kHYJvxxQPgWCD7gfAwdTfhDMcg3Y/s640/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEpW_otedPJj8ZluteZhdyx31-OACESefeYUWLyz3NriBIad0LpbNLwHppTu7aQhMi28CB3nikDoOQG-QrmVTZgSJdbfqtTvzt8aKqwDKS1OABNK6FYjTBxcMhkJhMe1fcloFIor1rMltseSG1BBmXGgbnVa8JXv5kHYJvxxQPgWCD7gfAwdTfhDMcg3Y/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The government also hopes a one-shot election will improve voter turnouts, which, at present, vary significantly from state to state and even for the general election.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><i>Not without an amendment to the Constitution and that amendment being ratified by the governments of all states and union territories, as well as, possibly, major political parties. </i></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Legal experts have warned that failure to do so - by amending five Articles - will leave the proposal open to attack on charges of violating India's federal structure. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;">These are Article 83 (term of Parliament), Article 85 (dissolution of Lok Sabha by the President), Article 172 (duration of state legislatures), and Article 174 (dissolution of state legislatures), as well as Article 356 (imposition of President's Rule).</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">These are key because one of the big challenges is what to do if a state, or even the central government, fails a no-confidence motion or is otherwise dissolved before its term ends. </span>To order all other states to hold fresh elections is impossible.</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozQ5HrU5gVmBgAz6n8GzJYzjqDGtHmH0PZJI232dbDxNhsXRpRset7rofothAogm_YtX81-FWfNicNRrIsEOVDKFG1YNptkpwn9N1_xmNT544AQnlIiQEhSg6W4uwT7HnbQTQvkZHQo4tu7WzrfXWuzcdDUzqjyiVGpV9cioNLUyKDgeNcPjpkDYu12-e/s1280/006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozQ5HrU5gVmBgAz6n8GzJYzjqDGtHmH0PZJI232dbDxNhsXRpRset7rofothAogm_YtX81-FWfNicNRrIsEOVDKFG1YNptkpwn9N1_xmNT544AQnlIiQEhSg6W4uwT7HnbQTQvkZHQo4tu7WzrfXWuzcdDUzqjyiVGpV9cioNLUyKDgeNcPjpkDYu12-e/s320/006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The high-prowered panel, chaired by former President Ram Nath Kovind, presented its report to President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, March 14, 2024. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"></span></span></h3><h3><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><u>'One Nation, One Election' means all Indians will vote in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections - to pick central and state representatives - in the same year, if not at the same time.</u></i></span></h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">In order to synchronise the terms of the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, the committee recommended adding a new Article to the Constitution, Article 82A, which would say that the term of all Legislative Assemblies constituted after the appointed date, which would be notified as the date of the first sitting of the Lok Sabha after the general election, would come to an end on the expiry of the full term of the Lok Sabha. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZJOs3CosNAa0vPrdK91FZsxxaBsY7HVzEfGfP7cRSdmLwwIV3ORCjInI7sN9BxdZMbZHuyPt01tU38N9W0iEox1tgDGnzXxJrcWHW3wVAL4o7yhP24tvAkHvbrfzAVXXih8URxlIF-i48FBElBwNH2Au24WaurtoJrf91MIzVvMMUwKzg-bIRFRjljZW/s640/444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZJOs3CosNAa0vPrdK91FZsxxaBsY7HVzEfGfP7cRSdmLwwIV3ORCjInI7sN9BxdZMbZHuyPt01tU38N9W0iEox1tgDGnzXxJrcWHW3wVAL4o7yhP24tvAkHvbrfzAVXXih8URxlIF-i48FBElBwNH2Au24WaurtoJrf91MIzVvMMUwKzg-bIRFRjljZW/w400-h225/444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">The report is an outcome of extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts and research work of 191 days, since its constitution on September 2, 2023. </span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Other panel members including Union home minister Amit Shah, former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, 15th finance commission chairperson NK Singh, and former Lok Sabha secretary general Subhash C. Kashyap were also present at Rashtrapati Bhawan. In its first step, simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies can be held, followed by local body elections within a timeframe of 100 days in the second step.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">For the first simultaneous polls, the tenure of all state assemblies can be for a period ending up to subsequent Lok Sabha elections, according to PTI.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Addressing potential scenarios of political uncertainty, the panel suggested that in cases of a hung House or a no-confidence motion, fresh polls can be conducted for the remainder of the five-year term.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Practical considerations such as advance planning for equipment, manpower, and security forces have also been underscored by the Kovind Panel. In a bid to streamline administrative processes, the committee proposed the preparation of a single electoral roll and the issuance of voter ID cards in consultation with state poll authorities for elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, and local bodies.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The report includes a paper by NK Singh and International Monetary Fund’s Prachi Mishra on the economic viability of simultaneous polls, a committee member told HT on the condition of anonymity.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The committee has been conducting consultations with political parties, constitutional experts, former chief election commissioners, the election commission and other relevant stakeholders to solicit their views and gather insights on the matter.</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij88bLjoPeyc4Lc9qPmnuQCDRPIvAF6D4aWJvUmLlqhLdsrnxPcXSrHRohtxUgN_Z4bkqfmt0x7MpgBQqO_kXE-YIV2yHWi-DPQgE83jENs-GqSVhOIAEx9oL8oUVT3AvprIK7rzXjX88mlnVP5QGZ16u62cMDQ91jqzVvsJMH3rqFTlxDe_FplvS-0Ie3/s4128/20190830_135117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij88bLjoPeyc4Lc9qPmnuQCDRPIvAF6D4aWJvUmLlqhLdsrnxPcXSrHRohtxUgN_Z4bkqfmt0x7MpgBQqO_kXE-YIV2yHWi-DPQgE83jENs-GqSVhOIAEx9oL8oUVT3AvprIK7rzXjX88mlnVP5QGZ16u62cMDQ91jqzVvsJMH3rqFTlxDe_FplvS-0Ie3/s320/20190830_135117.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><h3><br /></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: 18.72px;">On examination of the constitutional and legal issues associated with simultaneous elections, the Ram Nath Kovind-led committee suggested an alternative enabling framework to make simultaneous elections tenable.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Disruptions to governance and policy paralysis resulting from the application of the Model Code of Conduct and its adverse impact on economic growth will be mitigated.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i>The committee suggested that, in the first step, simultaneous elections of Lok Sabha and State Assembly be held. Then, the election of municipalities and panchayats will be synchronised in such a way that it is held within 100 days of the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.</i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3>In the case of a hung House, or no-confidence motion, fresh elections can be held for the remainder of the five-year tenure.</h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">The committee recognised the significance of the single electoral roll and single elector’s photo identity card (EPIC) (voter card) for elections to all three tiers of the Indian government - Centre (Lok Sabha), State (Legislative Assembly) and local (muncipalities and panchayats) to safeguard the rights of voters.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><br /></h3><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><br /></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-30563002791248763562024-03-13T19:44:00.000-07:002024-03-14T00:55:44.625-07:00CBI likely to get in touch with Ministry of External Affairs on how Sheikh Shahjahan managed 'passport extension' and how did he travel to Myanmar without papers <p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Probe by CBI has revealed that in 2012, Trinamool leader and Sandeshkhali's notorious Sheikh Shahjahan had traveled to Myanmar without any papers. CBI has sought some relevant information from the Ministry of External Affairs on the matter. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><br /></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i>Sources also say Shahjahan's first passport had expired in 2021, the probe agency now wants to know whether any application was received from him for renewal of his passport. </i></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qnYmxpSzT0c3mvbtfm-kD1E-3R_68PBiSFYamQrRMqsf3l-pCTfGIan5HeCk5unfZrpMNQwchPmDvnChVgShyLyiYH0CxQdU53aXgD99eEahgbYMnfKpbxlFVAC4mCwTto1Apl4CF5eU_2u0p_gpiNshgeToq7CSE-CnBnSZbu_HruyqoQc5ZFhnNSwu/s690/555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="690" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qnYmxpSzT0c3mvbtfm-kD1E-3R_68PBiSFYamQrRMqsf3l-pCTfGIan5HeCk5unfZrpMNQwchPmDvnChVgShyLyiYH0CxQdU53aXgD99eEahgbYMnfKpbxlFVAC4mCwTto1Apl4CF5eU_2u0p_gpiNshgeToq7CSE-CnBnSZbu_HruyqoQc5ZFhnNSwu/s320/555.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><i><br /></i></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">Meanwhile, t<span style="font-size: 18.72px;">he Supreme Court has questioned the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on why it took 50 days to arrest Sheikh Shahjahan. </span></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The Supreme Court has dismissed its challenge to the Calcutta High Court order that transferred to the CBI investigation into an attack on a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Bengal's Sandeshkhali. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">A team of ED officials had come under a mob attack on January 5 when they went to the island to search properties linked to local strongman Sheikh Shahjahan. </span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;">The bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta also questioned the Trinamool Congress government why it took 50 days to arrest Shahjahan. The now-expelled Trinamool leader is in the CBI's custody. Besides the case relating to the attack on the ED team, the strongman and his aides face allegations of land grab, extortion and sexual harassment.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The high court had last week asked Bengal police to hand over Shahjahan's custody to the central agency. It had also come down heavily on the state police. The Supreme Court today expunged the high court's observations on Bengal police.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">In response to the Supreme Court's query on why it took 50 days to arrest the strongman, Bengal police said a high court order had paused the investigation. "There was a stay on investigation. We went back to court, asking for a clarification. It was clarified. Within one day, he was arrested," senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, appearing for Bengal government, told the court. "To say that the state police is delaying the investigation...these kinds of allegations are very damaging," he said.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Opposing the Bengal government, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju referred to the January 5 incident. "In a case involving a ration scam running into crores of rupees, ED officials went to (the) house of this main accused. The door was not open and they were beaten up. They tried to water down the case, insofar as the assault of the ED officer is concerned. They filed some other case. That's why the investigation was stayed," he said. The Centre's counsel said Bengal police made "no serious effort" to enter Shahjahan's residence.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"There are several cases of harassment against him. He has been patronised by local police and politicians. (For) 57 days, he is not available. Then overnight he appears," he said. Mr Raju also contested the state government's argument that a pause in the investigation stopped state police from arresting Shahjahan.</span></h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTw25rQR2tlZdHrToqHEEvh2kz-IKYJ0DlJhigAVNvKe6zDvIEK2KWmXH8oCgJnW7Wb1rimvA1a4UN0nlC9XTWd5-ItFByQJFrjvP-tHZ7Dvi9fxguD5fK9XboB-Rh-KFl4dN4xm1aEYMCuYoH8F0hG7pi8PCzGc6-N4rno3os2peAGDccn13G4jMwJ-D/s640/002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTw25rQR2tlZdHrToqHEEvh2kz-IKYJ0DlJhigAVNvKe6zDvIEK2KWmXH8oCgJnW7Wb1rimvA1a4UN0nlC9XTWd5-ItFByQJFrjvP-tHZ7Dvi9fxguD5fK9XboB-Rh-KFl4dN4xm1aEYMCuYoH8F0hG7pi8PCzGc6-N4rno3os2peAGDccn13G4jMwJ-D/s320/002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-59815820258206319262024-03-13T09:20:00.000-07:002024-03-13T13:06:34.708-07:00Nitin Gadkari from RSS-den Nagpur, Three ex- Chief Ministers -- Manohar Lal Khattar, Bommai and Trivendra Singh Rawat of Uttarkhand make it to BJP's second list <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">BJP drops Karnataka MP Pratap Simha, who represented Mysore parliamentary constituency.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i>Ramesh Pokhriyal in Uttarakhand and Karnataka lawmaker Nalin Kateel also dropped.</i></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Yaduveer Krishnadatta Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysore royal family has replaced sitting MP Pratap Simha as the BJP candidate from the Mysore seat.</h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Simha had issued passes to Parliament intruders. <span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Journalist-turned-MP, Pratap Simha has represented Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha twice. Soon after BJP announced its second candidate list, Simha congratulated the Mysore royal scion for making it to the list. "Congratulations to Maharaja Sri. Yaduveer," he wrote.</span></h3><h3><br /></h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><i>Narendra Modi's Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has made it to BJP's second list of 72 candidates.</i></span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Among others three former chief ministers -- Haryana's Manohar Lal Khattar, Basavaraj Bommai of Karnataka and Trivendra Singh Rawat of Uttarakhand -- have been included in the party's list. The saffron party had released the first list of 195 candidates on March 2. With the new list, altogether 267 candidates have been announced. </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLMtsGmfmKfIOpnhCJYqd4iNfE5HNWD-h8UBWL0C8pyJ3FJ47XlcHRO-9ALc3hge6Fs6HOgwv3aeKf8e1PFovkCjqj5qO4c7PKcS6LweH-nXcvjhl7amnXm5wOZtCcqfoURsW3L-mAEu2S-FeGMo6hU0wYxcF0h3MByQC7g8Q0z2KWgZ4PHlqZyMBLfZ3k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLMtsGmfmKfIOpnhCJYqd4iNfE5HNWD-h8UBWL0C8pyJ3FJ47XlcHRO-9ALc3hge6Fs6HOgwv3aeKf8e1PFovkCjqj5qO4c7PKcS6LweH-nXcvjhl7amnXm5wOZtCcqfoURsW3L-mAEu2S-FeGMo6hU0wYxcF0h3MByQC7g8Q0z2KWgZ4PHlqZyMBLfZ3k" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXSAj1jDffOSok9su6Jl99TFSVT5W9xC_dmFOV18JxV_lCU4UC4J3Iw3TbfGVc9lB5W490g3aDjVm00hAhNLkkATr6NevjuhmMGsODyIfFCax0wuHcProCjEn0y_tB-w_3c5drGx0VOfzgkDRcWmUvvfotxgDXXfMk6mkPLWYLDa3lJwB0ZynGkK5PNyS/s800/001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="800" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinXSAj1jDffOSok9su6Jl99TFSVT5W9xC_dmFOV18JxV_lCU4UC4J3Iw3TbfGVc9lB5W490g3aDjVm00hAhNLkkATr6NevjuhmMGsODyIfFCax0wuHcProCjEn0y_tB-w_3c5drGx0VOfzgkDRcWmUvvfotxgDXXfMk6mkPLWYLDa3lJwB0ZynGkK5PNyS/s320/001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Other prominent names include - Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad), party MP Tejasvi Surya (Bangalore South), Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North) </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Trivendra Singh Rawat will contest from Hardwar while former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has been fielded from Haveri.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Khattar, who was replaced in most recent high-profile change of guard in Haryana, will be now the BJP nominee from Karnal. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">The saffron party's East Delhi candidate will be Harsh Malhotra while Yogendra Chandola will be the party candidate from North West Delhi (SC) reserved seat. </span></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>A day before the BJP's second list was announced, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray asked Nitin Gadkari to leave the BJP if he was being "insulted". Thackeray said the Maha Vikas Aghadi will ensure Gadkari's victory in the Lok Sabha polls.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Gadkari replied saying Uddhav Thackeray's "offer" was "immature and ridiculous".</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></b> </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDM3xjZU5q_y5Rhlc0U_DsbBzL03Ae-fmW7o_b1kysPCt8gfHd73iIpbLHNs0ZBjrmsNodd9FmpKDEqrP_1qUpY0RN0Fum49UgTY0ZbpGQc5aY3MZYzD8TXUnQOYsKOiM7IsUoDFoxFUhOPsnJ0nztU-8eA3MipZTSfin0LzSj5Rpe1vfjjSV3TxwfkzFR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDM3xjZU5q_y5Rhlc0U_DsbBzL03Ae-fmW7o_b1kysPCt8gfHd73iIpbLHNs0ZBjrmsNodd9FmpKDEqrP_1qUpY0RN0Fum49UgTY0ZbpGQc5aY3MZYzD8TXUnQOYsKOiM7IsUoDFoxFUhOPsnJ0nztU-8eA3MipZTSfin0LzSj5Rpe1vfjjSV3TxwfkzFR" width="135" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">In Gujarat, the BJP has again fielded Ms </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #2b00fe;">Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, who had won the seat in 2019 also. Interestingly, Narendra Modi had contested from the seat in 2014 but later vacated retaining Varanasi. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">From Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh, where there was cross voting during recent Rajya Sabha polls, the BJP's nominee from Hamirpur will be Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Among others, BJP's candidate for Bangalore North will be Ms Shobha Karandlaje. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">In Haryana, former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashok Tanwar will contest as the BJP candidate from Sirsa. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Rao Inderjit Singh Yadav has been pitted from Gurgaon, Minister of State of Heavy Industries Kishan Pal Gurjar from Faridabad.</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">BJP's list included 20 candidates from Maharashtra- which sends as many as 48 lawmakers -- second highest after UP - to the Lok Sabha.</span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Pankaja Munde will be BJP nominee from Beed in Maharashtra, MoS Bharati Pravi Pawar will contest from Dindori, Raosaheb Dadarao Danve from Jalna, and Sudhir Mungantiwar from Chandrapur. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The BJP is expected to face stiff fight in Karnataka this year. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Mysore MP Pratap Simha, whose name came up during the Parliament security breach incident, has been dropped. He is replaced by Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar of the erstwhile Mysore royal family. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s son B Y Raghavendra will contest from Shimoga.</span></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLrw-1Z8YFOhGiAeA01gMGdFYjPWAqqaInnzuT98lxgMP_3g4xhnLWGcuelGGx2hUzDaQj1t0QIubcs7bnO6jtvQ5PJYDH-CEcWNCnvat4WwFU3UycRJVUCExURVInI55mRvJGl_qSBNcSB_m-uBYW6BekI28-vNpgyuWMp2O5KJUZ5gU-bHQZLSPo0R/s1024/003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dLrw-1Z8YFOhGiAeA01gMGdFYjPWAqqaInnzuT98lxgMP_3g4xhnLWGcuelGGx2hUzDaQj1t0QIubcs7bnO6jtvQ5PJYDH-CEcWNCnvat4WwFU3UycRJVUCExURVInI55mRvJGl_qSBNcSB_m-uBYW6BekI28-vNpgyuWMp2O5KJUZ5gU-bHQZLSPo0R/s320/003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>BJP fields former mayors Harsh Malhotra, Yogendar Chandolia from East and North West Delhi LS seats</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>BJP on Wednesday declared state general secretaries Harsh Malhotra and Yogendra Chandolia as the candidates of East Delhi and North West Delhi (reserved) seats, respectively.</div><div><br /></div><div>Malhotra replaced cricketer-turned-politician and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir, who earlier this month urged BJP chief JP Nadda to relieve him.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Malhotra is the former mayor of erstwhile East Delhi Municipal Corporation.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Chandolia, a former mayor of North Delhi, was fielded by the BJP dropping outgoing MP from North West Delhi reserved constituency Hans Raj Hans who is a famous Punjabi Sufi singer.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">In Karnataka, former CM Bommai getting ticket has upset K S Eshwarappa, who claimed that Basavaraj Bommai was being “forced” to contest from Haveri. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Mr. Bommai himself had recommended my son’s name for Haveri. He had refused to contest the seat as he is a sitting MLA and a former Chief Minister. But why he is being forced to contest?”</span></i></span></h3><h3><br /></h3></span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569479119706420586.post-73062953600462645032024-03-13T07:27:00.000-07:002024-03-13T19:27:44.698-07:00More on CAA; Union Minister Hardeep Puri says - number of people who applied for citizenship under the Citizenship Act of 1955 is just 4000 ::::::: This is Modi's crucial polls; and Namo is planning everything -- negotiations with regional satraps, tickets distribution etc etc <h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>"... There are persecuted minorities in some of our neighbouring countries- Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Hindus, Sikhs, among others... In 1947, the population of Hindus in Pakistan was 24% which stands at 1% today. In erstwhile East Pakistan, there was a certain Hindu population but now there are just 7%. </i></span></h3><h3><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><i>Some of these people who came to India before 2014 are being given a right," says Union Minister and former diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri. </i></span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikqzd-foBBc4_3Az0zLgWXVnxa03dfSOqEPTjk3OiBR3Pg5mg6gaIn8ZmfG4kwDe15p8pJk7n4gAz7RT95Oe6160KvEGSvY2hpEXnSz9nA5DYoDlIHaKsZXDaonyiGfhLARaS0o8kQ7aZC1eobBqZ-rO83kcKTZ1uIeQgWPq5Wtna0ByqGJJv5vrSLaxJa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikqzd-foBBc4_3Az0zLgWXVnxa03dfSOqEPTjk3OiBR3Pg5mg6gaIn8ZmfG4kwDe15p8pJk7n4gAz7RT95Oe6160KvEGSvY2hpEXnSz9nA5DYoDlIHaKsZXDaonyiGfhLARaS0o8kQ7aZC1eobBqZ-rO83kcKTZ1uIeQgWPq5Wtna0ByqGJJv5vrSLaxJa" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"The people who are suddenly worried that these few immigrants will take away all jobs and resources need to know that our population is 140 crores and only 1000 people have registered on the portal so far. The number of people who had applied for citizenship under the Citizenship Act of 1955 is also just 4000. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">"What is this completely distorted picture which is being presented? This is not about religion. It does not cover Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas. These are well-documented cases of persecuted minorities in these countries- Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, among others. </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"It (CAA) was designed to deal with a specific issue... India is a humanitarian country. We have followed certain principles...", he said. </span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOe11As10UPa1kvSl55UNK-SPGA-O1kMRA6qVTfT4w-E135XPlq-zbEmtIkOoVW8VVbehiHi0NP44jRGbC3M46CCpvM9gUuBBAMptx89Ax_lzICoOgwgV5kgsSqprkAvP6YTLog7cqNH_ZQ50Z6XhhiQiX_rpOwv8foHKddUmoiwyKj75Dy7hw1q9cNcc/s1003/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="1003" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOe11As10UPa1kvSl55UNK-SPGA-O1kMRA6qVTfT4w-E135XPlq-zbEmtIkOoVW8VVbehiHi0NP44jRGbC3M46CCpvM9gUuBBAMptx89Ax_lzICoOgwgV5kgsSqprkAvP6YTLog7cqNH_ZQ50Z6XhhiQiX_rpOwv8foHKddUmoiwyKj75Dy7hw1q9cNcc/w400-h216/013.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blogger </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-size: 18.72px;">This is Modi's crucial polls; and Namo is planning everything -- negotiations with new regional satraps, tickets distribution and necessary political spin and narrative</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">To any student of politics and political science, Narendra Modi has always presented himself as a SERIOUS student and a workaholic !!</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Party insiders say for the battle of 2024 Namo is now taking charge of everything and .... "every little" points of negotiations with new regional satraps such as N Chandrababu Naidu, Naveen Patnaik or in the decision to change Chief Minister in Haryana Manoharlal Khattar -- also his friend.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"><i>Modi is involved in ticket distribution to <span style="font-size: 18.72px;">poll and campaign strategy planning.</span></i></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgegO09oKCKJQHA5vB36Uranu_b7fgtlay-3YvA6uIwcHW5kuDvrt8Gm9o1oY9O9XKGfHxM3iKaPvgP283NPb9UHwms9waGs6_gxBHT3xS2IP5NyTepi1o5SAGO_zumerf8y6jDAruvZb5MOoHZEpu49MgEc-_P6m5UR4TbQAUnwTyev-4RWki4J3Lj7jBs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgegO09oKCKJQHA5vB36Uranu_b7fgtlay-3YvA6uIwcHW5kuDvrt8Gm9o1oY9O9XKGfHxM3iKaPvgP283NPb9UHwms9waGs6_gxBHT3xS2IP5NyTepi1o5SAGO_zumerf8y6jDAruvZb5MOoHZEpu49MgEc-_P6m5UR4TbQAUnwTyev-4RWki4J3Lj7jBs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">"Jahan logon ki sochna khatam hoti hae, wahan unka sochna shuru hoti hae (Where people reach dead end in their thinking and planning; there Modi begins to think)," said a key saffron party insider. Well, if you are thinking -- the result of 2024 battle will be for everyone to see -- the man in debate himself thinks so !! </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">His die hard fans and distinct critics will have to admit that Modi has in the last 10 years and more astonished his critics and admirers. His works including in governance and policy making including foreign policy so far --- has been revolving around <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">three pillars - Triumphant, Imaginative and Brilliance</span>.</h3><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">If he got two historic mandate in 2014 and 2019 -- nothing is stopping him from sweating it out to achieve another bigger milestone. </span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Otherwise he has an image of a ruthless operator -- a man who does not forget -- "bhool ta nahi" as they put it. But when it comes to negotiations with stalwarts like N Chandrababu Naidu, Modi has almost vetoed his party colleagues not to raise "uncomfortable" matters. </h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 18.72px;">The TDP is a former ally which has 'returned' to the NDA.</span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Not long ago during the peak of 2019 election campaign, Naidu had said ".....my brothers from the minority community present here should take note..... If you vote for Modi, many problems will arise". </span></h3><h3><span style="font-size: 18.72px;">Sources say that some BJP leaders reminded Naidu about such remarks; but the Prime Minster insisted that such issues including personal attacks made against Namo should not come in the way of a successful deal in Andhra Pradesh.</span></h3><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><h3><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-size: 18.72px;">And now everyone is happy that the TDP-BJP combine will do extremely well in Andhra Pradesh -- where BJP's score so far has been zero. </span></h3><div><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #04ff00; font-size: 18.72px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZNmXwv2obJ5g0dpT1fdCLm5dqhQwRk6G6KraTnw3-WV131An1CdqtGuhl2KRbhcLiNa0zT2GYAcOz9jCiPUT8ZCeL9kRLTmXa5mYqAsINI3mw2HobKy0VR_1ye4cSAh8HO4znyOTH1edg_KwUlc_0yz8pTlglsejX739dwB0IbIEbaxn379WqkgVIazw/s3648/Tirupati-2016%20010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZNmXwv2obJ5g0dpT1fdCLm5dqhQwRk6G6KraTnw3-WV131An1CdqtGuhl2KRbhcLiNa0zT2GYAcOz9jCiPUT8ZCeL9kRLTmXa5mYqAsINI3mw2HobKy0VR_1ye4cSAh8HO4znyOTH1edg_KwUlc_0yz8pTlglsejX739dwB0IbIEbaxn379WqkgVIazw/s320/Tirupati-2016%20010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h3><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></h3><div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Odisha, the Modi government has ensured cordial relations with the BJD and especially its leader Naveen Patnaik.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In 2009 with L K Advani at the helm and journalist-turned-neta Chandan Mitra negotiating, Naveen </span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Patnaik had snapped his party’s ties with the BJP.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Reportedly, the issue also was anti-Christian violence. The BJD had offered 6 of 21 Lok Sabha seats in the state to the BJP -- which the saffron party had rejected. And see the change, now Naveen is likely to concede 14 Lok Sabha seats. The BJP is also agreeing to give BJD an overwhelming upper hand in the Assembly polls. In 2019, BJP had won 8 seats and even former BJD lawmaker Jay Panda (Bijayan) had joined the Lotus party.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Tamil Nadu, as per Modi's clear instructions, the BJP has not yet given up on its former ally AIADMK.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the same time, BJP had stitched alliances with smaller parties and key social groups in the state. The DMK is facing anti incumbency and as the AIADMK is now much weaker. there are chances there will be a pleasant miracle in Tamil Nadu for the BJP in terms of seats and not merely the vote share. </span></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TNoUaAMjkZq3duzryyw08f7t8dtzN5lFy3Nz66PJ5OobSci171Eui4MYI6tw8ecAy5tE2t0ov0ozDB8TckqOC_qt8qcovYz1h_ZO82ZZYkSW4DDOGVM0GZ_sDPZlt795O_VgY73NfldBrq0Dk0Y2tCbV6Nf61_Z8T7HQT_D5IKMw0fjwxIQE7SainzWw/s881/01nitish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="881" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TNoUaAMjkZq3duzryyw08f7t8dtzN5lFy3Nz66PJ5OobSci171Eui4MYI6tw8ecAy5tE2t0ov0ozDB8TckqOC_qt8qcovYz1h_ZO82ZZYkSW4DDOGVM0GZ_sDPZlt795O_VgY73NfldBrq0Dk0Y2tCbV6Nf61_Z8T7HQT_D5IKMw0fjwxIQE7SainzWw/s320/01nitish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">For Bihar also, it was Modi's personal push that ultimately Nitish Kumar and his JD-U with the vital caste factor is back in the NDA ranks. In 2019, the BJP-JD(U) alliance had sweapt 39 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats. </h3><div><br /></div><div>ends </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div>nirendra devhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01634523433924171931noreply@blogger.com0