S-BAND

I am sorry to say that Dr Singh should now say goodbye to the chair of the prime minister of India and return to the class room to the benefit of the students. Let him live as a teacher till his last breath. India is a dangerous country where even the prime minister is disobeyed. In each scam, it is found that vested interest gets free pass to make money despite the country's security and sovereignty is threatened. It seems that the country is not run by one powerful man like prime minister. There are several power blocks those who can do or undo many things. Dr Singh is a blessing to the country. But he is not able to set things in order despite his honesty and disapproval to many wrongs like 2G spectrum or S-Band outsourcing controversy. Other people are making huge money in illegal way, but the prime minister is being blamed. There are ghosts in the oil seeds. Either he  makes those people accountable and initiate exemplary action to deter those intend to make similar activities and earn confidence of his fans or he should organise his farewell party.

On "Hindu Terrorism"

By Francois Gautier

Is there such a thing as 'Hindu terrorism,' as the arrest of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for the Malegaon blasts may tend to prove? Well, I guess I was asked to write this column because I am one of that rare breed of foreign correspondents — a lover of Hindus! A born Frenchman, Catholic-educated and non-Hindu, I do hope I'll be given some credit for my opinions, which are not the product of my parents' ideas, my education or my atavism, but garnered from 25 years of reporting in South Asia (for Le Journal de Geneve and Le Figaro).

In the early 1980s, when I started freelancing in south India, doing photo features on Kalaripayattu, the Ayyappa festival, or the Ayyanars, I slowly realised that the genius of this country lies in its Hindu ethos, in the true spirituality behind Hinduism. The average Hindu you meet in a million villages possesses this simple, innate spirituality and accepts your diversity, whether you are Christian or Muslim, Jain or Arab, French or Chinese. It is this Hinduness that makes the Indian Christian different from, say, a French Christian, or the Indian Muslim unlike a Saudi Muslim. I also learnt that Hindus not only believed that the divine could manifest itself at different times, under different names, using different scriptures (not to mention the wonderful avatar concept, the perfect answer to 21st century religious strife) but that they had also given refuge to persecuted minorities from across the world—Syrian Christians, Parsis, Jews, Armenians, and today, Tibetans.

In 3,500 years of existence, Hindus have never militarily invaded another country, never tried to impose their religion on others by force or induced conversions. You cannot find anybody less fundamentalist than a Hindu in the world and it saddens me when I see the Indian and western press equating terrorist groups like SIMI, which blow up innocent civilians, with ordinary, angry Hindus who burn churches without killing anybody. We know also that most of these communal incidents often involve persons from the same groups—often Dalits and tribals—some of who have converted to Christianity and others not. However reprehensible the destruction of Babri Masjid, no Muslim was killed in the process; compare this to the 'vengeance' bombings of 1993 in Bombay, which wiped out hundreds of innocents, mostly Hindus. Yet the Babri Masjid destruction is often described by journalists as the more horrible act of the two. We also remember how Sharad Pawar, when he was chief minister of Maharashtra in 1993, lied about a bomb that was supposed to have gone off in a Muslim locality of Bombay.

I have never been politically correct, but have always written what I have discovered while reporting. Let me then be straightforward about this so-called Hindu terror. Hindus, since the first Arab invasions, have been at the receiving end of terrorism, whether it was by Timur, who killed 1,00,000 Hindus in a single day in 1399, or by the Portuguese Inquisition which crucified Brahmins in Goa. Today, Hindus are still being targeted: there were one million Hindus in the Kashmir valley in 1900; only a few hundred remain, the rest having fled in terror. Blasts after blasts have killedhundreds of innocent Hindus all over India in the last four years. Hindus, the overwhelming majority community of this country, are being made fun of, are despised, are deprived of the most basic facilities for one of their most sacred pilgrimages in Amarnath while their government heavily sponsors the Haj. They see their brothers and sisters converted to Christianity through inducements and financial traps, see a harmless 84-year-old swami and a sadhvi brutally murdered. Their gods are blasphemed. So sometimes, enough is enough.

At some point, after years or even centuries of submitting like sheep to slaughter, Hindus—whom the Mahatma once gently called cowards—erupt in uncontrolled fury. And it hurts badly. It happened in Gujarat. It happened in Jammu, then in Kandhamal, Mangalore, and Malegaon. It may happen again elsewhere. What should be understood is that this is a spontaneous revolution on the ground, by ordinary Hindus, without any planning from the political leadership. Therefore, the BJP, instead of acting embarrassed, should not disown those who choose other means to let their anguished voices be heard.

There are about a billion Hindus, one in every six persons on this planet. They form one of the most successful, law-abiding and integrated communities in the world today. Can you call them terrorists?

                                                                        Forwarded by dilipmukherjee.bally@gmail.com

The Prime Minister Acts in 2G Spectrum Scam:

                           CVC Disposed of 804 Cases in December 2010 Major

                 Penalty Proceedings Recommended against  226 Officers

The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) disposed of 804 cases during December 2010 referred to it for advice. Of these, 667 complaints were  sent for necessary action/ATR whereas 48 complaints were sent for  investigation and report. No action was required on 123 complaints.

The Commission advised imposition of major penalty against 226 officers including 50 from Department of Communications, 36 from Central Board of Excise & Customs, 23 from Ministry of Railways, 13  from State Bank of India, 10 from Vijaya Bank, 9 from Punjab & Sind Bank, 8 from M.C.D., 7 from Andhra Bank, 6 from Canara Bank, 5 each from Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.& UCO Bank. Remaining 31 cases pertained to different departments of the Government of India and PSUs.

Recoveries to the tune of about Rs.2.78 crore were effected after Commission conducted technical examination of some departments.

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 My View:

......Therefore JPC or destabilising Parliament is not the only answer. Will the so called opposition allow the Dr Singh to function as a Prime Minister of India? His critics may now refrain from dishonouring Dr Singh.

A Loveless 'Love'

Love has encompassed a different meaning to the cheat and imposture. They don't hesitate to sell out it for money and position. Lies are presented in a decent fashion to win over the evil desires. I had the opportunity to watch such a cheat in a close proximity. Its an idle and a conspirator was out to defame its nearest and dearest for no fault on her or his part.It never bothered to use and throw  once the desires were fulfilled. In its extreme needs, the cheat behaved like a pet to kiss ones feet and never hesitated to fraud and rob the helpful person. What do you term this sort of element? Does it possess the right to live in a human society? Should it  be thrown to any mental asylum or should it be thrown to the hungry wild beast? Please advise.    

Nostalgia

Yesterday, a memorable day for Partha who lost his dearest and nearest one - his better half. I knew Partha was in solitude on the day and might have dated with her. God bless you and your kid.

Is Dr. Singh guilty? You decide

Re-Published with principled opposition &

        with my comment below the text for my friend Shri Jagannadha Rao     

                                                         

For the last few days, we have been deluged with details of the 2G spectrum scam. Every channel worth its salt has aired innumerable talk shows and discussions on this mother of all scams. On the one hand Subramanyam Swamy is accusing Dr. Manmohan Singh of refusing to act on his petition to prosecute Andimuthu Raja, and on the other we have the congress spokespersons eulogizing the Government’s morality sacking in Raja. All this reminds of a Vikramaditya and the Betal story I read years ago.

Once there lived an old and pious man, renowned for his honesty. One day his neighbor, a rich merchant comes to him with a request. The merchant was leaving on a voyage and wants the old man to safeguard his wealth, until his return. The old man agrees and with God as witness promises to protect and safeguard the merchant’s wealth.

The old man then entrusts the safe keep of the merchant’s wealth to his son, from whom he takes an oath of propriety and honesty. Slowly the son starts dipping into the merchants wealth, people notice this and warn the old man of the son’s misdeeds. The old man calls his son asks him to explain, he also reminds him of his oath on following the right path. The son rubbishes the accusations as rumors and the idle gossip of jealous people, who could bear to see his prosperity. The old man accepts the son’s explanation and things go on as before.

The merchant returns and demands his wealth. The old man calls his son, who hands over a quarter of the merchant’s wealth saying that is all there was. The merchant realizing that he has been cheated approaches the King. The King listens to the merchant’s complaint and summons the old man. The old man comes to the court with his son and handing him over to the King says “your majesty, the merchant is right. My son has confessed to the crime. Please punish him.”

The king has the son flogged and imprisoned. He then praises the old mans honesty and dismisses the case. But the merchant demands punishment for the old man saying, “I have still not received justice. I had entrusted my wealth to the old man which he swore by God to safeguard. The old man’s integrity is intact, but what of me, I have been robbed of my life’s savings, and made a pauper. It was the old man’s decision to entrust my wealth the son for safe keeping. As far as I am concerned the old man is the culprit, and should be punished.

The king is astounded by this demand. The old man, was neither a party to the theft nor did he benefit from it. In fact, he had sent his son to jail. Yet, the merchant was asking for the old man’s punishment.

The Betal asks Vikramaditya, “What should be the Kings decision.”

Vikramaditya’s replies, “Though the old man is innocent of the actual theft, he is guilty of dereliction of duty. The son’s crime was a straight forward one, the old man’s was a graver crime. He did nothing to protect the merchant’s wealth. Far from being vigilant he failed to take action even when he was warned of his son’s misdeeds. Because of his laxity the merchant is condemned to a life of penury. He should be punished.”

India 2010, Dr. Manmohan Singh, esteemed economist, former Governor of RBI, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, former Finance Minister, a man whose personal ethics and integrity are unblemished, takes oath to protect and safeguard the Nation and its assets. He appoints Raja, as his Cabinet Minister for IT & Telecom.

Raja the Telecom Minister has with him keys to the 2G spectrum a finite and precious National asset. Raja flouts all rules of propriety and transparency in Government, and in violation of his oath of office, sells the spectrum at a throw away price of Rs.1651 crore.

1. DoT with Raja at its helm issues an astounding 120 UAS licenses in a single day, January 10, 2008. A feat unsurpassed in the history of Government anywhere in the world. Suspiciously 85 of these licenses are issued to companies which suppressed facts, disclosed incomplete information and submitted fictitious documents.

2. In issuing these licenses neither the High Powered Telecom Commission, which was expressly set up for this nor the Finance Ministry or the Ministry of Law and Justice are consulted. Vital decisions are taken without being deliberated and discussed at inter ministerial forums.

3. In sharp deviation of business practice, the cut off date for receiving applications gets advanced from Oct 1, 2007 to Sept 25, 2007, violating all canons of fair play and ethics.

4. Real estate companies which till date of application had no interest in Telecom are allotted Licenses and spectrum ahead of genuine applicants. These then go on to reap windfalls from foreign players by selling equity.

Unlike the story, this heist of a precious national asset is carried out in full view of Dr. Manmohan Singh and his cabinet colleagues. Newspapers across the country cry out at this outrage in front page headlines.

The Indian Constitution grants the Prime Minister absolute power in running the country. He is the head of the Government and the Union Cabinet functions at his pleasure. As per the Transaction of Business Rules the Prime Minister has the unrestricted right to demand and get any file, any record from any Ministry. Dr. Man Mohan

Dr. Singh did not profit personally from Raja’s shenigans, but his failure to act, to honor the oath of office, to protect and safeguard the nation and its wealth is unforgivable. Like the old man, he has sacked Raja from his ministerial berth, but does his culpability end there.

The people of India had entrusted their faith and the future of the Nation in Dr. Manmohan Singh, believing him to be a man of integrity and honesty, and not to Raja. Does dismissing Raja absolve Dr. Singh or like the old man is he guilty of dereliction of duty and failure to safeguard the Nation and its citizens. Does he deserve punishment?

It is for the Indian citizen to decide.

 

My Comments below:

It is premature to comment on Dr Singh's integrity at this stage because the case is subjudiced. The Apex Court in its direction asked the investigating agency to open the files from the regime of Atal Behari Bajpai, the former prime minister of BJP led government. The court is sure to probe the roles and connections of the bureaucracy and the beneficiaries along with the concerned ministers of the past and present regimes. Prima facie, the court has observed that Dr Singh through his PMO sent notes after notes to the concerned ministries to maintain check and balance in 2G spectrum. CAG which has recently pointed out the misdeals  could have done the same in NDA regimes. Parliament proceedings were blocked on number of occasions by the then opposition parties demanding actions in UTI scam and many such. Did the press media demand resignation of the then prime minister? So the Betal story should have been told at that time also. At least, Dr Singh soon after the news broke out did not make any attempt to suppress or support the culprits in question. He has clearly directed his men to fully cooperate with the highest court to unearth the truth. This has displayed he has not compromised with his standard set over the years.  

ITS MY DAUGHTER

Its been nice to see angel to walk together with its guy. Its my angel my daughter knows only to cry and blame its own fate what I’m unable to accept. Yes, its not me who gave birth to this girl child but has fathered it. The heaven seems closure with its arrival. Its Ma Bhagwati the mother of earth has come down to settle in and make my home happy. I simply surprised with the limit of tolerance she inherited in condoning many wrong doings of its guy. Her patience in putting its guy in right track in order to make his life meaningful is simply noteworthy. I feel it my obligation that my sweet daughter lives a peaceful life wherever she resides and whoever she chooses to sharing her life. I along with my family prayed to our Guru Mataji to shower her blessing on the couple which is yet to build their nest for a peaceful and prosperous conjugal life.