The Invincible Modi and Inevitable Gujarat

The negative campaign on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has suddenly seen a spurt in the recent months. We know assembly elections are round the corner, but his detractors cannot be any more creative. People are just fed up by this negative campaign on Modi. Keep beating the chest on 2002 riots? We know the matter is before courts to decide up on. I could not figure out why media is hell bent on Modi or BJP. I know it dreads congress, reasons are apparent and there is no need for an explanation. All up against Hindutva ? But what is the matter with all, no body talks about the development. It was laughable to listen to Dig Vijay Singh in the recently concluded India today conclave. And he had no direct answers for the questions raised by Modi. This country has seen many riots but no body is asking to move on but it is under courts review. Let me ask for how many years we spoke about 1947 riots or 1984 Sikh killings etc., He himself admitted that he must be hanged if he is found guilty. Terms after term people have given a fitting reply to the opposition in Gujarat, and we are hopeful that it is a time for a change in Delhi too. It has been a decade and there are reports which claim that in the current scenario Muslims are better off than in any other state including the congress ruled states. The GOP of India always plays the trick of communal politics, they know it did not work in UP, let’s not forget that 4.5% quota for Muslims. Can’t we see what is coming? People need change in Delhi and stability in Gujarat. Now why this state is used as a bench mark to comment on other state’s development? And why this state has been awarded the best performing state twice by the central government which is congress. Under the able leadership of Modi Gujarat has surpassed all the barometers of development.

Why he needs to be treated as prime minister-in-waiting in Japan. And the red carpet welcome given for him in China shocked the cultural Marxists in India and other left leaning mortals too. But that’s not all, UK’s endorsement of Modi and Gujarat is indeed telling. US would follow the suit no doubt about it. In the contemporary Indian Politics there were very few Chief Ministers who reached the pinnacle of glory, the likes of C.N Annadurai for example. He was a darling for the common man. But Modi’s uniqueness lies in his consistency in development and his relentless efforts in making this part of the country a harbinger of peace, progress and development which made him move beyond glory and reach highest state. Many say that it is RSS which built him as sheelwan (a man of character and dignity), we would be least bothered all we need is a man of honour and dignity in the helm of affairs.

It is moral bankruptcy of current day politicians has reached to such a devastating levels that no body has the status to juxtapose themselves with Modi. We must take recourse to common sense and ask ourselves that why Gujarat and Modi are almost synonymous. I follow to an extent what Peter F. Drucker says on leadership and on this area he said “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes” If this test is applied to judge Modi then he is the real leader, he is not only being liked by the critical mass and majority but also have produced the results, results are there for us to see. We cannot see it unless we decide to see it. Hence the recent demand of him becoming the PM of this country is genuine and reasonable. Though RSS – The mother organization has taught to all its kids that cult following should be avoided at all costs and ideology must be given a supreme importance, it is quite natural that people have always held the noble souls in high esteem irrespective of which organization they are associated with. It is a matter of pride for Shri Advaniji that he has mentored some one like Modi. It is not fair to see him through the prism of 2002 riots, but the paid and biased media never failed to keep this issue alive to satisfy its political masters. In this sacred land when we talk about development it is inevitable that we some where mention “Gujarat” and if we are forced to find out the reasons, it is impossible to avoid the name Narendra Modi.

Dumping CAG: Shooting the messenger?

In a utopian world the government will use its full might to deal with the headless monster called corruption. We know very well that we do not live in a perfect world and governments are morally bankrupted in most cases if not in all cases. Going by what Minister of State PMO said that govt. is pondering over the idea of making CAG as a multi member body, it sounds to be a rage against the central auditing body. Now what prompts some body to say this, even a lay man would guess it. Marred by the revelations of monumental scams from CWG to 2G and beyond, it is becoming increasingly challenging to convince the voters whose allegiances and loyalties are fast changing and it is necessarily dynamic. UPA as a coalition did loose its credibility in the recent years, the drubbing in UP in the recent past is one such example. And new discoveries of impropriety of politicians mostly associated with congress are eroding the hard earned vote bank. Narayanaswamy must have used an appropriate thinking hat and concluded that “Let’s shoot the messenger”. Is it the most demanding issue for the country? No. But yes, it’s an issue for congress and government. To think about messing up with CAG is a result of guilty consciousness. Comptroller and auditor general must be allowed a free hand in making sure that the public money is spent for the intended purposes or to verify whether nation’s assets are left at the mercy of vested interests. If some one cannot digest the truth then we shall conclude that it is a guilty feeling. The clean would not degenerate to such a level of thinking (ie. to dump the CAG). It heartening to see that people across political spectrum have condemned the attempts to dump CAG in the name of multi member body.

Attention must be diverted to whether all that is said in the CAG reports can be substantiated. It is startling to hear from CAG that constitutional and statutory bodies like CAG/EC/CVC/CBI are not free from government’s intervention. For some it may sound like a known secret so no wonder. Credibility of congress as a party has taken a severe beating after the release of CAG reports on 2G, Coal scam etc., But the thought of keeping the CAG at bay under the garb of reforms is an act of uncivilized behavior. Now that we know there are not many takers of CAG reform even with in congress and government.

Congress under siege

Government under siege can probably be the right word to describe the current situation which congress as a party is facing. The combined onslaught of kejriwal and Dr.Swamy both are patriots from different schools of thought. But the later has more muscle to wrestle with the mighty elephant – Congress. What a responsible government must and should do when such serious allegations surface in a relatively non-perfect world. Yes government has the machinery to investigate/prosecute etc., just to verify if there is any substance in these allegations. But none of this happened. This spell of revelations from Team Kejriwal includes vadra-DLF deal, former law minister’s debacle through young India’s fraud. It will be an utopian thinking if we say that congress’s image is intact after all this, with in congress many would say all is well not to mention Digvijay singh and Manish Tewari. I am not talking about coal block allocation any where here. From where this age old part derives such an enormous amount of alacrity in the face devastating revelations? The answer is electorate. But the larger question is, will we ever see the political activism from the bottom? I doubt it. It is told that during the times of adversity man’s real character comes to the fore, that’s why we could see recent urge of running down the RTI act and conspicuously they have backtracked from this step. But what is the way forward. There are many affairs of fraudulent nature which are not seeing the light of the day. We need more Subramanyam Swamy/s for such tasks. It is alarming to see the kind of arrogance crept in to congress; sorry arrogance was/is the hall mark of congress. Let it be the hike of petrol or reduction of subsidized LPG aam admi is not taken in to confidence. Looking for more revelations from people like Swamy, so that the common man is made aware of the real face of congress.

RTI: Bugbear for Congress

So at last it seems that RTI has proved to be a Frankenstein monster for ruling dispensation. Thanks that it did not pass Lokpal else it would have become real danger for government of the day. Now why the head of government is so concerned about this and why he wants to change/amend or in other words water down this land mark law further. Yes. We agree that credit goes to UPA for passing it but should the credit also go to UPA for weakening it. Let’s see what the real concerns are, privacy of a private person seems to be the worry but where are the instances based on which PM is arriving on this conclusion. Like editorials of this country have claimed that Vadra revelation has drawn flak for congress. When PM asserts privacy he is surely worried of cases like Vadra.

With this kind of people activism more revelations such as these are to emerge. No political might cannot stop. PM also seems to advocate Public private partnerships must be kept out of RTI purview. This is most shocking. With this kind of thought process the positive law would surely degenerate to nothing if these intentions are executed. If a private company like DLF and a private individual like Vadra siphon public money as it is alleged, why should a normal citizen be denied the right to know the way public funds are drained. And if he finds a fraud shouldn’t be blowing the whistle. Revelations 2G, CWG Coalgate and many other monumental frauds came to light because of RTI. Left parties feel that this law must be given more teeth, i.e., it must also include media and corporate houses which are mining beds of corruption. Instead of strengthening the law further if PM intends to weaken it then it is uncalled for. The next major fraud on this country is UID – Adhar scheme for which already more than 1000 crores of public money is spent with near zero results. In this context yes we understand PM’s concern.

Pakistan’s Bogus War on Terror

War on Terror! What buzz word this has become in the post 9/11 world? May be one is forced to think whether there was no terror before that. Or this has got more prominence because terror has hit the big daddy. Now we shall leave it for the individuals to come to their own conclusions. Since the beginning we hardly had convincing rationale to believe how the accidental super power could buddy up with a notorious failed state for this dangerous game. Why laden was leading a happy life in Pakistan? No body could give reasonable answers till date. Additionally no body wanted to know the answers, because it is an open secret that Pakistan is the mother of all terror and a haven for buddy terrorists. But it still claimed that it is morally upright and a serious peace lover.

The actual and ugly face Pakistan was seen when Shakeel Afridi was jailed for 33 years. The Doctor who helped to capture the top terrorist, by running a fake vaccination drive. Justice is delivered after the laden’s killing. But shouldn’t we be rewarding the one who was instrumental in capturing laden. The bounty in INR was 125 crores I suppose which was announced for the one who captures or provides information to capture laden. But he did not deserve 33 years of prison sentence. Recently Afridi disclosed how he was treated in jail by ISI, but let’s not forget that more than 80 % of the terrorist plots are hatched in Pakistan or has links to this rouge and failed state. In public it claims that it does not need military aid of America to survive on the contrary it decried when Kerry Lugar bill passed, this is worst than double standards. When people cannot live peacefully especially minorities and inflation, unemployment, other evils plague this unfortunate country, the rulers always debate and discuss on how they could line their pockets with the military aid. Forget about being either welfare or policy state it is under the clutches of tyrants. For more than 6 decades this Islamic state has been trying to destabilize this Hindu majority and a secular country as Islamic invaders have tried and been trying to convert this country a 100 % Islamic country, but they can try forever with out success. It’s time for the ubiquitous empire to wake up and take that unpleasant decision to stop funneling the tax payer’s money and demand tangible results from Pakistan for the money it has spent till now.

Anders Breivik : Conflict of Moral Intentions and Immoral Actions

It always amazed me the level of convictions these two young men had. But the substance on which they had allegiance is totally different. One is Extreme patriotism, the other one is extreme religious fanaticism and fundamentalism. Where as one wanted to save his country from distortion and the other wanted to de-stabilize a neighboring nation state. With respect to Anders Breivik’s act of killing more than 70 people motive sounds to be moral when it is juxtaposed with Kasab’s. An interesting point for us to note is how the legal systems reacted in both these cases. Anders is undoubtedly a patriot and wanted to save the whole continent from an eventual degeneration. Though I do not subscribe to the means he employed to fulfill his objective but I have due respect for his intentions. Unlike Kasab he did his own study and came to conclusion or identified the deep malice of the whole continent. Generally this is a result of uncontrolled/unguided reading I suppose? But the Pakistani Terrorist was indoctrinated and was told that his family will be given some money as a favor to his martyrdom. Now Pakistan being a failed state, there is an utter disregard for people’s development. Apart from Allah mongering there is no genuine attempt to improve the life standard of ordinary mortals. I would not talk much about Kasab or Pakistan much out here as I feel I might end up wasting a lot of ink.

Richard Millet just pre-empted what I thought. Ie., Breivik gave to Norway what it deserves. Let’s not forget that the Ottoman Empire spread from the modern day Spain to frontiers of India and swayed the whole North Africa and the cultural distortion it carried out too much for normal person to understand in a short time. I have glanced around 100 pages of European Declaration of Independence Doc 2083. And you cannot deny even a single statement out there; all that is written is indeed a monumental truth. I know many have questioned his scholarly ability to compose such a document, but that is not what we should be discussing but the actual substance. And his sympathy towards Hindus is natural. The prophetic religion’s main aim was/is/will be to establish a Islamic caliphate in this world and the blood thirsty Jihadists are working round the clock to accomplish their goal with full confidence and conviction though no body is sure when that will happen. Now the argument is are all those who are against this fanatic jihadism are standing up together for a formidable defense. The answer is certainly no. May be he wanted to wake up the whole Europe in general and Norway in particular from a deep slumber and gather the attention. But what he failed to realize is that it is only in video games when people/enemies are killed there is no impact and gives pleasure to oneself with out harming any real human beings, I am not talking about Ra-One movie by the way. By murdering innocents he blurred the distinction between him and the jihadis. The another fact which this European savior has failed to notice/realize is that for the current state of world affairs, let it be racism, political instability and many other issues Europe is responsible. He must also have tried to let every one that Europe is at fault first and the violent Jihad seemed to have taken birth to counter crusaders. Scholars have agreed that Christendom and Caliphate’s intention is to rule the world based on a common code. When different competing actors wanted to rule this world, violent quarrel is consequential. When a society is oppressed or in danger from external forces, the oppressed or those in danger must rise up to the occasion and defend. After being relieved from Europe’s tyranny, every body has learnt being more civilized at least in public. So in an era like this the dubious methods employed by Breivik are indeed uncalled for.

Yes. Violent Islam is a threat to the whole world’s stability. But this does not seem to be an appropriate response. The sheer number of Islam followers is increasing because any form of contraception is considered as a sin. On a lighter note may be until the time Indians and Chinese are there the counter balance is assured. I opine that governments must bring uniform laws to control birth rate. Through this dangers of multiculturalism can be over come. There may be many other best ways; it is for the adept political scientists to comment. I am admiring the manner legal proceedings have concluded, and the judiciary is in the verge of pronouncing the number of years for which he must be imprisoned, which might be up to 21 years and in worst case for life he should be in jail.

In a way I see no difference between Breivik and Kasab because both are mass murderers. But one had moral and the other had immoral intentions. I am only subscribing to the moral intentions though not the actions or means employed.