Many many happy returns of the day for all Indians who are enjoying the Nationwide Harthal called by the Left parties today against Centre Government's policies that resulted in price hike.
You see the price of essential commodities have gone up.Only way to push the price down is by making this harthal a real success.
From tomorrow ,that is from 28-April-2010 onwards,prices of all essential items will come down for sure.
So let's all join hands..
The harthal festivities are reported to be stronger in Kerala and West Bengal.Reports of empty roads,blocking of trains,forcible closure of offices,shops;there is excitement all around.
The only sour note is :as yet there is no report of any noticeable violent incidents from any corner of the Country.Don't know what happened.But a harthal without atleast a minimal level of violence is inexplicable.
Atleast one bus should have been burned down.It would have acted as a catalyst in reduction of prices of essential commodities!
Hope any foreign tourists,who might have arrived in India,unaware of the harthal,also are getting to enjoy one of our truly remarkable National Festivals.
It's a package idealism they can take back to their country.Not sure whether they have the intellectual adeptness in imbibing this challenging concept :) hoo
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Maoists blew up yet another railway track
It's being reported that Maoists blew up a railway track near Midnapore town in West Midnapore district today, disrupting train services in the Kharagpur division, as the bandh called by them in three states entered the second day.
'That particular track in that particular region was a bit old and needed repairing.That's why it was removed'.
This could as well be the explanation of the overground maoists sympathisers like arundhati roy's defense for the blatant destruction of public infrastructure.
It's ironic to note that people like her continue to defend the blatant violence unleashed by maoists as a desperate act by groups of adivasis against lack of development and displacement!!
"Lack of development"..!!
And you blowup whatever is already available..!!
Like schools,bridges,railway tracks..
I have not seen or heard a more blatant instance of 'DOUBLE-STANDARDS'.
'That particular track in that particular region was a bit old and needed repairing.That's why it was removed'.
This could as well be the explanation of the overground maoists sympathisers like arundhati roy's defense for the blatant destruction of public infrastructure.
It's ironic to note that people like her continue to defend the blatant violence unleashed by maoists as a desperate act by groups of adivasis against lack of development and displacement!!
"Lack of development"..!!
And you blowup whatever is already available..!!
Like schools,bridges,railway tracks..
I have not seen or heard a more blatant instance of 'DOUBLE-STANDARDS'.
IPL BCCI Shenanigans
BCCI president Shashank Manohar says the IPL governing council was not aware of most decisions taken by IPL Chief Lalit Kumar Modi.
What the hell they were doing then??
The members of the Governing Council are Punjab Cricket Association chief Inderjit Singh Bindra, BCCI treasurer M.P. Pandove, vice presidents Chirayu Amin, Rajeev Shukla, Arjun Jaitley, board secretary N. Srinivasan, joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Farooq Abdullah, IPL vice-chairman Niranjan Shah and former India captains Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
All reputed men!
Why they have not resigned yet??
It's shame on them.
BCCI has rightly suspended Modi,but they should also have dissolved the IPL GC.
The charges against IPL chief Modi ranges from financial irregularities to rigging bids proxy holdings and kickbacks in broadcast deal.It's difficult to believe that none of the above mentioned great dignitaries were aware of what was going on.
Funny that one of the IPL GC member Chirayu Amin is now made the interim IPL chief!
He may be a man of integrity and a financial wizard as new channels are reporting,but that is secondary.
What the hell they were doing then??
The members of the Governing Council are Punjab Cricket Association chief Inderjit Singh Bindra, BCCI treasurer M.P. Pandove, vice presidents Chirayu Amin, Rajeev Shukla, Arjun Jaitley, board secretary N. Srinivasan, joint secretary Sanjay Jagdale, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Farooq Abdullah, IPL vice-chairman Niranjan Shah and former India captains Ravi Shastri, Sunil Gavaskar and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
All reputed men!
Why they have not resigned yet??
It's shame on them.
BCCI has rightly suspended Modi,but they should also have dissolved the IPL GC.
The charges against IPL chief Modi ranges from financial irregularities to rigging bids proxy holdings and kickbacks in broadcast deal.It's difficult to believe that none of the above mentioned great dignitaries were aware of what was going on.
Funny that one of the IPL GC member Chirayu Amin is now made the interim IPL chief!
He may be a man of integrity and a financial wizard as new channels are reporting,but that is secondary.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
One of India's most wanted terrorist to address a seminar in Srinagar
United Jihad Council chairman and supreme commander of Hizbul Mujaheedin Syed Salah-ud-Din will address a seminar in Srinagar via telephone from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on Wednesday.
A day-long seminar on the 'role of pro-freedom leader's vis-a-vis Kashmir issue' is being organised in Srinagar by the International Forum for Justice and Human Rights.
Ahsan Untoo, chairman of the human rights group, said the seminar will be attended by several senior separatist leaders including Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik.
But the highlight of the seminar will be a tele-address by Muzaffarabad-based United Jihad Council chairman and supreme commander of Hizbul Mujaheedin Syed Salah-ud-Din.
UJC general secretary Akil-ur-Rahman is also scheduled to address the conference.
"I have invited all the top separatist leadership to attend the conference, and seven leaders have confirmed their participation in the conference," Untoo told rediff.com.
This will be the first time that a senior militant commander from across the Line of Control will directly address a seminar.
Earlier Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference, and hard-line APHC chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and other separatist leaders have addressed conferences in Muzaffarabad via the telephone.
Courtesy :rediff.
Well,well,well,one of India's most wanted terrorist is going to address a seminar in Srinagar via telephone from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on Wednesday.
Is the Indian Government even aware of this??
If yes,hope they will take care of it and make this new attempt null and void.
If the Indian government is not aware of this or if they allow this to go ahead,then,well,God save our Country.
The joke here is that the seminar is organised by a so-called 'International Forum for Justice and Human Rights'.
And whom they invite??
A terrorist whose organisation is responsible for the death of scores of innocents.
A day-long seminar on the 'role of pro-freedom leader's vis-a-vis Kashmir issue' is being organised in Srinagar by the International Forum for Justice and Human Rights.
Ahsan Untoo, chairman of the human rights group, said the seminar will be attended by several senior separatist leaders including Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik.
But the highlight of the seminar will be a tele-address by Muzaffarabad-based United Jihad Council chairman and supreme commander of Hizbul Mujaheedin Syed Salah-ud-Din.
UJC general secretary Akil-ur-Rahman is also scheduled to address the conference.
"I have invited all the top separatist leadership to attend the conference, and seven leaders have confirmed their participation in the conference," Untoo told rediff.com.
This will be the first time that a senior militant commander from across the Line of Control will directly address a seminar.
Earlier Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate All Parties Hurriyat Conference, and hard-line APHC chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and other separatist leaders have addressed conferences in Muzaffarabad via the telephone.
Courtesy :rediff.
Well,well,well,one of India's most wanted terrorist is going to address a seminar in Srinagar via telephone from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on Wednesday.
Is the Indian Government even aware of this??
If yes,hope they will take care of it and make this new attempt null and void.
If the Indian government is not aware of this or if they allow this to go ahead,then,well,God save our Country.
The joke here is that the seminar is organised by a so-called 'International Forum for Justice and Human Rights'.
And whom they invite??
A terrorist whose organisation is responsible for the death of scores of innocents.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Reputed Journalist Vir Sanghvi on Maoist Terrorism
If there is one thing we are all agreed on, it is this: last week’s ambush of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party by the Maoists which left around 76 soldiers dead must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. No matter which side of the political divide you are on — right-wing hardliner or radical jholawallah — the violence is indefensible.
But I wonder if we fully recognise the consequences that will inevitably flow from the ambush. Whatever happens next will not be very pleasant.
In every complicated political situation, there is usually a turning point, a stage when people say ‘enough is enough’. I suspect we have now reached that point. Till now, many educated Indians have been ambivalent about the government’s offensive against the Maoists for a variety of reasons. Many believe that there must be a better way of handling the revolt.
Now, even those who have been reluctant to whole-heartedly endorse the military offensive will concede that there is no alternative.
Of course, it is a tragic and terrible thing for a government to use force against its own people. But there comes a time when a government has to assert itself. Otherwise, its authority simply fades away.
Public pressure can force a State to be more reasonable or flexible. But we cannot expect it to voluntarily abdicate its authority. If the violence reaches an unacceptable level, if the State’s own forces are being massacred with impunity, then the government has no choice: it has to assert its authority with all the might at its command.
Because we depend on the State’s authority for the maintenance of law and order and our own security, we react badly when this authority is flouted. Our insecurity leads to rage and anger.
That accounts for the intolerance we have witnessed over the last few days. This explains why people like Ravi Shankar Prasad (speaking presumably in his capacity as BJP’s chief spokesman) demand action against anyone who sympathises with the Maoist cause. Prasad is not alone. The public anger is now palpable.
Ironically, Maoist sympathisers have lost out because of the actions of the Maoists themselves. Activists frequently make the point that the issue is one of mining rights. In their view, adivasis are being chased away from their homes only so that corporate fat-cats can get at the minerals beneath the soil.
This may or may not be a valid point of view but nobody is listening any longer. By murdering soldiers in cold blood, the Maoists have settled the argument. India is now ranged on the other side and in this battle between us (the State and its citizens) and them (the Maoists) the complexities of the larger problem have been forgotten.
Though terrorism and insurgencies often inflict serious damage on the State and its agencies in the early years of the conflict, history has taught us that in the long-run, the Indian State always wins. No matter whether it is Nagaland, Naxalbari or anywhere else, it is impossible for revolutionaries/ insurgents/terrorists (pick the one you like) to match the immense resources of the State.
Until the battle is resolved, however, the ones who suffer the most are the very people the revolution/insurgency is supposed to benefit. Because the State knows no other way of fighting insurgencies, security forces routinely raid villages, arrest innocent men, kill bystanders and unleash a reign of terror.
Initially, the insurgents argue that all this will work in their favour: “The army is ensuring that the ordinary people turn against it.” But in the long-run — whether in Punjab or in Mizoram — ordinary people tire of being trapped in an endless conflict and public sentiment inevitably turns against the militants.
The State knows this. And it is prepared to wait.
In recent years, Indian policy makers have been strengthened in their resolve to fight violent revolutionaries by the example of Nepal. When the Maoists started mobilising in the Nepali hinterland, the regular police fled and closed down their police stations.
The Indian government tried to persuade the Nepali authorities to use the army to crush the Maoists. The Nepalis were reluctant. So, India helped Nepal raise a paramilitary force called the Armed Police. When this force proved inadequate, India urged Nepal to reconsider using the army before it was too late.
The Nepalis lacked the political will to reach a decision and eventually the Maoists came to virtually dominate that country.
India is not Nepal. But we have learnt the lesson of that experience. Our policy makers will not make the same mistakes. Our Maoists will be crushed no matter how long it takes the Indian State to do this.
But there are deeper questions surrounding the Maoist revolt that need to be answered. It is fashionable now to say that the adivasis have gained nothing since Independence. And to some extent, the figures speak for themselves.
The scheduled tribes number 85 million people in India (though that figure includes those in the North-east, where the situation is entirely different). Some estimates suggest that adivasi lands constitute up to 20 per cent of India’s entire territory. But something like 2/3rds or more of all adivasis are still illiterate.
Hence, say some activists, the poor adivasis have no choice but to turn to the Maoists because the Indian State has failed them.
Actually, it is not that simple. Take the case of the Harijans (Dalits, if you like), who have been at the bottom of the social pyramid for centuries. Post-Independence, we offered Harijans and adivasis the same sorts of things: affirmative action, seats reserved in Parliament, etc. Because they were concentrated in certain areas, adivasis could swing elections in a way that Harijans could hardly ever do. Two new states — Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh — are adivasi-dominated.
So why is it that the Harijans have accessed the political system, have thrown up the likes of Mayawati and have successfully demanded the attention of the Indian State while the adivasis are still seen as helpless victims?
Put it another way: why is the same system that empowers Harijans regarded as so useless by so many activists that they claim that the adivasis have no choice but to support those who commit murder in their names?
It is an important question and I have still to hear a convincing answer.
So, as I said at the beginning, the future is not bright. The State will retaliate and it will do so with the full support of the Indian people. There will be massive collateral damage and blood will be shed. Innocents will die and the conflict will escalate.
Sadly, I do not see an alternative. There may be ways of reaching out to the tribals, bypassing the Naxalites. But all that will have to wait. First, the State must reassert the rule of law. Then, it will finish off the Maoists. And only then, will we tackle the serious issue of social justice. As regrettable as this is, the Maoists have left us with no choice.
But I wonder if we fully recognise the consequences that will inevitably flow from the ambush. Whatever happens next will not be very pleasant.
In every complicated political situation, there is usually a turning point, a stage when people say ‘enough is enough’. I suspect we have now reached that point. Till now, many educated Indians have been ambivalent about the government’s offensive against the Maoists for a variety of reasons. Many believe that there must be a better way of handling the revolt.
Now, even those who have been reluctant to whole-heartedly endorse the military offensive will concede that there is no alternative.
Of course, it is a tragic and terrible thing for a government to use force against its own people. But there comes a time when a government has to assert itself. Otherwise, its authority simply fades away.
Public pressure can force a State to be more reasonable or flexible. But we cannot expect it to voluntarily abdicate its authority. If the violence reaches an unacceptable level, if the State’s own forces are being massacred with impunity, then the government has no choice: it has to assert its authority with all the might at its command.
Because we depend on the State’s authority for the maintenance of law and order and our own security, we react badly when this authority is flouted. Our insecurity leads to rage and anger.
That accounts for the intolerance we have witnessed over the last few days. This explains why people like Ravi Shankar Prasad (speaking presumably in his capacity as BJP’s chief spokesman) demand action against anyone who sympathises with the Maoist cause. Prasad is not alone. The public anger is now palpable.
Ironically, Maoist sympathisers have lost out because of the actions of the Maoists themselves. Activists frequently make the point that the issue is one of mining rights. In their view, adivasis are being chased away from their homes only so that corporate fat-cats can get at the minerals beneath the soil.
This may or may not be a valid point of view but nobody is listening any longer. By murdering soldiers in cold blood, the Maoists have settled the argument. India is now ranged on the other side and in this battle between us (the State and its citizens) and them (the Maoists) the complexities of the larger problem have been forgotten.
Though terrorism and insurgencies often inflict serious damage on the State and its agencies in the early years of the conflict, history has taught us that in the long-run, the Indian State always wins. No matter whether it is Nagaland, Naxalbari or anywhere else, it is impossible for revolutionaries/ insurgents/terrorists (pick the one you like) to match the immense resources of the State.
Until the battle is resolved, however, the ones who suffer the most are the very people the revolution/insurgency is supposed to benefit. Because the State knows no other way of fighting insurgencies, security forces routinely raid villages, arrest innocent men, kill bystanders and unleash a reign of terror.
Initially, the insurgents argue that all this will work in their favour: “The army is ensuring that the ordinary people turn against it.” But in the long-run — whether in Punjab or in Mizoram — ordinary people tire of being trapped in an endless conflict and public sentiment inevitably turns against the militants.
The State knows this. And it is prepared to wait.
In recent years, Indian policy makers have been strengthened in their resolve to fight violent revolutionaries by the example of Nepal. When the Maoists started mobilising in the Nepali hinterland, the regular police fled and closed down their police stations.
The Indian government tried to persuade the Nepali authorities to use the army to crush the Maoists. The Nepalis were reluctant. So, India helped Nepal raise a paramilitary force called the Armed Police. When this force proved inadequate, India urged Nepal to reconsider using the army before it was too late.
The Nepalis lacked the political will to reach a decision and eventually the Maoists came to virtually dominate that country.
India is not Nepal. But we have learnt the lesson of that experience. Our policy makers will not make the same mistakes. Our Maoists will be crushed no matter how long it takes the Indian State to do this.
But there are deeper questions surrounding the Maoist revolt that need to be answered. It is fashionable now to say that the adivasis have gained nothing since Independence. And to some extent, the figures speak for themselves.
The scheduled tribes number 85 million people in India (though that figure includes those in the North-east, where the situation is entirely different). Some estimates suggest that adivasi lands constitute up to 20 per cent of India’s entire territory. But something like 2/3rds or more of all adivasis are still illiterate.
Hence, say some activists, the poor adivasis have no choice but to turn to the Maoists because the Indian State has failed them.
Actually, it is not that simple. Take the case of the Harijans (Dalits, if you like), who have been at the bottom of the social pyramid for centuries. Post-Independence, we offered Harijans and adivasis the same sorts of things: affirmative action, seats reserved in Parliament, etc. Because they were concentrated in certain areas, adivasis could swing elections in a way that Harijans could hardly ever do. Two new states — Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh — are adivasi-dominated.
So why is it that the Harijans have accessed the political system, have thrown up the likes of Mayawati and have successfully demanded the attention of the Indian State while the adivasis are still seen as helpless victims?
Put it another way: why is the same system that empowers Harijans regarded as so useless by so many activists that they claim that the adivasis have no choice but to support those who commit murder in their names?
It is an important question and I have still to hear a convincing answer.
So, as I said at the beginning, the future is not bright. The State will retaliate and it will do so with the full support of the Indian people. There will be massive collateral damage and blood will be shed. Innocents will die and the conflict will escalate.
Sadly, I do not see an alternative. There may be ways of reaching out to the tribals, bypassing the Naxalites. But all that will have to wait. First, the State must reassert the rule of law. Then, it will finish off the Maoists. And only then, will we tackle the serious issue of social justice. As regrettable as this is, the Maoists have left us with no choice.
Article in India Today on Maoist Terrorism
Denial was decimated at Dantewada last week. The massacre of 76 lives demands Indians face the harsh truth. Maoism is terrorism. By definition, terrorism is the use of force or violence to intimidate. Maoism is terrorism draped in a fig leaf of virtuous intent, in Marxist-Leninist ideology. It was in November 2004 when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh first declared Maoism as the biggest threat to India. For six years Maoists have been "enemy number one" and grown without fear of retribution. The Maoists are thriving because India has been hostage to romantic notions of a band of do-gooders chased by evil in uniform.
Make no mistake, Maoists are extortionists and terrorists masquerading as modern day Robin Hoods aided by a thick fog of sentiments. Yes. Every third person in India, or nearly 400 million people live below the poverty line. It is deplorable and a reflection of failed politics and stalled governance. Maoism has flourished because the vote has become a four-letter word that impales decisions, a disincentive for political parties from doing the right thing. Poor road connectivity, the fading writ of law, abject poverty are all allies of Maoism. Circumstance of poverty though cannot be an alibi for violence, nor a justification for terror. Not in a democracy which affords citizens many avenues to seek justice. Like fashion victims some commentators find reason to sympathise with the cause of Maoists, to condone criminality and intellectualise the indefensible. Let's not forget the goal of Maoists is to overthrow the Government through an armed struggle. Eloquence is not a substitute for rationale. Those presenting poverty and oppression as justification for stoking terror are ideologically in the company of Osama bin Laden.
Dantewada is just another milestone on the Maoist agenda. Since 2004, India has suffered over 7,000 incidents involving Maoists in which over 5,000 have been killed. In 2009, Maoism claimed a life every eight hours. Apologists for Maoism cite lack of development even as Maoists wrecked over 1,700 schools in just two years-in 2008 and 2009. More lives have been claimed by Naxal violence than Jihadi terror in the past decade. Maoist guerrillas have described the state as the "enemy" and the conflict as a "war". A war is being waged against India in 220 of its 600 districts, or one in three districts.
Home to the argumentative billion, India also seems to be the emerging refuge of the banal babel. Every Maoist attack triggers in its wake a tedious tide of rhetoric on the need for a political approach to tackling Naxalism. A day after 76 jawans bled to death, the Government is trapped in a debate on whether it will deploy the army or not, whether it will use air power or not. How can we use force on "our own" ask the pacifists in the system, forgetting that never has India been so bloodied by its "own". This is not the occasion for semantics-military or paramilitary, air power or air force. And the war can't be won with just 7,000 trained men. It calls for a new strike force and drafting of trained ex-servicemen. The operative phrase should be "fitting response".
Every inch of India is ruled by the states and war will essentially have to be waged by states. The Centre can at best be a catalyst, the evangelist. If state governments are not delivering, they should be named and shamed. Yes, the war will not be won by bullets alone. If India truly aspires to be a superpower then it needs to reclaim both the landscape and the mindspace. It could be a public private partnership. Corporates could be invited to adopt the 100 worst districts under the social responsibility banner to help deliver social infrastructure. On its part, the Government could create a special mechanism to ensure implementation of programmes like nrega and Bharat Nirman under the supervision of senior bureaucrats and young ministers of state. As Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said: "We need a strong head, a stronger heart and staying power to win." The massacre has forged a political consensus across the political spectrum. It is a rare moment that must be leveraged. India must respond. India must declare a war, on the conditions which foment Maoism and Maoists.
Article reproduced from indiatoday.Written by :Shankkar Aiyar
Make no mistake, Maoists are extortionists and terrorists masquerading as modern day Robin Hoods aided by a thick fog of sentiments. Yes. Every third person in India, or nearly 400 million people live below the poverty line. It is deplorable and a reflection of failed politics and stalled governance. Maoism has flourished because the vote has become a four-letter word that impales decisions, a disincentive for political parties from doing the right thing. Poor road connectivity, the fading writ of law, abject poverty are all allies of Maoism. Circumstance of poverty though cannot be an alibi for violence, nor a justification for terror. Not in a democracy which affords citizens many avenues to seek justice. Like fashion victims some commentators find reason to sympathise with the cause of Maoists, to condone criminality and intellectualise the indefensible. Let's not forget the goal of Maoists is to overthrow the Government through an armed struggle. Eloquence is not a substitute for rationale. Those presenting poverty and oppression as justification for stoking terror are ideologically in the company of Osama bin Laden.
Dantewada is just another milestone on the Maoist agenda. Since 2004, India has suffered over 7,000 incidents involving Maoists in which over 5,000 have been killed. In 2009, Maoism claimed a life every eight hours. Apologists for Maoism cite lack of development even as Maoists wrecked over 1,700 schools in just two years-in 2008 and 2009. More lives have been claimed by Naxal violence than Jihadi terror in the past decade. Maoist guerrillas have described the state as the "enemy" and the conflict as a "war". A war is being waged against India in 220 of its 600 districts, or one in three districts.
Home to the argumentative billion, India also seems to be the emerging refuge of the banal babel. Every Maoist attack triggers in its wake a tedious tide of rhetoric on the need for a political approach to tackling Naxalism. A day after 76 jawans bled to death, the Government is trapped in a debate on whether it will deploy the army or not, whether it will use air power or not. How can we use force on "our own" ask the pacifists in the system, forgetting that never has India been so bloodied by its "own". This is not the occasion for semantics-military or paramilitary, air power or air force. And the war can't be won with just 7,000 trained men. It calls for a new strike force and drafting of trained ex-servicemen. The operative phrase should be "fitting response".
Every inch of India is ruled by the states and war will essentially have to be waged by states. The Centre can at best be a catalyst, the evangelist. If state governments are not delivering, they should be named and shamed. Yes, the war will not be won by bullets alone. If India truly aspires to be a superpower then it needs to reclaim both the landscape and the mindspace. It could be a public private partnership. Corporates could be invited to adopt the 100 worst districts under the social responsibility banner to help deliver social infrastructure. On its part, the Government could create a special mechanism to ensure implementation of programmes like nrega and Bharat Nirman under the supervision of senior bureaucrats and young ministers of state. As Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said: "We need a strong head, a stronger heart and staying power to win." The massacre has forged a political consensus across the political spectrum. It is a rare moment that must be leveraged. India must respond. India must declare a war, on the conditions which foment Maoism and Maoists.
Article reproduced from indiatoday.Written by :Shankkar Aiyar
Arundhati Roy on Outlook Magazine with her naxal romance
"Walking With The Comrades",that's the title of the cover story of Outlook on it's March edition.If the purpose of outlook and arundhati was to get the people of India to start loving the maoists,well,it seems to be a miserable failure.
'Walking With The Comrades' is a piece of literature by an attention seeking, self-glorified, booker prize winner.That's it.
About the cover story;"story",yes,that is what it is;arundhati is narrating a colorful story,showing of her vocabulary,with some facts packed-in here and there to give the story a touch of reality.It's an outright glorification of a group of people who believes violence is the answer to the woes of Adivasis and villages of India.
The adivasis,tribals do have genuine concerns,all agree.What maoists have done by meddling in these affairs is to make the life of these poor people even worse,not any better for sure.
Now these people are the unfortunate victims of the attacks by maoists,in the name of killing police informers.Ofcourse,there is no denying that there are instances of police brutalities as well.
These tribals are being brain-washed by naxal terrorists.
The fact that some of the tribals and adivasis are believing the naxals instead of keeping faith in Indian democracy reflects poorly on the failure of successive central and state governments.
Now coming back to arundhati,she seems to have reached a mental condition,where one can only wish she 'gets well soon'.
She calls P.Chidambaram,India's Home Minister as CEO of war..!!
Which war? Where is the war?
Is flushing out terrorists going by the romantic name "maoists"/"naxals",an act of war??
If she thinks it is,then what is wrong in trying to liquidate a group which blows up schools,kills innocent villagers,beheads people,blowsup bridges,attacks police stations??
It's absurd that a respected Magazine like Outlook is giving this much importance to an out and out TRAITOR like Arundhati Roy,who hates every thing Indian;be it Indian democracy or be it India's stand on Kashmir or whatever subject you take of National importance dear to we Indians.
She is a vehement critic of Indian democracy,ironically not realising that it's because of the strength of India's democracy that she is able to come on National television and national dailies/magazines,mouthing absolutely anti-Indian stands.Does she think that in the land of the Mao,she could have done some thing like this??
As a citizen of this Country,I just cannot understand the importance she is given by channels,newspapers in India.Once she stops receiving this attention,my gut feeling is that she will stop these and will look at other areas to seek attention.
She is some one who has ZERO credibility amongst Indians,except ofcourse among some who knows her only as the author of 'The God of Small Things' and does not know her perverted views on all other things Indian.
arundhati roy is a lady who represents two very contrasting feelings.
One is her blind LOVE for naxal violence and the other is her HATRED for India.
'Walking With The Comrades' is a piece of literature by an attention seeking, self-glorified, booker prize winner.That's it.
About the cover story;"story",yes,that is what it is;arundhati is narrating a colorful story,showing of her vocabulary,with some facts packed-in here and there to give the story a touch of reality.It's an outright glorification of a group of people who believes violence is the answer to the woes of Adivasis and villages of India.
The adivasis,tribals do have genuine concerns,all agree.What maoists have done by meddling in these affairs is to make the life of these poor people even worse,not any better for sure.
Now these people are the unfortunate victims of the attacks by maoists,in the name of killing police informers.Ofcourse,there is no denying that there are instances of police brutalities as well.
These tribals are being brain-washed by naxal terrorists.
The fact that some of the tribals and adivasis are believing the naxals instead of keeping faith in Indian democracy reflects poorly on the failure of successive central and state governments.
Now coming back to arundhati,she seems to have reached a mental condition,where one can only wish she 'gets well soon'.
She calls P.Chidambaram,India's Home Minister as CEO of war..!!
Which war? Where is the war?
Is flushing out terrorists going by the romantic name "maoists"/"naxals",an act of war??
If she thinks it is,then what is wrong in trying to liquidate a group which blows up schools,kills innocent villagers,beheads people,blowsup bridges,attacks police stations??
It's absurd that a respected Magazine like Outlook is giving this much importance to an out and out TRAITOR like Arundhati Roy,who hates every thing Indian;be it Indian democracy or be it India's stand on Kashmir or whatever subject you take of National importance dear to we Indians.
She is a vehement critic of Indian democracy,ironically not realising that it's because of the strength of India's democracy that she is able to come on National television and national dailies/magazines,mouthing absolutely anti-Indian stands.Does she think that in the land of the Mao,she could have done some thing like this??
As a citizen of this Country,I just cannot understand the importance she is given by channels,newspapers in India.Once she stops receiving this attention,my gut feeling is that she will stop these and will look at other areas to seek attention.
She is some one who has ZERO credibility amongst Indians,except ofcourse among some who knows her only as the author of 'The God of Small Things' and does not know her perverted views on all other things Indian.
arundhati roy is a lady who represents two very contrasting feelings.
One is her blind LOVE for naxal violence and the other is her HATRED for India.
Low salaries and abysmal living condition of Brave Soldiers
The Union Home Minister may have said that the buck stops with him and offered to resign, but that has not helped the morale of security forces fighting Maoists.
The jawans are feeling more neglected and isolated than ever before.Even before the coffins of the slain jawans left Chattisgarh, discontent among the CRPF jawans had come out in the open. Low salaries,abysmal living conditions, yet more and more CRPF boots are being set on the ground to tackle the Maoists.
CNN-IBN: After this recent Maoist attack is your morale low?
CRPF JAWAN: The jawan is fighting on the ground, but are getting only Rs 300 allowance, the ones commanding are getting Rs 5000 - Rs 10000, the ones sitting in A/C offices are getting Rs 10000 - 15000 but what about the guys who are fighting with death everyday. Even after asking the government, we don't get anything.
CNN-IBN: Are there proper camps?
CRPF JAWAN: There are no proper camps, headquarters in Bastar are better, but we never go there. There are no proper schedules, officers tell us to go anywhere at anytime, sometimes till midnight or 1 am we are on the ground.
CNN-IBN: What if 76 IPS officers died today? Do you think the reaction of the government will be different?
CRPF JAWAN: Not 76, only two is enough.
CNN-IBN: Have you raised this issue ever?
CRPF JAWAN: We can only request but only for our personal problems, if we raise any force level issues then we will be rebuked. The British have gone but left the babus behind. The Officers act like British babus with us. The condition will always remain like this, nothing will change. Even when Central government will declare some package in Parliament, the big bosses will fatten their pockets further. They are buying crores of machinery and getting commissions. We don't even get a deserving pay.
Is the government listening. Because if they are not, expect more demoralisation and casualties.
Courtesy:IBNLIVE.
There will be more bloodshed.More families will suffer.One has to remember that a sizeable,if not most of them, of India's foot soldiers come from very poor families,for whom they are the sole source of income. Central and state governments should keep this in mind and ensure the safety and security of these men by providing them better equipments,pay package and logistics.
The jawans are feeling more neglected and isolated than ever before.Even before the coffins of the slain jawans left Chattisgarh, discontent among the CRPF jawans had come out in the open. Low salaries,abysmal living conditions, yet more and more CRPF boots are being set on the ground to tackle the Maoists.
CNN-IBN: After this recent Maoist attack is your morale low?
CRPF JAWAN: The jawan is fighting on the ground, but are getting only Rs 300 allowance, the ones commanding are getting Rs 5000 - Rs 10000, the ones sitting in A/C offices are getting Rs 10000 - 15000 but what about the guys who are fighting with death everyday. Even after asking the government, we don't get anything.
CNN-IBN: Are there proper camps?
CRPF JAWAN: There are no proper camps, headquarters in Bastar are better, but we never go there. There are no proper schedules, officers tell us to go anywhere at anytime, sometimes till midnight or 1 am we are on the ground.
CNN-IBN: What if 76 IPS officers died today? Do you think the reaction of the government will be different?
CRPF JAWAN: Not 76, only two is enough.
CNN-IBN: Have you raised this issue ever?
CRPF JAWAN: We can only request but only for our personal problems, if we raise any force level issues then we will be rebuked. The British have gone but left the babus behind. The Officers act like British babus with us. The condition will always remain like this, nothing will change. Even when Central government will declare some package in Parliament, the big bosses will fatten their pockets further. They are buying crores of machinery and getting commissions. We don't even get a deserving pay.
Is the government listening. Because if they are not, expect more demoralisation and casualties.
Courtesy:IBNLIVE.
There will be more bloodshed.More families will suffer.One has to remember that a sizeable,if not most of them, of India's foot soldiers come from very poor families,for whom they are the sole source of income. Central and state governments should keep this in mind and ensure the safety and security of these men by providing them better equipments,pay package and logistics.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Worst ever Naxal attack on India and still indecision
While whole of India mourn the death of 76 young Indian Security Personnel,one basic question that comes to mind is,'Why they were traveling in large numbers in vehicles, providing an easy target,especially inside the dense forests of Chhattisgarh'.
They were sitting ducks.Easy target for mines,large scale attacks from hilly sideways..all sort of risks were there..all IGNORED..paying a heavy price..
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said all options in fight against Maoists, like using air power are 'reviewed' from time to time, but no decision has been taken yet on it.The question is ,why no decision??
More of these deaths are required before a final decision is taken to liquidate these traitors??
First of all get hold of all those so-called naxal symathisers who are having a field day in National News channels,blatantly justifying these killings.One guy on Times Now from Kochi was saying that India is a fake democracy and so the killing are fine!!
The question is,if India is a fake democracy,he would not have shown the guts to say these things.
In Mao's land China,can any one like him go on a National Channel and so blatantly challenge the writ of the government?? The rule of law??
His balls would have been smashed..!!!
Most right thinking people of India are at a loss of word as to when will the Indian Government,the Indian ruling elite, show some spine and take on the threats India is facing from Naxals and pak-based terror groups,HEAD-ON..
Winding up this post with a feeling of heartfelt sorrow for the family members of those Jawans killed in Chhattisgarh.May God give them the courage to overcome this deep loss..
They were sitting ducks.Easy target for mines,large scale attacks from hilly sideways..all sort of risks were there..all IGNORED..paying a heavy price..
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said all options in fight against Maoists, like using air power are 'reviewed' from time to time, but no decision has been taken yet on it.The question is ,why no decision??
More of these deaths are required before a final decision is taken to liquidate these traitors??
First of all get hold of all those so-called naxal symathisers who are having a field day in National News channels,blatantly justifying these killings.One guy on Times Now from Kochi was saying that India is a fake democracy and so the killing are fine!!
The question is,if India is a fake democracy,he would not have shown the guts to say these things.
In Mao's land China,can any one like him go on a National Channel and so blatantly challenge the writ of the government?? The rule of law??
His balls would have been smashed..!!!
Most right thinking people of India are at a loss of word as to when will the Indian Government,the Indian ruling elite, show some spine and take on the threats India is facing from Naxals and pak-based terror groups,HEAD-ON..
Winding up this post with a feeling of heartfelt sorrow for the family members of those Jawans killed in Chhattisgarh.May God give them the courage to overcome this deep loss..
Sunday, April 4, 2010
M.F. Husain won't comeback to India
M.F. Husain has ruled out returning to India so long as the climate of threat and intimidation which forced him to leave the country remains.
Mr. Husain, who recently accepted citizenship of Qatar, told a British newspaper on Saturday that he had been offered security by the Indian government but at his age, (he is 94) he did not want to spend the rest of his life living in a security bubble.
“I'm at the stage of my life where I like to work in peace and full comfort. At this age I can't just sit in one room and not go out,” he told The Times from Doha. Expressing fears for his safety despite the Indian government's assurance of protection, he said: “The Home Secretary called saying they would provide security. I said, ‘Tell me, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi — had they lesser security?'”
Mr. Husain, famous as much for his art as for his nomadic and bohemian lifestyle, insisted that his acceptance of Qatari citizenship did not mean rejection of India. “I will always remain an Indian-born painter. There is no ban on me.”
(Above news content from The Hindu.)
Husain says he does not want to comeback to India.
Well,let him stay where ever he wants.I don't think ordinary Indian citizens are worried about whether he is in India or abroad.
Even though Indian government assured him of security,he points to the failure of security in saving the lives of Indira,Rajiv !
So what sort of security Mr.Husain wants?? No security system is fool-proof for sure.And he is not as important a figure to India as Rajiv or Indira were during their time.
He felt insecure because of his own guilt feeling.When you draw nude pictures of revered Goddess like Sita,people surely will protest.
If you do some thing as outrageous as drawing pictures of Goddess in nude,you should be prepared to face protests,you should have the courage of conviction that you have not done any thing wrong.In his case,Mr.Husain himself knows that what he has done is not correct,that is why he is feeling guilty and ran away like a coward from India.
You cannot say that he was taking artistic freedom.Being a painter,does he have the freedom to do ANYTHING and explain away as 'artistic freedom'...!
Will he draw such pictures of his family members???????
India is a secular Country,that does not mean that you draw such pictures of Gods and Goddess of other religions.Any way what was his intention in drawing such a picture,what was the need?
Does he have the courage of doing some thing similar in Qatar,say,similar sort of pictures of the Qatari ruling elite??
He probably will become a headless man in some grave within days!!
Mr. Husain, who recently accepted citizenship of Qatar, told a British newspaper on Saturday that he had been offered security by the Indian government but at his age, (he is 94) he did not want to spend the rest of his life living in a security bubble.
“I'm at the stage of my life where I like to work in peace and full comfort. At this age I can't just sit in one room and not go out,” he told The Times from Doha. Expressing fears for his safety despite the Indian government's assurance of protection, he said: “The Home Secretary called saying they would provide security. I said, ‘Tell me, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi — had they lesser security?'”
Mr. Husain, famous as much for his art as for his nomadic and bohemian lifestyle, insisted that his acceptance of Qatari citizenship did not mean rejection of India. “I will always remain an Indian-born painter. There is no ban on me.”
(Above news content from The Hindu.)
Husain says he does not want to comeback to India.
Well,let him stay where ever he wants.I don't think ordinary Indian citizens are worried about whether he is in India or abroad.
Even though Indian government assured him of security,he points to the failure of security in saving the lives of Indira,Rajiv !
So what sort of security Mr.Husain wants?? No security system is fool-proof for sure.And he is not as important a figure to India as Rajiv or Indira were during their time.
He felt insecure because of his own guilt feeling.When you draw nude pictures of revered Goddess like Sita,people surely will protest.
If you do some thing as outrageous as drawing pictures of Goddess in nude,you should be prepared to face protests,you should have the courage of conviction that you have not done any thing wrong.In his case,Mr.Husain himself knows that what he has done is not correct,that is why he is feeling guilty and ran away like a coward from India.
You cannot say that he was taking artistic freedom.Being a painter,does he have the freedom to do ANYTHING and explain away as 'artistic freedom'...!
Will he draw such pictures of his family members???????
India is a secular Country,that does not mean that you draw such pictures of Gods and Goddess of other religions.Any way what was his intention in drawing such a picture,what was the need?
Does he have the courage of doing some thing similar in Qatar,say,similar sort of pictures of the Qatari ruling elite??
He probably will become a headless man in some grave within days!!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Beggars earn more than what retired Armymen gets as pension!
The Supreme Court has slammed the union government for treating army personnel like "beggars" in respect of emoluments and pension and asked the authorities to adopt a more "humane approach" towards those bravely defending the country's borders.
Stop treating army men like 'beggars', SC tells Govt
"If a person goes to any part of Delhi and sits for begging, he will earn Rs 1000 every day and you are offering a pittance of Rs 1000 per month for a man who fought for the country in the high altitudes and whose arm was amputated?
"Is this the way you treat those brave army officers? It is unfortunate that you are treating them like beggars," a bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and A K Patnaik said in verbal comments while passing the order.
Courtesy:msn.
Stop treating army men like 'beggars', SC tells Govt
"If a person goes to any part of Delhi and sits for begging, he will earn Rs 1000 every day and you are offering a pittance of Rs 1000 per month for a man who fought for the country in the high altitudes and whose arm was amputated?
"Is this the way you treat those brave army officers? It is unfortunate that you are treating them like beggars," a bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and A K Patnaik said in verbal comments while passing the order.
Courtesy:msn.
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