Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 16 Jan 2014 22:09

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 23m

Law Minister Somnath Bharti did a terrible thing by naming the rape victim: Preeti Menon, AAP spokesperson #AAPImploding
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Bhell .. Tv channels have starting using the #AAPImploding tag

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 16 Jan 2014 22:14

FUD in full flow in MSM.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 16 Jan 2014 22:14

pankajs wrote:Kiran Bedi ‏@thekiranbedi 2h

(FWD this which was trending)@MalikAshok: Sometimes a Revolution is followed by a Reign of Terror. At other times, by a Reign of Error.....

I had tweeted that Kejriwal is Robespierre of Delhi.
Looks like its coming true.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 16 Jan 2014 22:17

Suresh En ‏@surnell 41m

Hope @ashutosh83B is not kicked out of #AAP lest he changes his stand again on #FDI. He says he was for it as Journo, now against it as #AAP

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 16 Jan 2014 22:19

media is in state of confusion at the moment, in the morning aaj tak was for AAP but now against it, it may a K turn tomorrow, same is state of abp live, one reporter is speaking for and one against. One thing is still common in them---anti BJP

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 16 Jan 2014 22:24

The UnReal Times ‏@TheUnRealTimes 1h

AAP should seriously re-consider putting this joker Ashutosh on TV. Every word from his mouth will lose them 1000 votes

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 16 Jan 2014 22:25

Arnab questioned on AAPs position on supporting Kashmir secessionist agenda by some members of AAP and boy!! Preeti(spokeswomen) had no straight answer.
Death by Media!!
AAP cannot withstand one day of media scrutiny and Modi endured it for 12 years!! Sahasra Sashtang Pranamms to Modi

kmkraoind · Post by **kmkraoind** » 16 Jan 2014 22:39

muraliravi wrote:
fanne wrote:what mumbai survey?
Well the recent nielson survey showed that AAP is eating all congress votes in Mumbai-Thane area and BJP has its votes intact. So the damage done by MNS to BJP-SS last time is matched by the AAP to Cong in Mumbai. So 4 way contest BJP-SS, MNS, Cong, AAP. BJP has the largest vote share and it wins 6 of the 10 seats in Mumbai. So now Congress has 2 options, force AAP to opt out of LS seats where they damage congress and make them contest only seats where they will damage BJP.

So something is cooking, maybe AAP did not oblige becos they think they are not just a noise outside delhi, but they can win seats on their own, But congress and their american friends feel these guys need to be cut down to size. So all this nonsense going on. Soon this will plateau and the result will be, AAP will only contest seats where they can help cong defeat BJP. But I dont think the number of such seats exceed 20.

In Biology terms: AAP is a virus created in Cong Lab to infect BJP, but recently virus has gone rogue and affecting Cong itself. To minimize the fallout, now Cong has redeployed its terminators (MSM) to kill the virus.

member_22872 · Post by **member_22872** » 16 Jan 2014 22:52

ramnana garu, Robespierre is very very apt.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 16 Jan 2014 23:02

kejriwals decline has been more swift and jarring than nitish kumars. literally at internet speed his balloon is being punctured by the same puppet masters who propped him up as a masiha.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 16 Jan 2014 23:09

Something has gone wrong between puppet and master. Puppet played too pricey perhaps? Or rebellion within masters ranks at being forced to cede ground to puppet.

Even so, things could change. Best to keep pressure on. I would suggest all BRF junta to do their bit & keep tracking the (P)AAPi group - giving these donkeys the power to be kingmakers mean another 8 years gone, and this time without even the fig leaf of stability. INC will gladly run the country into the ground with a hung parliament so that they can be welcomed back as TINA.

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 16 Jan 2014 23:13

Singha wrote:kejriwals decline has been more swift and jarring than nitish kumars. literally at internet speed his balloon is being punctured by the same puppet masters who propped him up as a masiha.

Let us not write him off, yet. He still has a half decent organisation. He is down, but not out. Not yet, anyway.

But in one way, it is good. The poison has come to a head now, instead of being dispersed in the bloodstream, where it would be impossible to detect and destroy it. It can be contained and controlled now. This movement of NGOs, hucksters, scamsters, and anti-nationals is a mind virus that can never be fully destroyed. It has been in existence since the days of Jayachandra. But since it has coalesced now, it should be more easily controllable.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 16 Jan 2014 23:19

Sucheta Dalal ‏@suchetadalal 1h

I am predicting that Ashutosh will be most wanted spokesman by all channels. Insulting own colleagues bound to increase TRPs!!
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Guys pls post the link to this epic performance
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Ok here it is one>> http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-bu ... lot/305616

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 16 Jan 2014 23:37

Man, that Ashutosh is such a complete dork. Swamy is laughing like a boss!

kmkraoind · Post by **kmkraoind** » 16 Jan 2014 23:45

Karan M wrote:Man, that Ashutosh is such a complete dork. Swamy is laughing like a boss!

Ashutosh is the male version of Teesta. Loud, insane gibberish, but no substance. He never answered one straight question. Somehow brings up BJP in every issue. For him, everything starts with BJP/NaMo and ends with BJP/NaMo. I bet, every time he opens his mouth, AAP is loosing 1000s of neutral votes.

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 16 Jan 2014 23:49

The problem with AAP is that is was from the very beginning propped up by the Congress and it has adopted too many unstable characters. It's like one giant pyramid scheme which is now collapsing. The reason why Sonia doesn't want Rahul to run is b/c he is supposed to run the new government behind the scenes and needs time to flee the country. Modi is probably facing huge security challenges at this point. Every high profile crook wants him dead. Congress (AAP) is in meltdown mode and it will only speed up. When the corrupt have nothing left to lose, they lose it! Be prepared for some internal or external crisis and suspension of elections. The goal at this stage is to keep Modi alive and ensure that the numbers will be there at the finish line. If he makes it, India will have truly won its independence.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 16 Jan 2014 23:54

Suresh En ‏@surnell 1h

Now #PappuKaPapplu @JhaSanjay is the saving grace for Preeti Menon who is appearing stupid on @thenewshour - He is competing (and winning)
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Anyone has this video?

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 17 Jan 2014 00:02

Kmkrao,

If this is the quality of people in AAP, more power to them. The worst part was him trying to browbeat Gopinath. Brilliant move by the twit.

Will surely show all those well meaning industrialists/bijnesstypes/fatcats who think they can parachute into a party of these loudmouth leftists errr activists how they will be treated.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 17 Jan 2014 00:33

pankajs wrote:NDTV ‏@ndtv 40m

Country's experience with young leaders without experience has not been very good, be it Akhilesh Yadav, Rajiv Gandhi or Omar Abdullah: BJP

pankajs,
A suggestion for you, please don't mind. You should post these tweets in the Twitter thread. These three tweets that you posted were made one after another within a span of 2 minutes. If your intent is to post them as news, group 3-4 immediate tweets in a single post.
It's a bit inconvenient to keep on scrolling down just to read 14-15 1 line tweets in a page of 40 posts.

sunilUpa · Post by **sunilUpa** » 17 Jan 2014 00:35

pankajs wrote:Sucheta Dalal ‏@suchetadalal 1h

I am predicting that Ashutosh will be most wanted spokesman by all channels. Insulting own colleagues bound to increase TRPs!!
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Guys pls post the link to this epic performance
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Ok here it is one>> http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-bu ... lot/305616

This is hilarious....they don't need opposition when you have such guys in their party.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Jan 2014 00:45

jamwal wrote:A suggestion for you, please don't mind. You should post these tweets in the Twitter thread. These three tweets that you posted were made one after another within a span of 2 minutes. If your intent is to post them as news, group 3-4 immediate tweets in a single post.
It's a bit inconvenient to keep on scrolling down just to read 14-15 1 line tweets in a page of 40 posts.

Noted saar. It is just that last 2 days where very unusual.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 17 Jan 2014 01:16

sunilUpa wrote:
pankajs wrote:Sucheta Dalal ‏@suchetadalal 1h

I am predicting that Ashutosh will be most wanted spokesman by all channels. Insulting own colleagues bound to increase TRPs!!
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Guys pls post the link to this epic performance
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Ok here it is one>> http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-bu ... lot/305616
This is hilarious....they don't need opposition when you have such guys in their party.

I am surprised Gopinath put up with it for so long. Ashutosh and Kumar Vishwas both could give Diggy a run for his money.

JohnTitor · Post by **JohnTitor** » 17 Jan 2014 02:10

IndraD wrote:
kmkraoind wrote:When AAP is raising, everybody feared and many advised NaMo in SM on plans, do's and donot's to counter AAP. When all these charade is going on, NaMo not even uttered a word or tweeted about AAP. This Karma Yogi knows what is coming, that we ordinary immortals failed to see.
AAP is not finished, asur never die easily

You can be as pessimistic as you want, but pAAP is over. I saw this coming a long time ago, everyone is dhoti shivering for no reason. Trust me, by the GE, pAAP would have outlived its use and it will wither away.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 17 Jan 2014 02:23

Soniaji defused an IED laid by MMS for Rahul baba by not making him the PM candidate.

Something for pundits to reflect:

MMS had said he would step down as PM for Rahul only.
So now he will be PM till the end or could be replaced?

disha · Post by **disha** » 17 Jan 2014 02:44

ramana wrote:Soniaji defused an IED laid by MMS for Rahul baba by not making him the PM candidate.

Something for pundits to reflect:

MMS had said he would step down as PM for Rahul only.
So now he will be PM till the end or could be replaced?

I would prefer MMS to be the PM and CongIs should go to election without naming a PM Candidate and everybody assuming it is going to be MMS.

Announcing Chiddu or Shashi or Diggy or Kapil (or who else? Looni Shankar Aiyar?) will mean media will turn around and proclaim them as the next godsend diva to save the natives.

Also CongI game plan is to keep the allies guessing in the hope that the allies will ally with them to have a passing chance at PM - in the allies we have Mullahyam, Laloo (but beCHARA may be dogged by Chara), NiKu and in the potential allies we have Maya, Mamta, Jaya and Biju. And then there is Pawar! And do not forget Deve Gowda!!

I will not be surprised if all of them have been approached by CongIs and promised a PM position! Like an if-then-else statement - say CongIs win 170 seats, AIADMK 30 then with help of other allies Jaya is PM or if CongIs win 170 and SP wins 50 then with others Mullahyam will be PM.

Basically CongIs is hoping for a 3rd pole and time like Chandrasekhar, Gujral & Deve Gowda in 90s.

Anindya · Post by **Anindya** » 17 Jan 2014 02:54

Shouldn't BSP people be asked to face Ashutosh - after all, isn't Ashutosh's claim to fame the slap from Kanshiram?

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 17 Jan 2014 03:01

@Shonu---Amen

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 17 Jan 2014 03:01

Shonu wrote: You can be as pessimistic as you want, but pAAP is over. I saw this coming a long time ago, everyone is dhoti shivering for no reason. Trust me, by the GE, pAAP would have outlived its use and it will wither away.

With all due respects, Shonu-ji, I don't think it is over yet. They have suffered a significant setback, but they still have the media on their side. And they are going to be much more easily forgiven because they are new. And they have extremely powerful foreign backers, who are not going to let their investment sink so easily. And the jholawalas have their own backing in many regions. Finally, they have a small but extremely fanatical, almost cultish following in the country. So - while it is a significant setback for the AAP, the party is not going to sink yet. They will be brought to their knees, only when the AAP's foreign backers are destroyed, or decide to abandon them.

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 17 Jan 2014 03:24

once AAP has got message not to mess with mafia, they will be propped up again using same media

sudarshan · Post by **sudarshan** » 17 Jan 2014 03:46

AAP's job, whether they know it or not, may be to make Nilekani look good for PM. In fact the way they're going, just about anybody will look good for PM by April. Including RaGa.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Jan 2014 03:47

nageshks ji,

I do agree with Shonu on this. Of course AAP has a cult following in the country, especially one by anti-national elements. But that is true for many other groups - Congress, Communists, Islamists, etc. All these groups have some foreign backing.

The question is not whether a group has resources, media, money, network.

Important issue is whether such a core group can manage to attract the votes of a substantial section of Indians. AAP tried to latch on to the middle class and youth.

It is not so important to destroy AAP as a group at the moment. Important is to destroy its claim to have the support of the common Indians, of Indian youth.

If its image is dented, if it is not seen as a channel for anti-corruption movement, if it is not seen as a patriotic platform, then all the idealistic youth, the frustrated middle class would not turn to AAP as a savior.

So important is to break the illusion of AAP as an anti-corruption party, as a patriotic platform.

That has been achieved in as much as the shining glass around AAP has been cracked, its shine has taken a heavy hit. That is what matters.

Now NaMo's Campus Ambassadors can try and "make a killing" of these idealistic youth who for some time had thought that AAP was their savior in shining armor. May be they will come, or may be they got burned.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Jan 2014 03:50

Published on Jan 17, 2014
By Radheshyam Jadhav
Sharad Joshi to join hands with AAP: Times of India

PUNE: Veteran farmer leader and founder of the Shetkari Sanghatana, Sharad Joshi, is all set to snap ties with the BJP and extend support to the Aam Admi Party (AAP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections this year.

Joshi held a closed-door meeting with senior leaders of the Sanghatana and its political outfit - Swatantra Bharat Paksh (SBP) in Aurangabad, on Thursday, to discuss a possible alliance with the AAP and seat- sharing for the Lok Sabha elections.

Joshi's move follows his estranged protege and Swabhimanin Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) MP Raju Shetty joining hands with the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance. A decade ago, Shetty had deserted Joshi, his mentor then, accusing him of 'compromising' on principles and joining 'communal' forces. Joshi was nominated as a Rajya Sabha member by the BJP.

"We had detailed discussions on a possible alliance with the AAP. However, we are not sure about using AAP's symbol. We also have to discuss economic programmes with the AAP, but are positive and hope the alliance will work out," Manvendra Kachole, former president of the Swatantra Bharat Party, told TOI. He said Joshi was never a member of the BJP and had only supported Atal Bihari Vajpayee and not his party.

Joshi's SBP wants to contest Nanded and Chandrapur Lok Sabha constituencies and has nearly finalized Gunwantrao Patil and Vamanrao Chatap as its candidates. Joshi, in turn, plans to support the AAP in western Maharashtra, locking horns with the BJP-Sena-SSS alliance.

A senior Swatantra Bharat Paksh leader who attended the meeting told TOI that Joshi will make a formal announcement about the alliance after discussions with Arvind Kejriwal.

The Swatantra Bharat Paksh, formed in 1994 by Joshi, has a strong base in some districts of Vidharba, Marathwada and western Maharashtra and could play a significant role in the state's renewed political equations.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Jan 2014 04:00

Published on Jan 17, 2014
If Chautalas are in, we are out: Bishnoi to BJP: Indian Express

“If Chautalas are in, we are out” is what Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) chief Kuldeep Bishnoi has communicated to the top leadership of the BJP, with which it has entered into an alliance to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Haryana Vidhan Sabha polls.

HJC conveyed its concerns to the top BJP leadership after the party welcomed back former Karnataka CM B S Yeddyurappa after keeping him out for over a year. Apprehending that given the “number game” involved in the polls, BJP may enter into an alliance with INLD in Haryana, HJC chief Kuldeep Bishnoi has registered his protest with the party leadership.

HJC general secretary Hemant Batra said, “Kuldeep Bishnoi individually met top five leaders of the BJP and made it clear that going into an alliance with INLD in Haryana shall damage the party’s overall winning prospects across the country. He even made it clear that if the BJP takes Chautala in, then HJC will not be responsible for the consequences.”

Acknowledging the possibilities of HJC entering an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, Batra said, “If at all the BJP takes Chautala in, we can enter into alliance with anybody. It could be AAP as well, since they will be more than happy to join hands with us.”

“If they (BJP) ally with Om Prakash Chautala for better prospects against the Congress in Haryana, HJC will not compromise its political future and clean image,” Batra said.

muraliravi · Post by **muraliravi** » 17 Jan 2014 04:01

RajeshA wrote:nageshks ji,

I do agree with Shonu on this. Of course AAP has a cult following in the country, especially one by anti-national elements. But that is true for many other groups - Congress, Communists, Islamists, etc. All these groups have some foreign backing.

The question is not whether a group has resources, media, money, network.

Important issue is whether such a core group can manage to attract the votes of a substantial section of Indians. AAP tried to latch on to the middle class and youth.

It is not so important to destroy AAP as a group at the moment. Important is to destroy its claim to have the support of the common Indians, of Indian youth.

If its image is dented, if it is not seen as a channel for anti-corruption movement, if it is not seen as a patriotic platform, then all the idealistic youth, the frustrated middle class would not turn to AAP as a savior.

So important is to break the illusion of AAP as an anti-corruption party, as a patriotic platform.

That has been achieved in as much as the shining glass around AAP has been cracked, its shine has taken a heavy hit. That is what matters.

Now NaMo's Campus Ambassadors can try and "make a killing" of these idealistic youth who for some time had thought that AAP was their savior in shining armor. May be they will come, or may be they got burned.

Bottom line is, I think becos of this nautanki that aap is doing, at least the small fraction of BJP supporters who went to AAP will come back.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 17 Jan 2014 04:50

Published on Jan 17, 2014
By Naheed Ataulla
Miffed Yeddyurappa plays hardball with BJP: Times of India

BANGALORE: The fraught relationship between the newly returned B S Yeddyurappa and the BJP has further soured with the miffed former chief minister refusing to do more than what's minimally required for the party.

Yeddyurappa is said to be terribly unhappy at being cold-shouldered by the BJP top brass - neither was anyone from the central leadership present when he rejoined the party nor was he called to New Delhi for any meetings prior to his homecoming. This is in sharp contrast to the reception given to former home secretary R K Singh, who joined the party recently in the presence of BJP national president Rajnath Singh.

State BJP leaders have also been taken aback by Yeddyurappa's refusal to shoulder all the responsibilities related to Lok Sabha elections. At a recent meeting of RSS functionaries with the state BJP leaders which was also attended by the former CM, he's reported to have said: "I am a new Yeddyurappa, you plan the campaign, I will execute it."

The first shock to the BJP was Yeddyurappa declining the offer to contest from the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat or to even field his son, sitting MP B Y Raghavendra. The reasons are said to be two-fold: Yeddyurappa is aware that with his baggage of court cases, it will be a difficult task to win the Shimoga parliamentary seat. Secondly, given a scenario of the NDA alliance doing well enough to form the next government at the Centre, the former CM does not want to face the humiliation of being sidelined due to his legal wrangles. "He does not want to be like some senior Congress legislators who were left out of the cabinet for a long time only because they were facing some allegations," sources said.

Things, hence, haven't panned out the way it was envisaged for BJP with Yeddyurappa's return. Initially the concern was whether and when Yeddyurappa would return to the fold. According to sources in the last nine months after the BJP's strength was reduced from 110 to 40 members in the legislative assembly, no introspection was done by the party leaders on the debacle.

"The first few months were spent in legislature session and bypolls. Later they were waiting for Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to be made the campaign committee chairman and after that they waited for him to be anointed as BJP's prime ministerial candidate and later, were waiting for Yeddyurappa's return," sources said.

Could be psyops or could be real!

I think, Yeddyurappa is really enjoying this. He has decided he will not go after any office. Office would have to seek him.

Neither Yeddyurappa nor his son are going to be fighting elections. So basically the opposition, Congress & JD(S) cannot really attack BJP on BSY. Nor the neo-Congress AAP can attack Yeddy much.

After LS2014, Yeddy could move to center through the Rajya Sabha route, once the court cases have been brought to a closure. His son can take over Yeddy's MLA seat after a bye-election, and he can try to become the next CM.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 17 Jan 2014 05:11

RajeshA, Looks like ego is driving people to desert BJP if new players are welcomed.
Both the Mahrashtra and Harayana cases show that.

BSY is a category all by himself.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 17 Jan 2014 05:29

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 17 Jan 2014 05:50

You are crossing your limits,’ Delhi ACP tells AAP minister Somnath Bharti

There was chaos in Khirki Extension on Wednesday night after Delhi's law minister, Somnath Bharti, arrived with a group of men to "bust" what he claimed was a prostitution and drugs racket, allegedly run by Nigerian nationals staying in the area.

Acting on a complaint received from local residents, Bharti, who is also the MLA from the adjoining Malviya Nagar constituency, reached the spot around 11.30pm, responding to complaints of the drug and sex racket being allegedly run from a lane near the Sai Baba temple in the area.

"We had asked the law minister to intervene following which he had come to see the problem for himself. There were certain activities he found to be suspicious and informed the police," said a resident, Arif. Other locals said they had informed senior police officers about the racket earlier as well.

Locals claimed that Bharti and his volunteers asked them to identify the houses. Some of the locals then grabbed two persons, including a woman, alleging they were from the prostitution ring and brought them to the minister. Bharti had called up the media, PCR vans and local police by then.

When the cops arrived, Bharti asked them to arrest the two. The police first refused since they had no evidence against them. This infuriated the minister. He complained that the Malviya Nagar SHO, Vijay Pal, who had come to the spot, had returned without taking any action. "There was a building full of girls. We called the police. First they took a long time to come and then left after refusing to raid the premises. They are not listening to me, the law minister."

"We told the SHO and the policemen to arrest them but they did not pay any heed to us. They told us that they cannot conduct a raid. Then I asked for the reason. We called the DCP and the commissioner but they didn't answer our call. Despite our best efforts, the police did not make any search or arrest in the case," Bharti claimed.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 17 Jan 2014 05:54

Vivkek.Rao, This is exactly the vigilantism that Robespierre introduced in Revolutionary France Lenin in Moscow.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 17 Jan 2014 06:38

kmkraoind wrote:
Karan M wrote:Man, that Ashutosh is such a complete dork. Swamy is laughing like a boss!
Ashutosh is the male version of Teesta. Loud, insane gibberish, but no substance. He never answered one straight question. Somehow brings up BJP in every issue. For him, everything starts with BJP/NaMo and ends with BJP/NaMo. I bet, every time he opens his mouth, AAP is loosing 1000s of neutral votes.

Teesta is female? Are you sure?