Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 27 Apr 2014 21:30

the abdullahs are rent seeking politicians not real rulers. they rule thanks to delhi, and not because they are real rulers.

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 27 Apr 2014 21:31

^^

So, they have already started burning files

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 27 Apr 2014 21:32

lots of missing files already i bet.

Anantha · Post by **Anantha** » 27 Apr 2014 21:35

A square danda up his musharraf ought to do the job. He would have 100's of scams in his name by now that Modi handlers would have accumulated that data.
Notice the meticulous collection of data on Congis by Amit Shah's and company. How quickly the Jashodaben episode was dropped by Congis after threats were made by BJP on exposing colorful lives of Congis.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 27 Apr 2014 21:49

Vikas Saraswat ‏@VikasSaraswat Apr 26

BJP not taking Firozabad rigging lying down. Naqvi meets Sampath with video recordings to demand repoll in 208 booths pic.twitter.com/0O6Ognj6TS

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 27 Apr 2014 21:49

Victor wrote:
Shaktimaan wrote:Any ideas as to why the Modi team has decided to start directly attacking the First Family so sharply? I hope that it is not because of negative news coming from April 24th.

I don't see much electoral benefit from such attacks at this late point in the game, and only gives Bianca more reasons to cry on stage.
Damaadgate maybe to preempt Bianca's entry into politics at this point. She looks pretty charged up.

Finish off the political dynasty. Don't leave on son or daughter politically alive, who will grow up, gather sympathy and troops and later come back riding from sun set to claim the "throne". Pandavas had finish off Kauravas, and in the process lose some of theirs too. Nature of war dictates one does not leave survivors.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 27 Apr 2014 21:51

Sandip Roy ‏@sandipr 4h

Modi rally in Serampore. pic.twitter.com/JGKNF2dqN4

Supratik · Post by **Supratik** » 27 Apr 2014 21:56

Bhappida's seat.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 27 Apr 2014 22:00

Yes
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ANI ‏@ANI_news 4h

Their abuses become a gift for BJP, it happened with the "chaiwala" comment too: Prakash Javadekar

Maut ka saudagar before that. Someone had suggested earlier that Mani Shankar Aiyar should be the first person Modi should thank after his victory. What a gift that chaiwalla jibe was!

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 27 Apr 2014 22:06

From the parliamentary constituencies where elections are still to be held, Congress can't really hope to get many seats except say in Telangana (~5/17) and Punjab (~4/13).

Rest places are UP (47), WB (32), Gujarat (26), AP (25), Bihar (20), Uttarkhand (5), Himachal Pradesh (4), J&K (3), UTs (2).

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 27 Apr 2014 22:08

A lot of the AAP supporters have similar mentality. Check this new outlet, all full of the usual anti BJP, pro AAP slant.

http://qz.com/203114/what-indian-women- ... ndra-modi/

Khyati, 21, public relations professional in Delhi:
+

Khyati Minglani

I think he will become prime minister because of his campaign and discussions in the media.
+

Gujarat has been shining no doubt. But Modi is not the correct prime minister for India. He can’t speak English, he is a tea seller and he is of that mentality. If there is a meeting with Obama, he will have to take some translator along.

Amazing.

bhargava · Post by **bhargava** » 27 Apr 2014 22:10

Modi’s road show during the filing of his nomination papers in Varanasi turned all election figures on their heads. Opponents had no idea that Modi will play such a political hand on Thursday and that the show’s live telecast on news channels will have such a bearing on the 117 seats which went to the polls nationwide. Political experts believe that Modi’s road show have changed the results in nearly 33 election seats in eastern UP, especially Chandauli, Mirzapur, Allahabad, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Balia, Bhadoi, Robertsgunj and Azamgarh. For now only three seats of the 33 belong to the BJP, but it is estimated that 20 of these 33 seats may go saffron. This is being indicated as a big victory on Modi’s part.

Maths and Modi magic

kvraghav · Post by **kvraghav** » 27 Apr 2014 22:16

I think the vadra video is out because of the decision by Priyanka to go to Varanasi during Modi visit there. All out war broke out following that decision and now, Modi is set to go to Amethi.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 27 Apr 2014 22:22

In Andhra Pradesh alone temples have more than

300,000 Acres of Agri land
21,000 Acres of hillocks
12,000 acres of Forest lands

&
17 million sa.yards? Shop lands.

This explains why the Mughalai-Congress kept this under their control.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 27 Apr 2014 22:34

Gossiguru uvacha

Dadda, Lalla ho gaye Mulla
The minority pacifying policy of Mulayam and Company is now beginning to annoy even the Yadav’s bastion. They feel that Mulayam’s entire focus has shifted from Yadavs to Muslims. In the past few days, in places considered to be the Yadav strongholds such as Mainpuri, Etawah, Kannauj and Farrukhabad, an SMS has gone viral, which says, “Yadavon ne vote diya Dadda(Mulayam) ko, Dadda ne diya Lalla (Akhilesh) ko, and Lalla ne chun liya Mulla ko – batao kya mila Yadav ko ?(The yadavs voted for Mulayam, who picked Akhilesh, who picked Muslims…What did the Yadav’s get?)” The third phase of elections in UP that concluded on Thursday and saw 12 constituencies in the state went for vote, will make or break the future of Yadav family and several politicians in the party. That is because Mulayam Singh Yadav himself is from Mainpuri, his daughter-in-law, that is Akhilesh’s wife Dimple is contesting from Kannauj, and Prof Ramgopal Yadav’s son Akshay is beginning his political innings from Firozabad. This Yadav trio is deep inside terrified that their own community being upset with them might harm them.
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Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 27 Apr 2014 22:53

http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections ... 12647.aspx

Sleuths predict end of Didi’s Delhi plans
Soumen Datta , Hindustan Times Kolkata, April 27, 2014

None other than the state intelligence branch of West Bengal Police – working directly under chief minister Mamata Banerjee – predicted that the Trinamool Congress would win only 18-22 seats against its target of 30 seats.

The report also predicted that a lot of voters might move from the ruling TMC to the BJP and Left camps resulting in a 2% to 3% swing. This could end the TMC boss’ plan to emerge as the third largest party in the Lok Sabha to play the kingmaker.

And the winners – in real terms – will be fringe-player BJP with four seats. While the Left parties may not lose much of its already shrunk kitty of 15 seats. The Congress also has reasons to be happy, as its primary target is to retain its six seats.

The report, compiled before the ED probe into the Saradha chit fund scam is now being revised, as it may turn out to be a game changer in the elections.

What’s more worrying for the TMC chief may be the prediction that the BJP may secure 15-16% of the total votes. The party managed a mere 6% in 2009, while it won the lone Darjeeling seat with the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha’s backing.

If the BJP’s vote-share crosses 15% and the party manages to grab power at the Centre, it may pose a serious challenge to the TMC in the 2016 assembly polls.

The report said the four BJP winners may be SS Ahluwalia (Darjeeling), Satyabrata Mukherjee (Krishnanagar), Babul Supriyo (Asansol) and Tapan Sikdar (Dum Dum).

According to the report, some of the probable losers from the TMC camp are prominent sitting MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay (North Kolkata), Satabdi Roy (Birbhum), Tapas Pal (Krishnanagar), Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (Barasat) and Prasun Banerjee (Howrah).

It also predicted that the TMC might have to face tough fights in the Jadavpore, Diamond Harbour and Serampore seats.

Earlier, the 23-man team that worked for three months on the current report also predicted the outcome of the 2011 assembly. It gave the Trinamool 180 to 185 seats, while the party eventually won 184 seats.

Additional director general, intelligence branch, Banibrata Basu, who heads the intelligence branch, however, refused to comment on the report submitted to the home secretary last week.

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 27 Apr 2014 23:27

^^

If the sarkari intelligence is saying 4 based on older reports, then after newer information on chit fund scam it will get worse for TMC. Plus BJP heavyweights are scheduled to pay visit in first week of May.
Expected seats may go up to 6. At many places they will be 2nd placed.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 27 Apr 2014 23:36

Just before every phase, NaMo sort of comes out with some talking point and pushes Congress into the ropes!

Book by Sanjaya Baru on PM proving Sonia Gandhi had all the power, (April 11)
then NaMo's nomination huge Varanasi Rally on day of voting (April 24)
now Robert Vadra's #DamaadGate proving that Sonia Gandhi allowed her Son-in-Law to get rich through dubious means (April 27)

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 28 Apr 2014 00:01

Dr.Nationalist ‏@DrMayurB 2h

@sgurumurthy pic.twitter.com/Fdt48uH4wU

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 28 Apr 2014 00:06

Ashish Bhalla #HDL ‏@aashish_bhalla 2h

@tajinderbagga @smritiirani @India272 pls RT this - SC says 'Land Act is a fraud, learn from Gujarat' http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/l ... c/827449/1 …

Land Act a fraud, learn from Gujarat, says SC

http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/l ... c/827449/1

Forcible acquisition of land has turned the 117-year-old Land Acquisition Act into a "fraud", the Supreme Court said on Thursday, calling the legislation a handiwork of "sick" minds with no concern for welfare of the poor.

It went on to praise the Gujarat government, saying no cases of farmers or the poor being uprooted from their land had come to court from the state.

"The Act has become a fraud. It seems to have been devised by people with a sick mind who had scant regard for the welfare of the common man. It is time the Act is scrapped," a bench of Justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu observed, while hearing petitions by farmers from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh who had lost 82 acres to a leather industrial complex.

The 1894 Act is in the process of being repealed, with a new Bill set to be tabled in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

The Supreme Court compared states where "forcible acquisition" using an emergency clause under the Act had almost become a norm to Gujarat. "But there is one state from where we do not receive any such complaints. Look at Ahmedabad which is developing but there are no complaints from that place. They have the same officers of the same cadre as in the rest of the country," the court said, adding officers from other states can train under their Gujarat counterparts.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 28 Apr 2014 00:19

If that 22 Mamta seats is going to be true then Modi is may have achieved a masterstroke. An election results with INC less than 100, BJP 200+ and every damn regional satrap around 20 or less than 20. The Maharathis include, TMC, TDP, NCP, SS, ADMK, DMK. This way the control will be as good as landslide victory. If BJP hits a jackpot (like Niran puts) in UP with 50+ and reach a zenith at 230 then it means we have a Ram temple, article 370 gone and it is going to be a chin dance for all the mafias.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 28 Apr 2014 01:04

Finally, the post you all have been waiting for, my wish list or numbers that I plucked from dark places and thin air

. I don't have the gyan, vidya or budhi to calculate per constituency basis. Drumroll............

Country wide BJP onlee
With wave, and no Congress voter fraud: 250+
With wave, and Congress voter fraud: 220+
With No wave, and no Congress voter fraud: 185+
With No wave, and Congress voter fraud: 165+

In TN:
With no wave BJP 2, Partners 3. NDA total 5.
with wave: BJP 4, Partners 6, NDA total 10.

shyamoo · Post by **shyamoo** » 28 Apr 2014 01:28

Just attended a birthday party. Took and aapturd to the cleaners

. This dude is from Bihar. Talk started out about Modi. Then switched to Aap. He was cribbing that it took him 4 days to get a telephone connection because of corruption. If aap comes to power, we can get rid of corruption like this. I told him that AK is himself corrupt. Being a govt. servant how does he have crores? Etc. etc. all BRF talking points. Shut him up for good.

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » 28 Apr 2014 01:59

4 days for a phone connection ?

It took me 4 weeks to get one in a supposedly more developed Trinidad !

Anyone want to send this on behalf of every Hindu who is sick and tried of the sickulars and their chelas and their dynasty overlords ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqk_q4NLLI

Cosmo_R · Post by **Cosmo_R** » 28 Apr 2014 02:21

Sanjay wrote:4 days for a phone connection ?

It took me 4 weeks to get one in a supposedly more developed Trinidad !

Anyone want to send this on behalf of every Hindu who is sick and tried of the sickulars and their chelas and their dynasty overlords ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqk_q4NLLI

Did not always used to be that way. In 1957-61 (when I was a little lad), Trinidad had great phone service on a par with the US and better than UK. Direct dial and all.

I revisited in in 1980 (stayed at the upside down Hilton) and the phone service was lousy. I had to send hand written/hand delivered notes to clients. Dunno what happened.

BTW, did you ever come across Keval and/or Sylvia Mahraj?

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 28 Apr 2014 02:26

Sanjay wrote:4 days for a phone connection ?

It took me 4 weeks to get one in a supposedly more developed Trinidad !

Just asking, which city are you from? Port-of-Spain?

Sanjay · Post by **Sanjay** » 28 Apr 2014 02:40

Answer RajeshA first - nope - Chaguanas.

Trinidad's phone service in pre-independence years (independence was 1962) was very limited in geographic coverage. I don't think we had a telephone at the time (wasn't born then).

However, in the 1970s and 1980s while geographic coverage improved, service was appalling and the local phone company Telco became the subject of every conceivable joke.

Since then things have improved a lot but it takes a very very long time to get a phone connection. Weeks not days. That is why many businesses run on cell phones.

As to your question about the two people, I personally don't know them although the names sound very familiar for some reason.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 28 Apr 2014 02:53

Sanjay ji,

thanks!

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 28 Apr 2014 03:41

How did he stay put in Delhi for 20 long years? Why did he resign in 49 days? Somnath Bharathi's racist vigilante behavior and Ilimi's ehxortation to the Muslims to be communallso should be brought up repeatedly. Why he is getting slapped by his own party members? Autocratic way of functioning is a problem too. In current day India nobody would bow to anybody else - it is all "lavadevi" only. There are a few bozos who "we look up to IIT people" kind of low self-esteem folks who think going to IIT or IAS is the height of achievement. It is certainly an achievement but there is lot more that can be achieved after that initial success.

Cosmo_R · Post by **Cosmo_R** » 28 Apr 2014 04:21

Sanjay wrote: As to your question about the two people, I personally don't know them although the names sound very familiar for some reason.

QRC?

LakshO · Post by **LakshO** » 28 Apr 2014 05:50

RamaY wrote:In Andhra Pradesh alone temples have more than

300,000 Acres of Agri land
21,000 Acres of hillocks
12,000 acres of Forest lands

&
17 million sa.yards? Shop lands.

This explains why the Mughalai-Congress kept this under their control.

RamaY garu,

Recently, I queried the A.P. Endowments dept (devaadaaya & dharmaadaaya shaka) which handles all Hindu temples and their assets in Andhra Pradesh, using the RTI act. It is mandatory for any state dept to reply to every query within a fixed time period; I recd a reply that as per AP HC WP 6560/2012, the Dept of Endowments is beyond the purview of RTI act

Since the A.P. Endowments dept is beyond the purview of RTI act, I can only imagine the gargantuan proportions of corruption & malfeasance that goes on with income & assets of Hindu temples, on a daily basis.

Now, from what I know little on legislative business is: the govt does NOT file writ petitions (WPs) with the judiciary to amend the law. If any elected govt does not like certain portions of any law, they have the legislative mechanism to bring in an amendment. The judiciary may dwell on the constitutional validity of the law and/or amendment. So, AP HC WP 6560/2012 was probably filed by individual(s) or organization(s), to exempt A.P. Endowments dept from RTI act. I tried to Google to know more about the petitioners who approached the AP HC to amend the RTI act; no luck.

Do the forumites know any good lawyer that can throw light on AP HC WP 6560/2012? The information I would like is
1. Who are the petitioners for AP HC WP 6560/2012? Their antecedents, motives for filing this petition? Date on which the WP filed and date on which the WP was disposed?
2. Details of arguments that were presented to AP HC to get judgement in their favour?
3. How is it in other states (TN, KA, KL, other states in India)?
4. Does a HC have authority to exempt state level depts from legislation enacted by Parliament (for ex. RTI act)? I thought Parliament is supreme and any exemptions need to come only from Parliament. Am I wrong?

As an aside: my first reaction this info from A.P. endowments dept was that this must have been the handiwork of YSR. But, please note 2012 is perhaps the year in which the petition was filed/heard/disposed off; this was long after YSR left his mortal coils in Sept 2009.

I wanted to get this off my chest for the last few months but didn't know whom to approach to get these details. Until I saw the discussion on this thread veer to govt control over temples, all thanks to BJP/NaMo!

Hope NaMo can do something about free temples and their affairs from state govt control.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 28 Apr 2014 06:59

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140428/j ... 123jM9OXIU

NEW THINKING

Politics is a game of chance; surprises can never be ruled out. Though few would give a thought to it, there must be a certain probability that a government led by the Congress will return. It is not even impossible that it will be headed by the outgoing prime minister. He has declared his intention to step down; a comfortable Lutyens bungalow in the heart of Delhi is being refurbished for him. But he has never been able to resist the call of duty. If the Indian National Congress wins by a stroke of good fortune and if, as has been his wont till date, Rahul Gandhi declines to take the helm, there would be no option for Manmohan Singh to return to another spell at the peak. If he does, it can be safely assumed that there will be little change in policy direction.

Populism will continue to be the theme. Billions will continue to be spent on the employment scheme and foodgrain subsidies. New, leaky welfare schemes will be added to the sixty-odd ones listed today. They will give the prime minister ample scope for appointing major, minor and insignificant ministers. If the Congress gets seats in two digits, it should be possible to fit all its members of parliament into a bursting cabinet. But it is more likely that neither Mr Singh nor the reluctant heir will make it, and that another party and another prime minister will take charge. It is unlikely that she will want to continue in the way of her predecessor. She may also be authoritative enough not to have to accommodate dozens of aspirants in the cabinet, and may constitute a small cabinet designed to deliver results. In that case, she could do worse than pick up the report of the Rakesh Mohan Committee. That is a bit unspecific, since Rakesh Mohan has chaired umpteen committees. What is meant in the present context is the National Transport Development Policy Committee. It submitted its report to the outgoing prime minister on March 1 — late enough to ensure that he would not implement it. It will be suspected that Mr Mohan delayed submission enough to ensure that the last government did not have to act on it, for its implementation record was poor.

In any case, it gives the next prime minister a chance to hit the ground running; instead of appointing and calling meetings of another Planning Commission, National Development Council, prime minister’s economic advisory council and other weighty deliberative bodies, she can start creating an integrated transport and logistic network for the entire country. There could not be a better plan for stimulating growth in a slowing economy; and it would stitch together an economy that has been regionalizing under the leadership of strong state chief ministers. Nor could there be a better transport minister than Mr Mohan, who is wasting his time in luxury in Washington.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 28 Apr 2014 08:12

LakshO garu,

Use this link: http://www.apendowments.gov.in/Pages/la ... dings.aspx

Ask Gokula Govinda & he gives you info, because he is Vishnu (vyapanaseelatvaat Vishnu: = Omnipresent)

SriKumar · Post by **SriKumar** » 28 Apr 2014 08:29

Sanjay wrote:Answer RajeshA first - nope - Chaguanas......

the hometown of V.S. Naipaul. writer (Nobel prize)....(Beyond Belief, Area of Darkness, A Million Mutinies Now)

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 28 Apr 2014 09:26

Nikhil Wagle had posted this link on twitter, can some learned Marathi speaking soul please summarize.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLfsqUH ... ata_player

Vikas · Post by **Vikas** » 28 Apr 2014 09:59

Singha wrote:the father-son duo is just another line of mansabdars and dewans ruling kashmir by the will of the Sultan.

and to think they were part of the ABV Govt!

Every bloody 'leader' from Kashmir considers himself owner of the land and property as if given in Jagir.
Unfortunately This Daay-Sony duo is touted to be replaced by Daddy-beti duo.
The cycle goes on. No respite from the leeches I tell you.

Vikas · Post by **Vikas** » 28 Apr 2014 10:01

Sonugn wrote:So what the frack will Omar Abdullah do if Namo wins?

What they are saying is that they will go back to their mansions in Londonistaan for R&R till next elections unless picked by NaMo to be part of the Cabinet like good old ABV days.
And we had such high hopes from OA when he was Junior EAM.

vic · Post by **vic** » 28 Apr 2014 10:44

LakshO wrote:
RamaY wrote:In Andhra Pradesh alone temples have more than

300,000 Acres of Agri land
21,000 Acres of hillocks
12,000 acres of Forest lands

&
17 million sa.yards? Shop lands.

This explains why the Mughalai-Congress kept this under their control.
RamaY garu,

Recently, I queried the A.P. Endowments dept (devaadaaya & dharmaadaaya shaka) which handles all Hindu temples and their assets in Andhra Pradesh, using the RTI act. It is mandatory for any state dept to reply to every query within a fixed time period; I recd a reply that as per AP HC WP 6560/2012, the Dept of Endowments is beyond the purview of RTI act

Since the A.P. Endowments dept is beyond the purview of RTI act, I can only imagine the gargantuan proportions of corruption & malfeasance that goes on with income & assets of Hindu temples, on a daily basis.

Now, from what I know little on legislative business is: the govt does NOT file writ petitions (WPs) with the judiciary to amend the law. If any elected govt does not like certain portions of any law, they have the legislative mechanism to bring in an amendment. The judiciary may dwell on the constitutional validity of the law and/or amendment. So, AP HC WP 6560/2012 was probably filed by individual(s) or organization(s), to exempt A.P. Endowments dept from RTI act. I tried to Google to know more about the petitioners who approached the AP HC to amend the RTI act; no luck.

Do the forumites know any good lawyer that can throw light on AP HC WP 6560/2012? The information I would like is
1. Who are the petitioners for AP HC WP 6560/2012? Their antecedents, motives for filing this petition? Date on which the WP filed and date on which the WP was disposed?
2. Details of arguments that were presented to AP HC to get judgement in their favour?
3. How is it in other states (TN, KA, KL, other states in India)?
4. Does a HC have authority to exempt state level depts from legislation enacted by Parliament (for ex. RTI act)? I thought Parliament is supreme and any exemptions need to come only from Parliament. Am I wrong?

As an aside: my first reaction this info from A.P. endowments dept was that this must have been the handiwork of YSR. But, please note 2012 is perhaps the year in which the petition was filed/heard/disposed off; this was long after YSR left his mortal coils in Sept 2009.

I wanted to get this off my chest for the last few months but didn't know whom to approach to get these details. Until I saw the discussion on this thread veer to govt control over temples, all thanks to BJP/NaMo!

Hope NaMo can do something about free temples and their affairs from state govt control.

Go to AP high court website

Shaktimaan · Post by **Shaktimaan** » 28 Apr 2014 10:54

Full interview of Modiji by Doordarshan. Fairly balanced, IMHO.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 28 Apr 2014 10:54

the HC website has a searchable tool given case # but was unable to get any details based on "6560" and 2012

this link shows someone kept on appealing to get RTO info but case was finally closed by HC citing original order
http://www.apic.gov.in/QRTRLY/MR/2013/IV/14445-2012.pdf