Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

rkirankr · Post by **rkirankr** » 02 Jul 2013 18:55

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 02 Jul 2013 19:15

rkirankr wrote:Why I shall support Modi

Very nicely written piece. Merits wider dissemination.

Anyway, it stands confirmed the "CT" some on the dhaga mentioned that INC may manufacture communal flare-ups for political gain....

Digvijaya alleges BJP planning communal riots for 2014 poll gain (India Today)

Now look at the classic misdirection practised while the target state is likely to be Guj...

Singh, recently appointed in-charge of Congress affairs in Karnataka, urged the party government in the state to be on vigil to put down attempts to create communal disturbance.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 02 Jul 2013 19:39

Is Shivraj Modi's new foe?
Posted by: Shubham Ghosh

First vowel is missing.

muraliravi · Post by **muraliravi** » 02 Jul 2013 20:02

http://www.lensonnews.com/lensonnews/1/ ... khand.html

New Delhi, July 2 - With the term of the President's rule set to expire in about a fortnight, Congress is working towards an alliance with JMM to form an alternative government in Jharkhand, primarily to try and win a lion's share of the 14 Lok Sabha seats.

Under the understanding reached so far, Congress will accept JMM chief Shibu Soren's son Hemant Soren as Chief Minister, while JMM will have to concede nine to ten seats to Congress in the next Lok Sabha polls, sources said.

They said Congress will participate in the alliance government in the state, though there are some views contrary to it also within the party.

Hemant Soren and senior JMM leader Champai Soren today arrived in New Delhi from Ranchi and they will be meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, senior leaders A K Antony and Ahmed Patel. Antony also heads the Congress sub-group on alliances for 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Congress was intitally not enthusiastic to the formation of a government in Jharkhand despite intense pressure by the majority of its MLAs.

"However, with Lok Sabha election nearing, the party went for it to add another party to UPA in next Lok Sabha elections and JMM has a support base in the state, which cannot be denied," averred a senior Congress leader.

Out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand, Congress currently has only one in Subodh Kant Sahay. JMM has two members. They fought the last general elections separately.

In 2004 Lok Sabha elections, when both parties had fought in alliance, Congress had won six and JMM four seats. RJD and CPI were also in the alliance and they had got two and one seat respectively bringing 12 seats in UPA I kitty then.

AICC General Secretary Shakeel Ahmed, Congress in-charge of the state B K Hariprasad, JPCC president Sukhdeo Bhagat and CLP leader R P Singh called on JMM supremo Shibu Soren and his son, Hemant in Ranchi today and held talks on the possibility of formation of a government in the state.

Sources say if RJD joins the alliance, two seats can be given to it from Congress possible share of nine to ten seats. PTI

This clearly shows (as I mentioned previously), this LS 2014 is all about UP, Bihar and Jharkhand. UP, the lines are drawn, so the BJP knows what to do. In bihar, they have no option, but my guess is that they are ready to fight it out alone, this article gives more credence that Lalu and Cong will go together, which is fine in my opinion. BJP will still do OK in Bihar. Jharkhand is a big conundrum where BJP will be in trouble if it does not get its act together. Marandi needs to be brought on board ASAP. Worst case should be an alliance between BJP-JVM-AJSU

Rudradev · Post by **Rudradev** » 02 Jul 2013 20:07

I hear one of scumbag Kejriwal's aides got taken out by Sonia Congress terrorists in Delhi yesterday.

I love it when anti-nationals fight each other

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 02 Jul 2013 20:12

So what is the issue with BJP and Marandi? Is it the bogus holier than thou anti-corruption tag that lost them Karnataka?

munna · Post by **munna** » 02 Jul 2013 20:14

ramana wrote:So what is the issue with BJP and Marandi? Is it the bogus holier than thou anti-corruption tag that lost them Karnataka?

Just a tribal version of Yeddy. All the stratagems and tactics used on Yeddy were perfected on Marandi and Raghuvar Das in the past. Not to speak of the games indulged in Punjab.

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 02 Jul 2013 20:24

Top Army commanders shifted; critics say 'Mandalisation' under way

Officers at army headquarters say the Army Chief, General Bikram Singh, has personally initiated this reshuffle to push through a promotion policy in which quotas, not merit, would govern the selection of brigadiers and generals.

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/top-a ... 130702.htm

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 02 Jul 2013 20:27

Next CJI favours reservation in higher judiciary

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130702/j ... 071494.jsp

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 02 Jul 2013 20:31

Wow, and wow.

Lets have a quotas for lobotomy as well.

Atri · Post by **Atri** » 02 Jul 2013 20:33

Stratagems and Spoils - The BJP prepares to bet everything on Narendra Modi

Every word is venom spitted against hindu...

exhibit 1A -

Modi refused to attend the VHP’s Dharam Sansad in early February, an event that saw a bare-chested BJP president dunking himself in the Ganga alongside an assortment of bearded godmen who comprise the Parishad’s core group.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 02 Jul 2013 20:47

munna wrote:
ramana wrote:So what is the issue with BJP and Marandi? Is it the bogus holier than thou anti-corruption tag that lost them Karnataka?
Just a tribal version of Yeddy. All the stratagems and tactics used on Yeddy were perfected on Marandi and Raghuvar Das in the past. Not to speak of the games indulged in Punjab.

INC has no problems with Shibu Soren but BJP top leaders are on warpath to root ot and expell those against whom allegations are made and lose power? Is this because they themselves have problems?
Without power they will be even more vulnerable!

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 02 Jul 2013 21:36

Hari Seldon wrote:Political pundits in their quick analysis describe the team this way:Sudhanshu Mittal is Rajnath loyalist, Amit Shah is Modi loyalist, Varun Gandhi and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi represent UP, Rajiv Pratap Ruddy Bihar, Dharmendra Pradhan is from Orissa, Murlidhar Rao and Ramlal belong to RSS. Quite young team.

No reps. from south? What gives?

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 02 Jul 2013 22:03

matrimc wrote:
Hari Seldon wrote:Political pundits in their quick analysis describe the team this way:Sudhanshu Mittal is Rajnath loyalist, Amit Shah is Modi loyalist, Varun Gandhi and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi represent UP, Rajiv Pratap Ruddy Bihar, Dharmendra Pradhan is from Orissa, Murlidhar Rao and Ramlal belong to RSS. Quite young team.
No reps. from south? What gives?

Muralidhar Rao, unless one considers AP part of North India. More than anything else above list not official yet.

Sanku · Post by **Sanku** » 02 Jul 2013 22:12

Rudradev wrote:I hear one of scumbag Kejriwal's aides got taken out by Sonia Congress terrorists in Delhi yesterday. I love it when anti-nationals fight each other

More details?

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 02 Jul 2013 22:55

Gujarat, governance and growth

http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2012 ... nd-growth/

Growth

There is a remarkable lack of objectivity in discussing Gujarat and governance, growth and development there. The economics gets enmeshed in the politics and the politics gets entangled with the economics. While this is perhaps inevitable and unavoidable, this book is about the economics. What has happened in Gujarat? Is there a story there? Why has it happened? Is this is a story that can be replicated elsewhere in India? Is there a lesson for other States?

The first broad-brush growth story is as follows. Compared to 1994-95 to 2004-05, from 2004-05 to 2011-12, real GSDP (gross State domestic product) growth rates have increased, from an all-India average of 6.16% to an all-India average of 8.28%. Second, with an increase from 6.45% to 10.08%, the increase has been more for Gujarat than for all-India. Third, since 2004-05, there are other States that have also grown fast and Bihar, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Delhi are examples. That growth story in other States is sometimes used as an argument against the Gujarat growth story and that’s a bit strange. After all, Gujarat accounts for an estimated 7.5% of Indian GDP. If all-India averages have gone up that much, it is unreasonable to expect growth has been pulled up by Gujarat alone. However, in making inter-State comparisons, there is a legitimate question one should ask. Should small States be compared with large States? Should special category States be compared with non-special category States? Smaller States tend to be more homogeneous, with relatively fewer backward geographical regions and districts. Chandigarh, Delhi, Puducherry, Goa and Sikkim aren’t quite comparable with larger States. With that caveat, it is also true that there has been a growth pickup in Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand as well. There has been a discernible pick-up in Gujarat’s growth performance since the 10th Plan (2002-07), the five-year Plans being natural periods for breaking up the time-line. It’s tempting to argue that there is nothing exceptional in this. Gujarat grew fast during the 8th Plan (1992-97) too. While that’s true, one should accept that as development occurs, it becomes more difficult to sustain higher rates of growth. Among larger and relatively richer States like Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, it is more difficult to find sources of growth. Growth tends to taper off. Relatively poorer States like Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jharkhand find it easier to catch up. Had historical trends alone provided the momentum for growth, Karnataka should have also grown extremely fast. Fifth, too often, discussions focus on growth trends alone. Moving to a higher growth trajectory is important. But reducing the volatility of growth is no less important. Growth rates in Gujarat have become much less volatile. Given Indian conditions, volatility is fundamentally a function of what has been happening to the agricultural sector.

Equity

In line with all-India trends, overall poverty and urban poverty have declined in Gujarat between 2004-05 and 2009-10. But the real story is in rural Gujarat, where there has been a very sharp drop in poverty, significantly more than all-India trends. In rural Gujarat, the benefits of growth have trickled down. Subject to all those problems about data and measuring inequality, there is no evidence that inequality has increased.

Fiscal consolidation

Elimination of deprivation requires public intervention and expenditure, over and above a State’s role in providing an enabling environment for private entrepreneurship to bloom and flourish and ensuring rule of law. This requires public expenditure and fiscal consolidation. Historically, the problem has been with the revenue deficit, especially after 2008, both because revenue receipts have been lower and because revenue expenditure has been higher. However, since 2011-12, the revenue deficit numbers have also begun to look respectable and the deficit numbers are marginally better than what the 13th Finance Commission envisaged. One of the building blocks of the Gujarat model, so to speak, is to free up space for private sector expenditure in capital formation. One cannot expect capital expenditure, as a share, to increase overnight. The bulk (76%) of capital expenditure is developmental, with social services accounting for 55.2%. Of the total expenditure, 66.41% is also developmental. 63.2% of revenue expenditure is developmental. To the extent this reveals a prioritization according to sectors, the major ones are education, sports, art and culture and water supply, sanitation, housing and urban development, in that order. The fiscal consolidation and fiscal space created has enabled Gujarat to plug the gaps in Central sector and Centrally sponsored schemes with State-level schemes. The story isn’t that much about increasing public expenditure. It is more about creating an environment for private expenditure. Apart from private expenditure, the story is about increasing the efficiency of public expenditure, more bang for the buck, so to speak.

Physical infrastructure

In the power sector, the background is partly the Gujarat Electricity Industry (Reorganization and Regulation) Act of 2003. This allowed the transfer of assets and liabilities of the former Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB). Generation assets were transferred to Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL). Transmission assets were transferred to Gujarat Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO). Four different distribution entities were formed – Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL), Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL), Pashchim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL). Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) had residuary functions, including that of power trading. GUVNL was the holding company. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission had been set up in 1998 and was brought under the purview of the Electricity Act of 2003. Generation became exempt from licensing, including through non-conventional sources. Open access was allowed to transmission and distribution and distribution franchisees were introduced for distribution zones like Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Vishwamitri, Lalbaug, Bharuch, Anand and Mehsana. Metering became mandatory. In 2001, Gujarat was a power deficit State, by roughly around 2,000 MW. By the end of 2012, Gujarat will have a power surplus, though expected increases in GSDP growth also increase the demand for power. However, the Gujarat success story isn’t just about the macro generation situation. It is also about reduction in T&D losses, down from 35.90% in 2002-03 to 22.20% in 2006-07. It is 20.13% in 2010-11. This is partly because T&D losses aren’t actually transmission and distribution losses. They are also about theft and unmetered supply. Other than metering, theft of electricity became a criminal offence and the law was enforced, with distributors insulated from political pressures. There were special checking squads for checking installation, especially for HT connections, and ex-army personnel were roped in. In Sabarmati, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar and Baroda, there were special police stations for power theft. Provisions were made for sealed meters that were tamper-proof. Through an e-Urja project, electronic billing and payment was introduced. Faulty meters were replaced. Unauthorized connections were regularized through one-time settlements. The Jyotigram Yojana (JGY) ensures 3-phase power supply to all villages. The key was a bifurcation of supply lines into dedicated agricultural feeders. For agricultural use, one would thus be ensured continuous power for 8 hours a day, at pre-determined times. For other rural loads (domestic, commercial and industrial), there would be 24/7 power. 24/7 3-phase supply was provided to JGY feeders. These then provided 8 hours of 3-phase continuous supply to agricultural feeders and 1-phase 24/7 power to other rural uses. The argument about people wanting subsidized power and refusing to pay higher tariffs is misplaced. People are prepared to pay, provided that the quality of power supply improves. It was no different for JGY. Once power at pre-determined hours was available, there was less of an incentive to divert subsidized power for agriculture to domestic household use. JGY helped reduce T&D losses. It also helped reduce transformer failures. More importantly, it led to all villages being electrified, without load-shedding, and this had positive socio-economic multiplier benefits.

If power is important to better people’s lives, water is no less so. The overall picture is that Gujarat is a water scarce State. there are several strands in the water sector reforms – inter-basin transfer of water from surplus areas to deficit areas like north Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kachchh; the linking of canals; water conservation; participatory irrigation management; micro-irrigation; check dams and smaller dams (such as through the Sardar Patel Water Conservation Programme); deepening of ponds; cleaning and restoration of step wells; community management of water supply in villages through WASMO (Water and Sanitation Management Organization); and the Sujalam Suphalam Yojana (SSY). Water has both a drinking water and an irrigation water component. Something like SSY covers both. While the State has certainly gained because of Sardar Sarovar, that wouldn’t have been possible without the State-wide water supply grid.

In terms of affecting people’s lives for the better, roads are just as important as electricity and water. Compared to many other States, Gujarat has always had relatively better road infrastructure. 98.27% of State Highways and 96.93% of major district roads possess asphalt surfaces. 85.63% of other district roads and village roads also possess asphalt surfaces. 98.84% of villages are connected by “pucca” roads. Gujarat has also benefited from NHDP. Given the base, the focus has thus been more on upgradation and maintenance, improving access in relatively disadvantaged regions, while simultaneously tapping the proposed dedicated freight corridor (DFC) between Delhi and Mumbai and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). In so far as relatively disadvantaged regions are concerned, the emphasis has been on all-weather connectivity, particularly in coastal, tribal and border areas. There have been several PPP projects, sometimes externally-aided, with provisions for tolls. The Gujarat Highways Bill of 2007 facilitated PPP projects. There is also a Pragati Path Yojana, for improvement of State Highways, part of which has been completed. In addition, for major projects, third party inspection and monitoring has been introduced. Maintenance guarantees of 3 to 5 years are incorporated in contracts. IT tools have been used for physical monitoring, registration of contractors, court cases and departmental enquiries. In high rainfall districts like Navasari and Surat, village roads have been constructed with cement/concrete.

A point was made earlier about Gujarat’s ability to plug gaps in Central schemes with State-level ones. In the context or urban planning, the relevant ones are the Garib Samruddhi Yojana (GSY) and the SJMMSVY (Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana). While on the subject of urban planning, or planning in general, it is odd that one of Gujarat’s remarkable successes doesn’t get written about that much. This is the use of GIS maps in decision making. This is through the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geo- Informatics (BISAG), a State-level nodal agency set up in 1997 and renamed BISAG in 2003. BISAG also conducts training programmes and workshops and is involved in delivering over the Gujarat SATCOM network. But more importantly, it uses remote sensing and GIS to facilitate planning. These GIS maps with several layers have already been introduced in all the municipalities. Among other things, this is certainly one initiative that other States should replicate.

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 02 Jul 2013 23:43

Sushupti wrote: Muralidhar Rao, unless one considers AP part of North India. More than anything else above list not official yet.

Thanks

Rampy · Post by **Rampy** » 03 Jul 2013 00:12

has anyone noticed, even timesnow has gone completely rogue .. its competing with NDTV and IBN. Was looking at the debate on Fake encounter case.. very cleverly framed poor 19 yrs old girl, even if she is terrorist can you kill someone in fake encounter( already decided). All hypothesis... was not sure why menakshi lekhi did not call the bluff

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 03 Jul 2013 00:15

Sanku wrote:
Rudradev wrote:I hear one of scumbag Kejriwal's aides got taken out by Sonia Congress terrorists in Delhi yesterday. I love it when anti-nationals fight each other
More details?

santosh koli, killed in a supposedly suspicious bike accident.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 03 Jul 2013 02:08

disha wrote:SwamyG,

Would you insist on Sita going through Agni Pariksha?

BSY is no Sita. I am no Rama. I would not even given him Agni Pariksha, just ban him permanently and desire no links. Why sit for chai-biskoot samosa session with a scoundrel who helped your opposition bring you down? Since all you folks want him so dearly, I reluctantly placed the agnipariksha test. Else, it is new BJP under Modi onlee. If one wants to hop on to Modi bandwagon, then s/he better have some traits, else they can hop on to the INC train that is heading towards scrapyard.

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 03 Jul 2013 02:16

ashashi wrote:
SwamyG wrote: If BJP is ready to compromise and truck with back-stabbers, then it not only sends the wrong message - chalti ka naam gaadi, it makes tough for other supporters and allies, intellectuals to continue support BJP.
A strong case can be made that Advani, SS, Ananth Kumar etc. are the back stabbers for screwing a popular BJP leader royally.

When the Karnataka Lokayukta charged BSY, the LKA's of BJP made a case about moralities. However, when the court threw away the Lokayukta charges, they kept mum to surprise of many. Obviously, BSY was forced to resign from CM'ship for reasons more than moralities.

This group of individuals converted BJP from an ideological political party to just an another political party.

Who are the real back stabbers for BJP?

Throw the entire rot out I say. Time to rejuvenate BJP and India, and Modi is the best candidate for now on that plank. If not now, a few years down the road sahi, kabi na kabi banke rahega PM. A few years of darkness will definitely hurt, but Bharat can withstand it over the long run. Let BJP not dilute itself to the extent that INC and BJP are two sides of the same coin. When that happens, people will vote on caste, clan, religious basis because they do not identify with a vision, they do not see hope for change, they do not encounter opportunities for growth. Modi might not be 100K gold, but he is cut above the rest when it comes to hope, vision and progress. The country needs energy and optimism.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 03 Jul 2013 02:23

^BJP and INC are two sides of the same political coin. It is only few people like Modi who makes the difference, and this is exactly my concerns. We have no policy driven nor party driven democracy.

munna · Post by **munna** » 03 Jul 2013 02:53

ramana wrote:INC has no problems with Shibu Soren but BJP top leaders are on warpath to root ot and expell those against whom allegations are made and lose power? Is this because they themselves have problems?
Without power they will be even more vulnerable!

INC is designed towards winning elections at all costs. BJP is geared towards providing an alternative to value less mainstream politics. However the value plank stands hijacked by a group of leaders who have no currency in the masses.

Any leader who becomes popular with the masses or develops some sinews of power is sought to be cut down in size in order to allow political pygmies at the centre to appear larger than life. The central leaders derive their power from culling and vetoing careers of promising challengers from below. It is this indiscriminate destruction of leaders in 2008-09 that caused 2009 fiasco for Lol Purush. He still does not get that.....

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 03 Jul 2013 03:00

Is it time to make the list pf Anti-Modindia People in Desh ? This will help in straining the Kaala Kankars out of Desi Daal.
AM=Anti Modindia Insisting on PM=Pure Moorkhata in policies

Folks in MSM
Folks in Politics
Finance /Economy
Self Declared Intellectuals
Leftits and islamist Masquearding as Liberal
Pseduo Enviorenemtalist , Fake NGOs
Government Agencies Acting Under Congi Influence

muraliravi · Post by **muraliravi** » 03 Jul 2013 03:04

munna wrote:
ramana wrote:INC has no problems with Shibu Soren but BJP top leaders are on warpath to root ot and expell those against whom allegations are made and lose power? Is this because they themselves have problems?
Without power they will be even more vulnerable!
INC is designed towards winning elections at all costs. BJP is geared towards providing an alternative to value less mainstream politics. However the value plank stands hijacked by a group of leaders who have no currency in the masses.

Any leader who becomes popular with the masses or develops some sinews of power is sought to be cut down in size in order to allow political pygmies at the centre to appear larger than life. The central leaders derive their power from culling and vetoing careers of promising challengers from below. It is this indiscriminate destruction of leaders in 2008-09 that caused 2009 fiasco for Lol Purush. He still does not get that.....

Munna Ji, Any inside news of bjp-marandi alliance.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 03 Jul 2013 05:34

Modi tokickoff campaign from Atal's Karmabhoomi (Dainik Jagran Hindi link)

Exodus from AGP to BJP continues (newIE)

Pranav · Post by **Pranav** » 03 Jul 2013 06:38

Sanku wrote:
Rudradev wrote:I hear one of scumbag Kejriwal's aides got taken out by Sonia Congress terrorists in Delhi yesterday. I love it when anti-nationals fight each other
More details?

This is what Rudradev ji is celebrating -

Delhi: AAP candidate from Seemapuri hit by car, battles for life - http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-aap-ca ... 37-64.html

Manish_Sharma · Post by **Manish_Sharma** » 03 Jul 2013 06:58

Arjun wrote:NDA regime constructed 50% of national highways laid in last 30 years: Centre

This one fact says more about comparative achievement capabilities of BJP and INC in any sphere, than any other statement.

Thanks Arjun ji, this TOI piece is now a big hit on all my facebook accounts. I put these on modi, sswamy pages plus some other hindu page and number of shares are compounding by the minute......

Pranav · Post by **Pranav** » 03 Jul 2013 08:18

prahaar wrote:The inference model used by our DDM is beyond non-sense, it is scandalous. DDM is "claiming" that NM rescued pilgrims on a discriminatory basis and subsequently using MP CM's words as an attack on NM. This is utter BS and insinuation on part of the DDM. Just goes on to show the level of reach INC has in the fourth pillar of our democracy.

NG absence in some meeting when NM was visiting Mumbai, was blown out of proportion. The dogs stopped barking only after NG turned up with unequivocal praise of NM in the book release function. Such is our DDM.

Some folks still believe that Loh Purush has no problems with Modi, that it is all creation of DDM ....

ramana wrote:
Is Shivraj Modi's new foe?
Posted by: Shubham Ghosh

First vowel is missing.

Shubham works for the oneindia portal, whose founder is working for Modi -

Dotcom poster boys set to steer Modi's internet drive for 2014 election

BANGALORE: Narendra Modi has enlisted India's original dotcom poster boys Rajesh Jain and BG Mahesh to drive his social media campaign in the run-up to next year's general elections.

Jain, who famously sold IndiaWorld to Sify for Rs 499 crore triggering a dotcom rush in the late '90s, and Mahesh, who founded IndiaInfo and OneIndia, are putting together a 100-member content and technology team in Bangalore to drive Modi's internet campaign.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 886760.cms

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 03 Jul 2013 08:43

Uttarakhand disaster: Even relief has signs of Sonia, Rahul

DEHRADUN: Some Uttarakhand Congressmen are using relief supplies sent by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to launch a Congress publicity campaign.

Hundreds of food packets and relief supplies have Congress posters stuck on them. They bear photos of the two party leaders and a message that these have been sent by them.

A senior state Congress leader said the Congress president had sent about 110 truckloads of relief supplies. There were no instructions to use the sad occasion to for publicity. "I'm deeply shocked to see food packets and relief supplies carrying Congress posters and banners," an Uttarakhand Congress Committee member said.

Congress state leader Yashpal Aryra said he wasn't aware of these posters. "If it's being done, it's shameful. This isn't time to play politics but to help survivors."

How stereo-typical. And a hi-fidelity stereo at that. Heck, I'd be worried if they didn't be themselves....

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 03 Jul 2013 08:51

Meanwhile a confident govt adheres to its guarantee of never abusing the 66A act...

Morphed picture of Sonia posted on Facebook, case registered

A youth, claiming to be a BJP activist, was on Tuesday booked here for allegedly posting an objectionable picture of Congress president Sonia Gandhi on a social networking website. A case was registered here against Sandeep Bhalla under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act on the complaint of local Congress leader Sanjay Sehgal, police said.
Sehgal had filed the complaint on Monday and had also approached the police commissioner online on the matter.
"We have filed a complaint to the police regarding the uploading of the picture by Bhalla on Facebook and other such photographs posted by BJP activists.

"We have also sent a morphed picture of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to the police which was uploaded by another BJP activist," said Sehgal. Meanwhile, BJP state president Kamal Sharma said Bhalla was not a member of the party.
"Bhalla is not a member of the party. He is just a supporter of the party. Despite that, we have asked the Jalandhar district unit to investigate the matter. BJP respects women and such incidents would not be tolerated," he said.

Satirists and cartoonists beware, I guiess...

Anyway, this Mr Bhalla should've used common sense. Depends on how objectionable the picture was. Creeping sharia in India too...where a certain dynasty is out of bounds of criticism, sarcasm, satire and lampooning? The future's already so bright people need night vision gogs at midday...

Sanku · Post by **Sanku** » 03 Jul 2013 09:10

Hari Seldon wrote:Creeping sharia in India too....

Creeping Sharia? It is already 50-60% Shariat state, Hindus are first class Dhimmis. Those are the basics.

Manish_Sharma · Post by **Manish_Sharma** » 03 Jul 2013 09:14

Retarded royal had to run away with tail between legs while addressing students in Bihar:

First he said "To change this country we have to change Gujarat", then students start throwing chairs and shout, so he apologises "I am sorry that I said 'Gujarat' instead of 'Bihar'....."

Then he says "How come the state giving the nation highest number of IAS and IPS can't govern itself....."
Students go out of control and SPG takes him out of the meeting !!!

Sanku · Post by **Sanku** » 03 Jul 2013 09:15

Rahul M wrote: santosh koli, killed in a supposedly suspicious bike accident.

Thanks Rahul -- long time no see -- good to see you back here.

But seems not dead yet? In any case, it seems doubtful that it was a premeditated act, probably just a simple accident (hit and run)

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 03 Jul 2013 11:34

Kya sirji, Gandhi family has always done a hit and run job with the Indian economy

Sanku · Post by **Sanku** » 03 Jul 2013 12:02

Yes Mahadi, it has been a major accident for the country.

Virendra · Post by **Virendra** » 03 Jul 2013 12:15

Poor Pappu .. can't take the looming Gujarat sword out of his mind

Shane Warne used to have nightmares where Tendulkar would send him for sixes.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 03 Jul 2013 15:21

By projecting Narendra Modi, BJP is not playing to the percentages

Another fake well-wisher of the BJP emerges from the paidmedia ranks dishing advice on what the BJP should do to win 2014. You've to wonder what's going on when the likes of Chidu offered well-meaning advice to the BJP the other day anout what the BJP should be doing only....

Anyway, this hit piece smells reasonable at first but by the time you get to the middle of the farticle, the twisting of facts and stats to suit an agenda out-smell the reasonableness deodrant.
But never fear, sri Minhaz merchant wades through that muck of a farticle and offers a far more balanced and reasonable counter-argument point by point to it.

Needed: A playmaker, not centre-forwards

munna · Post by **munna** » 03 Jul 2013 15:25

muraliravi wrote:Munna Ji, Any inside news of bjp-marandi alliance.

I don't know any more than a lay person but the structural factor (Loh Purush) that was hurting Marandi stands considerably weakened so there is no major obstacle now.

AjayKK · Post by **AjayKK** » 03 Jul 2013 15:39

Mahendra wrote:Kya sirji, Gandhi family has always done a hit and run job with the Indian economy

Or "$hit and run job" otherwise known as "yuvraj tours and travels."