Narendra Modi vs the Dynasty: Contrasting Ideas of India

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 10 Feb 2013 22:07

Just so everyone knows, Azam Khan is responsible for Kumbh Mela management.

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 10 Feb 2013 22:11

Modi invited to attend European Parliament in Brussels

http://www.lensonnews.com/lensonnews/1/ ... -blog.html

After European Union ended over a decade-long boycott of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, lawmakers from the region have invited him to attend the European Parliament in Brussels in November, according to a post on his blog.

"The lawmakers invited Modi to attend the European Parliament in Brussels in November this year. The Parliament will be attended by representatives of over 27 nations. There is also an invitation to attend the European Business Meet in Brussels later this year," Modi's blog said.

The Chief Minister yesterday had an online interaction with the European lawmakers who were attending the 10th corporate culture and spirituality India conference in Bangalore, according to the blog post. The lawmakers appreciated Gujarat's development and congratulated Modi for making the state vibrant.

According to the post, during the interaction, Modi highlighted various initiatives taken by the Gujarat government for environment protection. He told them that Gujarat is the first state in India and among the four states in the world to have a separate department on climate change.

Briefing the lawmakers about Gujarat's advances in solar energy, Modi told them about Asia's largest solar park in Charanka in Patan district and about state government's roof-top solar policy. The post also spoke of Gujarat's work in other forms of renewable energy, including wind energy.

fanne · Post by **fanne** » 10 Feb 2013 22:14

And he is ba$tard of the first order. I guess BR and all its thread will be inadequate to paint this guy. If you think Mushraff or ISI heads are bad, he is miles ahead of them. This Mulayam sorry Akhilesh govt is govt of Aurangzeb by other name. Let loose Shivaji and his band of warriors so that Dharma can be restored. We are also the warrior in that battle, by pointing the issue and making the call unambiguously. Either Mulyam is hand in globe or too incomeptent, either way dangerous. If you think it is business as usual in UP land, you are sadly mistaken.
Thanks,
fanne

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 10 Feb 2013 22:18

@albatrossinfo
#AllhabadTragedy Akhilesh Yadav govt was hell-bent on scuttling the Kumbh by giving incharge 2 communalists: Javed Usmani & Azam Khan

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 10 Feb 2013 22:22

So cultural terrorism at its finest?

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 10 Feb 2013 22:26

The sad part is this is bought as Secularism by Hindus and now they are paying the price with life in manufactured stampedes.

What you sow is what you reap. Secularism at any cost.

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 10 Feb 2013 22:35

@albatrossinfo
Azam Khan was busy playing politics & dividing the Sadhu Samaj, he was hell-bent on stoping Modi's entry into Kumbh, had no time 4 pilgrims

Political tamasha at the Maha Kumbh
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/s ... 0207.htm#1

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 10 Feb 2013 22:37

What advantage they will have by triggering man made stampedes? INC or SP?

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 10 Feb 2013 22:41

Sushupti wrote:^^During Mandal days Cons would convince, say a not so bright awara type student, to go for a mock self-immolation. They will assure student, don't worry we will extinguish the fire immediately and you will be safe. But in reality they will put more oil and make sure no pne comes to help the poor guy. There were two such cases in Varanasi in my knowledge and rumors about how con goons burnt student and declared it as self-immolation attempt in many other districts of UP.

So don't underestimate Congress in UP, they have very deep roots.

It is amazing the depths one can fall once s/he abandons dignity and kills self-conscious.

It is abundantly clear that CON is looking for a trigger point for its "Domino Plan" and will use "religion" as its platform to win the General elections.

Another Godhra type event and ensuing riots will force the Muslims and non-violent seeking Hindus hurtling towards CON hence assuring sweeping victory for another UPA.

Indian Media will help in any way they can to do that.

BhairavP · Post by **BhairavP** » 10 Feb 2013 22:46

vijayk wrote:Guha Gargles Goo Again

BLocked as per a request from DoT?
This is getting out of hand.

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 10 Feb 2013 22:47

Sushupti wrote:@albatrossinfo
Azam Khan was busy playing politics & dividing the Sadhu Samaj, he was hell-bent on stoping Modi's entry into Kumbh, had no time 4 pilgrims

Political tamasha at the Maha Kumbh
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/s ... 0207.htm#1

Their lowliness is hard to believe.And the Sadhus who are ready to play ball with them are traitors to Hindu cause.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 10 Feb 2013 22:49

Muppalla wrote:What advantage they will have by triggering man made stampedes? INC or SP?

Both. It shows Hindu pilgrimages in bad light (remember how dhimmi Hindus and secularists respond when temple stampedes happen - compare it with stampedes in night clubs news items).

It ensures that NM doesn't get the aura of having Dharma Samsad's blessing and coronation. We under estimate Hindu power. Imagine tens of thousands of babas influencing their tens of thousands of followers.

It also ensures that this great tradition gets bad rap/press and becomes yet another Hindu "ritual" that people can live without. Wait for "cancel this ritual because even saving one human life is same as saving whole humanity" type rhetoric. (for comparison, Quran says even killing one human is same as killing whole humanity".

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 10 Feb 2013 22:50

Altair wrote:
Sushupti wrote:^^During Mandal days Cons would convince, say a not so bright awara type student, to go for a mock self-immolation. They will assure student, don't worry we will extinguish the fire immediately and you will be safe. But in reality they will put more oil and make sure no pne comes to help the poor guy. There were two such cases in Varanasi in my knowledge and rumors about how con goons burnt student and declared it as self-immolation attempt in many other districts of UP.

So don't underestimate Congress in UP, they have very deep roots.
It is amazing the depths one can fall once s/he abandons dignity and kills self-conscious.

It is abundantly clear that CON is looking for a trigger point for its "Domino Plan" and will use "religion" as its platform to win the General elections.

Another Godhra type event and ensuing riots will force the Muslims and non-violent seeking Hindus hurtling towards CON hence assuring sweeping victory for another UPA.

Indian Media will help in any way they can to do that.

Altair garu

This is common SOP by politicians. It happened in Mandal agitation and it happens in current T-agitation.

Sushupti · Post by **Sushupti** » 10 Feb 2013 22:53

nawabs wrote:
Sushupti wrote:@albatrossinfo
Azam Khan was busy playing politics & dividing the Sadhu Samaj, he was hell-bent on stoping Modi's entry into Kumbh, had no time 4 pilgrims

Political tamasha at the Maha Kumbh
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/s ... 0207.htm#1
Their lowliness is hard to believe.And the Sadhus who are ready to play ball with them are traitors to Hindu cause.

Remember where Muppalla Ji was mentioning about this extra political trait of people froom cow belt. There is a saying in Awadhi dialect "Jholi Mein Jhaat Nahin Chale Jagannath Ji" (untranslatable for me). It's tat trait which is at display here.

Atri · Post by **Atri** » 10 Feb 2013 22:57

Klaus wrote:So cultural terrorism at its finest?

Remember Surhawardy????

Altair · Post by **Altair** » 10 Feb 2013 23:04

CON is neatly setting up MODI into a trap. Kasab and Guru are just the signals of coming riots. Modi must play smart and not get in the spot light of Traitor Media goons.

Only riots can assure Modi is out of Delhi for UPA.

VikramS · Post by **VikramS** » 10 Feb 2013 23:37

The #100Crore attacks are now starting.

First there was this article dissing Modi for not paying due respects to Kurian.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... ttarget=no

Kurian was around 80 when Modi came to power.

Now DNA which is in financial trouble has given space for a weekly column by Aakar Patel.
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column ... ia_1798274

Aakar Patel's article has a lot of blatant lies but no one seems to check for that.

RoyG · Post by **RoyG** » 10 Feb 2013 23:43

Riots won't do much of anything anymore. You guys are getting worked up over nothing. Scoring political points at this stage for sec-left parties won't save them from the public aspiration for a dharmic (free) society. People have woken up. They want a secure India with quality infrastructure, jobs, and a sustainable economic model. The economy has gone to the dogs thanks to NAC, the poor are still poor, and the mood is low.

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 10 Feb 2013 23:51

VikramS wrote:The #100Crore attacks are now starting.

First there was this article dissing Modi for not paying due respects to Kurian.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... ttarget=no

Kurian was around 80 when Modi came to power.

Seems so.Suddenly all the reader comments are totally negative in nature.There was an article on twitter today about how mass accounts are being created for this purpose.Here it is: http://barbarindians.tumblr.com/post/42 ... -narrative

Supratik · Post by **Supratik** » 11 Feb 2013 00:04

VikramS wrote:
Aakar Patel's article has a lot of blatant lies but no one seems to check for that.

See the comments section. They have thick skin.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 11 Feb 2013 00:11

DNA has give permission for Aakar patel to write an article a week about Modi per a lot of tweets.

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 11 Feb 2013 00:18

From NYTimes via Twitter:

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 11 Feb 2013 00:27

Dr Pravin Togadia ‏@DrPravinTogadia

Latest info:Foot Bridge/Riling not broken. Rajdhani Exp instead of platform 4 went to 6. Crowd ran, police sent them reverse & lathi charged

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 11 Feb 2013 00:41

BhairavP wrote:
vijayk wrote:Guha Gargles Goo Again
BLocked as per a request from DoT?
This is getting out of hand.

The MAFIA seems out of control. I think we need to expel the scums from India.

R
amachandra Guha never learns, does he? There’s a limit to how many times his bluff has been called. Or is there? Wait…there is a limit to the number of times his bluff has been called but given his record, his capacity to bluff is infinite. When I searched for “Ramachandra Guha” on my blog, it returned forty nine results. The piece you’re now reading happens to be the fiftieth time I’ve called Guha’s bluff. And this is just by me, one individual. Do your own research on the number of folks who have called his bluff.

Ramachandra Guha’s metamorphosis is interesting. From being a media-anointed “historian,”—eminent or otherwise…oh wait! His “history” is a little more than volumes upon volumes of textual slavering over Jawaharlal Nehru. Because humans don’t live forever, his Nehru-slavering was exhausted and he took it upon himself to slaver over Mahatma Gandhi. Simultaneously, he steadily metamorphosed into a crude kind of Narendra Modi-baiter. As it stands, he is one of the very few in the public glare who continues to engage in a vile witch-hunt of the Gujarat Chief Minister. As a consequence, he’s become the Teesta Setalvad equivalent of the Indian intellectual class.

But Guha’s Modi-baiting is nothing new. While former Modi-baiters have wizened up to and revised their views on Modi, Ramachandra Guha seems to have launched an unending war against commonsense, facts, and truth in his quest to bash Modi.

The latest exhibit is a ridiculously hilarious piece in the Hindu. Even a cursory perusal of the piece makes it clear that Guha has run out things he can use to criticize Narendra Modi. The byline to Guha’s piece reads thus:

Like Indira Gandhi once did, Narendra Modi seeks to make his party,his government, his administration and his country into an extension of his personality.

But look how he ends his piece:

On the other hand, his presumed rival, Rahul Gandhi, shirks responsibility entirely…Indian democracy must, and shall in time, see off both.

This is a clear pointer that this lapsed Marxist is aware of two things: the mood of the nation, which is overwhelmingly in favour of Narendra Modi, and two, that Guha can no longer abuse Modi with impunity, something he did barely a year ago. Sure, let’s grant Rahul his 0.3289473298473289473 seconds of fame but if Guha was really courageous, he would have criticized Modi alone instead of dragging the Crown Prince’s name in. Poor Guha is dangerously losing his touch. But he is alleged as a historian and an intellectual so let’s examine his claims again. One by one.

With Mr. Modi in power in New Delhi, says or suggests Mr. Modi, India will be placed smoothly on the 8 per cent to 10 per cent growth trajectory, bureaucrats will clear files overnight, there will be no administrative and political corruption, poverty levels will sink rapidly towards zero and — lest we forget — trains and aeroplanes shall run on time.

Really? Guha needs to show us exactly one piece of evidence where Modi has claimed or suggested all this. Indeed, if anything, Modi has time and again simply spoken about what he has actually accomplished in Gujarat. And he has consistently, repeatedly spoken only about Gujarat. And this accomplishment is visible; they’re not accomplishments on paper, the Congress party’s favourite form of accomplishment. Besides, Modi hasn’t ever stated that he will do all these if he becomes Prime Minister—indeed, he hasn’t expressed his desire to even run for that office. Modi’s discourse throughout, has been two fold: his singleminded focus on Gujarat’s development and his vocal critique of the Congress party, which has run India to the ground, a fact that’s verifiable. Despite this, we have Guha who sets up an imaginary antagonist and proceeds to take him down.

And then Guha lets out a highly revealing point when he talks about “unreconstructed Nehruvians,” meaning people like himself. As someone who has followed Guha’s writings closely, I can say with confidence that he’s been honest for once. The phrase “unreconstructed Nehruvians” is synonymous with “blind Nehru worshippers” and “people like Guha.” It’s a fact of nature that Nehruvians—both reconstructed and unreconstructed—have been responsible for why India continues to be a third world country. These are the same people who gave us that wretched term, “Hindu rate of growth.” These are the people who throttled India’s fabled entrepreneurial spirit. These are the people who choked the Indian genius for raising capital and creating enormous wealth by imposing statist shackles. And since Guha proudly claims membership in this ugly club, we need to congratulate his honesty because this is one of the reasons Guha and his ilk are so upset with Narendra Modi.

For the first time since Independence, here’s a leader who recognized that giving free rein to this Indian genius of entrepreneurship is one of the most vital ways to ensure economic growth and prosperity. Gujarat is the best example of the consequences of unleashing this potential that creates wealth and prosperity. There’s therefore little doubt in the fact that Modi will do the same spirit nationwide if he becomes Prime Minister. This indeed, is what my perceptive friend, Vijay observed when he told me that “tomorrow’s India is being made in Gujarat today.” And this precisely is the fear of the likes of Ramachandra Guha who would be nothing without state patronage. And further, this is why Guha riles against the “sundry CEOs, owner-capitalists, western ambassadors” who are his “admirers.” Entrepreneurs and businessmen are primarily concerned with running their business in an atmosphere free of political instability, and in an atmosphere that provides cost effectiveness and ensures wealth creation. If their files don’t get cleared on time, and if they face enormous unnecessary costs—the Tata Nano plant in West Bengal comes to mind—they will pass on these costs to the consumer: you and me. And so, they naturally veer towards a leader who provides an environment that rids them of these unnecessary headaches. Their praise of Modi therefore is entirely justified, and is equally the cause for Guha’s angst.

But Guha the Irascible Rebel against Commonsense and Facts just can’t seem to let go. He talks economics.

…the burden of the criticism against Mr. Modi has shifted — on to his own terrain of economic development. It has been shown that the development model of Gujarat is uneven, with some districts (in the south, especially) doing very well, but the dryer parts of the State (inland Saurashtra for example) languishing. Environmental degradation is rising, and educational standards are falling, with malnutrition among children abnormally high for a State at this level of GDP per capita.

“It has been shown?” Where? So can I use Guha’s own yardstick and claim that it has been shown that Ramachandra Guha failed in his Economics paper in college for 10 years and therefore, that his academic record is uneven?

Since he mentions environmental degradation, I can refer him to a detailed study carried out by Modi’s government regarding environmental and ecological issues and the initiatives his Government has taken to meet these challenges. I can additionally refer Guha to the fact that Gujarat’s mangrove cover is amongst the most extensive in the whole world. I can yet again refer this alleged historian to the fact that Gujarat’s water table has dramatically risen thanks to Modi’s initiatives. Of course, Guha makes claims to the contrary based absolutely on no proof whatsoever. Typical of lapsed and unlapsed Marxists whose greatest fear is the fear of mathematics, the Fear of Numbers. Besides, what does Guha expect of Narendra Modi? To perform magic? Why doesn’t Guha mention the fact that it was the Congress party that ruled Gujarat for over 40 years? Why doesn’t Guha realize the fact that it takes far longer to clean up dirt than it takes to put the dirt? Why doesn’t Guha mention the fact that it was under the successive rule of Congress Governments that Gujarat’s entrepreneurial spirit was strangled? Why doesn’t Guha mention the fact that this selfsame Congress party was responsible for the economic mess that Gujarat (and indeed, the whole of India) found itself in?

But now we have a Chief Minister who has tried to undo this ugly legacy, a Chief Minister who has achieved nothing short of an economic miracle, and all Guha can see is negatives? Why doesn’t Guha talk about the abyss that the Congress-NCP government has pushed neighbouring Maharashtra into in less than 15 years—a state which once had surplus power and which now goes begging for power from other states? What does this tell you about Ramachandra Guha? It’s also laughable that Guha finds lack of development in only Saurashtra in the 7th largest state of India. Of course, he typically bases his observations about Saurashtra on personal anecdotes and not on hard data. And why doesn’t he mention the amazing development that’s happened in the rest of Gujarat?

Even more ridiculously, Guha contradicts himself in the very next paragraph when he claims that

As a sociologist who treats the aggregate data of economists with scepticism, I myself do not believe that Gujarat is the best developed State in the country.

If this is true, then everything Guha spoke about Saurashtra’s backwardness is false. He cannot skeptically treat data selectively. But let’s indulge him. So, according to Guha, the “best developed” states are “Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and (despite the corruption) Tamil Nadu.” And what are the parameters he uses to arrive at this conclusion? Knowing his record, he doesn’t mention a single parameter. It is both unnecessary and superfluous to state the relative population, geographical area, natural resources, and other specifics that will instantly demolish Guha’s claims. For one, we can begin with the highly industrialized state of Kerala and proceed from there.

Again, Guha has a sudden change of heart when he asserts that

To be sure, Mr. Modi is not solely responsible for the unbalanced development.

But the real “meat” of Guha’s piece follows this in which he reveals the full extent of his hatred for Narendra Modi. Sample this despicable language:

Narendra Modi is unfit to be Prime Minister of India is that he is instinctively and aggressively authoritarian…“I would have changed the face of India.” Not ‘we,’ but ‘I’…In Mr. Modi’s Gujarat, there are no collaborators, no co-workers. He has a chappan inch chaati — a 56-inch chest…

With this, Guha has descended to a level that’s beneath even our contempt. Additionally, he needs to answer one question: how many Prime Ministers can take office at once? One? Two? Ten? Hundred? Moreover, why didn’t Guha ask the same question to Rahul Gandhi who spoke in Jaipur about waking up at 4 in the morning? That speech too, is littered with tens of the first person “I.”

When he reaches this point, Guha’s article truly goes haywire. It transforms into a continuous litany of Modi’s supposed authoritarianism, his masculinity, his aggressiveness, etc. Unless Guha is blind, deaf, dumb, and illiterate, most world leaders have exhibited these qualities. And it is precisely these qualities that have earned them respect and an everlasting place in history. Commonsense tells us that authority is vested in a leader. Besides, what kind of leader does Guha want? A guy who gets his staff and ministers on a conference call when the enemy has declared war? Oh wait! Nehru precisely did this when China fell upon the Himalayas.

And then there’s the comparison with Indira Gandhi. Let’s look at the comparative record:

Indira Gandhi abolished the privy purses, an act of supreme betrayal and dishonesty against not just the kings but against the people of India. Guha needs to show us exactly one act of betrayal by Modi.
Indira Gandhi nationalized banks in a brazen act of despotism, which resulted in killing these once-profitable banks. Modi has on the other hand encouraged private players in every sphere of human activity. The results are there for all to see.
Indira Gandhi won the battle but not the war with Pakistan when her brashness dictated her to sign the Shimla accord. We’re still living with the ill-effects of that. Modi has been consistent about the need for a strong defence and security both internal and external.
Indira Gandhi cooked her food in the blood split in the Nevile riots, which in turn was the result of her cynical politics. Gujarat under Modi hasn’t seen a single riot in more than a decade and has an impressive record of maintaining law and order.
Indira Gandhi’s son, Sanjay thought India was his playground where he both made and broke the rules and got away with it. Modi’s family lives far away from him and has no say in matters of politics or governance.
Indira Gandhi thought she owned the nation when she declared the Emergency. There’s simply no comparison on this count with even the vilest of Indian politicians.
Indira Gandhi did talk about the foreign hand because it actually existed. Except that the foreign hand was the hand of the USSR as the Mitrokhin Archives revealed. As for Rome Raj, examples abound: the murderous Italian marines who walked out of India without a single scratch on their body, the truth behind the multi-billion dollar scams under UPA 2, the inner workings of the NAC, and the truth behind all those cloak-and-dagger foreign trips Sonia Gandhi takes.
The truth, as I said, is that Ramachandra Guha has simply run out of things to castigate Modi for. If we observe the tone and tenor of Guha’s piece, we find a clear mixture of apology, illogic, irrelevance, and vacuity. It’s equally clear that he can no longer write about Modi the way wrote in 2011. The nation awaits Narendra Modi and Guha in a way senses this in the same way he senses that there’s really nothing he can do about it. But the truth is elsewhere, and it has escaped Guha.

The truth is that Narendra Modi has turned the entire game upside down. He has devised a language, lexicon and grammar of his own, and as events have repeatedly shown us, he has made it inevitable for even his detractors to abide by his language, lexicon and grammar. This is the reason the likes of Rajdeep Sardesai are stumped for a response when Modi tells him, Sunna padega bhai aap ki channel ki rozi roti Modi ko gaali dene se chalti hai (You must listen, brother. Your channel earns its bread and butter by abusing Modi).

A media and an intellectual climate that’s steeped in shallowness, ignorance and sleaze simply doesn’t know how deal with a leader like this, a leader who knows his own mind, a leader who knows what their rightful place is, and a leader who knows that both his reputation and career are decided only by the people and not by the media.

Ramachandra Guha is yet to understand all these. Long years of state patronage have insulated him from the necessity of actually doing grunt work to earn a place in the hearts of people. Modi has decisively, overwhelmingly earned that place. And Guha’s aforementioned insulation prevents him from seeing this simple truth.

But even if he does see it now, it’s already too late.

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 11 Feb 2013 00:54

Sushupti wrote:@albatrossinfo
Azam Khan was busy playing politics & dividing the Sadhu Samaj, he was hell-bent on stoping Modi's entry into Kumbh, had no time 4 pilgrims

Political tamasha at the Maha Kumbh
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/s ... 0207.htm#1

Sure enough the ruling Samajwadi Party could not have remained a silent spectator of BJP's aggressive manifestations of Hindutva. But unlike the past when the party would take to the path of direct confrontation, the ruling SP chose to adopt a novel way to combat its rival.

Thus, no sooner than Modi's plans for a visit trickled in, SP bigwig and Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Azam Khan on Wednesday air-dashed to Allahabad and headed straight for the camp of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshanand where he was accorded a grand welcome with recitations from the Vedas by none other than a group of 30 select 'dandi' sadhus.

Not only did Khan share a meal of 'poori-sabzi' 'prasad' with the Shankaracharya (with whom he sat on the floor) but also jointly aired their strong views against "communal forces" (obvious reference to BJP and its allies).

"While we believe in social harmony, there were certain forces who believed in sowing the seeds of disharmony and strife," said Azam Khan in a statement.

Sure enough all the obeisance for the Shankaracharya was no coincidence as the latter had gone about issuing a warning to Modi barely 24 hours earlier.

"We will not let Modi enter this pious land of the Kumbh Mela unless he publicly tenders an apology for his misdeeds in Gujarat," declared the seer.

However, irrespective of whether Swami Adhokshanand was among the officially recognized Shankaracharyas or not, there could be no denying that he was a seer with a sizeable following and therefore could not be ignored.

More importantly, he was clearly among the sadhus who enjoyed much patronage of the Samajwadi Party government.

Evidently, it was the government's proximity to Swami Adhokshananad that led Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to turn down a proposal by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati for the setting up of an exclusive camp only for the Shankaracharyas.

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 11 Feb 2013 00:54

If needed, Govt to bring another loan waiver for farmers: Sachin Pilot

http://www.firstpost.com/economy/if-nee ... 20100.html
Asserting that Congress always stood for the welfare of farmers, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot today said UPA Government would not hesitate to roll out another scheme waiving farm loans if the need arose.

Addressing a ‘Kisan Sammelan’ in this satellite city on the occasion of his late father Rajesh Pilot’s 68th birth anniversary, Pilot listed the “pro-farmer and pro-people” initiatives taken by the Congress-led coalition in the past eight years.

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 11 Feb 2013 06:37

http://mjakbarblog.blogspot.com/2013/02 ... pable.html

A huge yawn greeted Mulayam Singh Yadav’s statement that there could be elections in September this year rather than March next year. Yadav’s support is crucial to the present government’s survival, and even a few months ago the shrill buzz provoked by this claim would have rattled window panes in every television studio. But no one took him seriously. He has become the boy who cried wolf and then laughed precociously at his little joke. The only people predicting a 2013 election are a few astrologers, and they have been around the block once too often.

In real terms it does not much matter whether elections are held early or on schedule. Patience is a democratic virtue. Voters take time to decide, but once they have done so they do not easily change. Politicians who see public opinion drift away always encourage the self-sustaining hope that some last-minute miracle will ensure survival. Bengal’s Marxists were palpably surprised by their defeat in the last Assembly elections, when no one else was. The famous British dictum that a week is a long time in politics is often repeated. It is equally true that a year can be a short time.

Voters know already that Dr Manmohan Singh is the last of the past. They are searching for the first of the future. If you cannot understand why Narendra Modi gets a rapt audience at a Delhi college, turn to the duller news items. We now learn that, despite the long sequence of illusion strung by UPA’s nominated cheerleaders, the Central Statistics Office predicts that GDP will grow at only 5 per cent in the coming year, the lowest in a decade and down from 6.2 per cent in the previous year. But, poor as this is, it is less politically harmful than the conclusions of another government body, the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, a think tank of the Planning Commission. It reported that despite becoming the world’s fourth largest economy, employment was not growing either in India’s non-agricultural sectors or overall. It described the Indian story as “jobless growth”.

The voter’s question about Rahul Gandhi is uncomplicated: what precisely has he achieved to justify a claim to become Prime Minister? Genetic entitlement is passé. Rahul is 42 but has never held a job in either the private sector or public life. A fitful presence in Parliament, interspersed with long holidays abroad, does not constitute a job. Rahul could have become a minister at any time in the last eight years, and proved he was competent, as, to take one instance, Sachin Pilot has done. Rahul has campaigned , sometimes with his sleeves rolled up, but that is not quite executive experience. And after three decades as a family borough, life for the poor in his constituency, Amethi, is far below voters’ expectations. The voter is influenced by facts, not claims.

It is a myth that the young are only searching for youth in a Prime Minister: they also want proof of competence. Age is less important than ability. When the young want glamour they go to the movies, not to Parliament.

Arjun · Post by **Arjun** » 11 Feb 2013 07:06

Togadia’s pitches Hindutva agenda against Modi

I think Hari Seldon has posted this earlier...but this Togadia is one serious mofo. Definitely needs to be put in the slammer...

Hope Modi gets the guy kicked out from VHP.

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 11 Feb 2013 07:56

Atri wrote:
Remember Surhawardy????

Things will go south from here. All of the events from the last few days fit neatly into compartments, that is not looking just from the perspective of stopping Modi in his tracks.

From the article on dairy cow stocks depleting due to the beef industry to scuttling the Kumbh, I think the Islamists have just grinded a fresh cutting edge, for the next round of blood-letting.

johneeG · Post by **johneeG** » 11 Feb 2013 08:17

Kumbh is a great opportunity for economic(apart from Hindu) revival of UP. The event can be used to generate lot of employment(direct and indirect) for public and revenue for the the public and private entities. So many states and countries crave for this kind of tourist influx. They have to work very hard for a miniscule percentage of tourism. And here, UP is getting so many tourists on a platter. This single event has the potential to change the fate of UP, if handled properly. Service industry can become a major revenue earner for UP through Kumbh. Further, it can give lot of positive publicity for UP, which can be used to attract more investments. It is like Olympics. In fact, Kumbh is to spirituality, what Olympics is to sport. Truly speaking, Kumbh has much bigger potential than Olympics can ever have.

A capable ruler would use an event like Kumbh to propel UP towards economic resurgence. Kumbh can also be used for cultural resurgence by promoting cultural events in music, dance, arts, literature, martial-arts, ...etc through museums, exhibitions,...etc.

But, all this potential of Kumbh is wasted by inept and corrupt rulers. Instead of looking at Kumbh as a great opportunity, they look at it as a challenge. They fail to provide basic amenities to the tourists. It is really tragic to see the ineptness and corruptness of these rulers. These people are not fit to rule. They don't know how to rule. They are only good at corruption and nepotism.

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About Modi and Kumbh:
It is not just about catching votes or a symbolic message, but also about getting divine blessings. When you want to fight a gigantic monster system, then you need all the divine blessings you can get. And it is sheer luck that Kumbh is happening now. The opportunity must not be wasted. Go to Kumbh, get the divine blessings of Ma Ganga and Sadhu Sants. Yep, many of the Sadhus may be quite ordinary, but even if there is one Mahatma among those Sadhus, then such a person's blessing would do lot of good.

vijayk · Post by **vijayk** » 11 Feb 2013 08:22

^^ JohnGee... Mullah Yadav is refusing to give any security to Modi. He would not mind killing Modi. He gave hard core Islamists to do Kumbh. Look at the irony!

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 11 Feb 2013 08:53

Nothing will happen to NM but they will orchestrate riots to give bad name to Hindus and throw that mud on NM. There are many people who cannot accept the fact that NM is not convicted even after 10+ years of witch hunting and people do not believe them any more and the international community is accepting him.

Throwing mud of another riot will be the next possible strategy for such traitors.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 11 Feb 2013 08:57

NM is no coward. Ams ure forpurely personal and spiritual reasons, he would have faced reasonable risk to go to the Kumbh.

But if he has decided to keep away from the kumbh this year, then things must be serious indeed.

Truly, the yadavs of UP have wrought much damage to the yindu community by pitching this father-son duo into power....

Arjun · Post by **Arjun** » 11 Feb 2013 09:04

Hari Seldon wrote:But if he has decided to keep away from the kumbh this year, then things must be serious indeed.

All the reports so far say his visit of Feb 12 is cancelled. Doesn't necessarily imply he won't be visiting Kumbh at all....Kumbh lasts till early March if I am not wrong.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 11 Feb 2013 09:10

Alrite, just for laughs this one (fair warning onlee...)

P.S.

The guy to the extreme left is moi...am guessing the guy to my right is ramaY garu and the one after is arjun garu onlee...

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Arjun · Post by **Arjun** » 11 Feb 2013 09:15

Hari Seldon wrote:The guy to the extreme left is moi...am guessing the guy to my right is ramaY garu and the one after is arjun garu onlee...)

Ah well. Maybe we need another one showing Vina, Anand and Theo garus 'Saluting the Rising Son' onlee..

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 11 Feb 2013 09:18

^ did you miss the mountains

pentaiah · Post by **pentaiah** » 11 Feb 2013 09:24

I am the one with kamandalam with out water so that I can't curse any one till one day I become Bradmin and banish

JLN ABV IG are only rocks while the sun is star

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 11 Feb 2013 09:29

RNI Mardan ,Diliasur Sangharan,PSer baaghavan
Utishta Modi Namo Namhe!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK3mMiZsxJo

nawabs · Post by **nawabs** » 11 Feb 2013 10:26

Allahabad stampede: Death toll rises to 36

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-all ... .html?HT2=

Allahabad stampede: Dead bodies pile up at station

http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/UP-all ... 8-PHO.html