Bharat Rakshak

An old photograph showing Congress leader Digvijaya Singh sharing the dais with RSS ideologue Rajju Bhaiyya and the then VHP chief Ashok Singhal at a Hindu meet led to a war of words between the Sangh Parivar and Singh on Thursday.

While the RSS lost no time in accusing Singh of practising vote-bank and communal politics as per the targeted audience, Singh hit back by asking why he was never the object of Sangh’s praise, unlike Anna who had an entire RSS publication devoted to him.

According to RSS leader Ram Madhav, the photograph, taken at the Virat Hindu Sammelan in Haridwar in 1997, was a reaffirmation of age-old communal politics that the Congress has always practiced. “They have no qualms in going to a particular platform for the sake of electoral dividends and, in the same breath, they have no sense of shame in going and attacking them publicly for the sake of some other groups' votes,” he said.

“This is the kind of minority politics, communal politics, that they have been indulging in right from the beginning. I don't see anything more than that in this so-called controversial photograph,” Madhav said.

The combine of the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal will emerge as the single largest party in the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, according to yet another survey commissioned by the party.

The Congress-RLD combine will win 127 votes, says the survey. While the RLD will get 12 seats, the Congress will get a whopping 115 seats.

The survey also indicates that the real battle will be between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, with the latter making considerable gains since the last election and winning in 113 constituencies.

The survey, conducted by the American agency MODE, shows a sharp drop for Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party, which will get only 92 seats.

The Samajwadi Party, led by Mulayam Singh yadav, will win in 69 constituencies, says the survey.

ramana wrote: The whoel AH movement was to take away from Baba Ramdev who was gathering a lot of people around him.

Singha wrote:with all indications that Loh Purush aka Sardar Patel v2.0 is able and willing at the age of 80 to run for the throne and sabotage their chances yet again he has about as much charisma as rahul bose in acting.

Pranav wrote: Hazare has serious shortcomings but it was Baba Ramdev who was being wooed by Kangrez ministers to undermine Hazare. Ramdev made a statement that PM should not be under Lokpal but then he later became uncontrollable and had to be lathi-charged.

vijayk wrote: http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.a ... 694&eid=31
Madamji.. Forever at your feet

Pranav wrote:

ramana wrote: The whoel AH movement was to take away from Baba Ramdev who was gathering a lot of people around him.

Hazare has serious shortcomings but it was Baba Ramdev who was being wooed by Kangrez ministers to undermine Hazare. Ramdev made a statement that PM should not be under Lokpal but then he later became uncontrollable and had to be lathi-charged.

JwalaMukhi wrote:

Pranav wrote: Hazare has serious shortcomings but it was Baba Ramdev who was being wooed by Kangrez ministers to undermine Hazare. Ramdev made a statement that PM should not be under Lokpal but then he later became uncontrollable and had to be lathi-charged.

Please explain how conducting satyagraha became uncontrollable, that necessitated the midnight raiders to murdering an unarmed sleeping woman, RajBala?

vijayk wrote:http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.a ... 694&eid=31
Madamji.. Forever at your feet

Pranav wrote:update from SSwamy
EVM at 2PM since ECI not prepared to argue in short. Want a whole day.

... I told the court that I will take 30 mins becuase I have a strong case. EC needs more time becuase they have no case.

[Quraishi is a] Chamcha, not crook. Cong will in UP get only 10 seats without EVMs.

Orders reserved, Promised an early date.

May be a week.

The 14th reincarnation of Avalokitesvara, better known as the Dalai Lama, has been both the driving force and the symbol of the Tibetan movement. He spoke to Anirudh Mathur at his tranquil residence in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, shortly before leaving to teach in Bodh Gaya. Considered the “ocean of wisdom” by millions of Buddhists, he spoke about the protest movements of 2011, China, the future of the Tibetan movement, and Anna Hazare. Excerpts:

Both you and Anna Hazare admire Gandhi’s methods. Does Anna’s campaign reflect such methods?

Yes, I am very much impressed with it, particularly the support it has received from the people. Some people have reservations about the methods, but the goal (of removing corruption) is very necessary and important. I have expressed many times that the most ‘populated democracy’ with the rule of law has created a peaceful and stable nation in comparison to neighbouring states. But like many parts of the world, the disease of corruption is serious. It (Anna Hazare’s campaign) has been a timely method of reminding people of corruption and ending complacency. The campaign has also consulted politicians and awakened them.

How does graft reflect on India?

At the beginning of the year, I was in Mumbai and Rajasthan. Students told me that survival was not possible without acts of corruption. I was very shocked. India is a very healthy nation and should pay more attention to eliminating corruption. After all, India does tread the path of ahimsa, which is still very relevant in today’s world.

Corruption is a form of violence, whilst truth, honesty and transparency are forms of non-violence. After all, the corrupt hide! That shows it is wrong, it is violent. India is religious, and this means there are only two choices: either worship God, accept God and pray to God and don’t be corrupt; or don’t care for God and worship money.

Indian army chief Vijay Kumar Singh is preparing to take government bosses to court over his official date of birth, with the Defense Ministry insisting he was born in 1950, not a year later, requiring his retirement in May. While some critics say Singh is clinging to power for the privileges, others see a conspiracy to remove him over his rare, principled stance on army corruption.

Carl wrote:Plot seen in Indian army chief's age row

Indian army chief Vijay Kumar Singh is preparing to take government bosses to court over his official date of birth, with the Defense Ministry insisting he was born in 1950, not a year later, requiring his retirement in May. While some critics say Singh is clinging to power for the privileges, others see a conspiracy to remove him over his rare, principled stance on army corruption.

Gen VK Singh was born on 10 May 1951 in military hospital, Pune and the same was entered in the service record of his father (14 Rajput). Date of birth in his school leaving certificate is 10 May 1951. At the time of filling application forms for UPSC examination for entry into NDA his teacher, wrongly entered 10 May 1950 in stead of 10 May 1951 as date of birth. VK Singh was then 14 years old and without realizing this error, signed the application. He was eligible for entry into NDA in both the cases, (age 10 May 1950 and 10 May 1951). Before his interview at the Services Selection Board, school leaving certificate, letter from his father's unit, indicating his date of birth as 10 May 1951 as well as police verification of age was sent to the UPSC. Based on this he was 'provisionally' allowed to join NDA: pending receipt of Board Examination Certificate. His NDA and IMA records reflected his date of birth as 10 May 1951. Wrong twist has been given now on oblique intentions.
from: Colonel K Malaiappan

Murugan wrote:Somebody threw ink on Baba Ramdev's face while he was addressing a press conference today

uddu wrote:NEW DELHI: Angry over Baba Ramdev's remark that the 2008 Batla House shootout was not fake, a man threw black ink on the face of the yoga guru during his press conference here on Saturday, police said.
The attacker, Kamran Siddiqui, was detained by the police
"When Baba said that Batla House encounter was not fake, Kamran threw ink on him. He lives in south Delhi's Okhla area and supposedly runs a non-government organisation Real Cause," said a senior Delhi Police official.

Atri wrote:

uddu wrote:NEW DELHI: Angry over Baba Ramdev's remark that the 2008 Batla House shootout was not fake, a man threw black ink on the face of the yoga guru during his press conference here on Saturday, police said.
The attacker, Kamran Siddiqui, was detained by the police
"When Baba said that Batla House encounter was not fake, Kamran threw ink on him. He lives in south Delhi's Okhla area and supposedly runs a non-government organisation Real Cause," said a senior Delhi Police official.

he is a plant.. moment batla house came into picture, one has to know this is dirty trick either by SP or INC or both to nullify the public opinion being rallied by babaji.. Time to press on.. The fact that system is resorting to cheap tricks like this one, shows how desperate things are.

Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Saturday alleged that there was a "well-orchestrated conspiracy" by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh behind the ink attack on yoga guru Ramdev.

He further claimed that the NGO activist who carried out the attack was "anti-Congress" and has links with the Bharatiya Janata Party.