This year several high profile ministers resigned, many were sent to prison but still, I believe, the title of most controversial politician of this year will go to P. Chidambaram, Home Minister, Government of India.
First his name gets dragged into the multi-multi-crore 2G spectrum allocation scam of India. It is alleged that he was involved in the 2G spectrum allocation scandal. Just when the opposition had started to cool down against him, a letter from finance ministry to the prime minister's office surfaced, that too when both the finance minister and the prime minister were not in the country.
The media had gotten over this incident when it was learnt that Subramanian Swamy has been asked to present his arguement before court as to why P. Chidambaram's role in the spectrum allocation case should be investigated.
Now as the year draws to an end, the news to hit the streets against the home minister is regarding his alleged misuse of office. It seems that minister used his position as home minister to get criminal cases against one his former clients to be withdrawn.
P. Chidambaram the name will go down history as the most controversial politician of 2011.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Censorship of the Internet - Kapil Sibal's innovative idea to humiliate the government this time
Wow! How innovative!! Kapil Sibal has outdone himself. He has come up with a new idea of how to humiliate his government.
And to think I was thinking that the government may not humiliate itself any more. How foolish of me to even think like this.
Kapil Sibal - a senior member of the Congress Party, a senior Minister in the Union Cabinet - has conceived a very innovative idea. This time he wants to control the content on the internet. He wants to apply censorship to the social networking sites.
You many wonder, what he can achieve with this? Oh! It is simple.
The government has already gained a reputation as a roll-back government. It has time and again gone back on its own announcements. Be it a simple bilateral treaty with Bangladesh or allowance of FDI in the retail sector. This time the government has decided to try its power in harnessing the internet, something that even the economical giants like US have been unable to do.
He is doing this so that the young crowd that frequents these sites are alienate against the government. He wants to ensure that the government looses the very little support it has left behind it, after the way Ramdev Baba's and Anna Hazare's agitations were handled.
The government has left no stone unturned in the last six to seven months in destroying its own credibility. It has gone to lengths to prove that it does respect the people's wishes. It does not want corruption to stop. It does not want the return of the black money from the Swiss Banks. In fact, it is even ready to prosecute those who dare to raise these issues.
Wake up, O members of the Indian Government. You may not be worried about how the international community thinks of you, but we still respect our country and would like to save its image.
And to think I was thinking that the government may not humiliate itself any more. How foolish of me to even think like this.
Kapil Sibal - a senior member of the Congress Party, a senior Minister in the Union Cabinet - has conceived a very innovative idea. This time he wants to control the content on the internet. He wants to apply censorship to the social networking sites.
You many wonder, what he can achieve with this? Oh! It is simple.
The government has already gained a reputation as a roll-back government. It has time and again gone back on its own announcements. Be it a simple bilateral treaty with Bangladesh or allowance of FDI in the retail sector. This time the government has decided to try its power in harnessing the internet, something that even the economical giants like US have been unable to do.
He is doing this so that the young crowd that frequents these sites are alienate against the government. He wants to ensure that the government looses the very little support it has left behind it, after the way Ramdev Baba's and Anna Hazare's agitations were handled.
The government has left no stone unturned in the last six to seven months in destroying its own credibility. It has gone to lengths to prove that it does respect the people's wishes. It does not want corruption to stop. It does not want the return of the black money from the Swiss Banks. In fact, it is even ready to prosecute those who dare to raise these issues.
Wake up, O members of the Indian Government. You may not be worried about how the international community thinks of you, but we still respect our country and would like to save its image.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Roll Back Government has Rolled Back Again
The Government of India, which has earned a reputation for itself in rolling back its own decisions has done it once again.
This time the government has rolled back its decision to allow FDI investment in the retail sector. Although the government is saying that it has put the decision on hold "until a consensus is evolved" among its allies. So it is as good as a roll-back. The government is not going to implement another one of its announcements.
With the roll back of the FDI issue, the path has now been cleared to focus back to the topic of the Jan-Lokpal Bill.
Anna Hazare has already announced a symbolic one-day protest for 11-Dec-2011, and said he is ready for another hunger strike by the end of the month if the Jan-Lokpal Bill is not passed, in accordance the PMs letter to him and the sense-of-the-parliament conveyed to him during the previous Parliament Session.
It will be interesting to see what the government does this time to humiliate itself.
This time the government has rolled back its decision to allow FDI investment in the retail sector. Although the government is saying that it has put the decision on hold "until a consensus is evolved" among its allies. So it is as good as a roll-back. The government is not going to implement another one of its announcements.
With the roll back of the FDI issue, the path has now been cleared to focus back to the topic of the Jan-Lokpal Bill.
Anna Hazare has already announced a symbolic one-day protest for 11-Dec-2011, and said he is ready for another hunger strike by the end of the month if the Jan-Lokpal Bill is not passed, in accordance the PMs letter to him and the sense-of-the-parliament conveyed to him during the previous Parliament Session.
It will be interesting to see what the government does this time to humiliate itself.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
No Working in Parliament during Monsoon Session
The Indian democracy is facing tough times.
The Government:
The nation is governed by a stubborn government, that is adamant on its own political views, and does not give a damn to what public opinion is. The government has gone back on most of its decisions in the recent times.
The Opposition:
An equally stubborn opposition, that in the current situation appears to have public support.
The Result:
There has not been a single day of working in the current monsoon session of the parliament.
The government is stuck on an issue that does not have any or very little public support. It has decided to allow FDI in the retail sector. This decision is not liked by the common public. The only ones in support of the decision are the corporate houses who have foreign collaborations and want to cash-in on the FDI.
People say why do we need foreigners to sell goods in India.
In fact, they say, the government should entertain FDI in manufacturing. We have very stiff requirements in the defense sector for which we have to spend a lot of foreign exchange in importing. Should the government not focus on getting it manufactured locally with the help of the private sector within the country?
The Government:
The nation is governed by a stubborn government, that is adamant on its own political views, and does not give a damn to what public opinion is. The government has gone back on most of its decisions in the recent times.
The Opposition:
An equally stubborn opposition, that in the current situation appears to have public support.
The Result:
There has not been a single day of working in the current monsoon session of the parliament.
The government is stuck on an issue that does not have any or very little public support. It has decided to allow FDI in the retail sector. This decision is not liked by the common public. The only ones in support of the decision are the corporate houses who have foreign collaborations and want to cash-in on the FDI.
People say why do we need foreigners to sell goods in India.
In fact, they say, the government should entertain FDI in manufacturing. We have very stiff requirements in the defense sector for which we have to spend a lot of foreign exchange in importing. Should the government not focus on getting it manufactured locally with the help of the private sector within the country?
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Politics in Uttar Pradesh
Two politicians - Mayawati and Rahul Gandhi - are in direct confrontation in the forth-coming state elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
Mayawati, a home bred politician who has risen from the ranks and established herself in the Uttar Pradesh. She has proven her worth in the way she has garnered support for herself in UP's male dominated politics.
Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand is politician due to his family he was born into. He has hardly been on the streets on his own, and most probably knows about the common man from what he has learnt from his political teachers and followers. He still has to prove that he is worth the amount of trust his party puts into him.
Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janta Party are other two big parties vying for a stake in the UP State Assembly have still to get into their top gear. They are currently only making noises and may be testing the battleground.
Up to now, Mulayam Singh's Samajwadi Party has been considered the second largest player in the UP Poll fray.
UP's poll, which is mostly likely to be scheduled for early 2012, is turning out to be the battleground for these stalwarts.
It has given all political observers a full time occupation. They are busy trying to understand and interpret the moves and counter-moves of these two.
We, too, shall also keep an eye on these.
Mayawati, a home bred politician who has risen from the ranks and established herself in the Uttar Pradesh. She has proven her worth in the way she has garnered support for herself in UP's male dominated politics.
Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand is politician due to his family he was born into. He has hardly been on the streets on his own, and most probably knows about the common man from what he has learnt from his political teachers and followers. He still has to prove that he is worth the amount of trust his party puts into him.
Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janta Party are other two big parties vying for a stake in the UP State Assembly have still to get into their top gear. They are currently only making noises and may be testing the battleground.
Up to now, Mulayam Singh's Samajwadi Party has been considered the second largest player in the UP Poll fray.
UP's poll, which is mostly likely to be scheduled for early 2012, is turning out to be the battleground for these stalwarts.
It has given all political observers a full time occupation. They are busy trying to understand and interpret the moves and counter-moves of these two.
We, too, shall also keep an eye on these.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Kejriwal attacked in Lucknow
A shoe was hurled at Anna Hazare's most trusted lieutenant Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow. Apparently pressure on the Congress party is showing. It can't be proven for sure that the incident was Congress sponsored or not, but it has every indication of being one.
After all, the Congress Party has faced a humbling defeat at all the 4 bye-elections - 1 parliamentary and 3 assembly. It has demonstrated that Anna's appeal asking voters not to vote for those who are not supporting the Jan-Lokpal Bill is getting the same public support that his campaign at Ramlila Maidan that received.
Well the pressure is showing......
After all, the Congress Party has faced a humbling defeat at all the 4 bye-elections - 1 parliamentary and 3 assembly. It has demonstrated that Anna's appeal asking voters not to vote for those who are not supporting the Jan-Lokpal Bill is getting the same public support that his campaign at Ramlila Maidan that received.
Well the pressure is showing......
Anna's campaign in Hisar works
Anna Hazare and his team's pressure campaign against the ruling Congress-led government at the center in India is on full swing.
The counting results which came on 17-Oct-2011 made it clear that the Congress party was been battered badly at all the 4 bye-polls...
One can only hope that the Congress Party sees the light of the day and does something concrete to get the Jan-Lokpal Bill moving.
Meanwhile Team Anna has shifted its pressure campaign to Lucknow.
The counting results which came on 17-Oct-2011 made it clear that the Congress party was been battered badly at all the 4 bye-polls...
- Hisar Parliamentary Seat
- Banswada Assembly in Andhra Pradesh
- Daraunda Assembly in Bihar
- Khadakwasla in Maharashtra
One can only hope that the Congress Party sees the light of the day and does something concrete to get the Jan-Lokpal Bill moving.
Meanwhile Team Anna has shifted its pressure campaign to Lucknow.
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