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jhapalitimes · 1 year

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Rajnath Singh Blames Congress for Hindering Counter-extremism Efforts, Praises PM Modi's Swift Decision-making on Surgical Strikes

In an impassioned speech during a BJP rally in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized the Congress government in the state for its alleged lack of cooperation with the central government in addressing left-wing extremism. Singh emphasized that left-wing extremism remains confined to only 10 to 12 districts in India, some of which are located in Chhattisgarh. He asserted that if the state government had collaborated effectively, the influence of left-wing extremism could have been eradicated from the entire nation. Singh also credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decisive leadership during the surgical strikes carried out by India. Reflecting on his tenure as Home Minister during the Uri and Pulwama attacks, Singh revealed that within 10 minutes of consulting with Modi, a decision was made to take action. He proudly stated that India is no longer weak but a strong force to be reckoned with. Asserting India's defense capabilities, Singh warned neighboring Pakistan to cease any aggression, emphasizing that India has the ability to respond not only on its own side of the border but also across the border if necessary. During his speech, Singh highlighted several issues faced by the state government. He criticized the Chhattisgarh government for failing to provide its share of support in the construction of houses for the underprivileged, hindering the progress of this important initiative aimed at uplifting the poor. Singh also raised concerns about alleged forced conversions in Bastar, urging the state government to take action. He drew attention to the BJP's support for tribal communities in Bastar who have been affected by communal violence and the displacement of over 150 Christian tribals due to conversions carried out by Christian missionaries. Singh emphasized that tribals in the region identify themselves distinctly from any religious affiliation, highlighting the need to protect their cultural identity. The Defence Minister emphasized the BJP's commitment to Chhattisgarh, despite not being in power in the state. He highlighted former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's efforts in establishing Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand for the welfare of tribals. Singh also praised Prime Minister Modi's dedication to tribal communities, citing the allocation of Rs 90,000 crore specifically for their upliftment, a feat unprecedented in the country's history. He highlighted India's achievements under the Modi government, including the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the ongoing construction of the magnificent Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, which is set to be a global symbol of religious harmony and architectural grandeur. Taking a dig at the Congress party, Singh dismissed the recent appointment of TS Singhdeo as deputy chief minister merely months before the elections, stating that such attempts at appeasement would not change the public's determination to remove the Congress government from power. Singh's impassioned speech touched upon various national and state issues, focusing on the BJP's vision for development, security, and the welfare of the people of Chhattisgarh. Read More:- Rajnath Singh Blames Congress for Hindering Counter-extremism Efforts, Praises PM Modi’s Swift Decision-making on Surgical Read the full article

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kksingh11 · 4 years

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Nationalization Vs Privatization (Vis a Vis Socialism in India)

At first look, it seems both are antagonistic; where the first one is for the people, for the “country”, while the second one is for the capitalist class. Hence, Congress, during the Nehru era was pursuing socialism, and after neo-liberal policy, undertaken by Rahul Gandhi government, known as Manmohan Singh’s economic policy (He was the then Finance Minister), was pursuing capitalism. Neo-liberalism came with various masks, like globalization, perestroika, reform, cure of bureaucracy and ailments killing the public sectors, worker’s apathy with the work, loss of profit and unnecessary expenditure on welfare and subsidies.

Let us analyze the past, immediately after Indian independence, in fact even before that. The “smooth” handing over of power to Indians (and Pakistanis) was not to the working class, as envisaged by the HSRA, founded by Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Ashfaqualla and others, and Communist Party of India. In fact, when the Indian Constitution was being made, there were four participating groups, one of them was represented by the Communist Party of India and who were forced to quit, when it was clear that the Constitution was to be in the service of the private property and was to safeguard the capitalist class (even the remaining feudal class). This was a tacit understanding between the British Raj and the bourgeois class and Congress Party, Muslim league, USA, and others who mattered.

Two examples must be studied to understand the characteristics of the Indian bourgeois class; first, how it dealt with the Telangana movement, which was against the British Raj as well as its accomplice Nizam and Feudal Lords and the Rajakars (Nizam’s Army), under the leadership of CPI, which fought very valiantly since 1945 to 1952 or 53, till the leadership abandoned its own cadre to favor Nehru/Patel’s government and signed the pact of peace treacherously, one sided, favoring the Indian State. The UNO had raised the Human Right’s question, where more than 2000 local women were raped, tortured and 1000s of fighters and their sympathizers were killed in fake encounters as well as in jails by the Army of GOI and Nizam, but somehow was quashed. After the peace pact followed and the Telangana Movement finished, the Nizam and his Army men were rehabilitated, in the most possible “honorable” fashion.

Similar was the Bombay Mutiny in 1946, which spread to Lahore, Bengal, Madras and was supported by the workers, peasants, youths, various Unions and organizations across the country. However, Congress, Muslim League officially and openly opposed the mutiny, advised their respective followers to remain away from the “law and order” problems, as they never wanted to share the power with the working class. CPI seems to have chickened out or failed to analyze the situation correctly.

However, after the independence was secured, despite all the bloodbath between the two new emerged nations, India and Pakistan, India preferred to follow industrialization and modernization of all the industries, services, and superstructure and new industries, factories. The Indian bourgeois class was unable to take over these concerns, enterprises, due lack of capital as well as technical knowhow and other much needed wherewithal.

Hence, the GOI had to intervene and build all the “Navratans”, superstructures and other parts of public concerns; Airlines and Airports, Shipping (Jahajrani, SCI), Power, ONGC, BSNL, Research works (DRDO, etc.), super specialty medical services, ISRO, ASI, Highways, Railways, and many others. 5 Year plan may sound like having borrowed from the USSR, but it was supported by Tata, and other big capitalists. USSR was happy in providing cheap technical knowhow as well as big machineries, like Thermal Plant in Patratu (Jharkhand), Defense equipment, with the help to build and repair facilities (BRD), etc., which was its foreign policy, to keep the imperialist powers away, as much as possible, in the new rising nations.

Was socialism being constructed in India? No, as the state power was in the hands of the bourgeois class and the working class, though much united than today and militant, was in back seat, “satisfied” with the “facilities and labor laws” in its favor. The situation gave a brilliant ideological framework to the CPI to support the ruling party, Congress, in name of building socialism, which of course was strengthening industrial as well as finance capital. The bureaucracy (red tapeism), corruption and other ailments penetrated into the public concerns in a natural fashion and “Socialism” was blamed. In the meantime, capitalist restoration in USSR gave “moral” support to the opportunist Communist Parties, the world over, to shun class struggle and followed Parliamentary Struggle, a path to build Socialism peacefully. An open class collaboration followed and these parties happily accepted opportunism and revisionism, the leadership which opposed these political lines, had to break away from the old parties, but in most cases that lead to “revisionism vs revisionism”, like CPI(M) or Left Wing adventurism, like Maoists (the earlier version, Naxalite movement did connect question of state power to the struggle, more appropriately class struggle, but that was the end of its break from the past revisionism and we know, finally this movement was crushed by the Indian State.).

Well, the nationalization, end of Privy system, etc. were accelerated during Indira Gandhi regime, and the “Left” was euphoric, Garibi Hatao (Remove poverty), inclusion of the word “Socialism” in the Constitution and other rhetoric were nothing but part of capitalist society and capitalist politics, the political economy, that was being followed, was nothing but steadily empowering capital and the concentration of wealth in hands of few was accelerating. The nationalization of 14 largest banks in India in 1969, when Indira Gandhi was PM (And even FM) did not work towards the upliftment of the poor. Compare with this:

“The ownership of the capital wielded by and concentrated in the banks is certified by printed and written certificates called shares, bonds, bills, receipts, etc. Not a single one of these certificates would be invalidated or altered if the banks were nationalised, i.e., if all the banks were amalgamated into a single state bank. Whoever owned fifteen rubles on a savings account would continue to be the owner of fifteen rubles after the nationalisation of the banks; and whoever had fifteen million rubles would continue after the nationalisation of the banks to have fifteen million rubles in the form of shares, bonds, bills, commercial certificates and so on.”

(Lenin in 1917 on Bank’s Nationalisation)

The so called “Socialism” through nationalization never attacked the production field, where the means of production was in the hands of the capitalist class, and where the surplus value was created by the workers and usurped by the capitalist class. A small part of the surplus value (or rather through more exploitation of the workers) was used in circulation through welfare measures and subsidies. This allowed a small section of the working class to enjoy the bourgeoisie big heartedness towards its social duty, on the cost of the others. Today, the others, the workers in unorganized sectors are approximately 93%.

To jump a few decades, we see the “opening” of the economy, reforms, globalization, changes in labor laws, introduction of laws for land acquisition, dilution of environment acts, etc. followed in 1980s, accelerated in 1990s, so far all by the “Socialist” Congress government, in between (RSS) BJP Government, under Vajpayee and now Modi government. Modi government has much freedom to work due fascism, a social movement, where a section of the mass is supporting most of his anti-people economic and political policies, in hope of crushing the minorities and Dalits and building Hindu Rashtra and India becoming a World Leader.

The building up of the Indian property in many compartments, but mainly in government and in private hands, was all for the capital and its various forms, and now, when the world economy in plunging into economic crisis, even before Coronavirus Pandemic, and is almost in Economic Depression (Resembling 1928-31 economic recession), the capitalist class, with no love for the working class and the oppressed people, has thrown the country under the yoke of fascism, and is ruthlessly “re-appropriating” the created public funds and concerns! See the rate of privatization of almost all the public concerns, where they are in loss or are inefficient, is of no more a concern, all are to be privatized, as soon as possible!

There is bridge between the earlier “Socialist” construction, better say it resembled a welfare state (providing social security but, in reality, far from it) and now the capitalist “restoration” in India, but with a violent break, qualitative change, from a masked “democracy” and constitutional government to open fascism, where constitutional methods have been thrown into the dustbin. The world imperialism, IMF, WB, etc. have full support to the Indian bourgeois class and its tirade against the proletarian class, with a sizable pie in the plunder.

The nationalization in a capitalist society or country is for the capitalist class and not for the working class. The unemployment, poverty, inequality continues rising in both the bourgeois state, namely anti people state or pro people (Welfare state) state, but during the crisis, either political or economic or any other kind, the bourgeois state comes down heavily on the working class legally, illegally, socially (A section of the mass supports it, for some perks or for some regressive ideology), through police, military, bureaucracy, etc.

While we, the revolutionary forces, work with the proletarian class and its oppressed allies, we do join their struggle, protests, rallies, it is our task to educate them on political economy, telling them how such concessions, which they may bargain due balance of struggle in their favor, is temporary. These concessions are taken away, when the enemy class becomes the dominant bargainer, especially during the crisis and when the unity of the working class is weakened. Nationalization in any bourgeois society or state is not confiscation of the means of production, albeit taking over the management from the private hands by the state, after giving away the full compensation to the earlier owners. Yes, that dose facilitate few well paid and even other employees for a comparatively peaceful life and save the wrath of their erstwhile capitalist masters. Here nationalization, as we can see, blunts the class struggle.

The real emancipation of the exploited class is its own state, by defeating the enemy class and smashing its old state apparatus, and by building a socialist society, where the private property is converted into social wealth. Nationalization of industries and land and other resources, in a country, where the state power is in the hands of the working class, through its revolutionary party, is a transitory method to control the production, as long as state exists and later make it part of social wealth. We call it socialization, and that is our aim.

“The genius of Marx lies in his having been the first to deduce from this the lesson world history teaches and to apply that lesson consistently. The deduction he made is the doctrine of the class struggle.”

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wionews · 7 years

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Remove M from AMU, H from BHU: UGC committee

A government audit has suggested that the words "Muslim" and "Hindu" be dropped from the names of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) respectively, the Indian Express reported Monday.

"The suggestion is contained in an audit of AMU by one of five committees set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on April 25 at the behest of the HRD Ministry to probe complaints of irregularities against 10 central universities," the Indian Express said. "The AMU audit did not cover BHU but referred to the institution's name in its report."

The Express added that the other universities subjected to the "academic, financial, research and infrastructure" audit were: Pondicherry University, Allahabad University, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University in Uttarakhand, Central University of Jharkhand, Central University of Rajasthan, Central University of Jammu, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha, University of Tripura and Hari Singh Gour University in Madhya Pradesh.

The Express reported that AMU and Pondicherry University were inspected by a committee comprising IIT-Madras professor Shripad Karmalkar, Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University V-C Kailash Sodani, Guwahati University professor Mazhar Asif, and IIM-Bangalore professor Sankarshan Basu.

The committee suggested that AMU should either be called just "Aligarh University" or be named after its founder, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.

It said the same thing about BHU.

The Express reported the panel members as saying their suggestion stemmed from the logic that AMU, being a centrally-funded university, was a secular institution.

The Express added that the committee also described AMU as "feudal" in nature and called for measures to uplift poor Muslims on campus.

The committee has also recommended that the selection process of the AMU vice-chancellor be tweaked to align it with what other central universities follow since AMU, currently, has a greater say in the appointment process.

The Express added that the committee's report also flagged the culture of "inbreeding" at AMU -- saying that a majority of appointments to AMU's faculty were made from among former students. The committee recommended that there be a five-year gap before former students are recruited to the faculty.

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sarkariniti1-blog · 7 years

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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana | PMUY

Women empowerment has become a significant topic in all social and economic aspects. It also means improving their economic status and well-being. This scheme has its roots set in the households and the households have a direct connection with the homemakers. Women being the homemakers have been upgraded in terms of health under this scheme. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is an ambitious social welfare scheme of Narendra Modi Government launched on 1st May 2016 from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh. It covers the economically weaker sections of various states and provides them LPG connections. A major portion of air pollution is caused due to unclean households which can be very easily prevented through some efficient steps.

Health and hygiene is a crucial topic when it comes to rural areas. Women and children are very easily affected by any change in the surroundings and are therefore more prone to diseases. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana provides a healthy life to several households making it easy for them to cope up with the hardships of life .

Watch the short film below by the BPCL India YouTube channel to understand why the Modi government took the initiative to launch this scheme:

The aim of Ujjawala Scheme

The aim of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is to provide LPG connections to BPL households in the country and replace the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).

It benefits various sections of society maintaining a balance in terms of health. ‘Green India, Clean India’, ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ are major initiatives being taken by the government of India having their roots in small steps likes these.

OBJECTIVES:

· To extend the availability of cooking gas to the women who belong to households that are Below Poverty Line (BPL).

· Empowerment of women who run the households

· A qualitative change in the lives of women

· Clean cooking gas advantage to the entire family

· Reduction of air pollution

· Healthy lifestyle

Prime Minister NARENDRA MODI said, “Ujjwala Yojana is guided by a strong commitment to bring about a qualitative change in the lives of poor women”.

IMPLEMENTATION of Ujjwala Scheme:

SELECTION:

SC/ST group people would be the first to receive the benefit. For the rest of the group, the division of the number of cylinders being provided would depend on the particular state and its existing LPG distribution density. States that have a lower LPG coverage would be given higher priority in the Ujjwala Scheme.

The scheme is being launched in the following states:

· Ranchi-Jharkhand

· Panipat-Haryana

· Mumbai-Maharashtra

· Srinagar-J&K

· Jammu

· Ballia-Uttar Pradesh

· Dahod-Gujarat

· Mirzapur-Uttar Pradesh

· Sambalpur-Odisha

· and Expanding regularly!

HOW TO APPLY FOR UJJWALAYOJANA PMUY SCHEME AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

· Form for applying for the scheme is available with all LPG distributors all over the country.

· The form is available free of cost

· Basic details like name, contact details, bank account details are to be filled in the application form.

· There is a set of mandatory documents that are to be attached to the application. These are

o Panchayat or municipality issues BPL certificate

o The BPL Ration Card of the woman

o A Photo ID is required to be submitted which could be Aadhar Card or Voter ID Card

o Passport Size Photograph of recent date

· There are two types of LPG cylinders of 15.2 kg and 5 kg which need to be specified by the applicant.

· Completed application form is to be handed over to the LPG distribution service provider itself.

ELIGIBILITY:

The woman applicant (18+) must belong to the BPL group and her name should

Be there in Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana List. The subsidy would be transferred to the applicant via bank transfer, and therefore the woman applicant has to have an account in any of the nationalized banks in the country. No other household member that the woman applicant belongs to must be an existing LPG subscriber.

FUNDING:

The government has set aside 2000 crore rupees for this project in the current FY. The project is expected to be spread over the next three years for its implementation stage and the total expenditure would be 8000 crores by then, as per estimates. Collection or generation of funds has been worked out from the scheme where people of higher income group have voluntarily agreed to give up their subsidy.

AGENCIES FOR VERIFICATION AND OTHER RELATED WORK:

The government has set up various agencies that would scrutinize the applications and award or reject the same. Respective Oil Management Company has been given the onus to verify the application and the individual’s status through their field agents. Verification process would be aided by an online data center and digital process. So far as the cost of the stove goes, the beneficiary would be given the option of going for an EMI payment process to purchase the stove which receives a positive response from the experts all across the nation.

The government also made provisions for voluntary organization or individuals to participate in the yojana if they wish to contribute towards the payment of the cost of the stove for the beneficiary. The government order indicates that this subsidiary scheme cannot be run under any other new name but must work under the ambit of the PMUY only. Oil Marketing Company has also been told to organize melas and events during which the distribution process of the LPG connection is to be held in public. The event must have in its audience some distinguished people of the local area. OMC themselves would have to collate their list of distributed connection and forward to the government administrative wing within 10 days of every quarter.

MAJOR ADVANTAGES:

· Woman empowerment is a major topic today and needs all its attention. This scheme definitely works for this issue in an effective and innovative manner.

· Pollution is not a sign of a developing country. Air pollution caused due to fossil fuels needs to end in rural areas. Helping them for the same is not a big deal.

· A healthy lifestyle is a compulsory part of human existence. This step, therefore, helps to reduce the health hazards.

· Human life is of great value. Therefore preventing deaths due to unclean environments is a big step.

· While there have been fatalities from the usage of unclean fuel, another direct health hazard has been experienced by children in the rural area suffering from respiratory diseases. LPG usage is expected to eradicate this problem

CONCLUSION:

A healthy lifestyle is a compulsion for any household. The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana helps the rural households to achieve this through government support.

Taking into consideration the economic status of the country, a proper budget has been set aside for the upliftment of the economically weaker sections. This scheme starts with the basic necessities and its effects are wide and highly efficient. Major issues like women empowerment and environmental degradation are being very effectively addressed under this scheme. It, therefore, becomes very important that it is effectively implemented in rural areas. Expectations are high and there is a strong backbone working behind this scheme. So now all it needs is the support of the citizens without which it will just be a plan on paper being wasted for no reason.

Update

As of April 3rd, 2017, the pm ujjwala yojana has resulted in over 2 Million LPG connections have been completed. This is a big achievement and a big growth towards a healthier and happier India. Read the Government Press Release on Ujjwala Yojna.

We believe that the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is a great initiative and fully support it. Please feel free to add your points and share your.

https://sarkariniti.com/pradhan-mantri-ujjwala-yojana-scheme/

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