#Said- We have voted for Modi ji

[rudrjobdesk]

कहा- मोदी जी को वोट हम दिए है, तो 1200 रुपए वाला सिलेंडर पाकिस्तान थोड़े ना खरीदेंगा | Said- We have voted for Modi ji, so Pakistan will not buy a cylinder worth Rs.1200.

कहा- मोदी जी को वोट हम दिए है, तो 1200 रुपए वाला सिलेंडर पाकिस्तान थोड़े ना खरीदेंगा | Said- We have voted for Modi ji, so Pakistan will not buy a cylinder worth Rs.1200.

मोतिहारी15 मिनट पहले PK ने मोतिहारी में PM मोदी पर बोला हमला। चुनावी रणनीतिकार प्रशांत किशोर जन सुराज पदयात्रा पर निकले है। अपने यात्रा के 73वें दिन वह मोतिहारी के करमवा पंचायत पहुंचे। जहां उन्होंने आम सभा को संबोधित किया। इस दौरान उन्होंने महागठबंधन और प्रधानमंत्री मोदी पर जमकर निशाना साधा। उन्होंने कहा कि 2014 में हम ही नरेंद्र मोदी का प्रचार कर रहे थे। हर-हर मोदी घर घर मोदी का नारा दिया था।…

[sohanbir]

Owaisi said on statement of PM MODI on UCC

Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that Pasmanda Muslims are being exploited in the country. He said that before asking for votes, BJP workers should go door-to-door and apologize: Asaduddin Owaisi

Owaisi On UCC:

AIMIM Chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has targeted PM Modi on the issue of UCC. He tweeted on Tuesday (June 27), "Narendra Modi has made some comments on Triple Talaq, Uniform Civil Code and Pasmanda Muslims. It seems Modi ji could not understand Obama's suggestion properly. Owaisi further wrote, "Modi ji, tell me, will you abolish the "Hindu Undivided Family" (HUF)? Because of this, the country is suffering a loss of Rs 3064 crore every year. On one hand, you are a crocodile for Pasmanda Muslims. Shedding tears and on the other hand your pawns are attacking their mosques, snatching their jobs, bulldozing their houses, killing them through lynching and opposing their reservation.

" What did Owaisi say on PM's statement?

He said, "If you talk about different set of rules, then why only United Hindu family is being given tax. Isn't it against the right of equality of the constitution. Marriage in Islam is a contract, birth in Hindu It is not about the Uniform Civil Code, it is about the Hindu Civil Code. The aim is to target the Muslims of India.

Owaisi made this allegation

AIMIM chief said, "Your government has abolished the scholarship of poor Muslims. If Pasmanda Muslims are being exploited then what are you doing? Before asking for votes of Pasmanda Muslims your workers will go door to door Apologize that your spokesperson and MLA has insolent in the glory of our Nabi-e-Kareem."

"Exploitation on women has increased further"

Owaisi continued his attack on the PM, saying, "Referring to Pakistan, Modi ji has said that there is a ban on triple talaq. Why is Modi ji getting so much inspiration from Pakistan's law? You have even made a law against triple talaq here, but it has not made any difference at the ground level, rather the exploitation of women has increased further. We have always been demanding that the law will not lead to social reform. If it has to be made, it should be made against those men who leave their wives and run away even after marriage. Read the full article

[wiseedition]

"Anil Antony Not The Only One, More Leaders To Join": BJP Kerala Chief

Anil Anthony, who left the Congress earlier, formally joined the BJP on Thursday, in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan.

New Delhi: The BJP's Kerala chief K Surendran said more leaders will follow former Union minister and Congress leader AK Antony's son, Anil Antony, to the saffron camp.

Anil Anthony, who left the Congress earlier, formally joined the BJP on Thursday, in the presence of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and V Muraleedharan.

K Surendran and senior party leaders Tarun Chugh and Anil Baluni were also present at his joining.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Mr Surendran, to a question on whether Anil Anthony's joining would boost the BJP's prospects in the southern state and boost its acceptability among Christian voters, said, "AK Antony is senior Congress leader, who held key positions in the party. Today, his son Anil Antony took membership of the BJP. More Congress leaders will be joining BJP soon."

"Anil Antony is one of many Opposition leaders to have joined the BJP. Even the erudite and highly educated leaders in the Opppsition camp are now joining the BJP. We are apprpoaching several other leaders in the Congress and the Left to join us," he added.

Hoping for a better vote share in the southern state where the saffron party hasn't yet managed to any significant electoral inroads, the BJP state chief said, "Our vote share in Kerala wasn't much the last time. However, this time we hope to bag a bigger share of Christian votes as the Christian community has demonstrated that it has full faith in Modi-ji's work."

"We are running several campaigns in the state. The 'Happy Easter Ghar Ghar Chalo' campaign will be conducted across the state from April 9. During this campaign, we will make an effort to connect Christians with the BJP, which will significantly impact our vote share," he added.

On the Congress stalwart's statement that he was pained at his son joining the BJP, Surendran added, "AK Antony has been with the Congress for six decades and it is only natural for him to feel bad if his son joins the BJP. Anil Antony thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his induction into the BJP."

Formerly the coordinator of the Congress' social media cell in Kerala, Anil resgined from all party posts in January, after coming out in support of Prime Minister Modi amid the row over the BBC documentary series.

Coming down hard on the BBC over the documentary series, Anil termed the British public broadcaster as "a state sponsored channel with a long history of prejudices" against India.

"Despite large differences with BJP, I think those in India placing views of BBC, a UK state-sponsored channel with a long history of prejudices, and of Jack Straw, the brain behind the Iraq war, over Indian institutions is setting a dangerous precedence, will undermine our sovereignty," Mr Anthony tweeted.

He later claimed to have received threat calls and hate messages "through the night".

While posting about his resignation on Twitter, Mr Antony mocked the Congress saying he received intolerant calls to retract a tweet by those "fighting for free speech".

"I have resigned from my roles in @incindia, @INCKerala. Intolerant calls to retract a tweet, by those fighting for free speech. I refused. @facebook wall of hate/abuses by ones supporting a trek to promote love! Hypocrisy thy name is! Life goes on," Anil K Antony said in a tweet.

The development is being seen as a big setback for the Congress in Kerala ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

[nageshchandramishra]

Most Urgent: A Reminder to Hon. Prime Minister of India after 7 Years of Swachh Bharat Mission. Have we really succeeded self - retrospecting ourselves in front of Gandhi Ji , today on 02/10/2021 on Gandhi Jayanti Day 🇮🇳💐🕉Jai Hind 🕉💐🇮🇳👏❗️

"SWACHH BHARAT MISSION" ie Clean Revolution ?

( *Nagesh Chandra Mishra )

Subject : Can India's Dream of an "Open Defecation Free Country" Be Realized within 5 Years Time ? An Open Letter To the Honorable Prime Minister, Shree Narendra Modi.

Hon. Prime Minister Sir ,

Kindly, refer to my earlier letter dated 29-07-2014 written in Hindi on the above noted subject . ( Copy Enclosed )

Many of my friends requested to provide an English Transliteration of the Hindi Text that I knowingly delayed as was very keen to hear the PM's Independence Day Address to the Nation from the ramparts of Lalquila on August 15, 2014 .

Your excellent address has touched billion hearts dreaming of SWACHH BHARAT . Hence, this updating exercise .

Warm Congratulations , Sir, once again !

There is a sense of great admiration in the country & abroad on your Government's firm resolution as stated in the Address of the Hon. President of India during the first Joint Session of the Parliament :

"We must not tolerate the indignity of homes without toilets and public spaces littered with garbage. For ensuring hygiene, waste management and sanitation across the nation a “Swachh Bharat Mission” will be launched. This will be our tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary to be celebrated in the year 2019."

( Para 15 of the Presidential Address on June 9, 2014 )

The above commitment has been reaffirmed both by you & the Nation's Finance Minister in the Parliament ; as such , none of us are taking these lines lightly ; everyone , be your supporter or adversary, knows it vey well that when you "commit" something to yourself - not even you can defy it !

Like "Green Revolution", or "White Revolution" , is it the turn of "CLEAN REVOLUTION" in the country now ?

Is it easy to bring a Clean Revolution in our nation ?

The answer is ... both "YES" & "NO" !

Today's 'wise men' would just rush to begin with, 'it's not any Rocket Science' ?

It's easier to draw zig zag lines than to draw a straight line !

According to Bapu, who believed "SANITATION IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN INDEPENDENCE" , had said :

" The instruments for the quest of truth are as simple as they are difficult.

They may appear quite impossible to an arrogant person, and quite possible to an innocent child.

The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust. The world crushes the dust under its feet, but the seeker after truth should be so humble himself that even the dust could crush him. Only then, and not till then, will he have a glimpse of truth. The dialogue between Vasishtha and Vishvamitra makes this abundantly clear. Christianity and Islam also amply bear it out."

( Courtesy : " My Experiments With Truth " by M.K. Gandhi )

Resp. Prime Minister Sir !

Does Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan ( the erstwhile Total Sanitation Campaign ) being implemented by the Central & State Governments justify the 'skill,scale & speed' of your commitment ? It was during the first NDA Govt. led by Sri Atal Bihari Bajpayee when Sanitation sector was given due importance almost after five decades since independence & accordingly , the Department of Drinking Water Supply ( & Sanitation, ) launched Total Sanitation Campaign in 1998-99 with great fanfare . The seriousness with which it began , the initial 5-6 years gave the impression as if the Millennium Development Goals pertaining to Environmental Sustainability ( No. 7 of MDG ) indicators would be achieved at faster growth so that India would be an 'Open Defecation Free' Country by 2015 ; but, as the time rolled on, the steam started simmering & we lost the 'meaning' - now, it has completely gone in 'Slip Back Mode' like any other Water program of the Govt., though with a difference - prior to 1998-99, the allotment in the Sanitation sector was negligible , but during the last 15 years till date approx. 15 Billion Rupees of allocations have been pumped through by the govt. most of which has either been wasted or swindled by unscrupulous elements - If immediate remedial measures are not taken, it would open the pandora box of one more serious scam than what we saw during the execution of Ganga Action Plan some decades ago !

I won't like to indulge in citing numerous statistical data to drive home the point - Census of India 2011( Houses, Household Amenities & Assets 'LATRINE FACILITIES', Table 1 & 2 ) &

Day-to-day Progress Report hosted on the official website of the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation are testimonies to the paradoxical vast gap between the Truth & the Hype , ie % of Toilet Usage vs. % of Toilets constructed ( Barring some exceptions in a few performing states like Kerela , Sikkim, Tripura etc. )

It is high time when we must 'revisit' the entire Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan afresh so that Swachh Bharat Mission can be achieved in a perfect 'mission mode' within the stipulated time frame .

This requires a clean 'bottoms up' of our own mindset ( Courtesy : Ashtavakra Geeta ) - something unique that can be emulated from one such simple example :

Once during my childhood, I told my mother ,

Ma, "KACHARAWALA" has come ;

My mother replied ,

' My son! in fact , we are KACHARAWALA -

& He is SAFAIWALA '

( courtesy : Sri Narendra Modi )

Summing up , in the words of PG Wodehouse ,

" We need dynamite to dislodge an idea that has set in public mind ."

Taking cue from Kenopanishad's Shlokas , "Yasya Matam Tasya Matam..." , meaning thereby , "

' He who thinks he knows It not, knows It. He who thinks he knows

It, knows It not. The true knowers think they can never know It

(because of Its infinitude), while the ignorant think they know '

- in all humility, I would suggest some remedial measures after learning from failures -some are of generic nature & some specific ones that can't be viewed in isolation .

1) AN IMMEDIATE NEED OF INTEGRATED PLANNING :

" Conceive Optimistically ;

Plan Pessimistically ;

Execute Optimistically ."

( Courtesy : Kazuo Inamori - ' A Compass to Fulfillment ' )

As per Millennium Development Goals ( MDG ) , we have set a

Goal to Ensure Environmental Sustainability; &

accordingly, our Target is ,

" Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources." ( Courtesy : MDG Goal No. 7 & Target 9 )

But , alas ! our Country's main Planning Institutions have converted themselves into Kubla Khan's Pleasure Domes ( courtesy : ST Coleridge's famous Poem, Kubla Khan ) ! These "Think Tanks" need immediate revamping (as the newspaper reports suggest , probably, you too are thinking on the same lines & now is evident also from your Address to the Nation on India's 67th Independence day Anniversary .

These days, an advertisement of a branded diamond catches

my imagination in which an old man presents a diamond ring to his old loving wife on her anniversary - on this, the old lady quips smilingly & asks, why such costly ring at the sunset of her life ... & the husband replies, " Diamond Knows Not one's Age " ! Accordingly, our Land, Water, Habitat etc. , all our inexhaustible resources , need an 'ageless integrated planning diamond ring' of Environmental Sustainability .

Focusing on various Development Programs of our country, whether Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan,National Rural Health Mission, Integrated Child Development Schemes, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, MNREGA, JnURM, so on & so forth , every Program preach Community Participation, Inter-sectoral Coordination & Convergence as per Govt. Guidelines , but that happens on papers only ... the ground reality is quite different . As such unless we drastically combine them together into an Integrated Planning System without compartmentalizing & dissecting them into urban, rural etc. etc. - no oasis of 'smart cities ' can sustain & coexist in harmony to hold 'SAB KA SAATH SAB KA VIKAS' ?

( the story of MATSYAVATAAR can be an eye opener for we Indians )

Prime Minister Sir, during every morning stroll , when I breathe the rotten smell coming out from the heaps of garbage littered on lanes & roads of my city , I am reminded of your high thinking mother's words : from your imagination of 'High Speed Bullet Trains' , one small ray of hope starts beaming in the eyes of we 'chhote Log with chhoti si aasha' ( ordinary people having very small aspirations ) ... dreaming of a network of low speed mini trains or mini trams too that may help in disposing off all our daily garbage to some appropriate safe sanitary landfills ! Covering up of our deep environmental wounds with populist 'silken bands' cannot heal the real ailment .

Alvin Toffler , the great thinker & writer , in the foreword of Nobel Prize Winners' Ilya Prigogine & Stangers masterpiece , " Order Out of Chaos " , has said:

" One of the most highly developed skills in contemporary Western civilization is dissection: the split-up of problems into their smallest possible components . We are good at it . So good, we often forget to put the pieces back together again . " The Britishers have gone back , but the British Colonial Administrative System still rules the Nation . Perhaps, that's why , Lord Curzon , had once said, "Indian Bureaucracy is the strongest bureaucratic machine in the world that cannot be corrected or controlled even by viceroys" !

For 'Vote Bank' Politics ,every Govt. of the day remains silent on 'demographic avalanche' ( an idiom coined by Alduous Huxley ) with full knowledge that such ad hoc bureaucratic development balloons , in no time , would turn the entire country into millions of "slum dog habitats" - in spite of all that our endless misadventure goes on & on like a Hindi song : "Manzil kahan le jayegi ... Maaloom Nahin..... ? "

After results of LOK SABHA 2014 , when the moment of Truth came & the nation with bated breadth was expecting a huge smooth transitional change breaking from the past on the eve of the first Budget Speech itself of the newly formed govt. , the Finance Minister, Sri Arun Jaitley ji seemed too ordinary & cautious to change , probably, due to 'Law of Mental Inertia' . Optimists like us haven't been disheartened though & would wait till Feb.28, 2015 .

Later than this may be too late to change the 'colonial mindset' of this new Govt.

I don't understand why our great planners overlook "Vedic Thumb Rule of Developmental Life Cycle based on the sound principles of Environmental Sustainability" as depicted in the following Sutras of Atharva Veda :

PASHYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have VISION for Hundred Years ) ।।1।।

JEEVEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have LIFE for Hundred Years ) ।।2।।

BUDDHYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have INTELLECT for Hundred Years ) ।।3।।

ROHEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have GROWTH for Hundred Years ) ।।4।।

PUSHEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have NOURISHMENT for Hundred Years)।।5।।

BHOOYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have PURITY forHundred Years)।।6।

BHAVEM SHARADAH SHATAM ( May we have SUSTAINABILITY for Hundred Years ) ।।7।।

BHOOYASEE SHARADAH SHATAAT ( May , then, we SURVIVE till Eternity ) ।।8।।

In short : VISION, LIFE, INTELLECT, GROWTH, NOURISHMENT, PURITY & then SUSTAINABILITY - all for 100 Years lead to the Ultimate SURVIVAL till Eternity !

( * Atharva Veda , Section 19, Sukta 67 )

Swami Vivekananda's concept of SANAATAN DHARMA's Soul ( or, Universal Religion ) dwells in the above Sutras . And, perhaps, it also reflects Maharshi Aurobindo's vision of Supra-mental Consciousness .

Vedas, Upanishads & our Epics are testimony to the fact that India's Civilization & Ancient Education System prior to the advent of British Rule was amongst the best in the world . ( courtesy : Lord Macaulay's Address to the British Parliament on 2nd February, 1835 )

But , alas.... ! India's Five Year Plan that fails to foresee even 20 - Span "Life Cycle" ( 100 Years ) of Sustainable Development , can we expect from them to wipe out 20- fathom deep tears of the Nation through the hallucinations of 20-point Program ?

Now, coming back on the topic of Health, Hygiene & Sanitation related responsibilities , even if we go back to the India's civilization prevailing during Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro (2600 B.C. - 1900 B.C.) periods , there is evidence of wet toilets prevailing even during those times - which were connected to underground drainage system lined with burnt clay bricks . ( Courtesy : Wikipedia ) .

Since the last 2500 years , Kautilya's Arthashastra have been speaking volumes of our commitment to Hygiene & Cleanliness ,but we have chosen to overlook & ignore them. Severe punishments for defiling Environment have been prescribed , some of such glaring examples , are as follows :

Hygiene & Sanitation

related Offences Punishment as per Kautilya's

Arthashastra

Not having adequate rain water drainage 12 panas ( 3.8.23 )

Causing damage by letting urine or dung collect 24 panas ( 3.8.22. )

Throwing dirt on the road 1/8 pana ( 2.36.26 )

Blocking it with mud & water 1/4 pana

Throwing dirt on the highway 1/4 pana (2.36.27 )

Blocking it with mud & water 1/2 pana

For using as a urinal/ latrine As urinal As latrine ( 2.36.28 )

A holy place 1/2 pana 1 pana

A water reservoir 1 pana 2 panas

A temple 1& 1/2 p 2 panas

A royal building 2 panas 4 panas

Likewise, strict regulations are provided in Kautilya's Arthashastra not only for the protection of environment , but for an all round development of the Nation .

When we compare 2500 Years old these Laws ( a glimpse of which is prescribed above in Kautilya's Arthashastra ) with the latest Legal provisions prevailing today even in some of the most developed parts of the world ( from Britain to USA to Singapore ) , we may come to the conclusion that India doesn't need to blindly follow any imported self- derogatory "Sectoral Reform" lessons ; what we need is a mass upsurge of self- belief in ourselves to recreate "Cultural Renaissance based on Swami Vivekanand's concept of universal religion" keeping pace with the modern times . It is generally believed that Nation's Pride & Honor of Kautilyan Era didn't deteriorate so fast even during later centuries prior to the advent of Lord Macaulay's British India that systematically sapped our Self-esteem breaking the Psyche of the Nation into two unequal pieces viz. Rulers & Ruled ; they also created 'Indian cronies' to align with them - lethal combination of this elite class having less than 10% in numbers 'who ate Angreziyat , played Angreziyat & slept Angreziyat' - called as "Sahebs" ( or, Huzoor Mai-Baap ) ruled over the rest 90% common people known as "Raiyats" .

Comparing their Hygiene-related habits , while the first category had natural access to their choices of Toilets & Restrooms , the rest were left to practice "Call of Nature" ( perhaps, to amply prove " Habit is Second Nature "). I tried my best to find how the word, "Call of Nature" originated - I couldn't find , but the dictionary.com suggests , this idiom originated during 1850-55 - the same period when Lord Macaulay 's prescription of breaking the backbone of India's spiritual heritage was at its best !

( Only the Psychological Aspects have been touched here - as regards the Sociological & Technological Aspects, the readers may refer to other sources )

Sadly, the same "Huzoor Mai-Baap" culture rules over more than a billion souls even after 67 years since independence - Govt. is , now, in the changed role of "DAATA" ( in disguise of 'Facilitator' ) who perceive the People as "PAATA" ( Beneficiaries ) keeping Lord Macaulay still alive in the form of "SARKAR" downsizing the rest as 'BHIKHAARI' ( Beggars ) !

Can we ever get back our Self-Esteem as 'One Nation'?

Can we recreate the competitive crowning glory of India's Cultural Renaissance ??

Can we have 'ACHHE DIN' or Tipping Point ???

Yes, we can !!!

2) ACHHE DIN or Tipping Point :

How little things can bring Big Changes & how efforts of a handful of exceptional people can create History is not an unknown subject . But , how effective that can be - was known to me in details after reading Malcolm Gladwell's masterpiece "Tipping Point" .

The Tipping Point is the biography of an idea that may bring mysterious changes in everyday life spreading as fast as Social Epidemics . Malcolm Gladwell has described about some Rules of the Tipping Point viz. Law of the Few, Stickiness Factor & Power of Context, or Broken Window Theory that may be effective for bringing out rapid Behavioral Changes .

I won't quote examples cited in Malcolm Gladwell's 'Tipping Point' except one that caught my imagination ,

" ..... If you peed in the street , you were going to jail ...."

- this was told by New York City Administration in 1994 when the brilliant team of Rudolf Giuliani as Mayor & Bratton , the Police Chief applied the strategy to crack down on QUALITY OF LIFE Crimes to step up enforcement of the laws . Minor, seemingly insignificant Quality of Life related crimes brought dramatic improvement in the Law & Order of the City .

Prime Minister Sir !

Who can forget the mind blowing sad incident of ' 27 October 2013 Gandhi Maidan,Patna Blast ' when the first culprit of Terrorists' Gang was captured from a Toilet Complex situated at a Platform of Patna Jn. Railway Station that led to solve the mystery of larger conspiracy ? ( isn't it a symbolic Providence from DEVAALAYA to SHAUCHALAYA )

I want to emphasize that :

Improving "Quality Of Life" is Exponentially proportional to the improvement in Law & Order Situation' .

There are some 'defining moments' in History when such small changes led to Big movements ; to cite few such examples :

---- "No Mosquitoes , No Flys ..." -like Cultural Revolution & " 2 Children, or 1 Child Norm.." etc. in China may have some own drawbacks , but who can deny how these changes contributed to dramatic development of China as one of the strongest nations of the world.

---- Ideas of Dr. Norman Borlaug & Dr. Swaminathan with help of other eminent agricultural scientists brought "Green Revolution" in India .

---- Brilliance of Dr. Kurien's Team contributed to the success of cooperative movement in milk production known as "White Revolution" .

---- It would not be out of place to cite a recent such example of BJP's 'Mission 272+' for LOK SABHA 2014 led by a "CHAI WALA" s able team that contributed to an unexpected success during this 'coalition politics era' that stunned all political pundits !

Prime Minister Sir,

Since day 1 of the new NDA Govt. , your every action is under scanner - may it be your commitment to a corruption-free government , India's foreign policy , legislative businesses , appointment of honest persons ( like Sri Nripendra Mishra etc. ) at key positions even after facing so many odds .

All these welcome moves raise a hope of a Better Work Culture carved in 'Mission Mode' Time Frame .

But , it also poses some valid questions in our 'ignited minds' viz.

IN WHAT WAY THIS NEW "SWACHH BHARAT MISSION" SHALL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONGOING 'NIRMAL BHARAT ABHIYAN', NBA ( or the erstwhile, Sampoorn Swachhata Abhiyan , TSC ) ?

Shall it be 'the same wine in a new bottle' ??

Shall 'Making Undue Haste' Prove 'Another Waste' like ' LAMHON NE KHATAA KI THI , SADIYON NE SAZA PAAI' ???

Suffixing or Prefixing the word, "MISSION" to a Great idea or organization is not sufficient to realize a Mission .

In what way Thousands of existing "Sanitation & Water Missions" ( & Committees ) known as "PRAKALP " since decades right from the Centre to States to Districts to Villages across the country from Top to Bottom eg Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission; State Water & Sanitation Mission ( SWSM & SWSC ) ;District Water & Sanitation Mission ( DWSM & DWSC ) ; Village Water & Sanitation Mission ( VWSM & VWSC ) - all carrying out a 'tireless mission' to make India an "Open Defecation Free" Country since 1998 - in 'slipping & sliding back mode' -

Shall Do Something Very Different This Time in 2014 to complete "SWACHH BHARAT MISSION" by October 2 , 2019 ????

To achieve such missions within a definite time frame, we need some 'Non- Negotiable Instruments' like ,

"AMANTRAM AKSHARAM NAASTI,

NAASTI MOOLAM NA AUSHADHAM ।

AYOGYAH PURUSHO NAASTI -

YOJAKSTEN DURBHALAM ।।"

ie , " No Alphabet is without some capability to form a mantra ( every alphabet contributes in making Shlokas ) , No root or shrub is without some medicinal qualities ( every root & shrub has some medicinal quality ) ; likewise, NO PERSON IS INCOMPETENT - but,

RARE IS A CO-ORDINATOR WHO KNOWS EXACTLY HOW TO MIX THEM PROPERLY ". ( Courtesy : From some Sanskrit Text taught by my elder brother ) .

This is the Basics of all Missions & Managements .

How to work in a "Mission Mode' ? Mother Teresa , in an inter-personal communication during my early days in Govt. , had advised ,

" Always try to be Truthful ; & Do Not Conceal Truth while on a Mission even at the stake of inviting undesired personal hazards - the Almighty is there to save such truthful persons".

Clean Revolution without the means of 'SWACHH TAN- SWACHH MAN- SWACHH DHAN' ( purest Mix of Mind, Body & Soul ) cannot justify the ends of SWACHH BHARAT MISSION .

" SWACHH BHARAT MISSION ", therefore, is in need of a fresh 'Revisit' incorporating :-

----- An Integrated " RURBAN ( Rural + Urban ) Planning for 20-Span "Life Cycle" of Five Year Plan ( ie the Next 100 Years )

incorporating 8-fold Mantra ( " PASHYEM SHARADAH SHATAM ........" ) as described above ( *Atharva Veda, Section 19, Sukta 67 ) .

The New envisaged Apex Planning Institution ( which is likely to be replaced by the existing Planning Commission ) may kindly think to have a LOGO of the ' Vision ' conceived on this 8- fold Atharva Ved Mantra for fulfilling all the "Missions" based on the principles of An Integrated Sustainable Development ;

----- Immediate Legislation through extending & restructuring the scope of

PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION ACT, 2013

Through the Rehabilitation of a huge network of Lakhs of Manual Scavengers as "SAFAI SAINIKS" !

For realizing SWACHH BHARAT MISSION within the stipulated time . 'SAFAI SAINIKS '

must be an integral part of all the Missions to be constituted from Centre to Villages ( no intermediary or NGOs should be allowed to represent them ) ;

----- "If you peed on the road, you are either going to jail or / and fine or / and 3 months compulsory deployment as "Open SWACHHATA Prisoners " like legislation a must ;

Such an integrated Swachh Bharat Mission may prove 'Cutting Edge' for an exponentially improved Law & Order Situation not only in cities, towns & villages but even in & around disturbed Border/ Naxal-inflected areas of our country . This may create an effective 'community policing' consisting of Rag Pickers, Destitute 'Slum Dog Arjun Baghmares' ( the chaiwala child hero of the Hindi film, 'HAWA-HAWAII' ) .

The country is in dire need of some very effective "Radical Pragmatism" ( courtesy : J. Roth )

------- GoI Guidelines on Water & Sanitation pose more "Problems" than "Appropriate Solutions " . The List of Habitations & Problem Villages for water sector are based on imaginary & fuzzy ground realities being 'top owed' since Seventies by GoI & States . They are neither Truthful , nor have any scientifically measurable indicators to match Census Data of Revenue Villages .

Ongoing Practice of furnishing Component - wise Progress Reports of NBA or TSC ( Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan or Total Sanitation Campaign ) in numbers or percentage must be done away immediately as they lack accountability & transparency - in their place an effective monitoring & evaluation system based on 'Binary Scale of 0 & 1' ( 0 even if all components constructed -but not in proper use on consistent basis ; & 1 only when these assets created are in actual use & have been been adopted as consistent way of life by users ) - proper & effective such verification mechanism must be evolved for SWACHH BHARAT MISSION without losing precious time .

Now, when every household has got to be covered with proper sanitation & water facilities , simple scientifically measurable methodology needs to be put in place that may "cross check" water coverage with sanitation coverage for better monitoring & evaluation & also for curbing rampant corruption & manipulation . Govt. may think to avail of the services of international bodies like Water Integrity Network ( Transparency International etc. ) in consultation with Comptroller & Auditor General of India ( CAG ) for such purposes .

------ Some 40 years ago , one of my senior colleagues used to mock all Govt. Engineers with sarcasm by calling them "4 feet into 4 feet" creature - he meant our narrow minds - even till today I fail to understand why only 4 ft. by 4 ft. size toilets & other such narrow technological options are there for NBA or TSC ?

And, if so due to lack of space -- then,why not inventing "VACCUM FLUSHING TOILETS" like we find in aero planes & AIRBUS " ??

Likewise, I am never convinced by 'SULABH' Concept of "RURAL PAN" ! "Rural Pan" word irks me ; Can Pan India's 'Bumpkins' have no right to aspire for "Glamour rooms" - is it reserved only for Urbanized Antilias ?

And, if so for 'wise water policy', why not 'Wash Basin on the Top of Flush Tank as in Japan' to save wastage of water ??

There are many such small unsolved 'Rubrics Cubes' being overlooked by GoI's blue eyed Idea Crushers viz. "Bosses", "Big Mouths" & "The Subject Matter Experts" unless they are put together in a "Quarantine Group" by some Divine Charmer's 'Brain Steering' like that of yours !

( Courtesy : BRAIN STEERING : A Better Approach To Breakthrough Ideas, By

Kevin P. Coyne & Shawn T. Coyne )

Hon. Prime Minister , Sir !

The organizational structure , duties & assignments of Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Govt. of India "ARE PROGRAMMED" in such a way that ministers & bureaucrats would be coming & going , they shall never do things differently - they would continue to do the same set of things till eternity .

( The Agenda Notes for the Review Meetings of State Secretaries are testimony to these facts )

By & large, the situation in the States are no different .

The abstract of all these Review Meetings are focused on very limited purposes, "How much Allotment - How much Expenditure - How much Requirement- Give the Time Frame" etc. etc.

As such, I earnestly appeal you to monitor all the Review Meetings related to SWACHH BHARAT MISSION yourself - only then,you can fulfill Bapu's dreams of Clean India . Otherwise , Days, Months , Years & Decades Would continue to be wasted in playing such "ANTAKSHARI"s ( time pass ) as we have seen during the implementation of NBA/TSC .

( Here, it is worth mentioning that you , in your Independence Day speech , have urged all MPs to 'donate' their one year's allotted funds for School Sanitation . As the Records would speak for themselves - Department of Drinking Water Supply & Department of Human Resources Development had already allotted FULL FUNDS 'Dovetailing' Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan with School Sanitation , then why these MP's Funds again ? It raises suspicion that Funds Allotted for the purpose of School Sanitation previously have either been wasted,looted or plundered .

It's another matter how these 'public funds' have copyright of 'MP's Funds' - thanks to the then PM, PV Narasimha Rao's brilliance to 'allure MPs' through institutionalizing Bribe in disguise for saving Govt. in Power ! )

------ Nirmal Gram Puraskar - like great incentives have already boomeranged on us & have failed to serve the basic purpose of encouraging PRIs & NGOs to boost Nirmal BHARAT Abhiyan . Most of these Villages & Panchayats have 'Slipped back' from 'NGP's Awardees' to 'Back to Square Ones' Photoshops .

This reminds me a prophetic word by an eminent 'futurologist' friend from Maharashtra who had cautioned a decade ago at the very outset, " Very soon, you shall find 'Many more Merchants of Wastes minting 'Gold' from Human Excreta through the 'Paras Mani' ( The Touchstone ) of Nirmal Gram Puraskars ! Any such allurement , in my view , may prove too dangerous .

You could have integrated your "JAN-DHAN " Yojna into "SWACHH TAN-MAN-DHAN YOJNA" to promote "PURE HEALTH-WEALTH-EDUCATION" with a single stroke of your mighty pen to awake "JAN GAN MAN " of India for a Clean Revolution !

Can you do it , Sir , even now ?

-------- All GOI & State Guidelines Preach Community Participation & Behavioral Change but seldom Practice at their own Workplace . Charity must Begin , at least, in all Govt. Offices first, right from PMO to BDO's Offices .

Usually, most offices of developed nations ( With an exception of India's Govt. Offices ) have ultra modern Toilet Blocks for Men & Women ( like we find at Airports,or other such work places of WHO, Unicef, World Bank etc. ) ...... but India's "Sahebs" , right from PMO to BDOs have their own 'Private Toilets situated adjacent to their Office Cabins'. These 'Sahebs' have their own 'private doors' who seldom like to participate along with their subordinate staffs to use 'Commoner's Toilet Blocks' - such 'superiority complexes' Must Go at once !

Therefore, SWACHH BHARAT MISSION Must Have Mandatory Provision that "No Saheb - Big or Small, Shall Have the luxury of having access to any Private Toilet attached to their Office Chamber" - all such existing 'Saheb's Toilets' must be done away immediately converting those spaces for other meaningful purposes & suitable ultramodern toilet blocks for 'He' & 'Her' should be put in place to start & practice 'Community Fissions' in every 'Saheb's mindset !!

This one small change of Habit amongst all the Govt. high ups at their Workplaces ( including Legislative, Executive & Judiciary ) shall 'Kickstart' them to practice Mahatma Gandhi's ethos of 'Be the Change You Want to Change' inspiring Billion Souls for a Clean Revolution through out the Nation .

And, if the Govt. shirks, laughs , raises eyebrows & summarily reject to come forward leading from front, no God on Earth can come to make happen SWACHH BHARAT even in 100 Years more time ie. by 2nd October, 2119 !

------- Journey is a way of Learning. While on journey in trains during morning hours , we may always enchant ourselves by enjoying picturesque scenes of vast open fields surrounded by moving trees, bushes & 'Open Defecators ' across the lengths & breadths of India's vast railway network . Bigger the ailway junction, Greater the density of Open Defecators near the Outer Signals all along the railway tracks !

If 'Repulsion is the surer test of magnetism' , the Magnitude of Open Defecation near the outer signals of railway tracks can be "Remote Sensors" for SWACHH BHARAT MISSION .

So far, several Railway Journeys during morning hours from Pallakad to Thiru Anananthapuram seldom could find 'open Defecators ' unlike we find in many other regions .

Utilizing 'Outer Signals' , TV & Mobile Towers, High Mast Lamp posts etc. fitted with ultramodern electronic gadgets & CCTV Cameras to track & control Quality of Life related crimes in synergy with SWACHH BHARAT MISSION may prove very beneficial .

Similar Ideas of developing Innovative Monitoring Systems through utilizing the vast infrastructure across the Lanes , Roads & Highways, Waterways & Airways can bring about revolutionary changes in improving the precarious Quality of Life related problems .

------- HRD/ IEC / Capacity Building funds meant for Nirmal BHARAT Abhiyan ( or, TSC ) are being misused blatantly by the ministers, bureaucrats & other govt. functionaries etc. to serve their one selfish purposes ( we have seen some exceptions also like Raghuvansh Babu, the then Minister of Rural Development , GoI who always used to discourage the bad practice of spending huge funds on govt. advertisements with Ministers' photos etc. ) .

Outsourcing professionals & NGOs to carry out NBA/ TSC tasks in unscrupulous manners have created cartels of 'Babus, Netas, Dadas, Jholas & Thailas' ( names coined by the former Central Vigilance Commissioner , Sri N Vittal who described 'Five Elements of Corruption' consisting mainly of Bureaucrats, Politicians, Criminals, NGOs & Businessmen )

in a big way right from top to bottom of the system .

------- Reputed international bodies like Unicef, WSP , World Bank , DFID , SIDA , DANIDA, WHO, Global Sanitation Fund, USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation etc. have always been keen to work as 'catalysts' for achieving the common goals of MDG . UNICEF has been working with Govt. since inception of all our water & sanitation programs - their excellent professional inputs used to be the focal point 'once upon a time' , which , in recent years have deteriorated , perhaps , due to growing 'bureaucratization' of their own system .

There is lack of coordination amongst these 'good Samaritans' with Govt. departments - 'too many cooks spoil the pot' like such situations create great chaos & confusion to achieve our goals .

There are many such areas having tremendous scope for improvement .

3) "MINIMUM GOVERNMENT , MAXIMUM GOVERNANCE" :-

Prime Minister, Sir !

Your catchy slogan of "Minimum Govt. , Maximum Governance' has inspired all of us . It has aroused hope that you are determined to curb huge colossal 'Tragedy of Waste'. If we sum up in late Nani Palkhivala's words,

" The tragedy of India today is is the tragedy of waste - waste of manpower , waste of industrial capacity , waste of talent & experience which can be harnessed to great national purposes . More than half of our laws & national policies seem to be well calculated to ensure the perpetuation of such waste . "

( Courtesy : "We, the People " by N. A. Palkhivala )

We do have full faith in your 'ignited innovative mind' but a Prime Minister of the largest democracy in the world surrounded by people with the maxim of "MERA KYA , MUJHE KYA"- monsters are always muscling like KALIYA NAAGS ( Cobras ) in today's coalition era & 'vote bank' politics . As such, you need such divine power of Lord Krishna's calibre to curb & minimize such evils for a longer period of time . May the Almighty bless you to overpower such 'RAKT BEEZ' ( Cancerous Corrupt System ) sooner than we are imagining !

According to Dr. Vimal Jalan , the great economist & former RBI Governor, it requires an expenditure of Rs. 3.35 for Govt. to reach Rs. 1.00 in rural sector .

This reminded us of the ground realities studied by Dr. NC Saxena , the renowned administrator & former Secretary , Ministry of Rural Development , GoI :

" The Government of India transfers close to 6.5 lakh crore every year to the States. If even half of it was to be sent to the seven crore poor families directly by money order, they would receive more than 130 a day! "

( Courtesy : "Administrative Reforms for Better Governance" by Dr. NC Saxena )

Likewise , when we think in objectivity how much govt. money have been allocated in water & sanitation sector & how judiciously the expenditures have been made by the Govt. Functionaries , one can very well conclude that by this time , all BPL families would have been fully covered with proper water & sanitation facilities in a sustainable way by themselves had all those allocations would have transferred directly to the individual households in cash for labour & material components viz. pipes, hand pumps , bricks, cement , water closets etc. with the ' minimum facilitation ' by the government as being done by private mobile operators !

Can such arrangements be 'implementable' in a smooth manner by cutting govt. expenditure without inviting much ire from the existing corrupt & inefficient chain of bureaucratic system of governance ? Such 'Chicken & Egg' - like Catch 22 syndrome has got to be solved for the sake of 'Bottom of the Pyramid'

( it's though another matter that such 'divine wisdom' come to govt. servants only after their retirement )

"The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" is a revolutionary idea invented by Dr. C.K. Prahalad & seems fulfilling the ethos of 'Minimum Government , Maximum Governance" .

It is an important and insightful work showing persuasively how the private sector can be put at the center of development , not as a rhetorical flourish but as a real engine of jobs & services for the poor .

It is an idea of Inclusive Capitalism . Lokmanya Tilak , in Geeta Rahasya , has articulated how necessary it is for every citizen to prosper by earning white money - only then, the whole nation can be strong . According to Dr. CK Prahalad, 80% Poor people who are at the Bottom of the Pyramid are NOT WARDS OF THE STATE as generally perceived by Politicians , Bureaucrats & Handful of Effluent Society - DON'T SHOWER PITY ON THEM - THEY ARE "CO-CREATORS" . The four to five billion people at the Bottom of the Pyramid can help redefine what "GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICE " is . The poor must become active , informed, Poverty reduction can result from co-creating market around the needs of the poor.

The Process must start with respect for Bottom of the Pyramid consumers as individuals . The process of co-creation assumes that consumers are equally important joint problem solvers - actually , they are Mahatma Gandhi's 'TALISMAN' !

New and creative approaches are needed to convert poverty into an opportunity for all concerned . This challenge must begin in all developmental programs including SWACHH BHARAT MISSION .

All barriers & bottlenecks of APL-BPL- CASTE - CREEED -COMMUNITY-MEN-WOMEN -URBAN- RURAL etc. Must be Unshackled without losing even a moment & "An United Partnership of CO-CREATORS " should be put in place to realize our Mission .

Market Principles of the Success Story in Mobile Telephony etc. are to be replicated in the areas of SWACHH BHARAT MISSION also .

As W. B. Yeats wrote, "There's more enterprise in walking naked" - let Aamir Khan's "PK"-suspense ends with the learning morals of an 'Open Defecation Free' India !

With all these words , I earnestly request & appeal you to kindly look into the matter as stated in this open letter addressed to you .

It is my personal request that this letter posted on your website may kindly be treated as "REGISTERED POST" so that a senior ordinary citizen like me may truly believe in "DIGITAL INDIA" .

For any inadvertent mistake in this letter , you may kindly forgive me .

Finally , With All the Best Wishes , I pray to the Almighty for your perfect health, happiness & prosperity ,

May Swami Vivekananda's Kathopanishada Blessings of

"UTTISHTHATA JAAGRAT PRAAPYA VARAN NIBODHATA"

( Arise , Awake , Reach Out .......till you find your Goal ) Be Always With You !

ENCLOSURE : My Letter in Hindi dated 29-07-2014

With Esteemed Regards ,

Sincerely Yours,

Nagesh Chandra Mishra

Former Engineer-in-Chief ,

Drinking Water & Sanitation Department , Jharkhand

Present Address : "SYAMANTAK" , Adarsh Colony

West Patel Nagar , PATNA - 800023

Email : nageshchandramishra@gmail.com

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BJP says it may seek Rajinikanth’s ‘support,’ again asserts it leads alliance in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: The BJP on Wednesday said it may seek the support of superstar Rajinikanth for the 2021 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, a day after the star said he has abandoned his plan to make his political foray. Asserting that its alliance with the AIADMK was strong, BJP national general secretary C T Ravi, however, said the NDA was led by his party and ‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ in the state as well, apparently indicating that it was not steered by the ruling party, the senior partner. In Tamil Nadu, AIADMK was the largest partner in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and naturally, the chief minister will be from that party, Ravi, BJP’s state in-charge, told reporters here, answering a volley of questions on ties between the two parties. A formal decision would be made on the chief ministerial candidate of the NDA once the Election Commission issues the notification for the assembly elections, expected in April-May, he said, adding the strategy was part of the ongoing exercise to strengthen the BJP in the state. The AIADMK has already announced incumbent K Palaniswami as its chief ministerial candidate in the election. Earlier, former Indian team leg spinner and cricket commentator, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, and several elected representatives at the level of local bodies joined the BJP. On Rajinikanth’s announcement that he would not launch a political party, Ravi praised the actor, saying he had always protected the national and Tamil Nadu’s interests. “He is a great leader.” Asked if his party would seek his support, he said, “I hope, we will ask him.” To a similar question, Ravi said everyone knows, “how close Modi Ji and Rajinikanth are.” AIADMK has also expressed the view that Rajinikanth would support the party-led alliance in view of his decision not to float his outfit. Opposition parties have said Rajinikanth’s decision not to join politics would hurt the BJP, maintaining that it was hoping to join hands with him and become a force in the state. Rajinikanth, who earlier said he would launch his party next month, had on Tuesday announced he would not foray into politics in view of his health status, having undergone a kidney transplant four years ago, and considering the coronavirus pandemic situation. The actor’s assertion that he would serve the people in whatever possible ways -without entering electoral politics- has led to expectation among a section of BJP supporters that he may “lend his voice” favouring the party, the way he had supported the DMK-led alliance in 1996. His statement then that even “God cannot save Tamil Nadu if the AIADMK is voted back to power” became hugely famous in the run up to the polls which the DMK went on to sweep. BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit chief L Murugan, who was also present at the press meet, said the party had not been ‘officially’ engaged in any talk with expelled DMK leader M K Alagiri on him possibly joining the national party. Alagiri, son of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, had days ago said that he would decide on his future course of action following consultations with his supporters on January 3. “If he (Alagiri) joins, we will welcome him,” Murugan said, adding all, including Arjunamurthy who quit the BJP to join hands with Rajinikanth, were welcome to be a member of the party.

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2020/12/30/bjp-says-it-may-seek-rajinikanths-support-again-asserts-it-leads-alliance-in-tamil-nadu/

[sher-e-punjabglobal]

Sikh Man DETAINED, HARRASSED and HUMILIATED By Counter Terrorism Police at Heathrow Airport

UK police working with Indian agencies to harass Sikhs visiting Pakistan for 550 celebrations.

Recently we have witnessed India trying to hijack the UK and international celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 550 Gurpurb commemorations.

Raids have just been contacted by a distraught middle-aged, British born Sikh man who was due to visit Pakistan for the 550 celebrations on Sunday 3rd November.

The person explained how he was man handled and interrogated from 4.25pm to 9.45 pm, almost 6 hours, by counter terrorism police officers at Heathrow Airport.

The Sikh male passed through the security checks without any issues at terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport. Just as he was in the boarding area and about to board the plane, he was surrounded by 9 counter terrorism police officers who demanded his passport and mobile phone.

When the Sikh man questioned why he was being stopped, the officers became aggressive and some of them reached for their police batons.

The Sikh man who suffers from heart problems became distressed with the aggressive nature of the officers. He had never been in this situation before he said and was petrified that they were going to attack him. The rest of the passengers boarding the plane looked on in astonishment and some started to record the incident and laugh which left the Sikh victim deeply embarrassed and humiliated.

The officers then took the male through some back tunnels and lead him to a special room. All the furniture was screwed to the floor and there were 2 large cameras facing where he was told to sit. There were also large glass panels on all the 4 walls and microphones all around the room.

He was then told that he was being detained under the grossly controversial Schedule 7 law.

Even though he does not have a criminal record and is of good character. The officers explained that they could stop the man without any suspicion or reason, and he had to answer all their questions, or he would be detained for longer and taken to a police station.

The officers refused to give their names but identified themselves a 228464 and 228799. Then they placed a large recording device on the table and started to interrogate the Sikh male for almost 6 hours.

The initial questions were firstly very personal, surrounding his personal life and children. They asked details about his children, when the man asked whether this was necessary the officers threatened that he would be taken to the police station.

During the whole period, everything was being recorded. The Sikh victim explained he had heart problems and asked for a bottle of water, whether he could eat some food and take his medication, but this was all refused.

The Sikh explained to RAIDS how the questioning became very aggressive and intense. All the questions surrounded around his views on India and Narendra Modi. The man explained he had no issues with India or Modi

Questions asked:

Which Indian political party he supported? What did he think of Indian foreign policy? Did he dislike India? What was his views of the Indian army? Was he proud to consider himself as an Indian? (even though they knew he was a British born Sikh.) Which country did he like more, India or Pakistan? Would he vote for Modi? Did he prefer Captain Amarinder or Sukhbir Badal?

Countless questions were thrown at the Sikh about his views on India.

Another officer then entered the room and started to search all his luggage. In the first bag they found a travel kettle, pot noodles and some protein bars. The officers then left the room, when they re-entered, they asked the Sikh man why he was carrying a kettle, pot noodles and protein bars.

The man explained that he would boil the water so it was safe to drink, and the pot noodles would be easy to make if he was hungry. He then explained due to his health issues he was avoiding junk food and chocolates and that is why he had protein bars as an alternative. The officers did not accept this and asked which training camp he would be attending in the Taliban mountain areas and was he planning to attack India?

The officers asked if he would visit the Kartarpur corridor, the Sikh male replied yes. They then asked if he was planning to cross into India and carry out a terrorist attack? The victim was astonished at this and said how could he get into India without an Indian visa? The officers then questioned whether he was planning on smuggling himself into India across the Kartarpur corridor? All the questions shocked the Sikh.

RAIDS acknowledge that all the questions posed were clearly from Indian agencies and the interrogation was carried out to please India.

When the officer searched the 2nd suitcase, he saw the Sikhs small Kirpan. The officers immediately called other officers to look at the Kirpan and they all left the room. The officers referred to the Kirpan as a weapon and questioned why he was carrying a weapon.

The Sikh explained that he was an initiated Sikh, and this was a Kirpan, one of the 5K’s. The officers purposely kept referring to the Kirpan as a weapon and then stared to ask who he was planning to target to attack in India?

These ridiculous questions carried on for hours. In the end, the police said they were going to seize the Sikh’s British passport and that he would not be compensated for any losses. When he asked how he could get his passport back, he was told it was not in their hands and to contact the West Midlands Police.

The Sikh victim asked for the person to contact, the officers refused to give this but instead gave him a generic number to contact.

The middle-aged Sikh man was told that the police would not help him get home from Heathrow airport to the Midlands and told him to leave the airport. The Sikh was left humiliated and stranded. The Sikh victim finally managed to get back to the Midlands at 3am the next day.

RAIDS will continue to support victims of police harassment. We are disturbed by the way a British Sikh was treated by the UK authorities at the orders of the Indian government.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=395623884651073&id=184288089117988

[chandradadaaptil-blog]

Chandrakant Patil’s Public Meeting At Mulshi For The Victory Of The BJP Candidate

Revenue Minister Hon. Mr. Chandrakant Dada Patil during the public meeting attacked the opposition while elaborating on several schemes and plans of the BJP Government.

 Many times, situations need people to play different roles and with that need of the situation, the person changes accordingly. To ensure the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming election, the same thing is observed about the Revenue and Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra state, Mr. Chandrakant Dada Patil. An otherwise, very calm and sober person, Mr Patil has turned very aggressive these days! Recently, he attended a public meeting at Mulshi and he elaborated about different activities and decisions taken by the BJP government while attacking the Congress Government.    

 Revenue Minister started his speech by appreciating Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi Ji for his effective leadership and different implemented schemes and decisions. He also recalled the situation in 2014 when the Gujarat pattern under the leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi Ji was admired throughout the country. In the last 5 years, he has implemented several schemes for several stakeholders of the society, including farmers, labour, women, student, etc. Every village of the country in some way is benefited by the various schemes of the central government. As a recent example of Modi Ji’s planning and scheme implementation, he explained about ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme that launched recently. Medical benefits of worth Rupees 5,00,000 are availed to each family eligible under the scheme now.

 Revenue Minister Mr. Chandrakant Dada Patil also gave a self-explanatory example of “Ujwala Scheme”. He added, our Prime Minister Honorable Mr. Narendra Modi Ji was also blamed for his insensitivity towards the problems faced by women which were blamed on his marital life. But he has proved that how sensible he is towards women’s problems by providing free gas connections to the rural women and this will add to the convenience and health benefits to these women. 7 crore women are benefited due to free gas connections and by 2022 when India will be completing 75 years of independence, Mr. Narendra Modi Ji has the plan that, each and every woman will have a gas connection at her home. He further explained the beneficial scheme for pregnant women in India and how these women were able to get the rest, medicines, and healthy food. He also recalled the pension plan launched for the unorganized sector employees and labour. In short, Mr. Modi Ji has changed the definition and face of developing India.

 Experienced and seasoned Agriculture Minister, Mr. Chandrakant Dada Patil sportingly appreciated the young and talented Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis in the public meeting. He said that, with changed political equations in the 2014 election results, another leadership face has emerged in the history of Maharashtra state politics in the form of Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Devendra Fadnavis.  This young and talented person assured different outlook and development of the Maharashtra state and he has proved it with his deeds. When we are completing the tenure of 5 years, almost all dam projects, irrigation projects, and road transport works are completed or they are in progress. During the tenure of Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, two grand milestones were achieved which includes the success of the Maratha Reservation Process. This was a pending process since 1968 and our government has handled it successfully, the final court result will be out in 3 months but the implementation of 16% reservation for the Maratha community for government services and education process is already started.

 The second achievement of Fadnavis Government includes the success in the Dhangar Community reservation process. To achieve Dhangar community reservation, our government took the help of a TISS report for resolving the confusion between Dhangar and Dhangadh community. Before this, the Congress Government never showed this type of scientific and systematic approach for Dhangar community reservation. Until the final court result comes, Maharashtra State will pay for different facilities availed to Dhangar community as that of tribal communities and that can include hostels, tuition fees, etc. These two milestones achieved in the current government tenure cannot be forgotten by anyone in the future.

 While appealing to the people to vote for the BJP in the upcoming election, Mr. Chandrakant Dada Patil also emphasised on the agenda for the next few years. He explained that the work foundation is ready now and the remaining work, including different scheme’s implementation for the betterment of farmers, labour, women will be accomplished in the next 5 years. He also added that if the BJP Government comes with the majority of 2/3rd seats in the assembly, it will be possible to take some decisions for the security and safety of the country. This decision can be related to revision or cancellation of 370 section of the constitution, which will allow all Indians to go to Kashmir for business, service, or for land transactions.

 While concluding, he appealed to the people to ensure victory for the BJP candidate Mrs. Kanchan Tai Kul and also promised about the outstanding work fulfillment on behalf of Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis and himself.

[ravi43682]

Break the snowstorm, fly in the air, get out of the fireball, hit the elephant or lift trains in the air. This form of Gurmeet Ram Rahim was popular among his fans through the films. The strength of such fans and followers was that in one of the political parties of Haryana and Punjab, Gurmeet used to compete for Ram Rahim's camp. The blessings of his dera true deal were considered to be an important factor in winning elections. Gurmeet Ram Rahim is now jailed for sexual assault and murder. After being punished, this is the first Lok Sabha election for followers of the dera. But what is still the effect of the Dera Sacha Sauda election? Men and women of every age were seen going inside the camp. We want to know from the followers running a shop in front of the tent that there is still the presence of leaders there. He said that recently Congress leader Ashok Tanwar had come there, the rest of the parties come but come back and forth. Ashok Tanwar is Congress candidate from Sirsa seat. When we wanted to know more from the follower, he avoided saying that all come and go, people of political parties can also come because the Darbar is open to everyone. In the Ram Rahim court, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Kailash Vijayvargiya, BJP's in-charge of Haryana, had taken 44 candidates for their blessings. Ram Rahim had earlier openly supported Narendra Modi. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tweeted in praise of Ram Rahim.

Earlier in 2007, Ram Rahim supported the Congress in Punjab. In the same year, the Dera Sacha Sauda started a political wing, whose job was to make political decisions for the dera. The followers said that members of this wing interact with people who come in contact, meet people in nearby areas and then decide who will vote for this time. These political wings are not known to the followers of the people who are now running, but the followers know that they are still working. After going to Ramaraham jail, his colleagues are either in jail or absconding. But there are some people who are still working even though they do not work openly. There was no response from any follower about this party going to vote this time. They said that they have not been told about this now. But according to them, the corresponding one and the one who will make the relevant decision will be voted accordingly. These tens of thousands of followers still have a vote bank for political parties. These voting banks are made because of the deep faith of these people on Ram Rahim which remains even today. They regard the crimes proved in the court as the result of followers injustice and intrigue. When he questioned him, he said that the decision in the High Court and the Supreme Court is still there and his Ram Rahim will prove innocent. But if the crime in these upper courts will prove to be proved then why would the follower stop believing Ram Rahim, then a follower on this said that Ram Rahim is not a believer for him God. One follower said that he was framed because he used to get rid of intoxication and he used to sting the addict's businessmen, political parties were also involved in this conspiracy. "No government has helped him, we will not support him in the election which we suspect he has implicated Baba ji."

When asked if the political wing ordered those people to vote, what would be the doubt? On this he said that he will give it to the political wing for which the wing will decide only with some thought. Due to this unwavering belief and influence on the followers of Ram Rahim of followers, perhaps political parties have never given any statement against Ram Rahim even after going to jail. By talking to the followers, it came to know that their voting is still capable of influencing the campus. Tried to talk to Sirsa Dere spokesman on this matter but he did not reply. The beliefs of shops, hospitals, schools, newspapers and followers running around 'Dera' around Dera shows that Ram Rahim is not in the camp but his system is still up to date.

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Mamata speaks to protesting farmers, threatens countrywide movement to repeal farm laws

NEW DELHI: Expressing her solidarity with protesting farmers here at the Singhu border, on Friday, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to them over phone, saying her “full support” lies with their movement to get the Centre to withdraw the farm bills that were “forcefully passed” by the government. While speaking to the farmer leaders from Kolkata and greeting them for their courage to take on the Centre, Banerjee mentioned her pro-farmer agitation at Singur, where she began her hunger strike 14 years ago on this date on December 4, to protest against farm land being taken away for industry. The Singur movement that began with Banerjee’s 26-day hunger strike resurrected the Trinamool Congress chief’s political relevance and eventually paved the way for her historic victory in 2011 against the 34-year Left Front regime in Bengal. She is gearing up for assembly polls next year to claim a third term in office. On Friday, Banerjee told the farmer leaders, “your movement is our movement since it is for the farmers…it is a people’s movement… the entire country’s movement… we will stand by you in whatever help you need from Bengal… if you want we will send our people to stand by you, till the time they repeal the anti-farmer laws you keep your movement going… They (Centre) have wrongly changed the essential commodities act and many other laws… they have taken people’s votes, now they feel they can do anything by force, sell the country… we do not want that (PM) Modi ji sells off the country… together we will work for a country for the farmers, for workers, for youth, for women… wishing you the best for your movement…” TMC MP Derek O’Brien who met the farmer leaders here and facilitated Banerjee’s interaction with them through his phone later said, “the chief minister spoke to the farmers. Four telephone calls to different groups from Haryana and Punjab, they shared their demands and they were clear that they wanted the farm bills (laws) repealed. They also thanked the CM for her show of solidarity and expressed their gratitude for all her support.” “It was a very emotional meeting. The farmers’ groups were aware of the laws and knew exactly what they wanted — the repeal of these laws, O’Brien said after spending four hours with farmer groups at the Singhu border. Banerjee, who has threatened to launch a country-wide agitation if the “anti-farmer” farm laws were not withdrawn, tweeted on Friday morning saying “14 years ago on 4 Dec 2006, I began my 26-day hunger strike in Kolkata demanding that agricultural land cannot be forcefully acquired. I express my solidarity with all farmers who are protesting against draconian farm bills passed without consultation by Centre #StandWithFarmers.” TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said, “We demand that these laws be withdrawn. These laws were passed not to help the farmers but were done to help multinational and corporate houses. The intention of BJP is to sacrifice the interest of farmers to serve its own interest,” while speaking to reporters in Kolkata on Friday.

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PM Modi Speech While addressing election rally in Hoshiarpur, PM Narendra Modi said that Congress has done injustice to the victim Sikh siblings by making excuses, making excuses for 3 decades only. Never sprinkle salt on their wounds and acid is sprinkled. Whatever happened to Congress, it may have happened but justice will be completed during this watchman. Modi said that our government has done a lot for Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Sant Ravidas ji's birth place. Kartarpur Sahib was snatched away from us. When we found a solution to the Kartarpur Corridor, the Congressman's court leader started praising Pakistan. This is the politics of Congress that has promoted Pakistan and terrorism spreading by it. Modi said, Modi said, the water of our rights goes away in Pakistan. It's been 70 years, my farmer here is irritated without water. Congress did not stop this water for 70 years. They understood, but they felt that if the water stopped, the vote bank would be angry. The Vote Bank is concerned about them, but farmers are not worried. We have decided to stop each drop. One drop water which Hindustan is entitled to, will not let it go to Pakistan. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxSQ14vDwdr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e1dy8mhwwc9v

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Rs 72,000 will be deposited in beneficiaries bank account within 1 year under NYAY scheme: Rahul

JHARKHAND: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said if voted to power, Rs 72,000 would be deposited in bank accounts of 5 crore people of the country within one years under NYAY scheme. The amount will be given till a family earns Rs 12,000 per month, he said. Addressing an election rally in Simdega, which is a part of Khunti Lok Sabha constituency where voting will take place on May 6, the Congress chief made a blistering attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi blaming him for working only for only 15-20 people. Narendra Modi ji has not fulfilled his promises of providing two crore jobs. He did not deposit Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of the people, Gandhi said. He (PM) only worked for 15-20 people, Gandhi said, apparently referring to industrialists. Appealing to the people to vote for Congress and Mahagathbandhan candidate Kalicharan Munda from Khunti, Gandhi further attacked Modi for not waiving farm loans while (the MSP) Rs 2500 is being given for rice in Chhatisgarh ruled by the Congress. Munda is facing BJPs Arjun Munda from Khunti LS seat. The Congress chief said the poor were hit by the GST and asserted that the Congress was committed to save tribal land. This alliance (Mahagathbandhan) has the voice of people. I have not come to speak our maan ki baat but to listen to your maan ki baat and whatever you will tell us we will do it, Gandhi said. Dont forget that you are malik (master). Narendra Modi or any political leader are not your malik. You just tell us what to do and we will do, Gandhi said. He said free treatment in hospitals would be introduced and universities and technical institutions will be set up in districts if voted to power. (AGENCIES) Read the full article

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Medical College and University To Fatehabad: Tanwar

Dr. Ashok Tanwar visited Dera Sacha Sauda and participated in Dera’s Foundation Day celebrations held on 29th April at Sirsa. Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Sirsa district and President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Dr. Ashok Tanwar said if people give him the opportunity, he would promote the drinking water system in the area, & provide sewerage treatment plant beside the promoting agro-based industry. Apart from this, the cleaning of the Ghagghar river will be the main priority, because the problems of cancer, hepatitis, etc. are increasing due to dirty contaminated water, he said. He said that he will try to open Medical College in Sirsa and a university in Fatehabad. Also try to make Sirsa as a center for commerce and industries along with districts like Bathinda, Fazilka, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, etc.

Tanwar further said that if Congress came to power, the first priority will be that love and brotherhood will prevail in the entire state. We will not be unjust to anyone. Ways of new employment opportunities will be developed. On the question of asking for votes in the name of the army, Ashok Tanwar took the BJP against the backing and said that the BJP only talks about pseudo-nation issues. More than 1600 soldiers have been martyred on the border during Modi’s five-year rule. The LoC has violated Season Fire 2500 times.

At the same time, he praised the works of the humanity and noble causes undertaken by Dera Sacha Sauda and under the guidance of Baba Ram Rahim Ji. Whenever any disaster shook the nation, Dera has been first to help the victims. Whether it has been an earthquake in Gujarat, the floods of Jammu and Kashmir, floods in Uttarakhand, earthquake in Nepal, etc., all these natural calamities have helped the victims of Dera Sacha Sauda earnestly. On the other hand, cleanliness campaigns organized all over the country have been unmatched.

Original Posted: http://www.newshonk.in/medical-college-and-university-fatehabad-tanwar/

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Ashok Gehlot Says Judiciary is in Crisis But PM Narendra Modi is Silent

Congress veteran and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday questioned the prime minister’s silence on the allegations of sexual harassment against the chief justice of India and said the judiciary is in crisis but Narendra Modi is unfazed. Two days after the prime minister addressed his first poll rally in the Jodhpur Lok Sabha segment, Gehlot targeted Modi for deflecting attention from “real issues”, including the raging crisis in the Supreme Court. The Congress has fielded Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot against the BJP’s Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is trying to bring Prime Minister Modi back to issues, the chief minister said before embarking on a daylong campaign to canvass votes for his son. “We are asking the PM about what is his policy on economy, farm crisis and foreign affairs. The Supreme Court is disturbed. The entire nation’s judiciary is concerned. There is a crisis in the judiciary never seen before and the prime minister is silent,” he asserted. A former Supreme Court staffer has alleged she was sexually harassed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Gogoi said the charges are “unbelievable” and part of a conspiracy by some “bigger force” to “deactivate” the CJI’s office. The senior Congress leader said the prime minister and the government should have taken very seriously the issue of four top judges of the Supreme Court holding a press conference last year. Had he handled the situation better, the current crisis could have been avoided, Gehlot said. The prime minister and the law minister should discuss and find a way out of this crisis, he suggested. The entire country’s judiciary is concerned… this situation poses a major challenge for democracy, Gehlot told reporters. Hitting out at Modi for the jibe that he was moving around in the streets of Jodhpur to help his son, Gehlot accused the prime minister of insulting a duly-elected chief minister. “The prime minister is elected by the people and I am also elected chief minister by the people of Rajasthan through democracy. Modi ji is saying all kinds of things against me only to win elections. This does not behove a prime minister. Is it fair to target an elected chief minister? Who gave him the right to insult the seven crore people of Rajasthan who duly elected me…He can fall to this level only to win elections,” he alleged. On Modi’s charge that he was found more in Delhi before the top Congress leadership than in the state, the Rajasthan chief minister said, “Modi ji is spying on me as he is more aware of my whereabouts. Spying is against the law.” Gehlot launched an all-out attack on Modi, saying he should have drawn lessons from former prime ministers like Indira Gandhi by taking opposition leaders along with him to do something good for the country in his five years of rule but has instead done only jumlebaazi and self promotion. Modi has in his poll rallies in southern Rajasthan launched a fierce attack on Gehlot in his bid to woo voters in the state ahead of the April 29 and May 6 elections in the state. Gehlot later told the people at his poll rallies that this election is important for Rajasthan as it will strengthen his government in ushering a new era of development to take the state forward. Urging people to vote for the Congress, Gehlot said it will help his government, elected three months ago, to work harder for public good. Gehlot has addressed three rallies in Falaudi, Pali and Kudi Bhagatasani and another three in Jodhpur city for his son Vaibhav. PM Narendra Modi jokes he helps maintain peace in Akshay Kumar's home, Twinkle Khanna reacts Twinkle Khanna is one of the wittiest stars of Bollywood, besides being an unapologetically bold speaker. Akshay Kumar, her husband, recently got the opportunity to have a one-on-one interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his residence. Reportedly, during the course of the interview, when Akshay asked PM Modi about his social media savviness, Modi jokingly said, 'I follow you and Twinkle Khanna ji on Twitter. From the way she targets me, I understand there must be peace in your family life. All her anger must have been spent on me, and so you must be feeling at peace.' To this Twinkle wrote on Twitter, 'I have a rather positive way of looking at this - Not only is the Prime Minister aware that I exist but he actually reads my work.' Read More Narendra Modi protected interests of '15 selected people': Rahul Gandhi By PTI LAKHIMPUR KHERI/UNNAO: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused him of protecting the interest of "15 selected people", while ignoring the farmers and the poor. "This chowkidar obliged 15 selected people during his five-year term but told sugarcane farmers that cane-farming caused 'sugar' (diabetes)," Gandhi alleged. The diabetes remark is usually attributed to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. "Narendra Modi in 2014 made a number of false assurances, on 'achhe din' (better days), two crore jobs, Rs 15 lakh in every bank account. But none of them came true," Gandhi said at an election rally in the Kheri Lok sabha constituency. The rally was organised in support of Zafar Ali Naqvi, the party's candidate for the constituency, and its nominee for the Nighasan assembly bypoll, Atal Shukla. He also addressed a meeting in Unnao. Gandhi repeated allegations of irregularities in the Rafale aircraft deal, which the government has denied. "Anil Ambani, who never manufactured an airplane, was awarded with a Rs 30,000 crore contract, but cane farmers were told that cane-farming caused sugar (diabetes) when they demanded their dues," he alleged. The government has repeatedly denied any corruption in the Rafale deal. Elaborating on his party's minimum income guarantee 'Nyay' scheme, Gandhi said, "The scheme was pronounced after due consultation with economists and think-tanks." "The scheme will provide annually Rs 72,000 in individual bank accounts of 25 crore poor people," he added. ALSO READ | Narendra Modi scoffs at Rahul Gandhi for 'daydreaming' about becoming PM The party has promised to give annual income support of Rs 72,000 to poor families under the scheme if voted to power, even as the BJP claimed that 'Nyay' will "ruin" fiscal discipline and the Congress will impose new taxes on the middle class to finance it. "The scheme has been thoroughly discussed and if crores of rupees owed by Anil Ambani, Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi can be waived, then Rs 3,60,000 crore for five crore families under Nyay can also be afforded," Gandhi said in a bid to allay fears about the scheme's feasibility. He said, "Unlike notebandi (demonetisation) and 'Gabbar Singh Tax' by the Modi government which disturbed the economy and employment, Nyay will benefit the economy by enhancing demand for consumer goods and thus, boosting the manufacturing sector and employment." The Congress chief has often termed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as the "Gabbar Singh Tax". The Congress' manifesto reflects the views and suggestions of the common people and not "mann ki baat", Gandhi said, taking a swipe at Modi's monthly radio broadcast. He said as per suggestions from the people, the Congress manifesto provides no jail term for farmers who default loans. "Similarly, the Congress has decided to present a separate budget for farmers so that they can know about the MSP (minimum support price), bonus and cane dues in advance," the Congress chief said. He promised the youths that if the Congress is voted to power, the Centre will fill up 22 lakh government vacancies within a year after assuming office, besides employing 10 lakh youths in panchayats. Gandhi also assured them "to scrap permission for new entrepreneurship for initial three years to boost self-employment." Raising the issue of stray cattle in UP, he said, "The Modi government has made every farmer chowkidar of their crops and he (PM) himself became the chowkidar of Ambani." FOLLOW OUR FULL ELECTION COVERAGE HERE He claimed that his party will form the government at the Centre and that "after the Lok Sabha polls, the next target was (UP) assembly elections (in 2022) to ensure that the state is at the top in education, health and employment as before." Earlier, Congress general secretary in-charge of west UP Jyotiraditya Scindia made a scathing attack on the Modi and Adityanath governments and accused them of ignoring the farmers and the youth. "The Modi government promised to reduce the input cost by half and double the support price of farmers crops, But after five years, the cost has doubled, while the MSP has come to half," he said. Scindia also raised the issue of stray cattle, mob lynching in the name of 'gau-raksha' and farmers suicide. "People were beaten up in the name of gau-raksha but even now gau-matas were roaming on the roads and no gau-sewak was there to take care," he said. "In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress government has decided to set up cow-shelters and to look after them," Scindia pointed out. Reminding people about loan waivers within two days of forming the government in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, Scindia said the Congress did what it had promised and sought votes for the party in the ongoing elections "that will change the 'dasha' and 'disha' of the country". Later, addressing the election meeting in Unnao, Rahul Gandhi targeted Modi and said, "Five years ago, there was a slogan 'achche din aayenge', but now there is a slogan 'chowkidar chor hai'." He also raised questions on demonetisation. Read the full article

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People angry with TRS, AIMIM ‘alliance’; Hyderabad will elect BJP Mayor, claims Amit Shah

HYDERABAD: Asserting that the people of Telangana are angry and upset with the ruling TRS in Telangana and Owaisi’s “alliance”, Union home minister and top BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday predicted this time Hyderabad will elect a BJP Mayor in the city’s civic polls. Shah, who offered prayers at the Bhagyalakshmi Devi Temple in Old City here, saidthe people of Hyderabad want good governance and they have belief in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and the BJP. “The way the people of Telangana have supported Modi ji during the Lok Sabha polls (BJP won four seats from Telangana in 2019 Parliament elections)…I feel the begining forchange has begun and Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is the next stop,” Shah told TV news channels,participating in a roadshow in Secunderabad on the last day of campaigning for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections. Exuding confidence that the BJP’s candidate will become Mayor of the city, Shah alleged Hyderabad lacked even basic amenities for the past several years. “…the way Hyderabad was flooded in the recent rains. …the way encroachments are increasing and growing due to blessings of a party…The people here are angry and upset with TRS and Owaisi’s alliance,” he alleged. Shah said the presence of a large number of people shows Hyderabad is going to have a BJP Mayor. “The people of Hyderabad should also give BJP an opportunity and we want to free Hyderabad from Nizam culture,” he said adding the entire country is marching on the development path under Modi’s leadership. Shah said wherever the BJP has won no communal riots have happened there. Asked about allegations by TRS leaders that no central aid was given for relief work in Hyderabad which was hit by heavy rains and flood during October, Shah claimed the Centre has given the maximum amount to Hyderabad. “Water entered houses of 7 lakh people…Where was Shri Owaisi (All India Majils-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi) and Shri KCR (Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao). They were not to be seen. Our party workers, our MPs were among the people to help them out,” he said. “Why the water entered the houses was because of the way encroachments were encouraged on Owaisi’s behalf. We want to assure the citizens of Hyderabad if BJP wins the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation then all encroachments will be removed and Hyderabad will be made a global IT hub and modern city,” Shah added. Polls for GHMC will be held on December 1 and counting of votes will be taken up on December 4.

source https://bbcbreakingnews.com/2020/11/29/people-angry-with-trs-aimim-alliance-hyderabad-will-elect-bjp-mayor-claims-amit-shah/