Who won the semi-final??

Amidst all the confusion and anarchy related to the terror attacks, many Indians took part in the biggest show of strength that can be given against everything that is wrong in India. 6 states voted for the election and rejection of their leaders. Results of 5 of these states have come and claims, counter-claims on who won the semi-final ( with main Lok Sabha elections being the final), what led to defeat of certain party in certain state, fate of losing leaders is being speculated. I will also join the bandwagon and try to dissect these results in the form that i see them. It is quite possible that my views may be based on wrong assumptions but this is what i make of the results.

According to me, the biggest gainer in this election has been India and its belief in democracy. At a time when terrorists are trying hard to create fear among us, we have shown them that we still believe that deomcracy is the way to go. People braved terrorists and Naxals' call for boycott and took part in large numbers (the voting percentage in all states was in the region of 60-70%, which though not extra-ordinary but still is higher than usual). Also, what is worth noting is that the split verdict (3-2 in favor of Congress) means that there was no strong national issue which guided people to vote in large numbers. Now, i would discuss each state one by one.

Firstly, our capital state of Delhi. Here, Sheila Dikshit led govt. swept back to power for third term. What can be the reason, for the public to vote back to power a govt., which was instrumental in demolishing and sealing a sizeable part of Delhi? The only reason i can see is that people have faith in the working of the govt. and in Sheila Dikshit. They are sure that she can lead Delhi effectively during the poster event of Delhi, CWG2010. In the past 10 years, Delhi has also transformed, like the rest of India, from the archaic capital of the Moghuls and many other rulers to the swanky yet classy capital of an emerging superpower. Rarely, are govts in India able to get re-elected and not many can claim to do so three times in a row. This can be done either due to lack of opposition (BJP in Delhi may be in disarray but it is not defunct) or misuse of govt. machinery (which i doubt can be a big factor nowadays considering the media scrutiny and the great conduct of EC) or through sheer development. I think the victory in Delhi is a strong message to all leaders that there is no magical formula to success other than work.

Next comes Madhya Pradesh. Here also, the incumbent govt. which was accused of having indulged in much corruption was re-elected by the people. MP is one of the most backward state of India and to buck the anti-incumbency in such a state is really difficult. Here, Shivraj had to fight not only Congress but also a rejuvenated BSP and a fiery Uma Bharti. Both of them had sections of society who sympathasised with them and hence could have been a spoiler. But Shivraj not only won the election but got a resounding 2/3rd majority (well almost). Elections in MP have largely been fought over the same issues of Bijli, Sadak and Paani for many years and to win in such a situation means that some development must have taken place, forcing the populace to overlook the corruption charges levelled against the govt.

Third state was Chattisgarh. The biggest battle here was between Naxals and India here. The large voting in Naxal infested areas and BJP's resounding win in those constitutencies were a big blow to Naxals. I don't know whether Salwa Judum is right or not. But these results have shown what the locals affected by Naxal violence think of Salwa Judum. I consider this win for Raman Singh as a referendum on his policy of Salwa Judum and now all questions regarding it should end.

Now, i will discuss Rajasthan, the only one of the big states where incumbent govt. was defeated. Why did the Raje govt. fail to achieve what Sheila Dikshit, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh achieved? The reason behind this can only be inaction. At a time when public is facing drought, if Chief Minister is busy in some havan or posing as Goddess, then it is not something that people will tolerate anymore. Also, it seems that the public of Rajasthan has not forgotten how she allowed some men to take not only Rajasthan but all of India hostage by blocking the all-important Mumbai-Delhi route. She created a problem and then wished to reap political benefits by solving it. But luckily public has become wiser ansd shown her the door.

The last of the results were of Congress's return to power in Mizoram. I don't have much idea about the reasons for the MNF's defeat there but it seems it had to do with rampant corruption prevalent there.

We are still awaiting results of J&K. But already the high voting percentage has proved once again that Kashmir valley is an integral part of India and Kashmiris look towards India as their own country. Their was great apprehension about whether Kashmiris will take part in the elections given the fact that terrorists and separatists like Hurriyat ( same as terrorists only in my eyes), who claim to be the real voice of Kashmiris had asked for boycott of the elections. The temperatures were also on high because of the economic blockade of Kashmir by the people of Jammu some time back. But this voting has shown Hurriyat, terrorists, Pakistan and the whole world that whatever problem is their between Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter of India and no matter what they all say and do, Kashmiris regard themselves as INDIANS.

I would like to sign off with the belief that my deductions are true because these deductions are based on the hope that Indian voter has matured and has decided his leader on the basis of their work or lack of it. I can't remember the last time 3 out of 4 incumbent govt were voted back to power and i hope it is because these three states have seen development and stability.

JAI HIND!!!

आख़िर कब तक सहेंगे हम

एक और ब्लास्ट। अबकी बार निशाने पर थे हमारी आर्थिक राजधानी मुम्बई के सबसे बड़े और मशहूर होटल ताज और त्रिदेंट। जो अलग था अबकी बार वो ये की अब सिर्फ़ ब्लास्ट नही बल्कि उसके बाद नामी व्यापारियों को बंधक भी बनाया गया। हमारी पुलिस ने बड़ी बहादुरी से उन बंधको को छुडाने में कामयाबी हासिल की। इस मुहीम मैं कई वीर भी शहीद हुए। मैं नही चाहता की उनकी शहादत पर राजनीती हो।

हर बार की तरह हमारे नेता (जिन्हें हमने ही चुना है, इसलिए उन पर लगाये जा रहे आरोपों का एक छोटा सा अंश हम पर भी लागू होता है) इस बार भी हमें दिलासा दे रहे है, कह रहे सयम बनाये रखो, हम मामले की तह तक जायेंगे। कुछ नेता इस मौके का चुनावी फायदा उठाने की फिराक मैं बैठे है। अब चालू हो जाएगा आरोप प्रत्यारोप का सिलसिला। इसमें कोई साध्वी प्रज्ञा को महान बताएगा कोइ आतंकवादियों के बेक़सूर होने की बात करेगा । कोई ये नही सोचेगा की कोई बी धर्म हिंसा के पक्ष मैं नही है। और धर्म तो वैसे भी हर इंसान का नीजी मामला है। आतंकवाद तो पुरे देश की मुसीबत है। इस समय पुरे देश को एक होना होगा। हमें इन इंसानियत के दुश्मनों को बताना होगा तुम कुछ भी करो लेकिन हमारी एकता को नही तोड़ सकते।

मुझे नही मालूम की इस समय नेताओ को क्या करना चाहिए लेकिन मैं ये जानता हूँ की इस समय आम आदमी कैसे हमारी महान सेना और पुलिस की मदद कर सकता है। हम चाहते है की सरकार हमारी सुरक्षा करें लेकिन जब मॉल्स और मल्टीप्लेक्सेस मैं हमारी तलाशी ली जाती है तो हमें बुरा लगता है और हम उससे बचने की कोशिश करते है। ये बात और है की ज्यादा कर जगह तलाशी की सिर्फ़ फोर्मलिटी की जाती है। अब समय आ गया है की हम सामने से चल कर टोके की आप हमारी तलाशी ठीक से ले, आप सभी गाडियों को ठीक से जाचे। हमें ख़ुद को पहेल करनी होगी। हमें ज्यादा सतर्क होना होगा , कोई भी संधिग्द चीज या इंसान दिखे तो तुंरत उचित कदम लेने होंगे। हम जो भी कर सकें हमें करना होगा। आख़िर हमारी भी कोई जिम्मेदारी है।

हमने बहोत बार दुनिया को दिखा दिया की हम डरते नही पर अब हमें दिखाना है की हम और सहेंगे भी नही। शांत रह कर हमने सोचा की ये लोग थक जायेंगे लेकिन हमारी सहनशीलता को हमारी कमजोरी समझा जा रहा है। हर चीज की एक सीमा होती है। पानी अब सर के ऊपर जा चुका है और अब हमें जो भी भारत के हित के ख़िलाफ़ है उन सभी मुद्दों और इंसानों को जड़ उखाड़ देना होगा। बहोत हो गई जात-पात की बातें, बहोत हो गई गीता-कुरान की बातें, इन सब को पीछे करके हमें आगे बढ़ना होगा। अफज़ल गुरु हो की साध्वी प्रज्ञा, हर आतंकवादी को मौत के हवाले करने का समय आ चुका है। जिस तरह खालिस्तान आतंकवाद को ख़तम किया गया वैसे बाकियों को भी ख़तम करा जाना चाहिए।

मुश्किल समय मैं मुश्किल कदम उठाने पड़ते है। और अब वो मुश्किल कदम उठाने का समय आ चुका है। हमें जरूरत है एक जन आन्दोलन की जो हमारी सरकार और बाकी नेताओ को उनकी गहरी नींद से जगाये। हम अब शांत नही बैठेंगे। हम अब सयम नही रखेंगे। अगर सरकार नही ख़तम कर सकती आतंकवाद को तो मजबूरन आम आदमी को कड़े कदम उठाने पड़ेंगे, जो बहोत ही ग़लत होगा। लेकिन आख़िर कब तक हम सह सकते है। हमें एकमत होकर सरकार पर दबाव लाना होगा की वो कड़े कदम उठाये। बस एक बात का ध्यान रखना है की ये जो गुस्सा है हम सब में वो ग़लत जगह और ग़लत रूप मैं बहार नही आना चाहिए। अगर ऐसा हुआ तो सिर्फ़ नफरत बढेगी और आतंकवादी अपने मकसद मैं कामयाब होंगे। गुस्सा जाताना होगा लेकिन सही जगह और सही तरीके से।

बातें बहोत कर ली हमने अब कुछ करके दिखाने का समय आ गया है ।
शहीदों को नतमस्तक प्रणाम ।
जय हिंद।

Goonda Raj!!!!

We are going through tough times. Terrorists are striking at will all over India. Naxals have considerable presence in a large part of India. North East is still simmering with insurgents. Violence in Kashmir is not showing any signs of reducing. Tamil Nadu is facing the problem of large number of refugees from Sri Lanka. And in these times our politicians find a new and innovative way to keep us and them busy: Dividing us in the name of region. India is a union of many states wherein any person can reside and earn in any part of India.

I have lots to talk about on this topic but a blog of a friend of mine covers more or less all the topics that i wanted to discuss (along with the comments). So, i wont just duplicate the matter and just provide the link:

SUSHANT BAHADUR's Blog: Regionalism at its Scariest.

The big leap towards moon

October 22 2008....a red letter day for India...we will join an elite league of nations (USA and Russia) who have presence on moon....our indigenous PSLV will launch a remote sensing satellite which will orbit in lunar orbit and which will survey the lunar surface to produce a complete map of its chemical characteristics and 3-dimensional topography. It is the day when Chandrayaan-1, the first step in India's latest foray into space takes place.

Firstly, I would like to discuss India's extra-ordinary success in space field. The main credit of Indian space program goes to Dr. Vikram Sarabhai and Dr. Homi Bhabha. These two legends saw the need of space research very early. They knew that if India has to become self-reliant and a superpower in future then we have to give proper attention to space research. At that time, when we were just independent and even food was a concern then talking about stars and moon would have sounded nonsense. But credit must be given to them and even to politicians (yes, credit should be given where it is due) for being fore-sighted and continuing with continuous progress in space research. And thus, India entered the space with Aryabhatta in 1975 and has continued to make steady progress since then.

India's beginning was modest. We had to face many disappointments but still we continued making steady progress. Our INSAT series of satellites made us self-reliant in the field of communication. We did most of these launches without the help of any external agency or country. India was facing sanctions from all the major nations and hence leave aside newest technology, our scientist had no access to even the latest equipments and gadgets. But their dedication resulted in one giant stride after another. Initially, world ridiculed our small achievements but they had to eat their words when we were successful in developing PSLV and GSLV.

And now the time has come for India to take the next big step in space research. Till now, our research was for us, to make us self-reliant in fields of communication and defence. But now for the first time the world is also eagerly watching an Indian space programme. This is a field which has been dormant for past many years and which has immense scope. India is doing research in this field not only to study about moon but using it as a precursor to future manned space missions and Mars mission. The success of this mission will put India in the higher echelons of space research.

It also provides a great opportunity to India to make the research really profitable. Chandrayaan is going to take off with payload from NASA and ESA as well. For the past some time we have been getting requests from various countries for the use of our PSLV and GSLV launchers to launch their satellites. This showcases not only the great stride made by India but also provides a good business proposition.

Another reason why i think that Chandrayaan was needed was to tell the world about our might. In order to be a superpower we need to act like one. Our scientist have already shown their might by building indigenous PSLV, GSLV, Tejas and our missile system. At present we are capable of nuclear strikes. And still the world has agreed to give us nuclear fuel and technology without us signing CTBT or NPT is really credible. It says a lot about the world's faith in us and also their hope that we can refine the existing knowledge.

I am not an expert on this topic but i know for certain that India needed something of the scale of Chandrayaan to take Indian space programme to the next level.It makes me real proud to see us making so much progress, to see NASA ask ISRO if they could use our facilities, to see scientists worldwide looking forward to our mission. It is a tribute to all the scientists who have toiled hard for this. Research is a continuous thing and whatever we are today is because of the initial hardships faced by and resolved by scientists from times of Sarabhai and Bhabha.

We owe this success to the hard work of numerous scientists of ISRO, DRDO and various other institutes. It is really makes me proud to see one of them, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam as our President when we announced and started this mission.

JAI HIND!!!

Isn't INDIA A Sovereign Country?

As far as i remember India is a sovereign country....and a sovereign nation is independent in making its decision....no other country has any right in its internal matters as long as it doesn't affect that country....India has respected the sovereignty of other countries, big or small, and its high time other countries also did same...and if they don't do that there is nothing wrong in telling them their mistake...

Recently after Orissa violence when our respected Prime Minister visited Europe, he was reminded by many of their leaders about this crime and violence taking place....agreed, the violence should be condemned but what right do they have to criticize India....did we interfere when racial violence gripped Paris and its sub-urbs....did India ask USA to clean its house when there was repeated reports of violence against Muslims and Sikhs after 9/11....no....because India believes these are internal matters of those countries...

Similarly what is happening in Orissa, Karnataka is also internal matter of India and so is the Post-Godhra riots....what happened in Gujarat was really unfortunate but that doesn't mean other nations can insult us by not providing visa to one of the elected CMs of an Indian State...whatever may be the role of Narendra Modi in the riots is an internal matter of India that will be dealt with by Indian judiciary and Indian electorate.....if they have a problem with that then they are free to stop relations with India...many countries had reservations about China's human rights record but will any government dare to refuse visa to leave aside Hu Jintao or Wen Jiabao, even to a normal diplomat???

These countries are showing great hypocrisy...on one hand they don't mind praising Musharraf or for that matter even Bush(isn't he responsible for the un-ending war in Afghanistan and Iraq) but not allowing Modi to visit.....they are investing in Gujarat but not ready to talk to its elected governement....they want to do business with Gujaratis but not listen to them....and our leaders, instead of supporting him to showcase Indian unity are making ridicule of him....i am not asking them to forgive him...they may continue boycotting him....but when it comes to a matter of national pride they should leave behind their petty politics.....

Also, recently one Indian Diplomat was refused visa to visit China because he belonged to Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as its own....result: our Govt. sent the delegation minus that official....by doing that hasn't India accepted that it considers the state as a disputed territory.....there have been various instances of China doing it....but we go out of our way to ensure that no untoward incident or even protests during Beijing torch rally....

I have taken only three recent examples of India allowing others to compromise on Indian soverignty but there are numerous more examples like continuous questions about Kashmir, North-east, even some laws, financial policies....

If India wants to become a superpower (which we are capable of) then we need to act like one....everybody pushes a push-over....it is high time we stopped being bullied by other nations...we are more than capable of making our own decisions and ruling our country....

JAI HIND!!!

Why is religion being treated as a business??

Continuing with the violence in Orissa over conversions and re-conversions, i don't understand what exactly are the holy men of both the religion doing there....

The people there are really backward and whatever developmental work that is done for them is commendable....but over here we have two sets of "holy men" who are exploiting them....Hinduism doesn't believe in conversions and even Christianity doesn't believe in forced conversion....the work being done by missionaries all over India is really great but it is also true that many of them do indulge in forceful conversions in remote places...Jesus didn't force his followers to be with him....He did not give them allurements and freebies....a person who claims to work for the downtrodden should not ask for any favour in return...by asking the poor and ignorant tribals to convert, they are exploiting them...here we have a large population of tribal christians who don't even know much about Christianity and who still continue to worship their nature Gods.....Jesus wanted his message to spread not a mere increase in number of his followers.....

Also, i don't understand the term re-conversion....it is the same as conversion....whether the person was born as christian or converted to Chritianity doesn't make a difference....if u are asking him to convert to Hinduism it is conversion and nothing else.....you may call it fancy names like re-conversion or home-coming....but that will not change the truth.....every person has a right to choose his religion.....all must respect it......

I also believe that all religions have the right to be preached...but it should only be preached not forced to anybody....also if you are giving allurements or using force to convert people to your religion then you are insulting your religion by accepting the fact that your religion is not good enough to survive without these tactics......every religion is the same because it shows the path of salvation....there is one God who is called different names by different people....just as there are multiple paths to reach a place, there are multiple paths of religion to attain salvation....

Also, i strongly believe that religion is a personal matter and hence there should be a ban on mass conversions.......if a person identifies with another religion then only ahould he be allowed to convert but what happens in case of mass conversions is many just join the bandwagon and convert without even knowing much about it....see the classical case of dalits converting to Buddhism just because Ambedkar did it....and then the self-proclaimed leaders of these groups showcase the converts as trophies....humans are much more then trophies.....

In the end i just hope that the religious men continue to do the thing God has chosen them to do and that is preaching virtues and serving the needed self-lessly and leave the business to businessmen....religion should not be treated as a commodity which has to be sold...

Violence Vs Religion

For the past many weeks we are facing violence in many parts of India in the name of religion. Some fanatics are burning Christians in the name of Ram....i don't consider those perpetrators of violence as Hindus because any person who claims to follow in the ideals of Ram can not do so....those persons are insulting Hinduism.....

Firstly i challenge all the fanatics to show me even one Veda, Upanishad, Purana, etc. where god has asked us to convert others....it is because Hinduism doesn't believe in conversion....in Hinduism u practice or not u r Hindu.....Valmiki was Hindu even wen he was a bandit...even ravana was attacked because he was cruel not because he belonged to raksha kula ( who also were considered Hindus only).....so what is this all talk about conversion to Hinduism all about????I being a Hindu by birth cant myself pin point a special day or event wherein i can claim that that day onwards i became hindu then what conversion ceremony are they following???

And violence in the name of religion is the worst....tolerance is the most important virtue....see the efforts made by Krishna to prevent mahabharata....see the chances given by Ram to ravana....these chances were given in spite of injustice being done, cruelty being committed.....and here violence is done because some persons decided to take another road to salvation....even in Hinduism we have so many gods and goddesses...so shouldn't tomorrow Maheshwaris (followers of Shiv) get up and kill Vaishnavs (followers of Vishnu)....

If burning churches and killing humans was not a lesser crime they even indulge in rape....the followers of Krishna, the one who helped Draupadi in her chir-haran, becoming dushashan.....the worshippers of Durga and Kali taking advantage of hapless girls.....and the biggest irony is they call themselves Bajrang Dal after baal brahmachari Hanuman.....Hinduism teaches us that women are to be respected.... revere her as mother, love her as sister and take care of her as daughter.....so this act is totally against Hinduism...

Nobody has the right to commit crime in name of god....be it Ram or Allah or Jesus....

I will continue about conversions and re-conversions in my next post.

JAAGO RE!!!(PART-2)

today one more blast took place in our national capital...still we r not taking ne steps.....why????are we afraid of pakistan????are we not capable of tackling pakistan????why????why????this question is bothering not only me but many of indians but the problem is tht we dont want to ask this question.....

today before the blasts a frend of mine made a comment dat he thinks in recent future pakistan will overtake India.....hearing dis comment i was shocked how can any one make such a statement.....den i realised it is probably bocz in US it is considered cool to criticize ur country dat he made dis statement....which brings me to the topic i m going to discuss today---being in awe of USA....

today u ask most of the engineers,doctors,pharmacists,managers,etc. abt der goals in life and ans wud be same.....go to US earn money......der is nothing wrong in dat.....after all, all are entitled to earn money and do watever dey want to.....but the problem is dey forget tht in their upbringing govt. of India has also contirbuted somthing.....it is der duty to repay dis debt (though i personally feel nothing that u do can repay dis debt)....but atleast dey shud make some effort.....but most want to just become NRIs, who dont pay a single paisa of tax and still want all rights of Indian citizenship and also the certificate to criticize India netime dat they want to....dey think dat by doing so dey r showing der intellect....

at present we r so much affected by USA dat we want recognition frm USA of everything dat we do....we dance on election of Bobby Jindal though he clearly states dat he is american citizen and not NRI...but we r happy dat he is smthing in USA....we want gratification of our best movies from dem.....Lagaan didnt win oscar, sholay was never nominated does tht make dem nething less den wat dey r at present???......den y dis penchant for oscars...it is same as bafta...cannes..filmfare.

can we blame the common public wen our premier says "Mr President, I know how busy you are with problems relating to the management of the financial crisis. That despite all the enormous pressures on your time you have found it possible to receive me is something I deeply appreciate, deeply value.In the last four-and-a-half years that I have been prime minister, I have been the recipient of your generosity, your affection, your friendship. It means a lot to me and to the people of India.So, Mr. President, this may be my last visit to you during your presidency, and let me say that thank you very much. The people of India deeply love you (itals ours). And all that you have done to bring our two countries closer to each other is something history will remember"

what can u say of a premier who thinks he is not even worth an hours' time of another premier????who is bending all over to thank and praise a person who is regareded as a fool in his own country???and dat too before the deal tht is the breakthough between dese countries is not completed yet....and the deal dat was passed by the senate does ( or atleast shud) raise some concerns.....

dis means dat Indian govt. is ready to be treated as junior partner in der realtionship wid america (ironic considering India is ready to treat nepal on equality).....till wen can we accept dis treatment???...agreed dat USA is a superpower but dat doesnt mean we need to compromise on our humility....its gud we r signing nuclear deal wid USA and increasing strategic relations wid dem but its high time our govt. also took strong exception to the aid provided to pakistan and asked pakistan to help it in dealing wid terrorists based in afghanistan and pakistan....

till we come out of dis complex dat america is a dream land and we r loose change compared to dat, not much will change.....america has benefited a lot from our brains....even now many IITians and IIMers leave India for greener pastures abroad.....and by contributing money to their alumni dey think dey r doing der bit....but dey dont want to come back to their motherland....nobody wants to dirty der hands....

dat is wer movies like "A Wednesady" tell us the reality....i m not saying dat we shud all kill terrorists like he did....wat i and the makers of the movie want to say is dat India is our home and we shud all take part in its cleaning and getting rid of pests...and if u want to clean ur house u need to dirty ur hand to throw the garbage out....

so i hope dat we all take active part in cleaning India of dese pests (terrorists, corruption....)and the first step dat we all can take is by taking part in the biggest duty of all citizens.....VOTING

JAAGO RE!!!!

we, the people.....this is how preamble to our constitution starts....it is like dat bcoz the founding fathers wanted the common citizen to be as much responsible towards INDIA as our leaders.....and the biggest tool dat was given in his hands was dat of vote....a power which is misused the most.

but how many of us actually use dis power???voting percentages in India has hovered around 60% from the beginning.....dat means more then half of India (also taking into account the large number of people not registered as voters and bogus voting) dont actually decide who is going to take life changing decisions for him/her. The biggest culprit in this is the urban youth, who wud rather hang out with frends, sip coffee, watch english movies or even politically sensitive movies den discuss actual politics or vote....

dey give various reasons like all r same and corrupt, none are gud, wat diff can one person make, system itself is corrupt, m not bothered as long as it doesnt bother me, who will stand in long lines to vote for a corrupt neta who wont even bother abt him........but the real thing is the person who dont vote are actually afraid of taking responsibility....

once dey vote dey become part of system....i voted for Gujarat Assembly elections, now i feel am also responsible for watever actions taken by the govt, feel dat my MLA and govt. are answerable to me.....but one who doesnt vote can blame the govt., netas and even dose who vote for all the miseries......but dey dont understand dey r a much bigger problem den criminal netas or corrupt bureaucrats.....if we all vote sensibly den can dese corrupt politicians survive???

the reasons given are so flimsy dat i dont even want to rebuke dem.....any sane person will know dat dey r just shirking der duties.....and yes i used it correctly.....i dont consider voting as my right i consider it as my duty....a duty dat every concerned citizen shud fulfill.....

today India has the largest youth population in world but still we have old leaders....WHY???bcoz we r not politically literate.....netas dont see us potential votes and dont think of schemes which will benefit us....dey dont care for our opinions.....dey know wen it comes to voting majority of India dont vote....and dose who vote maximum do it on grounds of religion,caste,creed or region but not on issues.....we see identity politics which shud be replaced by issue based politics....

parties will have to give wat the electorate wants...if we ask dem questions abt roads, electricity, nuclear deal, world relations any damn issue dat is related to our development as a nation den dey will have to deliver.....but dey know dat dose who think dont vote and majority of dose who think dont vote...den y wud dey bother to listen to us......

recently a campaign has started "JAAGO RE!!" which is directed at increasing voting awareness....this campaign brings to me a sense of shame to me....the fact tht we have to run such a campaign is a shame....but it is a hard fact tht we not only not vote we r so vocal abt it, we have no shame abt it.....is standing in line for max 1 hr every 5 years to decide ur govt dat tedious a work????

i hope dat this campaign will achieve its goal and we will see 1 billion votes being cast in the next elections.

JAI HIND!!!

WHEN WILL SERIAL BLASTS END??

i m writing this blog on the day on which yet another serial blast rocked india...this time it was delhi....our capital....now we will find the usual rhetoric from one section blaming certain elements of society for it.....some will do the usual pakistan bashing.....some will blame the other section of indulging in just hate talk and communalising everything.....media will do its bit in terrorising people....politicians and celebrities will condemn the attacks.....but this is the time to really think what shud we, the common man, do??

in view of the latest movie " A Wednesday" some might suggest that we shud also do the same....dat is kill the bloody bastards who are languishing in our jails.....using indian resources.....and waiting for another "rubaiya sayeed" or " IC 814".....wen der "frends" will kidnap some politician's family member or celebrity or something like dat....and india will release dem to resume der activites against india....

wat is stopping india from hanging afzal guru??....he has been proven to be guilty by not one not two but three courts..but still his clemency plea is pending....and political parties and social activists are supporting his plea...my question to these so called intelectuals is what next? give indian citizenship to maulana masood....make musharaff indian president...give osama bharat ratna...

these tough times call for tough measures....we are facing trouble from militants fighting for kashmiri cause, north east separatists, naxals....but still we are more concerned abt the lyrics of songs which are deemed derogatory to a section of society...concerned abt the menu at some busineesman's son or daughter's wedding....or the number of girl friends or boy friends the latest star has...we blame the media for all these...but the real thing is media shows what public wants to see...if we want real news den the media will have to give it...but we look for entartainment in news so it is provided to us....

now the time has come for us to do something....dat something can be nething and everything....for starters we need to show dat we care....unless we vote we can not ensure dat politicians listen to us....vote for those leaders,parties,candiates who talk development not just caste or mud slinging.....stop bribes.....educate people around you....most of india is literate but very few are educated...

the steps shown in RDB or A Wednesday are extreme but we r deaf ppl who listen only blasts....dese movies showed us the power of common man. what can be achieved if we r determined....see these movies in dis perspective and show our might

if we make a strong public response in favor of a policy den politicians will be forced to accept it...use the RTI act to get information....use social networking sites,blogs to publicise and discuss issues and most importantly do smthing.....wen we all will stand and deliever only den can we expect these blasts to end...