BJP needs to correct the Basics

The debacle of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2009 general elections has been abit of surprise to many, not because it lagged behind the congress party but because the way it lagged.the difference between their seat share was expected to be around 10-15 seats as the psephologists and the pre-poll surveys had predicted. However, the results were quite in contrast to the prediction of the pundits. The difference was staggering around 40 deciding seats. The resuls proved to be nothing less than a shocker to the BJP top brass but it also was an unexpected victory for the Grand Old Party- which in this election was riding high on the youth factor with its poster boy Rahul Gandhi. Rahul with his innocent but intellectual lectures has led the Party from the front and to the core. While a Gandhi was the reason behind the revival of the party in U.P. to a record victory, after 18 years, since 1991, the other Gandhi scion is the answer to the present state of the BJP in UP and all over the country. The dilly-dallying behaviour of the party in disowning Varun Gandhi, after he allegedly spewed venom in Piliphit cost Mr. Advani his prime ministerial aspirations. Initialy, BJP supported Varun because it could not de-alienate from him on ground that the party itself may ahve master minded the incident but after facing wrath from its own members it tried to distance itself only to be sided in the end. After the UP govt. invoked the NSA upon him, BJ president visited Varun-in Custody which sent the message of the party allying with him in his testing time. Primarily the whole drama was supposed to be working completely in favour of BJP but the truth unearthed on may16, was very different. It questioned the fundamental of the party. the fundamental on which it had thrived since its inception- Hindutva. With voices getting vocal from within the party about the difference between real hindutva and the hindutva the party is propagating, BJP definitely is in a state of loosing its sheen let alone the shining. More and more leaders joining the chorus is leading to the debate, wheather it can take the risk of being percieved as a fundamentalist party or the party of a one dimensional thought. But as far as the post-poll developments are concerned, the party seems to be focussing more on silencing the voices rather than acknowledging the demands.The party needs to be revived with a novel thought and young face to uturn to the Atal age. BJP now needs some hard as well as harsh decisions. Shedding the hindutva face would be one. The hindutva BJP is talking about is alien to the hindutva the people want to acknowledge. The people's hindutva is that which deals with the whole Hindustan and not the one to appease a community and discard the other. They need a hindutva of national culture. Also, the projection of two different people at a time is leading to a confusion. The projection of party chief Rajnath Singh and PM-in waiting Lal Krishna Advani as the power centres is confusing. Also, the intervention of the VHP and RSS at different occasion in the internal matter of the party from a public stage is a non co-operative attitude of the sangh parivar. This is all what it needs to take care and understand to avoid any clash of interest within or outside the party and let the party blossom once again with a national culture. Afterall, a democracy is meaningless in the absence of rival parties of the same strength.

TIME TO DELIVER FOR THE UPA

Politics is always uncertain. The simple philosophy of getting to the bootom of the politics is, expect the unexpected. The credibility of this statement can be seen in the triumphant victory of the congress led UPA in the the recently concluded 2009 election with the support of some new found friends in trinamool congress and kicking the old 'opportunist'. The alienating of the left front has brought cheers to the india inc. but the diminished role of the left front has however synchronized the viability of a prudent thinking on our economic policy. The left front has always provided a healthy debate on financial mater. Now, as the congress has won the mandate hands down, it is important for it to sustain the confidence of the people, till the next round of the democratic exercise. Congress' 'phoenix' performance is widely accredited to the NREGA and probably the high handednss of the hindutva-factor by the BJP. BJP'S negative campaign and ill-focused issues only added to the glory and shining of the party's revival after being duped as anti- incumbent. The dust has now settled down and it's the time to deliver. The grand old party should now indulge itself to some serious work. The foundaton of which can be categorised into 4 sectors. First being the NREGA(National Rural Employment Guarantee Act)- which promises a minimum of 100 days of waged employment to the rural unemployed. The rural sector had put its weight behind the party because of the employment they have been provided. But because of the delayed monsoon and the scanty rainfall, as it is expected, the demans and the number of the daily wagers may soar. Also, the government has promised 25 kg of grains at RS. 2/KG which may become a sour throat for the government. To satisfy these demands will be a marathon task for the office bearers in the Delhi. Second, is the Human Resource development. Providing primary education to the unpreviledged and higher educational opportunities to the underpreviledged will be a challenge. The urban literary ratio to the rural has shown improvemant in the recent past but it needs to be sustained. Also, because of the economic slowdown, retaining and creating employment opportunities is needed, to maintain the youth support- on which the party hugely thrives upon. Third, is the terror menace- both outsourced and homegrown. While the outsourced terror, which is a handiwork of our neighbour should be dealt in a fierce and more decisive manner whereas, the homegrown, local, maoist threat needs to be handled diplomatically. The Indigenous threat is spreading rapidly with the rising unrest among the deprived. Incidentally, India is home to the largest number of local terror outfits spreading from the north-eastern states to deep down the south including the deccan region. A recent study says, of the 34 terror outfits operating in india 27 are home- grown. The government should emulate more flagship programmes like the NREGA, to counter the laal salaam and make sure that the incidents like the Lalgarh is not repeated. A Nation's future is linked to the future of its Gen-X. But what if the Gen-X itself is under threat? Fourth, but not the final, is Healthcare. 'Not the final', because the word final carries a sense of completion with it and a government can never ever take the risk of doing away with its job. The recent economic survey for Delhi alone, shows that the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has climbed 50% per year between 2005 and 2007, making Delhi the only state in the country outside some hapless regions of central Africa- to have a rising IMR. The pathetic health care system itself needs some medication. Also, the health services should be cheap and affordable to the majority, who are below poverty level. The accessability and awareness campaign by the government is needed to avert any pandemic arising in india.

GET WELL SOON AUSSIE.....

The number of attacks on indian students in Australia is growing by each passing day. According to an estimate, 1 in every 4 indian student in australia is being bashed-up.... however the australian authorities have not done anything so serious that could stop this racial abuse against our fellow countrymen..... The Australians need to understand that bcoz of this on going crisis, they may be branded as a "racist nation". Also, these attacks may land Australia's educational infrastucture into turbulence and jeopardise its tourism industry. Students from india contribute $ 2 billion a year to its educational establishments and Indians are also a major contibutor to their tourism industry. These attacks have exposed australia's claim to be a non- racist nation. The voice againt these attacks are getting vocal day by day... but what the authorities are doing to control this is a matter of concern. They need to have a serious think over the matter. Australia, however may deny, but has a racist past.. After its formation in 1901- when six colonies merged- for the next six decades the WHITE AUSTRALIAN POLICY dominated their politics and it was only in the last quarter of the sixties that it was repealed.... I think the australians need a lesson or two from us. We Indians believe in "Athiti Devo Bhava" i.e. we treat our guests as our god. With punjab university students greeting the foreign students with garlands, and practicing Gandhigiri.... have already sent a great lesson to the racial discriminators.... Hope they learn soon.... otherwise the damage caused will leave a cicatrix that would be very difficult to be healed.... GET WELL SOON AUSSIES...

BLACK MONEY----'$', GREY- MATTER

Congress has won the 15th lok sabha election hands down... and it should have bcoz of the callousness that the BJP showed in handling the real issues... BJP deliberately focussed on the weak PM v/s strong-decisive government, which didnt go well with the electorates they felt it as a personal attack. However, BJP did something good during their election campaign. what? It was the raising of the BLACK MONEY issue. During the election campaigns, all the parties were sincerely handling this issue but as the elections are over none of the parties are paying any heed to our hard earned-money siphoned-off to the exotic locales of foreign countries... by playing down the issue, the grand old party may hamper its future prospects.... "q ki ye public hai sa janti hai ............ andar kya hai bahar kya hai yeh sab pehchanti hai.........." but, IS THE MANMOHAN GOVERNMENT REALLY BOTHERED ABOUT THE 'AAM AADMI' ? I really don't have the answer...... do u have?

First page of a leading daily... as it says.. ????

A day before while i was going through a newspaper ( a leading hindi daily......) I saw a very interesting article on its first page- rght at the bootom generally where the feature articles or the soft stories get their place.. There i found an article saying , Dps has slashed an additional cess of Rs. 100 for hygene and sanitation, (toilet cleaning..) Till now everything was ok. But then i turned the page and ... there came a shocker... another article... " no drinking water available in 3 of DU colleges"... Now i was astonished to see that an article which holds more importance than the DPS one, was on the second page..... i wonder wheather a cess of RS 100 was more important for the readers or the unavailabily of pure drinking water in prominent colleges.... the reasons for my surprise were : 1) the number of people affected would definetely be more in case of the du colleges. 2) RS. 100 surcharge will not affect much to the parents who are willingly, till now, are spending a handsome amt. on their child/ children's future. 3) if in a state's capital, drinking water is not available then where can we expect. 4)the school is relatively in the outer part of the NCR (faridabad), while the DU colleges are situated in the heart of the city. 5) Also, this would have reflect the organisations social obligation in continuosly providing the news in public interests These all reasons and many more came to me as a surprise, abt. the people involved in the newspaper setting... I felt the second story was of a more importance and hence should be on the first page. I also agree that a lot of other stories are there which must be accomodated but due to lack of space they dont find the reckoning ..... However, these two stories were from a comparitively same beat( field) and the second was in more public interest.. isn't it? ?????????????????????