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‘Jan Shakti’ and versus ‘Dhan Shakti’: Defeat dynast, elect Modi, save India

S Ranganathan
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‘Jan Shakti’ and versus ‘Dhan Shakti’: Defeat dynast, elect Modi, save India

The candid Interview of Shri Narendra Modi, the dearest Prime Minister of India, the most respected leader by billions of people across the globe to Akshya Kumar, Bollywood actor was quite inspirational.

From a humble beginning, through untiring work, patriotism and passion for Bharat Mata, Narendra Modi rose to such heights. He understands the problems of poor people better than all other politicians in India, especially the dynast and his family members because he has suffered poverty, starvation, penury and pain of the poor. Therefore he alone can eliminate poverty, empower the poor and develop the country.

Starting from integrating the poor people into banking sector, direct transfer of money from various schemes into the accounts of the poor, transfer of subsidies directly into the bank account of poor, providing cooking gas connection, building toilets for safe sanitation, providing drinking water supply, electrification, health insurance coverage…. what not Modi has done for the poor people.

Even if someone is poor, because of he or she belongs to forward community, should not suffer from lack of opportunity in education and therefore Modi govt. brought 10% reservation to economically weaker section of people from forward community.

Modi ensured that the new reservation should not affect the existing reservation and hence asked all educational institutions to increase the number of seats by 10% that may be exclusively allotted to economically weaker section of people from forward community.

People used to wonder why Modi is liked so sincerely by everyone and how Modi alone could remain uncorrupt and in-corruptible in Indian politics whereas on the other side, several dynastic parties are fighting from within and fighting in public to grab power to loot our nation. He wants to be in spiritual line as a Sadhu, a sage, a saint, a mendicant.

Narendra Modi is a living example for purity, honesty and sagacity.

Narendra Modi represents ‘Jan Shakti’ (people) whereas the dynast politicians represents ‘Dhan Shakti’ (money).

Divinity and development, divinity and national security, divinity and elimination of poverty, divinity and removal disease and suffering, always go together, and the word has witnessed the same in the past and also in the recent times, the day Modi became our Prime Minsiter. Modi has come as messiah of peace, development, integrity, sab ka vikas and national security. He is on a mission to destroy all evil forces from Indian politics.

Like how Arjuna and 5 Pandava brothers stood with Lord Krishna to destroy all the 100 brothers of evil Kaurava clan, people of India must stand with Modi, to defeat all dynastic forces, forces that wants to grab power and cause instability, the gang that wants to loot our nation, breed nepotism, promote the culture of sycophancy and punkah coolie and finish off India.

The tradition and spiritual culture of India alone can solve the growing problems of the world, be it terrorism, economic crisis, erosion of human values and morality, ecological problems. Hinduism and Indian tradition has answers for every problem.

Narendra Modi kindles the moral and intellectual consciousness among people, empowering people with responsibility and duty, demand people to commit and pledge for developing India and ensure national security, want people to promote universal brotherhood and honesty and probity in public life.

No political leader in India in the recent times we can find as PURE as Modi, as HONEST as Modi, as WORKHOLIC as Modi.

Narendra Modi could remain so because he has adopted India and Indians as his family whereas the dynastic politicians want only their family and extended families to amass wealth all illegal means and develop and not the nation.  Look at the scenario in Karnataka or Kerala, in Karnataka, the grandfather – Deva Gowda, his two sons, and their sons …. and that is how JDS is growing. In Tamil Nadu the written law of DMK is that only Stalin alone is eligible to become chief minister of Tamil Nadu if DMK comes to power and no other DMK leaders is as eligible or as wise as Stalin. After Stalin, his son would come to such position as preparations for the above has already started.

Be it Lalu in Bihar or SP in UP, all are family show. Strength of all these parties lies in money and muscle power but the strength of Modi is due to people of India. The committed millions and millions of people who love India and want India to develop are with Modi.

The reason why most of the dynastic forces are rattled with Modi because defeating someone with ‘Jan Shakti’ is impossible and before ‘Jan Shakti, the Dhan Shakti cannot win.

To save India, people must re-elect Narendra Modi with massive margin and when he has absolute majority, he can bring more reforms to develop India, defeat all dynastic, corrupt forces, ensure national security and acheve sab ka vikas.  Save India and elect Modi govt.

Chowkidar Ranganathan

Understanding job uncertainty and unemployment in Modi’s India

Pankaj Vaidya
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Understanding job uncertainty and unemployment in Modi’s India

On a warm Sunday afternoon, he had gone over for lunch at his cousin sister’s place. His sister really looked forward to his visits. He was her uncle’s youngest child and she had a special affection for him.

After a sumptuous meal, they were discussing about life in general.

“So, how’s work?” she asked.

“Not so good.” he replied dejected.

She understood.

She knew that since the past 5 years, the industry her brother worked in was struggling under the new government’s policies, which was made worse by demonetization and GST. He also had tried changing jobs but things were not still looking up.

“I know the problems you are facing.” she said. “But given our family background and experience, you already have so many contacts in the industry. Why don’t you tap them?”

“Unfortunately, with the advent of social media and the government policies, my profession is becoming redundant. I am concerned about my future.” he replied.

“But not everything can be done through social media. You have some contacts in the new establishment as well. What happened to that?” she asked.

“I offended a senior person from the new establishment. So now people in position of power in the new establishment refuse to even talk to me.” he said dejected.

“But this is no way to do your job, just sitting in an AC office interviewing people. Why don’t you go out on the streets, debate, argue with and provoke people, maybe occasionally fist fight like some of the prominent people in your profession do?”

“I cannot do that. That style suit not suit me. My style is sitting down and interviewing a person face to face.” he said “I have a target to get an interview of an important person done by end of day today. If people refuse to talk to me, how am I going to do it? I am fed up of this professional uncertainty.” he said worried.

She understood her brother’s predicament. She was herself an accomplished writer of historical fiction and had seen her readership plummet in the last 5 years.

She said “Don’t worry. I have found you an eminent person you can interview to complete your targets.”

“Great! Who?” he said excited. He knew his sister would always be there when he needed her.

“Of course, it’s me, you silly. Did you forget that I write historical fiction better than Dan Brown and Ashwin Sanghi? Its just that these Sanghis do not have the caliber to understand and admire my works.”

“Oh what a relief. Of course, you are an eminent person! How did I miss!” he said and added “What do we talk about?”

“About your problems which we were just discussing. Employment, economy, demonetization and anti-people policies.”

“Great! Let’s start with the interview.” he said.

You can further details about the interview here:

https://indianculturalforum.in/2019/04/20/another-modi-government-would-mean-a-virtual-shutdown-of-the-indian-academic-world/

Mediating on god’s behalf – Gauging the efficacy, constitutionality and the socio-legal repercussions of the Mediation process referred in the case of Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi dispute

Amar Maruti Patil
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Mediating on god’s behalf – Gauging the efficacy, constitutionality and the socio-legal repercussions of the Mediation process referred in the case of Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi dispute

Mediation is a way out for an impending legal dispute in jurisprudence. But the current order of the Supreme Court referring the Ram Janmabhoomi matter, the mediation has itself become a dispute. The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court referred the Ayodhya Ram Mandir dispute to a Mediation Committee consisting of three members namely Justice F M Kalifulla, Sri Sri Ravishankar and mediation expert Adv Sriram Panchu. Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed a Brobdingnagian outcry by the intelligentsia regarding the neutrality of mediators.

Referring the dispute to mediation in itself is a continuation of the dilemma that the Apex Court has been facing in resolving this dispute. To adjudicate or not to. The Ex CJI of India Justice J S Khehar had himself offered to mediate in the dispute or to let any other sitting Justice of the Supreme Court takes the mantle to mediate the dispute. The three-way bifurcation of the Janmabhoomi by the Allahabad HC was not sought by any party nor was mediation sought by any party. The Apex Court has seemed to act on its own accord in referring the dispute to mediation.

In committing this act, the Supreme Court seems to have taken into consideration the socio-religious and political realities that plague this issue. The Supreme Court had proclaimed that the dispute at hand is just a title dispute and it would be folly on its part to see the dispute through any other prism. However, a reference to mediation and nudging the parties to arrive at a consensual settlement is, in fact, a digression from treating the dispute as a title issue. Why would two Chief Justices one current and one previous emphasize on arriving at a consensus? The constant efforts of the Supreme Court on arriving at a settlement seems to take away this adversarial nature of the judiciary and keeping the Apex Court away from any repercussions that are bound to happen in this case, either way, the dispute is decided.

It seems the Supreme Court is trying to draw lessons from the social upheaval after the Sabarimala judgment and is treading cautiously on a dispute which is already showing no signs of progression and crawling at an extraordinarily slow pace. The Indian political class has already put the ball in the Apex Court’s court by implying that whatever be the decision of the Court it would be complied with and a befitting closure would be given to this dispute. In what would be denoted as a double whammy for the Hindu litigants and the Hindu society at large neither an ordinance or bill is seeing the light of the day for constructing the Ram Mandir nor a judicial adjudication showing any signs.

The Supreme Court has tried its best to adhere to the maxim that “Justice should not only be done but should seem to have been done”. It has sourced mediators from various backgrounds and various religions (especially Hindu and Muslim between whom the dispute lies). Many questions have been raised on the constitutionality of such a mediation committee itself. Jurists and commentators alike have pointed out that suits which are in the nature of representative suits cannot be ordered for mediation as the interest of the larger public are involved and a few cannot claim or mediate on the behalf of a large number of people.

Adding to this quandary the foremost point that is omitted in most debates following this order is that the Hindu litigants are litigating not just on behalf of all other Hindus but on behalf of Shri Ram Lalla Virajmaan! The infant Deity himself. Indian Jurisprudence has already accorded Deities with legal personality capable of holding and disposing of the property. Can anyone mediate on God’s behalf without his willing consent? It is pertinent to note here that the SC has invoked Sec 89 of CPC, 1963 to refer the dispute to mediation. The present mediation committee has not been constituted as per an application under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996. If it were under the provision of the Arbitration Act then it would have been treated as an award and would be binding. No such clarity has been provided by the Supreme Court.

Arriving at another issue concerning the mediation dispute is the appointment of the venerable and world-renowned spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar as a mediator in this case. Critics like Romila Thapar, Adv Indira Jaisingh have pointed out that Sri Sri is not fit to be a mediator as he is not an unbiased person and he would be inclined to take sides in this case which should not be a case for a mediator. This objection is patently wrong on two grounds firstly just being a religious leader or a saint or a devout person cannot make him/her ineligible to mediate the dispute. This notion of compartmentalizing religion and state/society without understanding the forces of interplay is a western notion of secularism.

A religious person or an ordained saint would have a better understanding of religion than a Judge who has undergone secular education. Recently, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court even mentioned that a Judge should not be made to wear a Theologian’s hat in a dispute concerning religion/ religious sensibilities. Moreover, Sri Sri has a great track record of mediating between warring groups and initiating a peace process across the globe. An example of this would be the deal between the Colombian Government and the guerilla movement FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) which was brokered by Sri Sri.

If a person has a record of bringing various warring groups at the table on foreign soil then why not utilize his abilities back home. Also, Sri Sri was the only person in India during the pendency of dispute to suggest reconciliation and consensus as a path to resolve this dispute. Indira Jaisingh has raised the observation that men of faith cannot be men of law. Justice Rohinton Nariman would be an ordained Parsi priest but he can also preside over the Supreme Court. The personal faith of a person need not always come in the way of his conviction to discharge his duties.

The purpose of mediation is for a party to acknowledge its wrongdoing and for the other party to recognize it and offer terms for settling it. As Puri Sankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati has aptly pointed out that the purpose of mediation is to inspire the opposition to accept the truth, and not to normalize barbarity. When there have been no traces of reconciliation or even an acknowledgment of the historical truth of a pre-existing Vaishnavite structure on the disputed land the decision to refer the dispute for mediation is not based on merits but is taking a neutral political stand.

The best way out of this dispute is for the Supreme Court to adjudicate the dispute in the exercise of its power granted by the Constitution. The abdication of the constitutional duty to adjudicate is not a polite way to reconcile with the socio-religious realities. Adjudication in spite of the constant bickering and attempts to thwart the judicial process would evoke confidence and trust in the Judiciary. Mediation would at best be a test case in the efficacy of adjudication over the efficacy of consensual agreement in the present litigious Indian society.

Amar Maruti Patil & Adithya Anil Variath are final year students of law pursuing B.B.A.-LL.B. (Hons.) from School of Law, University of Mumbai’s Thane Sub Campus.

India in context of IMF slowdown expectations

Nilay Mishra
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India in context of IMF slowdown expectations

IMF recently published it’s world economic outlook and basically they are expecting a slowdown. One year ago economic activity was accelerating at a good pace and it was projected to grow at 3.9% in 2018 and 2019. There was a drastic change in several things like US-China trade war, macroeconomic stress in Argentina and Turkey, BREXIT issue not being shorted out, tighter credit policies in China, and financial tightening and normalization of monetary policy in major developed economies have all contributed to a weakened global expansion.

A slight recovery is expected in second half of 2019 as US Federal Reserve signaled that it will halt it’s interest rate increase for the rest of the year. US-China trade tension will also ease out a bit and probably they will come to a conclusion for trade agreement to take shape. The contribution of emerging market and developing economy like India will increase beyond 2020 and growth will also stabilize with expectation of rebound from Argentina and Turkey.

In Indian context 2019 Lok sabha election results which is scheduled to be announced on 23rd May will play a key role in growth and development of country, as various economic reform steps were taken by government in previous tenure. GST and Demonetization was a bitter pill taken and the outcome is yet to be reflected in economic growth. Traces of economic growth is already being seen but the real shining colour is yet to be spurt out.

Many loans which were as NPAs were written off in previous several quarters and capital infusion by government in various PSU banks were also a good step taken towards betterment of economic conditions. Stock Market has been very volatile in recent days and volatility index IND VIX is hovering around in a higher trajectory. IND VIX is expected to remain same for next few months as election results and then budget will be like a trigger for the volatility.

Inflation in recent past is being in constant check and low inflation is one of the greatest achievement by current Modi government. But lower inflation should not come at cost of development, as RBI’s major role is to maintain the rate of growth and also keep a check on inflation. In previous bi-monthly policy interest rate were reduced again and further easing of interest rates will not be easy now. Industrial growth has been slowed down and due to lower inflation farmer’s income has also not grown at a good pace. Jobs in informal economy has grown but several question has been raised on government on this issue.

India has a problem of underemployment not unemployment. Crude oil factor is also a major issue for India as from 2nd of May 2019 India will not be able to purchase Iranian oil due to sanction by US government on Iran. Although increase in production by Saudi Arabia will fulfil our needs but purchasing cost will definitely increase and that will be a negative for the economic growth. Lower crude oil prices was one of the major beneficial factor in recent times but if prices moves up higher then it will be concern for us.

India majorly is an agrarian economy and steps to enhance farmer’s economic growth should be first motto of the forth coming government but that should also not impact middle class people. As increasing tax burden on middle class will also not work as a solution for growth and development. Stock market has been euphoric in recent past and is expecting a repeat of one more term of Modi government. Next five years will be challenging for the forthcoming government as status of various government owned sectors are facing a financial crunch either it is BSNL in telecom sector or Air India in Airlines. Indian Post has also reported a major loss in last financial year.

All these major issues will be addressed in next five years. One should also not forget IL&FS default case as this should also be shorted out in coming years. IL&FS issue has been well handled by the government and ripple effect has also been controlled. There is a high chances of setbacks from different sources but one thing for sure is that India will triumph all these difficulties and will emerge as a leader in Asia, but for that a strong and stable government is the need of the hour.

Organised terror in the name of Book

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Organised terror in the name of Book

For over 1300 years, the world faced organised terror, in the name of a supremacist ideology masked in a veil of religion. The world was surprised, because of the common code that includes mindless violence, strict self-governing disciplines, murder, loot and stealing women. The ideology works by rewarding debauchery, masculine wet dreams, multiple partners and mindless violence, blood and gore without having to feel guilty.

The peaceful society had no answer. They lost land, wealth, mothers, sisters and daughters to these beasts.

For an evolved society, stealing is strictly prohibited. To the supremacists, it is allowed. To the Dharmic, touching a woman without her consent is strict no. The supremacists made sex slaves of 1000s, with their religion encouraging them.

To Dharmic, desecration of temples is immorality. Adharmic religionists plundered, looted and destroyed. To Dharmic, duties towards commoner is a clearly mentioned for ruler. For violent religionists people are slaves.

The evolved society had strict common code for war too. The human in an enemy was respected. The adharmic invaders invaded with no code, no honour. The religion that was supposed to instil higher values urged them to kill, rape, plunder and indulge.

Last few decades, the wounded civilisations have started showing resistance to the thuggery called Religion. The supremacist’s ideology is exposing itself every day. The politics to cover their back is exposed and it is impossible to ignore.

Political will is going to be determined to restrict this free run of the murderers, their hate book, urging their indoctrinated murderers to conquer the world. That book should be edited and must be purged of hateful content.

People are impatient. Retaliation seems to be the only option for self-preservation. The level of polarisation that we see in private conversation has roots on what has been going around for 1300 hundred years.

If one group punishes its followers with death for accepting other Dharma, such prescriptions must be destroyed. The book that dictates must be discredited.

Sri Lanka’s bombs attack could be a turning point. Else, another and another and another attack will continue. It may get delayed but it is coming. The terror is going to be emblazoned out. Leaders are too scared to take steps to stop loss of innocent lives.

Time has emanated to take decision for the leaders to stop the supremacists. No amount of political correctness is going to convince the innocent that they are destined to be murdered by the supremacists. The thought that ‘not destroying adharma is adharma in itself’ so, it is utterly necessary to take the path of evolution and reforms.

EC makes Sidhu silent for 72 long hours

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EC makes Sidhu silent for 72 long hours

Lately we have seen how another politician like the stature of Navjot Singh Sidhu stepped across the defined tracks of the country’s topmost poll panel. He was found distracted and took the wrong way around in making his fervent appeal to the people on the communal lines in Bihar’s Katihar on April 15. He lost the straight path and lost in his speech-making the difference between to be and not to be.

He was quickly served with a notice as to where he was going away. The answer from him was timely and obvious. His response in regard to his electioneering ban was not too lengthy to hold his traditional habit of speaking spontaneously. He thought it better to respond through his lawyer. He said that he had been misquoted and his remarks should be seen as a whole, in a context.

However all his logic did not let the Election Commission change its stand? It was definitely not only him who had been banned from campaigning in the 17th edition of the Lok Sabha polls but several other known politicians were also restricted for violating the model code of conduct. His violation was that he made an appeal for the support of people on nasty nuances.

Being a Congress party’s star campaigner he was overlooking no chance in compressing the stronger opposition parties. A chatty politician like him cannot stay silent for 72-hour. He has developed a habit of speaking complex sentences. So how could he be restrained for such a long duration? Seldom has he been satisfied with the simple one or one-and-a-half line sentence.

Whenever he starts speaking on any simply topic he takes roughly more than a minute in order to make the subject matter more interesting and lengthy. He knows the trick of analyzing the sentence in the way he deems suitable to explain before the audience. Like Newton’s Laws, he was hardly stable and calm. He was never appearing to be unbending in all sorts of situations. He seems like the Newtonian physics that cannot predict the way the light bends on its way through the solar system or how an electron might spin around an atom’s core. Keeping a talkative person silent like him was conversely a big punishment under the EC’s jurisdiction.

माननीय मुख्य न्यायाधीश रंजन गोगोई को पत्र

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माननीय मुख्य न्यायाधीश रंजन गोगोई को पत्र

माननीय न्यायाधीश महोदय

नमस्कार!

जस्टिस चेलमेश्वर, जस्टिस मदन लोकुर और जस्टिस कुरियन जोसेफ के साथ चौथे जज थे आप स्वयं जिन्होंने मुख्य न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा पर आरोप लगाया था कि वे रोस्टर पर बिना ध्यान दिए अपनी मनमानी कर रहे हैं। आज आप पर यौन शोषण का घिनौना आरोप लगा है। निस्संदेह आज मैं आपके साथ खड़ा हूँ और तब जस्टिस मिश्रा के साथ खड़ा था। मेरे लिए गोगोई या मिश्रा महत्वपूर्ण नहीं है, महत्वपूर्ण है मुख्य न्यायाधीश का पद। इस गरिमामयी पद की गरिमा बनाए रखना आवश्यक है।

अब जबकि आप पर आरोप लगा है तब मी लाॅर्ड! आपको अनुभव हो रहा होगा कि वाकई उस समय आप सब ने मुख्य न्यायाधीश पद की गरिमा को नुकसान पहुँचाया। उस समय जस्टिस मिश्रा पर आरोप था कि वे रोस्टर पर बिना ध्यान दिए अपनी मनमानी कर रहे हैं।

तब आज आप क्या कर रहे हैं? अपने ही केस की सुनवाई के मामले में वकीलों के दो दो संगठनों ने आपके स्वयं सुनवाई करने के बात पर आपत्ति दर्ज की है। जिस गलती की बात कहते हुए आप प्रेस कांफ्रेंस के लिए बाहर आ गए वही गलती आप स्वयं भी दोहरा रहे हैं। प्रेस कांफ्रेंस करते वक्त जरा भी ध्यान नहीं रखा कि इस हरकत से पद की गरिमा और विश्वसनीयता पर सवाल खड़े होंगे।

और तब आप का साथ देने वाले आज यह पोस्ट और ‘फेक न्यूज़’ चला रहे हैं कि अगले सप्ताह राफेल पर सुनवाई की वजह से दवाब बनाने के लिए यह आरोप लगाया गया है। तो जनाब, सुनवाई तो नेशनल हेराल्ड पर भी होने वाली है। सुनवाई तो अवमानना केस पर भी हुआ। साथ ही माननीय मिश्रा जी के विरोध जो छद्म उदारवादी धड़ा आपके साथ था आज इस समय आपके विरोध में जाँच की माँग कर रहा है।

पर मैं आप के साथ हूँ। निस्संदेह आप पर झूठा आरोप गढ़ा गया है। और यह उन लोगों की करामात है जिन्होंने आप को इस विश्वास के साथ समर्थन दिया था कि आप उनके हक में फैसले लेंगे। परंतु हुआ उल्टा। और तब नेशनल हेराल्ड केस में आसन्नप्राय संकट को देखते हुए आप पर झूठे आरोप गढ़े गए ताकि आप पर दवाब बनाया जा सके।

पूरे घटनाक्रम में मुझे आज इस बात की संतुष्टि है कि कम से कम आपको एहसास तो हुआ कि न्यायपालिका के इस गरिमामयी पद पर कितनी जिम्मेदारी होती है और कैसे कैसे दवाब बनाए जाते हैं। शायद उस समय जस्टिस मिश्रा पर आरोप लगाते समय आपको यह एहसास नहीं था।

मैं भारत का एक आम नागरिक हमेशा से यह जानते हुए कि न्यायपालिका कभी भी स्वतंत्र नहीं रही, यह जानते हुए कि कोलिजियम व्यवस्था निकृष्टतम व्यवस्थाओं में से एक है, न्यायपालिका के इस गरिमामयी पद और न्यायपालिका पर विश्वास करने पर मजबूर हूँ इस विश्वास के साथ कि पंचों के मुँह में खुदा बसता है। मुंशी प्रेमचंद की कहानी ‘पंच परमेश्वर’ और उसके किरदार ‘अलगू चौधरी’ और ‘जुम्मन शेख’ मेरे मानस पटल पर आज भी सुरक्षित हैं। और मन के किसी एक कोने में अब भी विश्वास है कि पंचों के मुँह में खुदा बसता है। मैं इस उम्मीद के साथ ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करता हूँ कि गोगोई निर्दोष साबित हों ताकि इस सर्वोच्च संस्था के प्रति मेरा विश्वास बना रहे। कम से कम मैं यह सोचकर सुरक्षित महसूस करूँ कि मुंशी प्रेमचंद सही थे और सही में पंचों के मुँह में खुदा बसता है। गोगोई पर आरोप बेबुनियाद साबित हों और मेरा यह भ्रम बचा रहे।

अंत में मेरा आपसे विनम्र निवेदन है कि आप सत्य के साथ डटे रहें। ईश्वर आपकी अवश्य सहायता करेगा। सत्य को उजागर होने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता जिस तरह सूर्य को उगने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता, जिस तरह फूल की खुशबू को फैलने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता। मैं दावे के साथ कह सकता हूँ कि आज भारत का हर नागरिक आपके साथ होगा, इसलिए नहीं कि आप रंजन गोगोई हैं बल्कि इसलिए कि आप मुख्य न्यायाधीश हैं, हर भारतीय को इस पद पर अथाह विश्वास है। इस विश्वास को कभी टूटने मत दीजिएगा जस्टिस गोगोई। हमेशा सत्य पर डटे रहिएगा और कोई भी ऐसा कार्य कभी नहीं कीजिएगा कि यह पद कलंकित हो और हमारा विश्वास टूटे।

Modi Tsunami is happening, 2019 election is about development and not for change, as seen in 2014

S Ranganathan
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Modi Tsunami is happening, 2019 election is about development and not for change, as seen in 2014

The rapid progression of several opposition parties from the state of Diarrhoea to Dysentery and the panic and paranoiac run of the dynast clearly display the clinical sign that most of the opposition politicians that they may be carrying Rabies virus and would have reached the advanced state of infection.

All these are happening in Indian politics is purely due to Modi Tsunami. Initially the opposition parties were searching for Modi wave and wondered why the sea is so calm and it means, it is for the opposition to make advantage out of the calm sea and not Modi. But the unwise, corrupt, destructive Tukde Tukde gangs and the dynast had never realized that what is happening in India is Modi Tsunami and not Modi wave.

In 2014, it was the election for change. The corrupt congress government and the family rule that has ruined India for nearly 70 years must be thrown out and that was the desire of people then.  Therefore people were making waves for change and dispelled their utmost anger against congress party and its affiliates.

The 2019 election is more about development, national security and sab ka vikas where people have already made their choice clear. This election is not a wave election but election for the development our nation, ensuring national security and sab aka vikas. Since the decision has been already made by people of India in favour of Narendra Modi, we see more of undercurrent than any waves. Deep sea doesn’t make waves and only in shallow sea, we will find waves.

When people were yarning for change in 2014, they were also a bit scared whether such change would happen and therefore they become noisy, publicly went out to campaign, spoke to everyone to vote for Narendra Modi led BJP and save India.

But today the millions and millions of voters are confident, satisfied and happy and are also proud of being an Indian. People of India largely feel that India has regained its dignity, self-respect, glory and leadership position from the state of hopelessness, scam and corruption, nepotism and dynastic politics of UPA 1 and 2. Since most of the people have understood the definition of good and corruption free governance for the first time since 1947, people want Narendra Modi back again as Prime Minister of India. He ran the most popular, impartial, sab ka vikas centric, un-corrupt government since 1947 and Narendra Modi was the first Prime Minister in the contemporary times has shown enormous courage to retaliate to terrorism and show Pakistan its place.

The Modi Tsunami election is quite visible even to an ordinary man who knows little about politics. This has rattled the entire opposition gangs, Tukde Tukde gangs, dynast and the punkah coolie of the above cocktail group. As a result, the dynast has stated to attack Modi and Amit Shah personally, the TDP and other Tukde group are blaming EVM, are running here and there like the one who is infected by Rabies virus.

Day by day, the dynast is losing his credibility like how fast the water drops evaporate out in Serengeti summer. Like the hero of AAP who used to abuse everyone as corrupt and then continuously engage in series of apologies, the dynast is also following the same path of AAP hero.

The dynast may be thinking that by abusing and spreading lies about Nrendra Modi or Amit Shah, would get him some votes. He is doing nothing but Manishankar Iyer phenomenon for the congress party. After all Manishankar Iyer and the dynast, both are siblings of the same rotten culture called congress party.

Neither BJP nor people need to vote out the dynast, the dynast is capable enough to dig his own graveyard in Indian politics. The most untrustworthy, nonsensical, illiterate, ignorant and culture and decency-less politics of the dynast is sufficient enough to defeat him.   Some traditionally rooted congress sympathisers are really worried about the future of congress party and the way the dynast is playing his politics, but the sycophants and punkah collie of the dynast both in the party and in some media houses instead of condemning and correcting the dynast are clapping for the global comedian and polluting Indian politics with the toxic and most obnoxious politics of the dynast.

India must be saved from the dynast, corrupt forces. Neutralizing all these negative forces is possible only if absolute power is granted to Modi. Only when Modi govt. get absolute majority he can excise the agenda of development, national security and cleaning of Indian politics by attenuating all divisive forces.

People of India therefore must exercise extra-caution and must owe additional responsibility to spread the message of positivity, development, national security and sab ka vikas agenda of Narendra Modi and must tell every Indian that they must participate in building new India and must also play the role of chowkidar to protect the nation from the dynastic forces that want to loot the country.

Look at the irony, the son, mother and son-in-law, all are on bail calling the most honest leader of India – PM Modi, a chor.

To put the real chor in prison, people must vote for Modi with massive majority. Let us save India, let us elect Modi. Let the agenda of development, national security and sab ka vikas and not the greed of the dynast to come to power and loot the nation win in 2019.

Chowkidar Ranganathan

क्या आतंकवाद का कोई धर्म है? हाँ है, और अवश्य है

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क्या आतंकवाद का कोई धर्म है? हाँ है, और अवश्य है

21 अप्रैल 2019 ईस्टर के अवसर पर श्रीलंका लगातार 8 बम धमाकों से दहल उठा। कई चर्चों और होटलों को निशाना बनाया गया था। माँस के लोथड़ों और खून की नदियों के बीच मानवता चीत्कार कर रही थी और आतंकवाद अपने घिनौने और वीभत्स चेहरे के साथ मानवता पर अट्टहास कर रहा था। कुछ ही समय पूर्व भारत के पुलवामा में सीआरपीएफ के काफिले पर और न्यूजीलैण्ड के मस्जिद में भी इसी तरह की घटना को अंजाम दिया गया था। कौन हैं ये लोग? क्या है इनका उद्देश्य? क्यों ये मानवता का रक्त बहाकर खुश होते हैं? क्या ये किसी प्रकार की मानसिक विक्षिप्तता से ग्रस्त हैं? क्या कोई इनके मस्तिष्क पर कब्जा कर खूनी खेल खेल रहा है या कुछ अन्य ही कारण है? ये कुछ ज्वलंत प्रश्न हैं जिनका उत्तर ढूँढ़ना ही होगा। इन प्रश्नों का उत्तर जाने बिना इस समस्या का स्थायी समाधान नहीं किया जा सकता।

श्रीलंका घटना की भयावहता का अनुमान इसी बात से लगाया जा सकता है कि घटना के बाद राष्ट्रपति सिरीसेना ने कहा कि मैं सदमे में हूँ। भारत के प्रधानमंत्री सहित अन्य कई दिग्गज नेताओं ने अपनी संवेदनाएँ प्रकट किया और इस कायराना हमले की भर्त्सना की।

इस प्रकार की घटनाओं का विश्लेषण करते हुए मेरा ध्यान एक विशेष ट्वीट पर गया जिसका उल्लेख करना यहाँ पर अत्यंत आवश्यक है। इस संदर्भ में ‘शांति के इमाम’ इमाम तौहिदी का ट्वीट बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है। इमाम ने एक वीडियो क्लिप ट्वीट करते हुए लिखा, “हम हर दिन चरमपंथियों को बेनकाब करने में घंटों बिताते हैं। इस वीडियो और इसकी पृष्ठभूमि पर भाषाई अवरोधों के कारण किसी का ध्यान नहीं गया। यदि यह उजागर हो जाता और अधिकारियों के ध्यान में लाया गया होता तो शायद इसे रोका जा सकता था। #श्रीलंका आतंकवादी: जो कोई भी मुसलमानों से असहमत है उसे मार दिया जाना चाहिए।”

इन प्रश्नों का उत्तर ढूँढ़ने की दिशा में यह ट्वीट एक महत्वपूर्ण संकेत देता है। इसी संदर्भ में यहाँ पर यह चर्चा करना भी प्रासंगिक होगा कि आदिल अहमद डार, जिसने पुलवामा हमले को अंजाम दिया था, ने अपने वीडियो में यह स्वीकार किया था कि उसने सैनिकों को मारा क्योंकि गोमुत्र पीने वालों को मारने से जन्नत नसीब होती है। न्यूजीलैण्ड के हमलावर ने भी यह स्वीकार किया था कि उसने यह कदम जगह-जगह होने वाले हमलों की प्रतिक्रिया के रूप में उठाया। प्रतिक्रियात्मक रूप में भी हिंसा भले ही उचित न हो परंतु जिस कारण प्रतिक्रिया के रूप में ऐसी घृणास्पद और निंदनीय कृत्य को अंजाम दिया गया वह सोचने पर विवश करती है। हाल-फिलहाल की ये घटनाएँ या इन से पूर्व घटी घटनाओं पर विचार करने पर इनके मूल में कहीं न कहीं धार्मिक उन्माद या धर्मान्धता नजर आती है।

विचारणीय है कि यह धार्मिक उन्माद क्यों? क्या वास्तव में कोई धर्म निर्दोषों की हत्या करने की शिक्षा देता है या दे सकता है? जब तक इस प्रश्न का उत्तर खुले मन से बिना किसी पूर्वाग्रह के नहीं ढूँढ़ा जाएगा इस समस्या का समाधान खोजना असंभव है। आदिल अहमद डार को यह शिक्षा कहाँ से मिली कि गोमुत्र पीने वालों को मारने से जन्नत नसीब होगी! क्या यह नहीं पूछा जाना चाहिए? पर विडम्बना भी है और दुर्भाग्य भी कि जब-जब यह प्रश्न पूछा जाता है तब-तब विश्व का एक बड़ा बुद्धिजीवी वर्ग इन चरमपंथियों के बचाव में खड़ा हो जाता है। भारत में भी एक बड़ा तबका उदारवाद के नाम पर इन अतिवादियों के समर्थन में है। मेरी दृष्टि में यह छद्म उदारवाद है और छद्म उदारवाद इन आतंकवादियों से अधिक खतरनाक है। ऐसे ही एक छद्म उदारवादी महिला सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता हैं कविता कृष्णन।

सीपीआई(एम) से संबंधित जेएनयू की पूर्व छात्र संघ अध्यक्षा रह चुकी कविता कृष्णन के इस ट्वीट पर नजर डालने पर स्थिति स्पष्ट हो जाती है। कविता कृष्णन अपने ट्वीट में कहती हैं, “श्रीलंका में #ईस्टर पर चर्च में आतंकी हमला। हाँ – धार्मिक अल्पसंख्यकों के खिलाफ बहुसंख्यकों का आतंकवाद। ठीक क्राईस्टचर्च में आतंकी हमले की तरह। मालेगाँव की तरह ही, मक्का मस्जिद में प्रज्ञा और साथियों के द्वारा किया गया विस्फोट।”

कविता कृष्णन जैसी सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता यदि बुद्धिजीवी कहलाती हैं तो ईश्वर का बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद है कि मैं बुद्धिजीवी नहीं हूँ। श्रीलंका में कौन हैं बहुसंख्यक? 70% जनसंख्या के साथ बौद्ध वहाँ बहुसंख्यक हैं। अब जबकि आईएसआईएस ने इस हमले की जिम्मेदारी ले ली है कविता कृष्णन को शांतिप्रिय बौद्धों से माफी माँगनी चाहिए। परंतु इस बुद्धिजीवी सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता में इतनी भी सज्जनता भी नहीं बची है, माफी माँगना तो दूर उसने इस ट्वीट को डिलीट तक नहीं किया है। यह है आज के उदारवाद का पाखंड और इसी पाखंडपूर्ण उदारवाद को ही मैं छद्म उदारवाद कहता हूँ।

बजाए इसके बुद्धिजीवी वर्ग को इमाम तौहिदी के ट्वीट पर गंभीरतापूर्वक विचार करना चाहिए। विश्लेषण करना चाहिए उस वीडियो क्लिप का। विश्लेषण करना चाहिए आदिल अहमद डार के वक्तव्य का। यह जानने का प्रयास करना चाहिए क्यों इनको नफरत है गोमुत्र पीने वालों से?! क्या गोमुत्र पीना कोई अपराध है?! क्यों किसी को सिर्फ इसलिए मार देना चाहिए कि वह मुसलमानों से असहमत है?! क्या गुनाह है उसका?! क्या केवल वैचारिक मतभेद होने पर किसी की हत्या कर दिया जाना चाहिए?! कहाँ गया उदारवाद?!

पुनश्चः जड़ें कहाँ छुपी हैं जाने बिना आतंकवाद जैसी विकट समस्या का समाधान नहीं खोजा जा सकता। अगर यह कट्टरपंथी सोच किसी धार्मिक ग्रन्थ से आ रही है तो तत्काल ऐसी शिक्षा पर रोक लगनी चाहिए और यदि यह सोच उन धार्मिक शिक्षाओं को न समझ पाने की वजह से उत्पन्न हो रही है तो उन शिक्षाओं को समझने लायक सरल शब्दों में बदलना चाहिए। अन्यथा हिंसा-प्रतिहिंसा, क्रिया-प्रतिक्रिया का यह दौर थमने वाला नहीं। और आतंकवाद अपने भयानक चेहरे के साथ इसी तरह अट्टहास करते रहेगा। कभी भारत में, कभी श्रीलंका में तो कभी कहीं और।

Justice delayed … but hope lingers

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Justice delayed … but hope lingers
Many of us go through life without having to deal with the law or courts, and get our knowledge from tele-serials and documentaries. Until recently, even I had minimal interactions with law and legal system in India, UK and even the US for minor issues like reporting an accident or for police verification.
You might have walked by derelict buildings or properties around any Indian metropolis and noticed painted signs that state “Stay Order in XYZ court. Case/order # ABC123” and wondered about it. Or you may occasionally come across articles about the Indian judiciary swamped with cases, quoting litigants who talk about ‘years’ or ‘decades’ it took for a verdict. Such news of law or litigation however has little interest to most of us, unless we are at the receiving end; in which case an endless wait for our day in court can be excruciating.

On the face of it, the Indian legal system seems extraordinarily sluggish, with phrases like “justice delayed is justice denied” holding true. My recent brush with the judiciary, however, gave me a ringside view of the machinery at work. After a recent opportunity to sit on proceedings at Karnataka High Court, I came away with an admiration of a system that works, even when it is swamped by the sheer volume of cases.

My Case

I migrated back from America a couple of years ago to be around for my parents. While reviewing the family’s records, found that my dad had bought a parcel of land over two decades ago and had been trying to register in his name unsuccessfully. He had spent substantial sums – to the tune of lakhs of rupees –  pursuing the title registration. It turned out that most of the money spent was in bribes to sundry agents and officials, hoping for positive action.

I decided to pursue the matter further, and I consulted with an attorney who practices in Karnataka’s High Court. After reviewing the land records, he was confident that we could file a writ petition against the State Government asking the local Thasildar (land records department) asking them to register the title to the land in my father’s name. His fee sounded reasonable and he was confident that the matter would be heard and processed expeditiously. That was nearly 1 ½ years ago.

My attorney filed the writ petition in October 2017 and after an initial adjournment, the case came up for hearing. At the hearing, the Government’s Attorney argued that the validity of the original grant was in question, and it needed to be reviewed by the government authority. The judge passed an order stating that the revenue department was to be given 6 months to investigate the records.
The attorney said he was disappointed with the judgement response, especially since we had all the relevant documents on hand. He felt it was just a delaying tactic adopted by the Government’s attorney, and suggested that we file a writ Appeal at the same High Court.
I was dreading further prolonging of litigation. However, I felt that having come this far there was little point in just dropping the issue and walking away, especially since my attorney indicated that the fee for preparing the writ appeal would be ‘negligible’. There had been too much time and effort that my dad had invested in pursuing the land.
The paperwork for writ appeal was filed in Oct 2017 and the case wasn’t picked up for a few months. In March 2018 my lawyer’s assistant called and said the court had asked for translation of documents, which were originally in Kannada. He recommended an official translator for the job and I paid the fee for translations.
After that, we waited several months when the case was picked up for an initial hearing. The judges found the documents in order and said the matter could be admitted for final hearing. That was in June of 2018.

The High Court website – Transparency at work

In the months and weeks after the original filing, I familiarized myself with the High Court’s website and began visiting it periodically. As a technocrat, I was impressed by the usability and ease with which citizen could review the records, judgments and updated case status. I was able to download a copy of the judgment passed in original writ petition and read it in entirety. Likewise, the case status were updated daily and were used by lawyers and the public alike.

The website also publishes a real-time tracker of cases being heard in court halls across the High Court on a specific day. This allows the public and lawyers to look up the “Bulletin Board” on their smartphone and plan their attendance at schedule times.

My day in the court?

In early march, I got a call from my attorney that the case had been scheduled for final hearing on 6th March. I asked him the appointment time for the hearing, and he said based on the roaster, the case was listed as Number 58, so it could come up for hearing sometime in the afternoon.

I decided to go to the court to observe the proceedings and I reached the majestic Karnataka High Court complex around 1 pm. I found my way to that hall, which was on the second floor or the main building. The courtroom resembled what one sees in Indian movies and TV serials – the bench where judges are seated is at one end of the hall. Facing the judges were a couple of lecterns with small mikes where the lawyers for plaintiff and defendants stood.

The first case that afternoon was a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) about a construction of a government building on a ‘tank-bund’ next to an area of 610 acres marked as a lake by the state government. The government side was represented by a couple of lawyers from different departments. The lawyer filing PIL said that the building was an ‘illegal encroachment’ on the 720 acres marked as a lake on original survey and was done on behalf of a local MLS. They went back and forth and seemed to claim that it was legal as per law of that time. That case took the entire half hour before the court broke up for lunch at 1.30 pm.

After lunch break, the lawyers and the audience assembled for the proceedings to continue. Before the next matter could be heard, a lady approached the bench and began ranting that she wanted ‘some’ help from the court. As she continued to rant that she wanted some ‘justice,’ the Chief Justice (CJ) asked if she was being represented by a lawyer. She said that her lawyer had fallen ill himself and was unable to help her and she did no have any case filed in the court. The judges wanted her out of the room and called the bailiffs. Before that could happen, the lady decided to walk out herself.

After this unscheduled interlude, a few other cases came up for hearing. Two factories in Bomannahalli, represented by their attorneys began dueling it out. One was claiming that the other factory was creating a lot of sound and noise that had affected its foundation and windows. Both lawyers made their argument for about 45 minutes, after which the CJ orally dictated his verdict to his clerk in verbose legal language.

Hearing in the matter of a few other cases continued till about 4.45 pm, when the court adjourned for the day. I was a bit disappointed that my case had not been picked up for hearing. I, nevertheless came away impressed with the professionalism and decorum of the court.The judicial officers, lawyers and judges diligently wade through innumerable cases every day: Cases where litigants like me have a lot of emotions, time and resources invested, hoping and praying for a positive verdict. However, as I could see that day in court, dozens of cases are listed for hearing every day. But given the time constraint, only a small fraction of them can be heard by judges, and orders passed. The rest of them, like my case get adjourned and continue to pile up with the scores more that are filed by litigants every day.

So, how does the story end?

Later that evening, I logged back into the High Court website saw an updated status : my case was adjourned for another “2 weeks.”  That was on the 6th of March 2019; and it has now been nearly 6 weeks after that and I continue to login to the HC website with a hope and prayer, to see if my case is being scheduled for a hearing.

Republished from blog

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