Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, UP- Election 2007 - 2

10-25-2007, 06:03 AM

Uma is a problem. She is like a crab in well. <img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' />

10-25-2007, 11:43 PM

from different fora
QUOTEIsn't it true that Tejpal's father was a close associate of Arjun Singh?

Isn't it true that Tejpal and his father were close to Singh when he was Governor of Punjab.

Isn't it true that Tejpal used to look after the publicity department of Tewari Congress of which Arjun Singh was the president.

Isn't it true that Manoj Prabhakar agreed to contest Lok Sabha election from South Delhi in the mid-nineties at the instance of Tarun Tejpal? The latter also used Prabhakar as a weapon to target Indian cricket, though in the end Prabhakar was also found guilty.

Isn't it true that Tejpal was used by Arjun Singh to launch a campaign against Narsimha Rao?

Isn't tehelka reporter Mathew Samuel a close associate of Tom Vadakkam, in-charge of the Congress media cell?

Why they didnt investigate any scam related to congress or atleast 1984 rights or godhra train fire? Is just because congress is behind that

Isât true that tehalka is supported by congress sonia bofors money and other Xian missionaries?

10-26-2007, 10:49 PM

All the sting operation fallout and congress asking Modi to resign indicates one thing... Modi has a very good chance of winning Gujarat. Why else would the tehelka come out now, if not to tarnish Modi's win? so, instead of development and all the good things Modi has done in the last 5 years, they would say he won because of communal politics. And I think congress has conceded the battle (guj state) to win the war (2009 election).

Also, how coordinated was this attack on modi! First Karan thapar started off with the interview and now the tehelka. I dont think all this is co-incidence. It took a lot of effort. Wonder who the conductor of this orchestra is.

10-27-2007, 08:01 AM

Already, standard anti-Hindu group in US are releasing Press release and requesting Empress Wu of India to arrest Modi.
Not sure whether same should be done to Empress Wu's husband, oops he is dead.

dhu · 10-27-2007, 09:07 AM

Just as muslims have a sixth sense for weakness and fear in their adversary, secularists have a sixth sense for any show of strength in Hindus. The true tragedy would have been if the Hindu had responded to Godhra with the usual comatose response; then open season would have been declared by one and all on Hinduism.

10-28-2007, 10:01 AM

Thought I was auditioning for serial, says stung lawyerQUOTEBut, at a press conference on Saturday, he claimed he had uttered those words under the impression that he was rehearsing for a television serial.

Announcing that he had resigned as counsel, he maintained the correspondent of Aaj Tak channel, Dhimant Purohit, had offered him a role in a serial the channel was purportedly producing.

âI have known Purohit for many years. He told me his channel was making a reality show on the riots and they wanted real-life persons to act,â he said.

Pandya added that he had been simply reading out from a script handed to him when he was captured on hidden camera. 

Pandya could not explain, however, how he failed to see something amiss in a script, which used names of judges identical with those he was appearing before.

Pandya has filed criminal cases against Purohit and two others, charging them with cheating, criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, fraud, trespass and breach of communal harmony. Purohit has sought anticipatory bail.
Hahahha , Here comes real story how they gave script to these guys and say what Congress want to tell rest of world.

10-28-2007, 10:12 AM

Tehelka quarry was only âactingâQUOTEThe lawyer has lodged a first information report against Purohit and âtwo othersâ. He said he would move court and approach the information and broadcasting minister for action against Tehelka.

Purohit, likely to be arrested unless he gets anticipatory bail, has gone into hiding.

He told The Telegraph from an undisclosed place that the Maninagar police station, which falls under Modiâs constituency, had refused to give him a copy of the FIR which he requires if he has to file for bail.

âI donât understand why Pandya has lodged an FIR against me,â he said. âThe sting operation was entirely carried out by Tehelka. Aaj Tak had no role except airing it.â

10-28-2007, 08:48 PM

Gujarat has outgrown riot
Swapan Dasgupta
A decade ago, during President Clinton's embarrassment over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the White House spin doctors excelled themselves. At a time when the world was eagerly awaiting the publication of the Starr inquiry report, the President's image handlers put out the word that this was a hurdle he would find extremely hard to negotiate. Soon the beltway was agog with speculation of an extremely damaging report and Clinton's imminent resignation.

The Starr report, when it was released, was certainly an indictment of Clinton's waywardness. However, it was nowhere as damaging as the political grapevine anticipated. In the backdrop of soaring expectations, the Starr report came to be viewed as a virtual exoneration of the President and provided him a much-needed political respite. Clinton's handlers successfully created a mismatch between promise and delivery and neutralised the potentially damaging effects of the Starr inquiry.

The editors of Tehelka certainly succeeded in creating a buzz over a sting operation they promised would be "the most important story of our time" -- a claim that invoked visions of Bob Woodward emulating what the Google advertisement suggested the Indiana Jones' of the world do: Retire. It was also known that the story would centre on Gujarat and the one man who has defied the stormtroopers of secular fundamentalism. With Assembly elections a few weeks away, Tehelka's hype suggested that this was the end of the road for Narendra Modi.

There was never any ambiguity over the central aim of the sting: To secure the downfall of Modi. The covert filming of half-crazed killers and braggarts had one objective: To somehow implicate Modi. The reporter Ashis Khetan quite openly admits that he was initially despatched to Gujarat to do "a sting operation on Chief Minister Narendra Modi's involvement in a spate of fake encounter killings." When that pre-judged investigation failed, Tehelka fell back on the riots of 2002. It successfully exposed the warped minds of those who participated in the killings. However, there is no question that the sting was driven by the sole aim of securing the downfall of Modi by non-electoral means. Journalism was the means to a political objective.
Journalists are not historians; they live for the moment. The bloodshed that began with the jihadi arson in Godhra has been in the public domain for five years. The butchery at Naroda Patiya and the Gulbarga Housing Society in Ahmedabad has been dissected and some of the perpetrators identified and charged in the courts. Activists have made films on the 2002 riots and been showered with awards by a grateful Congress establishment. Novels centred on the Gujarat riots have routinely filled the remaindered sections of warehouses and "academic" studies have argued that "Hindu militancy" poses a greater threat than Al Qaeda.
The only problem with this inspired activism was that it left Modi politically unscathed. In the five years since the riots, Modi has established a few things. First, he has conclusively demonstrated that he has the popular mandate. Second, that despite loony voices on both sides of the sectarian divide, he is not going to be bogged down by identity politics. There have been no riots in the past five years and hopefully this track record will persist. The thrust of his administration has been rapid economic growth, administrative efficiency and modernisation. In five years, Modi has not only aroused regional pride, he has made Gujarat the best governed State.

The riots -- horrible as they were - are fast becoming history. The people of Gujarat, both Hindus and Muslims, have moved on. No one, and certainly not the Congress, wanted the forthcoming elections to be dominated by sectarian tensions. There are other pressing concerns. By resurrecting the riots, without at the same time being able to nail Modi personally, the sting has raised the communal temperature needlessly and fuelled minority victimhood.

This is not to suggest that Tehelka shouldn't have exposed the monsters; it should just have avoided the desperate search for a high political dividend.

10-29-2007, 08:31 PM

CD issue: EC may postpone Gujarat pollQUOTEElection Commissioners Navin Chawla and Qureshi have threatened to postpone the Gujarat election process and bring President's Rule in the state if the Bharatiya Janata Party fans communal violence in Gujarat through its new CD, which is to be released in the birth place of Sardar Patel.

Both have spoken to the director general of police and the chief secretary to be on alert against a communal CD in which Vishwa Hindu Parishad men being burnt in a train is shown.

If this is telecast, there shall be a possiblity of the entire election process being postponed. If that is done, the Centre can easily clamp President Rule.

Deputy election commissioners have been put on alert in New Delhi to monitor Gujarat.

CD released by Congress on Gujarat riots is OK and Secular and CD released by BJP on Godhra is communal.

ramana · 10-31-2007, 01:16 AM

Pioneer, Op_Ed , 31 Oct., 2007

QUOTEJournalism's 'Kalank'

Second Opinion: BK Verma

This refers to the articles, "Will stingers be stung" by Chandan Mitra, "Gujarat has outgrown riots" by Swapan Dasgupta, and "Half truths don't help Muslims" by Kanchan Gupta (October 28). For full two days certain television news channels, whose propensity to demonise the BJP and anything connected with Hinduism is well known, went to town claiming to have discovered the "Gujarat Dangon Ka Sach" (truth behind the Gujarat riots), in their "sansanikhez khulasa" (sensational exposÃ©).

These programmes made snide remarks on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's "direct involvement" in engineering the post-Godhra violence and shielding the culprits. In the event, the screaming headlines at the bottom of the screen proved to be longer than the sketchy visuals. The flavour that they served was insipid and flat. The 'evidence' that they so bombastically presented, turned out to be the statements of some windbags, who simply bragged about their misdeeds. It was at best a hearsay evidence, which no court would take cognisance of in the absence of collaborative or documentary evidence.

The programmes showed nothing new. Not an iota of evidence was proffered that would prove the Chief Minister's involvement in the post-Godhra violence. The three articles referred to above have ripped apart their claims of clean and ethical journalism. From the analyses in the above articles motives of the stingers become amply clear.

First, a reporter who was sent to mount an operation on Mr Modi's involvement in "fake encounters" has admitted that it was after that attempt failed that Tehelka fell back on the 2002 violence in Gujarat. Second, these 'shocking revelations' do not add to the bulk of what has been alleged earlier and the accused are already facing trial. Third, the revelations were aired within days of the Prime Minister calling the violence "Holocaust". Fourth, the timing of the revelations also is questionable -- just prior to the Assembly election in the State. Last, the matter is already sub judice so the evidence should have been presented in the court.

It was sad that journalism has now become an instrument of political manipulation. Now, hidden cameras are used, call girls are employed, liquor served, cash offered and interviews are managed on false pretence. The much touted "Operation Kalank" has further maligned this profession.



Looks like MMS had Gujarat on his mind while he was whining about the deal and coalition govts. lack of effectiveness. It cant be too coincidental. I think he hides his politics well behind academic cloak.

10-31-2007, 01:46 AM

QUOTEIt cant be too coincidental
Ofcourse not, it was well orchestrated drama, MMS is key, who always say things from his behind. He show he is joker, but actually, he is very good in retaining his Kursi, by hook or by crook.
PVN was a person of pride, same was IG, Vajpayee, or Chandershekar, but MMS is ..............

Husky · (This post was last modified: 10-31-2007, 07:53 PM by Husky.)

http://satyameva-jayate.org/2007/10/31/of-...ra-and-gujarat/
QUOTEOf Godhra and Gujarat
Posted on October 31, 2007 by B Shantanu
*** CAUTION: Long Post ***

This post comprises two separate articles from Shri Arvind Lavakare which I am reproducing in full below.

They are from 2004 and 2006 respectively and offer food for thought, especially in the context of the Tehelka sting operation (Read Offstumpedâs take on Tehelka and BarbarIndianâs posts on it here and here).

In the first article, Shri Lavakare makes the following main points:

To label the riots in Gujarat as âgenocideâ is wrong
- Friction between Hindus and Muslims is not new and is not a creation of the BJP/VHP/RSS (âthere had been communal friction since at least the time of Aurangzebâ who ruled India from 1658 till his death in 1707â³)
- Muslims often have difficulty in integrating or assimilating with non-Muslim cultures - especially in countries where they are in a minority (he cites examples from the world over)
- In the second article, Shri Lavakare notes that a large number of Hindus too suffered in the riots that followed the S-6 carnage.

More importantly, he recalls the Justice Tewatia Report into the riots and suggests that the burning of carriage S-6 was deliberate and pre-planned by jehadi elements inspired and supported by Pakistan and their avowed aim was to create Hindu-Muslim communal conflagration in India.Read the rest at link, it has better formatting.

10-31-2007, 07:52 PM

http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2007...umped-reaction/
Tehelka expose on Gujarat Riots - Offstumped Reaction

Someone posted this here before I think, but not sure:
http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2007...hs-and-reality/
Justice Srikrishna Commission Report - Media Myths and Reality

Husky · (This post was last modified: 10-31-2007, 08:24 PM by Husky.)

http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2007...umped-reaction/
QUOTEWatching the manner in which Headlines Today is running this story on live televisionwith clips from the movie Parzania to play up the horror, it just goes to highlight how out of control and irresponsible the sensationalism of ratings starved news channels has become. 
Comments:
QUOTErunning clips of parzania without even putting a banner saying its from the film has to be treated as fiction.
QUOTE# When Arvind P and Babu bajrangi are speaking, where is all of their lip movement ? Tehelka claims that âthe spycam was placed on the lapâ hence the face is not clearly seen in many cases. Then how is one to determine what is being said, if something is beingsaid in the first place
Arvindâs video is clearly out of synch

# The date on Arvindâs video is â2001.01.09 â
Didnât the âholocaustâ happen in 2002 ?
So Tehelka forgot to set the date in the spycam?

# The date on Bajrangiâs video is â2001.01.01 â
Same argument as above.

# The date on Arvindâs video is â2001.01.13 â
Same argument as above.

So can this be challenged in the court of law ?
Or is this trial by the Eng lang media which has already delivered Modi the verdict ?

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October 26, 2007

1:50 pm
Correction,
The date on Rameshâs video is â2001.01.13 â
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071015/asp/...ory_8436249.asp
QUOTEMonths after the riots, the Bengal government had tried to embarrass Modi by inviting and rehabilitating Qutubuddin Ansari, the tailor who had become the face of the pogrom after he was photographed with pleading, fearful eyes and folded hands.

Ansari set up a tailoring shop in Calcutta with government help and was paraded at meetings where he contrasted peaceful, harmonious Bengal with Modiâs Gujarat. His business didnât do well, however, and he returned to Gujarat two years later.

10-31-2007, 09:07 PM

http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2007...a-that-was-not/
Must read

11-03-2007, 01:10 AM

QUOTEModi to keep stars at bay in poll campaign 
Kumar Uttam | New Delhi
Pioneer.com
BJP's election campaign in Gujarat would be sans 'stars'. Chief Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have conveyed to the BJP high command that he does not need film stars to attract voters to his rallies.

Apparently, the party high command is also not interested in bearing the huge expenditure incurred in 'hiring' these film and TV stars and subsequently organising other facilities for them.

"There are two reasons for not roping in stars. First, they ask for big money. Second, they hardly convert the crowd into votes," a senior BJP leader told The Pioneer preferring anonymity.

It has almost been agreed that Leader of the Opposition LK Advani and Chief Minister Narendra Modi would take centrestage in party's campaign in Gujarat, which is expected to kick off anytime around November 23.

BJP's Election Management and Coordination Committee in-charge Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "Advani along with BJP president Rajnath Singh would address as many as 35-40 election rallies in Gujarat."

A radio and newspaper advertisement campaign for Gujarat is likely to start from next week. Similarly, both Advani and Rajnath will attend at least 30 public meetings in the election-bound Himachal Pradesh.

Development and achievements of the Modi Government would be poll plank of the BJP in Gujarat. Indications are that the party's campaign in the State would be devoid of any counter-claim on Godhra riots, despite that a private news magazine made an unsuccessful attempt to fix the Chief Minister in the 2002 case.

The BJP also announced to take up the challenge put forth by Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal who had on Thursday announced to expose Modi's "hollow claims" on development front, one by one.

Reacting to Congress' allegation that the Modi Government hardly performed in some sectors, the saffron party came out with a compilation of remarks of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, senior Congress Ministers, World Bank and other Central agencies about the achievements and good governance of the BJP Government.

In imachal Pradesh, the party's attempt is to ride on the anti-incumbency faced by the Congress Government in order to make a comeback to power.

"Corruption and non-performance of the State Government would be the main agenda.

BJP's campaign in Himachal would also compare the performance of the present Congress Government to that of the previous BJP regime.

11-07-2007, 09:37 AM

Now, Ritambhara backs ModiQUOTEAHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 6: While Uma Bharati may be gunning for Chief Minister Narendra Modi, another sanyasin, Sadhvi Ritambhara, has thrown her weight behind him. Addressing a Bhagwat Katha, or a religious discourse, in Surat last week, she told her devotees, âReligious places like Ram Mandir, Amarnath and Vaishno Devi are facing a threat from terrorists. In such a situation, the country needs a leader like Narendrabhai Modi.â

11-09-2007, 02:22 AM

A critique of Tehelkaâs dismissal of a Vibrant Gujarat

11-13-2007, 01:07 AM

Sensex points add up for ModiQUOTEBut the resident of Jhankur in rural Gandhinagar says he watches âthe news only to monitor the stock market. Every time there is political toofan (tumult) in Delhi, it is shaky. If only Modi ruled at the Centreâ¦.â

A beneficiary of the milk revolution, Karmabhai invests surplus earnings in stocks on the âadvice and guidanceâ of a local portfolio manager.

An industrialist who did not want to be named said: âThere was a time when Gujaratis believed only in saving money. Today, the buzzword for the young is multiplier effect. They are looking at opportunities to multiply their earnings. Thatâs why portfolio managers have fanned out in large parts of rural Gujarat.â

After gushing over Modi for ushering in an âera of prosperity and stability which Gujarat lackedâ, Karmabhai offers another reason for wanting the chief minister back after the December elections
...........

Human rights activist Mukul Sinha, who has floated the new National Socialist Movement party, said: âPatels are the dominant caste and class and it is important to recognise the co-mingling of the two to understand their so-called rebellion against Modi.â

For years, even after getting economic clout thanks to land reforms brought in by the Congress, the community lacked social recognition. Although the Patels form 28 per cent of the population, political power eluded them until the RSS and the VHP made them their vehicles of mass mobilisation
.......

J.J. Patel, a young Ahmedabad lawyer, said: âThe older Patel leaders, including Keshubhai (the former chief minister) are out of step with the times. We have accepted Narendrabhai although heâs not a Patel. What matters is he is dynamic, honest and transparent.â

So-called Human rights actvist is trying to divide society and society is more mature than these morons.

11-14-2007, 05:15 AM

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Secularism at the core BJP's ideology: Naqvi

PTI | Shimla

Posted online: November 13, 2007 Strongly refuting the charge that BJP was a 'communal' party which, along with RSS, had made Gujarat its 'communal laboratory', senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said his party was nationalist and believed in secularism as defined in the constitution.

Dismissing the allegation by political rivals as 'baseless' at a press conference here on Tuesday Naqvi said, "BJP is a nationalist party and secularism, as defined in the constitution of India, is at the core of its ideology."

Hitting back at the party's political adversaries, Naqvi, who is the BJP's national vice president, said, "BJP does not need a certificate from pseudo secularists like the Congress to prove that it is not communal."

Rubbishing the charge that the party along with the RSS had converted Gujarat into a 'communal laboratory' he said BJP never justified communal riots in Gujarat and criticised the Congress for making the post-Godhra riots its main poll plank in the coming assembly elections in Gujarat.

Alleging that more than 48,000 communal riots took place in the country during over 45 years of Congress rule including those at Meerut, Baroda, Bhagalpur and Mysore, Naqvi asked the Congress to check its track record before levelling charges against BJP.

Replying to a question he said the Tehelka sting operation on Gujarat riots would have no impact and claimed that the BJP would comfortably return to power in Gujrat as people were impressed with the achievements of Narendra Modi Government.

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