07-16-2007, 05:16 PM (This post was last modified: 07-16-2007, 05:17 PM by Husky.)
Mudy, you're so right to call him Moron Singh. More proof (as if we needed any more to second your accurate diagnosis of him):
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the disputed Kashmir region could become a symbol of cooperation with arch-rival Pakistan as he promised to continue peace talks with Islamabad.
Singh, on a day-long visit to Kashmir's Jammu region, repeated a pledge he first made in 2005 that "borders (between India and Pakistan in Kashmir) cannot be changed, but they can be made irrelevant."
The neighbours, who have fought two of their three wars since 1947 over Kashmir, both claim the region in full but administer it in part.
"I hope and believe that Kashmir can, one day, become a symbol of India-Pakistan cooperation rather than of conflict.
"There can no be question of divisions or fresh partitions, but the line of control can become a line of peace," he said, referring to the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Singh also added that New Delhi would deal firmly with an Islamic insurgency against Indian rule in its zone of Kashmir that began in 1989 and has so far claimed more than 42,000 lives, according to official figures.
"We are firm in our resolve to fight terrorism and to end the blackmail of terror in this peace-loving state," he said.
India accuses Pakistan of aiding separatists who are battling Indian troops, a charge Islamabad denies.
On the slow-moving peace talks with Pakistan on Kashmir and other disputes, started in January 2004, Singh said New Delhi would "continue our dialogue with Pakistan, despite difficulties ... because I genuinely believe that there is no alternative but to work for building peace."
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<b>Mother of all insults by Andhra CM </b>
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The Andhra Pradesh Assembly witnessed an unprecedented clash between the ruling Congress party and almost the entire Opposition when Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, in an intemperate outburst against leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu, dragged Naidu's mother into the debate.
Replying to the allegations of serious irregularities in mining activity in the Obulapuram area of Anantapur by the company of Janardhan Reddy, Rajasekhara said that he would expose Naidu in such a way that he would regret his birth.
<b>"What I am saying now is only a preamble. There are a lot of things to say. After I complete what I have to say, Chandrababu, you will, in fact, regret why unnecessarily you came into your mother's womb and you will feel that it would have been better if you were not born at all. What are you talking! I will expose you," the Chief Minister said</b> <!--emo&:o--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â as the entire House was left stunned for some time before the TDP benches burst into protest.
The outburst, which left almost all the Opposition members shocked and pained, came after the Question Hour when the TDP members tried to raise the issue of alleged siphoning off of minerals from Obulapuram mining area, the scene of a protest by the TDP since Saturday.
The issue rocked the House right from the morning when 21 TDP members were suspended after they tried to press for an adjournment motion on the issue
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A lot's been discussed about Arjun Slimy Singh here and other media. But when his own family comes out and peels off that '<i>secular-champion-of-oppressed</i>' mask, it's popcorn time
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<span style='color:red'>Case against Arjun Singh under Anti-Dowry Act</span> from Times of India
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Under anti-dowry act, they should arrest him ASAP, as Police do in other cases, why Police had made no arrest?
He is saying, he was sidelined, it means he had knowledge that his family is asking dowry and this moron had decided not to take action.
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Plea was signed by 205 MPs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was critical of the Government's failure to forward a representation by 205 MPs seeking the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla to the President of India.
Dealing with a petition filed by senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh, the court wondered how the Union Cabinet had kept the representation with itself without informing the President of its fate.
<b>The court's response was prompted by a statement given by Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium who said that the Cabinet's business rules do not "mandate" any communication to be sent to the President. Piqued by this comment, the Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhan and VS Sirpurkar said, "What kind of business rules do you (Centre) have." </b>
The representation signed by 205 Members of Parliament belonging to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had demanded the removal of Chawla on allegations that he received money for his personal trust from the MPLAD funds of prominent Congress leaders. The representation raised doubts on his integrity and fairness and sought the President to act upon their request.
The Government decided against removing Chawla as the allegations against him related to the period prior to his appointment as Election Commissioner. The decision was challenged in the Supreme Court in May 2006 as being unconstitutional as the Constitution provides "recommendation" by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on an issue involving removal of an Election Commissioner.
Arguing the case for Singh, senior advocate Soli Sorabjee submitted that the process of dealing with the representation demanded that the Centre allow the President to seek the CEC's opinion. This is laid down under Article 324(5) of the Constitution to preserve the independence and fairness of the institution of the Election Commission from any political bias. Pointing to the facts in the present case, Sorabjee argued that it was difficult to imagine that a party whose MPs are alleged to be close to Chawla would recommend his removal.
The Bench asked the petitioner to indicate whether the President could suo moto seek the view of the CEC or whether the decision of the Centre not to consult the CEC is binding upon the President. Sorabjee agreed with the Bench to the extent that the President is to act with the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. But concerning removal of EC, the President has to consult the CEC as this is the process provided under the Constitution to preserve the independence of the Commission. The arguments will proceed on Wednesday.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were faced with a piquant situation during their recent visit to Bihar. The duo was in Patna on a 'distress call' given by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and Steel Minister Ramvilas Paswan. The two Central Ministers have been crying hoarse over the lack of flood relief work in the deluged State. A fact, which has been contested by the State Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. <b>On reaching Patna, the Gandhi-Singh duo found to their dismay that there were fewer complaints about Nitish Kumar and more about their UPA colleagues. The Congress workers, the little that are left in Bihar, made no bones about the fact that all the freebies were being distributed among the workers of Lalu's and Paswan's parties and only the crumbs come their way</b>Â <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->Â <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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The Bill says the public service providers <b>shouldnât report on matters of political or industrial controversy,</b> should always bear in mind the security of the nation, should always operate according to public order, <b>should take permission to do sting operations and all news channels should have an auditor who reports daily to the government </b>on everything that goes on in a news channel.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Bill is absolutely farcical because according to it, the <b>Press cannot report on cases of rioting and criminal investigations.</b>
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Another clause of the content code says that - <b>no civil court can have the jurisdiction to entertain any suit on the Broadcasting Licensing Authority</b>. So that means that the Press canât even go to court.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Itâs categorically mentioned in the code that <b>there will be a content auditor who will report to the report to the chief editor. And if there is disagreement between the two, the chief editor will have to notify to the Central government</b>.
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When the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi announced her choice for presidential candidate, it was hailed as a âhistoricâ decision in the sense that, for the first time a woman would be elected President of India, because the Electoral College had the numbers on the side of the UPA candidate. It is to be noted that the candidature of the said lady was proposed only after half a dozen other names (all male!) were considered and vetoed for one reason or the other by UPA allies. In the end, there was consensus among the allies only on the gender dimension of the candidate for President. The Congress, the Left and the DMK crowed aloud and claimed credit for the selection of the presidential candidate and hyped it as the first ever historic step towards the empowerment of women in India. These leaders, who could not ensure 33 per cent reservation for ordinary women in their own party power hierarchy, had made noises about 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliamentâa half-hearted promise that they and their parties preferred not to rake up in all these years.
During the pre-election process to the Presidency, the opposition led by the BJP compiled a series of well-documented allegations against the Presidential candidate, which completely exposed her antecedents and credentials to be dubious to put it mildly, and the wannabe Presidentâs claims about women empowerment would have been comical had it not been so tragic for the nation. In fact, a very significant section of socially important and legally savvy women were unhappy with her candidature. Nevertheless, as the numbers were on the side of UPA-Left combine, she was elected and sworn in duly.
Ironically, the hyperbolic claims to women empowerment notwithstanding, even as she was being sworn in as the first woman President of India, another woman, a well-known police officer, Indiaâs first IPS woman officer in fact, was seen on all TV channels vehemently protesting being overlooked by the central government for appointment as Commissioner of Police, Delhi. The UPA government, which was bursting with pride about women empowerment, had done exactly the opposite in the case of Ms.Kiran Bedi, when it chose to ignore her legitimate claims of seniority and capability and appointed Mr.Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, her junior, as the Delhi Commissioner of Police. The Home Ministry, not surprisingly, denied any âfoul playâ and there are reports that Kiran Bedi is likely to approach the court of law for justice.
Womenâs empowerment by the UPA government took a similar beating a few months ago, when Mr. Shivshankar Menon was appointed Foreign Secretary, bypassing several senior IFS officers already positioned in the assembly line for promotion, including one woman IFS officer. Ms. Veena Sikri, a 1971 batch IFS officer approached the PMO armed with an RTI application but the PMO declined to part with any information about the process of appointment of Shivshankar Menon as Foreign Secretary. Now, this matter too is in the court of law.
Womenâs empowerment during the UPA regime was carried to new and dizzy heights when Dayanidhi Maran, former IT & Telecommunications Minister & grand nephew of DMK supremo Karunanidhi, was forced to resign from the cabinet, due to internecine feud among family aspirants for claims to the power pie, and Karunanidhi decided to replace him in the union cabinet with a person of his choice, chanting the mantra of women empowerment. Never mind if his choice for women empowerment was a political novice and an even bigger political non-entity. The lady is better known in Tamil Nadu as the widow of a notorious gangster killed not long ago in an encounter by the Tamil Nadu police. The UPA chairperson and the Prime Minister duly agreed to the choice and she was inducted into the cabinet as the Minister of State for Home Affairs!
And very recently, as elections to the Rajya Sabha were imminent, the DMK president and Chief Minister Karunanidhi, whose self-proclaimed sole concern is women empowerment, chose his own daughter Kanimozhi for the membership of Rajya Sabha. Kanimozhi, hailed by party loyalists/sycophants as a âpoetessâ, a claim uncritically endorsed by a mindless media, is again a political novice who has been elected to the Rajya Sabha only because she is the daughter of the president of a regional party which happens to be the government in Tamil Nadu today and an ally of the Congres at the Centre. She has been sworn in recently and as if to prove how committed the UPA is to women empowerment, particularly if the women so empowered are daughters of regional satraps, the Prime Minister broke all norms and greeted the empowered lady with a shawl â an unprecedented gesture by a Prime Minister to a newly elected Member of Parliament. It would be churlish on our part to interpret this generous gesture as obligatory genuflection to an important ally in the shaky coalition.
Grand precedents to women empowerment had been set long ago when the widow of the president of the Congress party, notwithstanding the fact that she was a foreigner, breezed straight to the top in the party and set her eyes on ruling the people of a country not her own by birth or by descent. And how can we forget the UPAâs by far the most daring women empowerment measureâthe advent of Rabri Devi as Chief Minister of Bihar? This is women empowerment UPA styleâa glorious history of empowering, already much empowered womenâideally dubious or dynasty.
The Congress is playing a numbers game to justify sops to a particular community. The flawed Sachar Committee report has been subverted by another conundrum: The count of people who have died in all jihadi terror attacks in the country published by different newspapers. In the last decade, India has suffered the largest number of deaths due to terrorist attacks anywhere in the world save Iraq. The number is as high as 53,000 -- a toll higher than all the deaths in the wars that India has fought.
The UPA Government last May projected its 'achievements' in the three years of its rule. What was deliberately left out was the death toll on account of extremism. The Mumbai train blasts of July 11, 2006 killed 187 people. Despite this large casualty and the several hundred families that have been left without their sole bread-earners, the Prime Minister did not remember the event on its anniversary this year. This is the same person who went sleepless when an Indian doctor was held in Australia on suspicion of his involvement in terrorist activities. That the accused was subsequently released after being cleared is a different story altogether.
In New York, on every anniversary of the killing of over 3,000 people by jihadis on September 11, 2001, the US commemorates the event and keeps the nation on the alert against any subsequent onslaught. In India, the Congress and its allies do not even mention any terrorist by name, nor do they hold any commemorative ceremony to remember the innocents the jihadis have killed.
The ruling class talks of peace as if terror is just a passing phase. This sends wrong signals to the citizens whose cooperation is needed to suppress terror. The ruling coalition has turned a Nelson's eye on the scourge of terror, making it look as a mere act of some 'misguided youth'. Thus, it has deliberately avoided declaring an all-out war against terror as its main policy focus. How can the people be inspired to unite against all jihadi elements hiding in society?
The result is a depressingly familiar but ineffective drill once any terrorist attack takes place. The place where the event occurs is not even cordoned off and the VIPs and lesser fries romp around to be seen on television. In the process, they destroy vital evidence. Soon it is back to business -- they sympathise with 'misguided youth' and refuse to see them as people who preach terror, are determined to destroy the Indian state in the name of upholding a particular religion globally.
The Government remains in perpetual denial and, along with the 'secularists', plays down the acts of terror as isolated events, not as evidence of a vital link in the global war that extremists have unleashed on all others. The denial also serves the purpose of masking the international dimensions of the threat. Thus, the ruling establishment and its Marxist allies together are the best allies that the jihadis could have prayed for.
This approach of the ruling establishment to the pervasive threat of terror differs radically from the international approach -- be it of the US, Canada, the UK, Spain, France, Australia or any other country. Even Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Indonesia recognise the worldwide dimensions of this threat, but not India. The very title of the US Patriot Act differentiates terror mongers from other citizens of the country. This American law's provisions, too, are tough on terrorists, their abetters and financiers.
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has publicly declared that funds for terrorists are coming into the country though a widely distributed money laundering network in the form of remittances. But what has the Government done so far to stop this funding? Should not the banks be asked to find out the remitter's whereabouts and his/ her capability of sending so much money and what relationship the remitter has with the beneficiary? Almost all countries have taken such steps to stop terror-funding -- but our Government has been lethargic. The horrifying face of jihadis supported by Marxists is lurking behind the UPA Government and the Congress.
How the Congress has allowed itself to be led by a minor party, MIM, on such a sensitive matter as terrorism is seen in the case of the Mecca Masjid bombings. Intelligence agencies had prior information from a person arrested at the Bangladesh border about large-scale landing and distribution of RDX from Pakistan and Bangladesh. According to newspaper reports, they wanted to search and locate the foot soldiers of this operative. But surprise of surprises, the Andhra Pradesh Government refused permission to the authorities concerned on the fear that it would inflame Muslim sentiments. For such ill-founded apprehension, these arrested people had to be released. The latest Hyderabad bombings showed just the predictable result.
If further proof is needed for the velvet glove the UPA Government and its Left supporters are extending to terrorists, look at the dilly-dallying over the execution of Mohammed Afzal, the mastermind behind the attack on Parliament House, ordered by the Supreme Court. A Congress Chief Minister openly says that he wants the Government not to carry out the sentence. Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil refuses to reveal what exactly the situation of the convicted man is.
The Left parties and many self-styled socialists are raising the 'larger issue' of how the sensitivity of one community might be affected if the sentence is carried out. This means that there are two laws in this country -- one for non-Muslims and another for Muslims. And the latter are exempt from punishment that the law prescribes for all criminals. Is that the message that the UPA Government wants to send? If so, is it not encouraging terrorists to strike anywhere without fearing any retaliation by the state?
The general reluctance to crack down on the merchants of terror for alleged fear of its impact on the Muslim community is a clear admission by the Government of India that for the vote-bank of this community, it can sell the country down the drain. It also, by implication, justifies the 'angst' of the community and finds a rationale for its demonstrated sympathy for those who take to terrorism as a 'justifiable' outlet of 'grievance'. More than anything else, look at the reaction of the Marxists to the Hyderabad carnage as has been detailed in the People's Democracy. Nowhere does the CPI(M)'s mouthpiece condemn the killings.
Remember all the land for agriculture scams where people like Amitab and Amir Khan got into hot soup on land purchase.
Look who goes shopping. And note the special twisting of laws here.
Priyanka - HP land purchase
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Shimla: Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is all set to have an abode in the âQueen of Hillsâ with the Himachal Pradesh Government granting her permission to purchase land near Charabbra on the outskirts of Shimla.
<span style='color:red'>The Revenue Department has given Priyanka permission to acquire land by giving relaxation in section 118 of the Land Reforms and Tenancy Act, which bars non-agriculturists from buying agricultural land in the state, official sources said here on Friday. </span>The Revenue Department after perusing her application for purchase of land has given her a go-ahead, the sources added. The site selected by Priyanka is near Retreat, where Rashtrapati Niwas is located on the valley side below the Kalyani helipad, about 11 km from the town
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IE Elink
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The ruling Congress government took just <b>less than a fortnight to grant its approval </b>as required under Section 118 of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act. Priyanka G. Vadara moved the application bearing her signature, seeking sanction under Section 118, on July 31.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> More than anything else, look at the reaction of the Marxists to the Hyderabad carnage as has been detailed in the People's Democracy. Nowhere does the CPI(M)'s mouthpiece condemn the killings.
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The September 2 issue of Peopl's democracy has the following piece about the hyderabad terror attack.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its strong condemnation and outrage at the two bomb blasts in Hyderabad city on 25th August evening. This terrorist attack has led to the deaths of forty two people so far and scores have been injured.
This horrific attack underlines how certain terrorist groups are working to disrupt normal life and communal harmony. The culprits responsible for this outrage must be caught and brought to book. Since Hyderabad had witnessed a bomb attack in a mosque recently, it is important that the government and the security agencies identify and take preemptive steps to suppress such elements.
The Polit Bureau expresses its heartfelt sympathy for all those who have lost their family members and those who have suffered injuries. The Polit Bureau is confident that the people of Hyderabad, along with the rest of the country, will stand united against such nefarious and inhuman violence.
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According to them, the motive of the terrorist, always is to disrupt harmony between communities!
came in email,
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Pictures and video clips are available at: www.gandhiheritage. org
URGENT
FOR Immediate Release             Date: Oct. 2, 2007
<b>Peaceful protest rally and Fast/Vigil in New York against Sonia (Maino) Gandhi representing India on the International Day of Non-Violence </b>
New York:Â The Forum for Gandhi Heritage Organization and other likeminded associations held a peaceful protest rally outside the United Nations headquarters on October 2.
About 500 people from around the US joined the protest objecting to the UN invitation to the Indian Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
The UN had declared Oct. 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi represented India at the UN function.
The protestors believe that Sonia Mano Gandhi's policies and actions are in total contradiction to what Mahatma Gandhi stood for and her surname is a misrepresentation of Gandhi's name.
Instead of a true Gandhian delivering Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace and non-violence, choosing Sonia Gandhi who is not a representative of Gandhian values was a mistake, (they )said.
The protesters oppose Sonia Gandhi who is not related to Mahatma Gandhi using Mahatma Gandhi's name for political mileage and international legitimacy.
The highlight of the protest was dramatization of Mahatma Gandhi (values) being killed by Sonia Gandhi.
She and the Mahatma were in opposite ends in values such as religious tolerance, terrorism, political violence, corruption and fraud, placards held by protestors read.
A detailed booklet with documentation and proof of the allegations was distributed. For details, visit http://gandhiherita ge.org/images/ pdfs/sonia_ booklet.doc.
Protestors also held a fast and vigil in front of Gandhi Statue at Union Square. About 20 people from the Forum for Gandhi heritage garlanded Mahatma Gandhi Statue and participated in the ceremony on Oct 2.
Detailed photos, videos (including high quality for TV coverage) of the protest rally and Fast/Vigil, additional documentation are available at http://gandhiherita ge.org. Any inquiries can be sent to gandhiheritage@ gmail.com .
The protest was endorsed by the Forum For Saving Gandhi Heritage comprising Mahatma Gandhi International Foundation, Gandhi Center and Hindu Temple, Indo Caribbean Council, Kashmiri Taskforce, Foundation of Nepalis in America  & several other likeminded organizations.Â
Contact : xxx
<b>Annexure </b>
<b>Reasons for protest</b>
(NOTE: Please note that the contents below are part of NY Times Ad and went thro' their rigorous requirements for truth and verifiability) .
Mahatma Gandhi's life and his message of Love, Truth, Non-Violence, and Sacrifice inspired many such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Lech Walesa. The recent UN's declaration of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on Oct 2 as the International Non-Violence day is commendable. However, instead of a true Gandhian delivering his message of peace & non-violence, Sonia Gandhi who is not a representative of Gandhian values is chosen.
àSonia Maino Gandhi is NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi. She is attempting to misappropriate his name for political mileage and international legitimacy.
àShe is known to be vindictive and undemocratic. Her party uses various mechanisms such as tax raids, direct threats to subjugate opposition. ('Know your Sonia' by Dr. Subramanian Swamy).
àDue to her party's pro-terrorist policies, India has second highest number of terrorism victims after Iraq . Her Govt. is requesting clemency to Afzal Guru, the mastermind of attack on Indian parliament. In pursuit of Muslim vote banks, it created soft borders & turned a blind eye towards Islamic fundamentalism. Â
ÃÂ Her respect for human rights is best explained by her decision to make a prime instigator of the anti-Sikh riots (that burnt alive 3000 Sikhs) a key central government minister in India.
à Gandhi constantly chanted name of Lord Rama and died with that name on his lips. He said, you can take away anything from me, but if you take my Rama, I will die.  Sonia's party declared in Supreme Court that Rama is mythological and therefore justifies blowing up of ancient sacred Hindu Monument Rama Sethu, thereby hurting the sentiments of 900 millions Hindus. This is similar to Taliban blowing up the Bamyan Buddhas.
àGandhi is an embodiment of Hinduism with deep respect for all religions. He called religious conversions the deadliest poison that lethally destroys cultures of the world. Since Sonia came to power, there is a crusade to Christianize India, at the behest of international missionary enterprises.
àHer husband Rajiv and son Rahul are alleged to have received payments from KGB. According to Schweizer Illustrierte, Rajiv has a secret Swiss account of 2 billion dollars. Her son Rahul projected as next Prime Minister of India, was also detained by FBI with large unaccounted cash at Boston in 2001. ('The State Within a State' by Yevgenia Albats, Swiss magazine Schweizer Illustrierte 11/1991, Indo Asian News Service).
ÃÂ Her party was involved in the UN Oil for Food Scam that helped Saddam Hussein.Â
àShe was involved in numerous scams, scandals and controversies. Before entering India, she was an au-pair with modest means. Since then, she and her family members amassed millions through questionable means. (Researched articles with proof by Dr. Subramanian Swamy at http://janataparty.org/sonia.html, 'Know Your Sonia' by India First Foundation)
Below are same additional details of Sonia Gandhi's actions which are in direct contradiction to what Mahatma Gandhi Stood for.
<b>Corruption & Fraud:</b>  With only a high school degree and no technical skills, she started a technical services company, used her connections to get contracts and paid herself handsomely. She violated multiple laws of the country with impunity. India's security was compromised when her family friend Quattrocchi (Q) became an agent for procuring arms and offered kickbacks worth millions of dollars. Using proximity to high places, Q brokered many questionable multi million dollar deals for the Italian company Snam Progetti. Sonia has amassed millions through trusts running in her dynasty's names. From the time Sonia entered India, she has looted the country on a large scale.                                              Â
<b>Deception: </b> Sonia claims to have a degree from Cambridge University, UK, despite not studying beyond high school. She misled the President of India about the number of parliament members supporting her party to grab power.
<b>Intolerance:</b> Gandhi envisaged the motto 'Truth alone Triumphs' that is printed on official documents and coins. As soon as Sonia got hold of power, it was removed from documents & was replaced in coins by an image of Cross used by Louis The Pious (778-840).              Â
<b>Violence:</b> Sonia's violence spans political, spiritual and physical spheres. Sonia locked the then Congress President with party goons in a toilet and declared herself Party President. Her claim for this position is that she is the wife of an ex-Prime Minister.
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I was reading the comments on the rediff photos showing NRIs protesting against Sonia. Some resident Indians were saying (in the comments section) "NRIs shut up, you have no right to talk against Sonia, you left India.."
Like one of the NRIs said, "We cannot be President of US, tho we can live in US. How come a foreigner can become de-facto PM of India?"
And I add: If India can be controlled by a white madam, why not by us NRIs? At least we are of Indian blood. (Plus we care a hell lot more about India than Maino bi*ch).
10-04-2007, 10:19 PM (This post was last modified: 10-04-2007, 10:22 PM by acharya.)
This is also one observation regarding this protest.
If NRI Hindus dont like Sonia then they should be deprived of work
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Perhaps all Hindus who settled in the West should be
denied public office or take economic advantage of the
West. If Sonia does not belong in India, they dont
belong in the West either/</b>
SOME CHRISTIAN INDIANS BEHAVE AS IF THEY OWN THE WEST.
THEY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE WEST AND ALSO WANT TO NEGOTIATE ON BEHALF OF THE WEST.
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At the United Nations General Assembly, Sonia Gandhi called for courage to practice the Gandhian virtue of non-violence and pleaded for it not to be reduced to a ritual. Yet, India did not condemn the violent crackdown on protesting monks in Myanmar.
Myanmar's army has waged a long-running brutal war against ethnic groups in which soldiers have destroyed villages, raped women and killed innocent civilians.
Troops who last week killed at least 13 and arrested over 1,000 people to suppress the largest pro-democracy protests in nearly 20-years have continued overnight arrests and mounted patrols to strike terror into the population.
Last week's bloody crackdownâdetails and images of which have trickled out on web postings and video clips despite a media clampdownâhas drawn international outrage, and governments have started to take action.
Indiaâs non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries is well-known. But was it right for Sonia Gandhi to completely ignore the brutal crackdown in Myanmar while championing the cause of non-violence at the United Nations? Are we guilty of not practicing what we preach?
I suspect that had Myanmar been a muslim nation, Sonia Gandhi would have made vehement comments on the Myanma situation - just for the benefit of her muslim electorates back in India. If it had been a christian nation, she would have unhesitantly joined forces with the western nations in commenting on the situation. But, being a Buddhist nation, Myanmar is of least interest to the very vote conscious Sonia Gandhi, because her party depends very little on the buddhist votes in India.
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Pioneer.com
Rajesh Kumar | New Delhi
With elections only a year away, the Congress Government cannot risk tears from onions in the eyes of voters. With the prices of bulbous root soaring in the month of Ramadan, the Sheila Dikshit Government can ill-afford to let its Muslim voters do without onions. This has led to religious divide on the sale of onions in the Capital.
The Delhi Government has decided to distribute onions through mobile vans at the subsidised rate of Rs 22 per kg at Daryaganj, Jama Masjid, Ballimaran, Keshopur, Seelampur, Ghonda and Okhla (these are Muslim dominated areas in the Capital). The Government has also put up stalls at four mandis including Azadpur, Okhla, Keshopur and Ghazipur. Due to short-supply from onion producing States such as Maharashtra, which has been affected by rains, onion prices have hit the roof. It is currently selling at a rate between Rs 25-35 per kg in the retail market.
While the Delhi Government claims that there is no shortage of onion, officials at mandi say the prices of onion are soaring due to short supply from Maharashtra and other States. On Wednesday, 11,000 tons of onion have arrived in the Capital from various parts of the country.
Following the directions of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday night, both Revenue Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Haroon Yusuf held meetings separately of Agriculture Marketing Produce Committee (APMC) and decided to sell onion at subsidised rates. According to Yusuf, the Delhi Government is also planning to sell onion at subsidised rate from 300 outlets of Mother Dairy to cater to the common people of the Capital.
It would be pertinent to mention that Sheila Dikshit had constituted a price monitoring committee headed by the Chief Secretary to keep a close watch on the prices of essential commodities including vegetables and fruits. Even, the Chief Secretary used to hold meetings of this committee fortnightly but failed to keep a check on rising prices of onion. Either the officials have misled him or he failed to understand the trend.
Delhi BJP president Harshvardhan said that the BJP had faced the consequences of onion price rise once and now it is time for the Congress to pay the price politically. The BJP had lost Assembly elections in Delhi in 1998 when the then Opposition Congress cashed in on the onion price issue to oust the Sushma Swaraj Government. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hindus are second rate citizens in India.
I suspect that had Myanmar been a muslim nation, Sonia Gandhi would have made vehement comments on the Myanma situation - just for the benefit of her muslim electorates back in India. If it had been a christian nation, she would have unhesitantly joined forces with the western nations in commenting on the situation. But, being a Buddhist nation, Myanmar is of least interest to the very vote conscious Sonia Gandhi, because her party depends very little on the buddhist votes in India.
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This kind of headline would have come only with western newspaper mocking Indian heritage.
So is IBN a western media entity- or western controlled one?
I suspect that had Myanmar been a muslim nation, Sonia Gandhi would have made vehement comments on the Myanma situation - just for the benefit of her muslim electorates back in India. If it had been a christian nation, she would have unhesitantly joined forces with the western nations in commenting on the situation. But, being a Buddhist nation, Myanmar is of least interest to the very vote conscious Sonia Gandhi, because her party depends very little on the buddhist votes in India.
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This kind of headline would have come only with western newspaper mocking Indian heritage.
So is IBN a western media entity- or western controlled one?
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IBN is sister network of CNN, America. It receives heavy funding from the US (some reports indicate that they receive massive funding from some Baptist groups in the US), and is highly partial towards christianity and christian news. They are extremely pro-sonia, pro-UPA, and are known for carefully filtering out any information that might paint her and her family in bad light.
THis particular report is thus very rare in IBN - one that seems to question her policy or approach (at least based on the headlines). However, if one reads the entire interview, it becomes apparent that they do show her up, as usual, in a favourable light. That is, this report is supposed come off as 'objective' reporting, but without compromising their company policy of acting as Sonia's PR spin doctors.
Whatever was their intent in publishing the above, there is no doubt that Sonia's whole act in the US, and her track record in Indian politics, are nothing but empty rhetorics.
Presently, there is a civil war in Sonia Gandhiâs durbar. This tamasha has to stop. Indiaâs march to progress should not be held up because of the weakness of a leaderless, visionless party that has long lost its bearings.
Who is ruling this country? Sonia Gandhi? Dr Manmohan Singh? Prakash Karat? Sitaram Yechury? M. Karunanidhi? Or is it Ronen Sen, the loud-mouthed Indian Ambassador in Washington?
The United Progressive Alliance is showing itself as neither united nor progressive nor much of an alliance. Bureaucrats are turning out to be an indisciplined lot. No Sen would have dared to insult Members of Parliamentâor even journalists accustomed to be run down by petty officialsâwhen Jawaharlal Nehru or even Indira Gandhi was in power. Ronen Sen is showing calculated arrogance by saying that he would not resign after a show of bad manners and worse culture. And the UPA government maintains an undignified silence. One canât blame the BJP if it says that mid-term elections have become inevitable. The public is getting increasingly sick of the disorder prevailing in the country.
Instead of going to the people, Congress leaders are manipulating the media to propagate its views. The manner in which the media is still being used to defend the freedom-limiting 123 Agreement is an eloquent example. The truth is that Congress has no national leaders. For that matter not even good regional ones like a Govind Vallabh Pant or a B.G. Kher. Good man though he is, Dr Manmohan Singh can hardly be expected to travel throughout the length and breadth of the country as Nehru or Indira Gandhi did to speak for his party. Worse, the government is run by proxy. The power behind the shaky throne hardly represents India.
Ronen Sen might as well have described the Congress in his expressive language and he would have been more to the point. A most pathetic character is M. Karunanidhi. To call Shri Ram a drunkard and to justify it by saying that he was only quoting Valmiki is adding insult to injury. Would it be more appropriate to sayâconsidering that his provocative utterances are attributed to his sense of humourâthat he is showing a growing senility?
Karunanidhi perhaps doesnât know that during Ramaâs time there was no Nestleâs coffee or Darjeeling tea in the kitchen shelf. Soma ras must have been the standard drink then available. If the BJP objects to Karunanidhiâs reckless and abusive comments, it is neither showing âdiabolical opportunismâ as Sitaram Yechury remarked the other day, nor âdisastrous communal polarisationâ. The words âcommunalâ and âsecularismâ are two of the most prostituted words used by our so-called âliberalâ intellectuals that have ceased to have any meaning except as terms of abuse. It is, to say the least, juvenile.
Yechury is a young man. He should remember how treacherously his party sold out to the British during the 1942 Quit India movement. And how his party under the questionable leadership of Comrade B.T. Ranadive set the cornerstone of terrorism in Telangana. The CPM obviously suffers from loss of memory. Insulting Hindu gods because Hindus are so accommodative and can even laugh at their own gods has become the touchstone of secularism.
This is not the 16th century when Hindus were disunited and disorganised and the concept of national unity was still a dream. Resurgent Hinduism is today on the march in every field of human activity whether it is Information Technology, Satellite Communication, Higher Education or other fields. Hindus are standing up to bullying whether by the United States or any other power. This is an entirely new world, in which we are living and which the CPM and their likes would do well to remember. Hindus in India are catching up with the world again to become, what once they were, leaders in the spheres of science, commerce, banking or technology. And nobody can stop them. Not George Bush, not the International Atomic Energy Agency dominated by White nations led by the United States, not by the NSG, not by anybody.
It is not Hindu chauvinism that is revolting but an entire civilisation that has long been suppressed but now is fighting back to recover its former glory. To say it is communal is to misuse the English language and be self-deprecatory. India is not out to humiliate any nation. Hinduism is the most catholic religion in the world and is faith-tolerant. But when it is insulted as it has been for centuries by invaders of all faiths and had to swallow slights silently, it had to react. And it is now reacting, firmly but with increasing self-confidence. What we are witnessing is not communalism but a self-reliant, self-confident people, tolerant of all religions and no longer apologetic about their faith as our secularists would want them to beâand as they were in the colonial and post-colonial period.
Hindus are not aggressors. They are not vengeful. There is no record of their having invaded alien lands. They do not claim to have exclusive rights to define divinity. But when they are mocked at whether by atheists or by people of other faiths, they are not going to sit back as in centuries past and keep their anger to themselves. The Yechurys and Karunanidhis would do well to kindly remember that. Neither the Congress nor the CPM truly represents India. The BJP does. It represents the soul of India, long suppressed. That is not communalism. Even when Hindus go abroad in their millions they pose no threat to the natives. There are as many Hindus in Britain as there possibly are Muslims but they pose no threat to the Britons.
If Guardian is to be believed: âBritons are now more suspicious of Muslims than are Americans or citizens of any other major western European country, including France.â According to the London-based Financial Times, â38 per cent (of the British) think the presence of Muslims in the UK is a threat to national security compared with 21 per cent in the US.â Hindus are no threat. They are invariably accommodative. The BJP is more secular because Hindus, by definition, are secular and tolerant. The not-so-subtle ways in which the Congress seeks to gain the support of Muslims is evidence of its own brand of disguised communalism. The party would do well to indulge in some honest self-introspection before it charges the BJP with its own sins.
What is now becoming increasingly evident is that the time for general elections has come and the issue cannot be brushed aside any longer. Presently there is a civil war in Sonia Gandhiâs durbar with Jairam Ramesh and R.K. Dhawan opposed to Ambika Soni. At the same time Kapil Sibal and Prakash Karat are at loggerheads and Congress is trying to distance itself from Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on the wheat import issue even when Karunanidhi of the DMK, another partner in the UPA government, is demanding Cabinet posting to his daughter on terms laid down by him. This tamasha has to stop. Indiaâs march to progress should not be held up because of the weakness of a leaderless, visionless party that has long lost its bearings.
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New Delhi: Those who pay their electricity bills do not deserve Government subsidy. Power subsidies have, however, been given in areas notorious for electricity thefts. In a move to encourage power theft, the Delhi Government has decided to give subsidy to consumers of slum areas. It seems that the Congress-ruled Delhi Government has gone into poll mode with Assembly election due next year as also the possibility of mid-term Lok Sabha polls.
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