Arvind Kejriwal seems to be obsessed with playing to the gallery.
Kejriwal’s actions in exhorting people not to pay their electricity bills, and to reconnect disconnected meters is the expression of a frustrated man not knowing what to do.
It is normal to disturbed , as you and me are, at the rampant Corruption and mismanagement of the Country by elected thugs, good to be morally indignant , but it is down right criminal and irresponsible to resort to taking law into one’s own hands.
If Kejriwal can resort to these strong-arm tactics, when not in power, one shudders to think that he can ,heaven’s forbid, if he and his band of anarchists come to power!
The example of DMK during Anti –Hindi agitation and the Anti Brahmin movement in Tamil Nadu comes to my mind.
There were mistakes in Governance,though not so much in decisions, but in communicating them to people and Social injustice wrought upon a group of people, by , again a few, that made people go in for a ‘quick fix’
The people of Tamil Nadu handed over power to a set of hardened criminals, flotsam and jetsam that Tamil Nadu is yet to recover and worse, they do not know how and when!?
Kejriwal is heading this way.
Beware.
Kejriwal restoring Power, illegally!
“Two days after Arvind Kejriwal launched his attack against the city government by restoring power supply in some houses, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd filed a police complaint against a man, whose connection was restored on Sunday by the activist-turned-politician.
During protests across Delhi as part of his ‘bijli-paani satyagraha’, Kejriwal had visited the house of a labourer on Sunday at Tigri Colony in south Delhi and reconnected the power line cut off by the discom.
BRPL on Tuesday filed the case against the labourer with Neb Sarai police station in south Delhi.
In the complaint against Banna Ram, the discom has invoked Section 138 of the Indian Electricity Act, which states that it is illegal to interfere and fiddle with the electricity network. The discom said unauthorised power connection is a punishable offence that may attract imprisonment up to three years. Ram got a power bill of Rs 15,000 last month, and since he was unable to pay it, the discom cut off electricity to this house.”
On Sunday 8 October 2012, in ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ by Karan Thapar in CNN IBN News Channel interviewed Kejriwal on the question of moral propriety of Kejriwal in raising the issue of Robert Vadra without giving Robert the opportunity of defending himself ,that too after getting this information(which is available for the Public from the reistrar of Companies) from an article published in the Economic Times in March last year.
Karan Thapar’s moral high ground is laudable.
But the point by Kejriwal that how else does one expect one’s answer when such a major scam is reported in the Media long back ,which no other Media picked up(incidentally Hindustan Times’ expose on Thorium theft remains unpicked by Media till date-I posted details in my blog), is well taken.
On the other hand Kejriwal’s silence to why he raised a hue and cry when corruption charges were leveled against Shanti Bhushan, si deafening.
You should have a level field for play.
Well, Kejriwal has become a Politician now and we can not expect any thing more from him than double talk.
Now coming to the issue ‘How exactly is DLF is linked to Robert Vadra and did the Media not follow up ETstory?
Robert Vadra’s Companies.
New Delhi-based entrepreneur Robert Vadra, married into the country ‘s most powerful family, has made a quiet and relatively unheralded entry into the real estate business, including a partnership with DLF Ltd, India ‘s largest realty firm. Vadra, the son-in-law of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition chairperson Sonia Gandhi, has stayed away from electoral politics, maintaining that he wants to be known as a businessman,
In interviews, he has said that his focus is on Artex, a small company specialising in jewellery and handicraft exports. That seems to be changing as 42-year-old Vadra, known for his punishing fitness regime and love for fast bikes, has sought to scale up and diversify his business activities since 2008, acquiring tracts of land in Haryana and Rajasthan, a 50% stake in a leading business hotel in Delhi, and attempting an entry into the business of chartering aircraft. Regulatory filings available in the public domain and reviewed by ET reporters reveal the changing graph of Vadra ‘sbusiness interests. These include wide-ranging transactions with the DLF Group.
Sky Light Hospitality Pvt Ltd, a company wholly owned by Vadra and his mother Maureen Vadra, is a partner, along with DLF Hotel Holdings and others, in a partnership firm that owns the business hotel Hilton Garden Inn in the upscale South Delhi business district Saket. The hotel is located within the DLF Place mall, also known as DLF Courtyard. “The Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Saket is a small business hotel.
I have interest in hospitality and am happy to be part of the hotel,” Vadra told ET, speaking on the phone from Europe, where he is travelling presently. He said the business association with DLF stemmed from a long-standing friendship with the family that controls the realty giant. “I have known the DLF people for a long time and they are friends of mine. I had wanted to invest in real estate and one thing led to another. Right now, I can only be part of a small hotel.
If I were taking favours from people I would be doing far bigger things. But I am doing this on my own. I can’t expand immediately but I hope to expand a few years down the line,” he added.”
“DLF has given loans to Vadra ‘s companies
DLF has also extended loans to various companies owned by Vadra. Some of these are unsecured loans or debt without any collateral. As on March 2009, Sky Light Hospitality had received unsecured loans amounting to Rs 25 crore from DLF Ltd. As on March 2010, only Rs 10 crore remained. It ‘s unclear from the statement of accounts if the rest was paid back or written off. Sky Light Hospitality has, in turn, loaned money to other Vadraowned companies such as Blue Breeze Trading Pvt Ltd, North India IT Parks Pvt Ltd, Real Earth Estates Pvt Ltd and Sky Light Realty Pvt Ltd.
Blue Breeze Trading, a company incorporated in 2007 with Vadra and his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as first directors and equal shareholders, is in the business of chartering aircraft. The company, however, seems to have done little business, apart from acquiring agricultural land. Priyanka Gandhi ceased to be a director as on July 2008. She is no longer a shareholder. Real Earth Estates Pvt Ltd also had a Rs 5 crore loan directly from DLF on its books as on March 2010.
The joint venture firm Saket Courtyard Hospitality had received Rs 3.58 crore of unsecured loans from DLF Hotel Holdings Ltd, the group company that owned 50% stake in the JV. “The business relationship of DLF Group with Robert Vadra has been in his capacity as an individual entrepreneur and on a completely transparent and arms length basis.
“On March 16, the TOI reported: BJP, Left to corner Cong on Vadra’s rise:On Tuesday, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said, “The matter is a serious one and the party is gathering documents to aise it with the prominence it deserves.”
She said the party had “entrusted” leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley to collect facts on Vadra’s rise.CPM leader Sitaram Yechury was on the same track.
“It looks like a serious matter and our party is ascertaining facts and will come up with a structured reaction on this,” he said.But the story began to change, as Mr Dasgupta tweeted on March 16:Resistance in BJP on raising Vadra issue is from some a of its ex-Presidents
Differences were evident at a meeting of BJP leaders in Parliament on Wednesday with some leaders advocating caution while some others felt Congress could be asked some questions on Vadra’s activities. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Saba Sushma Swaraj felt it would not be good form to target family members of political rivals.
Whether or not the possible counter-attack on the BJP’s own son-in-law, Mr Ranjan Bhattacharya, whose name keeps cropping up in Radia tapes and in Wikileaks cables, is one of the reasons for the BJP’s hesitation, has not found a mention in any of the discussions so far.”
See how the elusive Ranjan Bhattacharya, Vajpayee’s son-in-law is tucked in!
No wonder no Media picked the story of Economic Times.
English: Sonia Gandhi, Indian politician, president of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. Français : Sonia Gandhi, une femme politique indienne, présidente du parti du congrès indien, et veuve de Rajiv Gandhi, ancien premier ministre de l’Inde. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
There is constant clamour for reservation for women in all walks of Life.
India witnessed National Shame when a young girl was molested in Public in a busy locality in Guwahati,Assam.
Strangely there is a deafening silence from The Women in Power in India.
Sonia Gandhi, the de facto Empress of India, who runs India,Sushma Swaraj,Leader of The Opposition in The Lok Sabha,Prathibha Patil,The President of India,and Meira Kumar,Speaker of The Lok Sabha.
And the Chief Ministers West Bengal and Tamil Nadu,Mamata Bannerjee,Jayalalithaa.
Would the status of women improve if women were to be given more power, when they can not use their power at least in support of their Gender.
People enter into a Live in relationshiponly to avoid the responsibilities that accompany a marriage ,with a clear intention of ditching when it suits them.
Marriage Day (Photo credit: Fikra)
They hide behind nonsensical statements like, ‘want to know the partner well’ and the like.
How many people, despite living matrimony have understood their spouses?
It is impossible to understand another human being.
If the live in relationship breaks ,how does earlier intercourse becomes a rape?
It looks as if even married couple have to sign a bond consenting for sexual intercourse!
Again can not a Man claim the same privilege?(!)
Sheer nonsense.
You have entered into a relationship knowing the full implication.
One does not marry to remain a monk nor a woman a nun.
Please read my blog on rape.
A Delhi-based computer professional had no qualms in maintaining a live-in relationship for 8 years with a girl but when it came to marrying her, he quickly fell into the customary caste-based obligation to tie the knot with another girl chosen by his parents. Married just three months ago, now he faces rape charges brought against him by the erstwhile live-in partner. His last hope for protection against arrest went up in smoke on Friday as a vacation bench of the Supreme Court dismissed his bail plea.
Petitioner’s counsel argued that the erstwhile live-in partner had never complained of rape during the 8 year relationship and has filed a complaint with police accusing him of raping her only after learning that he was getting married.
A bench of Justices Deepak Verma and S J Mukhopadhaya said “for 8 years you remained together and now you have ditched her to marry another. That could be a reason for the complaint. But you face the charge.”
The two met in 2004 and stayed together as live-in partners towards the end of 2011. But, the man chickened out when his family and society opposed the match on the ground that the girl did not belong to the caste in which he could get married.
As soon as the girl came to know that he was going to marry another chosen by his parents, she filed a complaint with the police on February 4, just eight days before the date of his marriage. The counsel said the family elders intervened and settled the matter. The girl withdrew her complaint on February 8.
The boy got married on February 12 and the former live-in partner went to Mandawali police station on March 1 insisting on registration of her complaint accusing him of repeatedly raping her on the promise of marriage.
With the trial court and the Delhi High Court refusing to grant him bail, he had moved the Supreme Court seeking relief on the ground, among others, that he had been married just three months ago.
On listening to their rebuttal, one is not convinced that they are convinced!
Another report emerged in The New,York Times of 4th of April that three Groups were planning a coup against the UPA Government at the Centre.
Vodafone led Foreign Investors’ Group is one among them.
However the report says that the idea of a coup in India is not possible.
But the first public information that Corporates are involved in an attempt is shocking,however strongly they may deny the report.
It is in the minds of News followers, especially after Scams and the cancellation of Licences of those tainted by 2 G scam by The Supreme Court of India -Giant Corporates-that they will not take this lying down.
The revelation by Radia tapes exposes the nexus between Politicians and the Business Houses.
Now when Crores are involved in Coal Scam and Tatra affair, where Army Officials were reported to have been involved and this incident comes in the wake of the feud between the Ministry of Defence and The Army Chief, the threat of a Coup seems to be real, though it may not materialize in the near future.
The Government and The Supreme Court must be vigilant and Anarchists like Anna Hazare must know that by their irresponsible behaviour are destroying the fabric of Democracy in India.
They should know how to agitate(their cause is good).
Refers to:
Essentially, late on the night of January 16 (the day Army Chief General V K Singh approached the Supreme Court on his date of birth issue), central intelligence agencies reported an unexpected (and non-notified) movement by a key military unit, from the mechanised infantry based in Hisar (Haryana) as a part of the 33rd Armoured Division (which is a part of 1 Corps, a strike formation based in Mathura and commanded by Lt Gen. A K Singh) in the direction of the capital, 150 km away.
Any suspicion was still considered much too implausible, but lookouts were alerted as a routine step. This was part of a protocol put in place in June 1984 when some mutineers from Sikh units had moved towards the capital in the wake of Operation Bluestar.
The lookouts confirmed the movement of what looked like a sizeable unit. It was soon identified as an entire unit of Mechanised Infantry, with its Russian-made Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs), carried on 48 tank transporters. The movement was towards the capital, which was odd.
Yes, the idea of a military-led coup in India seems far-fetched.
But, maybe it should come as no surprise that the government is a bit nervous about an overthrow attempt. After all, a number of groups are marching, literally or figuratively, towards central Delhi, with the aim of ousting the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, or at least halting some of its activities.
Here’s a quick rundown on the groups currently advancing on the central government:
The “Third Front:”
Talk of increased coordination between India’s regional political parties has only increased after the Congress Party and Congress’s biggest rival fared poorly in recent assembly elections. The “country needs a third front, which is secular and anti-corruption,” Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in March, adding he had already spoken to West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu’s J. Jayalalithaa and Telugu Desam Party leader N. Chandrababu Naidu.
The Vodafone-led Foreign Investors Alliance:
So-called “regressive, retrograde” proposals in India’s latest budget have sparked a storm of outrage from foreign companies, trade groups and overseas investors. Right now the outrage has manifest itself mainly in letter-writing campaigns and behind-the-scenes harassment of Finance Ministry officials, but the next logical step is a foreign-investment retreat, which could cripple India’s already slowing economy.
Watch out for unexpected tactical manoeuvrings from a splinter group led by Christopher Hohn, feisty hedge fund manager from The Children’s Investment Fund, who is suing Coal India, a government-run company, for mispricing coal and the failure to stop rampant theft, among other issues.
The Anti-Corruption Movement, 2.0:
While Anna Hazare and his colleagues may have lost steam since the height of their anti-corruption protests last summer, there’s no reason to believe the public is any happier about corruption now. Eruption of new scandals, in areas from highways to defense spending, may fuel to a different type of grass-roots movement. Mr. Hazare, meanwhile, has not given up.
Maoist guerrillas:
Despite aggressive talk from the Congress Party about routing the Maoists, also known as Naxalites, from the great swathes of central and eastern India under their control, they are still present here. And here. And here. “We do not have a ready solution,” for the Maoist problem, Union Home secretaryR.K. Singh said this week.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP:
Already present in Delhi. Not currently considered a major threat.
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