Race for the space of ultra left

The classic case of treasury usurping the space of opposition can not be more vivid than the classic "trivedi" drama.  People of Bengal voted out left to bring Mamata, seems they have brought in Ultra-left- always scurrying around to outdo left In the whole fiasco of Rail fare hike and roll back , it seems puzzling to see the role of real left "communist parties of India". They have been out smarted by Mamata. One hand hikes the price and other one gets hell bent on rolling it back. The role of left has been reduced to be a spectator at boundaries. Imposition and Opposition , both belongs to Mamata now. Well, this might be a good politics when you oppose yourself and can present the way you want. Same as congress and Government. Government imposes, congress opposes... In the end both win.....

And at the end lesser mortals like us are left with, satisfied and content with decreased hike, a hike of 40% of original. This is a classic case 

The Fast and Fast Counter-Fast- Congress's Fast Gaffe

After Anna's fast , it is becoming fashionable to go on fast. What purpose Mr. Modi's Fast will serve , the answer is as obvious as whether Current Prime Minister has spine to take decisions? Both are emphatically No .  But the kind of attention it has got , even before start of the fast , it has already served its purpose.

Do not know , who advises Congress Party nowadays.. There seems to be not a single day of gaffe. The counter fast being one of them. At one point it has given Mr. Modi a whipping boy , and also in the eyes of Junta Congress is again back with theatrics in Gujarat. Somehow they should learn from Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi about power of silence.

Just a few days ago, the gaffe of Privilege motions and all had given front-line space to Team Anna. Similarly , somehow the fire was getting doused post Anna, they didnt loose a moment to hike the prices of Petrol. As usual Government is back with lame explanation that it is petroleum companies which are raising prices and its not the government- on the same lines of - It is the Delhi Polic who arrested Anna Hazare and not the Govt of India..

In all brouhaha of usurping the legacy and legitimacy , somewhere everybody seems to forget about Maun-Varta of Mahatma Gandhi..

Silence is the most lethal weapon- History has proved it time and again..Olden Chanakya to Bismark to Indira to P.V. Narsimha Rao...

May God Give Silence to our leaders...

Egypt is going pharaoh way

Recent crackdown on agitators in Egypt is reminiscent of old despot days. The goodwill of President Hosni Mubarak is waning very fast. The political capital which was enjoyed by president is no more. House Arrest of El Baradei , Crackdown on twitter and other internet services does not abode well . Curfew also has been imposed in many areas as Egypt has come to a grinding halt.

Nothing could have come at worse time than statement from USA which has distanced itself from Mr. Hosni, who was once assumed to be one of the most trust worthy allies of America in Arab region. From support of Hosni mubarak to vowing on the review of aids to Egypt , America has come long way. The almost puppet government of Mr. Mubarak has served american interests well and so has done America for them. But this quid pro quid can not continue longer given the popularity of El Baradei and unrelenting protest in almost all cities of Egypt.

Democracy has found its way in Egypt but the ruler has decided to back track in time and want to  make the grip firmer by resorting to Pharaoh's way of one sided way of governance.

Whether the protest will dies its own way or will change egypt forever , the way Germay changed its future by demolishing the wall..... Time will definitely tell...

Till the time ....keep watching headlines to see the best of the harakiris of rulers of this world.... The Egypt show is continuing and its a watch you cant afford to give a miss....

Some breathing space

Bihar shows the way . 2 IAS officers have declared their assets online. DM of Saran and DM of Gopalganj.. ( 2 small districts in Bihar )

http://saran.bih.nic.in/
http://gopalganj.bih.nic.in/

Behan ji turns 55

For non-starters , Behan ji is also known as Mayawati...

She celebrated her Birthday on 14th with usual pomp and pride..and unusually growing sycophancy..
outgrowing even her own wealth..

Her income has grown by Rs 1 crore per month and she is the amongst highest tax paying politicians of India..

Whole Lucknow is lighted with blue shines ( official color of her own party BSP )... Numerous projects got their foundation stone.... One of the record of sort... Had she finished old projects she inaugurated on her previous birthday UttarPradesh would have been much better...Well... You know what happens with these projects... Saw one page big article in Times of India, Economic Times , Hindu and Deccan Chronicle... Whole India wakes up wishing Birthday to Behan ji.....

If you happen to be reading this from vicinity of UP ( chaps from Noida, Delhi, GGN )... You can very well celebrate this auspicious day by visiting one of her temple where like Brahma Vishnu Mahesh you shall find out behanji, Kanshiram, Ambedkar in different kinds of statues,,, Bronze, marble, cement , stone ... You can very well garland these statues with a new red colored 1000 rs mala.....

collision in coalition : Great Bargain, Onion at Rs 60 per Kg

Rahul baba blames on Sharad Uncle .............prices are going up........Sharad uncle blames on monsoon God............prices are going up........

Young Leader ( 40+ is not young but "still young" ) has said had it been my mother we would have curbed inflation. God knows if there was inflation in the yore years of Indira Granny . In last 63 years , congress has ruled for 50+ years and Gandhi Family directly/"indirectly thru sacrifice " has run the Government in 43+ years.

India still remains poor.

Congress blames communist that in last 33 years they could not do anything but what about Congress which was in power for 50 years. They cry hoarse as if any non-congress party comes to power in Delhi tries all out to reverse all policies of Congress.....We know what is the case.

Coalition in Centre is only due to Congress. They failed to deliver so people opted for alternatives.....

Prices are going up and Netas are behaving as if because of other parties prices are going up and up and as if they come to power Onion will never cross Rs 20 per kg.

But in all drama and brouhaha ....One thing has risen up.....When Onion climbs down from rs 75 per kg to Rs 60 per kg ...It looks a steal.....

So keep looking for a great steal in every nook and corner

Zeal for Zain

Mighty Mittal has again ventured on a new course of African mughal-ship. Failed attempt of MTN buy has definitely not deterred India's top telecom company. Recent acquisition in Bangladesh has given a boost, albeit a small one to the zen of being at the top.

Analysts have argued from various perspective, in general from negative to worse. With a exception of few being neutral. Recent battering of stock at exchange has boosted their theoretical egos. But who knows mice better than the cat. People with months of experience( there will be same number of years of experience of mittal in starting and running a company from scratch)in telecom has given their verdict.

Lest we forget I remember TATA's takeover of Jaguar and Land rover . Also another acquisition by TATAs , that of corus. Both were given mixed verdict ,, in general on +ve side . But things have turned out to be from bad to good. So when world market was going through the crisis, pessimist folks said " I said so " and now corus is on path of improvement the optimist lot is saying "I knew". Sometimes I feel, if they know so much about the future what the hell they are doing some jobs. They must be sitting in board rooms to decide on what to buy and what to leave.

In general I have kept faith in people who know what they know and Also who know that they do not know. I also went through reports and found that per customer acquisition cost at current valuation may look high right now but in future , given the growth potential this cost will be justified. Also before Reliance,TATAs, AT&T, China Telecom of world enter Africa , it is better to gain a foothold and start with a bang.

Nobody know the future, but definitely no body stops from hoping the best for compatriot chaps and I guess being an exception does not really help.

Fractured past: fractured verdict

God knows which auspicious moment Jharkhand was formed. When it was carved out of Bihar, there was a visible hue and cry to get Jharkhand Cadre among all government employees in the whole division process. 9 years down the line; all of them seem to be cursing their fate.

Things have moved from bad to worse for Jharkhand. The mineral rich state is starving off of basic vitamins to live its life. The abyss, in which it is falling, without any retardation, is pathetic to watch. Being from co-brother of same state, I cant help but seeing it with apathy, at the best. Unstable governments, fleeting business, corrupt officers, God of Greed like Koda, Naxal infested land and so on; nothing seems to be going right with the state.

Recent election hasn’t done much to bring cheer in the life of ordinary citizen. The same old agents of power are back and at the whelm none other than corruption tainted, 1992 Vote-of-confidence king, accused of murder of his secretary, favourite of Naxals and apple of the eye of coal mafia Guruji. Bargain and haggling is obvious from the fact that a part holding 5 MLAs gets the post of Deputy Chief Minister. Stability, rarely seen in political arena of Jharkhand, looks like again will be a rare commodity.

They say , nothing seems to be written off so fast and nothing seems to be hyped over the arch. Congress of 1999 and India shining campaign are live examples. Lets hope to be proved wrong against all omens.

Flyover for the flyover man: Will BJP ever be able to fly over again

Elevation of Nitin Gadkari, a humble man from Maharastra, to the post of chief of BJP should not come as a surprise to many of us who have watched Indian polity with great interest. Where else to go than our very own Prime Minister? Whether this elevation augur well for BJP or not, only time will tell. Remember, once upon a time BJP was presided by Bengaru Lakshman and Venkaiyaah Naidu and so on. Neither of these two prominent ex-president names brings much of cheer and veneration from any corner. But they managed to get their act correct and found themselves in the chair of Party President.

Under what circumstances a relatively unknown face like Nitin Gadkari has been made captain of a sinking ship requires lot of dithering. With almost all the top leadership position going to back-bone-less Brahmins (Nitin Gadkari, BJP Party Chief, Arun Jaitley – BJP Leader in RajyaSabha, and Sushma Swaraj – BJP leader in Loksabha) how does BJP want to salvage itself from the imbroglio itself has tangled into since 16th May 2004. Nothing seems to have changed. None of the leaders have proven record of mass leadership and neither of them exudes the kind of confidence Congress finds in Rahul Gandhi or DMK in Stalin or BSP in Mayawati or Telugudesham in Naidu. How does BJP plans to bail itself out of the mess will definitely be a case study in its own.

However, a relatively overt, emboldened and stronger (because of loss of BJP grip) RSS has always been a source of confidence within BJP. None of the parties in India can boast of the network and organizational strength RSS boasts of. The demise of BJP in 2004 was also partially attributed to lack of support from BJP. Having been cut to the size by RSS in these years, RSS has actively taken the onus on its own to revive party from the ashes. No body will have doubt in the organizational and mobilization capabilities of RSS. However, how does it fold out will remain a daily Soap Opera, definitely not like Kynuki sas bahu. Nobody has seen drastic steps from RSS except 1979 resignation of BJP (then Jansangh) Ministers from Morarji Bhai Government. So be ready to see some extremely boring and slow pace changes, if at all you are able to see. Like CPM cadres, RSS cadre works behind the screen and bring out only result (1977 to 2008). Surprisingly, currently both of them find their respective parties in equally bad mess.

Instead of Sas-Bahu type quarrel in BJP, which we have got accustomed by seeing it live on TV, we can expect some really constructive steps, even if it comes directly from Nagpur. After all, a moribund opposition does not augur well for country. Bihar during 1992-2005, Bengal from 1977 to 2009 & to some extent Kerala are apt (but bad) examples of it.

If nothing else, perhaps for the sake of democracy we should have a real opposition in country and let us hope we get sooner than later.

Good Tiger in Bad Woods

Astronomical rise of Tiger woods was one of the monuments of empowerment of disadvantaged groups. Being so famous and rich in his early 30, Tiger was in leagues of Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson and so on. However catastrophic fall from the peak has made him another case of lampoon and ridicule from so called advanced group which remained at discomfort all the while. Perhaps this is the reason why Tiger is being written off so early by the media, largely controlled by these barons.

Bill Clinton was guilty of marital infidelity and it became another Watergate for White House but nothing happened on the ground. Neither Bill paid millions of dollars to any one nor did he lose any contract. Adding on, neither he was stripped of his presidency neither his married life took so strong a beating. To be precise, things remained same except for the sudden outburst in media, including the attainment of same charismatic image back in the media after a lull.

However, the same story can not be said about Tiger. So drastic a downfall!!!, I can recollect was visible only during coup while Mikhael Gorbachev’s ruled USSR. With any yardstick what Tiger has done is definitely abhor able to say the least. However at the same time, the way society is treating Woods, is not very far from civilization in woods. I am astonished to see the kind of vilification a person can receive. Newspapers are flooded with sexiest photographs of victims of Tiger. Such a glorification of victimization is not new for mainstream media, however the alarming decrease in decorum, even by victims, are quite surprising.

Woods has been stripped of from several, perhaps all, of the contract including coveted Accenture and Gillette. Suddenly brands have discovered that Woods does not epitomize the person they envisage for their brand. Such a farce, not even shallow enquiry and so strict a scrutiny, it is simply unbelievable. Jessica Simpson , Don’t know what fraction of fan following of Woods would have given attention to her, has started blabbering that she did not have any relation , affair with Tiger Woods. God knows who is asking her about this and giving her so much of importance (Well, so craved by her). Unknown folks have started sending sympathies.

The differential treatment, extra invasion in the life of Woods, highly judgmental media and popularity hungry past colleagues are making things worse. Call it a bias or highly ethical society (we all know how much ethical this society has been) the frustrated bashing of Woods does not auger well, neither for public probity nor for any other angle of judgment.

As his Accenture Ad says: 99% perspiration and 1% luck. So don’t blame the chap for that 1%, he is still admirable for the rest of 99%.