Governments at the Centre and States and their associates in the country are the largest litigants. Ironically, they are also the largest losers. No one  seems to bother about the resultant loss of  revenue to public exchequer.

Government cases are usually defended in courts by standing counsels empanelled Min of Law at Centre and States. Selections involve use of discretionary powers.Subjectivity is bound to creep in. Private lawyers’ track records,success rates,merit, non-compliance of prescribed criteria and guidelines tend to get ignored for extraneous considerations. Political interference sidelines merit. Standing counsels, more often than not,fail to attach importance to government cases,giving more time to their private clients. The govt counsels  are over-awed by presence of distinguished lawyers engaged by the opposite parties on payment of hefty fees ( in cash). All government payments are made by cheques.This acts as a deterrent.

Things are not hunky dory. Situation in States far worse,shameful. A reality check and corrective measures are necessary to arrest further deterioration.

“Successful” bureaucrats turning into politicians ! Number would be  legion,if, Indian states and UTs  are counted. The serving bureaucrats cannot be successful without political blessings.And,there is a price for it.Thumb rule is : You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.The serving bureaucrats get paid for politicking . Good implementers of illegal  decisions. Politically ambitious creatures. All at cost of silent majority of honest civil servants.They are rewarded, after retirement, with gubernatorial assignments, nomination into Rajya sabha, UPSC membership, Election commissioners,CAT memberships, CIC and other sinecures.Some fools join political parties after retirement. I need not spell out their details.

Coming to specifics, N K Singh, N N Vohra, K K Paul are the prominent ones. All experts in keeping successive ruling dispensations on the right side.Reasons for their  initial appointments and successive extensions,are matters of discussion in bureaucratic circles. Names of hundreds other  pseudo-intellectuals are withheld due to space constraints. Moreover,it will result in unsavoury controversies. NDA has been as brutal as the UPA. No improvement. Utter misuse of discretionary powers by political masters.

Indiscriminate tree cutting harms the ecological balance.It is unfortunate that even the national capital Delhi has not been spared under the garb of infrastructure development. This is causing continuous fall in groundwater level in Delhi while its denizens are facing acute water shortage.

All this happening right under the nose of Supreme court. Some 17,000 out of 21,000 trees have reportedly been chopped off for redevelopment of central government accommodations in South Delhi colonies . The affected areas include colonies like Nauroji Nagar, Netaji Nagar and Sarojini Nagar. Around 11,000 trees would be cut just in Sarojni Nagar alone.

The construction agency, it is understood, has promised to plant over 10 times of trees that had to be cut in the process. These will take two decades to grow into trees.

Simplistic, irrational argument. How permission was granted by the Forest deptt for tree axing,is hard to understand. Where is the space left in south Delhi for compensatory plantation? How could compensatory plantation be the solution for cutting old trees. Given Delhi's spiking pollution levels, it is necessary that old trees are not uprooted.

Furthermore, new government houses, in lieu of the demolished ones, should be shifted from central area to elsewhere in order to decongest Delhi.

I think, builders’ lobbies are behind the great conspiracy in the name of “Infrastructure development”,leading to collusive give-and-take between engineers and builders.

“Successful” bureaucrats turning into politicians ! Number would be  legion,if, Indian states and UTs  are counted. The serving bureaucrats cannot be successful without political blessings.And,there is a price for it.Thumb rule is : You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.The serving bureaucrats get paid for politicking . Good implementers of illegal  decisions. Politically ambitious creatures. All at cost of silent majority of honest civil servants.They are rewarded, after retirement, with gubernatorial assignments, nomination into Rajya sabha, UPSC membership, Election commissioners,CAT memberships, CIC and other sinecures.Some fools join political parties after retirement. I need not spell out their details.

Coming to specifics, N K Singh, N N Vohra, K K Paul are the prominent ones. All experts in keeping successive ruling dispensations on the right side.Reasons for their  initial appointments and successive extensions,are matters of discussion in bureaucratic circles. Names of hundreds other  pseudo-intellectuals are withheld due to space constraints. Moreover,it will result in unsavoury controversies. NDA has been as brutal as the UPA. No improvement. Utter misuse of discretionary powers by political masters.

Let no one play the blame game. When a politico indulges in blame game, it is when they or theirs, are to blame.

BJP ,as  major coalition partner, now accuses PDP after 3 years of " Divya Gyaan " of latter’s non-cooperation and anti-nationalism. No point playing the victim’s card. Why did the BJP not leave the coalition two years back?Was it greed for power?

Was  the pullout a political necessity to escape  public criticism

The centre should  own the joint responsibility of mishandling the issue by following a faulty J&K policy.

Who prevented the BJP from opposing the mass release of stone pelters from the prisons ?

How could PDP tie hands of indian army, as some leaders seem to claim?

Why did the Centre enforce unilateral ceasefire during Ramzan? What use was the goodwill gesture by India?

It was no time for experiment.

Ad hocism dominanated  major part of coalition era.  

Some nincompoop leaders try to justify imposition of Governor’s rule in J&K stating that the indian army did not have a free hand.

PMO and MHA mandarins will have much to explain.

While confidence is a virtue, over-confidence is evil.

All said and done, give our army a free hand .

Let them give the terrorists and stone pelters a bloody nose and bleed Pakistan army/ISI through a thousand cuts.

The country stands solidly behind the indian army

Why not induct them as Under Secretaries or Deputy Secretaries? Get familiar with the nitty gritty of government  functioning and then compete  on merit with the home-grown officers of organized services . And,why only as Joint Secretary , not lower?

Let me demystify the ulterior motive. Politically  mischievous and self-protective. It is common knowledge that any officer equivalent to the rank  of Joint Secretary and above, cannot be prosecuted by anti- corruption agencies including the CBI, without the prior approval of competent authority. The Supreme Court  struck down Section 6A(1) (a) and Section 6A(1) (b) of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (Act) as unconstitutional. But,the ruling dispensation over-ruled every thing including recommendation of ARC-II.The status quo ante  was restored to protect all lateral entrants. No fear of Prevention of Corruption Act, arrest,raids,prosecution, chargesheets by CBI.

My Baap Culture

All illegalities flow from political conspiracy in cohoot with the corrupt ,pliable bureaucrats; ever ready to prostrate before the political class in lieu of coveted postings as quid pro quo. These officers will  soon be joined by their distant cousins, sorry, domain experts  from the private  turf. All are happy.The business tycoons,the most.

The honest bureaucrats are in a bind,speechless,clueless.

What  “domain expertise”,is sought to be attracted by the Centre, one wonders ? There is no dearth of talented officers in the country specializing in different fields : Economics, Statistics, Finance, army of chartered and cost accountants,  pool of  technical officers and IT professionals.

The union government has invited applications from “ professional and experts “from private sector for induction into the " laid-back " indian bureaucracy. All as Joint Secretaries,the cutting edge for initiating policy decision making. There are ten vacancies in key ministries including Revenue, Economic Affairs, Financial Services, Civil Aviation Commerce and Shipping.

Let us be upfront in analysing the implications. The private sector honchos will play crucial role in selecting the “ most suitable candidate for the right job. The lateral entry of executives from the open market, will enable top business houses to push their favourites into policy making machinary so that they could manipulate decisions in their favour. A distinct possibility in absence of antecedents verification of aspirants by IB, IT, CBI, ED and other watchdog organisations. The ignorance of inductees about governmental functioning ,practices, rules and regulations ,will make them vulnerable to manipulation.

This is not to cast aspersions on the merit of private sector executives. But,they are not trained to uphold the doctrine of bringing maximum good to maximum people.They are trained only to maximise profit. How could career bureaucrats belonging to different Services be expected to ignore the wrongdoings ?

The criteria for selection,that is, whether through Search committee procedure or simply by pick- and- choose is not spelt out. Total absence of accountability and transparency will result in " fixed matches ".Whatever may be the selection criteria, interference by top business houses , ( euphemistically called “legitimate consultation” ) cannot be ruled out.

Here is an example.

An executive was picked up under UPA era straight from a private sector to head a miniratna PSU. He had good connections with the power that be.He rose to head a maharatna within six years. Sacked by PM Modi, investigations were carried out by the CBI, based on the inputs from C&AG about financial frauds and irregularities.The CBI is now going slow in pursuing the case.

One does not know,at whose behest ?

The go-slow approach by ruling dispensation headed by PM Modi in investigating UPA's multiple scams ,is baffling . All cases must be taken fast-forward to logical conclusion. For pending cases , the  courts must be requested for expeditious hearing. The CJI is urged to  intervene. All remedies must be utilised to prevent miscarriage of justice. The progress of each case should be kept in public domain for scrutiny.The tax payers are entitled to know details of misappropriation of public funds and the penalty imposed. The Nation wants to know before next general elections.

The UPA’s scams (2004- 2014)read like rule book of fraudsters. One loses the way while counting zeroes in loss figures,stunned by the audacity and brazenness with which the UPA ministers flouted rules to enrich themselves ,their kins and cronies.

Action may be taken on following points :- (a)strengthen CBI’s manpower strength by filling vacancies;  (b)Fix a time frame for completing investigation ; ( c ) Giving long adjournments by courts must be banned by the CJI; (d) The defence will always  derail and delay conviction citing flimsy grounds. This may be monitored by the courts.

Civil services probationers do not normally take the Foundation course at LBSNAA seriously. 

All remain busy in search of life partners and romance.

All are now under IB's scanner. And, thro them the PMO.

Now, the job of Services allocation  of probationers will be made by the cadre authorities  based on overall  assessment  of  performance in Foundation course and the UPSC merit list

Bahut Na-Insaafi hai.

First  thing first. Pakistan  is continuously targeting Indian forces in J&K, killing  civilians and jawans by continuous shelling and sniping . Even an 8 month old infant  was not spared by Pakistani snipers on May 22,2018 . All at the behest of China.

While, It is time to be  pro-active, India  remains reactive. The overused rhetoric : “Muh todh jawaab “ by union home minister  does not inspire confidence. For how long should we keep watching the killings as mute spectators. Tough military action is called for. The  stone-pelters,aided and abetted by  Kashmiri separatists , are incurable. They do not deserve mercy and compassion.

An interesting dimension . The book co-authored by former ISI chief Durrani with the former RAW chief A S Dulat and an Indian journalist - “ The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace” , cite interesting anecdotes. The authors  want India to roll out the red carpet for  Pakistan military chief General Qamar Bajwa . I am not into any competitive patriotism debate with the spymasters. But, the suggestion for inviting  Pak General to India,is condemnable.  How is this possible? India would welcome a stable,democratically elected government  in Pakistan instead of the remote-controlled  nominal establishment.

Now consider China. Its  massive mining operations for minerals extractions close to Arunachal Pradesh, poses a direct threat to India’s  security. China has  colonized the area with massive presence of PLA forces,military equipment, ostensibly to secure its miners. Reminiscent of Dokalam’s  face off . Its hidden agenda is to increase frequency of incursions into Arunachal Pradesh by digging underground tunnels under the garb of excavation.

Same strategy was applied by China before creating coral reef islands in south-China sea. It largely succeeded in blocking India( ONGC Videsh ) and other maritime  countries from extracting oil and minerals. India’s agreement  for oil extraction  with Vietnam was promptly cancelled during the UPA era forcing India to beat a hasty retreat. No country had the guts to oppose China. USA’s belated entry into the fray served as a force multiplier for China’s aggressive designs. This has  led to the  present turbulence in the region.

The latest crisis created by China in the Himalayan region must be addressed  on priority. A change in India’s  strategy is called for. Defending China’s mining operations  being within its territory,would be simplistic.China is already  unauthorisedly occupying 40,000 sq miles in Aksai Chin.It considers Arunachal as a disputed territory.

Besides posing military threat, the excavation may cause landslides.  As a  tit-for-tat, one may ask : Why should India not start mining  operations in Arunachal  Pradesh close to Chinese project for mineral extractions ? China will surely  protest,as always. This must be trashed. On the contrary, India must strengthen its military presence in the area as was the case during Dokalam  face-off. China is persistently instigating  militancy in the North-east  region and  Maoists, elsewhere, supporting them  financially and through sypplying  arms. If China wants to play mind game , let India give it a retort.

Indo- US honeymoon is over. At least, so it seems. The suspicion is strengthened by PM Modi’s  sudden rush to Putin. Russia was never comfortable with the growing proximity between the US and India.

India is capable of fighting both China and Pakistan  together.Let us face the twin threat boldly. Recall indian Army chief’s assertion in this regard.

Pakistan’s ousted Prime minister Nawaz Sharif  recently admitted to the ISI  having  misused Pakistan’s home-grown terror outfits in Mumbai attack on 26/11/2008. Nothing  sensational. India has been privy to the unholy connect from the beginning.

Answers to the following questions must be placed on record to satisfy public curiosity :-

(a) After Kasab's conviction,who were the two members of NAC who had batted for Kasab?

(b) What were the dubious roles of the then successive Home ministers,union home secretaries and the NSA for slow action and at whose behest?

(c) Why were Joint secretaries in internal security wing of MHA transferred?

(d)Terror attacks in India were being carried out by the ISI and funded through fake indian currency notes. This is based on intelligence input and must be confirmed.

(e) What was the role of State Bank of India ,Dumariaganj branch of UP that was the custodian of fake indian currency notes used for terror attacks in India.

(f) Was any action taken against bank's executives and MOF's officers for serious lapses on their part impinging on national security?

Relevant documents, information , explanations must be kept in public domain by the ruling political dispensation.

How was country's security compromised by the power that be,during UPA’s grave misrule ? 

The country wants to know.

NN Vohra, the present Governor J&K, is the direct beneficiary of "loss" of his report on politico-bureaucratic-police-business having terror links.

Longest serving bureaucrat post-retirement, euphemestically called the " Field Marshal of bureaucracy " who had headed the committee as union home secy with inputs from CBI, IB,RAW.

Annexures, containing names of influential politicos, bureaucrats and their secret terror links, are more important than the main text carrying explosive details.Leakage of sensational details will destabilise all political parties across the board.

Criminalisation of politics and the nexus among criminals, bureaucrats and politicians. Their roles in Mumbai serial blasts of March 1993 and links with Dawood Ibrahim is proved beyond doubt.

Now, even, Nawaz Sharif ex-PM Pakistan has woken up from deep slumber to spill the beans about Pakistan ISI’s total involvement in Mumbai blasts.India did not need a certificate from him who maintained total silence all these 25 years.

For fear of getting caught , no attempt was made by successive political dispensations either to retrieve the " lost" report or hang those responsible for its safe custody. The infamously called Vohra committee report was submitted to the then political dispensation in October 1993 in the wake of March 12,1993 Mumbai serial blasts.

All former Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries to PM,Union Home Secretaries, Senior officers posted in MHA’s internal security wing must be privy to details. All acted at the behest of their political masters and were richly rewarded with political sinecures, Constitutional appointments, tribunals etc.

Hamamm mei sab...?

Will PM Modi take the call in the national interest ?

The country wants to know.

A section of SCs and STs of Tamilnadu have voluntarily offered to surrender their benefits of reservation policy in lieu of  values like equality,dignity and respect- at par with others.

The news item enhanced the feel-good factor of every Indian.

Making them addicted to culture of dependency,is a sin. 

Political class will never support abolition of reservation policy due to their deep-rooted vested interests. An electoral fraud.

Keeping India divided on caste lines is their raison d'être

OBCs are expected to invoke their self- esteem by initiating similar action on their side by  voluntarily surrendering their OBC tags and aspire for higher values in life,based on equality.

A wake-up call for the country to arrest its further disintegration on castes lines

Nepal has reportedly given its consent to China for constructing China-Nepal Economic Corridor. It is reported by the Nepalese media that Leaders of China and India have reportedly “ reached consensus on exploring the feasibility of the China-Nepal-India Economic Corridor”.

This will be Nepal’s greatest blunder unless it is keen on a suicide mission, hell-bent on getting swallowed by the dragon.

Consider India. China’s expansionist policy,its illegally occupyiing 40,000 sq kilo metres of Indian territory in Aksai Chin during 1962’s undeclared war with India, its claim on Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim, building infrastructures at Dokalam with the ulterior motive of attacking chicken neck.

These are proofs enough of China's nefarious designs. Inciting insurgency in the North-east , extending clandestine support to Maoists, constant attempt at derailing India’s economy are additional pinpricks.

Nepal will lose its status as a buffer state between two neighbours. It will either end up as a province of China or its protectorate..

A grave threat,in case,war breaks out with China. Deployment of more army on Indo-Nepal border.

Another manifestation of string of pearls woven around India by China. There should be no question of having diplomatic parleys by India with the Machiavellian China.

Never trust China unless it agrees to return 40,000 sq kilo metres of Indian territory in Aksai chin, forsake its illegal claims over Ladhak, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.

Let it stop building infrastructure at Doklam with the ulterior motive of invading the chicken neck.

Let it stop building CPEC through POK, a part of India.Let it vacate the artificially created coral island and dismantle its military bases near South-China sea.

The impeachment motion of the Congress party targeting CJI, was rejected by the Vice President on ground of unproven misconduct of the CJI. It was held that allegations pertain to period when the CJI was either in private practice or holding a junior position.Two Congress MPs petitioned the Supreme  court on May 7,2018 contesting Vice President’s  rejection of impeachment notice, calling it arbitrary and illegal.

Situation took a dramatic  turn on May 8,2018 when the petitioners’ lawyer withdrew impeachment plea challenging constitution of 5-judge bench of Supreme court  while insisting to get a copy of  judicial order from the Bench. Shocking high drama followed after the lawyer failed to justify the petition against the CJI.

Unprecedented, unpardonable misconduct.

Let the Top court initiate contempt proceedings against all concerned for filing a politically motivated plea and casting aspersions on  the CJI alleging unproven misconduct.

The Congress is on the backfoot. But, introspect on some interesting possibilities:-- 

(a) Whether petition's withdrawal would set the judicial crisis and controversy at rest ?

Perhaps,not,if the Congress leaders' naivete , arrogance and aggression are any indication. They are hell-bent

(b) What will happen ,if, the congress party ill-advised by its legal foot soldiers decide make all its MPs in Rajya Sabha as petitioners?

(c) Will taking recourse to RTI route for getting a copy of " administrative order”,if any, issued by SC's Registrar General help particularly as it impinges on the internal functioning of the Apex court.This needs to be checked.

Let the legal eagles deliberate on the contentious issues and give their opinions to satisfy public curiosity.

Nepal has reportedly given its consent to China for constructing China-Nepal Economic Corridor. It is reported by the Nepalese media that Leaders of China and India have reportedly “ reached consensus on exploring the feasibility of the China-Nepal-India Economic Corridor”.

This will be Nepal’s greatest blunder unless it is keen on a suicide mission, hell-bent on getting swallowed by the dragon.

Consider India. China’s expansionist policy,its illegally occupyiing 40,000 sq kilo metres of Indian territory in Aksai Chin during 1962’s undeclared war with India, its claim on Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Sikkim, building infrastructures at Dokalam with the ulterior motive of attacking chicken neck.

These are proofs enough of China's nefarious designs. Inciting insurgency in the North-east , extending clandestine support to Maoists, constant attempt at derailing India’s economy are additional pinpricks.

Nepal will lose its status as a buffer state between two neighbours. It will either end up as a province of China or its protectorate..

A grave threat,in case,war breaks out with China. Deployment of more army on Indo-Nepal border.

Another manifestation of string of pearls woven around India by China. There should be no question of having diplomatic parleys by India with the Machiavellian China.

Never trust China unless it agrees to return 40,000 sq kilo metres of Indian territory in Aksai chin, forsake its illegal claims over Ladhak, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim.

Let it stop building infrastructure at Doklam with the ulterior motive of invading the chicken neck.

Let it stop building CPEC through POK, a part of India.Let it vacate the artificially created coral island and dismantle its military bases near South-China sea.

Supreme Court took the noble initiative by rationalising the Atrocities against SC,ST Act. Objective? Objective ? To eliminate rampant misuse of the Atrocities Act.

This is now sought to be neutralised by the ruling dispensation by promulgating an Ordinance. Empowerment of the elite SC/ST,who have been reaping the fruits of reservations , generations after generations ?

The poorest of the poor SC/ST are not even aware of their rights. But, who cares for them in view of the vicious compulsions of vote-bank politics ? Let them reap the fruits of reservation policy instead of the affluent dalits. Every indian will support the move.

Now, the casteist union minister Paswan wants another ordinance to be promulgated by the government. He has now demanded application of the reservation roster to all cases of promotion of SC/ST. This politically motivated suggestion is in gross violations of Supreme court’s verdicts. Merit becomes the casualty,as always.

I fail to understand whether the Parliament is supreme or the Supreme court is sovereign?

What happens to our Fundamental Right : Right to Equality before Law?

Jhansi’s incident involving amputation of leg of an accident victim at a government hospital is a national shame.

Amputated leg  is used as a pillow to rest victim’s head.

Principal of medical college must be arrested forthwith.

Any suggestion of her tendering an apology tantamount to an affront to the country.

It is criminal negligence. A bio-hazard.

Law of the land does not provide for escape routes like "apology" or holding inquiry by the perpetrators. And, suspension is not a punishment.

Yogi's endless visits to temples is criminal waste of taxpayers funds. Extremely irritating. His prayers' cannot bring good governance.

He must stop political lecturing and laying foundation stones.

UP's happiness index is zero under present dispensation.

The ambitious Modicare plan neither covers medical apathy nor provides for punishment for lack of empathy on part of political and administrative executive.

What is the outcome of inquiry in mass murder of children in a Gorakhpur hospital due to lack of oxygen?

Medico- bureaucratic negligence has gone unpunished, as always?

The political executive headed by PM Modi is expected to invoke seditionary laws to rein in watermouths like the Congis,Commies Owaissis,Mani “Shankar Aiyar and their likes.

“  Dil ke phaphole jal uthe seene ke daag se,

    Is ghar ko aag lag gayi ghar ke chiraag se ”

A small-time politician called Sandeep Dikshit must be put under house arrest for speaking against the country, its Armed forces,calling Gen Rawat as " sadak kaa Gundaa ".

How is he still having a free run despite serious allegations of corruption in CWG scams?

The alleged funding of such anti-nationals by the ISI for dividing indian muslims and hindus,must be investigated.

Giving them a long rope by the Modi sarkaar will be misconstrued otherwise.

The media has reported leakage of Aircel Maxis status report much before the same was submitted to the Supreme Court on Jan 13,2018.The document was recovered during the raid at P Chidambaram’s residence by the CBI on Jan 3,2018 ie 10 days before submission to SC.

An officer of  CBI allegedly leaked the report to P Chidambaram  former finance minister. This confirms the existence of moles. Highly disturbing.

There must be hundreds of moles planted by the Congress-led UPA during its misrule. Open secret. Various sensitive organizations like the CBI, ED, IT,IB, RAW, NTRO and, last but not the least, the bureaucracy-at-large are infested with the “ caged parrots” of the erstwhile political dispensation.

Private detective agencies are professional enough to make easy inroads into government departments/agencies to access secret documents. These are, more often than not, manned by retired personnel of government agencies. This explains the drop in conviction/ success rates of anti- corruption and intelligence agencies

PM Modi is expected to take the leakage from CBI seriously. A thorough cleansing is needed across the board.

Applicants for Vigilance Commissioner's post in the CVC are required to support their applications with a 300-word essay to prove their " hollowness or otherwise ".

Essays will be evaluated by the infamous dynasty of bureaucracy.

Innovative.  Out-of-box thinking of DOP&T manned by babus. .

Writers , Journalists in great demand as proxy writers.

India must pre-empt China's possible wild card entry into the Maldives in order to restore democracy there and bolster India's maritime security in the Indian ocean.

It would be foolhardy for India to wait for a formal Maldivian invite in view of China's string of pearls woven around India. Ethics is China's anathema. Reigning President of the Maldives is out and out pro-China. China is waiting to pounce.

The present Maldivian regime has proved itself as  illegitimate,undemocratic, hell bent on defying Supreme court directive by refusing to releas political leaders. It is ready to arrest top SC Judges and extend temporary emergency beyond 15 days.

Let us re-enact Operation Cactus to enhance India’s maritime primacy in Indian ocean by showing our capability to mount a successful operation at short notice

Let us not forget,there are some 22,000 indian diaspora in the small island nation.Hence,the need for swift  commando action before the crisis reaches a flashpoint.

India must start conducting mock exercises against possible conventional and nuclear attacks from Pakistan,China and even North -Korea.

Kashmir is a perennial theatre of war. Doklam remains a ticking bomb.

Not based on conjectures and surmises.

“ Kaheen bhi, Kabhi bhi, Kuch bhi hoe saktaa hai “

Is the government taking pro-active steps for such a contingency ?

Guidelines must be laid down detailing steps to be taken by the citizens in case of sudden attacks from ny quarter. The Civil defence wings in all indian States must be activated

There are different types of siren alarms forewarning against conventional and nuclear attacks respectively. The public is blissfully ignorant about the differences in their tones and durations..

Last two days experiences of administrators in the US and Japan of a fake nuclear attacks by North Korea, should serve as eye –opener to Ajit Doval, India’s National Security Advisor.

The idea is not to create panic but forewarn the public rather than let them be caught unawares.

Leaders of both the US and Japan were rattled by the fake nuclear alarms.

Another important suggestion.

Our political leaders must be compulsorily sent to the borders with China and Pakistan ( LOC, LAC, IB) for a week for having the first hand experience of the situation there.

This would enable the Congis ( one, Sandip Dikshit) and RJD ( one called Manoj Jha ) leaders to learn to shut up and put up. Should they not be house-arrested and booked under Law of the land?

These loose cannons have,of late, been targeting Army chief, General Bipin Rawat by shooting irresponsible ,motivated statements that demoralise the Armed forces.

The so-called " Destroy Supreme Court ” conspiracy choreographed by the Congis and the Commies in cohoot with the Lutyen's journalists, has turned out to be a damp squib.

All four dissenting SC judges resumed work, today. "Business as usual" informed the Attorney General. The judges will be hearing whatever had been assigned to them.The CJI kept smiling at a petitioner who raised the episode of four SC judges going public.

But, are things really normal beneath the surface?

Could the controversy be permitted to set at rest here.

What would happen if the Sessions judge of a subordinate court raises a revolt against a High court sitting judge or chief justice and calls a press conference to expose some case of purported miscarriage of justice?

What happens to the erosion of Constitutional values? Should the four judges not be show-caused immediately for violating the Code of conduct,if there is any damaging SC's credibility irrevocably in the eyes of the country ? Does the episode involve any contempt of court?

All judges of SC,headed by the CJI, are urged to introspect and evolve some in-house mechanism to resolve differences among themselves.

Are the four judges above the Law? Are they exempted from punishment that could serve as a deterrent against any misdemeanour in future?

The nation wants to know.

The decision by four sitting SC judges to hold the Press Conference amounts to a No-confidence motion against the present CJI ? It has jolted the conscience of the Nation.The protesting judges left it to the" Nation "to preserve” independence of Supreme court “.

Who will take the call ? The Executive, the Parliament or the ubiquitous Media, the fourth pillar of democracy?As Presidential appointees, the dissenting judges did not think of sharing their simmering discontentment with the President of India before going public.

The consequences of the ill-advised move by four judges on the integrity and credibility of Supreme Court and their negative impact on various High courts and the Subordinate judiciary, must not be ignored.

Following options are available.

(a) Leave the Supreme court alone. Let the four SC judges and the CJI resolve their differences mutually through discussions among themselves;

or

(b) PM Modi as head of government cannot and should not remain a mute spectator. He along with the Attorney General of India ,may discreetly intervene to serve as a catalyst or facilitator to resolve the dispute in the top judiciary. This should be discreet, not be seen as interference in the internal functioning of the Supreme court by any political party. The CJI, in his wisdom, has already refused to meet  PM’s Principal Secretary, at former’s  residenceor

(c) Senior lawyers like Fali Nariman, Soli Sorabhji, Harish Salve and the Attorney General of India may be urged to intervene.

or

(d)Guidelines may be drawn by the CJI in consultation with top five or six judges for allocation of cases to different benches of SC. The CJI as the Numero uno, the first among Equals,is expected to carry the court with him. All efforts need to be made to diffuse the crisis at the earliest before the situation spins out of control.

The Congis and the Commies must keep their hands off. Let them not try to earn brownie points by politicizing the issues.

My gut feeling is that even after the matter is resolved “ amicably “, the damage done to Indian Judiciary is irretrievable. The damage done to the Supreme court’s credibility, impartiality will be irreparable. The top court will never be same again in the eyes of the Litigants and the Bar.

Dalit-Maratha conflict in Maharashtra triggered by Prakash Ambedkar, allegedly claimed by a section? Were the riots incited by the so-called resurgence of " Brahmanism " ,allege others ?

The celebration has been taking place peacefully ,year-after-year without  rancour from any quarter. How did it flare up suddenly this year? A deep - state conspiracy by the Congis and Commies , discomfited by their defeats in assembly polls. At least, so it seems.?

"Bahut chubhti hai teri chuppi ae, Congis aur Commies,

Kahin Ghul ghapara bhi ho jaye, par tujhe kuch fark nahi "

Whatever  may be the findings of  investigation , the politicos are laughing up their sleeves showing sham empathy with the dalits

Explosive revelation by Subramanian Swamy while addressing a gathering of CAs in Ahmedabad on 23rd Dec, 2017 as reported by Indian Express dt 24th Dec, 2017.

Dr Swamy has alleged fudging of Statistics by the  Central Statistics Organisation (CSO) under union Min. of Statistics &Programme Implementation ( MOSPI ) in computing quaterly GDP.

Incidentally, the CSO was founded by Dr Swamy’s  father late Sitaram Subramanian , a well known mathematician and was a one time Director of the Central Statistical Institute, supposedly a rival to P C Mahalanobis who was the founder of ISI, Kolkatta.

Dr Subramanian Swamyreceived the BSc ( Hons) degree in Mathematics from Hindu College of DU and Masters in Statistics from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkatta.He Holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University .

In view of above , reinforced by CSO officials’ confession of  “ pressures” from above ( Read as Finance ministry ) , Swamy’s innuendos against the CSO’s allegedly unethical practices can’t be taken lightly.A damage control exercise in MOSPI, necessitated by electoral compulsions, is underway.

Prof T C A Anant present Secretary(MOSPI)-cum-Chief Statistician of India will have much to explain to the Parliamentary Standing Committee.Was he not kept in the loop by his DG and ADG in CSO? The present CSI was initially  appointed  in June 2010 for five years. He got three years extension till June 2015 followed by yet another extension that expires in January 2018. Total 8 years He is now seeking extension of his tenure as CSI beyond 8th year beyond Jan 2018.

Heads will roll both in MOSPI and Min of Finance. Chaos, noise , anarchy in Parliament.

In order to be fair , I can only say that the practice of unwarranted interference by MOF in MOSPI’s GDP calculation, sorry, manipulation, has been going on covertly for several decades with full knowledge of Secretaries,Ministers and in collusion with senior officers of both ministries. The tool of GDP was misused with impunity during the Congress-led UPA era. The existing dispensation followed the unscrupulous tradition laid down by its illustrious predecessor under,possibly, electoral compulsions.

PM Modi was expected to expose the vicious UPA practice , instead of giving a free hand to MOSPI  and Finance Ministry in pursuing the same.

All things considered, India must thank Dr Subramanian Swamy for uncovering the malpractices.

Shocking judgement by special CBI court on 2G spectrum allocation scam.

Judicial pronouncement or political narrative,one wonders ?

Bungling by CBI. Its evidences could not stand the judicial scrutiny.

Roles of  high networth industrial houses of India , is in question.

Indictment of former C&AG Vinod Rai  raises more question than solve.

Sudden transfers of   SP and DIG ,CBI charged with investigation of 2G scam at crucial moment ,was baffling.

“It was not A Raja, but Pulok Chatterjee, in consultation with TKA Nair, as he had suppressed the most relevant and controversial part of the letter of A Raja from the then Prime Minister,” said CBI special judge Saini.

Suggestions  were made to the ruling dispensation to get T K A Nair, former Principal Secy and, more importantly, Pulok Chatterji, former JS, later elevated as Secretary to the then PM Manmohan Singh, interrogated by the CBI. Their earlier confessional statements to CBI had the stamp of approval of the then de facto PM.

Move to grill former PM’s aides was reportedly blocked by the all-powerful IAS fraternity. Why? And,at whose behest?And, to protect whom ?

It will be simplistic to suggest that PM MMS was not kept in the loop by his aides.Files on policy matters and appointments  were  regularly shown to the Chairperson, NAC.

Pulok Chatterji wielded enormous power by virtue of his loyalty and proximity to the Cong supremo.  A general factotum to the supremo, he kept  shuttling between the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the PMO depending on which party was in power.This was an open secret  much before Sanjay Baru’s memoirs “The Accidental Prime Minister,hit the stands.

In fact, Maun Maun Singh was so much enamoured of PM's chair that he chose to remain silent before formalising all oral orders of the Congress supremo,as conveyed by former PM's aides.

UPA’s caged parrot CBI remained soft to PMO officials ? It is understood that PMO officials' statements were legally and officially vetted to remain in sync with Manmohan Singh's stand. All to protect the supremo.

In order to get at the bottom of of the truth, extra-ordinary steps  are required against all accused. Skeletons  in the cupboard will start tumbling out.

For how long could the real perpetrators be allowed to have a free run.

Any secret deal, one wonders?

The ruling  political dispensation  has much to explain.

Emboldened by the twin electoral victories in Gujarat and HP, PM Modi must now focus on big-ticket corruption by high- networth business houses and individuals rather than run after small rogues.

All are having a free run within India and abroad.

PM Modi won the last general elections on the plank of UPA  corruption scams.He had promised to bring the guilty to book.

Some infamous scams are : Bofors, Sathyam (2009),CWG (2010), Coalgate (2012), 2G spectrum (2008) Navy war room leaks, Sathyam scam (2012), Choppers scam (2012 ), Tatra truck (2012), Adarsh scam (2012),Delhi Jal Board tanker scam - ( Rs 400 crores) wherein the Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed an FIR against former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit and current Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Saradha group financial scandal and last but not the least Robert Vadra scam . The list is endless.

These scams are crying for prosecution and convictions of perpetrators.

Precious time has been wasted by the current political dispensation, resulting in public disenchantment, disillusionment with the leadership

Is removing corruption separable from Good governance ?

The quality of indian politics has ,of late, gone down abysmally low.Sample some dastardly utterances by arrogant politicos.

Sonia labels Modi : Maut ka saudagar .  Priyanka Gandhi blames him for : Khoon ki dalaali .

Rahul calls him : “ Gangoo teli,gandi naali ka keera “. All in the family.

A small-time politician and a Ra Ga's stooge Sandeep Dikshit labels Army Chief General Rawat : " Sarak kaa goonda "

Mani Shankar Aiyar broke all records by blabbering :" Yeh Modi bahut neech kism kaa aadmi hai. Koi sabhyataa nahi hai". The haughty Aiyar , on Dec 7 , 2017,called PM Modi : "Chaiwala in 2014, Neech aadmi in 2017 He takes pride in claiming : " Rahul Gandhi as a Janeu-dhari Brahmin ". The same  knucklehead  had sought Pakistan's help in removing Modi sarkar.

Such elite loose cannons of the dynastic Congress are downright vulgar, uncouth, uncivil and casteist. All at the behest of the dirty-tricks department of the Congress (Rahul ).

PM Modi is OBC. He is dubbed by Aiyar as " Neech " .

Do the congis regard SCs and STs as " Maha- Neech"

A hideously degenerate mindset.

The ,superannuated congis remain moot spectators, vying for photo-ops with the dynasty. Spineless parasytes, paid charlatans . Pliant, malleable nincompoops.

Aiyar's suspension is no solution. Public demands his immediate expulsion from the party. Even, prosecution under  the law of the land for making derogatory references against a particular section of society.

Let us wait for peoples' verdicts in HP and Gujarat polls.

Who knows, the Congress (Rahul) may emerge as a hypertensive, cardiacally - paralysed party, lodged in ICU, heading towards ventilator.

North Korea's latest ICBM test against international sanctions,brings the World closer to the brink of war.This is not a fictional scenario Crisis, fast spinning out of control. Is the cynic Kim Jong not aware that his small , under-nourished and financially emaciated country will be the worst sufferer in case of a holocaust. Of course, with equal damage to South Korea.

China is not helpless in taming North Korea.It has a sinister motive.

Heavily dependent on its trade with the US, China is more interested in keeping the pot boiling between North Korea and the US.

Kim Jong must not forget that a surprise attack by him on South Korea would boomerang. His belligerent rhetoric with propaganda of triumph and total war, could leave its own leaders mistakenly convinced about winning such a conflict, just as the sloppy toughness of the White House might convince Kim that the US is about to strike.

High time for the to US exercise the sole option of carrying out pre-emptive strikes instead of getting bullied by Kim Jong on hourly basis. The US’s image is getting irreversibly dented anyway in the comity of nations.

Same advice to India against the twin threat from its immediate neighbours, both India’s permanent enemies.

I am confident, I articulate the views of  the fellow indians, across the country, in their day-to-day experiences.Sample my following experiences:

The  private  Chartered Accountants  charge hefty fee from clients for filing IT returns allegedly for "bribing" IT officers,retaining lion's share for themselves.

This is being openly admitted by the practising CAs.

Similarly, lawyers allegedly act as conduits in subordinate judiciary

All bribe their way through the dark alleys of court premises by greasing palms of petty court officials. Bails, adjournments, acquittals etc are readily available. But, all for a price. Recent expose/ sting operations by the Republic TV channel, should be an eye-opener  both for subordinate and top Judiciary. This has nothing to do with the shortage of judges. Simply put, it is all due to total lack of judicial accountability.

Consider Delhi. Ubiquitous touts  can be seen hovering around  public dealing offices like Police, local bodies, transport,Jal boards,Bijli boards and so on. Engineers of local bodies  and the Police  collude with each other with the blessings of local legislators ,by openly demanding  heavy cuts for permitting encroachments by the venders on public land.MCDs , DDA are the worst offenders.Their vigilance officers are incompetent, laidback .

This is the scenario in the National capital. Situation in States is incredibly horrifying.

All government departments are forced to observe Vigilance Week,year-after- year, wasting manhours, public exchequer.

Politicians get undeserved publicity  by the electronic and print media. The politicians enjoy their own speeches at the cost of public discomfiture. Event managers do roaring businesses,charging heavy cost. Their empanelment by  government organisations  based on  “ security consideration “ ,is an open secret.The only positive feature  is that they are security-vetted.  But ,not, competitive. A racket prevalent  all over the country.Can some one , for instance, guestimate the total expenditure  in organising an event in Delhi’s Vigyan Bhavan? 

Phenomenal. We need to conserve our resources and utilise it in priority areas.

Similarly, foundation-stone  laying ceremony by celebrities is another atrocious practice dear to politicians. A drain on public exchequer that must be abolished. In Uttar Pradesh , the CM has reportedly, barred  his Ministers and Chief Secretary from performing such ceremonies. Achieving  “Amaratva “ (Immortality ) through  foundation-stone laying , is the sole prerogative of  the political class alone. Funny,but,true.

No one is aware of  the demoralising  impact such events have on the hapless  citizens who constitute the largest public interface and the worst victims. 

Lucknow Metro is facing continuous losses for not getting enough passengers.

Who is  the Villain ??

Paan and  Gutka masala. These are not permitted during security check . The passengers are forced to throw  the pouch into the dustbin and even spit it out if anyone is found chewing it.

Paan and gutka are considered more important than the Metro in Uttar Pradesh.

Media reports of Mumbai's Elphinstone footbridge being rebuilt by indian army,is disturbing.Who is firing the shot,one wonders?

Is the railway’s civil wing not considered professionally competent?

Are the Railway minister, CRB and engineers not confident to execute their mandated functions.?

Why not complete the promised investigations on a war footing , check culpability and punish the guilty? It does not take a rocket science.

But, don't belittle the indian army.Its contribution during the floods,earthquakes and other emergencies must be gratefully recognised. 

It should be left to prepare for a two-front war with China and Pakistan

Haryana has a penchant for cheap publicity. It has continuously been in the news, of late, all for the wrong reasons.The latest news about 100 Haryana government school teachers,doubling as ‘ Pandit jis’ or ‘ pujaris’ after they were officially assigned extra duties at hindu temples in Yamunanagar district in addition to teaching.

Over 100 teachers were roped into religious duties like tying the sacred thread, distributing prasad at the annual temple festival. They were also tasked by the district magistrate with the job of counting of cash offerings by the devotees at the four-day "Kapal Mochan" festival in Yamunanagar.

The news is not only ludicrous but bizarre,too. Worse, hell broke loose when a majority of teachers failed to show up for the Priest training sessions. All were issued show cause notices by the district education officer to explain why action should not be taken against them for non-compliance of orders.

School teachers were also recently ordered in Haryana to keep all night vigils on stubble-burning, a major environmental problen in the state and the adjoining Punjab . All after their day’ labour in schools.

The school teachers are also roped in for enumeration job in connection with Census besides election duties.The Kerala cops also perform temple duties without full uniform and bare footed at Sabarimala for months.  in a state where over 50 percent population are communism- believers.They controle the crowd of devotees. All these are fine in lieu of officially assigned  work.

But, deploying Haryana school teachers on priestly duties inside the sanctum sanctorum,is un-heard of . Reprehensible and illegal,too.One cannot be forced to enter any place of worship against his/her wish on religeous duties in a secular country. All at the cost of State’s exchequer.The protests by school teachers against DM seem justified.But,what else could the poor DM do against the wishes  of political masters and their VVIP style of functioning.

Schools are not Gurukul Ashrams or Madrassas.

CM Yogi's commandments to its bureaucracy for behaving like doormats to UP politicians is thoughtless, imprudent,injudicious and ill-advised. Sheer arrogance of power concentrated in few hands.

Guidelines force the bureaucrats to stand up, welcome the legislators with samosa,lemon-water, chai with half-spoon of sugar and so on.

Foundation-laying ceremonies monopolised by CM. Out of bound for bureaucrats.

CM Yogi has made a fool of himself by issuing such moronic, childish guidelines

Treating civil servants like kindergarten students is disgraceful. Enough is enough.

Should UP civil servants and others accept instructions from their chief secretary lying down ? What happens to the undeserved title of ' steel frame of bureaucracy '.

Has the steel frame become malleable, pliable, tractable and ductile?

Sheer violation of norms of dignity and human rights of poor bureaucrats bound by Conduct Rules.

Let the political executive also change the Conduct Rules by allowing VVIP racism.

Politicos extracting reverence from bureaucrats is actually an euphemism for seeking forced compliance of their illegal orders.

We have seen N D Tewari carrying late Sanjay Gandhi's chappals. We also saw UP officers taking off Mayawati's, Mulayam, Shivpal and Akhilesh Yadav's shoes in the not too distant past.Their arrogance boomeranged in elections.

PM Modi is Pradhan-sevak and CM Yogi is a Shehnshah

PM must step in and put his foot down

Chamchagiri, sychophancy has no place in the lives of honest civil servants.

Supreme court is urged to take suo moto cognizance and quash UP government's un-Constitutional instructions.

The court may also order a total ban on foundation stone-laying ceremonies wasting tax payers money.

The number of schemes, memorials, tournaments, projects, trophies, awards, airports, hospitals, universities etc named after Nehru- Gandhi dynasty by  successive Congress-led dispensations during the past 70 years ,is mind boggling.

Have a look at the break-up.

(a)  Universities/Educational Institutes        98

(b) Roads/Buildings/Places        73

(c) Awards        51

(d) Schemes in Congress-ruled States         52

(e) Sports/Tournaments/ Trophies        28

(f) Schemes/Projects         13

(g) Scholarships/Fellowships        15

(h) Airports/ Ports         05

(i) Institutions/Chairs/Festivals         37

(j) Hospitals/Medical Institutes         39

(k) National Parks/Sanctuaries/Museums         15

(l) Stadia         19

Total               445

This has created a monopoly situation, unprecedented,unheard of in any other part of the world. All at tax-payers cost.

The Private Secretaries to union ministers are normally drawn from different organised Services.Sometimes, even officers from same ministries are deployed as private secretaries to ministers.Their appointments, more often than not,are co-terminus with ministers’ continuance in the council of ministers .

Worse, the ministers also indulge in the luxury of drawing on an army of junior staff far in excess of DOP&T’S entitlements.The number of staff ( designated as Informal staff ) from out of ministries, is as large as 20. This leads to additional office space, telephones,cars, furniture etc, needlessly adding to avoidable, wasteful expenditure. They are generally misused for fulfilling non-official obligations of ministers including receiving political co-workers, both at home and office.

This informal arrangement creates vested interests and misuse of official machinery and must be stopped forthwith. Such staff and officers facilitated all scams during the Congress-led UPA era. Mistaking them as innocuous, they are never kept under CBI’s and IB’s scanners.They are quizzed by anti-corruption agencies only after the scams are investigated. But,they escape scot free in absence of formal allocation of duties in ministers’ offices. They must be asked to return to their substantive posts in the ministry.Even, the Private Secretaries belonging to organised services, must be asked to pack up and report to their respective cadres after two years.

The PMO must be kept exempted due to massive amount of work and for effective monitoring.

But, PM Modi should neither over-estimate the achievements of his government nor under-estimate the scheming,wicked Opposition.

First  thing first. He must start reining in the loudmouths and rabble-rousers within his party and affiliated organisations. The so-called ‘ hindutva elements ‘ must come out of  their comfortable cocoon of arrogance, insensitivity and know-all mindset, far removed from reality.

The bottom line is that all sections must feel safe rather than feel discriminated against? The political and ideological war must be fought politically and democratically.

Confrontation with Supreme court on firecrackers controversy,is unwarranted and ill-advised.If the political class is opposed to SC’s judgement , let the Executive order filing SLP in the highest court.

Chaos would mean alienation from the masses. Silence can be misconstrued as ‘tacit approval’.PM Modi alone can control the wayward forces in his party and the country,failing which,his detractors within and outside, will earn brownie points,undeservedly and by default.

And,last but not the least, lack of  punitive action against UPA scamsters is heartbreaking  to  all Modiphiles including myself.

An unprecedented address by Sushma Swaraj at UNGA on Sept 23,2017.

Finest ever by an indian Foreign Minister since independence.

A big retort to Pakistan that refuses to learn from history.

People-to-People contact between India and Pakistan has failed to dissolve the hostility between  the two sub-continental cousins.

India empathises with the people of Pakistan for having been denied the fruits of democracy by Pakistani army by remote-controlling  the civil administration.

It is the most appropriate time for India to launch an Army-to-Army contact and replace the present sham democracy in Pakistan by India-like democracy.

Sushma ji has done the country proud

The country gives its compliments to PM Modi for choosing such an able, sober and logical lady as foreign minister.

Class-3 student slapped 40 times by teacher in Lucknow,UP

" Peer slap bet " in a Noida school

Rapes with girl students in schools are normal

Many more skeletons may tumble out in times to come.

We have become accustomed and insensitive to such mishaps

Why not have a separate and independent Union Minister for SCHOOL EDUCATION for focussed attention ?

And, a separate, independent Union Minister for HIGHER EDUCATION,

Sack officials of CBSE , UGC and other regulatory bodies and their counterparts in States particularly the District Magistrates for dereliction of duties 

Stringent punishment for all including the Police.

Best to appoint Academician- turned -Administrators as Ministers.

Never, the politicians.

Let PM Modi lead by examples by starting from Central government and the BJP-ruled States.

My honest opinion: No way.

This will remain a pipe dream despite PM Modi’s best intentions.

Let us be realistic, not idealistic. Corruption is a universal malaise. Its complete elimination is a myth. It can, however, be mitigated depending upon the political Will.

First , corruption in local bodies having large public interfaces that impact the common man. Mumbai floods are a classic case of BMC’s insensitivity, inefficiency and political corruption.This is the position in  3255 urban local bodies in India. Police is compromised.

Even, legitimate claims are allowed only after greasing the palms of Inquiry officers, SHOs and their cronies in Police and clerks, engineers, Commissioners of corporations in local bodies. Encroachment on government lands,is a permanent source of income for beat constables, hawaldars, sub-inspectors ,engineers and commissioners. Extortion is considered a matter of right. Due to brazen interference by the political class, responsive mechanism is non-existent and supervision lax.

Public is not the stake holder. No feed back mechanism. No fear of compromised police and corporations officials.

Right to Service Act is in the limbo. Public officers are duty bound to perform their duties within the stipulated time with no other option to avoid penalty. But, no one is penalised in the normal course except. Passage of Lokpal Bill is in cold storage. Concept of Zero tolerance to corruption remains a political rhetoric. Statutary audit and IT raids on local bodies officials are not conducted regularly.

India is a federal democracy, but, not a co-operative federalism. Eliminating corruption is a joint venture that needs joint efforts of the Centre, States and local bodies. State governments ruled by political dispensations different from the one at the Centre, work at loggerheads at different wavelengths and priorities. CMs of states like West Bengal, Kerala and Karnataka, behave like CEOs of “Sovereign, Independent Republics “

Decisions are taken under political pressures rather than on merit.Mediocrity thrives.Pliable bureaucrats consider it safer to prostrate before the political class. Grievance redressal mechanism has failed for the poor .

Big ticket scams of UPA era did not get the attention,they deserve.

PM Modi’s honesty and incorruptibility,is beyond doubt.He has no personal axe to grind. His commitment to India’s development,is unquestioned. Rampant corruption has stunted India’s development. PM Modi’s series of bold initiatives to reduce corruption index like : 

Demonetization, benami assets etc  are notable. But, efforts made to fast-track conviction of the accused involved in Congress-led UPA scams, are not are extremely slow. Loan defaulters and money launderers are having free runs in the country or abroad.

Raids on suspects by IT, ED, CBI and other enforcement agencies must increase.

None, in my view. 

The Congress is terminally ill. The power-hungry Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and its loose cannons , are the root cause of party’s slow death. 

Being out of touch with the ground realities, the party has lost its relevance and usefulness. Lack of inner-party democracy, most vicious during Indira Gandhi’s times, promoted cult worship, stifling the voice of reason and sanity.The trend continues, till date. Only, characters have changed endowed with zero intellectual maturity 

The crooked veterans in the Congress are spineless slaves, devoid of self esteem. Revolving around the fulcrum and maintaining their seesaw balances. They vie with each other in keeping the self- proclaimed Supremo happy. The leadership , has neither the concern nor  

understanding of country’s problems. It draws strength from ill-gotten wealth stashed in tax havens abroad. 

Sudden emergence of anti- dynasty movement in the Congress could save the party from itself. Even the chances of such an eventuality, are nil. So strong is the mafia-like stranglehold. A majority of Congi veterans involved in UPA scams, may be paying the price of their sins.  

Performance or non -performance by ruling dispensations in States, should not be ignored.This could have negative  or positive impact on one party or the other.

Anti-incumbency factor arising out of corruption and non-performance , could kill any political party.and strengthen the hands of  its enemies. Public is watchful. Parties like the SP, BSP, RJD,AAP etc could meet the same fate as the Congress due to their corrupt practices. 

Such cases need close monitoring. Investigations, prosecution and convictions have to be followed up in the interest of speedy criminal justice administration. 

In sum, the situation is hopeless. The Congress is at the cross roads. No one can help in its revival,let alone, Rahul Gandhi’s boring address at the Berkeley.

None, in my view. 

The Congress is terminally ill. The power-hungry Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and its loose cannons , are the root cause of party’s slow death. 

Being out of touch with the ground realities, the party has lost its relevance and usefulness. Lack of inner-party democracy, most vicious during Indira Gandhi’s times, promoted cult worship, stifling the voice of reason and sanity.The trend continues, till date. Only, characters have changed endowed with zero intellectual maturity 

The crooked veterans in the Congress are spineless slaves, devoid of self esteem. Revolving around the fulcrum and maintaining their seesaw balances. They vie with each other in keeping the self- proclaimed Supremo happy. The leadership , has neither the concern nor  

understanding of country’s problems. It draws strength from ill-gotten wealth stashed in tax havens abroad. 

Sudden emergence of anti- dynasty movement in the Congress could save the party from itself. Even the chances of such an eventuality, are nil. So strong is the mafia-like stranglehold. A majority of Congi veterans involved in UPA scams, may be paying the price of their sins.  

Performance or non -performance by ruling dispensations in States, should not be ignored.This could have negative  or positive impact on one party or the other.

Anti-incumbency factor arising out of corruption and non-performance , could kill any political party.and strengthen the hands of  its enemies. Public is watchful. Parties like the SP, BSP, RJD,AAP etc could meet the same fate as the Congress due to their corrupt practices. 

Such cases need close monitoring. Investigations, prosecution and convictions have to be followed up in the interest of speedy criminal justice administration. 

In sum, the situation is hopeless. The Congress is at the cross roads. No one can help in its revival,let alone, Rahul Gandhi’s boring address at the Berkeley.

Class-3 student slapped 40 times by teacher in Lucknow,UP

" Peer slap bet " in a Noida school

Rapes with girl students in schools are normal

Many more skeletons may tumble out in times to come.

We have become accustomed and insensitive to such mishaps

Why not have a separate and independent Union Minister for SCHOOL EDUCATION for focussed attention ?

And, a separate, independent Union Minister for HIGHER EDUCATION,

Sack officials of CBSE , UGC and other regulatory bodies and their counterparts in States particularly the District Magistrates for dereliction of duties 

Stringent punishment for all including the Police.

Best to appoint Academician- turned -Administrators as Ministers.

Never, the politicians.

Let PM Modi lead by examples by starting from Central government and the BJP-ruled States.

A Kid killed in Ryan School , Gurugram, Haryana

Class-3 student slapped 40 times by teacher in Lucknow,UP

"Peer slap bet " in a Noida school

Rapes with girl students in schools are normal

Many more skeletons may tumble out in times to come.

We have become accustomed and insensitive to such mishaps

Why not have a separate and independent Union Minister for SCHOOL EDUCATION for focussed attention ?

And, a separate, independent Union Minister for HIGHER EDUCATION, Sack officials of CBSE , UGC and other regulatory bodies and their counterparts in States particularly the District Magistrates for dereliction of duties Stringent punishment for all including the Police.

Best to appoint Academician- turned -Administrators as Ministers.

Never, the politicians.

Let PM Modi lead by examples by starting from Central government and the BJP-ruled States.

Kanchi Sankaracharya :-- " All hindu Gods are criminals? "

Kanchi Sankaracharya tapes released by Republic TV are brazenly shameful.

Worshipped by politicians,top bureaucrats,business houses builders etc, no one can vouch for the credentials of the Hindu demi-gods.

All have dangerous connections with killer mafias.

I had posted names of 14 fraud babas in my post.

There are many more whose details have not been released by 

Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad.

All allegedly given clean chits as a quid pro quo..

Grigory Rasputins of India.

Dhirendra Brahmcharya ( He had a huge cashe of arms and a helipad at Rishikesh ) Chandra Swami ( St Kitt’s etc.

All allegedly had/have criminal antecedents Where is the room full of gold,diamonds, cash etc allegedly siphoned off in trucks from the abode of a "saint" in Bengaluru after his demise?

Stalking case of a top bureaucrat’s daughter by the wayward son of BJP chief of  Haryana, and his accomplice ,is appalling. Media reports that BJP chief’s nephew is also involved in yet another case of heinous crime of sexual misconduct.A family trait.

The stalkers was first arrested, then let off on bail by the Police. Strangely, the non-bailable charge of stalking initially included in FIR,was later deleted. Being  law graduates, the culprits were familiar with gravity of the offence and accordingly activated their political contacts. 

Now in police custody, they have admitted to having committed the crime. The non-bailable charge of attempting to abduct under section 365 of the IPC and section 511 relating to attempt to commit an offence punishable with life or other imprisonment, has  been pressed against the duo.

Let the law take its course.

The worrisome feature is,if, this is the fate of a top bureaucrat’s daughter, how safe would be those poor, helpless girls with no clout and who are less fortunately circumstanced?

The police machinary is same everywhere.Corrupt, pliable, ever ready to oblige the political class.In the present , ends of justice would be met if a judicial inquiry is ordered into the conduct of Police-politicians nexus. Can’t expect anything from  politicians. They consider themselves above the law.

The aggrieved girl deserves appreciation for going public in exposing the culprits. The Media must be congratulated for performing a yeoman service for fighting against VVIP culture of the political class.

The Ramp Show by IAS officers’ of 2015 batch, designated as Assistant Secretaries to GOI, at New Delhi’s India Gate has, on Sunday evening , Sept 10, 2017 ,dented the image of bureaucracy in India. Preposterous.

How will the pageant  help in bringing Good governance ?

How did DOP&T permit this extravaganza at tax-payers’ cost?

How much was spent on event managers to prepare the un-initiated IAS officers in boastful display of their talent.

Was it a part of their curricula?

Wrong signals generated for all particularly for the non-IAS biradri.

Absolute Non-application of mind by decision makers of  elite bureaucrats in GOI.

Who built Delhi's Chhatarpur temple ,immediately after raiding Maharani Gayatri devi fort ?

Can anyone explain the lavish life-styles of all Sankaracharyas and their sources of incomes.?

The Congress,BJP, DMK,AIADMK and others have a lot to explain

Does the Hinduism not need ethnic cleansing and reforms to restore its pristine glory.

Till, then, I hang my head in shame.

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