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રાજકીય ઇચ્છાશક્તિ હોય તો મોંઘવારી પણ ઘટી શકે. આજે તો ૮ ટકા ફુગાવો છે પણ ૨૦ ટકા હતો

2012-02-25T10:45:00.001-08:00

મોરારજીભાઈ દેસાઈએ રાજકીય ઇચ્છાશક્તિ વડે મોંઘવારીને નાથી હતી. ભારતનું સૌથી વધુ ૧૦વાર કેન્દ્રીય બજેટ નાણાં પ્રધાન તરીકે રજૂ કરવાનો તેમનો વિક્રમ હજુ તૂટ્યો નથી.

આજે દેશમાં ઠેરઠેર વામણા પ્રાદેશિક નેતાઓની વણજાર છે. જેમને રાષ્ટ્ર નહીં, પણ રાજ્યનું હિત જ દેખાય છે ત્યારે મોરારજીભાઈ અનેક ગેરસમજો વહોરીને પણ સાચા અર્થમાં પ્રાદેશિક નહીં પણ રાષ્ટ્રીય નેતા બની રહ્યા.

રાજકીય ઇચ્છાશક્તિ હોય તો મોંઘવારી પણ ઘટી શકે. આજે તો ૮ ટકા ફુગાવો છે પણ ૨૦ ટકા હતો તોય મોરારજી દેસાઈએ ઘટાડ્યો હતો. રેશનિંગની દુકાનો પર કાગડા ઊડતા હતા. બજારમાં અને રેશનિંગમાં મળતા ખાંડ-અનાજના ભાવ સરખા હતા. ઘરમાં રેશનિંગ કાર્ડ ક્યાં છે તે શોધવું પડે તેવી સ્થિતિ હતી. આ હતું મોરારજી દેસાઈનું ટૂંકું વડાપ્રધાનપદનું શાસન. ભારતનું સૌથી વધુ ૧૦વાર કેન્દ્રીય બજેટ નાણાં પ્રધાન તરીકે રજૂ કરવાનો તેમનો વિક્રમ હજુ તૂટ્યો નથી. બજેટ અને જન્મદિન બંને ફેબ્રુઆરીના અંતમાં સાથે આવે. જેવું ઉતાર-ચઢાવવાળું એમનું જીવન તેવો દર ૪ વર્ષે આવતો ૨૯ ફેબ્રુઆરીનો તથા દેશી મહિનાનો ધૂળેટીનો જન્મદિન.

આજે તો મોરારજી દેસાઈ સામાન્ય જ્ઞાનના બે પ્રશ્નો બની ગયા છે. દેશના કયા નેતાનો જન્મ દર ચાર વર્ષે આવે છે અને કયા ગુજરાતી દેશના વડાપ્રધાન બન્યા હતા. ગાંધીજીની ૧૦૦ વર્ષ જીવવાની ઇચ્છા પૂરી ન થઈ પણ મોરારજી સો વર્ષનું નિરામય દીર્ઘાયુ જીવી શક્યા. નખ શીખ આધ્યાત્મિક અને ઈશ્વર શ્રદ્ધાળુ પણ ધર્મનો ક્યાંય રાજનીતિમાં લેશમાત્ર ઉપયોગ નહીં. શતાબ્દી પ્રવેશ ટાણે તેમણે રમૂજમાં કહેલું કે હું ૨૫ વર્ષનો થયો ૮૦મા વર્ષે દરિયામાં નહાવા પડનાર અને નિસરણી વિના વિમાનમાંથી કૂદી પડનાર મોરારજીનું સ્વાસ્થ્ય અકબંધ હતું.

૧૯૬૭માં માઉન્ટ બેટનને પૂછવામાં આવ્યું કે ભારતના ભાગલા સમયે તમને પાકિસ્તાન માટે કેવી લાગણી થઈ હતી. પ્રત્યુત્તરમાં તેમણે કહ્યું હતું કે, પોતાના ભાંડુ માટે થાય તેવી લાગણી પાકિસ્તાન માટે મને થઈ હતી. કારણ કે લિયાકતઅલીને બાદ કરતાં સરદાર, નેહરુ અને મોરારજીની તોલે આવે એવા સામથ્ર્ય અને વહીવટી સૂઝવાળો કોઈ આગેવાન પાકિસ્તાન પાસે નહતો.

આજે દેશમાં ઠેરઠેર વામણા પ્રાદેશિક નેતાઓની વણજાર છે. જેમને રાષ્ટ્ર નહીં, પણ રાજ્યનું હિત જ દેખાય છે ત્યારે મોરારજી અનેક ગેરસમજો વહોરીને પણ સાચા અર્થમાં પ્રાદેશિક નહીં પણ રાષ્ટ્રીય નેતા બની રહ્યા. અને જિંદગીના ઉત્તરાર્ધમાં લોકશાહી માટે વિપક્ષી એકતા કાજે જનસંઘ સાથે પણ બેઠા તેમજ એક સાચા કોંગ્રેસી હોવા છતાં પ્રથમ બિનકોંગી સરકારનું નેતૃત્વ કર્યું.

આજે નેતાઓની વિશ્વસનીયતાનું એટલું બધુ ધોવાણ થયું છે કે તેમની ખોટી ટીકા હોય તોય લોકો સાચી માની લે છે. પણ ટેકનિકલ કારણોસર મોરારજી હર્ષ સામેનો કેસ અમેરિકામાં હારી ગયા છતાં ભારતના કોઈ નેતા કે મીડિયાએ તેમની ઇમાનદારી સામે શબ્દ પણ લખ્યો કે ઉચ્ચાર્યો નહતો. તેમના કડક ટીકાકાર કરન્ટના કરાકા અને બ્લિટ્ઝના કરંજિયા જેવાઓએ પણ લખ્યું કે મોરારજી અવ્વલ દરજજાના રાષ્ટ્રવાદી અને ઇમાનદાર નેતા છે. બંધ ઓરડામાં મોરારજી ઉપવાસ કરે તોય કોઈ શંકાથી જોતું નહતું.

દાદા ધમૉધિકારીએ કહ્યું હતું કે રાજકારણમાં સિદ્ધાંત માટે શહીદ થવું સહેલું છે પણ તેને પકડીને જીવવું તે કપરું છે. મોરારજીએ બંને કરી બતાવ્યું છે. જેલવાસ અને વનવાસ બંને તેમણે ભોગવ્યા છે. મોરારજી દેશના એક માત્ર એવા નેતા છે કે જેમને પ્રથમ પાકિસ્તાનનું સર્વોચ્ચ સન્માન ‘નિશાન-એ-પાકિસ્તાન’ અને ત્યાર બાદ ભારતનું ‘ભારતરત્ન’ મળ્યાં છે. આમ તેમને અખંડ ભારતરત્ન કહીએ તો અયોગ્ય નહીં ગણાય.

જયપ્રકાશ નારાયણે કહ્યું હતું કે મોરારજીના જે ગુણોએ મને આકષ્ર્યો છે તે તેમનું પારદર્શક ચારિત્રય, સ્પષ્ટ વિચારધારા, જીવનમાં ઉતારેલી સ્વયંશિસ્ત અને દ્રઢસંકલ્પનો સ્વભાવ. તેઓ રાજકારણમાં હોવા છતાં રાજકીય આકાંક્ષાઓ પૂર્ણ કરવા જોડ-તોડ કરતા નથી. વિરોધીઓ સામે ષડ્યંત્ર નથી રચતા. તેમના આ ગુણોને કારણે જ મિત્રો અને દુશ્મનોમાં તેમનું સ્થાન ઊંચું છે. પૂવૉર્ધના મોરારજીના ટીકાકારો ઉત્તરાર્ધમાં મોરારજી સાથે આદરપૂર્વક રાજકારણમાં તેમની સાથે રહ્યા છે.

જો સિદ્ધાંતોની બાંધછોડ કરી હોત, તો ૮૦ વર્ષ સુધી વડાપ્રધાન થવા રાહ જોવી ન પડી હોત અને વધુ સમય પદ પર ટકી રહી શક્યા હોત પણ એવું કરે તે મોરારજી શેના?મોરારજીને ભારતીય રાજનીતિના ભીષ્મપિતામહ તેમના રાજકીય સ્પર્ધક ઇન્દિરાજીએ ગણાવ્યા હતા તો અટલબિહારી વાજપેયીએ કહ્યું હતું કે, ઉપવાસ ટાણે મોરારજી મને બાણશૈયા પર સૂતેલા ભીષ્મ લાગ્યા છે. તફાવત માત્ર એટલો જ હતો કે, ભીષ્મ અન્યાય માટે લડ્યા હતા, મોરારજી ન્યાયની લડાઈમાં આત્મોત્સર્ગ માટે કાર્યરત હતા.

મોરારજીભાઈ માટેના કાવ્યમાં વાજપેયીએ લખ્યું છે કે,
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Congress proxies stumble in ‘destroy Modi’ mission

2012-02-18T23:54:00.001-08:00

What makes Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi special

2012-02-15T13:48:00.000-08:00

Ahmedabad, Feb 15: Today the 'Gujarat Model of Development' is among the most discussed success stories in any forum discussing the growth of India. Gujarat and development have become two sides of the same coin as it shows the way in every aspect of development and administration. The development in Gujarat is truly all round and all-inclusive.

The success story of Gujarat prompts another question: what is different about Chief Minister Narendra Modi from the others? As the captain of the ship, how is he able to
steer the ship to newer heights however rough the sea may be? What makes him different from the others? These are questions only statistics cannot answer. One needs to take a look at the person Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi is, the way he is able to turn every challenge into an opportunity and every opportunity into reality. Look back at the history of Gujarat and it will be crystal clear why he is simply a cut above the rest. He is both a thinker and a doer. With his feet firmly on the ground, his head is firmly held high!

Here we try to look at some of his qualities that make Narendra Modi a novelty in every sense of the word!

Mass Leader:

“Individual efforts can bring excellence but only collective efforts can deliver effectively” – Shri Narendra Modi

For Chief Minister Modi, the cardinal rule is- 'We' must take precedence over 'I”. In every sense he remains a true mass leader. His humble beginnings, his work as a Pracharak and later on in the BJP have enabled him to connect with a cross section of people the way only few other leaders can. Be it a routine visit to inspect developmental activities or an election rally, there is always a sea of humanity waiting for a glimpse of their favourite leader. Even a brief handshake or 'Namaste' can energize well-wishers like no other. It was seen on many occasions that well-wishers kept a variety of 'mannats' (votive) for the success of Shri Modi. For him to return as the Chief Minister, well-wishers undertook pilgrimages hoping their prayers would ensure their favourite leader returns as the Chief Minister of the State.

This sort of affection for a leader is much more than politics. It is an emotional chord that has come with years of service and dedication towards the people of our nation. His fan following is extremely diverse; from the concrete jungles of urban India to the farmlands of the villages, he is equally respected. Men, women, old, young, boys, and girls no one has remained untouched by the 'Modi mania'. His popularity has transcended the borders of India too. At the recent Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, he won the hearts of the diaspora and was accorded a standing ovation for his speech there.

In the midst of files and policy decisions that consume a lot of time, Shri Modi remains one of the most accessible leaders today. Those who have met him recall with great zeal how he simply won over their hearts in a span of a few minutes! When Shri Modi meets somebody, he does so with his heart and mind and all attention is focused on the person he meets. There are no flies, no aides around him- it's just him and the person he is meeting! It is simple to meet Shri Modi. There is an instance of a well wisher who sought time with Shri Modi on Twitter. Little did the person know that those 140 characters would pave way for an opportunity of a lifetime when a meeting with Shri Modi became a reality. This is Narendra Modi for you!

Obsessed with Development of Gujarat:

“Our goal is Gujarat's growth for India's growth”- Shri Narendra Modi

For Shri Narendra Modi, it is Gujarat first! He single-handedly reversed the trend of election driven decision-making. Gone are the days when policy was influenced by every other factor apart from development, when votes determined what would happen to the State. Infact, by putting development above politics Chief Minister Modi did the unthinkable. Just before the last Assembly Elections in Gujarat he went overseas in connection with investments for Gujarat. For a normal politician, securing re-election becomes the priority as early a year before the election but for Shri Narendra Modi even months before elections he was securing investments for Gujarat not bothering about getting re-elected.

The results of this selfless dedication are for all to see. There is no sector in Gujarat that has not developed over the last decade. In fact, in a radius of 25 kilometers in any part of Gujarat there will be some or the other development work happening. It is this hard work of Shri Modi that has ensured Gujarat witnesses double digit growth for the first time since its birth in 1960. Gujarat was never at first place in industrial investment in the past but now things are different. In fact in a time when the overall investment climate in the country is going through a rough phase, Gujarat bucked the trend and secured large investments. A state never known for agriculture witnessed 11% agriculture growth that was higher than the national average!

These are the results when a visionary rises above petty politics and places development of 6 crore Gujaratis as his sole mission.

Modi projects Ahmedabad as India's next employment hub

2012-02-09T05:48:00.001-08:00

He said this at the end of his day-long Sadbhavana Mission fast in this town of Ahmedabad district while referring to the auto-hub coming up in neighbouring Sanand, barely 20 kms from here.

Modi had launched his Sadbhavana Mission in Ahmedabad city last September, but had not announced any developmental packages in the initial fasts. But on Tuesday, he announced a package of Rs 3,800 crore, of which Rs 2,000 crore, would be for Ahmedabad city. The money would be spent on education, hospitals roads, gas pipelines and other infrastructure projects.

Modi said his Sadbhavana Mission had turned into a ‘social revolution’ and that his 10 years of rule in the state has only taken Gujarat on the fast track of development unlike the Congress regimes which only followed the ‘vote bank’ policy and kept the people of the state divided on religion, caste and other basis.

While mentioning the ongoing election campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the Assembly elections there, he said it surprises him that every other day Gujarat and his name is used as model of development. Modi claimed that people in Amethi and Rae Bareli (UP) are surprised when they are told that electricity in Gujarat is a 24x7 affair.

On the other hand, he said, the Centre failed to provide 100 days jobs under its own programme to the unemployed in this time of inflation, while the functionaries were busy only in dividing the society. “While the Congressmen worship chair, we adore public. While their’s is vote bank politics, ours is that of development,” he said.

Earlier in the day, women came in droves with garbis (decorated earthen pots set on bamboo framed canopies) on their heads and dhajas (flags usually seen on temple turrets) and pots of jowar sprouts — usually holy offerings to goddesses during Navratri — for Modi.

The fast at Bavla, 40 kms from Ahmedabad city, resembled a pilgrimage or a padyatra with thousands of women from various villages parading before the CM, who waved, or simply ‘blessed’ them like an evangelist. Men came wearing Modi on their t-shirts and saffron turbans or caps. The effect was complete with Gujarati singer Farida Mir singing bhajans and garbas in the background.
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Role model for a nation on the march

2012-02-05T00:47:00.000-08:00

2012-02-01T06:28:00.001-08:00

Modi vs the Courts
When Governments are weak the courts start becoming politically active, behaving as if the responsibility of running the country is on their shoulders. In the courts today, there are not thousands but lakhs of cases lying pending. In their quest for justice, common citizens of this country endlessly visit the courts but the court hearings are prolonged and delayed endlessly. On the other hand, in certain political cases the courts take disproportionate interest, a point that was raised by no less than the current and former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court. While respecting the verdict of the Courts, the ‘setbacks’ Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi is receiving at the hands of the Supreme Court raises some serious questions. Who will answer these questions? Now a new verdict has been delivered- all encounters held in Gujarat from 2003 till 2006 must be probed through an independent inquiry whose report must be submitted in within 3 months. During the period in question, there were 21 encounters and due to the doubts raised on the same the Justice Shah committee will submit its report in 3 months which is being dubbed as a ‘setback to Narendra Modi.’ These developments have made the Congress party full of happiness. Journalist BG Varghese and Javed Akhtar have also filed a petition in the Supreme Court saying all encounters are false; that human rights were violated; that they were targeted against one particular community. These claims are absolutely fictitious and false.

‘HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION’

What does this mean? What is this in reference to? Were the human rights of those innocent Kar Sevaks safeguarded when they were charred to death in Godhra? What followed was rioting in Gujarat causing immense blood shed. Scores of people from both communities were killed but which community needs to be blamed for this does not need to be repeated again. Since then the Congress Party has endlessly tried its best to defeat Modi in Gujarat but have failed. But when they failed at the ballot they adopted other techniques. Gujarat Congress made blatant and illegal use of Government institutions, which is a severe form on corruption. The Congress has been indulging in such tactics for years but find nothing wrong in doing so. It has been a habit of the Congress to misuse Government institutions against Opposition parties. They have always misused Article 356 for which they have also faced indictment from the courts. They cannot stay without power and that explains why they target Opposition parties. Even state Governors have not been sparred; they have become pawns in these games of the Congress. This is what is happening in Karnataka and Gujarat. The Gujarat Raj Bhavan has become a den of the dirty and corrupt politics of the Congress Party. The Lokayukta must be independent but how can he or she be appointed without consulting the Chief Minister? What is happening in Karnataka and Gujarat Raj Bhavans is nothing but politics of revenge- both states have BJP governments. The Modi government took this matter to the High Court and suffered a temporary setback.

With the latest issue of the police encounters the real intentions of the Centre are out in the open. Conflict between the Executive and the Judiciary are not healthy for a democracy. What is happening in Pakistan today must not happen in our country. We are expressing our opinions in the benefit of our nation. We need to exterminate anti-India elements. Who knows, tomorrow even the killing of anti-India elements by our soldiers would become a major controversy. Why should anti-national goons, destructionists have benefit in the name of ‘human rights?’ These elements escape the arm of the law and nobody is able to do anything about it. Ishrat Jehan from Mumbra and her associates were killed by the Gujarat police in an encounter. The testimony by David Headly on Ishrat is an eye opener she had links with LeT and other Islamic extremist groups. The same way, Sohrabuddin had links with terror groups. There may have remained some mistakes in these encounters but it is not as if the policemen killed a Pope, Saint or Maulvi. These were people who were spreading terror among the people but the policemen involved in the encounters are in jail. This has happened in Mumbai also. The police do not know who to listen to- they have to maintain law and order. If they do not do so they will be killed and so will the government functionaries. What if terrorists enter the Courts the way they entered Parliament? At present it looks as if the terrorists are being allowed to enter anyway in the pretext of ‘human rights’!
मोदी विरुध्द न्यायालय
सरकारें जब कमजोर होती है तब न्यायालय राजनीतिक दृष्टि से सक्रिय हो जाते हैं। देश और सरकारें चलाने की ज़िम्मेदारी अपने कंधों पर आ पड़ी है, ऐसा मानकर बर्ताव करते हैं। न्यायालयों में हज़ारों ही नहीं बल्कि लाखों की संख्या में मुकदमे लंबित पड़े हैं। सामान्य जनता न्याय पाने के लिए न्यायालय के चक्कर काटती रहती है। उसे तारीख पर तारीख का सामना करना पड़ता है वही कुछ राजनीतिक दृष्टि से महत्त्त्वपूर्ण मुकदमों के संदर्भ में न्यायालय अधिक दिलचस्पी दिखाते हैं और इस दिलचस्पी को लेकर सर्वोच्च न्यायालय समेत कुछ भूतपूर्व और वर्तमान प्रमुख न्यायाधीशों ने आवाज़ उठाई है। गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी को वर्तमान में सर्वोच्च न्यायालय से जो झटके मिल रहे है, उस संबंध में हम यदि “न्यायालयीन फैसले को आदर सहित स्वीकार कर भी ले” तो भी कुछ सवाल सवाल पैदा होते हैं, उनका जवाब कौन देगा? अभी एक नया फैसला दिया गया है। सन 2003 और 2006 की अवधि में गुजरात में जो पुलिस मुडभेड हुई हैं, उनकी स्वतंत्र रूप से जाँच करवा के उसकी रिपोर्ट तीन महीनों के भीतर देने का आदेश सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ने दिया है। इस अवधि में 21 भिड़ंतें हुई हैं और उनके बारे में संदेह होने से न्यायाधीश शहा की जाँच समिति गठित कर तीन महीने के भीतर रिपोर्ट देने का आदेश मोदी सरकार पर बड़ा आघात माना जा रहा है। इससे काँग्रेस के दल में आनंद ही आनंद छा गया है। विख्यात पत्रकार बी.जी.वर्गीस और गीतकार जावेद अख्तर ने इस संदर्भ में एक याचिका सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में दाख़िल की थी। इन जोड़ी का कहना था कि सभी भिड़ंतें झूठी थीं। इन सभी भिड़ंतों में मानवाधिकार की उपेक्षा हुई है। ये भिड़ंतें एक समुदाय को नष्ट करने के लिए कराई गई हैं, ऐसा इस मंडली का मानना होने पर भी यह मनगढंत और झूठ है।
मानवाधिकार की उपेक्षा
इसका मतलब क्या है? और वह किस के बारे में होती है? गोधरा कांड में जिस साबरमति एक्सप्रेस में आग लगाकर निरपराध राम सेवकों को खत्म कर दिया गया, उसमे कौनसे मानवाधिकार की रक्षा हुई थी? इसके बाद गुजरात में दंगे-फ़साद होकर बड़े पैमाने पर खून-ख़राबा हुआ था। उसमें दोनों ओर के अनगिनत लोग मारे गए थे, इस नरसंहार के लिए कौन से समुदाय के लोग ज़िम्मेदार थे, यह बताने की ज़रूरत नहीं है। काँग्रेस पक्ष द्वारा बहुत कोशिश करने के बावजूद नरेन्द्र मोदी को गुजरात में हराया नहीं जा सका। मतदान पेटी द्वारा हराया न जा सकने पर सरकारी प्रणाली का गैर इस्तेमाल कर मोदी को फ़साना, यह भी एक भ्रष्टाचार है। काँग्रेसी मंडली यह भ्रस्टाचार वर्षों से करती आई हैं और उन्हें इसमें कुछ गलत नहीं लगता है। दरअसल केन्द्र में सत्ता और शासनतंत्र का गलत इस्तेमाल कर विरोधी पक्षों की सरकारो को अस्थिर करना, गिराना काँग्रेस वालो का पसंदीदा खेल रहा है। इन्होंने संविधान के 356 खंड का हमेशा गलत इस्तेमाल किया है। इस संबंध में न्यायालय की फटकार भी झेलनी पड़ी है। फिर भी उससे यह कुछ सीख ले तो फिर यह काँग्रेसी कैसे। सत्ता के बिना यह मंडली रह नहीं सकती। इसलिए विरोधी पक्षों की सरकारों को अस्थिर करने की कोशिश जारी रहती है। राज्यपाल जैसे संवैधानिक पद को भी वे अपना मोहरा बनाते हैं। हाल ही में कर्नाटक और अब गुजरात में यही कोशिश चल रही है। गुजरात का राजभवन काँग्रेस की गंदी और भ्रष्ट राजनीति का अड्डा बन गया है। गुजरात में लोकायुक्त को नियुक्ती में वहाँ के राज्यपाल ने जो चाले चली, उसे अब उच्च न्यायालय की मान्यता प्राप्त होने पर भी उसके पीछे काँग्रेस के दिल्लीवासी नेता ही थे। लोकायुक्त स्वतंत्र होना चाहिए लेकिन मुख्यमंत्री की सहमति के बिना राजभवन से सीधे उसका आदेश कैसे निकल सकता है? कर्नाटक और गुजरात के राजभवन में जो घटित हुआ वह बदले की राजनीति ही है। दोनों राज्यों में भाजपा की सरकारें हैं। यह मात्र सयोंग नहीं है। यह मामला मोदी सरकार उच्च न्यायालय में ले गई जहाँ उसे मुँह की खानी पड़ी। अब नकली मुठभेड़ मामले की दिलचस्पी से केन्द्र सरकार के असली इरादों का पता चलता है। सरकार और न्यायालय के बीच संघर्ष किसी भी दृष्टि से उचित नहीं है। हमें उम्मीद है कि पाकिस्तान में जो हो रहा है, वह हमारे देश में न होगा। हमने देश हित को मद्देनजर रखते हुए हमारी स्पष्ट राय कही है। देशद्रोहियों को खत्म करना ही है । हो सकता है कि कल जवानों द्वारा मारे गए दहशतवादियों के ख़िलाफ विवाद पैदा हो। गुंडागर्दी करने वाले, दहशतवादी, राष्ट्रद्रोहियों को मानवाधिकार की सहुलियत क्यों मिले? ये लोग कानून से बच जाते हैं और न्यायालय भी उनका बाल बांका नहीं कर पाते। मुंब्रा की इशरतजहाँ और उसके साथीदार गुजरात में पुलिस की मुठभेड़ में मारे गए। इशरतजहाँ के बारे में हेडली ने अमरीकी अदालत में दी जानकारी महत्त्त्वपूर्ण है। इशरत जहाँ तोयबा आदि इस्लामी दहशतवादी संगठन से सम्बद्ध थी। उसी तरह पुलिस की मुठभेड़ में मारा गया सोहराबुद्दिन दहशतवादी संगठन से संबंधित था। वह मारा गया, इसमें कुछ त्रुटियाँ रह गई होंगी। लेकिन पुलिसवालों ने किसी पोप, संत या किसी मौलवी को फांसी पर नहीं चढ़ा दिया। ये लोग समाज एवं देश में हिंसा तथा दहशत पैदा करने वाले थे। परन्तु इन्हें मारने वाले कुछ पुलिस वालों को गुनहगार मानकर जेल में कैद किया गया। यही मुम्बई में भी हुआ। पुलिस वालों का समझ में ही नहीं आ रहा है कि किसकी सुने। पुलिस को कानून और व्यवस्था बनाए रखनी है। यह करते समय बन्दूक नहीं चलानी है तो पुलिस ही मारी जाएगी, शासनकर्ता भी मारे जाएँगे। न्यायालय में भी संसद की भाँति वे घुस जाएँगे। इन सभी दहशतवादियों को कहीं भी घुसने दिया जाए, जीने दिया जाए क्योकि मानवाधिकार की रक्षा करना ज़रूरी है और यही दिखाई दे रहा है।
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Don’t want re-election, Narendra Modi is good choice for BJP President & PM: Gadkari

2012-01-22T13:11:00.000-08:00

BJP President Nitin Gadkari has declared he will never be party’s candidate for prime minister’s post and said Narendra Modi is a good choice for both BJP President and the country’s top job. “ I will never be a candidate for PM nor will I topple anybody. Modi has good potential to be BJP President and PM,” Gadkari told Headlines Today’s Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal for the special programme ‘Hot Pursuit’.
Gadkari, whose term as BJP President comes to an end in December, said he is not interested in extension of his tenure. “I am ready to work as an ordinary party worker. I will support Narendra Modi to take over the mantle.”
Dodging questions on who will be party’s likely choice for the PM’s post, Gadkari said,”BJP is not a proprietary party and we will decide PM’s candidate at the appropriate time.”
Asked whether BJP should now launch Narendra Modi on the national stage, Gadkari said,”Narendra Modi has very good potential to be both BJP President and PM.”
The BJP President stoutly defended fielding Uma Bharti in UP’s electoral battlefield and discounted dissensions within the party’s state leadership over the import of the firebrand leader into the state. “Uma Bharti is a national and respectable party leader and has been at the forefront of many projects in the state including the Ram Janambhhopmi movement. If Sonia Gandhi from Italy can contest polls in Amethi, what’s the problem with Uma?,” he asked.
Gadkari said he had declared at the very beginning that Uma will lead the BJP’s campaign in UP and claimed that she was fielded only after consulting leaders of the state. When pointed out that Rajnath Singh had expressed reservations against Uma on this channel about making an ‘outsider’ chief minister if the party came to power in the state, Gadkari said, “No one feels threatened by Uma.”
Putting virtually on notice partymen for off-record briefing to the media, Gadkari asked for the names of such leaders. “Give me the names of leaders not happy with her (Uma’s) induction into the state,” he thundered.
The BJP President also strongly defended tainted and sacked UP Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha’s induction into the party saying there was no FIR against the former BSP leader. The decision had not gone down well with senior party leaders like L K Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. But Gadkari said none of these leaders had officially protested against the decision. “The leaders should talk to me rather than the media if they have any disgreement.”
‘I own the decision to induct Kushwaha into the party,” Gadkari said revealing that the decision was taken after consulting national and state party leaders. But he said the issue is closed for now as Kushwaha himself had decided to keep his membership on hold.
Gadkari ruled out any truck with BSP or SP in case the UP elections threw up a hung assembly. “My strength in politics is credibility. We don’t want to have any direct or indirect alliance with BSP or SP.”
The BJP president said his greatest challenge is to get over 200 seats for the party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

(You can watch the full interview on Headlines Today at 9.30PM tonight)

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi honored for “outstanding contribution to the cause of Indian Business‏

2012-01-20T06:19:00.000-08:00

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi honored for “outstanding contribution to the cause of Indian Business
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Mr. Modi created an environment, governance system and basic infrastructure where rich and poor, young and established entrepreneurs can live, work and do business

Resident Commissioner Shri Bharat Lal received award on behalf of CM from Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi bagged the India Business Leader–CNBC TV 18 Award -2012 for his outstanding contribution to the Cause of Indian Business. On behalf of Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Resident Commissioner Shri Bharat Lal received this award from Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee at a function held here.

Shri Modi is the only political leader who has been selected for the distinguished award which has been established to honour the individuals and organizations that have created new benchmarks for corporate excellence and have taken Indian business to a new echelon of fame.

When the whole world was reeling under the economic slowdown, Shri Modi’s vision and governance made Gujarat to achieve an unprecedented double digit economic growth. Gujarat has registered a GDP growth of over 10 percent over past five years which is the highest growth rate among all the states in India.

He is the only political entity who has propagated a vision that growth of Gujarat is integral for India’s development which can be achieved by developing a synergistic approach towards converting the slowdown into an opportunity for all to excel.
Under the leadership, statesmanship and governance of Shri Modi which he displayed in last decade as Chief Minister, Gujarat is home to one of the best infrastructure in the country. It is power surplus and sells power to other States. It is free of labour disputes and issues relating to land acquisition.

Shri Modi envisioned events such the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit since 2003. Thousands of crores of rupees have since flowed into the State. He also harnessed the new opportunities brought in by the ongoing economic reforms, liberalisation and globalisation of the Indian economy.

To realize the vision of Gujarat in totality, capitalizing on the in-house financial business acumen is a must. Shri Modi has laid his dream project, Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) as the test-bed for future city technologies to cater to India’s large financial services potential by offering global firms, world-class infrastructure and facilities.

Since coming to power in 2001, Shri Modi has reoriented and reorganized government’s administrative structure, embarked upon a massive exercise for rehabilitation of people, reconstruction of infrastructure, recreation of the business environment and rejuvenation of the traditional entrepreneurial spirit of Gujarat. In the very first year of his tenure, he came out with an integrated strategy for overall development of the State. It is known as Panchamrut (five nectars) and includes Jal Shakti: Harnessing of Water Resources, Gyan Shakti: Quality and coverage in Education, Jan Shakti: Development of Human Resources, Urja Shakti: Power of energy sources and Raksha Shakti: Security and well being of people. The efforts of his government have resulted into metamorphosis of a revenue deficit state into a revenue surplus state.
He is widely regarded as a youthful and energetic leader with innovative thoughts and determination to implement them. Shri Modi has not only offered conducive environment to industry honchos to bloom and flourish but has also mobilized employment opportunities for other sections of the society particularly youth, poor and girls. According to Government of India’s recently released survey, Gujarat accounts for 72 percent of the total employment rate whereas rest of India stands at 28 percent.

In 2011, Shri Narendra Modi launched an ambitious campaign by the name MISSION MANGALAM with an objective to organize the poor into Self Help Groups/ Sakhi Mandals and link them with banks, build capacities in them and lead them towards sustainable livelihoods. Under this umbrella, the State Government has initiated a major programme of Corporate-Business Partnerships to conceptualize and implement projects which would generate and augment livelihoods in the rural areas of Gujarat to the tune of 1.2 million in the next 3-5 years. The total financial commitments to enable the above would be exceeding Rs. 20,000 Crores.

It was Tata Nano that first put the spotlight on Gujarat four years ago, when its car-manufacturing project was relocated here after a troubled stint in West Bengal. Since then, other automakers have followed Tata Motors to the State. Car manufacturing plants are rapidly dotting the landscape with the likes of Ford, Peugeot, Tata Motors and Maruti-Suzuki set for some big plans.

Shri Modi mooted a model of development through people’s participation. USP of his development model has been: a quantum leap (think big) and change right from the roots (no cosmetic changes). A large number of water harvesting structures like check dams, farm ponds and initiatives like Krishi Mahotsav (agricultural festival) and Kanya kelavani campaign (girl child education drive) are its examples. Agriculture production quadrupled from Rs.9,000 crores to 34,000 crores. Gujarat leads in energy production with 1878 megawatts of power generation. Through the Jyotigram yojana, he has been able to supply uninterrupted three phase round the clock electricity to all the 18,000 villages of the state. The rural economy is now vibrant owing to this and the villages have turned into centers of production. The state has ushered in a water revolution with creation of a large number of water harvesting structures and popularization of micro-irrigation techniques. Gujarat is the only state where, under the project e-gram vishwa gram, all the 18,000 villages are being provided broadband connectivity.

One of the key factors catalyzing Gujarat’s emergence as the most preferred investment destination is its security. Gujarat has the lowest crime rate in the country in last six years. Terrorist nexus, mafias and gangs have all lost grounds here.

A leader who believes in team-work and a good work culture, Shri Modi has launched an ambitious training programme for the 5,00,000 government employees in Gujarat which is being watched in awe by every other state. Many of his initiatives like evening courts, interlinking of rivers, Jyotigram, Grievance redressal through SWAGAT online and others are being viewed as models for replication at the national level.

The remarkable development projects achieved in Gujarat under Chief Minister Modi’s leadership during last decade was not only applauded by industrialists but national leaders also. Gujarat has set an example for other Indian States as well as reserved its place in the South Asian sub-continent. It is quite gratifying that State Government’s efforts in good governance are being applauded the world over. The visit of Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi to China in November 2011 has been a grand success and generated huge interest among business and industrial community as well as the Chinese political leadership. Chinese being diligent to the core, having seen all round development and spectacular growth of Gujarat, and the leadership provided by Mr. Narendra Modi, wants to build a strong and enduring relationship with Gujarat.

Gujarat has received more than 200 national and international awards in last nine years for Good Governance.

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Narendra Modi's Rs 78,000 cr hi-tech city GIFT to try new concepts; may shape future city technologies

2012-01-05T22:50:00.000-08:00

By the time the first phase is completed in three-and-a-half years, this special economic zone (SEZ) would have tried out, on a small scale, some contemporary urban design ideas.

GIFT would have a command and control centre to monitor the IT infrastructure and respond quickly during emergencies (a fire anywhere, for example, will trigger an automatic response). The city will use the energy-efficient district cooling system instead of air-conditioning. It will also use an automated waste collection system that sucks away garbage from buildings at high speed. Says GIFT Director Ramakant Jha: "We will now try on a pilot scale many technologies that will be used when the city is developed fully."

District cooling, which uses chilled water to cool buildings, is being tried in a few places such as Toronto, Cornell University and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. Its proponents say the technology consumes 90% less energy compared with traditional air-conditioning.

In automated vacuum waste collection systems, garbage is sorted out and then sucked away at high speed through underground tubes to a central location, which can be as far as 20 km away. It is being used in cities such as London, Montreal, Stockholm and Barcelona. No Indian city has these technologies yet.

These concepts may be widely used in smart cities of future as they are considered sustainable. District cooling, for example, can be used easily with renewable energy. Automated waste collection can be combined with biomass energy generation systems, so GIFT will burn waste to generate energy. Greenfield cities such as GIFT have an opportunity to test new technologies before they are adopted in existing Indian cities.

TOP-NOTCH GLOBAL FIN CENTRE

GIFT was conceived in 2007 and the idea was developed initially by a set of consultants such as McKinsey and urban development specialist Fairwood Consultants. It is being planned as a top-notch global financial centre to rival London, New York and Hong Kong.

On a more immediate time scale, it is being built to attract companies from Mumbai, Gurgaon and even Bangalore. After the initial flurry of announcements, the project entered a stage of lull due to the global economic meltdown in 2008. With the city being granted permission last November to operate as a multi-services SEZ, the Gujarat government is keen to take it forward quickly.

The stock exchanges of London, Tokyo and Singapore have evinced interest in setting up offices in GIFT, as have many Indian banks. Singapore Co-operation Enterprises, a government agency, has just signed an agreement with GIFT to develop a banking enclave.

"Liberty to transact in foreign currency at the IFSC in GIFT will significantly raise foreign firms' investment and participation in India," says SS Thakur, former chairman of HDFC and former controller of foreign exchange in the Reserve Bank of India. Similar financial centres in Hong Kong, Dubai, China, Malaysia, the UK (London) and the US (New York) contribute 5-60% of GDP of their respective countries. GIFT is expected to create 10 lakh jobs in 10 years.

Fairwood Consultants, which developed the first master plan, had envisaged a 'next-class city'. It proposed 110 buildings with the tallest being 88 stories. "God does not give us land anymore," says Vikas Chopra, senior vice-president of Fairwood, which is no longer associated with the project. Concentrating urban life into a small area was an eminently 21st Century concept as it made many services cost-effective and environment-friendly.

However, GIFT will have to wait a while to go vertical. Currently, it has clearance to build only up to 122 metres since the airport is seven km away. In 6-7 years, the airport will shift to a new location, allowing GIFT to soar high.

GIFT had made changes to the original plan, which had proposed subterranean roads and four levels of underground parking, leaving the surface purely for pedestrians. It had also envisaged a Personal Rapid Transit System similar to the one operational at London's Heathrow airport and one planned for Amritsar. Now, the parking will be on the surface since underground parking and roads are too expensive.

The Personal Mass Rapid Transit System has been dropped as the Metro would come right up to GIFT. However, cars will remain in the periphery as residents and visitors will use district-cooled, moving walkways to get to the city centre. The city is being planned in such a way that future planners do not have to dig for 100 years.

The first phase of GIFT would experiment with new technology concepts to see if they can be replicated on a larger scale. It would involve two 30-storey buildings with around 10,000 people working inside. The investment for infrastructure in this phase would be Rs 1,400 crore, and around Rs 10,000 crore for all the three phases. The city would need a total investment of Rs 78,000 crore.
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Governance deficit, policy paralysis marred 2011: Modi

2012-01-02T09:12:00.001-08:00

“Protests took place in India as a distinct change of mood engulfed the nation,” he said. “Bad economics, poor governance coupled with regular attacks on the federal structure of country have made people impatient and disappointed.

“From corporate leaders to people on the street, there is near total talk of a ‘governance deficit’, a ‘policy paralysis’ covering the nation. This explains best the scores of protests across India against complacent governments, be it in the states or at the Centre,” he said.

Governance deficit and policy paralysis marred the year
for India in 2011, Gujarat Chief minister Narendra Modi
said on his official blog. Reuters

But, Modi claimed, there remained a ray of hope. “More than any individual, it was collective strength that defined the year gone by. Protests took place against governments that were unable to live up to the aspirations of the people particularly the youth,” he said.

It was the cradles of human civilisation that showed the way in challenging the status quo, Modi said citing the uprising in Egypt, protest in West Asia and voices against economic downturn in Greece.

“We have been at the forefront of global protests in more ways than one. It is a matter of great pride to note that most of the protests across the World were non-violent! What can be a greater tribute to Mahatma Gandhi,” Modi said.
He also spoke of Gujarat’s development story where the motto, he said, was ‘Sauno Saath, Sauno Vikas’ (all together, growth for all).

“Inclusive growth with collective effort creates a unique mass movement for overall development. In Gujarat, we added a 4th S of Sadbhavana to our 3S (Speed, Scale and Skill) model of progress.”

“If there is one lasting message of 2011, it is that people power is necessary but not sufficient to transform nations. People power must be combined with good governance to bring about real, deep and lasting change,” Modi added.
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Food security: Sonia's NAC should learn from Modi's Gujarat

2011-12-31T11:34:00.000-08:00

Gujarat is the one state in India that has consistently outperformed the rest of India in terms of agricultural production – and a large portion of this credit goes to Narendra Modi's long-term vision.

Unlike industry – where Gujarat has always had an edge – agriculture is a freshly-minted success story.

This is not the view of Modi's acolytes or of BJP partisans, but the Planning Commission, which is run by the PM's pal Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

According to a report in Business Standard, a Planning Commission working group set up to suggest booster shots for agriculture during the 12th plan – which starts next April – said that Gujarat and Chhattisgarh were the states to emulate.

If food security is as much about stoking an agricultural revolution as about redistributing available food to the poor, Gujarat is the place to seek answers from. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
In the period from 1999-00 to 2008-09, Gujarat reported a huge 11.5 percent annual average growth in agriculture (at 1999-00 prices). This dwarfs the national average of 3.5 percent during the five-year period 2007-12 and just 2.2 percent in 2002-07.

Should one credit Modi for this miracle? Apparently, so. For, the real change happened after 2002 – the year after Modi took over. Says the Planning Commission working group: “A closer examination of the data in respect of Gujarat shows that the state made remarkable increase in raising agriculture production after 2002-03.”

The Planning Commission isn't the only one impressed with agriculture's progress in Gujarat. Another fan of Modi's achievements is Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the government of India and honorary professor at Icrier in Delhi.
In an article titled Agriculture: be like Gujarat, Acharya gives six reasons why the state cracked the agricultural jinx.

Remember, Gujarat is not a state blessed with lots of irrigated land. Most of its land is semi-arid, and getting any crop out of it is a big effort.

So what did Modi do right? Six things, principally.

First, he focused on sustained water conservation and management programmes. Gujarat is one of the biggest users of drip irrigation in India today, and built many check dams, small ponds and minor irrigation sources. In 2008, Gujarat had 113,738 check dams and 240,199 little ponds dotting the state.

Second, the state launched a massive and well-coordinated extension effort – telling farmers what to grow, when to grow, how to grow and how to maximise output.

Third, Modi completely overhauled rural power supply. Even though supplies are subsidised, farmers get assured power. This contrasts with other states that offer free power, but irregularly and unpredictably.

Four, says Shankar Acharya, agriculture's allied sectors – like livestock development – were given a boost. This ensured steady and sustainable growth in rural incomes – a prerequisite for comprehensive food security.

Five, Modi also promoted non-food crops and horticulture, Bt cotton, castor, and isabgol. Contrast this with the endless debates we now have about the dangers – or otherwise — GM seeds.

Six, Gujarat made huge investments in infrastructure – especially rural roads, electricity and ports.

A report by IIM professors Ravindra Dholakia and Samar Datta says it all in one paragraph.

“The phenomenon of high agricultural growth in Gujarat is not confined only to Bt cotton but is widely experienced in several sub-sectors, including animal husbandry, milk and egg production, fruit and vegetable production, and high value commercial crops…All this in the last decade or so has been achieved through massive effort on rain water harvesting through check dams, farm ponds, recharging of wells, etc; providing stable electricity for agriculture on a regular basis to all villages; market-oriented reforms; opening of agricultural exports; provision of supportive infrastructure like ports, linking roads, storage, internet and telecom facilities at village level; and, significant effort on agricultural extension by covering a large number of farmers with soil health cards, advice on nutrients, pesticides, crop selection, etc.”

The big question: is the Gujarat model replicable? Dholakia and Datta answer with an emphatic yes.

Clearly, there is no short-cut to food security. We do not know whether Gujarat has been as successful in making food available to it poor as it has been in raising rural incomes and agriculture. But it has got at least one part of the food security equation right.

Maybe the National Advisory Council of Sonia Gandhi would be better off taking a train to Gujarat to find out how key elements of food security – an agricultural revolution, among them – can be put in place.le="font-weight:bold;">

Cotton export from Gujarat set to break all records

2011-12-31T11:32:00.000-08:00

Gandhinagar: In what is being described as major boon the state's farmers, cotton export from Gujarat this year is likely to break all past records. Well-placed Sachivalaya sources said that the latest information from the fields suggest that the farmers so far have signed up contracts for nearly 40 lakh bales with trading companies for exporting the cash crop. "We expect export contracts for another 20 lakh bales," a senior official said, adding, "This year's 60 lakh bales would be against 52 lakh bales exported last year."
Further, Gujarat will export nearly 75-80 per cent of the cotton produced in the country as a whole. "So far, contracts for 50 lakh bales for the country have been signed up, and India's total contracts are likely to reach between 80 lakh bales and 85 lakh bales," the official informed TOI, adding, "Most of the export from Gujarat – nearly 90 per cent – will go to China. It is mainly the best variety Bt cotton, of Shankar variety, with 28-30 mm staple."

A higher export from Gujarat will become possible as the Centre lifted restrictions on it. Also, Gujarat's cotton production this year is likely to be 112 lakh bales, up from 78 lakh bales last year. Farmers will complete the harvesting by mid-January. Currently going on in full swing across the state, two pluckings are already over, and the third and the fourth pluckings are currently taking place. Gujarat's per hectare cotton yield is roughly 1,350 kg. It's three times that of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, for which Maharashtra has been forced to announce a Rs 2,000-crore package.

Interestingly, the trading agencies find exporting cotton more profitable than using it at home. "The ship freight cost in exporting cotton to China is about half of what it would cost the trader if the commodity is sent to Tamil Nadu by road. This is one reason why farmers prefer to sign up contracts to export cotton instead of sending the commodity to Tamil Nadu, which has the largest number of cotton ginning mills," the official said, adding, "India's offshore shipping laws are prohibitively costly, another reason for the farmers to encourage export of the commodity."

Higher exports are likely despite the fact that farmers are unable to get a good price for their commodity. This year, the Government of India fixed the minimum support price for cotton at Rs 3,300 per quintal, and the farmers are unable to get more than Rs 3,500 per quintal. This is against Rs 6,500 to Rs 7,000 per quintal they got a year ago.

2011's Message: For Transformation, 'Sauno Saath-Sauno Vikas'!

2011-12-31T11:27:00.000-08:00

Dear Friends,

It is that time of the year when we bid farewell to what has gone by and welcome what lies ahead. As the joys and sorrows of 2011 pave way for the expectations and apprehensions of 2012, I felt it would be an appropriate exercise to go back in time and remember the year just gone by.

If there was one word that defined 2011, it was 'protest'. Time Magazine summed up the essence of 2011 by naming 'The Protestor' as its Person of the Year. More than any individual, it was collective strength that defined the year gone by. Protests took place against Governments that were unable to live up to the aspirations of the people particularly the youth. Further, it was the cradles of human civilization that showed the way in challenging the status quo. If Egypt marked the rise of the Arab Spring, the Middle East saw protests aplenty while the people of Greece protested in the wake of economic downturn. Even America had its Occupy Wall Street Movement! When the forbearers of humankind become grounds of such protest it is nothing less than a call for introspection.

Talking about protest and 2011, it is impossible to forget events at home. We have been at the forefront of global protests in more ways than one. It is a matter of great pride to note that most of the protests across the World were non-violent! What can be a greater tribute to Mahatma Gandhi than the fact that even today, youngsters across the world are adopting his ways in order to make their voices heard! Be it the Independence Struggle in the first half of the 20th century, 1974 Navnirman Movement in Gujarat that challenged the might of an unhealthy status quo or 1975 Emergency when democracy came under severe strain, India continued to show the world the power of peaceful protest.

Protests in India took place as a distinct change of mood engulfed the nation. Bad economics, poor governance coupled with regular attacks on the federal structure of the country have made the people of this country impatient and disappointed. From corporate leaders to people on the street, there is near total talk of a 'governance deficit', a 'policy paralysis' covering the nation. This explains best the scores of protests across India against complacent Governments, be it in the states or at the Centre.

But, there remains a shining ray of hope in the midst of these otherwise difficult times. Rather than being disappointed or overtly critical we must view them as a ray of opportunity! During my recent trip to China, I spoke of how it is now for Asia to emerge as a growth engine of the world in the wake of the global financial crisis. The crisis of western capitalism is a unique opportunity for India to lead the world, accelerate her growth and pull out the millions of people from the clutches of poverty.

Friends, mass movements are not only about protests. I consider myself fortunate to be witnessing a mass movement that that is manifested in the spirit of Sauno Saath, Sauno Vikas (all together, growth for all), where inclusive growth with collective effort creates a unique mass movement for overall development. In Gujarat, we added a 4th S of Sadbhavana to our 3 S (Speed, Scale and Skill) model of progress. I am overwhelmed when I see so many people coming under one roof to show the world the power that drives Gujarat's growth. Mass movements are as much created when the entire state administration including ministers and senior officials go out to the villages asking families to educate their girl child. When I read about a 16-year old specially abled girl breaking cricketing records in Khel Mahakumbh 2011 it was as much a mass movement suggesting large-scale inclusion! These instances inspire me to work harder so that the ocean of talent is recognized and is able to serve the country to the fullest.

Our democracy remains both young and strong. While we face numerous challenges from both within and outside, I am confident we will emerge stronger, like we have done in the past. In the coming year let us resolve to working towards taking India ahead. The Gujarat Government has declared 2012 as the 'Year of Youth Power' commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. No growth is compete till our youth is given an opportunity to shine and I am sure this will give a boost to youth talent and generate opportunities.

If there is one lasting message of 2011, it is that people power is necessary but not sufficient to transform nations. People power must be combined with good governance to bring about real, deep and lasting change. This combination can achieve almost everything from eliminating corruption to ending malnutrition and illiteracy. It can create a better future for ourselves and generations to come. In Gujarat, good governance coupled with development and harmony has amplified the power of 6 crore Gujaratis. I hope we can do the same as Indians for our nation. If 2011 unleashed the power of protest, let 2012 further demonstrate the power of Sauno Saath, Sauno Vikas!

I take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy 2012! With the blessings of Almighty, may the New Year bring both joy and success at your doorstep!

- Narendra Modi

Food security: Sonia's NAC should learn from Modi's Gujarat

2011-12-24T06:11:00.000-08:00

Gujarat is the one state in India that has consistently outperformed the rest of India in terms of agricultural production – and a large portion of this credit goes to Narendra Modi's long-term vision.

Unlike industry – where Gujarat has always had an edge – agriculture is a freshly-minted success story.

This is not the view of Modi's acolytes or of BJP partisans, but the Planning Commission, which is run by the PM's pal Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

According to a report in Business Standard, a Planning Commission working group set up to suggest booster shots for agriculture during the 12th plan – which starts next April – said that Gujarat and Chhattisgarh were the states to emulate.

If food security is as much about stoking an agricultural revolution as about redistributing available food to the poor, Gujarat is the place to seek answers from. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
In the period from 1999-00 to 2008-09, Gujarat reported a huge 11.5 percent annual average growth in agriculture (at 1999-00 prices). This dwarfs the national average of 3.5 percent during the five-year period 2007-12 and just 2.2 percent in 2002-07.

Should one credit Modi for this miracle? Apparently, so. For, the real change happened after 2002 – the year after Modi took over. Says the Planning Commission working group: “A closer examination of the data in respect of Gujarat shows that the state made remarkable increase in raising agriculture production after 2002-03.”

The Planning Commission isn't the only one impressed with agriculture's progress in Gujarat. Another fan of Modi's achievements is Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the government of India and honorary professor at Icrier in Delhi.

In an article titled Agriculture: be like Gujarat, Acharya gives six reasons why the state cracked the agricultural jinx.

Remember, Gujarat is not a state blessed with lots of irrigated land. Most of its land is semi-arid, and getting any crop out of it is a big effort.

So what did Modi do right? Six things, principally.

First, he focused on sustained water conservation and management programmes. Gujarat is one of the biggest users of drip irrigation in India today, and built many check dams, small ponds and minor irrigation sources. In 2008, Gujarat had 113,738 check dams and 240,199 little ponds dotting the state.

Second, the state launched a massive and well-coordinated extension effort – telling farmers what to grow, when to grow, how to grow and how to maximise output.

Third, Modi completely overhauled rural power supply. Even though supplies are subsidised, farmers get assured power. This contrasts with other states that offer free power, but irregularly and unpredictably.

Four, says Shankar Acharya, agriculture's allied sectors – like livestock development – were given a boost. This ensured steady and sustainable growth in rural incomes – a prerequisite for comprehensive food security.

Five, Modi also promoted non-food crops and horticulture, Bt cotton, castor, and isabgol. Contrast this with the endless debates we now have about the dangers – or otherwise — GM seeds.

Six, Gujarat made huge investments in infrastructure – especially rural roads, electricity and ports.

A report by IIM professors Ravindra Dholakia and Samar Datta says it all in one paragraph.

“The phenomenon of high agricultural growth in Gujarat is not confined only to Bt cotton but is widely experienced in several sub-sectors, including animal husbandry, milk and egg production, fruit and vegetable production, and high value commercial crops…All this in the last decade or so has been achieved through massive effort on rain water harvesting through check dams, farm ponds, recharging of wells, etc; providing stable electricity for agriculture on a regular basis to all villages; market-oriented reforms; opening of agricultural exports; provision of supportive infrastructure like ports, linking roads, storage, internet and telecom facilities at village level; and, significant effort on agricultural extension by covering a large number of farmers with soil health cards, advice on nutrients, pesticides, crop selection, etc.”

The big question: is the Gujarat model replicable? Dholakia and Datta answer with an emphatic yes.

Clearly, there is no short-cut to food security. We do not know whether Gujarat has been as successful in making food available to it poor as it has been in raising rural incomes and agriculture. But it has got at least one part of the food security equation right.

Maybe the National Advisory Council of Sonia Gandhi would be better off taking a train to Gujarat to find out how key elements of food security – an agricultural revolution, among them – can be put in place.g>

CM joins the tourists from all over the world to take delight in the moon-lit white rann of Kutch

2011-12-10T07:02:00.000-08:00

It was a full moon day of magsar month and also the occasion of Datt Jyanti. In this regard the Chief Minister went to Black mountain and offered prayers to lord Dattatreya before reaching to the tent city in Dhordo. At Black mountain Mr. Modi flagged off an adventure rally organized by the forest department.

There is a place called Dhrobana on the foot of Black mountain which is believed to have magnetic effect on the visitors. Chief Minister also visited an under-construction housing colony near Dhrobana where houses will be built in the style of ‘Bhunga’ – an eco-friendly traditional house of Kutchi people. The colony is being constructed especially for tourism and nature lovers jointly by the Gujarat government and JP associate under PPP model.

A village fair was organized in Dhrobana where various cultural artist-groups greeted the Mr. Modi encouraged the participants of various village competitions like camel race and others held in the fair.

In the evening Chief Minister went to the tent city in Dhordo. He took a round to the craft-bazar and encouraged the artisans of world-famous Kutchi art products. He said the Rann Utsav is contributing significantly in providing employment in Kutch region. He, along with the visitors, watched a video show on flamingos.

Today it was both, the full moon and the lunar eclipse, which promises great scenic beauty to the observers. To take delight in such miraculous and spiritual experience Chief Minister then went to the white rann taking the camel safari along with the tourism minister.

It is noteworthy that the areas of white rann and the Black mountain have some magnetic elements which gives an experience of spiritual bliss to the visitors. It is also a breeding site for flamingos and other foreign birds. The state government is developing the entire area as a part of spiritual tourism.tyle="font-weight:bold;">

Why can't I refuse a skull cap and still be secular ?

2011-11-22T06:13:00.000-08:00

It is interesting to see headlines that Narendra Modi has made during his Sadbhavna mission. Whatever be his motives for the Sadbhavna mission, many of the headlines have been about his refusing to accept a kaffiyeh offered by a Muslim. In September, he had also turned down a skull cap offered by a Muslim cleric.

Part of the media which cannot see anything good in Modi, immediately went to town about how he had refused to accept the gestures from Muslims even though this was a Sadbhavna mission — and hinted that this was an insult to Muslims in general.

I am yet to come across any article that takes a stand that there is nothing wrong in what Modi did. In the diet of secularism that we have been fed for decades, you are secular if you wear or display the religious symbols of other religions on certain religious occasions.

I am a non-devout Hindu who hardly ever visits the temple and along with temples, I have also visited dargahs, gurudwaras and churches. When I visited the dargah in Ajmer Sharif, I covered my head as I did when I visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar. But that does not mean that I will wear a skull cap or a turban during Id or Guru Nanak Jayanti to prove my secularism. I have had some excellent biryani during Id, at some of my Muslim friends' houses without being asked to or feeling the need to wear a skull cap. I can be secular and not hate any religion without an overt display of symbolism for or against any religion.

Those who question Modi's refusal to wear a skull cap are probably enamored by our so called secular leaders wearing them.

Those who question Modi's refusal to wear a skull cap are probably enamored by the images of our so called secular leaders wearing skull caps during Id and enjoying iftaar parties. Have these same people offered a shawl to their Muslim friends with Om Nama Shivay or Jai Shri Ram or Ma Durga ki jai written on it?

Will any Muslim leader — political or religious — wear it with pride in a public function? The answer in all likelihood is "No". And there is nothing wrong with it.
A Muslim doesn't believe in idol worship and he believes in one god and therefore, he will not indulge in such symbolism to prove his credentials that he does not hate other religions. What will be the reaction of the secular media if a Hindu leader offers these to a Muslim leader in a public function? I do not need to even answer that.

Similarly Modi, possibly a devout Hindu in deed and thoughts, does not believe in the symbolism which has become a part and parcel of our political discourse. As he says, if he gets water and power into a village or city, people irrespective of religion and caste can enjoy the fruits of the same.

That is exactly what is happening in Gujarat today, although decades of misrule will not be undone in ten years. I remember during my visit to Ahmedabad a few months back and my small talk with a Muslim businessman who said, "When the state grows economically, we all do well and our business also does well."

That is the bottom-line. And to give that to the citizens of this country there is no need to wear skull caps or kaffiyeh or attend Dussehra at Ramlila maidan (by all means do all these if you want to enjoy yourselves but not to gain votes and to greet "Muslim and Hindu brothers and sisters"), if you are of another religion in much the same way as a non-Hindu does not need to wear a shawl with Jai Shri Ram inscribed on it or carry a trishul during Ramlila!

And on 20th November in Porbandar, Modi did accept a saffron shawl with tridents, damru and Om Namah Shivayah printed on it from a group of Muslims and also an idol of Ganesha. I will be happy to see Modi offering a skull cap or a kaffiyeh to a Muslim leader rather than offer him a trident or a shawl inscribed with Jai Shri Ram on it.

It is time to give up symbolic gestures, but to do the right thing for the people. Narendra Modi is showing the way. Hopefully, the media will highlight those rather than try to rake up controversies where none exist.

Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s Historic Visit to the People’s Republic of China

2011-11-14T06:00:00.001-08:00
Mr. Narendra Modi returned after a five–day visit to China.
The visit has been a great success
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He was accompanied by a high–profile business and official delegation
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It has been valued as an important and fruitful visit from business,
economic and political angle
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Chinese leadership praises accelerated socio-economic development
and inclusive growth in Gujarat
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Gujarat emerges as the Developed, Vibrant and the Corporate face of “Emerging India”
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Salient features

• The visit of Chief Minister Mr. Narendra Modi to China has been a grand success. The Government of the People’s Republic of China and the ruling Community Party of China (CPC) accorded unprecedented importance and highest level of protocol to the Chief Minister going beyond the established norms. Special arrangements for reception, escort, banquets, visits, security and high level of meetings were made.

• The visit generated huge interest among business and industrial community as well as the Chinese political leadership. Chinese being diligent to the core, having seen all round development and spectacular growth of Gujarat, and the leadership provided by Mr. Narendra Modi, wants to build a strong and enduring relationship with Gujarat.

• The Director General of the International Department along with other senior officials accompanied the Chief Minister and his delegation during the entire visit right from his arrival at Beijing airport to his departure from Chengdu Airport.

• Indian Ambassador in China, the Consul Generals of Shanghai and Gongzhou and other officers of Indian Embassy accompanied the Chief Minister during his various programmes in China.

• The political highlight of the visit was that the Chief Minister was received at the Great Hall of People, where normally Heads of the State or Head of the National Governments are received and accorded such honour.

• In China, all meetings and protocol are decided by their top CPC leadership. For the first time, they organised meetings of a Chief Minister of a State with their top leadership and that too in the Great Hall of people.

• In various meetings and banquets, it was obvious that the top leadership of China is keen to have dialogue, exchange ideas and build relationship with Mr. Narendra Modi. They are very impressed with the achievements of Gujarat.

• At the very outset of the visit, the Vice Minister of International Department Mr. Cheng Fengxiang, had official meeting and hosted a welcome banquet in the honour of Chief Minister, Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi.

• The Chief Minister had a meeting with Mr. Wang Gang, Vice Chairman of the China People’s Political Consultative Conference, (and a member of the Polit Bureau of Communist Party of China), at Great Hall of People and had discussions on a wide ranging topics. This level of meeting is very important for a State Chief Minister and has never happened in the past.

• Mr. Wang Gang praised the rapid socio-economic development of Gujarat. He praised the leadership provided by Shri Narendra Modi in improving the socio-economic conditions of all people ensuring double digit growth, which is a huge achievement. He congratulated the Chief Minister for his stupendous achievements. He shared the Chinese experience of Socio-economic development. He emphasized that both India and China can share their experiences and learn a lot from each other. He took keen interest in Gujarat and its socio-economic development. He emphasized that China is keen to work with Gujarat for mutual economic co-operation.

• In China, Mayors are Chief Executives of big City States like Beijing and Shanghai. The Mayors of Beijing and Shanghai, who are top CPC leaders and top executives of their provinces as well as the Party Secretary of the Sichuan province, had comprehensive meetings with the Chief Minister. In the meeting, Chinese leadership was highly appreciative of the socio-economic development of Gujarat and transformational role played in it by Mr. Narendra Modi during last one decade. Official Banquets and Receptions were also organised by these leaders in the honour of the visiting Chief Minister.

• Shri Modi had a delegation level meeting with the Mayor of Beijing Mr. Guo Jinlong. He gave a detailed status of Gujarat and its fast growing cities as well as growing urbanization, which provides excellent opportunity for cooperation and collaboration.

• In his meeting with top Government and CPC leadership in China, in addition to economic and business relations, Mr. Narendra Modi also raised the issues of National Importance for India, viz.

> prolonged detention of 22 Indians (Gujaratis) in a Chinese Jail;
> wrong maps depicted by China showing part of Arunachal Pradesh in China, and related issues;
> presence of China in POK, which has security implications as in many POK areas, terrorist training centres are being run by the Pakistan; and
> Other issues for economic, political and cultural co-operation between India and China.

• Another important agenda of the Chief Minister was investment promotion in Gujarat. He showcased ‘Brand Gujarat’ to Chinese top leadership and its business community.

• Accordingly two Business Seminars one each at Beijing and Chengdu were also organised. 180 business leaders of China attended the Beijing seminar. 200 leaders of China attended the Chengdu seminar. In both the Business Seminars, extensive presentations and B-to-B meeting were held which evoked massive response.

• In all the top level political meetings and the above two business seminars, he highlighted the strength of the ascendance of the Indian economy and Gujarat’s lion share in the same, which is ever increasing.

• He particularly discussed the possibility of Chinese investment in Gujarat, and China’s participation in Vibrant Gujarat–2013. Mr. Narendra Modi invited Chinese business community and public enterprises to participate in Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit–2013. He invited Chinese industry for partnership and joint venture with Gujarat industries

• At the same time, the opportunities for Gujarat-based companies in sectors like pharma, IT & ITES, engineering goods, tourism, agro-processing were also discussed in detail. The visit opened new avenues in China for the Gujarat-based companies.

• It was felt that to facilitate business, it is worthwhile starting with the cultural aspects of understanding and co-operation. Hence, the issues like opening a Mandarin language school in Gujarat, connectivity between Gujarat and Chinese cities, and promotion of sports and tourism, particularly Buddhist tourism were also discussed in detail.

• Chief Minister accompanied by the entire delegation also visited the Shanghai Deep water Port, an engineering marvel. Gujarat being a leader in port sector has immense possibilities in the future. Chief Minister also discussed the Kapasar project with authorities and explored the possible collaboration.

• One of the most important features of the visit was Chief Minister’s meetings with Indian students at Beijing and Shanghai. At both places, a large number of Indian students came to meet and interact with Mr. Modi. They spoke passionately about the growth and all round development in Gujarat. Many of them came from different cities of China and travelled long distances.

• Alongwith the entire delegation, the Chief Minister visited Shanghai General Motors Company and Huawei Telecom Company.

• The Chief Minister also led the delegation to visit a village in Sichuan province which has been remarkably rehabilitated after the devastating earthquake of May 2008. Here, the catastrophic event has been converted into an opportunity with lasting effect.

Major Outcomes

• Both Central and provincial Governments in China acknowledged the rapid strides being made by Gujarat under the inspiring leadership of Mr. Narendra Modi. They are very keen to get connected and do business with Gujarat. Chinese Companies are keen to have trade links, invest in various sectors particularly through joint ventures.

• With this visit and interactions, top Chinese political and business leadership have become fully aware of Gujarat’s robust economy, enterprise, infrastructure, quality of life and opportunities it offers. It will help Gujarat businesses to do better with China. The awareness level about Gujarat in China has increased manifold.

• During the visit, a very large number of companies started B-to-B enquiries and few of them immediately signed their deals. Many of them have actively started pursuing business with their Gujarat counterparts. The visit has given tremendous confidence to Chinese companies and a trustful environment for business has been created.

• They are keen to partner with the State and its various enterprises. It is particularly reflected in their commitment to participate in Vibrant Gujarat–2013 and continue interaction during the intervening period. Highly focussed activities will be planned in 5 Chinese provinces to attract investment in Gujarat and improve Gujarat’s presence and business in China.

Specific projects & Proposals

• Huawei : to consider for Gujarat

o to set up manufacturing base in state,
o Tele-presence in static/ mobile format on pilot basis,
o R&D centre with specific focus on e-Governance,
o Future technology solutions lab.
o Other issues viz. Data centre setup, Smart City project for Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Government data base in Cloud, Linkage with Educational Institutions, etc. will also be considered by Huawei.

• India – China connectivity: Possibility to connect Chengdu – Bengaluru flight via Ahmedabad; Also better connectivity for Ahmedabad to Beijing and Shanghai, will be explored.

• Metro/ High-speed Train: China Rail Engineering to lead delegation to Gujarat in next few months to assess the potential and scope for participation.

• Mass-housing: Affordable and sustainable housing technology to create affordable mass housing and make urban areas slum-free.

• Gujarat will consider sending teams comprising design/ architecture people to visit 2008 earthquake reconstruction area for its reconstruction, long-term sustainability and better livelihood, disaster management, digital display, etc.

• Valued addition in Agro-forestry: A Professor from PAAF (Participatory Approaches in Agriculture and Forestry) to visit Gujarat for their input.

• Tourism and Sports: Both sides will co-operate in these areas in a big way. Cultural groups from China for next Patang Utsav and Navratri festivals.

• Shanghai Institute for Contemporary Development Studies for International Enterprises to be linked to a University in Gujarat for similar kind of research.

• China Sporting Goods Federation to lead a 20–member delegation in June to Gujarat; they need to be connected to sporting complexes for cost-effective sports equipment manufacturer in Gujarat.

• Kalpasar project: State to consult the Shanghai (Yangshan) Deep Water Port and explore technological options for the Kalpasar Project.

• Student Exchange: More and more students should be sponsored through scholarships. Triple the cultural and student exchange in next 2 years.

• Chinese language teaching: Mandarin language teaching and learning to be promoted in a big way. Chinese language courses to be introduced to various Universities, adding special courses for travel agents and business people.

The rise and rise of tomorrow’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi

2011-11-07T01:26:00.000-08:00

No politician in independent India has been demonised in such a relentless, Goebbelsian manner as Narendra Modi, and no politician has withstood it with as much resilience and courage as him, notwithstanding the entire Central government, influential sections of the media machinery and civil society arraigned against him.

His dark patch started with the unfortunate Godhra train massacre and the ensuing communal riots in Gujarat in 2002, where several innocent people lost their lives. A train carrying non-violent harmless karsewaks were set on fire and nearly 60 persons were burnt to death. Understandably, but regrettably, this provoked retaliation and mayhem resulting in many innocent members of the minority community losing their lives and suffering other indignities. It is equally true that the desire for revenge did paralyse the will of some law enforcement agencies, including some prosecutors and judges. Serious steps had to be taken to restore the confidence of the victims of revenge in the legal and judicial system of the state.

" Today, vast sections of civil society see in Narendra Modi the next Prime Minister of India. I hope he will plant more visible footprints on the international seashore. He has to speak of peace and a durable solution to the Kashmir problem with the rulers of Pakistan."

The most diabolical role was played by the Congress government at the Centre. A bogus commission was appointed to whitewash the Godhra tragedy to establish that the attack on the train was not the result of a conspiracy of some evil minded Muslims, but an accidental stove fire. This serious crime by the Congress government was fully exposed when a Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court made their own independent investigation and reiterated that the burning of the pilgrims was a concerted plan by those who must have known that it will inevitably lead to retaliation and atrocities against the minorities, a finding fortified by recent court judgments. Their evil calculations proved to be right. Obviously, the planners wanted India to get a bad name, its national unity and integrity shaken and its defence against scheming neighbours enfeebled.

The unfortunate riots were followed by the state elections, the results of which made the psephologists run for cover. One is reminded of a story, which may well be apocryphal, but is fairly apposite and bears repetition. The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, wanted to hold an open air reception in Simla and sought, and received, the assurance of the weather bureau that there wouldn't be any showers on that day. But while strolling on the mall, he encountered a farmer and his donkey. Proletarian as he pretended to be, he struck up a conversation with him and made the same enquiry. The farmer looked at his donkey and said, "Whenever my mate's ears shake the way they are doing now, it just pours." The Viceroy made light of the donkey signal, but his evening party was a big fiasco. In anger, he had the weather station removed to faraway Pune as punishment. I hope the media will never again mess with Narendra Modi or Gujarat elections. Modi won a landslide victory, which even he and his followers could not have imagined or hoped for. I congratulated him for his brilliant victory, but I sincerely advised him that he should wear a look of absolute humility; he should publicly own that something had seriously gone wrong and that he should loudly proclaim that India could never go forward and retain its independence and sovereignty unless Hindus and Muslims were locked in an embrace of love and mutual understanding. He must declare his firm resolve to bring back to the minorities a feeling of absolute security and an assurance of every kind of protection by the powers of the state. Modi thought out and reasoned his strategy and since then his stature has risen manifold to heights rarely attained before.

Today, vast sections of civil society see in him the next Prime Minister of India. I hope he will plant more visible footprints on the international seashore. He has to speak of peace and a durable solution to the Kashmir problem with the rulers of Pakistan. He must project himself as a great democratic leader of the world and a fighter for human rights and justice the world over. On the domestic front, I am proud to see him winning Muslim hearts by presenting to them the real Hindutva, which even the Supreme Court had to acknowledge and admire. Let not the real Hindutva be confused with its counterfeit version, which unfortunately gains currency during the course of electoral battles.

The policies and conduct of Narendra Modi may be compared with those of the late Rajiv Gandhi. The sad assassination of his mother led to what may accurately be described as a virtual genocide of the Sikhs. Armed bands of hooligans and murderers went around the streets and colonies of Delhi in search of innocent Sikhs, sought them out and slaughtered them mercilessly. We saw some Sikhs being burnt alive on public roads while crowds watched the heartrending scenes. Even the then Sikh President could not move a finger to help the unfortunate followers of Guru Nanak. I cannot forget those shameful days even now. All that the new Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had to say was a defiant, "When a big tree falls the earth must shake". Never did the Congress leadership apologise for the atrocities and the murders. It is the greatness of the Sikh community that they have forgiven the Congress.

In a corruption ridden country where the chief source of corruption is the Congress and its leaders, Narendra Modi shines for his impeccable integrity. He has focused his entire energy on building in Gujarat an able administration and good governance. He has achieved phenomenal development and economic growth, and at the same time bolstered social inclusiveness. Through these he has worked hard to regain the confidence of the minorities, even as the relentless and pervasive hate campaign against him has continued unabated in the electronic media, among the fashionable intellectuals and civil society activists, who have become the media sweethearts.

NaMo proposes, PM disposes Narendra Modi's report on controlling prices gathers dust.

2011-10-31T06:36:00.000-07:00

In 21st century India we have an expanding underclass, the masses who are wretchedly poor and desperately hungry. The rich live in their plush ivory towers, the middle-classes remain cocooned in their tacky drawing rooms, the rest languish in abject misery. The rich aspire for the moon, the middle-classes aspire to become rich, the miserably impoverished aspire to earn Rs 26 a day so that they can crawl above the poverty line. We have our version of the 'Poor Law', drafted by the Army of the Virtuous also known as the National Advisory Council, headed by Ms Sonia Gandhi, and implemented by a Government which has a surfeit of 'economists', including one who presides over a decrepit and corrupt regime. It's called the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. It's also the latest means of politicians and babus pocketing cash meant for the poor, a fact established in State after State, including Odisha whose allegedly squeaky clean Chief Minister can reportedly do no wrong.

In this 21st century India, where food inflation hovers at nearly 11.5 per cent and vegetables are beyond the reach of the 'common man', the 'aam admi' for whom the Congress toils night and day, it's only the children of the rich and the middle-classes who can dare say "I want some more" when food is served on the table. Those born into less fortunate families make do with what is available; if there's nothing to eat, they go to bed hungry. Were they to ask for food, the beadles in charge of this wondrous land of ours, including our 'economist' Prime Minister and his 'economist' Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, would be mighty displeased. As for the Congress, its leaders have either never known hunger or have forgotten what deprivation means. It's doubtful they would know the prices of vegetables or milk or fruits, or rice and wheat, for that matter. Such mundane details are not meant for the privileged ruling classes. Their kitchens are taken care of, if not by tax-payers then those who steal on taxes.

The Economic Times provides a good analysis of the latest inflation figures, released last Thursday. Food inflation is at a six-month high of 11.43 per cent with vegetables 25 per cent costlier on an annual basis, fruits dearer by 11.96 per cent, milk by 10.85 per cent and eggs, meat and fish by 12.82 per cent. "This double-digit inflation comes on top of a very high level of price rise recorded in October last year, when it stood at 14.20 per cent — already a 'high-base' comparison. The last time food inflation stood this high was on April 9 when it was recorded at 11.53 per cent." Thankfully, this time we have been spared bogus promises like those made by the Prime Minister earlier. We don't need to live under the illusion that he will rein in prices in two weeks, four weeks or six weeks. He is either blissfully ignorant of what a kilo of potatoes costs or just doesn't care anymore. A Regent has other things to worry about, for example, how to keep the Prince occupied with thoughts other than asking him to vacate the masnad.

Nevertheless it would be in order to demand an explanation from the Prime Minister as to what has he done with the report submitted by the Working Group on Consumer Affairs headed by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The other members of the committee were the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The committee was set up in April 2010 to suggest ways and means of holding the price line for essential commodities. By early this year, the report was finalised and it has been gathering dust in some corner of the Prime Minister's Office for the past six months. It's not a voluminous report crammed with senseless data and meaningless jargon. That's not Mr Modi's style. It's a slim report which lists 20 recommendations with 64 detailed actionable points for their expeditious implementation. Here are some of the recommendations:

Future Markets: Considering the lack of strong linkages between spot and future markets at present, it has been suggested that for the time being essential commodities should be kept out of the future markets.

Price Stabilisation Fund: The setting up of a Price Stabilisa-tion Fund by the Government of India has been suggested to help State Governments in the procurement and distribution of essential commodities in short supply.

Agriculture Markets: They should be liberalised for improving the efficiency of distribution channels from farms to consumers, increasing the participation of organised sector and cooperatives in retailing, including farmers' markets, agro-processing, storage and cold chains for wastage control and reduction. This is to be backed by a proactive monetary policy. For evolving a single national agriculture market, the setting up of a Ministerial-level co-ordination mechanism at the national and the regional levels for coordinated policy-making has been recommended.

Expanding Priority Sector Lending: The Modi Committee has suggested the immediate enlarging of the scope of priority sector lending in a manner that agriculture marketing activities can become eligible and the ratio of priority sector lending to the agriculture sector can be raised from the current level of 18 per cent.

Minimising Information Asymmetry: The report calls for establishing a mechanism, if necessary by creating a dedicated agency, to collect and disseminate information to all stakeholders on production, imports, stocks and overall availability of essential commodities through extensive use of information technology.

Unbundling FCI: Since the Food Corporation of India plays a major role in the procurement and distribution system of essential commodities, the committee has called for the unbundling of FCI operations for procurement, storage and distribution.

Among the other recommendations of the committee are:

Preparing a 10-year perspective plan for improving the country's agri-infrastructure to ensure better linkages for farm production and marketing of farm produce.
Making offences under Section 10-A of the Essential Commodities Act non-bailable and setting up special courts for the speedy trial of those found violating the law.
Increasing the period of preventive detention under the Black Marketing Act from six months to one year.
The Modi Committee report on controlling the prices of essential commodities makes eminent sense. Perhaps that's the reason why a cussed and churlish Prime Minister who has utterly failed in managing the affairs of this nation has done what petty babus are known to do. He has filed and forgotten the report.
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About Jan Chetna Yatra For Good Governance and Clean Politics

2011-10-29T01:38:00.000-07:00

Today the country is reeling under the onslaught of corruption of Congress-UPA Government. Ministers of Dr. Manmohan Singh government are behind the bars in 2G spectrum scam, CWG scam, Adarsh housing society scam, ISRO-Devas scam. Congress Party is making all out efforts to save remaining corrupt ministers. The roots of corruption have now reached top leadership of Congress and Prime Minister Office. The sin committed by UPA to get majority in 2008 by resorting to horse trading of MPs has now exposed before the country. Congress along with its allies has made politics a business of looting country’s exchequer. Because of all these factors, the country is today facing multi-dimensional crisis. This crisis is the crisis of identity, crisis of faith, crisis of administration, crisis of leadership.

BJP leader Shri Lal Krishna Advani is going on a nationwide Yatra in order to highlight a sort of lack of faith and concern being cropped up among Indians in politics and towards the country as a result thereof.

Message

This Yatra will not only highlight the voice of protest, but will place the agenda of good-governance and clean politics before the countrymen and will attempt to put an end to the decline that has come in Indian politics, for which Bharatiya Janata Party is active in politics. If in the year 1973 Loknayak Jayprakaash Naryan had given the slogan of “Total Revolution”, then through this Yatra Bharatiya Janata Party is engaged in creating “Jan Chetna” (Public awareness) for comprehensive reforms in democracy. We believe that after removing various flaws and shortcomings cropped up in politics, it can be interlinked with the welfare of people as well as welfare of the country.

Obviously, this campaign can be led by a personality, who is spotless, clean and impeccable. We are proud that there is no dearth of such leaders in our party and fortunately such a mature, experienced and spotless personality does exit in the form of Shri Lal Krishna Advani. Being active in public life for the last seven decades even the opponents of Shri Advaniji dare not raise a finger on his integrity and impeccability. His contribution in establishing good governance and clean politics has been unparallel. On the one hand he along with his other colleagues introduced ‘Aajiwan Sahoyog Nidhi’ for obtaining open donations from party members and well wishers for meeting party and election expenses, on the other hand when the then Congress Government named him in Hawala scandal in 1996, he had resigned from Parliament without any delay and had declared that he would come back into electoral politics till he is proved not guilty.

84 year old Shri Lal Krishna Advani once again is going on about 40 days nationwide Jan Chetna Yatra. We believe that when under the madness of power government become arrogant and autocratic, then being a responsible opposition party has got only one alternative to go to the public. Bharatiya Janata Party is moving forward in this direction only. Yatra is a medium, not destination. Destination is eradication of corruption in the country and establishment of good governance and clean politics.

On the one hand this Yatra will also spread greater awareness about BJP’s track record, on the other it will attempt at initiating a debate on ways and means of achieving Good governance and clean politics. In the process it will emphasise on a three-pronged approach, Rule Of Law, Transparency in Administration and greater emphasis on People’s Participation. Manifestos of the BJP for the last two Lok Sabha elections and several assembly elections are a testimony to the variety of schemes, programmes and projects outlines by the Party towards bringing in good governance and ensuring a cleaner politics.

Clean Politics: BJP’s Track record

Thanks to the all-pervading cynicism, an atmosphere is created that no political party has any real answers to the key issues of sullied politics and bad governance. This is a convenient canard. Left unchecked, these tendencies are bound to add to popular frustration. Hence, BJP will educate the masses about its own contribution in cleansing the politics. Some of the salient features of BJP’s efforts are as follows-

a. Aajeevan and Vishesh Sahayog Nidhi: – BJP is the first and the only political party that decided to set up a corpus fund for the purpose of reserve funds for election campaigns. This fund was set up in 1993. This Nidhi is a scheme for one-time sumptuous contributions for the party coffers to be collected by cheques from party well wishers.

b. Constitution Reforms introduced during the NDA rule: - Two important reforms mainly to curb corrupt practices were

Introduced during the NDA rule. By the Ninety-First Amendment introduced in 2003, the number of cabinet births was limited to just 15% of the total number of legislators; preventing horse trading in the event of a regime change after cross-over of legislators.

Again, in April 2003 a Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2003 to replace the secret ballot system with an open ballot in the elections to the Rajya Sabha was passed by the parliament under the NDA rule.

C. Open Donation to Political Parties – Again under the NDA rule, companies, other than those owned by the government, became eligible to make donations to political parties under the proposed bill on state funding of elections. The elections and other related laws (amendment) bill 2003, aimed at eliminating the influence of money power and black money support in elections to parliament and state assemblies was passed for this purpose. The representation of the people act 1951 was suitably amended to allow companies, subject to the companies’ act, to make donations to political parties.

D. Measures taken recently by the Party to improve upon the Political Culture-

1. Greater emphasis on Training for mindset changing. Over 16ooo have already undergone training. A three-tier training programme has been introduced.

2. Starting of the Antyodaya Programme for motivational correction in party workers

3. Starting the Good Governance Cell for introducing measures for clean and efficient administration

4. Emphasis on Greater Usage of InfoTech for Greater Transparency and Accountability in Government

Good Governance: BJP’s Track record

E. Measures taken by various BJP Governments

1. Madhya Pradesh and Bihar recently introduced two identical legislations namely Lok Sewa Guarantee Act and Special Courts Act for speedy and transparent delivery of public services and greater amount of deterrence for public servants with a view to preventing amassing illicit wealth.

2. Karnataka has introduced an act making e-tendering/ procurement mandatory. Jharkhand also has introduced these measures.

3. Chhattisgarh has introduced all necessary measures for transparency and accountability in PDS and Rice Procurement systems, very successfully.

4. Gujarat too has introduced a number of measures in Public Health, Education, Forest and Revenue departments for ensuring greater transparency and accountability in administration.

5. From Manohar Parrikar of Goa to Narendra Modi, Shivrajsingh Chauhan, Dr. Raman Singh, P K Dhumal, Shanta Kumar and Vasundhara Raje several former and present BJP Chief Ministers have won Best Chief Minister’s Award and similar such honours by news channels, independent foundations and even some central government agencies.

Reforms for a Resurgent India

The Jan Chetana Yatra will also focus on the need to educate the masses about the details of the monumental corruption scandals of the Congress government at the centre going beyond the rhetoric of media headlines.

The Yatra will also address the wider issues of reforming the entire system.

An important role of the Yatra will be to initiate a debate in the society on reforms in four significant sectors:

Administrative reforms;
Electoral reforms;
Judicial reforms;and
Political reforms
Along with public meetings during the Yatra, the party also plans to organize joint meetings with various social and voluntary organizations. Also, interactions with cyber-activists, RTI activists fighting against corruption may also be organised.

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Why Gujarat does not have same prizes? Are we not a citizen of India?

2011-10-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

There is totally unfair by central government to Gujarat government. In Bombay 31Rs/kg, Delhi 30 Rs/kg but in Gujarat 41 Rs/kg. Why Gujarat does not have same prizes? Are we not a citizen of India?

Jan Chetna Yatra will inspire Janshakti

2011-10-11T00:05:00.001-07:00

Friends,

Navratri and Vijayadashmi celebrations have just got over and everyone is now eagerly waiting for Diwali festivities.

Honorable Shri. Lal Krishna Advaniji is starting his "Jan Chetna Yatra" from tomorrow, 11th October 2011.

The entire nation is frustrated with the issue of corruption. People are seething with anger. There have been many instances of public outcry against the Congress government on the issue of corruption in the past. But three incidences that changed the direction of the history of the nation, are still fresh in the minds of people. Whenever there is a voice raised against corruption, the memory of these incidences will remain in public mind.

1974
If there was collective public outcry against corruption in an organized manner, for the first time, after independence, it was in 1974 in Gujarat. The Congress government was reduced to ashes due to the Nav Nirman movement against the bad administration and corrupt practices. After that, as per people's mandate, for the first time, a non-Congress Party coalition came to power in Gujarat.

1977
Taking inspiration from Gujarat, a nationwide agitation against corruption started. In order to curb the public voice, Indira Gandhi's Congress (I) government imposed emergency. Despite many atrocities, the determination of the people could not be broken. In the elections conducted after emergency, in 1977, Congress was routed throughout the nation and for the first time a non-Congress government came to power at the centre.

1989
The Congress (I) government which came to power with overwhelming majority due to change of political equations was again neck deep in corruption charges. The Bofor's scandal brought down the Congress government headed by Rajiv Gandhi.

- And today once again, the Congress government at the center is immersed in serious allegations of corruption.

While on one hand, in the wake of massive public anger against corruption, Yoga guru Shri Ramdevji relentlessly toured across India to create an atmosphere against black money, on the other hand, aged veteran social reformer Shri Annaji gave shape to the mass agitation through his fast.

While Baba Ramdev was more aggressive on the issue of black money, Shri Annaji devoted all his energy to the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Against this backdrop, Shri Advaniji's Jan Chetna Yatra holds a very special place, because of his fight against corruption, demand for bringing black money stacked in foreign banks, and in addition, creation of mass awareness and mass mobilization in support of these. I have faith that this Jan Chetna Yatra will create a new awakening against corruption and black money.

It is appropriate that this Yatra is starting from the native place of Jayaprakash Narayanji on his birth anniversary.

Sometimes some happy events also shape up. Once a Chief Minister of Bihar had stopped a Yatra of Advaniji. It is a matter of immense pleasure that today, the Chief Minister of the same state is flagging off Advaniji's Yatra .

I have been honored to have got the opportunity of closely working with Honorable Shri Advaniji. It is extremely painful and shameful that some vested interests are spreading false rumors about Advaniji.

Advaniji, has dedicated his entire youth in the service of the nation and has served the country for 60 long years without break and that too, 90 percent of these years have been spent in the opposition party. One cannot help but feel pity for those who spread falsities that Advaniji, who from 1952 till today is sharing people's joys and sorrows , is undertaking this for attaining some post or position.

I believe that this "Jan Chetna Yatra" against corruption will change India's future. I have faith that this effort being undertaken by Advaniji, at such a senior age, will not go in vain.

Narendra Modi

A shot in the dark‏

2011-10-11T00:02:00.000-07:00

Who is a whistleblower? As most people understand it, a whistleblower is an individual who reveals hitherto unknown wrongdoing, and provides or points to independent, third-party evidence to back his claim. How does Sanjiv Bhatt, the police officer accused of perjury by the Gujarat government but hailed as a whistleblower by a battalion of Narendra Modi opponents, measure up to this benchmark?

A few months ago, Bhatt filed an affidavit saying he attended a meeting in Gandhinagar on February 27, 2002, hours after the Godhra train carnage. At the meeting, Modi, chief minister (CM) of Gujarat, discussed the law and order situation with senior police officers. Bhatt alleges Modi asked the police to look away, and allow Hindu extremists to massacre innocent Muslims.

Those present at that meeting deny the CM said any such thing. The chief of police of Gujarat at that time has emphasised that Bhatt was too junior to be invited to the meeting and was not there at all. When he appeared before it, the Special Investigative Team (SIT) set up by the Supreme Court to look into the 2002 Gujarat violence asked Bhatt questions about specific people and whether they were present in the room that day. He did not have clear answers.

In his support, Bhatt cited two subordinate officers in the police. The first, he said, drove him to the CM's bungalow.

The second carried his files. Now one of those two gentlemen, a constable named KD Panth, has filed a complaint against Bhatt, emphasising that he (Panth) was in Mumbai on February 27, 2002, helping a relative with a visa application at the French consulate. Panth has also said Bhatt coerced him into agreeing to the affidavit, and did so at the house of Arjun Modhwadiya, MLA and state Congress unit chief. Bhatt and Congress functionaries told Panth, or so he says, that Modi was on his way out and there were political and professional benefits in allying with the Opposition. Following Panth's complaint, the Gujarat police acted against Bhatt.

Bhatt's fan club — on a television programme this week, film-maker Mahesh Bhatt called the arrested police officer "the bravest son India has produced" — has been quick to label Panth a turncoat. They say he is acting under pressure of the Gujarat government and that a humble constable's complaint cannot be used to prosecute an IPS officer.

Consider the contradiction. If Panth had stuck to the letter of Bhatt's affidavit, he would have been praised as a whistle-blower. If Panth had stuck to the letter of Bhatt's affidavit, his word would have been used to demand prosecution of not an IPS officer but an elected CM. In short, in the distorted world of Modi-phobes, a whistleblower is somebody who says something convenient, never mind if it is or isn't the truth.

Bhatt has a long history in the police. He has faced court cases for misuse of authority, facilitating land grab and framing people. Well before Modi appeared on the scene, the National Human Rights Commission had passed strictures against Bhatt for "falsely involving a person in a criminal case".

The perception is Bhatt's career was at a dead-end. As a desperate man, he sought to exploit political contacts to resurrect himself. There is an email trail, and it is in the public domain, that establishes he was in conspiracy with Congress leaders in Gujarat. Is this a man worth defending? See it through three prisms.

First, in the cash-for-votes case — involving the bribing of MPs before the confidence vote of July 2008 — the Delhi Police, an agency under the Union home ministry, has opposed the bail application of Sudheendra Kulkarni and of two former BJP MPs. "Every accused in the case terms himself a whistle-blower as if they have saved the country," public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan told the court on October 1, "if they are taking the plea of being whistleblowers in the scam, they have to establish it by way of evidence. Not even a single aspect shows that they were actually whistleblowers." Strong words; aren't they applicable in the case of Bhatt?

Second, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has charged the Opposition of not being reconciled to electoral defeat, with being "prematurely restless", and attempting to "destabilise" the UPA government and "force elections". Grave words; shouldn't they be asked of Arjun Modhwadiya and other Congress MLAs plotting with Bhatt and, as Panth charges, encouraging policemen to lie in court and unseat a chief minister?

Third, shortly after the 26/11 terror strike, an article appeared in this newspaper's sister publication, Mint. Attacking the PM, it asked him to "get out of the way and allow someone more effective to run the country". The article was apparently written by an IAS officer using a pseudonym. It was raised in Parliament by a BJP MP.

In response, home minister P Chidambaram made an enlightened and impassioned defence. "I have read the article," Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha, "… All I know is either he is a disloyal officer or a coward or both… I hope they (the BJP) do not encourage such officers; they did not encourage them when they were in power." Wise words; wouldn't it be appropriate to use them in the context of Sanjiv Bhatt?

Ashok Malik is a Delhi-based political commentator
malikashok@gmail.com
The views expressed by the author are personal

2011-10-08T06:53:00.001-07:00

Narendra Modi government is entering the 11th year. On this occasion in a tête-à-tête with the Chief Minister of Gujarat let us try to understand Gujarat’s march towards progress in the field of agriculture, infrastructural facilities like drinking water, education, employment, transportation and tourism. Let us begin with agriculture.

1. Narendrabhai, how much truth is there in the statement that the Gujarat farmer is marching financially ahead compared to his counterparts from other states?

CM: To bring happiness to the farming community the state government launched a campaign for agriculture development and water conservation so as to take the fruits of progress to village after village. The state government boosted agriculture growth adopting scientific farming and cattle-rearing initiatives. Even nature has been kind in bestowing bountiful rains and the state has seen no drought in the last 10 years. Ten years ago Gujarat farmers’ agriculture income was Rs 14,000 crore, that has risen to Rs 80,000 crore today. The average agricultural growth rate of the country is less than 3 per cent while Gujarat’s has crossed the double digit figure of nearly 11 per cent. He is using drip irrigation, green house, net house and sprinkler techniques to maximize profit with minimum investment. Due to soil health card, the productivity of the land has multiplied giving new directions to the agriculture sector.

2. You say that soil health card has multiplied the productivity of Gujarat farmers. Can you explain?

CM: Gujarat farmer has taken up modern methods of scientific farming leaving behind his old traditional approach. Soil health card has turned out to be a boon to the farmers as it helps educate them on deficiencies relating to the land and to what needs to be done to rectify these deficiencies. This has also resulted in judicious use of fertilizers on the basis of findings of the soil health checkup. Earlier there was a tendency to overuse fertilizers which invariably harmed the composition of the land. This harmful effect has been reversed and thereby has helped to save unnecessary expenditure on fertilizers. Considering this, the state government has decided to give soil health card to every farmer in the state. Till now the lands of 42 lakh farmers have been tested and Gujarat is the first state to achieve this enviable record. Till March 2011, 31 lakh soil health cards have been disbursed, which is a record in itself.

3. There is also a school of thought that with the industrial growth the cultivable land decreases. What is the status of Gujarat in this regard?

CM: You are right. Agriculture land holdings decreases when industrial development takes place. But Gujarat has turned out to be an exception as both industrial growth and agriculture land has increased. This is not a small achievement. The reason is the land which has been lying fallow for several years in the past is now getting water for irrigation and has become fit for farming. This achievement is also due to efficient and effective water management. The world and the country has taken note of this. I feel proud to say that the country’s apex court has recently lauded Gujarat’s land policy

4. Narendrabhai, to achieve agriculture growth parallel with industrial growth is considered difficult. What is the condition of industries in Gujarat?

CM: What you say is correct. Strategic planning is undoubtedly needed to bring about agricultural and industrial growth parallel to each other. Gujarat organized five Vibrant Summits in the last decade and placed the state on the world map. If I can refer to the last summit of 2011, 7,936 MoUs were signed with the investment commitment of Rs 20.83 lakh crore. You must also realize that such a big investment would create over 52 lakh local jobs. In addition to this it would also result in employment opportunities for the local youth. In agro based industries, MoUs worth Rs 81,600 crores have been signed. We saw the dream of parallel development of agriculture and industry a decade ago. And today in 2011 it has become a reality and is a talking point world over. That is why I say that Gujarat dreams, Gujarat delivers.

5. Vibrant Summit is good for big industries. What about small and medium scale industries?

CM: This is a big misconception. On one hand Gujarat is rearing to become the auto hub of India while on the other hand it has also become the textile and petro capital. And for the growth of small scale industries we have a farsighted vision. The country’s 5 per cent population lives in Gujarat which has 6 per cent of the country’s land mass and its GDP share is 10 per cent. In this the contribution of nearly 4 lakh small and medium industries is noteworthy. The country’s 70 per cent salt production is in Gujarat and the state also leads in caustic soda production (90%); chemicals (60%); petrochemicals (50%); pharma (40%); and polished diamonds (80%). Salt, pharma and chemicals is largely run by small scale entrepreneurs and is a large contributor to national growth. In the recent Vibrant Summit along with development of small & medium enterprises we had also thought of social sector development which had surprised the world and the country.

6. When you talk of industrial development how does it fit with social sector development?

CM: Obviously this is a question that arises in everyone’s mind. Let me say that in the last Vibrant Summit we particularly focused on the financial upliftment of rural poor to make them self-sufficient through a programme called Mission Mangalam. In Mission Mangalam, not only the State Government but reputed corporate houses also will make joint-efforts. The strength of Gujarat lies in its 50 per cent population comprising of women. If women are included in the path of progress then the pace of development will be faster and widespread. I am committed to adding the strength of Nari Shakti as partners to development and decision-making. For this I wished to extend economic activity support to women and created sakhi mandals throughout Gujarat. Mission Mangalam is one such enterprise that helps the poorest of the poor women. Whether it is celebrating marriage or tending to sickness of her son or daughter, she need not depend on any external help. Lakhs of sakhi mandals have been integrated with banks leaving the management of over Rs 1000 crore in their hands. It is our desire to take this amount to Rs 5,000 crore. Just imagine if this huge amount is managed by poor women, how much progress they would have really achieved!

7. Narendrabhai when we are talking about social sector and upliftment of poor a question that arises is that have you made any special efforts to see that benefits reach the concerned beneficiaries?

CM: You have raised a fundamental point….The beneficial schemes if it remains on paper without reaching the targeted beneficiaries then it is useless. We decentralized the state’s administrative power through a milestone yojana to extend the benefits to the right people concerned. We recognize it as Aapno Taluko, Vibrant Taluko (ATVT). This is Gujarat government’s efforts to reach the remotest areas of the state and bring the government to their doorstep. Jan Seva Kendras equipped with computers have been set up in every taluka with GSWAN connectivity. Different kinds of applications numbering 129 are accepted at these kendras. This revolutionary experiment is being implemented by District Collectors and a team of newly appointed pranth officers. I want to create a healthy competition of people’s participation among the Talukas in the State.

8. You talk of ATVT but in practice do the benefits of government schemes reach urban poor?

CM: Look, every solution to a problem is unique. Therefore it needs farsightedness and political will. A concrete plan has been visualized for providing homes to urban poor under the Garib Samriddhi yojana. Gujarat is the only state in the country that has provided housing plots to all the BPL families which come within the 0-16 parameter. A sum of Rs 13,000 crore fund has been established for the welfare of urban poor. Under Ummed programme about two lakh youths have registered themselves and one lakh youth will be given skill development training for generating employment opportunities within one year.

9. Chief Minister, employment and education are the two sides of the same coin. What is status of education in Gujarat?

CM: I agree that employment and education go hand in hand. . In the last decade the government has done a lot to bring the children within the ambit of primary education and access the fruits of development. If I talk of Shala Praveshotsav, I and my Cabinet ministers every year take part in it. We are taking care that the kids are enrolled at schools and continue with their studies whether they belong to rural or urban areas. Not only this, from Chief Secretary to all other secretaries take part in this novel cause by coming out of their AC chambers into the scorching 45 degrees summer heat touring villages. Can anything be more surprising than this? I don’t remember any government in the world where the chief minister and his cabinet and senior officials would take part in such a programme. The government provides free textbooks, notebooks. And the outcome is there for all of you to see. It is a matter of pride that the dropout rate in Gujarat has drastically come down in the last decade. From Class I to V dropout ratio has fallen from 20.93 per cent to 2.09 per cent. While in Class I to VII dropout ratio is down from 39 per cent to 7.45 per cent.

10. In helping youths access higher education what steps has been taken by the Gujarat government?

CM: In the past one decade there has been a serious effort in helping the youth to access the portal of higher education which has never happened before. In 2001 we had only 11universities. Today, there are 39 universities in Gujarat. The state government opened many new world class universities towards training youth. It is not just opening new universities that are important but specialized world class universities such as Petroleum University, Sports University, Raksha Shatki University and Forensic Science University have also been setup here. To meet the present day needs, about 52 colleges have been started with new courses. In the tribal belt there are 35 colleges now functioning. For the first time in the country, a Children’s University has been set up and a Commission for Education Innovation had been started. A Gujarat Knowledge Society too has been set up to provide employment opportunity to the youth of Gujarat.

11. What has the government done for the welfare of Adivasis?

CM: First and foremost, the Adivasis are our own brothers. They are part of the family of six crore Gujaratis. In Gujarat, the entire eastern belt from Ambaji to Umergaon comprises of Tribal population. In order to enable this tribal population of 75 lakhs, an innovative program “ Vanbandu Kalyan Yojana” has been launched and for the first time in the history of Gujarat a huge sum of Rs.15,000 crores has been allotted to bring them into the mainstream. This comprehensive development program aims at empowering through education and social initiatives. It has created awareness among them for improved standard life. Only four years have been completed since the launch of the scheme, and a sum of Rs. 17,000 crores has already been spent against Rs. 15,000 crores planned for five years. At the end of five years, more than Rs. 20,000 crores will be spent in development schemes making a change in the life of Adivasis. There is no parallel scheme in the entire country to compare with this all inclusive initiative. Gujarat has shown the way to the entire nation by implementing such a scheme which is acceptable and appreciated by all.

“I want to make one thing very clear. In the ten years of our journey of development, Gujarat has emerged successful in many areas through numerous initiatives. But without the blessings of six crore Guajratis it would not have been possible to achieve this feat. This is the outcome of the determination of six crore Gujaratis for development and commitment of six lakh fellow Karmayogis of my government, and the spirit of “Team Gujarat”. I thank the people of Gujarat and all the employees of the State Government on this occasion from the bottom of my heart. “

How did Gujarat Emerge as a Model for Development?

2011-10-07T07:19:00.000-07:00

1. Narendrabhai, how much truth is there in the statement that the Gujarat farmer is marching financially ahead compared to his counterparts from other states?

CM: To bring happiness to the farming community the state government launched a campaign for agriculture development and water conservation so as to take the fruits of progress to village after village. The state government boosted agriculture growth adopting scientific farming and cattle-rearing initiatives. Even nature has been kind in bestowing bountiful rains and the state has seen no drought in the last 10 years. Ten years ago Gujarat farmers' agriculture income was Rs 14,000 crore, that has risen to Rs 80,000 crore today. The average agricultural growth rate of the country is less than 3 per cent while Gujarat's has crossed the double digit figure of nearly 11 per cent. He is using drip irrigation, green house, net house and sprinkler techniques to maximize profit with minimum investment. Due to soil health card, the productivity of the land has multiplied giving new directions to the agriculture sector.
2. You say that soil health card has multiplied the productivity of Gujarat farmers. Can you explain?

CM: Gujarat farmer has taken up modern methods of scientific farming leaving behind his old traditional approach. Soil health card has turned out to be a boon to the farmers as it helps educate them on deficiencies relating to the land and to what needs to be done to rectify these deficiencies. This has also resulted in judicious use of fertilizers on the basis of findings of the soil health checkup. Earlier there was a tendency to overuse fertilizers which invariably harmed the composition of the land. This harmful effect has been reversed and thereby has helped to save unnecessary expenditure on fertilizers. Considering this, the state government has decided to give soil health card to every farmer in the state. Till now the lands of 42 lakh farmers have been tested and Gujarat is the first state to achieve this enviable record. Till March 2011, 31 lakh soil health cards have been disbursed, which is a record in itself.
3. There is also a school of thought that with the industrial growth the cultivable land decreases. What is the status of Gujarat in this regard?

CM: You are right. Agriculture land holdings decreases when industrial development takes place. But Gujarat has turned out to be an exception as both industrial growth and agriculture land has increased. This is not a small achievement. The reason is the land which has been lying fallow for several years in the past is now getting water for irrigation and has become fit for farming. This achievement is also due to efficient and effective water management. The world and the country has taken note of this. I feel proud to say that the country's apex court has recently lauded Gujarat's land policy
4. Narendrabhai, to achieve agriculture growth parallel with industrial growth is considered difficult. What is the condition of industries in Gujarat?

CM: What you say is correct. Strategic planning is undoubtedly needed to bring about agricultural and industrial growth parallel to each other. Gujarat organized five Vibrant Summits in the last decade and placed the state on the world map. If I can refer to the last summit of 2011, 7,936 MoUs were signed with the investment commitment of Rs 20.83 lakh crore. You must also realize that such a big investment would create over 52 lakh local jobs. In addition to this it would also result in employment opportunities for the local youth. In agro based industries, MoUs worth Rs 81,600 crores have been signed. We saw the dream of parallel development of agriculture and industry a decade ago. And today in 2011 it has become a reality and is a talking point world over. That is why I say that Gujarat dreams, Gujarat delivers.
5. Vibrant Summit is good for big industries. What about small and medium scale industries?

CM: This is a big misconception. On one hand Gujarat is rearing to become the auto hub of India while on the other hand it has also become the textile and petro capital. And for the growth of small scale industries we have a farsighted vision. The country's 5 per cent population lives in Gujarat which has 6 per cent of the country's land mass and its GDP share is 10 per cent. In this the contribution of nearly 4 lakh small and medium industries is noteworthy. The country's 70 per cent salt production is in Gujarat and the state also leads in caustic soda production (90%); chemicals (60%); petrochemicals (50%); pharma (40%); and polished diamonds (80%). Salt, pharma and chemicals is largely run by small scale entrepreneurs and is a large contributor to national growth. In the recent Vibrant Summit along with development of small & medium enterprises we had also thought of social sector development which had surprised the world and the country.
6. When you talk of industrial development how does it fit with social sector development?

CM: Obviously this is a question that arises in everyone's mind. Let me say that in the last Vibrant Summit we particularly focused on the financial upliftment of rural poor to make them self-sufficient through a programme called Mission Mangalam. In Mission Mangalam, not only the State Government but reputed corporate houses also will make joint-efforts. The strength of Gujarat lies in its 50 per cent population comprising of women. If women are included in the path of progress then the pace of development will be faster and widespread. I am committed to adding the strength of Nari Shakti as partners to development and decision-making. For this I wished to extend economic activity support to women and created sakhi mandals throughout Gujarat. Mission Mangalam is one such enterprise that helps the poorest of the poor women. Whether it is celebrating marriage or tending to sickness of her son or daughter, she need not depend on any external help. Lakhs of sakhi mandals have been integrated with banks leaving the management of over Rs 1000 crore in their hands. It is our desire to take this amount to Rs 5,000 crore. Just imagine if this huge amount is managed by poor women, how much progress they would have really achieved!
7. Narendrabhai when we are talking about social sector and upliftment of poor a question that arises is that have you made any special efforts to see that benefits reach the concerned beneficiaries?

CM: You have raised a fundamental point….The beneficial schemes if it remains on paper without reaching the targeted beneficiaries then it is useless. We decentralized the state's administrative power through a milestone yojana to extend the benefits to the right people concerned. We recognize it as Aapno Taluko, Vibrant Taluko (ATVT). This is Gujarat government's efforts to reach the remotest areas of the state and bring the government to their doorstep. Jan Seva Kendras equipped with computers have been set up in every taluka with GSWAN connectivity. Different kinds of applications numbering 129 are accepted at these kendras. This revolutionary experiment is being implemented by District Collectors and a team of newly appointed pranth officers. I want to create a healthy competition of people's participation among the Talukas in the State.

8. You talk of ATVT but in practice do the benefits of government schemes reach urban poor?

CM: Look, every solution to a problem is unique. Therefore it needs farsightedness and political will. A concrete plan has been visualized for providing homes to urban poor under the Garib Samriddhi yojana. Gujarat is the only state in the country that has provided housing plots to all the BPL families which come within the 0-16 parameter. A sum of Rs 13,000 crore fund has been established for the welfare of urban poor. Under Ummed programme about two lakh youths have registered themselves and one lakh youth will be given skill development training for generating employment opportunities within one year.
9. Chief Minister, employment and education are the two sides of the same coin. What is status of education in Gujarat?

CM: I agree that employment and education go hand in hand. . In the last decade the government has done a lot to bring the children within the ambit of primary education and access the fruits of development. If I talk of Shala Praveshotsav, I and my Cabinet ministers every year take part in it. We are taking care that the kids are enrolled at schools and continue with their studies whether they

belong to rural or urban areas. Not only this, from Chief Secretary to all other secretaries take part in this novel cause by coming out of their AC chambers into the scorching 45 degrees summer heat touring villages. Can anything be more surprising than this? I don't remember any government in the world where the chief minister and his cabinet and senior officials would take part in such a programme. The government provides free textbooks, notebooks. And the outcome is there for all of you to see. It is a matter of pride that the dropout rate in Gujarat has drastically come down in the last decade. From Class I to V dropout ratio has fallen from 20.93 per cent to 2.09 per cent. While in Class I to VII dropout ratio is down from 39 per cent to 7.45 per cent.

10. In helping youths access higher education what steps has been taken by the Gujarat government?

CM: In the past one decade there has been a serious effort in helping the youth to access the portal of higher education which has never happened before. In 2001 we had only 11universities. Today, there are 39 universities in Gujarat. The state government opened many new world class universities towards training youth. It is not just opening new universities that are important but specialized world class universities such as Petroleum University, Sports University, Raksha Shatki University and Forensic Science University have also been setup here. To meet the present day needs, about 52 colleges have been started with new courses. In the tribal belt there are 35 colleges now functioning. For the first time in the country, a Children's University has been set up and a Commission for Education Innovation had been started. A Gujarat Knowledge Society too has been set up to provide employment opportunity to the youth of Gujarat.
11. What has the government done for the welfare of Adivasis?

CM: First and foremost, the Adivasis are our own brothers. They are part of the family of six crore Gujaratis. In Gujarat, the entire eastern belt from Ambaji to Umergaon comprises of Tribal population. In order to enable this tribal population of 75 lakhs, an innovative program " Vanbandu Kalyan Yojana" has been launched and for the first time in the history of Gujarat a huge sum of Rs.15,000 crores has been allotted to bring them into the mainstream. This comprehensive development program aims at empowering through education and social initiatives. It has created awareness among them for improved standard life. Only four years have been completed since the launch of the scheme, and a sum of Rs. 17,000 crores has already been spent against Rs. 15,000 crores planned for five years. At the end of five years, more than Rs. 20,000 crores will be spent in development schemes making a change in the life of Adivasis. There is no parallel scheme in the entire country to compare with this all inclusive initiative. Gujarat has shown the way to the entire nation by implementing such a scheme which is acceptable and appreciated by all.
"I want to make one thing very clear. In the ten years of our journey of development, Gujarat has emerged successful in many areas through numerous initiatives. But without the blessings of six crore Guajratis it would not have been possible to achieve this feat. This is the outcome of the determination of six crore Gujaratis for development and commitment of six lakh fellow Karmayogis of my government, and the spirit of "Team Gujarat". I thank the people of Gujarat and all the employees of the State Government on this occasion from the bottom of my heart."

Modi-baiters Stand Unmasked

2011-10-03T06:35:00.001-07:00

A sizeable section of the English media has been suspiciously enthusiastic about touting allegations as proof as far as the 2002 Gujarat violence is concerned. Recent revelations about those agitating against Narendra Modi and his Government have exposed them for what they are: Liars and myth-mongers. IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt is one such ‘crusader’ who should be shamed and shunned by all.
Intellectuals, academics, a sizeable section of the English media and other self-appointed guardians of communal harmony consider allegation as proof as far as the Gujarat 2002 violence — or more accurately, Mr Narendra Modi — is concerned. It’s only recently that damaging revelations regarding the motivations and credibility of some of these worthies have come to light — one of the vociferous detractors of Mr Modi, Prof Angana Chatterji, happens to be on the ISI agent Ghulam Fai’s guest list. Even a cursory examination of the timeline of the 2002 riots investigation will show us that it’s not justice that they want for the riot victims but the scalp of the Gujarat Chief Minister.
The riot-investigation timeline is populated mostly by wild allegations and involves actors drawn from various backgrounds united by a common motive to ensure Mr Modi’s fall from Chief Ministership. However, over time, their allegations have slowly been coming apart. Teesta Setalvad, who at one point attained celebrity status for her efforts to pursue the riots cases now finds herself facing the ire of courts. One of the revelations from her former aide and confidant Rais Khan include the following statement: “Sadik Hussain R Sheikh, (a) notary, who is on the pay roll of Teesta Setalvad… used to blindly notarise affidavits of witnesses sent by Teesta Setalvad. Sadik has also notarised the affidavits of Sanjiv Bhatt, IPS, on April 14, 2011.”
This is the same Sanjiv Bhatt whom the media and self-proclaimed secularists catapulted to instant stardom sometime in April this year because he claimed in an affidavit to the Supreme Court that he was present at a meeting where Mr Modi had, in the presence of seven senior bureaucrats, said that Hindus should be allowed to vent their ‘anger’ against Muslims after 59 kar sevaks were roasted alive in the Sabarmati Express coach.
Sanjiv Bhatt, a Gujarat Cadre IPS officer of the 1988 batch was suspended by the Gujarat Government last week after an inquiry report found that he was guilty of “continuous disobedience,” which constitutes a “serious misconduct and under AIS Conduct & Discipline Rules attracts a major penalty,” and is “unbecoming of a senior member of the IPS”. Instant outrage ensued from the usual quarters in the media and elsewhere over Sanjiv Bhatt’s suspension terming it as an act of vendetta by the Gujarat Government. Sanjiv Bhatt has since claimed to contest the suspension.
So does this saga boil down to one where an upright policeman is punished by the might of the State because he spoke the truth? Here’s a brief career graph of Sanjiv Bhatt.

Some years ago, Sanjiv Bhatt was indicted by the National Human Rights Commission for planting drugs in a hotel room to implicate, arrest, and wrongfully detain an advocate of Rajasthan. He was then indicted by a lower court and the indictment was subsequently upheld by the Gujarat High Court.
In 1996, he was named as an accused in the Gujarat Police recruitment scam for which he was chargesheeted on December 12, 2010. Sanjiv Bhatt was chairman of the recruitment committee. The chargesheet details the nature of specific commissions and omissions done by Sanjiv Bhatt in his capacity as chairman. A notable omission is the fact that he flouted the orders of the DGP regarding certain specific recruitment procedures.
Sanjiv Bhatt repeated the same defiance — of flouting his superior’s order — when he was posted as Principal, SRP Training Centre, Chawki, Sorath, Junagadh since September 1, 2010. Despite his leave application being rejected by the Gujarat DGP, he went on unauthorised absence starting February 12, 2011 till date. He ignored several reminders to report to duty.
When he was posted to the Gram Rakshak Dal (from where he was transferred on October 30, 2010), he appropriated official gadgetry like laptops, projector, video cameras, and a mobile phone and returned them only after the Government ordered a preliminary inquiry against him. Sanjiv Bhatt ignored all the notices that ordered him to be present at the inquiry.

What’s most notable in Sanjiv Bhatt’s unflattering career record is the fact that his long list of professional misconduct happened years before he filed his affidavit.
This begs another important question: Why did Sanjiv Bhatt wait for nine years to state that he was part of that meeting? Why didn’t he depose before say, the Nanavati Commission or the Banerjee Commission?
The Supreme Court-appointed SIT rejected his testimony on the grounds that it was unreliable. Nobody among the seven bureaucrats present at said meeting with Mr Modi ever recalled Sanjiv Bhatt’s presence.
Not content with this, Sanjiv Bhatt on July 26, 2011 filed another affidavit, which makes even wilder allegations against a host of people including his (former) friend, the Additional Advocate General Tushar Mehta, RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy, and Mr N Ram of The Hindu. Both Mr Gurumurthy and Mr Ram have denied these allegations.
According to Sanjiv Bhatt, Mr Mehta had colluded with various bureaucrats to help the riots-accused escape punishment. Sanjiv Bhatt’s claim that he “chanced upon” some “unusual emails” in Mr Mehta’s personal email account — whose password Mr Mehta had given him — is incredible. Even assuming he had been given the password, how does one “chance upon” an email without opening and reading it at some length? On his part, Mr Mehta denies that he had ever shared his email password with Sanjiv Bhatt. Sanjiv Bhatt’s other allegation is that his emails have been hacked by “agents” of the Gujarat administration.
Among others, Sanjiv Bhatt has had email exchanges with Teesta Setalvad, Shabnam Hashmi, Cedric Prakash and Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat, Shakti Singh Gohil. An email with Mr Gohil talks about how he (Sanjiv Bhatt) is “eagerly awaiting both the packages” and “the Blackberry”.
This is pretty much the complete picture, so far, of a tainted cop who has leveled serious allegations against everybody who have ventured to present the other side of the Gujarat riots saga. It is unthinkable that Sanjiv Bhatt is acting without powerful political support. Union Minister for Home Affairs P Chidambaram’s ill-advised remark about the Center willing to intervene in Gujarat’s affairs can be interpreted as an expression of support for Sanjiv Bhatt. His statement is akin to a chilling foretaste of a horribly damaged federalism envisaged by the dangerous Communal Violence Bill sought to be pushed through.
Equally, sections of the media need to stop projecting Sanjiv Bhatt as a courageous cop who was victimised given that it has failed to inform the complete picture about Sanjiv Bhatt to the public. Fairness, restraint and balance aren’t really very hard to achieve if the media puts its mind to it.

Sanjeev Bhatt in Custody, arrest was inevitable

2011-10-01T12:56:00.000-07:00

'Whistle blower', 'top cop', 'man who dared to take on the might of Narendra Modi' are some of the praises that have been constantly heaped on Sanjeev Bhatt. On Sep 30, Friday (Today), as the law catches up with him, it needs to be asked if he is worthy of even one of the above attributes.

A deeper look at Mr. Bhatt's records will suggest that his arrest was not only the need of the hour but also long over due. Sources revealed to Oneindia News. Infact, one needs to laud the authorities in Gujarat for taking this bold decision when it is certain that the arrest will unleash a fresh wave of vilification campaign against the establishment in Gujarat.

In most other states, it is certainty that officials who face charges similar to Bhatt's would either get away due to patronage or be left alone simply because of their high nuisance value. But, the wheels of justice in Gujarat are neither slow nor weak to let this happen.

The service record of Mr. Sanjeev Bhatt has been controversial since the very beginning to say the least. On 18th November 1990 barely two years into service, Bhatt found himself named in a private complaint when as the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Jamnagar he indulged in rampant misuse of power including the use of the draconian TADA . In the process, it resulted in the death of one person. Thus, as Mr. Bhatt gives bold speeches on democracy and the right to dissent, he conveniently forgets his own actions that suppressed both.

In addition to the above, Mr. Bhatt faced the ire of lawyers in Rajasthan over allegations of falsely implicating their colleague in a narcotics case during his tenure as the SP of Banaskantha, Gujarat. He is accused of falsely planting more than a kilogram worth of narcotics and indulging in abductions just in order to establish an alibi and serve vested interests. Subsequently, a criminal case was filed against him that is still pending. How can a person with pending criminal cases get promoted? This is the crux of his anti-Government attitude despite knowing the laws that Governments cannot promote tainted civil servants.

Sanjeev Bhatt and recruitment scam in 1996

The list does not end here- Mr. Bhatt was at the centre of a massive recruitment scam that hit Gujarat in 1996 when he headed the recruitment process as SP of Banaskantha. The charges against him are very serious- he did not follow regular procedures including maintaining records of those candidates who were successful in the police constable examinations. Ignoring the orders of the DGP, he did not follow the correct process of recruiting armed and unarmed constables separately preferring to go for a combined recruitment. The resulting lapses were against the principles of natural justice be it in terms of giving unfit candidates a chance to reach the second stage or concealing crucial information about the candidates. All these instances imply a clear misuse of power and carelessness, apathy towards his duty.

Mr. Bhatt's claims of being present at a meeting called by the Chief Minister on 27th February 2002 need to be discounted as lies- this is not only people saying it but also the seven officers who were actually present at the high level meeting then. Having remained of SP rank till as late as 2007, one wonders how he was present at such a top level meeting considering he held no high post then. Even in recent times, lies and controversy have followed Sanjeev Bhatt. He has been regular touch with members of the opposition in Gujarat, even procuring expensive gadgets from them. Mr. Bhatt also turned towards civil society and requested Shabnam Hashmi and Father Cedric Prakash, who are no friends of the Chief Minister to launch a signature campaign to help him in his fight against the Gujarat Chief Minister.

As late as August 31st last year, Mr. Bhatt was posted as the Principal SRP Training College at Junagadh but he not only refused to report to work but also misused his official vehicle. If absenteeism without notice is not a crime then he is innocent but there are certain rules public servants must abide by. It is unfortunate when officers chosen to serve the people refuse to report on duty while continuing to use the perks they are entitled to while on duty. This is a clear betrayal of public trust they are supposed to enjoy.

Bhatt not a 'Whistle blower'

The recent arrest too requires some careful study. The charges against Mr. Bhatt remain very serious, that of intimidating a junior constable, who was threatened by Mr. Bhatt into signing false affidavits against the Gujarat Chief Minister regarding the 2002 riots. Mr. Pant was working under Mr. Bhatt then. Mr. Pant has also spoken out about the close links Mr. Bhatt had with select leaders of the opposition in Gujarat. Mr. Pant was assured that the Gujarat Chief Minister would be in jail in two months. But months into after the meeting, it is Mr. Bhatt who faces charges that can see him suffer up to a maximum imprisonment of 10 years!

It is, therefore amply clear that Mr. Bhatt is far away from being the 'whistle blower' he is made out to be. This 'whistleblowing' is in reality a series of subversive actions against the legitimate functioning of a democratic Government just to subvert one's own infamous record which includes quelling protest, presiding over a scam, the killing of persons and the fact that he operates not with the Government of the day but the leaders of the opposition. Herein lies the irony of a civil servant consistently hailed as a 'whistle blower'.

બેનિવાલજી તમારે કોંગ્રેસની કઠપૂતળી બનીને રહેવું છે?

2011-09-29T04:33:00.001-07:00

ગુજરાતનાં અતિકામગરા રાજ્યપાલ કમલા બેનિવાલને જાણવું છે કે નરેન્દ્ર મોદીનાં ત્રણ દિવસનાં સદભાવના ઉપવાસમાં કેટલો ખર્ચ થયો. સીધી વાત છે મોદીનાં વિરોધીઓ કે જે આ પાછળ ૫૦ કરોડનો ખર્ચ થયો હોવાનું કહે છે તેમની વાતો રાજ્યપાલ કાન દઈને સાંભળી રહ્યા છે. જોકે ઉપવાસનાં આયોજનમાં સામાન્ય રીતે સારી આવક ધરાવતા ગુજરાતી લોકોનાં પ્રસંગોમાં થતો હોય છે તેનાથી વધુ ખર્ચ થયો નથી.

બેનિવાલે ગયા મહિને પણ મોદીની સહમતિ વિના લોકાયુક્ત નીમીને મોદીને નિશાન બનાવ્યા હતા. સીધુ દેખાય છે કે તેઓ કોંગ્રેસનાં તાલે ચાલતા એક રાજકીય રાજ્યપાલ છે. અને કોંગ્રેસ માટે તો મોદી દુશ્મન નં ૧ છે.

જો કોઈ એક પક્ષ હોય કે જેણે બિનપક્ષપાતી રાજ્યપાલની વિભાવનાને તોડી પાડી છે તો તે કોંગ્રેસ છે (જોકે બીજા પક્ષોએ પણ થોડો ઘણો ફાળો આપ્યો છે) થોડા દાખલા પરથી આ વાત સાબિત થઈ જશે.

કોંગ્રેસશાસિત કોઈ પણ રાજ્ય એવું નથી જ્યાં કાંઈક ખોટું બનવા પર રાજ્યપાલે આટલો બધો હોબાળો મચાવ્યો હોય. તાજેતરમાં રાજસ્થાનનાં ભરતપુરમાં થયેલ કોમી હત્યાનાં કિસ્સાથી રાજ્યપાલ શિવરાજ પાટિલનાં ભવા તણાયા નહોતા. જોકે પાટિલ માટે તો પ્રતિભાવ આપવો એ જ સૌથી વધારે ગંભીર બાબત છે. એથી વધુ ગંભીર બીજું કાંઈ નથી. આતંક પણ નહિ, ૨૬/૧૧ પણ નહિ.
પાટિલ દેશનાં સૌથી વધુ અસમર્થ ગૃહપ્રધાન રહી ચૂક્યા છે. આથી જ ૨૬/૧૧ નાં બનાવ બાદ તેમને ગૃહમંત્રાલયમાંથી પંજાબનાં રાજ્યપાલ બનાવી દેવામાં આવ્યા હતા, અને રાજસ્થાનનાં રાજ્યપાલનાં મૃત્યુને કારણે તેમને વધારાનો ચાર્જ આપવામાં આવ્યો હતો. પાટિલ જયપુરનાં રાજભવનમાં આરામનું જીવન વિતાવી રહ્યા છે, ભરતપુરમાં ભલે ગોળીઓ છુટ્યા કરે. રાજ્ય સરકારને પરેશાન કરવા માટે તેમણે બેનિવાલ જેટલી મહેનત નથી કરવી પડતી.

પણ જો તમે વિપક્ષ-શાસિત કર્ણાટક જેવા રાજ્યમાં હોવ તો તમારા માટે એક ચોક્કસ કામ નક્કી કરવામાં આવેલું છે. સત્તા પર રહેલી સરકારની દરેક બાબતમાં આડખીલી કરવી ભલે એ સરકાર યેદુરપ્પાની હોય કે સદાનંદ ગોવડાની. પણ જો ત્યાં કોંગ્રેસની સરકાર આવી જાય – જે આવવાની શક્યતા છે - તો રાજવંશની તેમણે ભુતકાળમાં કરેલી સેવા – જેમાં સોનિયા ગાંધીનાં મિત્ર ક્વાટ્રોચીની બોફોર્સ સબંધિત બાબતોને દબાવી દેવાની સેવાનો પણ સમાવેશ થાય છે - બદલ ખાસ કામકાજ વિનાનું જીવન ભોગવવા મળે.

વાય.એસ.રાજશેખર રેડ્ડી આંધ્રપ્રદેશમાં કૌભાંડોથી ભરપુર શાસન કરે અને બી રામલિંગા રાજુ સાથે મળીને રાજ્યની તિજોરી પર લૂંટ ચલાવે તો પણ કોંગ્રેસ નિયુક્ત રાજ્યપાલ કોઈ વાંધો લેતા નથી. તેલંગાના અને રયાલસીમામાં આપઘાતોનાં કિસ્સા બને તો પણ આંધ્રનાં રાજ્યપાલની ઉંઘ ઉડતી નથી.

કોંગ્રેસ શાસિત રાજ્યોમાં રાજ્યપાલનું પદ એટલે પક્ષનાં દોસ્તો માટે પગાર સહિતનું વેકેશન ગાળવાનું પદ. કરુણાનિધી અને તેમનાં કુટુંબે તામિલનાડુને જાણે તેમના અંકુશક્ષેત્રમાં લઈ લીધું – ટીવી સ્ટેશન અને કેબલ મોનોપોલિ ચલાવી – તેમનાં દિકરા અઝાગીરીએ મદુરાઈમાં માફિયા જેવી પ્રવૃત્તિઓ ચલાવી, પણ રાજ્યપાલ જાણતા હતા કે તેમણે આ બધી બાબતોમાં માથું મારવાનું નથી. તેમના મિત્ર કરુણાનિધી તેમનાં પરિવારનાં ઝઘડાઓ અને રાજ્યનાં કાયદો અને વ્યવસ્થા એમ બંનેને સંભાળી લેશે.

આવું જ મહારાષ્ટ્ર માટે. મહારાષ્ટ્ર કૌભાંડોની ભુમિ છે. રાજ્યપાલે ક્યારેય રાજ્યનાં સત્તાધીશોને આદર્શ કૌભાંડ કે શરદ પવારની લાવાસા ફાઉન્ડેશન સાથેની સંકળામણ અંગે કે એન્ગલીકન ચર્ચની મિલકતમાં ચલાવાયેલી લૂંટ બાબતે કાંઈ પૂછ્યું નહિ.

દિલ્હીમાં કોમનવેલ્થ ગેમ્સમાં થયેલા ખર્ચ અંગે શિલા દિક્ષિતને પૂછવાનું રાજ્યપાલને સૂજ્યું નહિ. શુંગ્લુ કમિટી આ અંગે ઘણું કહી શકે એમ છે.

અને ભગવાન ન કરે બિહારમાં યુતિમાં ભંગાણ પડે અને નિતીશકુમાર 2005માં બનેલ યુતિમાં જ્યાં-ત્યાં થીગડા મારીને સરકાર બનાવવાનો પ્રયત્ન કરે તો કોંગ્રેસ-નિયુક્ત્ રાજ્યપાલનાં હાથમાં રહેલ તમામ નૈતિક રીતે જુલ્મી કહી શકાય તેવી સત્તાઓને ઉપયોગમાં લેવામાં આવશે.
રાજ્યપાલ બુટાસિંહ - જે પોતે સાવ સાફ છે એમ તો કહી શકાય એવું નથી – વિધાનસભ્યોને ફોડવામાં આવતા હોવાની આશંકા વ્યક્ત કરીને હજી તો નવી વિધાનસભા પોતાનો નેતા નક્કી કરે એ પહેલા જ તેને વિખેરી કાઢે છે. રાજ્યપાલ આગળ જતા જોકે કોર્ટમાં પોતાનો કેસ હારી જાય છે પણ જે નુકસાન તેમણે કરવાનું હતુ એ તો તેમણે કરી જ નાંખ્યું. રાજ્યપાલ પોતાનું કામ નીપટાવી લે તેના વર્ષો પછી અદાલત માત્ર કોણીએ ટકોરો મારવાનું કામ જ કરે છે.
અને આ માત્ર રાજ્યો પૂરતી વાત નથી. રાજ્યપાલ રાજ્યોમાં જે પ્રકારની ભૂમિકા ભજવે છે એવી જ ભૂમિકા રાષ્ટ્રપતિની પણ છે. પણ પ્રતિભા પાટીલે ક્યારેય એ.રાજાનાં ધંધાઓ કે ન્યુક્લિયર બિલ કે 2008 નાં વિશ્વાસનાં મત સમયે થયેલ હોર્સ-ટ્રેડિંગ માટે ચિંતા વ્યક્ત કરી છે? પાછળથી કેશ-ફોર-વોટ કૌભાંડમાં આ હોર્સટ્રેડિંગની વાત બહાર આવી. પણ પ્રતિભાબેને થોડો અમથો ઉંહકારો ય ન ભર્યો. દિલ્હી પોલીસે કૌભાંડને લઈને જે નબળી કામગીરી બતાવી તેના અંગે પણ કશું કહેવાયું નહિ.
આ મુદ્દાને સાબિત કરવા ઘણા દાખલા આપી શકાય એમ છે પણ એક વાત સ્પષ્ટ છે કે વિપક્ષ શાસિત રાજ્યોમાં તમામ શક્યતાઓનો ઉપયોગ કરીને સરકારોને પરેશાન કરવા અને તેમને ઉથલાવી પાડવા માટે કોંગ્રેસ-નિયુક્ત રાજ્યપાલોને મોકલવામાં આવે છે.

આ સમય છે કાયદામાં જરૂરી પરિવર્તન કરીને આવી વાહિયાત ચીજને અટકાવવાનો. રાજ્યપાલ પક્ષપાતી ન હોવા જોઈએ.
પહેલા તો, ચૂંટાયેલી સરકારની સ્પષ્ટ સહમતી વિના કોઈ રાજ્યપાલની નિમણૂક ન થવી જોઈએ. ચૂંટાયેલી સરકારો તેમના રાજ્યપાલ સાથે વિશ્વાસનાં સબંધે જોડાયેલી હોવી જોઈએ. રાજ્યપાલોએ રાજ્ય સરકારનાં કામમાં વિધ્નો ન નાંખવા જોઈએ, જેવી રીતે રાષ્ટ્રપતિ કેન્દ્ર સરકારનાં કામમાં માથું મારતા નથી.

બીજું, રાજ્યપાલે પોતાની સત્તાનો ઉપયોગ રાજ્યની વિધાનસભા દ્વારા ઘડવામાં આવેલા કાયદાઓમાં વિલંબ કરવા માટે કરવો ન જોઈએ. તેઓ વિધેયકોને પુન:વિચારણા માટે મોકલી શકે છે પણ વિધાનસભામાં જો તે ફરીથી પસાર થઈ જાય તો તેને લોકોની ઈચ્છા માનીને અમલીકરણ માટે માન્યતા અપાવી જોઈએ.

ત્રીજું, રાજ્યોપાલોની પસંદગી નવરા બેઠેલા રાજકારણીઓમાંથી ન થવી જોઈએ. શિવરાજ પાટિલને ગૃહમંત્રાલયમાંથી વિપક્ષ શાસિત પંજાબનાં રાજ્યપાલ બનાવી દેવામાં આવે તે ન ચાલે.

સમય પાકી ચૂક્યો છે જ્યારે આપણે બિનપક્ષપાતી રાજ્યપાલની પસંદગી માટે કોઈ સરળ પ્રક્રિયા બનાવી કાઢીએ.

Open letter to President of India & Governer of Gujarat.

2011-09-29T04:29:00.000-07:00

सेवा मे ,

श्रीमती कमला बेनीवाल जी

राज्यपाल [ गुजरात ]

राजभवन , गांधीनगर

प्रतिलिपि :

श्रीमती प्रतिभा देवी सिंह पाटिल
राष्ट्रपति , भारत गणराज्य

मैडम मुझे बहुत खुशी हुयी जब मुझे मीडिया के द्वारा पता चला कि आप सरकारी पैसे के उपयोग या सदुपयोग को लेकर बहुत ही चिंतित है .. होना भी चाहिए आखिर ये पैसा तो हम भारतियो का है .

मैडम , मै भी सरकारी पैसे और सरकारी जमीनों के दुरूपयोग को लेकर बहुत चिंतित था मैंने इसके लिए कई बार आवाज़ भी उठाई लेकिन मेरी आवाज़ दबा दी गयी . लेकिन जब मैंने सुना कि आपने नरेंद्र मोदी जी के सद्भावना मिशन पर हुए खर्चो का ब्यौरा माँगा है तो मुझे आपमें एक आशा की किरण नज़र आ रही है .

मैडम मै भारत सरकार और कांग्रेस से निम्न मदों पर हुए खर्चो का हिसाब मांगता हूँ चूँकि राज्यपाल भारत सरकार का एक राज्य मे प्रतिनिधि होता है इसलिए मै आपने उम्मीद रखता हूँ कि आप मुझे मेरे सवालो का जबाब जरुर देंगी या दिलवाने मे मदद करेंगी .

१- मैडम , आज तक भारत सरकार ने राजीव गाँधी , इंदिरा गाँधी के जन्मदिन और पुण्यतिथि पर कितने रूपये खर्च किये है ?

२- मैडम , दिल्ली मे यमुना नदी के तट पर स्मारक बनाने की क्या योग्यता है ? क्या यमुना तट गाँधी परिवार की जागीर है ?

३- यदि यमुना तट गाँधी परिवार की जागीर नहीं है तो फिर वहाँ भगत सिंह , नेताजी सुभाष , चंद्रशेखर आजाद जैसे महान देशभक्तों के स्मारक क्यों नहीं है ?

४- मैडम , दिल्ली मे वीरभूमि , [राजीव गाँधी की समाधी ] शांतिवन , नेहरु की समाधी, और इंदिरा गाँधी की समाधी तथा श्री पेरम्बदूर मे जो राजीव गाँधी का एक स्मारक बना है इन्हें बनाने मे कितना खर्चा आया तथा आज इन सभी जमीनों का बाज़ार भाव क्या है ?

५- अभी जो विभिन्न मीडिया मे "हों रहा भारत निर्माण " कांग्रेस पार्टी सरकारी पैसे से चला रही है उसका बजट कितना है ? और क्या इसके लिए संसद की मंजूरी ली गयी है ?

६- मैडम , पुरे भारत मे राजीव गाँधी और इंदिरा गाँधी की कितनी मूर्तियाँ लगवाई गई है और इनके उपर कितना खर्च हुआ है ?

७- मैडम , वर्ली -बांद्रा सी लिंक जैसे पुल का नाम राजीव गाँधी के नाम पर क्यों रखा गया ? क्या राजीव गाँधी महाराष्ट्र से थे ? इसका नाम शिवाजी या वीर सावरकर या तिलक जैसे महापुरुष के नाम पर क्यों नहीं रखा गया ?

८- मैडम , आज तक राजीव गाँधी और इंदिरा गाँधी के नाम पर कितनी सरकारी परियोजनाए चल रही है ? तथा साथ ही साथ आजाद , भगत सिंह , और सुभाष चन्द्र बोस के नाम कितनी सरकारी परियोजनाओ का नामकरण हुआ है ?

मैडम मै उम्मीद करता हूँ आप मुझे मेरे सवालों का जबाब जल्द से जल्द देंगी . और तुरंत ही कोई कदम उठाएंगी जैसे आपने श्री गोरधन भाई ज़दपिया के पत्र पर उठाया

मैंने आपसे मिलने का समय आपके कार्यालय से माँगा है .अभी मैंने ये पत्र आपको ई-मेल तथा पोस्ट से भेजा है .

आशा है कि आप मुझे व्यतिगत मिलने के मेरे अप्लीकेशन पर तुरतं विचार करेंगी और मुझे मिलने का समय देंगी

प्रार्थी .

અમે કોઈને છેડતા નથી અને કોઈ છેડે તો છોડતા નથી, મોદીની ગર્જના

2011-09-27T12:22:00.000-07:00

- “આ દિલ્હી સલ્તનતે જવાબ આપવો જોઈએ?”

- “આ દિલ્હીનો જવાબ માગવો જોઈએ?”

- “દિલ્હીની સરકારને પાઠ ભણાવવો જોઈએ?”

- “સૌનો સાથ સૌનો વિકાસ”

- “જનશક્તિ અને લોકશક્તિ એ જ આપણો માર્ગ છે”

- “અમે કોઈને છેડતા નથીને કોઈ અમને છેડે તો છોડતા નથી”

- “દિલ્હી, મુંબઈને સાચવો છો પણ અમને દેશની બહારના ગણો છો?”

- “ગુજરાત જાણે કોઈ દુશ્મન દેશ હોય એવો વ્યવહાર કરાય છે”

- “ગરીબના ઘરે ચૂલો સળગે છે તો તમને પેટમાં દુઃખે છે?”

-"દિલ્હીથી તમારું લોહી ચૂસવાનો પ્રયત્ન થાય છે તેનો વીણીવીણીને હિસાબ લો."

-"છ કરોડ નાગરિકોનો પુરુષાર્થ, એમની જ પ્રગતિ એ જ ગુજરાતની પ્રગતિ"

એવું સ્પષ્ટપણે જણાઈ રહ્યું છે કે “દિલ્હી સલ્તનતે જવાબ આપવો જોઈએ”, “દિલ્હીનો જવાબ માગવો જોઈએ” આ સવાલો મોદી આગામી ચૂંટણી અભિયાનમાં પણ મતદારોને સતત પૂછતા રહેશે.
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સ્વામી વિવેકાનંદની ૧૫૦મી જન્મજયંતીને યુવાશક્તિ વર્ષ તરીકે ઊજવવાની જાહેરાત

2011-09-27T12:19:00.000-07:00

અનશન તોડ્યા બાદ નરેન્દ્ર મોદીના સંબોધનના અંશોઃ

2011-09-27T12:11:00.000-07:00

- કોઈ કલ્પના ન હતી કે સદભાવના મિશન-ત્રણ દિવસના ઉપવાસ આખા દેશને આંદોલિત કરી દેશે.
- ચારેકોર એક જ ચર્ચા હતી કે મોદી શું કરવા માંગે છે?
- દેશમાં જે કાંઈ થઈ રહ્યું છે તેનાથી બધા પરેશાન છે, પીડા છે, તેના પ્રગટીકરણનો અવસર મળતો નથી.
- હું જન-મનનો પૂજારી છું,જનતાના ચરણોમાં જિંદગી ખપાવી દીધી છે.
- રાજનીતિથી ઉપર રાષ્ટ્રનીતિ હોય છે, અનશનની પ્રેરણા આ રાષ્ટ્રનીતિ છે.
- દુનિયાનો આરોપ છે કે ભારતીયો સપનાં જોતા નથી. તમામ સમસ્યાઓની જડ તે જ છે.
- જો, સપના નહીં જુઓ તો, ૧૨૦ કરોડના દેશની દિશા શું હશે?
- સપના નહીં જુઓ તો સંકલ્પ ક્યાંથી આવશે?
- ગુજરાતમાં અમે, પરંપરાગત રીતે શાસન નહીં પણ શક્તિને જાગૃત કરવા બધાને જોડવાનું નક્કી કર્યું હતું.
- જનશકિતના ભરોસે જ ગુજરાતને આગળ વધારવા હું આગળ વધ્યો છું.
- ભારત સરકારની સચ્ચર કમિટીએ મને પૂછ્યું તમે લઘુમતીના વિકાસ માટે શું કર્યું?
- મેં છ કરોડ ગુજરાતીઓની આંખના સપનાં પારખ્યાં છે, તમારા સપનાં મારા સપનાં છે.
- મેં કહ્યું અમે ગુજરાતમાં લઘુમતી માટે કે બહુમતી માટે નહીં પણ છ કરોડ ગુજરાતીઓ માટે બધું જ કર્યું છે.
- વર્લ્ડ બેન્કનો રિપોર્ટ છે કે કૃષિ વિકાસ માટે ગુજરાતના મોડલને અપનાવો.
- ગુજરાતમાં રોજગારી માટે ઉદ્યોગ જરૂરી હતા અમે, પારદર્શક નીતિઓ અમલમાં મૂકી તેમને અહીં લજાવ્યા.
- આખી દુનિયાને ‘જન-ભાગીદારીનું નવું મોડલ
- રાતોરાત આ શક્ય બન્યું નથી. ૧૦ વર્ષ સુધી તપસ્યા કરી છે. રાતદિન મહેનત કરી છે. બધાનો વિશ્વાસ જીત્યો છે.
- તમામ લોકોને શાંતિ જોઈએ છે. જે અમે આપી છે અને એટલે લોકોને વિશ્વાસ જીતાયો છે.
- સૌનો સાથ, સૌનો વિકાસ એ માત્ર નારો નહીં અમારો મંત્ર છે. ૧૦ વર્ષના શાસનની પ્રેક્ટિસ છે. સદભાવના મિશન તેનું જ નામ છે.
- આ સફળતાથી પ્રેરાઈને અમે તેના મોડલથી બધાને પરિચિત કરાવવાનું નક્કી કર્યું છે.

- હું તમામને નિમંત્રણ આપું છું કે આવો, ગુજરાતના સદભાવના મિશનને જુઓ. જનશકિત શું છે. તેને વિકાસ માટે કેવી રીતે જોડી દેવાઈ છે.
- જ્યાં સુધી વિરાટના દર્શન થતાં નથી ત્યાંસુધી વાત સમજાતી નથી.
- આ વિરાટના દર્શન કરાવવા માટે જ અનશન કર્યા.
- લીડરશિપની કસોટી એકશન ઉપર જ નિર્ભર કરે છે.
- વોટબેન્કને બદલે વિકાસની રાજનીતિ નહીં અપનાવાય ત્યાંસુધી દેશ આગળ નહીં આવી શકે.
- મારે દરેક ગામના લોકોને ગેમ ચેન્જર બનાવવા છે.
- હવે દરેક જિલ્લામાં જઈને એક દિવસ સવારથી સાંજ સુધી જનતાની વચ્ચે ઉપવાસ કરીશ.
- શાંતિ,એકતા, ભાઈચારાને વધુ શક્તિશાળી બનાવવાનું સપનું છે.
- કમીટમેન્ટ જ મારી શક્તિ છે.
- સકારાત્મકતાને વધુ મજબૂત બનાવો, નકારાત્મકતાને ત્યજી દો.
- તેને જન-આંદોલન બનાવીશું તો કોઈપણ તાકાત દેશને આગળ વધતાં રોકી નહીં શકે.

મોદી છે 'કિંગ ઓફ ગવર્નન્સ', અમેરિકાએ કરી ભરપૂર

2011-09-14T11:58:00.000-07:00

>>>સીઆરએસ રિપોર્ટ કોણ તૈયાર કરે છે?

કોંગ્રેસનલ રિસર્ચ સર્વિસ રિપોર્ટ એટલે કે જેને ટૂંકમાં સીઆરએસ તરીકે ઓળખવામાં આવે છે તે અમેરિકન સંસદની એક સ્વતંત્ર અને નિષ્પક્ષ પાંખ છે અને તે અમેરિકાના નીતિ ઘડનારા સાંસદોને ઉપયોગી થાય તેવા મુદ્દાઓ ઉપર સમયાંતરે રિપોર્ટ તૈયાર કરવાનું કામ સંભાળે છે. ભારત પર આધારિત આ જ પ્રકારનો જ એક 94 પાનાનો સીઆરએસ રિપોર્ટ 1 સપ્ટેમ્બરના રોજ અમેરિકન સાંસદો માટે પ્રકાશિત કરવામાં આવ્યો હતો.

>>>2002ના રમખાણોથી આગળ વધીને મોદીએ કરેલો વિકાસ

સીઆરએસ રિપોર્ટમાં નોંધવામાં આવ્યું છે કે, " વર્ષ 2002માં થયેલા કોમી રમખાણોમાં કથિત સંડોવણીના કારણે તેમની પર લાગેલા લાંછનથી ઉપર ઉઠીને નરેન્દ્ર મોદીએ રાજ્યમાં આધુનિક રસ્તાઓ અને શક્તિશાળી માળખું ઉભું કરીને તાજેતરના વર્ષોમાં 11 ટકાથી પણ વધુ આર્થિક વિકાસ પ્રાપ્ત કર્યો છે." વધુમાં રિપોર્ટમાં જણાવવામાં આવ્યું છે કે, "ગુજરાતે જનરલ મોટર્સ અને મિત્સુબિશી જેવા મહત્વના આતંરરાષ્ટ્રીય રોકાણકારોને આકર્ષ્યા છે. જે રાજ્યની વસ્તી સમગ્ર દેશમાં માત્ર પાંચ ટકા છે તે રાજ્ય દેશની પાંચમાં ભાગની નિકાસ કરી રહ્યું છે."

>>>નિતીશ કુમારે બિહારમાં સાધેલા વિકાસની પ્રશંસા

સીઆરએસ રિપોર્ટમાં બિહારના મુખ્યમંત્રી નિતિશ કુમારની પ્રશંસા કરતાં જણાવવામાં આવ્યું છે કે," વર્ષ 2011માં બીજુ એક સકારાત્મક ઉદાહરણ ભારતના સૌથી ગરીબ રાજ્ય ગણાતા બિહારે પુરું પાડ્યું છે. આ રાજ્યના મુખ્યમંત્રી નિતિશ કુમારે જાતી આધારિત રાજનીતિથી ઉપર ઉઠીને કુશળ શાસનના આધારે વિજય પ્રાપ્ત કરીને સમગ્ર દેશનું ધ્યાન પોતાની તરફ આકર્ષિત કર્યું હતું."

>>>મમતા અને માયાવતીનો સીઆરએસમાં ઉલ્લેખ

બીજી બાજુ રિપોર્ટમાં જણાવવામાં આવ્યું છે કે મુખ્યમંત્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદી અને નિતિશ કુમારે પુરા પાડેલા ઉત્તમ વહીવટના ઉદાહરણો ઉત્તર પ્રદેશના મુખ્યમંત્રી માયાવતી પણ અનુસરી શકે છે. સીઆરએસ રિપોર્ટમાં આંધ્રપ્રદેશમાં ચાલી રહેલા તેલંગાણા રાજ્યની ચળવળ અને પશ્વિમ બંગાળના મમતા બેનર્જીના નેતૃત્વ હેઠળના તૃણમુલ કોંગ્રેસના શાસનનો ઉલ્લેખ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. રિપોર્ટમાં જણાવવામાં આવ્યું છે કે પશ્વિમ બંગાળના મુખ્યમંત્રી મમતા બેનર્જીના શિરે ભારતના સૌથી ગરીબ રાજ્યના વિકાસની મહત્વની જવાબદારી છે.

આપનો અભિપ્રાયઃ

વાચક મિત્રો, આ એજ અમેરિકા છે કે જેમણે 2002ના રમખાણો બાદ ગુજરાતના મુખ્યમંત્રી નરેન્દ્ર મોદીને વિઝા આપવાનો ઇન્કાર કરી દીધો હતો. શું તમે માનો છો કે આગામી સમયમાં નરેન્દ્ર મોદી 2002માં પોતાની ખરડાયેલી ભૂમિકાની ઉપરવટ જઇને રાષ્ટ્રીય સ્તરે પોતાનું નામ ઉજાગર કરી શકશે? શું આપ માનો છો કે નરેન્દ્ર મોદીમાં વડાપ્રધાન બનાવાની લાયકાત છે? આપના અભિપ્રાય નીચેના ફિડબેક બોક્સમાં જણાવો.

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Interview With Shree Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat.

2011-09-14T01:44:00.001-07:00

In An Interview With Dhara Vasavada Of The Namoleague Times, The `Common Man', Shri Narendra Modi, Shared His Views About Gujarat, Its Growth Strategies And Some Of His Experiences On What It Was Like To Be The Chief Minister Of A Progressive And Enviable State.

In October of this year, you will complete a decade in office as the CM of Gujarat. What has the journey been like, so far, as a CM and as a Common Man?

It will not be appropriate if I analyze myself. It would be better if people analyze my work. If winning elections is a measure of success, we are continuously receiving the support of people and winning the elections. If we measure success in terms of various other parameters, Gujarat is progressing on all the parameters - be it revenue, financial discipline, GDP, agricultural growth, industrial investment, youth employment, welfare of poor etc. Gujarat is achieving remarkable success in all the sectors. On the other hand, when I came to power, Gujarat was covered amidst the black shadow of an earthquake. It was our priority to work for the earthquake victims. According to a World Bank report, even developed countries require 7 years to recover from the havoc created by an earthquake. But, Gujarat was a state which re-established itself within 3 years. Today that very earthquake struck Kutch district is one of the fastest developing districts of India So, in a way this government is dedicated to progress. I am satisfied that we have been successful in fulfilling all the promises that we had made.

In October of this year, you will complete a decade in office as the CM of Gujarat. What has the journey been like, so far, as a CM and as a Common Man?

It will not be appropriate if I analyze myself. It would be better if people analyze my work. If winning elections is a measure of success, we are continuously receiving the support of people and winning the elections. If we measure success in terms of various other parameters, Gujarat is progressing on all the parameters - be it revenue, financial discipline, GDP, agricultural growth, industrial investment, youth employment, welfare of poor etc. Gujarat is achieving remarkable success in all the sectors.

On the other hand, when I came to power, Gujarat was covered amidst the black shadow of an earthquake. It was our priority to work for the earthquake victims. According to a World Bank report, even developed countries require 7 years to recover from the havoc created by an earthquake. But, Gujarat was a state which re-established itself within 3 years. Today that very earthquake struck Kutch district is one of the fastest developing districts of India So, in a way this government is dedicated to progress. I am satisfied that we have been successful in fulfilling all the promises that we had made.

Gujarat's high growth has often invited comparisons with the world's fastest growing nation, China. It must be a matter of great satisfaction that the state has grown at more than 10% in the last decade (2001-02 to 2010-11). What according to you are the reasons behind this success?

It is a fact, that moving upwards is not difficult. When you are standing down, you can easily look up. But, when you are already running around 10% then it is very difficult to maintain the position. But, Gujarat has done it and the reason is our development model which is divided into three parts:
- 1/3rd Agricultural sector
- 1/3rd service sector
- 1/3rd industrial sector
The balance between all the three sectors is attracting growth.
Secondly, the state government is very proactive and this has created an investor friendly environment. The Global Summit has also attracted the world. However, there are several other examples that speak about the success of Gujarat.

The Panchamrut Programme began in 2001 immediately after you became the CM of Gujarat. What was the inspiration and objective behind the initiative?
There are various sectors that help in the development of a region. I have articulated those sectors in the form of Panchamrut philosophy like:

- Gyan Shakti
- Jal Shakti
- Jan Shakti
- Urja Shakti
- Raksha Shakti

There is nothing that is beyond these five shaktis. If things are well defined, it becomes easy for the team to work. I believe that a true leader is the one who visualizes and executes things with clarity. This is how it becomes helpful for the team to work hand in hand.

Over the years, the Vibrant Gujarat Summit has emerged as a premier global business meet, attracting huge investments to Gujarat and is becoming a role model for other progressive states. What was the thinking behind such a grand vision?

There was a weird system going on in our country that gave rise to negative competition among states. The states competed for incentives. There was a time when one state said that we would provide a relaxation for 5 incentives; the other would say that we would give for 7, whereas some would give tax benefits. The `relaxation' competition started in India. We decided that we would not provide any relaxation but we would provide a development friendly environment. I asked people to visit Gujarat and work here if they found it fit.
Secondly, we focused on peaceful and skilled labor. We found ways where we could lower the cost of production and provide better infrastructure. We thought of all such things as transportation, water, electricity etc. and worked out a strategy. We told people that we would not provide any relaxations, they could come here and work if they deemed it fit. Our strategy became successful. People understood the logic that they would get a development friendly environment, hurdles would reduce and time saved.
Over and above, I also brought changes in agriculture. Earlier, agriculture led to a fight for electricity. Every farmer used to ask for it. I said that a farmer needs water and not electricity. I shifted their focus from electricity to water. The unnecessary fights ended and ultimately it helped agriculture. I believe that it is the work of a leader, to visualize things, find out flaws and make people walk with you.

Gujarat was made the SEZ capital of India, what was the idea behind that? Infrastructure has always been Gujarat's strong point. How does SIR (Special Investment Regions) help in overall growth and development?

SEZ laws were made by the central government. It was made for export purposes. Later, things changed and SEZs became irrelevant. Gujarat was the first state that made laws for SEZ. But now, Gujarat has moved ahead of SEZ. Its focus now is SIR (Special Investment Region). We are focusing on 6 SIRs and are going to create 6 modern and industrial SIR cities like Dholera and Dahej.
For development and overall growth by SEZs and SIRs, I would like to give an example of Korea. South Korea was considered to be a poor and undeveloped country. It got independence after India. The ruler of Korea decided to construct a road in the middle of the country. It was surprising that a poor country was spending crores just to build a road. But, the vision behind that road changed the entire country. Today, it is one of the most developed countries. So, infrastructure is one of the reasons of development. Hence, with a futuristic approach one should give priority to infrastructure. Infrastructure is neither dead investment nor is it a foe of the poor. Development with a vision is always good for the economy.

A vision is required for development. Gujarat started to work on electricity and we are creating a surplus in electricity. Like infrastructure during olden days, we do not stop at constructing bus stops, roads, ports etc. We keep in mind the development of 21st century. For eg. optical fiber network is a very big facet of development. Gujarat is the 2nd largest in the world in terms of optical fiber. In the same way, we are the only state in the world with a 2200 kms gas grid. All these are new faces of infrastructure. We use satellites for connectivity these days which wasn't developed in the olden days. All these are new areas of infrastructure that we are working upon.

What do you have to say about Public-Private Participation (PPP) in infrastructure?

If the policy is clear and if the investors feel that the policies will sustain, they will get ready to take risks. I would like to mention a recent incident where a road was constructed and the government got a profit of 1600 crores apart from the construction of the road. The company filed the tender saying that they would build the road and share their profits with the government. It happened for the first time in our country that the road was being constructed by a private company and government was getting paid for the same.

Even though a superpower, America is facing an economic meltdown. Can Gujarat take steps to insulate itself from such global economic shocks?

The world has already seen a phase of recession from 2007 to 2009. It affected all states except Gujarat. The main reason was the strategy of Gujarat. Gujarat used the model of low cost and high efficiency. We felt that we could give good results if we had low cost of labor, high efficiency and zero defects. Our strategy worked and even during recession Gujarat is growing.

Gujarat has been a top level performer in the Centre's 20-point programme for the poor and backward. Can Gujarat's model of all inclusive development be an inspiration for other states?

The Central government started the 20-point programme. It is reviewed every three months. I am happy to announce that Gujarat is giving more than 100% and is considered one of the best states in this regard. Moreover, in the entire country, NDA regulated states only are doing well when it comes to 20-point programme.

Innovative schemes like Chiranjivi Yojna, Jyotigram Yojna etc. have been commended at both national and international levels. How do you encourage such out-of-the-box thinking for social change?

I am a person attached to the land. I am attached with the sorrows and happiness of people. I do not belong to a royal family, nor am I a son of some minister or a Sarpanch. I belong to an ordinary family and hence I know the sorrows of people. When you know their problems, you automatically get the solutions. It is my passion to solve the problems of the poor. That's how new programmes are made. I try to institutionalize them and try to attach more and more people to them, be it Chiranjivi Yojna, Jyotigram Yojna, 108, battle for cattle etc. Gujarat has been able to eradicate 112 cattle diseases by taking up continuous health camp for the cattle.

Besides economic growth and social transformation, Gujarat has taken great strides in environment and climate change. Could you comment on your development model of combining government intervention with community participation?

Gujarat is the 4th government in the world and the 1st in India to have a climate change department. We have been continuously working for environmental friendly development and that's how we became the solar capital of the country. We are also leading in renewable energy. Gujarat has done a commendable job in water conservation and tree plantation. We have brought a change in transportation in no time by introducing CNG service. Ahmedabad, which was one of the most polluted cities, is now being considered amongst the top three cities. Hence, tough decisions and healthy environment do make things possible.
I strongly believe that the government can prosper only if it gets the co-operation of people. Make development a movement. Environment is not made by laws. We should feel for the conservation of nature and take steps for that.

The Swarnim Gujarat (Golden Jubilee of Gujarat's formation) celebrations ended with a bang this year. How do you foresee Gujarat in the next five years?

Gujarat has rapidly progressed in the past ten years. The speed, with which it has grown over the past years, will increase during the coming years. Last decade has seen a variety of changes, the coming years will see even more. Earlier, it was difficult to get the trust of people, whereas in the coming years the people will have full trust hence they will work for progress in coming years. Earlier, it was difficult to promote girl child education, now in every household people feel that girls should be educated. Such changes will benefit a lot.

Young people tend to get disillusioned by politics. What are your views on the youth getting into politics? Can the political process be improved to encourage grassroot excellence and attract the talented?

In our country, the current model of politics is not fit for the youth. It is a model where the son of a minister enters politics. The country needs someone from a non political family only then development will strengthen. New families should enter politics. The young generation should enter, only then we will get a new atmosphere and new thoughts for development. For that purpose, we need to encourage people. Youth from political families do not help much because he they enter with the same thought process. But if fresh blood comes with an aim to do something for the country, then they can make a great difference.

You have been voicing your support for the anti-corruption movement of recent times. What can we as ordinary individuals and citizens do to further it?

There is a saying in Sanskrit, "Rashtrayam Jagrayam Vayam" (Eternal Vigilance is the price of liberty.) The matter of corruption is also the same. Hatred of corruption should take root in the minds of the people. Corruption should be abhorred. The easy going way of getting work done through bribes should be abolished. If such hatred is created, the one who gives and the one who takes, both will be put to shame. Such an environment should be brought in, only then corruption can be abolished.

You engaged in social service from a very early age. Could you throw some light on those days? How important is the spirit of social service for someone entering politics?

I have always had the honor to work for the people. I used to reach wherever the need was felt. Actually, I used to read Shri Vivekanandji during my childhood. Hence, I have always felt that I should live for the country and should do something for the society.

Regarding the spirit, it is not necessary for everyone to have the same kind of spirit. Even the degree of spirit varies from person to person. But, atleast a feeling for the nation and society is very important. Each and everyone should have a dedication for the country. The greatest inspiration is to feel the pain of others.
"लेना, पाना, बनना, यह अगर प्रेरणा है तो वो लोगों का काम नहीं कर सकता है. वो खुद का ही करता है. " (If to take, to achieve and to be is the inspiration, then one can never work for the people. He works for himself.) People who come with such mentality do not help in the betterment of the country. We need people who believe in giving.

As a youth, you faced many odds and obstacles. Can you talk a little about them? How did you convert them into opportunities and positive actions?

I have never counted challenges and have never dreamt of happiness. For a person who has a habit of staying hungry, won't find it difficult if he does not get food for a day. For him, it's a routine. My life was also the same. I have faced a lot of hardships. But all these are the troubles in the eyes of others. People like me, are brought up amidst this, so these are not challenges for us. We face them and easily live them.

Could you please narrate the incident when you unfurled the national flag at Lal Chowk in Kashmir around 1990?

During those days, the terrorists used to burn and tear our national flag. It had become their routine to walk on our national flag and insult our country. BJP decided to speak against this insult by unfurling the national flag at Lal Chowk. Dr. Murlimanohar Joshi, the national leader of BJP during those days, took charge of the movement. It was decided that I would organize the entire journey. I got the opportunity to carry the national flag from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The flag that we carried was given by the family members of Bhagatsingh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. We unfurled the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar. At that moment, the terrorists were showering missiles and bullets. I told the press that earlier when we used to unfurl the national flag on August 15, the Indian arms and army used to respect the national flag, but today the Pakistani arms are respecting our national Flag.

What message would you give to the namoleague team?

I am thankful to all the members of namoleague for staying in touch, indirectly though. You all care for my problems and happiness. You congratulate me for all good things and pray during my trials and tribulations. I will try to fulfill all your dreams and expectations. I pray to God to provide me enough strength so that I can work for Gujarat and 6 crore Gujaratis.
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Must read : Special privileges to Robert Vadra

2011-09-07T11:12:00.001-07:00

1. TATAs took 100 years to become billionaire, Ambanis took 50 years(after
utilizing all its resources), where as Robert Vadra took less than 10 years
to become fastest multi billionaire.

2. All newspapers are scared to discuss the story of Robert Vadra because of
severe threat from Sonia Gandhi and Congress govt.

3. After Robert Vadra got married with Priyanka Gandhi, Robert's father
committed suicide under mysterious circumstances, his brother found dead in
his delhi residence and his sister found dead in mysterious car accident.
These reports were not published in any Indian media.

4. He is having stakes in Malls in premier locations of India, he is having
stakes in DLF IPL, and DLF itself. He was involved in CWG corruption - DLF
was responsible for development of Commonwealth games, and Kalmadi gave
favoritism to DLF because of Robert Vadra's direct interest and business
partnership with DLF.

5. Robert Vadra owns many Hilton Hotels including Hilton Gardens New Delhi

6. Robert Vadra's association with Kolkata Knight Ryders has never been
reported by Indian media

7. He has 20% ownership in Unitech, Biggest beneficiary ownership of 2G
Scam. Because of Robert's involvement in this scam, there are concerns that
investigation would never reach decisive conclusion
8. He owns prime property in India specially commercial hubs, and taxi
business but for Air Taxi. He owns few private planes as well.

9. He has direct link with Italian businessman Quatrochi.
10. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has created a record of sorts by
according special privilege to Robert Vadra, which entails him to walk in
and out of any Indian airports without being subject to any security check.
Only the President of India, Vice-President and a handful of other top
dignitaries were accorded this rare distinction.

As a concerned citizen, I would like to know from the Government as to what
was the special quality in Mr. Vadra that merited this rare honor. The
government has no right to go in for such largesse that concerns with the
security of the general public just for pleasing the son-in-law of Sonia
Gandhi.

Narendra Modi shows what India can do

2011-09-03T07:46:00.000-07:00

“You don’t know what is happening outside in the world, because you are not permitted to leave the country. America is now the richest country in the world and also the most powerful. The Americans are not short of any-thing. etc. etc.” he told the audience.

A hand shot up.

“Yes,” asked the American.

“What about the Blacks in America?” asked a timid little Russian.

This is what we used to call the Black syndrome. The Russians knew the Americans were surging ahead, despite what their leaders told them. But they could always embarrass the Americans by mentioning Blacks.

We have a similar syndrome in India – let us call it the Narendra Modi syndrome. Modi has done in Gujarat what no other Chief Minister has managed to do anywhere else in the country. The secularists don’t like this, so whenever Modi is praised for his achievements in Gujarat, they ask, what about the riots of 2002?

This is what the foreigners used to ask, because that is what they were told. But not anymore. They—have now suddenly realised that men like Narendra Modi cannot be stopped and must be given their due.

The Economist of London has a full page story on Gujarat in its latest issue. “So many things work properly in Gujarat,” the story begins, “that it hardly feels like India.” Sandeep Bhatia, a manager for CEAT, a tyre company, says it took only 24 months to complete the factory, including the normally fraught process of buying land. There is continuous electricity, gas and abundant water. The state government, he says, kept the red tape to a minimum, did not ask for bribes, and does not interfere much now.

Gujarat accounts for five per cent of India’s population but 16 per cent of its industrial output and 22 per cent of its exports. Its growth has outpaced India’s and there is a lot of talk about exporters switching from China to India. Gujarat might play the role of industrial locomotive for the country, as Guangdong province did for China in the 1990s.

Against the charge that some people have been left behind – particularly farmers and Muslims— Gujarat can point to reasonable growth in agriculture, helped by irrigation schemes. Against this, there are the riots of 2002 in which as many as 2,000 people were killed, most of them Muslims. But Muslims have not done too badly either, as the economy has grown.

Narendra Modi has done well to invite The Economist to Gujarat and help him see things for himself. Now the secularists, who are intellectual slaves of western culture and media, will have to think twice before running down Modi as a monster. Had the piece appeared in an Indian paper or magazine, these secularists would have turned their noses at it. But it is The Economist which carries the piece, and for secularists of India, it is almost like the Bible.

I have never read Arundhati Roy because I do not like what she writes. Instead of Booker, if she had received some local prize, nobody would have looked at her book twice. But the Booker made all the difference. Sixty years after Independence, we continue to be slaves of westerners and lap up everything they do and write, particularly about us, because we always look at ourselves through the Western prism as Nehru did, long before he became Prime Minister.

Everything about Nehru was western. He studied in the West, though he never was a brilliant student. His wife died in the West. His daughter also studied in London, though she never took a degree or diploma. Nehru used to go to London and Europe every year and mix with the glitterati there, and they lapped him up, as you lap up a dog. His autobiography was published in London first, and then only in India. The rising middle class in India believed he was a Westerner, and so did he. I am a product of the East and the West, he wrote, and they all clapped. Actually, he was not a product of the East at all. He was an intellectual slave of the West, and looked at the world through their eyes. When the Britishers handed over power to him, they were handing it over to one of their own men. Nehru himself said he was the last Englishman in India.

I think we should play the same game, because the intellectual slaves of the West are still very much active in India. They run the universities, they run the media, they write the books we all read, and they contribute to foreign newspapers we all lap up. Once you get a Booker, it means you are accepted by the West, and are therefore a certified Westerner. So whatever muck you write goes, just as whatever anybody says in London or New York goes.

Narendra Modi and his government did well to invite the correspondent of The Economist and show him around. He should also invite others – if he has not done so already – and take them around. Let them meet not only businessmen but Muslim families and let them see for themselves what has happened and what is happening.

Modi should open offices in London and New York and have a dialogue with people there. This is what everybody does, why not Gujarat? Tatas had an office in London and also one in Switzerland even before the war, which explains why they have such a good image in the West. Narendra Modi has done more in Gujarat in ten years than Tatas in their entire business career. He should have a representative – an ambassador in fact or a brand ambassador – in key Western cities, not just to attract investment but to spread the word. If the secularists can do so, why not Modi & Co?

We are now operating in a globalised world, and we should be a part of this world, instead of shunning it in the name of ideology. As I have said again and again, this century is going to be a Hindu century, just as the last century belonged to the West. So why not make a beginning with a saffron flag planted right in Trafalgar Square!

લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂંક રાષ્ટ્રીય મુદ્દો, ભાજપનો આક્રમક વિરોધ

2011-08-30T10:53:00.000-07:00

- રાજ્યપાલ કેન્દ્રની યુપીએ સરકારના ઈશારે રાજ્ય સરકાર વિરૂદ્ધ કામ કરી રહ્યા હોવાનો ભાજપના આરોપ
- “ભારતના ઈતિહાસમાં ક્યારેય મુખ્યમંત્રીને પૂછ્યા વિના લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂંક કરવામાં આવી હોય એવું બન્યું નથી”- અડવાણી

ગુજરાતમાં લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂંકનો વિવાદ હવે રાષ્ટ્રીય મુદ્દો બનવા જઈ રહ્યો છે. ભાજપે આ મુદ્દે સંસદના બન્ને ગૃહોમાં હોબાળો મચાવ્યો હતો. ભાજપના પીઢ નેતા લાલકૃષ્ણ અડવાણીએ ગુજરાતના રાજયપાલને પરત બોલાવવાની માગણી કરતા કેન્દ્ર સરકાર પર આકરા પ્રહારો કર્યા હતા.

અગાઉ ભાજપે મંગળવારે સંસદના બન્ને ગૃહમાં ગુજરાતમાં લોકાયુક્તના મુદ્દે ચર્ચા કરવા માટે નોટિસ પાઠવી હતી તથા પ્રશ્નકાળ સ્થગિત કરવાની માગણી કરી હતી. અગાઉ ભાજપ સંસદીય પક્ષની બેઠકમાં આ પ્રશ્નને જોરશોરથી ઉપાડવાનો નિર્ણય લેવાયો હતો. લોકસભામાં ભાજપના સાંસદ હરીન પાઠકે સ્પીકર મીરા કુમારને નોટિસ આપી હતી જ્યારે રાજ્યસભામાં વિપક્ષના નેતા અરૂણ જેટલીએ ઉપરાષ્ટ્રપતિને નોટિસ આપી હતી. ભાજપના પીઢ નેતા લાલકૃષ્ણ અડવાણીએ જણાવ્યું હતું, “ભારતના ઈતિહાસમાં ક્યારેય મુખ્યમંત્રીને પૂછ્યા વિના લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂંક કરવામાં આવી હોય એવું બન્યું નથી”

ભાજપના દાવો છે કે રાજ્ય સરકારને વિશ્વાસમાં લીધા વિના કરવામાં આવેલી લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂંક બંધારણની કલમ 163નો ભંગ છે, આ કલમ જણાવે છે કે રાજ્યપાલ મંત્રીમંડળની સલાહ મુજબ કામ કરે છે. ભાજપ આરોપ મૂક્યો હતો કે રાજ્યપાલ કેન્દ્રની યુપીએ સરકારના ઈશારે રાજ્ય સરકાર વિરૂદ્ધ કામ કરી રહ્યા છે. આગામી દિવસોમાં ભાજપ આ મુદ્દે સંસદના બન્ને ગૃહોમાં ભારે હોબાળો મચાવશે. મંગળવારે મળેલી ભાજપ સંસદીય પક્ષની બેઠકમાં ગુજરાતમાં લોકાયુક્તના પ્રશ્નને જોરશોરથી ઉપાડવાનો નિર્ણય કર્યો હતો. e="font-weight:bold;">

ગુજરાતના રાજ્યપાલને એક મિનિટ પણ રહેવાનો અધિકાર નથી: જેટલી

2011-08-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

-ગુજરાતના રાજ્યપાલને એક મિનિટ પણ રહેવાનો અધિકાર નથી: જેટલી
-બંધારણની શપથ લઈને આવીએ છીએ એટલે વિરોધ કરીએ છીએ: સુષ્મા સ્વરાજ

સુષ્મા સ્વરાજ દ્વારા છેલ્લા આઠ વર્ષ દરમિયાન ગુજરાત સરકાર દ્વારા અલગ-અલગ સમયે લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂક કરવા અને તેમાં ગવર્નર નવલ કિશોર શર્મા અથવા કોંગ્રેસ દ્વારા સમયાંતરે કરવામાં આવેલા અસહકારને ટાંક્યા હતા.

સુષ્મા સ્વરાજ દ્વારા લોકાયુક્ત તરીકે નિમવામાં આવેલા જસ્ટિસ મહેતાની પૃષ્ઠભૂમિ પર પણ સવાલ ઉઠાવવામાં આવ્યા હતા. તેમના કહેવા પ્રમાણે, મહેતા એક એક્ટિવિસ્ટ છે આથી તેની નિમણૂક કરવી અયોગ્ય છે. સુષ્માએ ઉમેર્યું હતું કે, અડવાણી ગુજરાતમાંથી લોસભાના સભ્ય તરીકે ચૂંટાઈને આવતા હોવાથી અને અરૂણ જેટલી ગુજરાતમાંથી રાજ્યસભા માટે ચૂંટાયા હોવાથી ગૃહોમાં તેમણે પક્ષ રજૂ કર્યો હતો.

સુષ્મા સ્વરાજે આરોપ મુક્યો હતો કે, સમગ્ર પ્રક્રિયાને બાયપાસ કરીને રાજ્યપાલ દ્વારા નિમણૂંક કરવામાં આવી છે. જેનો ભાર વિરોધ કરે છે. રાજ્યસભા અને લોકસભામાં આ મુદ્દે સરકાર તરફથી કોઈપણ પ્રકારનું આશ્વાસન મળ્યું ન હતું. આથી, ગૃહની કાર્યવાહી ખોરવાઈ હતી. અત્યાર સુધી દેશની લોકશાહીના ઈતિહાસમાં ક્યારેય એવું નથી બન્યું કે રાજ્યપાલ દ્વારા મુખ્યપ્રધાન સાથે મસલત કર્યા વગર જ કોઈ નિમણૂક કરવામાં આવી હોય. રાજ્યપાલે કેબિનેટ અને મુખ્યપ્રધાનની સાથે મસલત અને વિચાર-વિનિમય કરીને જ કામ કરવાનું હોય છે.

ગુજરાતના લોકાયુક્ત મુદ્દે સાવચેતીપૂર્વક વર્તી રહ્યું છે કેન્દ્ર

ગુજરાતમાં લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂક વખતે રાજ્યપાલ દ્વારા કથિત રીતે વહિવટી પ્રક્રિયાનો ભંગ કર્યો હતો. જો કે, કેન્દ્ર સરકારના કાયદા પ્રધાન સલમાન ખુરશીદે કહ્યું હતું કે, જ્યાં સુધી મને ખ્યાલ છે ત્યાર સુધી મુખ્ય ન્યાયધીશ સાથે મસલત કરીને રાજ્યપાલ લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂક કરી શકે છે. આમ છતાં જો કશું અયોગ્ય થયું હોય તો કોર્ટમાં તેને પડકારી શકાય છે.

તમારો મત

શું તમને લાગે છે કે, રાજ્યમાં વર્ષોથી લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂક ન થઈ હોય ત્યારે નિમણૂક પર સવાલ ઉઠાવવા જોઈએ? શું તમને નિમણૂકની પ્રક્રિયા સંદિગ્ધ જણાય છે? તમારા અભિપ્રાય નીચે આપવામાં આવેલા ફીડબેક ફોર્મ દ્વારા જણાવો તમારો મત નીચે આપવામાં આવેલા ફીડબેક ફોર્મ દ્વારા જણાવો. સરકારની નવી નીતિ પ્રમાણે ઈન્ટરનેટ પર ધૃણાસ્પદ, ટીકાકારક કે વિવાદાસ્પદ ટિપ્પણી માટે જે-તે વ્યક્તિ જવાબદાર છે. આ માટે થનારી કાયદેસર કાર્યવાહી માટે પણ ટિપ્પણી કરનારી વ્યક્તિ જવાબદાર ઠરશે.

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ભાજપ છંછેડાયું, રાજ્યપાલને પાછા બોલાવો,કરશે ઉગ્ર આંદોલન

2011-08-29T11:06:00.000-07:00

-પ્રથમ તબક્કે આવતીકાલે અમદાવાદના સરદાર બાગ પાસે દેખાવો યોજાશે

મોદી સરકારે એક લાખ કરોડ રુપિયાના કરેલા કથિત ભ્રષ્ટાચારોની તપાસ લોકાયુક્ત દ્વારા થાય અને તે માટે રાજ્યપાલ દ્વારા પોતાના અધિકારોની રુએ લોકાયુક્ત પદે આર.એ.મહેતાની નિયુક્તિ કરાયા બાદ હવે, ગુજરાત ભાજપ છંછેડાયું છે અને લોકાયુક્તની નિમણૂંક કરનાર ‘રાજ્યપાલને જ ગુજરાતમાંથી પાછા બોલાવવામાં આવે’ તેવી માંગણી સાથે રાજ્યભરમાં ઉગ્ર આંદોલનો શરુ કરવાનો ભાજપે નિર્ણય લીધો છે.જેના પ્રથમ તબક્કે આવતીકાલ મંગળવારે બપોરે ૧૨ વાગ્યે અમદાવાદના સરદાર બાગ પાસે ગુજરાત ભાજપના પ્રમુખ આર.સી.ફળદુની આગેવાની હેઠળ દેખાવો યોજાશે.જેમાં ભાજપના ધારાસભ્યો અને અન્ય આગેવાનો ભાગ લેશે.

ભાજપના પ્રદેશ પ્રમુખે એવો આક્ષેપ કર્યો હતો કે ગુજરાતમાં છેલ્લા કેટલાક મહિનાઓથી રાજ્યપાલ, કેન્દ્દની કોંગ્રેસ સરકારના ઈશારે ગુજરાતને નુકશાનકર્તા નિર્ણયો લઈને કોંગ્રેસના મલિન ઈરાદા પાર પડે તેવા કાર્યો કરી રહ્યાં છે અને તે રીતે ગુજરાતની લોકશાહી ઢબે ચૂંટાયેલી સરકારને બદનામ કરવાનું કાર્ય કરે છે પરંતુ ગુજરાત ક્યારેય અન્યાય સહન કરતું નથી અને ન્યાયિક તથા શાંતિપૂર્ણ આંદોલનો દ્વારા અન્યાયકર્તાઓને જડબાતોડ જવાબ આપે છે.

ગુજરાતમાં મોદીના વડપણ હેઠળની ચૂંટાયેલી સરકાર લોકશાહી ઢબે કામ કરી રહી છે.જે કોંગ્રેસ અને કેન્દ્દ સરકારને આંખમાં કણાંની જેમ ખૂંચે છે.જ્યારે પણ કેન્દ્દમાં કોંગ્રેસની સરકાર આવે છે ત્યારે દેશના વિવિધ રાજ્યોની અન્ય સરકારોને રાજભવનના ઉપયોગ દ્વારા ગેર-બંધારણીય કાર્યવાહીઓ કરીને પોતાના મલિન ઈરાદાઓ પાર પાડવા ષડયંત્રો રચે છે. ગુજરાતમાં રાજ્યપાલ ગરિમામય બંધારણીય પદને લાંછન લગાડતી પ્રવૃત્તિઓ દ્વારા લોકશાહી શાસન વ્યવસ્થાને રુકાવટ કરનારા નિર્ણયો કરે છે.

ફળદુએ કહ્યું હતું કે રાજ્યમાં ૫૦ ટકા મહિલા અનામત આવે તો મહિલા શકિતને લાભ મળે તે નિર્ણય રાજ્ય સરકારે કર્યો હતો.જે વિધેયકને રાજ્યપાલે નામંજુર કર્યો હતો.રાજ્યના શહેરોના લાખો ગરીબ કુંટુંબોએ પોતાની જમીનમાં નાનુંસરખુ બાંધકામ કર્યુ તેના કારણે તેમને મુશ્કેલી પડી રહી છે એટલે સરકારે તેને કાયદેસર કરવા ઈમ્પેકટ ફીનું વિધેયક પસાર કરાવ્યું તો તેને પણ રાજ્યપાલે મંજુર રાખ્યું નથી.રાજભવન દ્વારા બંધારણીય જવાબદારી વિરુધ્ધના ગુજરાત વિરોધી નિર્ણયો કરવામાં આવે છે.જેનો ભાજપ સખત વિરોધ કર છે અને રાષ્ટ્રપતિ સમક્ષ માંગણી કરે છે કે રાજભવનની ગરિમાને નુકશાન કરનાર ગુજરાતના રાજ્યપાલને ગુજરાતમાંથી પરત બોલાવી લે."font-weight:bold;">

2011-08-25T23:09:00.000-07:00

Even as some of his demands have been addressed and deliberations on others are continuing, social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said he would “fight till his death.”

Addressing the media and a huge crowd of supporters who gathered at Jantar Mantar here on the third day of his fast, Mr. Hazare said politicians did not want a Lokpal Bill because it would put a stop to their “loot” of the exchequer. “Now scams like 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games and Adarsh housing are being exposed but the corrupt are not going to jail. We want a Lokpal Bill to jail the corrupt and get them hanged,” the activist said, much to the surprise of his supporters.

“You must be wondering why I am talking about hanging [the corrupt] despite my being a Gandhian. But the situation today is such that we should follow not only Gandhiji but also Chhatrapati Shivaji.”

Referring to the government's disinclination earlier to include civil society in a joint committee to be formed for framing the draft of the Bill, Mr. Hazare said Ministers should know that it was the people who were sovereign in a democracy. He dismissed a question on the reported presence, during his protest, of activists with right-wing affiliations, recalling his long and often lonely fight against corruption. “I have not sought the support of any political party till date.”

Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal, who acted as interlocutors, briefed the supporters on their discussions with Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and sought their opinion on the responses to be given. Swami Agnivesh said though he had been a regular participant in protests at Jantar Mantar for the past several years, Mr. Hazare's fast-unto-death was the most spectacular and well-attended effort till date.

Mr. Kejriwal derided attempts to portray the Lokpal as an extra-constitutional body. He said the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by civil society was clear that the Lokpal's task was only to investigate offences and submit a charge sheet/report which would then take the course of law through trial courts and higher courts. He said the Bill had also listed clear provisions to remove the Lokpal through the intervention of the Supreme Court.

According to “India Against Corruption” volunteers, the number of people who have joined Mr. Hazare in his fast-unto-death has risen to 210. Three persons fainted and had to be given medication on Thursday

World’s 9th most powerful person now accused of corruption: Will Sonia Gandhi fall?

2011-08-22T00:01:00.000-07:00

The anti-corruption push is an unprecedented coming together of myriad facets of Indian society. Religious leaders are concerned about the effects on morality and spiritual growth. NGOs speak of the effects on the poor. The middle class is angry about its future being stifled by a smothering blanket of day-to-day corruption. The intelligence services see corruption a clear threat to national security. And the business community, thanks to globalisation, has seen how efficiently things can operate without having to constantly pay bribes or be tangled in red tape, and they want the same thing at home.

Even the Supreme Court is fed up, with Justice B Sudarshan Reddy saying about the vast sums of Indian money being illegally hidden away in Liechtenstein Bank:

We are talking about the huge money. It is a plunder of the nation. It is a pure and simple theft of the national money. We are talking about mind-boggling crime.

The scandals are bursting on to the front pages fast and thick. Suresh Kalmadi, a Congress Party politician and the former head of the corruption-plagued Commonwealth Games, was arrested on April 25. According to a report by the Indian Comptroller and Auditor General, the 2G spectrum scam alone, in which 2G licenses were sold off in a manner that was, to say the least, less than transparent, cost close to $40 billion in lost revenue.

All across India, people are saying enough is enough. And suddenly the unthinkable is starting to happen. People considered above reproach, or at least untouchable, are coming under the judicial cross-hairs. 2G alone has seen charges laid against one former government minister and several captains of industry.

And the latest high profile target is one of the biggest fish of all, Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi,currently #9 on Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful People.

Sonia Gandhi has one of the most remarkable life stories in international politics. Born Edvige Antonia Albina Maino into a family of modest means in rural Italy, she didn’t even get a chance to complete high school before heading to the UK for work. There she met Rajiv Gandhi, son of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She eventually married him and the young family moved in to Indira Gandhi’s New Delhi’s home, putting her literally in the heart of Indian politics.

After Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984, Sonia’s husband Rajiv became Prime Minister. Following Rajiv’s 1991 assassination by Tamil terrorists, there were rumours that Sonia was going to put herself forward as Prime Minister.

As she herself later said, she “could not walk past the portraits of my husband, my mother-in-law and her father and not feel that I had some responsibility to try and save the party they had given their lives to.”

Given her focus on the party, it was fitting that instead of becoming Prime Minister, she ended up as president of the powerful Congress Party. Politically, it proved to be a smart move as it gave her power without direct responsibility— while she is #9 on Forbes list of power people, the actual Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, is only #18. According to Forbes, “Gandhi remains the real power behind the nuclear-tipped throne [...] she has cemented her status as true heiress to the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty.”

Her image is of a dutiful, submissive Indian wife, now widow. When her husband was alive, she would walk behind him. In public she wears saris. Although a devout Catholic, she is often photographed at Hindu Temples.. And like a good Indian mother, though she has decorously pulled herself out of the race for Prime Minister, she is happy to encourage her son, Rahul, to take the job.

However there have been growing, persistent murmurs about questionable business deals and inexplicable exponential jumps in the personal wealth of her and her family.

The allegations came out in the open in 1995 when MD Nalapat, then Resident Editor (Delhi) of the world’s largest English language newspaper, the Times of India, began a groundbreaking series of articles about Sonia.

The articles made the controversial (at the time) claim that the public docility was just a ploy, and that Sonia actually had serious political ambitions (later confirmed by her role in Congress). Also, crucially, the series said that her desire for power wasn’t simply altruistic and that the wealth not only of her, but of her Italian relatives, rose stratospherically after Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1984.

Nalapat’s articles could not be ignored as he was one of India’s most respected journalists and had, throughout his career, taken on corrupt politicians, social inequity and institutionalised discrimination.

This however was a ‘topic too far’. While the facts in the article were never refuted, Nalapat was forced out of journalism in 1998 and moved into academics.

Next came public questions from another highly reputed source, Sten Lindstrom, Sweden’s special prosecutor investigating the pay-offs associated with the sale of weapons by Bofors to the Government of India. His investigation showed that a close friend of Sonia’s, Ottavio Quattrocchi, has received kickbacks in the millions.

In 1998 Lindstrom gave an interview in which he said:

The Gandhis, particularly now Sonia, should explain how Quattrocchi-owned companies got such fat sums as payoffs from the Bofors deal. After all, what is the connection of Sonia and the Gandhi family to Quattrocchi? Who introduced Quattrocchi and his AE Services to Bofors?At least one thing is certainly known now. A part of the payoffs definitely went to Quattrocchi. [...] the papers all pointed to the Gandhi family.

Not only have the questions not been answered by Sonia, but in spite of substantial evidence against him, Quattrocchi has managed to evade prosecution in India, and has even had his kickback funds unfrozen from overseas accounts.

Part of the genius of Sonia Gandhi is her ability to present herself as a helpless victim, convincing even her political rivals not to fear her as she is fatally flawed. In 1998, India was being led by BJP Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. When Nalapat spoke with him about Sonia, he was bluntly told to lay off, as, “so long as a white Christian lady is head of the Congress Party, I [Vajpayee] and my party will always be in power”. Vajpayee and his party lost power to Sonia’s Congress in 2004.

But the most serious threat to Sonia — and, as she is at the apex of the Congress Party, and so to Congress itself — is now lying on the desk of #18, the Prime Minister of India.

On April 15, former Law and Justice Minister and Harvard Professor Dr Subramanian Swamy asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for leave to lay corruption charges against Sonia Gandhi.. In a meticulously researched 200+ page submission Dr Swamy alleges Sonia Gandhi has been involved in corruption in India since 1972 and personally benefited from the Bofors scam (1986), has held billions in non-Indian bank accounts since at least 1991, illegally profited from the Iraqi oil-for-food deals (2002), and even accessed KGB payoffs during the Cold War.

The Prime Minister has three months to decide whether or not to grant sanction to prosecute. If he doesn’t, Dr. Swamy can take the case directly to the Supreme Court, which under Chief Justice Kapadia is showing a definite proclivity towards facilitating corruption cases.

While, so far, the corruption cases in India have caught up some pretty big fish, if charges are laid against Sonia Gandhi, it won’t just be part of a wave, it will be a sea change.

Sonia Gandhi is not just an individual, she is the steely core of a pillar of Indian politics. If she crumbles, it will shake the foundations of the venerable Congress Party, and possibly leave a gaping hole in the political scene. Meanwhile, a range of polarising and regional parties are ready to rush in and stake their claim. Given the growing importance of India in our heavily globalised world, this is not just an Indian story, this is one all should be following very closely indeed.

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Top Ten list …If Sonia Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister….

2011-08-19T07:37:00.000-07:00

10.There will be branches of Olive Garden all over India

and they will be called OZinda Bagicha!!

9. Their only vegetarian dish will be Eggplant Parmesan and

it will be called Anda-Pauda Parmeshwaran!!

8. All Vadapav Gaadis and Stalls will be selling Pizza and

Pasta.

7. India’s National Sport will be – Ofcourse Soccer.

6. Laloo will lose his position as the national animal and

will be replaced by Jayalalitha!

5. National vegetable-Zucchini

4. There will be Pope John Paul’s ‘yearly’ visit – twice

every year!!

3. Jahangir Art gallery will be renamed to “Michaelangelo’s

Confetti house”!!

2. Men in Indian Army will wear Mini Skirts!!

And …the number one thing that will happen if Sonia

Becomes the Prime Minister of India is…..

1.All Sindhi People will get promotions in their positions

because she thinks they are all ITALIANS!! (Kotwani, Multani, Vaswani

……resemble Mussolini, Gianini, Benini etc…..*Kulkarni

also have a fair chance*…

10 things to know about Anna Hazare'n Jan Lok Pal Bill.. !

2011-08-19T07:35:00.000-07:00

1. Who is Anna Hazare?

An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War

2. What's so special about him?

He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra

3. So what?

This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills.

In 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village.

4. Ok,...?

This guy, Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities.

5. Really, what is he fighting for?

He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India.

6. How that can be possible?

He is advocating for a Bil, The Jan Lokpal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), beurocrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.

8. It's an entirely new thing right..?

In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the bill to suit thier theft (corruption).

7. Oh.. He is going on a hunger strike for that whole thing of passing a Bill ! How can that be possible in such a short span of time?

The first thing he is asking for is: the government should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed.

Next, they make a joint committee to DRAFT the JAN LOKPAL BILL. 50% goverment participation and 50% public participation. Because you cant trust the government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.

8. Fine, What will happen when this bill is passed?

A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. He will have an autonomous charge, say like the Election Commission of India. In each and every state, Lokayukta will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished. Not like, Bofors scam or Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, that has been going for last 25 years without any result.

9. Is he alone? Whoelse is there in the fight with Anna Hazare?

Baba Ramdev, Ex. IPS Kiran Bedi, Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and many more.

Prominent personalities like Aamir Khan is supporting his cause.

10. Ok, got it. What can I do?

At least we can spread the message. How?

Putting status message, links, video, changing profile pics.

At least we can support Anna Hazare and the cause for uprooting corruption from India.

At least we can hope that his Hunger Strike does not go in vain.

At least we can pray for his good health.

Thanks for reading.

Please Spread This msg As Much As You Can 'n Tell Others To Do The Same.. !

A historic step by Gujarat Government to bring about transparency in public life!

2011-08-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

Inquiry commission to probe 17 Congress charges against state government
Retired SC judge Mr M B Shah to head the probe
A step taken with noble intentions to enable people know good and clean intentions of the government and the truth about damaging allegations cast on a democratically elected government
Commission to go into special relaxations given by earlier state governments post-1980

The Government of Gujarat today announced setting up of an inquiry commission under a retired Supreme Court judge Mr M B Shah to enquire into 17-point charges that the state Congress party submitted to the President of India a few months back. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting headed by the Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

When it came to the notice of the Government of Gujarat as also published in newspapers that the Congress leaders gave a representations to the President of India on June 3, 2010 regarding 17 allegations against the functioning of the so-called malpractices of the Government of Gujarat, the latter suo moto took this historic step with good intentions and set up this Commission of Inquiry.

The state government formed the MB Shah Commission under the Commission of Inquiry Act-1952, said government spokespersons Mr. Jay Narayan Vyas and Mr. Saurabh Patel.

Government of Gujarat is of the opinion that it is necessary in the public interest that the people of Gujarat must know whether there is any substance in the allegations, particularly at the time when a strong public opinion is building against corruption in public life.

The Government of Gujarat is also of the opinion that it is necessary to bring to the knowledge of the people of Gujarat the factual position obtaining on each of the allegations referred to above.

This has been necessitated to bring the ‘truth’ to the people over the allegations made by the Congress. The state government is committed to have a transparent inquiry into whatever allegations have been made, they said.

The Commission shall inquire and report into all the matters in relation to which the allegations of corruption, preferential treatment to selected Industrial Houses against the Government of Gujarat have been made in the aforesaid representation to the President. It will also inquire into if there was any lapse on the part of the Government of Gujarat in these matters.

A democratically elected government needs to be honest. Today the people of this country are annoyed against corruption and the Gujarat government desires that the truth be brought before its people, Mr Vyas said.

Talking about the appointment of Lokayukta in the state, Mr Vyas said since last six years the state government is seeking Congress’s cooperation in appointing a Lokayukta as it is so required under the Gujarat Lokayukta Act to have discussions with the Opposition Leader. But the Congress has always shown a negative approach and has not been forthcoming in this crucial matter of appointment of Lokayukta as it wanted a man of its choice.

The 17 allegations that the inquiry commission will inquire into are:

• Favoritism towards certain industrial houses
• Government negligence in this regard, if any
• Any other allegation that the inquiry commission deems it fit to inquire
• The commission will also study compare with other major States of India have given any special relaxation to Indurstrial Houses in land allotment, exemption from relaxation, deferment in sales tax, commercial tax, stamp duty or in any other matter.
• It will look into whther any previous governments of Gujarat after 1980 also gave any special relaxations to Industrial Houses in above mentioned criteria.

The Justice MB Shah Inquiry Commission will complete inquiry and submits its report to the State Government by March 31, 2012. The spokesmen said the terms of the Inquiry Commission is comprehensive and include all points raised by the Congress party in its memorandum to the President. It includes all the 15 points and excludes two points under consideration of the court.

The 15-point charter of allegations now handed over to the Inquiry Commission is as follows:

Allegation that land had been given to industries near the state capital at Gandhinagar at very low prices;
That Rs.33,000-crore concession had been allotted to the Tata’s Nano car project;
Over the land allotment to Adani Industrial House for Mundra Port and Mundra SEZ;
Allegation that costly prime land of Navsari Agricultural University has been allotted to Messrs Chhatrala Group of Hotels for constructing a five star hotel without auction;
Allegation of illegal allotment of Coastal Regulation Zone and Forest land and permission for construction given to Essar Group;
Allegation that huge tract of land has been allotted to a company, in which BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu is said to be associated with, to set up a Salt Chemicals Facility in Kutch district near Pakistan border;
Allegation that prime land has been allotted to Bharat Hotels Limited on the Ahmedabad Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway;
Allegation that land has been allotted to several industrialists and industrial houses near big cities for setting up industrial units;
Allegation that prime land has been given to L&T Company at Hazira-Surat at throwaway prices without auction;
Allegation over procurement of cattle-feed;
Allegation over nutritional fortified blended food for ‘anganwadis’;
Allegation concerning Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation;
Allegation that the Chief Minister was using luxury jet and helicopters of alleged beneficiaries of industrial houses;
Allegation of corruption in the Sujalam Sufalam Yojna for water resources; and
Allegation of direct interference by the Revenue Minister and the Chief Minister’s Office flouting all rules and regulations in the sale of 36.25-acre agricultural land to Mumbai-based Messrs IndiGold Refinery.

The spokesmen-ministers said the State Government itself today took a bold decision of getting all allegations investigated by the Justice M.B. Shah Commission, true to its image of maintaining exemplary political will in public life and to place the truth before the public in its entirety.

Gujarat will attain new heights in all the fields despite criticism from adversaries: Narendra Modi

2011-08-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

Some people have jumped on a trail to waylay the people of Gujarat in wrong directions by spreading untruths, but Gujaratis would move on with the mantra that “Gujarat's development is for India's development”. He appealed to the people of Gujarat to pay their obeisance to all the great martyrs and fulfill their dreams who had sacrificed their lives.

Giving details of the state's all round development in agriculture, in skill development among youth, empowerment of women, Garib Kalyan Mela for the welfare of the poor, Apno Taluko Vibrant Taluko (ATVT). Gujarat is an exception among different states, which has increased area under cultivation along side industrial development.

Mr. Narendra Modi's message to the people on the 65th Independence Day is as follows:

Dear fellow brothers and sisters, many greetings on the occasion of Independence. This is a festival to remember, pay our respect and realize the dreams of innumerous martyrs and great men, who have sacrificed their lives.

It is out collective responsibility to work for the welfare of the country and for the welfare of the poor and work to realize the dreams of the young. Blessed by the birth of many great men like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Saheb, Gujarat has a special responsibility. India's development lies in Gujarat's development. There is no better way to serve Bharat Mata. We would not spare any effort to earnestly and honestly fulfill the responsibility thrust on us.

Gujarat has never been in the back foot in the welfare of the nation. It has huge contributions in the nation's march to progress. There is no district in India from where the people have not come to Gujarat to realize their dream, to serve their family through service to others to live a peaceful life.

India is a predominantly agrarian state and yet farmers have to commit suicide. There could not be anything more unfortunate. Gujarat has lent importance to agricultural development. While the country's agricultural growth rate is stagnant around 2-3 per cent, Gujarat made it over 10 per cent, having worked for the wellbeing of the farmers. Usually the states with high industrial growth lose farm land, but Gujarat is one exception where the area under cultivation has increased with industrial development. It is not a small achievement. I want to say it with proud that we have tried to improve the lot of farmers and it is being discussed all over the country and abroad. Recently, the Supreme Court has profusely praised Gujarat's land policies. It is a slap on the face of those who are trying to waylay the people of Gujarat. This has helped the people to work with renewed vigor. There was a time when Gujarat's farm land used to be sold at a rate of maximum Rs.3,000 to Rs.7,000 per acre. Today it is being quoted in Rs.3-lakh to Rs.7-lakh per acre. Now the farm land in Gujarat is being sold in square yard and square foot. Farmers are getting the price they demand. What led to such a price rise in farmers' land? Had there been no industrial development, no infrastructure development in the state, the farm land would have been still sold in the same low prices. When a farmer used to marry his daughter he has to sell land by one or two bighas. Today, he decides the terms and conditions of the sale. This has been possible because of pro-rural, pro-poor, long-term policies.

I have a special message for those who are trying to waylay the people through untruths about Gujarat: This is the land which has increased milk production by 60 per cent in the last decade. Had there been no effort to build cattle stock, the dairies would not have got milk supply. We are now exporting milk to the world. It is a truth like the lamp, the milk vans going past us on roads. Gujarat has created its own identity as a frontline state in agricultural, milk production as well as in value.

Gujarat's youth power is poised to be India's strength soon. The youth power is India's biggest strength. India is the country with the world's maximum number of young people. Time is changing. If the youth get the opportunity to increase their skill and trades, Gujarat could lead on this front too. They are becoming mature at a younger age. They realize their responsibility. They are no more interested in just collecting certificates from schools and colleges. They have capacity. They want to convert their capacity into gainful activity. They want to contribute to family income. They are going for more technical education. They are keen to join the state's march to progress. Gujarat is making its projects keeping these youths in mind. While only 6 per cent of India's population lives in Gujarat, its share in creating jobs is 55 to 56 per cent. This amounts to Gujarat providing 56 per cent of total jobs, all other states together providing the remaining 44 per cent of jobs.

Seeing that students in Gujarat have developed interest in technical studies, this government has taken some ambitious decisions. We have decided that two year's ITI course after class-8 will be considered equal to class-10. And the same way a two year's ITI course after class-10 will be considered equal to class-12. In this case, if a student wants to study further after class-10 or class-12 and wants to get a higher technical degree, doors are made open for him. In Gujarat, there is a great need for trained youth and the government has taken appropriate measures for it. We have focused on the skill development among the youths. Gujarat is the state where maximum efforts are being put behind the skill development among the youths. The reason is that - I have faith in the youth power of this state. My young friends, I have complete faith that if we can combine the godly power within us with the government planning, Gujarat can emerge as a new power within India and the world over.

We want to march ahead by putting trust on our strengths. If 50% of the women of the state start participating in the development, the state can grow greatly and the fruits of the growth can be made even broader. I have personally experienced this.

I want the women of this state with their special skills start participating in the development. I want them to partner in decision making. I want them to involve in financial activities. This is the reason why the state government has created a network of sakhi mandala across the state. We have taken up a project called Mission Mangalam which will enable even the poorest women to live without taking any money on interest. Whether her son is ill or she wants to send her daughter for study or if she wants to marry her daughter, she will have money on her hand. She will not need to go to others asking for money.

Lakhs of sakhi mandals have been created in the state. Banks have been associated with them. Women of sakhi mandalas are managing an amount more than rupees one thousand crore and the state government wishes this amount to increase to rupees five thousand crore.

Just think! How much thrust it will give to the economy of rural families, when an amount more than rupees one thousand crore start circulating through the medium of lakhs of sakhi mandalas. And how scientific that development will be! I have a faith that, in the coming decades women are going to give great strength to the development process of Gujarat. This government has created a foundation for it and we are going to build a new building of growth over this foundation.

The government came up with Garib Kalyan Mela to care for the people of poor class. Benefits were given to the beneficiaries on their doorsteps. Benefits worth thousands and crores of rupees were given. BPL families falling between 0-16 grade were given residential plots. No where in India, this has happened. To those who want to mislead people regarding the lands being given to the industries, I want to tell them loudly and clearly that this is the only government who has given lands to all the eligible BPL families. This government has completed those works which were left unfinished from last 60 years.

I feel pride and satisfied that my government is committed to the welfare of the poor. Government of India has floated a twenty point programme for the welfare of poor. The work done under this programme is being assessed every three months and I would like to say that Gujarat is continually taking the top position among the states who worked best for the welfare of poor.

We don't want poor to remain depended on others. We want to give them work, so that they can come out of poverty. We want to give them courage. We want to empower them with different schemes. And we have made plans for this. With which mantra the state of Gujarat is moving ahead? We say....Sauno sath...Sauno Vikas (Participation of all, growth of all). That is why, when we felt a need to change the administrative system after so many years of Independence, we doubled the number of regional offices. So that, common men can get more facilities just nearer to their home. We have taken up a campaign named Aapno Taluko – Vibrant Taluko. It is about the decentralization of administrative power. This is a wonderful task taken up by us which will enable the common man to participate in the administration and let his issues to be heard.

I am faithful that Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko programme (ATVT) will be successful in the coming days. We launched Chalo Taluke campaign to give a boost to ATVT. As a part of the programme, government officials are going to each and every talukas and with the sarpanchs of the village they are chalking out the plans of development for talukas and villages. In India, the talks regarding the decentralization of power has been going on since so many years, but nobody was coming up with the idea of decentralization. Programmes like Aapno Taluko - Vibrant Taluko, Chalo Taluke and Garib Kalyan Mela are like novel experiments which will make talukas to compete with each other for growth. One taluka may decide to give some particular facilities to its people, while the other one will come up with even more facilities. That is how the government wants talukas to compete healthily with each other. Till now, the design of the state was based on districts. I want to change it to talukas. The state which was standing on the pillars of 25-26 districts will now stand on the pillars of 225 talukas. Just think, when the state will stand on 225 pillars, how much powerful it will become? I have a faith in the taluka team. I have a faith in their leadership. And we have initiated movement to take talukas on new heights base on this trust only. And you will see Gujarat attaining new achievements in all the directions.

On this 65th Independence Day, when we remember the great heroes of our country, we should also take pledge. We don't want to stop now. We want to carry on our journey with even more pace. We want to grow in all the fields. Be it education, health, sports, youths, mothers, sisters, farmers, urban poor, village or city or be it my tribal brother or my seafarer brother, I want progress for them all. Come, let us move ahead together in this journey of development.

Only one mantra. Sauno Sath, Sauno Vikas. Once the Gujarat will grow, entire nation will grow. We want Gujarat to grow for India to grow. That is our only mantra.

On this auspicious day, let us salute the freedom fighters of this country. People who sacrifice their lives for nation are important. And people who live committed lives for the nation are also important. We see them all as respectable people. I bow to those who have worked even a little for the good of others. I bow to the freedom fighters of our nation.

Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat…

Bharat mata ki jay…

Bharat mata ki jay…

Vande Matram

Vande Matram

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9 HOURS he was kept at the Airport.

2011-08-07T10:45:00.001-07:00

YOUR MOTHER'S SO CALLED SACRIFICE OF GIVING UP PRIME MINISTER SHIP in 2004.

According to a Provision in the Citizenship Act.

A Foreign National who becomes a Citizen of India, is bounded by the same restrictions, which an Indian would face, If he/she were to become a Citizen of Italy.

(Condition based on principle of reciprocity)

[READ ANNEXURE- 1&2]

Now Since you can't become a PM in Italy, Unless you are born there.

Likewise an Italian Citizen can't become Indian PM, unless He/She is not born here!

Dr. SUBRAMANIYAM SWAMI (The Man who Exposed the 2G Scam) sent a letter to the PRESIDENT OF INDIA bringing the same to his Notice. [READ LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT IN ANNEXURE -3]

PRESIDENT OF INDIA sent a letter to Sonia Gandhi to this effect, 3:30 PM, May 17th, 2004.

Swearing Ceremony was scheduled for 5 PM the same Day.

Manmohan Singh was brought in the Picture at the last moment to Save Face!!

Rest of the SACRIFICE DRAMA which she choreographed was an EYE WASH!!!

Infact Sonia Gandhi had sent, 340 letters, each signed by different MP to the PRESIDENT KALAM, supporting her candidacy for PM.

One of those letters read, I Sonia Gandhi, elected Member from Rai Bareli, hereby propose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.

So SHE was Pretty INTERESTED! Until She came to know the Facts!

So She didn't make any Sacrifice, It so happens that SONIA GANDHI couldn't have become the PM of INDIA that time.font-weight:bold;">

Rahul Gandhi Exposed by a IIT student...NITIN GUPTA

2011-08-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

PLEASE DON'T BE ASHAMED OF U.P. YET
Please don't be ashamed of Uttar Pradesh yet. Congress ruled the State for the Majority of the duration Pre Independence to Post Independence.. from 1939 to 1989 ( barring the Periods of Emergency.. Thanks to your Grand Mom Indira G. and a couple of transitional Governments) 8 out of the total 14 Prime Ministers of India have been from UP, 6 out of those 8 have been from Congress... I think your party had more than half a century and half a Dozen PM's to build a State... The Reason Mulayam Singh, subsequently came to Power is because your party wasn't exactly Gandhian in their dealings in the State.. So May be If you look at in totality the present chaos in UP is the outcome of the glorious leadership displayed by Congress in UP for about 50 years! So Please don't feel ashamed as yet Dear Rahul.. For Mayawati is only using the Land Acquisition Bill which your party had itself used to LOOT the Farmers many times in the Past! WHY DIDN'T YOUR PARTY CHANGE THE BILL WHEN IT WAS IN POWER FOR SO LONG?
Not that I Endorse what Mayawati is doing.. What Mayawati is doing is Unacceptable.. But the past actions of your party and your recent comments, puts a question mark on your INTENT and CONSISTENCY. YOU REALLY WANT TO FEEL ASHAMED But don't be disappointed, I would give you ample reasons to feel ashamed... You really want to feel Ashamed..? First Ask Pranav Mukherjee, Why isn't he giving the details of the account holders in the Swiss Banks. Ask your Mother, Who is impeding the Investigation against Hasan Ali? Ask her, Who got 60% Kickbacks in the 2G Scam ? Kalamdi is accused of a Few hundred Crores, Who Pocketed the Rest in the Common Wealth Games?
Ask Praful Patel what he did to the Indian Airlines? Why did Air India let go of the Profitable Routes ?
Why should the Tax Payer pay for the Air India losses, when you intend to eventually DIVEST IT ANYWAY!!!Also, You People can't run an Airline Properly. How can we expect you to run the Nation?Ask Manmohan Singh. Why/What kept him quiet for so long?Are Kalmadi and A Raja are Scapegoats to save Big Names like Harshad Mehta was in the 1992 Stock Market Scandal ?Who let the BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY Accused go Scot Free? ( 20,000 People died in that Tragedy)Who ordered the State Sponsored Massacre of SIKHS in 84?Please read more about, How Indira Gandhi pushed the Nation Under Emergency in 76-77, after the HC declared her election to Lok Sabha Void!(I bet She had utmost respect for DEMOCRACY and JUDICIARY and FREE PRESS)I guess you know the answers already. So My question is, Why the Double Standards in Judging Mayawati and members of your Family and Party?I condemn Mayawati. But Is She the only one you feel Ashamed for?What about the ones close to you? For their contribution to the Nation's Misery is beyond comparison.You talk about the Land being taken away from the Farmers. How many Suicides have happened under your Parties Rule in Vidarbha ? Does that Not Ashame You ?THE 72,000 CRORE LOAN WAIVERYour Party gave those Farmers a 72,000 Crore Loan Waiver. Which didn't even reach the Farmers by the way.So, Why don't you focus on implementing the policies which your govt. has undertaken, instead of earning brownie points by trying to manufacture consent by bombarding us with pictures of having food with Poor Villagers....You want to feel ashamed. You can feel ashamed for your Party taking CREDIT for DEBITING the Public Money (72,000 crores) from the Government Coffers and literally Wasting it...You want to feel ashamed.. Feel ashamed for that...WHY ONLY HIGHLIGHT THIS ARREST?Dear Rahul, to refresh your memory, you were arrested/detained by the FBI the BOSTON Airport in September 2001.You were carrying with you $ 1,60,000 in Cash. You couldn't explain why you were carrying so much Cash.

Incidentally He was with his Columbian girlfriend Veronique Cartelli, ALLEGEDLY, the Daughter of Drug Mafia."font-weight:bold;">

Narendra Modi shows what India can do

2011-08-03T07:04:00.001-07:00

DURING the Cold War, an American was haranguing a crowd of Russians in Moscow, but taking care not to criticise the Kremlin.

“You don’t know what is happening outside in the world, because you are not permitted to leave the country. America is now the richest country in the world and also the most powerful. The Americans are not short of any-thing. etc. etc.” he told the audience.

A hand shot up.

“Yes,” asked the American.

“What about the Blacks in America?” asked a timid little Russian.

This is what we used to call the Black syndrome. The Russians knew the Americans were surging ahead, despite what their leaders told them. But they could always embarrass the Americans by mentioning Blacks.

We have a similar syndrome in India – let us call it the Narendra Modi syndrome. Modi has done in Gujarat what no other Chief Minister has managed to do anywhere else in the country. The secularists don’t like this, so whenever Modi is praised for his achievements in Gujarat, they ask, what about the riots of 2002?

This is what the foreigners used to ask, because that is what they were told. But not anymore. They—have now suddenly realised that men like Narendra Modi cannot be stopped and must be given their due.

The Economist of London has a full page story on Gujarat in its latest issue. “So many things work properly in Gujarat,” the story begins, “that it hardly feels like India.” Sandeep Bhatia, a manager for CEAT, a tyre company, says it took only 24 months to complete the factory, including the normally fraught process of buying land. There is constant electricity, gas and abundant water. The state government, he says, kept the red tape to a minimum, did not ask for bribes, and does not interfere much now.

Gujarat accounts for five per cent of India’s population but 16 per cent of its industrial output and 22 per cent of its exports. Its growth has outpaced India’s and there is a lot of talk about exporters switching from China to India. Gujarat might play the role of industrial locomotive for the country, as Guangdong province did for China in the 1990s.

Against the charge that some people have been left behind – particularly farmers and Muslims— Gujarat can point to reasonable growth in agriculture, helped by irrigation schemes. Against this, there are the riots of 2002 in which as many as 2,000 people were killed, most of them Muslims. But Muslims have not done too badly either, as the economy has grown.

Narendra Modi has done well to invite The Economist to Gujarat and help him see things for himself. Now the secularists, who are intellectual slaves of western culture and media, will have to think twice before running down Modi as a monster. Had the piece appeared in an Indian paper or magazine, these secularists would have turned their noses at it. But it is The Economist which carries the piece, and for secularists of India, it is almost like the Bible.

I have never read Arundhati Roy because I do not like what she writes. Instead of Booker, if she had received some local prize, nobody would have looked at her book twice. But the Booker made all the difference. Sixty years after Independence, we continue to be slaves of westerners and lap up everything they do and write, particularly about us, because we always look at ourselves through the Western prism as Nehru did, long before he became Prime Minister.

Everything about Nehru was western. He studied in the West, though he never was a brilliant student. His wife died in the West. His daughter also studied in London, though she never took a degree or diploma. Nehru used to go to London and Europe every year and mix with the glitterati there, and they lapped him up, as you lap up a dog. His autobiography was published in London first, and then only in India. The rising middle class in India believed he was a Westerner, and so did he. I am a product of the East and the West, he wrote, and they all clapped. Actually, he was not a product of the East at all. He was an intellectual slave of the West, and looked at the world through their eyes. When the Britishers handed over power to him, they were handing it over to one of their own men. Nehru himself said he was the last Englishman in India.

I think we should play the same game, because the intellectual slaves of the West are still very much active in India. They run the universities, they run the media, they write the books we all read, and they contribute to foreign newspapers we all lap up. Once you get a Booker, it means you are accepted by the West, and are therefore a certified Westerner. So whatever muck you write goes, just as whatever anybody says in London or New York goes.

Narendra Modi and his government did well to invite the correspondent of The Economist and show him around. He should also invite others – if he has not done so already – and take them around. Let them meet not only businessmen but Muslim families and let them see for themselves what has happened and what is happening.

Modi should open offices in London and New York and have a dialogue with people there. This is what everybody does, why not Gujarat? Tatas had an office in London and also one in Switzerland even before the war, which explains why they have such a good image in the West. Narendra Modi has done more in Gujarat in ten years than Tatas in their entire business career. He should have a representative – an ambassador in fact or a brand ambassador – in key Western cities, not just to attract investment but to spread the word. If the secularists can do so, why not Modi & Co?

We are now operating in a globalised world, and we should be a part of this world, instead of shunning it in the name of ideology. As I have said again and again, this century is going to be a Hindu century, just as the last century belonged to the West. So why not make a beginning with a saffron flag planted right in Trafalgar Square!

बीटा का ब्यान स्वामीअग्निवेश चोर है !!!!!!!!!!! कोंग्रेस आंतकवाद के मुद्दे पर गंभीर नहीं......

2011-07-30T08:54:00.000-07:00

आंतकवाद विरोधी संगठन के प्रमुख मनिन्दर बीटा आज अहमदाबाद के दौरे पर थे यहाँ पर बीटा और उनकी संस्था ने अहमदाबाद अपने पति को बोम्ब के साथ गिरफ्तार करानेवाली रेशमा का सन्मान किया और उनको ब्रेवरी एवोर्ड से पुरुस्कृत किया और उनकी बहादुरी को सलाम किया और साथ में ३१ हजार रूपये का चेक अर्पण किया इस मोके पर बिट्टा कोंग्रेस सरकार और स्वामी अग्निवेश पर जम कर बोले और अग्निवेश को तो चोर कह दिया और यहाँ तक कहा की ये अग्निवेश ही नक्स्लालाईट है जिनके कारण हमारे सुरक्षा जवान मारे जाते है |

बिट्टा ने कहा की गुजरात देश में विकास में सबसे आगे है और हर राज्य को गुजरात के विकास को देखना चाहए |

बिट्टा ने कहा की कोंगेस मजबूत पार्टी है लेकिन ऐसे कही नेता है जिनको सत्ता और खुर्शी का मोह छूटता नहीं है इसी लिए कोंग्रेस आंतकवाद के मुद्दे पर गंभीर नहीं है बिट्टा ने यहाँ तक आरोप लगाया की कपिल सिब्बल और सिला दिक्सित जेसे नेता आंतकवादी की मानसिकता को समजते है लेकिन उनके सामने लड्नेवालो की मानसिकता को नहीं समज पाटे |

बिट्टा ने मुंबई हमले पर भी हमला बोला की २६/११ के बाद हमने कोई ठोस कदम नहीं उठाये औए ना हमने अफज़ल गुरु और कसाब को फ़ासी दी जिसकी वजह से फिर से एक बार आंतकी ओने मुंबई पर हमला बोला |

दिग्विजय के बयान पर भी बिट्टा जम कर बरसे और कहा की बार बार हिन्दू आंतकवाद का नाम देना गलत है ना कोई हिन्दू आंतकवाद होता है ना ही कोई मुसलमान आंतकवाद होता है ये तो वोट बेंक की राजनीति है |

अन्ना हजारे के मुद्दे पर बिट्टा ने कहा की आज देश में भ्रष्टाचार सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा नहीं है आंतकवाद सबसे बड़ा मुद्दा है और हमारे साथ कोन है यहाँ पर गोली और बोम्ब मिलते है और जहा तक अन्ना की बात है उनके साथ अछे लोग नहीं है और स्वामी अग्निवेश खुद एक चोर है और वो नक्स्ल्लाईट है जिनकी वजह से हमारे जवान नक्सली ओके हाथो मारे जाते है अगर अन्ना को अपनी मुहीम मजबूत करनी है तो अग्निवेश को हटाना पड़ेगा |

बीटा को देखने भारी तादात में लोग उमट पड़े यहाँ पर रेशमा का सन्मान करने के बाद बिट्टा ने कहा की जम्मू की रुख्शाना के बाद रेशमा ने साबित कर दिया की मुसलमान भी देश से कितना प्रेम करते है और हम रेशमा को सलाम करते है |

EUROPE SOLD OUT TO MUSLIMS Geert Wilders is a Member of the Dutch Parliament.

2011-07-26T06:43:00.000-07:00

I come to America with a mission. All is not well in the old world. There is a tremendous danger looming, and it is very difficult to be optimistic. We might be in the final stages of the Islamization of Europe. This not only is a clear and present danger to the future of Europe itself, it is a threat to America and the sheer survival of the West. The United States as the last bastion of Western civilization, facing an Islamic Europe.

First, I will describe the situation on the ground in Europe . Then, I will say a few things about Islam. To close I will tell you about a meeting in Jerusalem .

The Europe you know is changing.

You have probably seen the landmarks. But in all of these cities, sometimes a few blocks away from your tourist destination, there is another world. It is the world of the parallel society created by Muslim mass-migration.

All throughout Europe a new reality is rising: entire Muslim neighborhoods where very few indigenous people reside or are even seen. And if they are, they might regret it. This goes for the police as well. It's the world of head scarves, where women walk around in figureless tents, with baby strollers and a group of children. Their husbands, or slaveholders if you prefer, walk three steps ahead. With mosques on many street corners. The shops have signs you and I cannot read. You will be hard-pressed to find any economic activity. These are Muslim ghettos controlled by religious fanatics. These are Muslim neighborhoods, and they are mushrooming in every city across Europe . These are the building-blocks for territorial control of increasingly larger portions of Europe , street by street, neighborhood by neighborhood, city by city.

There are now thousands of mosques throughout Europe . With larger congregations than there are in churches. And in every European city there are plans to build super-mosques that will dwarf every church in the region. Clearly, the signal is: we rule.

Many European cities are already one-quarter Muslim: just take Amsterdam , Marseille and Malmo in Sweden . In many cities the majority of the under-18 population is Muslim. Paris is now surrounded by a ring of Muslim neighborhoods. Mohammed is the most popular name among boys in many cities.

In some elementary schools in Amsterdam the farm can no longer be mentioned, because that would also mean mentioning the pig, and that would be an insult to Muslims.

Many state schools in Belgium and Denmark only serve halal food to all pupils. In once-tolerant Amsterdam gays are beaten up almost exclusively by Muslims. Non-Muslim women routinely hear 'whore, whore'. Satellite dishes are not pointed to local TV stations, but to stations in the country of origin.

In France school teachers are advised to avoid authors deemed offensive to Muslims, including Voltaire and Diderot; the same is increasingly true of Darwin . The history of the Holocaust can no longer be taught because of Muslim sensitivity.

In England sharia courts are now officially part of the British legal system. Many neighborhoods in France are no-go areas for women without head scarves. Last week a man almost died after being beaten up by Muslims in Brussels , because he was drinking during the Ramadan.

Jews are fleeing France in record numbers, on the run for the worst wave of anti-Semitism since World War II. French is now commonly spoken on the streets of Tel Aviv and Netanya , Israel . I could go on forever with stories like this. Stories about Islamization.

A total of fifty-four million Muslims now live. San Diego University recently calculated that a staggering 25 percent of the population in Europe will be Muslim just 12 years from now. Bernhard Lewis has predicted a Muslim majority by the end of this century.

Now these are just numbers. And the numbers would not be threatening if the Muslim-immigrants had a strong desire to assimilate. But there are few signs of that. The Pew Research Center reported that half of French Muslims see their loyalty to Islam as greater than their loyalty to France . One-third of French Muslims do not object to suicide attacks. The British Centre for Social Cohesion reported that one-third of British Muslim students are in favor of a worldwide caliphate. Muslims demand what they call 'respect'. And this is how we give them respect. We have Muslim official state holidays.

The Christian-Democratic attorney general is willing to accept sharia in the Netherlands if there is a Muslim majority. We have cabinet members with passports from Morocco and Turkey .

Muslim demands are supported by unlawful behavior, ranging from petty crimes and random violence, for example against ambulance workers and bus drivers, to small-scale riots. Paris has seen its uprising in the low-income suburbs, the banlieus. I call the perpetrators 'settlers'. Because that is what they are. They do not come to integrate into our societies; they come to integrate our society into their Dar-al-Islam. Therefore, they are settlers.

Much of this street violence I mentioned is directed exclusively against non-Muslims, forcing many native people to leave their neighborhoods, their cities, their countries. Moreover, Muslims are now a swing vote not to be ignored.

The second thing you need to know is the importance of Mohammed the prophet. His behavior is an example to all Muslims and cannot be criticized. Now, if Mohammed had been a man of peace, let us say like Ghandi and Mother Theresa wrapped in one, there would be no problem. But Mohammed was a warlord, a mass murderer, a pedophile, and had several marriages - at the same time. Islamic tradition tells us how he fought in battles, how he had his enemies murdered and even had prisoners of war executed. Mohammed himself slaughtered the Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza If it is good for Islam, it is good. If it is bad for Islam, it is bad.

Let no one fool you about Islam being a religion. Sure, it has a god, and a here-after, and 72 virgins. But in its essence Islam is a political ideology. It is a system that lays down detailed rules for society and the life of every person. Islam wants to dictate every aspect of life. Islam means 'submission'. Islam is not compatible with freedom and democracy, because what it strives for is sharia. If you want to compare Islam to anything, compare it to communism or national-socialism, these are all totalitarian ideologies.

Now you know why Winston Churchill called Islam 'the most retrograde force in the world', and why he compared Mein Kampf to the Quran. The public has wholeheartedly accepted the Palestinian narrative, and sees Israel as the aggressor. I have lived in this country and visited it dozens of times. I support Israel . First, because it is the Jewish homeland after two thousand years of exile up to and including Auschwitz; second because it is a democracy, and third because Israel is our first line of defense.

This tiny country is situated on the fault line of jihad, frustrating Islam's territorial advance. Israel is facing the front lines of jihad, like Kashmir, Kosovo, the Philippines , Southern Thailand, Darfur in Sudan , Lebanon , and Aceh in Indonesia . Israel is simply in the way. The same way West-Berlin was during the Cold War.

The war against Israel is not a war against Israel . It is a war against the West. It is jihad. Israel is simply receiving the blows that are meant for all of us. If there would have been no Israel , Islamic imperialism would have found other venues to release its energy and its desire for conquest. Thanks to Israeli parents who send their children to the army and lay awake at night, parents in Europe and America can sleep well and dream, unaware of the dangers looming.

Many in Europe argue in favor of abandoning Israel in order to address the grievances of our Muslim minorities. But if Israel were, God forbid, to go down, it would not bring any solace to the West It would not mean our Muslim minorities would all of a sudden change their behavior, and accept our values. On the contrary, the end of Israel would give enormous encouragement to the forces of Islam. They would, and rightly so, see the demise of Israel as proof that the West is weak, and doomed. The end of Israel would not mean the end of our problems with Islam, but only the beginning. It would mean the start of the final battle for world domination. If they can get Israel , they can get everything. So-called journalists volunteer to label any and all critics of Islamization as a 'right-wing extremists' or 'racists'. In my country, the Netherlands , 60 percent of the population now sees the mass immigration of Muslims as the number one policy mistake since World War II. And another 60 percent sees Islam as the biggest threat. Yet there is a greater danger than terrorist attacks, the scenario of America as the last man standing. The lights may go out in Europe faster than you can imagine. An Islamic Europe means a Europe without freedom and democracy, an economic wasteland, an intellectual nightmare, and a loss of military might for America - as its allies will turn into enemies, enemies with atomic bombs. With an Islamic Europe, it would be up to America alone to preserve the heritage of Rome , Athens and Jerusalem ....

Dear friends, liberty is the most precious of gifts. My generation never had to fight for this freedom, it was offered to us on a silver platter, by people who fought for it with their lives. All throughout Europe , American cemeteries remind us of the young boys who never made it home, and whose memory we cherish. My generation does not own this freedom; we are merely its custodians. We can only hand over this hard won liberty to Europe 's children in the same state in which it was offered to us. We cannot strike a deal with mullahs and imams. Future generations would never forgive us. We cannot squander our liberties. We simply do not have the right to do so.

We have to take the necessary action now to stop this Islamic stupidity from destroying the free world that we know.

Please take the time to read and understand what is written here, Please send it to every free person that you know, it is so very important.

ડિઝલ-LPGના ભાવમાં ભડકો, શું ખરેખર સરકાર અસહાય છે?

2011-07-03T12:16:00.001-07:00

જો કે, આ બધાની વચ્ચે માત્ર પશ્ચિમ બંગાળના મુખ્યપ્રધાન મમતા બેનરજીએ કાંઈક કરી દેખાડ્યું છે. તેમણે એલપીજીની બોટલ ઉપર લાદવામાં આવેલા સેસને હટાવી દીધો. જેના કારણે, પશ્ચિમ બંગાળમાં માત્ર રૂ. 34નો જ ભાવવધારો થયો. આ પ્રકારની જાહેરાત કરનારા, તેઓ પ્રથમ હતા. જ્યારે દિલ્હીના મુખ્યપ્રધાન શિલા દિક્ષીત હજૂ, વિકલ્પો પર વિચારણા કરી રહ્યાં હોય તેમ લાગે છે.

મોંઘવારીનું 'ચેઈન રિએક્શન'

ભારતમાં મોંઘવારીનો દર 9.06 ટકા પર પહોંચી ગયો છે. જે અમેરિકાની સરખામણીમાં બમણો અને જર્મનીની સરખામણીમાં ચાર ગણો છે. મોંઘવારીના જળ પ્રલયમાં મોઢું બહાર રાખીને અસ્તિત્વ ટકાવી રાખવા માટે પ્રયાસ કરી રહેલા સામાન્ય માનવીની કમર જ તૂટી ગઈ છે. આમ તો ડીઝલ પર રૂ. ત્રણનો વધારો કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. પરંતુ, કરવેરા સાથે આ વધારો રૂ. 3.40 આસપાસ થવા જાયછે.

ચેઈન રીએક્શનની ચર્ચા થતી હતી તેના એક દિવસમાં જ નોર્થ ઈન્ડિયા મોટર રોડ ટ્રાન્સપોર્ટ એસોસિએશન દ્વારા ભાડામાં 8 થી નવ ટકાનો વધારો કરી દીધો છે. જેના પગલે શાકભાજી અને ફળોના ભાવોમાં પણ વધારો થશે. લુધિયાણાથી મુંબઈના ભાડામાં 2000 થી 2400નો ભાવવધારો કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. આવી જ રીતે અન્યોમાં પણ ભાવવધારો થશે.

આ તબક્કે નોંધવા જેવી બાબત એ છે કે ,આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ઊર્જા સંસ્થાએ 60 મિલ્યન બેરલ તેલ આગામી ત્રીસ દિવસમાં આપવાની જાહેરાત કરી છે. જેના કારણે બ્રેન્ટ ક્રૂડના ભાવો 106 ડૉલર પર આવી ગયા છે.

શું સરકાર ખરેખર લાચાર છે ? સરકારના જૂઠનો પર્દાફાશ

જો વર્ષમાં એક વખત ભાવવધારો હોય તો સામાન્ય પ્રજા તેમનું બજેટ અનુરૂપ બનાવી લે. પરંતુ, દસ મહિનામાં દસ વખત ભાવવધારો થાય ત્યારે લોકો શું કરે ? સરકારને તેલ કંપનીઓની ચિંતા છે, પરંતુ સામાન્ય જનતા માટે કોઈ સંવદેના નથી.

સરકારના કહેવા પ્રમાણે તે લાચાર છે, પરંતુ જો હું તમને કહું કે એક સામાન્ય ઉકેલ દ્વારા સરકાર ભાવોને નિયંત્રણમાં લાવી શકે છે અને એટલે સુધી કે, ઘટાડી પણ શકે છે, શરત છે કે સરકાર કરવા ચાહે. મારી વાત સાચી છે. વાંચો કેવી રીતે.

ડીઝલ માટે તમે વિવિધ કર પેટે 36 ટકા ચૂકવણું કરો છો
(ભાવવધારા પહેલાના આંકડા)

ડીલરનું કમિશન 2 ટકા
કસ્ટમ ડ્યૂટી 7 ટકા
એક્સાઈઝ ડ્યૂટી 15 ટકા
સેલ્સ ટેક્સ 12 ટકા

આ જાહેરાત સાથે જ પેટ્રોલિયમ પ્રધાને ઉદારતાપૂર્વક જાહેરાત કરતા હોય તેમ ક્રૂડ તેલ અને પેટ્રોલિયમ પેદાશો પરની પાંચ ટકાની કસ્ટમ ડ્યૂટી ઘટાડી દીધી. જો કે, તેનાથી માત્ર તેલ કંપનીઓને રાહત મળશે, સામાન્ય માનવીને કોઈ લાભ નહીં થાય.

કેરોસિનમાં તમે 12 ટકા વેરા ચૂકવો છો.

ડીલર અને રિટેલ કમિશન 8 ટકા
કસ્ટમ ડ્યૂટી – નહીં
એક્સાઈઝ ડ્યટી – નહીં
સેલ્સ ટેક્સ – ચાર ટકા

એલપીજી માટે તમે 23.5 ટકા વેરા ચૂકવો છો
ડીલરનું કમિશન- 19.5 ટકા
કસ્ટમ ડ્યટી- નહીં
એક્સાઈઝ ડ્યટી – નહીં
સેલ્સ ટેક્સ – 11.34 ટકા

જો કે, સરકાર પેટ્રોલ પરના કર દ્વારા જનતાને નીચોવી રહી છે. પેટ્રોલ પર તમે 54 ટકા કર ચૂકવો છો.

ડીલરનું કમિશન – 2 ટકા
કસ્ટમ ડ્યૂટી – 4 ટકા
એક્સાઈઝ ડ્યૂટી – 32 ટકા
સેલ્સ ટેક્સ – 17 ટકા

સરકાર પોતાને લોક-મિત્ર તરીકે ખપાવે છે. પરંતુ વાસ્તવમાં તે મધ્યમ વર્ગનો જીવ કાઢી રહી છે. સરકાર એ હક્કીકત ભૂલે છે કે, વિવિધ કરો દ્વારા સરકારને મધ્યમ વર્ગ પાસેથી જ સૌથી વધુ આવક મળે છે. ચાલુ નાણાંકીય વર્ષના અંદાજપત્રમાં કોઈ રાહત આપી ન હતી. વધુમાં સર્વિસ ટેક્સનું ભારણ નાખવામાં આવ્યું છે. ઈંધણના ભાવોના વધારના કારણે જીવન જરૂરિયાતની ચીજ વસ્તુઓના ભાવો વધશે. જેનાથી ફૂગાવા અને ખાદ્યાન્ન ચીજવસ્તુઓના ભાવોમાં વધારો થશે.

દસ મહિનામાં દસ વખત ભાવ વધારો : બસ બહુ થયું

જો સરકાર કમર કસે અને રાજ્યોની મુલાકાતો તથા ઝેડ-ક્લાસ સુરક્ષા પર ઓછો ખર્ચ કરે તો સામાન્ય માનવી માટે ઈંધણના ભાવો સ્થિર રાખવા શક્ય છે. અણ્ણા હજારેના સમર્થનમાં ઊભા થયેલા લોકોએ આ વખતે ભાવવધારા સામે ઊભા થવાની જરૂર છે. આ અંગેનો સંદેશો કોઈ ચોક્કસ રીત વગર દેશને ચલાવતી સરકારને પહોંચે તે જરૂરી છે. છેલ્લા દસ મહિનાથી આપણે આપણા હક્કો માટે કશું બોલ્યા નથી. જેના કારણે આજે આ સ્થિતિ ઊભી થઈ છે.

લોકોના આક્રોશ દ્વારા સરકારને એ વાતની ખાતરી થવી જોઈએ કે ઈંધણના ભાવો તેલ કંપનીઓ કે સરકારી અધિકારીઓની મરજી મુજબ વધી ન શકે. આપણે બધાએ એક સાથે મળીને આગળ આવવાનું છે, જેથી સરકારે આ ભાવવધારો પાછો ખેંચવો પડે અને ઈંધણના ભાવો પર અમાનવીય વધારો કરતા પહેલા સો વખત વિચાર કરે.tyle="font-weight:bold;">

શું આપનો ભારત દેશ જવાહરલાલ નેહરુ, ઇન્દિરા ગાંધી અને રાજીવ ગાંધી ના બાપ ની સંપતિ છે?

2011-06-23T06:25:00.000-07:00

Hospitals/Medical Institutions

1. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore, Karnataka
2. Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi
3. Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry
4. Shri Rajiv Gandhi college of Dental Science & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka
5. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala
6. Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Bangalore, Karnataka
7. Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Raichur
8. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, Bangalore, Karnataka
9. Rajiv Gandhi Paramedical College, Jodhpur
10. Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane, Mumbai
11. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Karnataka
12. Rajiv Gandhi Hospital, Goa
13. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh
14. Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi
15. Rajiv Gandhi Homoeaopathic Medical College, Chinar Park, Bhopal, M.P
16. North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences , Shilong, Meghalaya
17. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
18. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore
19. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, Patna
20. The Indira Gandhi Paediatric Hospital, Afghanistan
21. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Hospital, Dharmaram College, Bangalore
22. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Heath, Bangalore
23. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
24. Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Kerala
25. Indira Gandhi Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneshwar
26. Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur
27. Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital And Research Centre, Kolkata
28. Indira Gandhi Hospital, Shimla
29. Indira Gandhi Women and Children Hospital , Bhopla
30. Indira Gandhi Gas Relief hospital, Bhopal
31. Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla
32. Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya
33. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry
Budgetary Allocation 2008-09 – 127.84 crores
Budgetary Allocation 2009-10 – 117.51 crores
34. Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal
35. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Raipur.
36. Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi
37. Nehru, Science Centre, Worli, Mumbai
38. Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal
39. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Homoeopathic Medical Sciences, Maharashtra

Institutions / Chairs / Festivals

1. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. (RGNIYD), Ministry of Youth and Sports
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute, Faridabad, Haryana
3. Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission in Tribal Areas
4. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development
5. Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Chhattisgarh
6. Rajiv Gandhi Chair Endowment established in 1998 to create a Chair of South Asian Economics
7. Rajiv Gandhi Project – A pilot to provide Education through Massive Satellite Connectivity up grassroot Level
8. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited (Government of Karnataka Enterprise)
9. Rajiv Gandhi Information and Technology Commission
10. Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Peace and Disarmament
11. Rajiv Gandhi Music Festival
12. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture
13. Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas
14. Rajiv Gandhi Education Foundation, Kerala
15. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Convention
16. The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Educational and Charitable Society, Kasagod, Kerala
17. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial trophy ekankika spardha, Prerana Foundation, Kari Road
18. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath, New Delhi
19. Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan
20. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam
21. Indira Gandhi Institute for Development and Research , Mumbai
22. Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology (IGIC), Patna
23. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi
24. Indira Gandhi National Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
25. Indira Gandhi Mahila Sahakari Soot Girani Ltd, Maharashtra
26. Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre , Ministry of Environment & Forest
27. Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
28. Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.
29. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
30. Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary celebrations
31. Postal stamps of different denominations and one Rupee coins in memory of Jawaharlal Nehru.
32. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust (U.K.) Scholarships
33. Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra
34. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for. Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
35. Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre, Embassy of India, Moscow
36. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog Kendra for Juveniles, Pune, Maharastra
37. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru college of agriculture and research institute , Pondicherry

Roads/Buildings/places

1. Rajiv Chowk, Delhi
2. Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung, New Delhi
3. Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan, New Delhi
4. Rajiv Gandhi Park, Kalkaji, Delhi
5. Indira Chowk, New Delhi
6. Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi
7. Nehru Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
8. Nehru Nagar, New Delhi
9. Nehru Place, New Delhi
10. Nehru Park, New Delhi Nehru House, BSZ Marg, New Delhi
11. Jawaharlal Nehru Government House New Delhi
12. Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Park, Gurgaon, Haryana
13. Rajiv Gandhi Chowk, Andheri, Mumbai
14. Indira Gandhi Road, Mumbai
15. Indira Gandhi Nagar, Wadala, Mumbai
16. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, Mumbai
17. Nehru Nagar, Kurla, Mumbai
18. Jawaharlal Nehru gardens at Thane, Mumbai
19. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Hall, Chennai
20. Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamilnadu
21. Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram road named after Rajiv Gandhi)
22. Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Haryana
23. Mount Rajiv, a peak in Himalaya
24. Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat, Goa
25. Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Chennai
26. Rajiv Gandhi Park, Vijayawada
27. Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
28. Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Trichy, Tamil Nadu
29. Rajiv Gandhi IT Park, Hinjewadi, Pune
30. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Bhav , Palanpur Banaskantha
31. Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, Chandigarh
32. Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van, Jharkhand
33. Rajiv Gandhi statue, Panaji, Goa
34. Rajiv Gandhi Road, Chittoor
35. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur
36. Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, University of Hyderabad
37. Indira Gandhi Musical Fountains, Bangalore
38. Indira Gandhi Planetarium , Lucknow
39. Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC), High Commission of India, Mauritus
40. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , Eastern Ghats of India
41. Indira Gandhi Canal, Ramnagar, Jaisalmer
42. Indira Gandhi Industrial Complex, Ranipet, Vellore District
43. Indira Gandhi Park, Itanagar
44. Indira Gandhi Squiare , Pondicherry
45. Indira Gandhi Road, Willingdon Island, Cochin
46. Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Kashmir
47. Indira Gandhi Sagar Dam, Nagpur
48. Indira Gandhi bridge, Rameshvar, Tamil Nadu
49. Indira Gandhi Hospital, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation
50. Indira Gandhi memorial cultural Complex, UP Govt.
51. Indira Gandhi Sports Stadium , Rohru District, Shimla
52. Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan , Bhopal
53. Indira Gandhi Nagar, Rajasthan
54. Indira Nagar, Lucknow
55. Roads are named after Jawaharlal Nehru in many cities e.g. in Jaipur, Nagpur, Vile Parle, Ghatkopar, Mulund etc.
56. Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad
57. Jawaharlal Nehru Gardens, Ambarnath
58. Jawarharlal Nehru Gardens, Panhala
59. Jawaharlal Nehru market, Jammu.
60. Jawaharlal Nehru Tunnel on the Jammu Srinagar Highway
61. Nehru Chowk, Ulhas Nagar, Maharashtra.
62. Nehru Bridge on the river Mandvi, Panaji, Goa
63. Nehru Nagar Ghaziabad
64. Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Dharmatala, Kolkata
65. Nehru Road, Guwahati
66. Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur
67. Nehru Vihar Colony, Kalyanpur, Lucknow
68. Nehru Nagar, Patna
69. Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Pondicherry
70. Nehru Bazaar, Madanapalli, Tirupathi
71. Nehru Chowk, Bilaspur. M.P
72. Nehru Street, Ponmalaipatti, Tiruchirapalli
73. Nehru Nagar, S.M. Road, Ahmedabad
74. Nehru Nagar,. Nashik Pune Road

શું આપનો ભારત દેશ જવાહરલાલ નેહરુ, ઇન્દિરા ગાંધી અને રાજીવ ગાંધી ના બાપ ની સંપતિ છે?

2011-06-22T06:06:00.001-07:00

1. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Delhi
2. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
4. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium, Bawana
5. Rajiv Gandhi National Football Academy, Haryana
6. Rajiv Gandhi AC Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
7. Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Pondicherry
8. Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Nahariagun, Itanagar
9. Rajiv Gandhi Badminton Indoor Stadium, Cochin
10. Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthra,Ernakulam
11. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex , Singhu
12. Rajib Gandhi Memorial Sports Complex, Guwahati
13. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
14. Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Cochin
15. Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
16. Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una, Himachal Pradesh
17. Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
18. Indira Gandhi Stadium, Deogarh, Rajasthan
19. Gandhi Stadium, Bolangir, Orissa

Airports/ Ports

1. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, New Hyderabad, A.P.
2. Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, Cochin
3. Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
4. Indira Gandhi Dock, Mumbai
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Nava Sheva Port Trust, Mumbai
Total budgetary plan outlay 2008-9 – 69.92crore. Total budgetary plan outlay 2009-10 – 324 crore

Universities/Education Institutes

1. Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shilong
2. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Ranchi, Jharkhand
3. Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, M.P.
4. Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur, Kolkata
5. Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Secundrabad
6. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab
7. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Budgetary Allocation 2008-09 – 1.50 crore Budgetary Allocation 2009-10 – 3.00 crore
8. Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy, Begumpet, Hyderabad, A.P
9. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala
10. Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering Research & Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
11. Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
12. Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
13. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Chola Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka
14. Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, M.P.
15. Rajiv Gandhi D.e.d. College, Latur, Maharashtra
16. Rajiv Gandhi College, Shahpura, Bhopal
17. Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi
18. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli, U.P.
19. Rajiv Gandhi Homeopathic Medical College, Bhopal, M.P.
20. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Post Graduate Studies, East Godavari District, A.P.
21. Rajiv Gandhi College of Education, Thumkur, Karnataka
22. Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
23. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT and Biotechnology, Bhartiya Vidhyapeeth
24. Rajiv Gandhi High School, Mumbai, Maharashtra
25. Rajiv Gandhi Group of Institutions, Satna, M.P.
26. Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
27. Rajiv Gandhi Biotechnology Centre, R.T.M., Nagpur University
28. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
29. Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh
30. Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate College, Allahabad, U.P.
31. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka
32. Rajiv Gandhi Govt. PG Ayurvedic College, Poprola, Himachal Pradesh
33. Rajiv Gandhi College, Satna, M.P.
34. Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
35. Rajiv Gandhi Madhyamic Vidyalaya, Maharashtra
36. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan
37. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
38. Rajiv Gandhi Industrial Training Centre, Gandhinagar
39. Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Andhra Pradesh
40. Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Distance Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
41. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture , Tamil Nadu
42. Rajiv Gandhi University (Arunachal University), A.P.
43. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre (RGSMC), Kerela
44. Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritus
45. Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda, Goa
46. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyalaya, Mulund, Mumbai
47. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Polytechnic, Bangalore, Karnataka
48. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Circle Telecom Training Centre (India), Chennai
49. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Kasagod, Kerala
50. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College Of Aeronautics, Jaipur
51. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial First Grade College, Shimoga
52. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Education, Jammu & Kashmir
53. Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkacha, Varanasi
54. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Teacher’s Training College, Jharkhand
55. Rajiv Gandhi Degree College, Rajahmundry, A.P.
56. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
57. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development & Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra
58. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun
59. Indira Gandhi RashtriyaUran Akademi, Fursatganj Airfield, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
60. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai
61. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Orissa
62. Indira Gandhi B.Ed. College, Mangalore
63. Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Education, Nanded, Maharashtra
64. Indira Gandhi Balika Niketan B.ED. College, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
65. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Madhya Pradesh
66. Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
67. Smt. Indira Gandhi Colelge, Tiruchirappalli
68. Indira Gandhi Engineering College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
69. Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kashmere Gate, Delhi
70. Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Dist. Dhenkanal, Orissa
71. Indira Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Pune, Maharashtra
72. Indira Gandhi Integral Education Centre, New Delhi
73. Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Delhi University, Delhi
74. Indira Gandhi High School, Himachal
75. Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh
76. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
77. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Andhra Pradesh
78. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakashi
79. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management, Vikram
University
80. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
81. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
82. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, AP
83. Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
84. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced Scientific Research, a deemed university, Jakkur, P.O. Bangalore
85. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Social Studies, affiliated to Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith (Pune, Maharashtra)
86. Jawaharlal Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Sciences, Coimbatore, (ESTD 1968)
87. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Katraj, Dhankwdi, Pune, Maharashtra
88. Kamal Kishore Kadam’s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
89. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education & Technological Research, Nanded, Maharashra
90. Jawaharlal Nehru College, Aligarh
91. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
92. Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur
93. Jawaharlal Nehru B.Ed. College, Kota, Rajasthan
94. Jawaharlal Nehru P.G. College, Bhopal
95. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College, Sundernagar, District Mandi, H.P.
96. Jawaharlal Nehru PublicSchool, Kolar Road, Bhopal
97. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, A.P.
98. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Ibrahimpatti, Andhra Pradesh

Awards

1. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement
2. Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award
3. Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Awards, Delhi Labour Welfare Board
4. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
5. Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award
6. Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award
7. Rajiv Gandhi National Award Scheme for Original Book Writing on Gyan Vigyan
8. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
9. Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award, Instituted by Bureau of Indian Standards in 1991
10. Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
11. RajivGandhi Travelling Scholarship
12. Rajiv Gandhi(UK) Foundation Scholarship
13. Rajiv Gandhi Film Awards (Mumbai)
14. Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna Puraskar
15. Rajiv Gandhi Parisara Prashasti, Karnataka
16. RajivGandhi Vocational Excellence Awards
17. Rajiv Gandhi Excellence award
18. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
19. Indira Gandhi Prize for National Integration
20. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award
21. Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards, Ministry of Environment and Forests
22. Indira Gandhi Memorial National Award forBest Environmental & Ecological
23. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Purashkar
24. Indira Gandhi NSS Award
25. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
26. Indira Gandhi Official Language Award Scheme
27. Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film
28. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards for The Town Official Language
29. Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament and Development
30. Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Science
31. Indira Gandhi Vision of Wildlife Conservation Zoo, a seminar organized by Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy.
32. Indira Gandhi Shiromani Award
33. Indira Gandhi NSS Award/National Youth
34. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Pushar award – search n correct
35. Indira Gandhi N.S.S Awards
36. Indira Gandhi award for social service, MP Govt.
37. Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme
38. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award Scheme
39. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield Scheme
40. Jawarharlal Nehru Student Award for research project of evolution of DNA
41. Jawaharlal Nehru award for International peace worth Rs 15 lakh cash given to many international figures, every year, including Yasser Arafat of Palestine Liberation Front in 1988 and U Thant in 1965.
42. Soviet Land Nehru Award, a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 given to Shyam Benegal in Dec 89, in recognition of the above film.
43. Jawaharlal Nehru Balkalyan awards of Rs.10,000 each to 10 couples by Govt. of Maharashtra (ToI-28-4-89).
44. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi, for Academic Achievement
45. Jawaharlal Nehru birth centenary research award for energy
46. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
47. Nehru Bal Samiti Bravery Awards
48. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medal
49. Jawaharlal Nehru Prize” from 1998-99, to be given to organizations (preferably NGOs) for Popularization of Science.
50. Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Competition

Scholarship / Fellowship

1. Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for SC/ST Candidates, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Budgetary Allocation for 2008-9 – 26.40 crores
Budgetary Allocation for 2009-10 – 23.70 crores
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for ST Candidates
Budgetary Allocation for 2008-09 – 29.00 crores
Budgetary Allocation for 2009-10 – 42.00 crores
4. Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, IGNOU
5. Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellows
6. Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Budgetary Allocation for 2008-9 – 16.00 crores
Budgetary Allocation for 2009-10 – 22.50 crores
7. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes candidates given by University Grants Commission
8. Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning in association with Indira Gandhi National Open University
9. Rajiv Gandhi science talent research fellowship given by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced scientific research (to promote budding scientists) done in tandem with Department of Science and Technology and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
10. Rajiv Gandhi HUDCO Fellowships in the Habitat Sector (to promote research in the field of sustainable Habitat development) for MPhil, {PhD Students for 2 to 3 years, conferred by HUDCO
11. Indira Gandhi Memorial Fellowships check
12. Fullbright scholarship now renamed Fullbright- Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship
13. Cambridge Nehru Scholarships, 10 in number, for research at Cambridge University, London, leading to Ph. D. for 3 years, which include fee, maintenance allowance, air travel to UK and back.
14. Scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships for Post-graduate Studies, Govt. of India.
15. Nehru Centenary (British) Fellowships/Awards

National Parks/ Sanctuaries/ Museums

1. Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) Wildlife Sanctury, Karnataka
2. Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctury, Andhra Pradesh
3. Indira Gandhi National Park, Tamil Nadu
4. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , New Delhi
5. Indira Gandhi National Park, Anamalai Hills on Western Ghats
6. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vishakhapatnam
7. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS)
8. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Pollachi
9. Rajiv Gandhi Health Museum
10. The Rajiv Gandhi Museum of Natural History
11. Indira Gandhi Memorial museum, New Delhi
12. Jawaharlal Nehru museum in Aurangabad, Maharashtra opened by state govt.
13. Jawaharlal Nehru memorial Gallery, London
14. Jawaharlal Nehru planetarium, Worli, Mumbai.
15. Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Exhibition for Children

શું આપનો ભારત દેશ જવાહરલાલ નેહરુ, ઇન્દિરા ગાંધી અને રાજીવ ગાંધી ના બાપ ની સંપતિ છે?

2011-06-21T06:12:00.001-07:00

Our government has been running about 450 schemes on the name of just 1 family.
Why is the government glorifying the name of just 1 family when 7 lakh krantikaris had sacrificed there lives for the independence of our nation?
Why isn’t the names of Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azaad, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose used for national schemes, colleges, institutions, awards, etc?
This is nothing but a conspiracy to promote 1 family for political agenda and present them as the national leaders as if they are the only ones who have done something for our country.
The list of scheme:
Government Schemes/ Projects
Central Government Schemes
1. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Ministry of Power - A scheme “Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana” for Rural Electricity Infrastructure and Household Electrification was launched for the attainment of the National Common Minimum Programme of providing access to electricity to all Rural Household by 2009. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is the nodal agency for the scheme. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana to be continued during the Eleventh Plan period with a capital subsidy of Rs. 28000 Crore; allocation of Rs 5500 crore for FY09.
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Ministry of Rural Development, Annual allocation plan 2007-08 was Rs.6,400 crore and Annual allocation plan 2008-09 is Rs.7,300 crore.
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers,
Department of Women & Child Development, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi,Budgetary allocation 2008-09 – 91.88 crore. Budgetary allocation 2009-10 – 91.52 crore
4. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana for benefit of NE entrepreneurs, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India.
Budgetary allocation 2008-9 – Rs. 2.70 crore. Budgetary allocation 2009-10 – Rs.1.12 crore
5. Indira Awas Yojana, Ministry of Rural Areas and Environment – IAY is a CSS funded on cost-sharing basis between the Centre and the States in the ratio of 75:25. In the case of UTs, the entire funds are provided by Centre. The target groups for housing under IAY are households below poverty line living in rural areas, particularly those belonging to SC/ST and freed bonded labourers.
Budgetary allocation 2008-09 – Rs. 7919.00 crores. Budgetary allocation 2009-10 – Rs.7914.70 crores
6. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme – objective to provide social security to workers in the unorganized sector in a phased manner.
Budgetary allocation in 2008-09 is Rs. 3,443 crore
7. Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India – 7 years time frame, 50,000 cr.
Budgetary allocation for 2008 – 9 – 10447.98 crore Budgetary allocation for 2009-10 – 10713.84 crore
8. Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojna – Ministry of Labour and Employment – A Self- employment programme for urban poor
9. Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
10. Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Funded by World Bank
11. Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana, Union Ministry of Textiles, in association with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited
12. Indira Vikas Patra

State Government Schemes

1. Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami Affected Areas, Govt. of Tamil Nadu,
Budgetary Allocation Rs.2347.19 crores
2. Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme for poor people, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Puducherry
3. Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna – Congress party president and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi had announced that the Centre would give a package of Rs.1,500-crore for providing housing facilities to the poorer sections in Delhi, thus announcing the scheme.
4. Rajiv Gandhi Prathamik Shiksha Mission , Raigarh
5. Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Madhya Pradesh
6. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Food Security , Madhya Pradesh
7. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh
8. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited is a Government Company established by the Government of Karnataka to cater to the housing needs of the Economically and Socially weaker sections of the society. Registered in April 2000, its authorised Capital is Rs.10 crores with Rs.3 crore paid up.
9. Rajiv Gandhi Tourism Development Mission, Rajasthan
10. Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme, Assam
11. Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Rojgar Yojana, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
12. Rajiv Gandhi Mobile Aids Counseling and Testing Services, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
13. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyarthi Suraksha Yojana, Maharashtra
14. Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Water Shed Management, M.P.
15. Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission for Tribal Areas, MP
16. Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry
17. Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme, Pondicherry
18. Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas, Punjab
19. Rajiv Gandhi Artisans Health and Life Insurance Scheme, Tamil Nadu
20. Rajiv Gandhi Zopadpatti and Nivara Prakalpa, Mumbai
21. Rajiv Arogya Sri programme , Gujrat State Govt. Scheme
22. Rajiv Gandhi Abhyudaya Yojana, AP
23. Rajiv Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission, Jabalpur
24. Rajiv Gandhi Bridges and Roads Infrastructure Development Programme for the construction of new roads and bridges and strengthening of the existing ones in the state of Haryana
25. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Niwara Prakalp, Maharashtra Govt.
26. Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna for Post Plus Two Students, Himachal Pradesh Government Scheme, Sponsored by, Central Government
27. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme, Maharashtra Govt.
28. Indira Gandhi Prathisthan, Housing and Urban Planning Department, UP Govt
29. Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme, Andhra Pradesh
30. Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, State Govt. Scheme
31. Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana, Govt. of Maharashtra
32. Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP), Jaisalmer, Govt. of Rajasthan
33. Indira Gandhi Niradhar Yojna, Govt. of Maharashtra
34. Indira Gandhi kuppam, State Govt. Welfare Scheme for Tsunami effected fishermen
35. Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme-2006, Haryana Govt.
36. Indira Gandhi Niradhar Old, Landless, Destitute women farm labour Scheme, Maharashtra Govt.
37. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme , Maharashtra Govt.
38. Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana, Chattisgarh
39. Indira Sahara Yojana , Chattisgarh
40. Indira Soochna Shakti Yojana, Chattisgarh
41. Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana , HP
42. Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana (DPIP), MP
43. Indira Gandhi super thermal power project , Haryana Govt.
44. Indira Gandhi Water Project, Haryana Govt.
45. Indira Gandhi Sagar Project , Bhandara District Gosikhurd Maharashtra
46. Indira Jeevitha Bima Pathakam, AP Govt
47. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt.
48. Indira Mahila Yojana Scheme, Meghalaya Govt
49. Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, Chhattisgarh Govt.
50. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt.
51. Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, The government of Andhra Pradesh helped most of the respondent families in acquiring female calves through this scheme.
52. Indira Gandhi Landless Agriculture Labour scheme, Maharashtra Govt.

Sports/Tournaments/Trophies

1. Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament
2. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Run
3. Rajiv Gandhi Federation Cup boxing championship
4. Rajiv Gandhi International tournament (football)
5. NSCI – Rajiv Gandhi road races, New Delhi
6. Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race, Kerala
7. Rajiv Gandhi International Artistic Gymnastic Tournament
8. Rajiv Gandhi Kabbadi Meet
9. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Roller Skating Championship
10. Rajiv Gandhi memorial marathon race, New Delhi
11. Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship, Chandigarh
12. Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Trophy for the Best College, Calicut
13. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Cricket Tournament, Initiated by Rahul Gandhi in Amethi
14. Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup (U-21), football
15. Rajiv Gandhi Trophy (football)
16. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Sportspersons
17. All Indira Rajiv Gandhi Basketball (Girls) Tournament, organized by Delhi State
18. All India Rajiv Gandhi Wrestling Gold Cup, organized by Delhi State
19. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Jhopadpatti Football Tournament, Rajura
20. Rajiv Gandhi International Invitation Gold Cup Football Tournament, Jamshedpur
21. Rajiv Gandhi Mini Olympics, Mumbai
22. Rajiv Gandhi Beachball Kabaddi Federation
23. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trophy Prerana Foundation
24. International Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Tournament
25. Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament
26. Indira Gandhi Boat Race
27. Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
28. Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament.