Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, 11 November 2013

Thank You , Mr Shinde !



Thank you for ordering a probe into the source of funds received by Aam Aadmi Party  (  AAP  )


Arvind Kejriwal must be thinking ,


"   What a stroke of luck !


    The support of Delhi citizens which we could not garner thru our 3 months
    of campaigning , Mr Shinde has managed for us within minutes , by
    ordering this probe  "


Before the probe , AAP was expecting to win somewhere around 40+ seats in Delhi Assembly Elections

Now , thru his usual bungling , exposing his " Himalayan Hypocrisy " , Mr Shinde has assured that AAP ends up with 50+ seats  !



Why ?  What makes me think so  ?



>    At the end of the probe , AAP will come out clean


>    If , AAP managed to receive Rs 9 Crores in Oct , it may receive Rs 19
      crores in Nov  !


>    Mr Shinde won't have the courage to order similar probes into the   
      sources of funding of Congress  /  BJP  /  NCP  /  BSP  /  SP  /  CPI etc,
      who have , between them , collected approx Rs 4,900 Crores between
      2004-2011 , of which , 75 % donations are from,


                                    "    Sources  Unknown  "


       (  -  read , own black money re-routed  thru hawaala route  !  )



>    Over the next few weeks , our alert media ( God bless the TV anchors )
      will continue to demand that the political parties offer themselves for
      coverage by RTI Act , as held by CIC , ordered by Supreme Court and
      confirmed by the Attorney General



>    725 million voters , who are fed-up of the corruption and hypocrisy of
      Congress , will vote to power ( in 2014 ) , BJP , which , they look upon
      as , "  lesser of the evils  " (  between deep sea and devil  ?  )



>    Upon coming to power , NDA will be forced to amend the Foreign Contri-
      bution Regulations  /  Electoral Reforms Bill / Representation of Peoples
      Act  /  Jan Lokpal Bill etc



Never since our independence , the Nation has owed so much "  thanks  " ,
to one person for his single act of " political suicide "  !



Thank You , once again , Mr Shinde  !




*    hemen   parekh   (   12  Nov   2013  )

  

Sunday, 10 November 2013

Politics of Polarization



In the election speeches , soft-spoken Congress leaders are blaming hard-hitting BJP leaders of trying to " polarize " the voters along community lines , viz:


>   Hindu      Vs      Muslim


But polarization has been around since the birth of the Earth - even before


Take a look at the following " Poles "  :


>     Matter     Vs     Anti-matter


>     Mass       Vs      Energy


>     Day        Vs       Night


>     Earth      Vs       Sky


>     Male       Vs       Female


>     Old         Vs       Young


>     Rich        Vs       Poor


>     Classes    Vs      Masses


>     Dieting    Vs       Starving


>     Employed   Vs    Jobless


>     Educated  Vs     Illiterate


>     Healthy     Vs     Diseased


>     Dictators   Vs     Democrats


>     Developed   Vs    Deprived


>     Skilled       Vs     Unskilled...............  etc



And none of these " poles " are likely to disappear anytime soon


In fact , ' polarization " is ,


>       Anaadi         (  without a beginning  )


>       Anant           (  without an end   )


>       Avinaashi      (  Non - Destructible  )



( which also happens to be the only way to define God    )



Ancient Indian philosophers called this phenomenon , " Dwait - Waad "


The eternal cosmic dance of " Twin-ism "


Narendra Modi does not deserve " Credit " for inventing something that has always existed  - and will continue to exist even when Congress and BJP cease to exist !


But then , " polarization " makes for a nice topic for TV anchors to ask sundry experts , their opinions  !




*    hemen   parekh   (  11   Nov   2013  )


         

Saturday, 9 November 2013

Who is confused ?


Who is more confused ?


Is it CBI , Central Government or the Supreme Court ?


Yesterday , Supreme Court granted a stay to the Guahati High Court order declaring CBI unconstitutional / illegal


Reason ?


Chief Justice of India , P Sathasivam said ,


"  Many people are seeking stay of their trials based on HC verdict ..... We are concerned about all other cases "


SC will now hear the case on 6th Dec


Till then , CBI can continue with its 9,000 trials and 1,000 cases under investigation


And , Department of Personnel and Training ( DoPT ) will get ready with its defense by :


>     Removing entire reference about CBI from the Lokpal bill , already
       passed in the Lok Sabha on Dec 27, 2011


>     Cancelling proposed amendments to DSPE Act(1946), regarding
       procedure for the appointment of the CBI Chief


>     Delinking amendments in DPSE Act from the Lokpal Bill and move these
       separately in Rajya Sabha


>     Amend the DSPE Act with fresh provisions and explanations related
       to CBI's functioning


>     Providing for a fixed tenure of not less than 2 years and for the
       prosecution of CBI Director


>     Providing legal backing to commitments given by the Government
       to SC , on financial autonomy and non-interference in cases being
       probed by CBI



If SC accepts DoPT proposals on 6 Dec, CBI may continue to exist but confusion will only get confounded  !


But then Governments , Courts and the lawyers thrive on keeping laws complex and people confused  ! Their survival depend upon that  !


The UPA - 2  government seems to be telling the citizens :


"  When we are doing all the thinking for you , why do you wish to exercise  your little brains ?


In our Poll Manifesto , we have clearly stated that , if you vote us to power in the forthcoming elections , you will never need to think again  !


Why trouble your little brains , thinking about


>    Roti  /  Kapda  /  Makan  /  Pani  /  Sadak  /  Bijlee

>    Rapes  /  Murders  /  Suicides  / Dowry deaths / Honor Killings

>    Dengue  /  TB  /  Polio /  Malaria

>    Garbage / Open Gutters / Dirty Drinking Water / Air Pollution

>    Poverty  /  Starvation /  Unemployment

>    Land Mafias  /  Scams  /  Floods  / Droughts



Why  ?  Why  ?  Why  ?



If you must think , then think about the heavenly Nirvana under UPA-3  "




*     hemen  parekh   (  10  Nov  2013  )



Friday, 8 November 2013

Supreme in Soup !



Two days back , Guwahati High Court said ,


"  CBI is illegal "


And placed Supreme Court in a soup - along with the Central Government and the CBI ( - in that order )


Today , Central Government will appeal to Supreme Court for a stay against HC order


V. Narayanswamy , Minister of State for Personnel ( to whom CBI reports ) will argue :


" CBI has been around for last 50 years. So it should be allowed to continue. This will affect its functioning "


But thousands who have been investigated , arrested , tried by CBI Courts and sent behind bars , will counter-argue :


" Immediately release us , cancel all cases against us and compensate us for your ' Illegal ' actions of past 50 years "


Irony is :


In 2G and Coalgate scams , Supreme Court itself ,


>    Directed CBI to investigate


>    Submit regular Status Reports ( without showing to Ministers )


>    Arrest the suspects and chargesheet them



So , to save its own face , Supreme Court will , no doubt , grant a stay


But , simultaneously , it must direct the Central Government as follows :


>    Today , there are 3 wings of the government , viz: Legislative / Judiciary
       / Administrative. Amend the Constitution to create a 4th wing , called
      AUDIT WING


>    Make it an independent / autonomous wing under LokPal


>    Make CBI - CAG - CVC - CIC , report to LokPal


>    Make LokPal report to the President of India


>    Under this AUDIT WING Act , retrospectively , validate / legalise , all  
      actions taken by CBI since 1963


>    Empower central LokPal to appoint State Lok-Ayukts , without refering
       to the State Governments (  ala , appointments of State Governors  )


In any case , Rahul Gandhi wanted to grant LokPal , the status of a Constitutional Body ( remember his brief speech in Lok Sabha ? )


He can save UPA - 2 , a lot of embarassment by announcing above-mentioned points in a hurriedly called Press Conference !


And silence the Opposition Leaders who keep repeating that CBI is ,


>      A " Caged Parrot "


>      Hand-maid of the Government


>      Implements " His Master's Voice "



Forget 1000 tons of Unnao gold


Start digging the Constitutional Gold , to reverse all Opinion Polls findings !





*   hemen   parekh   (  09  Nov  2013 / 9 am ) 

Thursday, 7 November 2013

Opinions are subject to change !



Including opinions of political parties about " Opinion Polls "


In the following cases , what were our opinions - before and after ?



>   Ordinance after Rahul Gandhi Press Conference



>   Asaram Bapu before arrest


>   Rape Law after Nirbhaya


>   Kejriwal after Maulana meeting


>   Satyagraha before Gandhiji


>   RTI coverage of political parties before Supreme Court ruling


>   CBI before CAG audits


>   Lalu Yadav as Railway Minister and after Fodder Scam


>   Jan LokPal after Anna Hazare


>   Elections after T N Seshan


>   Inflation after Onions


>   ASI after Unnao gold digging ....... etc



We are all humans - not some computer algorithm.


so , as we grow up and get influenced by people and events around us , we do change our opinions


After each event , a new perspective emerges


We learn to judge people in new perspective


We also try to change other people and future outcome of events , by influencing them with our own opinions




So what is wrong in both , Congress and BJP having changed their opinions about " Opinion Polls " over time ?


Of Course , nothing !


Only thing they won't admit ( at least , publicly ) , is :



"  At any point of time , the prevailing circumstances dictate our opinions .


   We reserve the right to modify our opinions from time to time , in order
   to suit the circumstances


   In politics , just as there are no permanent friends ( or enemies ), there
   are no permanent virtues ( or vices ) - nor permanent opinions  !


   We are " Rational " people who must , for ever , consider what is in our
   best interest , at a point of time ( ala " Game Theory / Nash Equilibrium "  
   of John Nash ) "



   End of the controversy  !



   So be it  !





   *    hemen  parekh   (  08  Nov  2013  ) 

Wednesday, 6 November 2013

When will People win ?



>     BJP leaders are saying,


     "  On our own , we will win 272+ seats in Lok Sabha  "



>     AAP says ,


    "  We will win 47+ seats in Delhi  "



>     Congress says ,


    "  We will form the next government at the centre  "



>     Regional parties are saying ,


    "   Third front will win and come to power  "



>     Herr Gobbels , propaganda minister of Hitler , said ,


    "   Tell a lie a hundred times and it will get accepted as truth  "



>     Sundry " Pre-poll Opinion Surveys " predict ,


    "   Saffron will lead everywhere but they will fall short of
        absolute majority

        NDA - 2 will suffer from the same debilitating disease as
        with UPA - 2 , viz : Coalition Dharma "



>      Voters are saying ,


    "   Stop mud-slinging , name-calling , abusing each other


        Stop trying to bribe us by offering free rice , tablets ,   
        smartphones etc


        Stop begging us to vote for you


        For a change , listen to what WE are telling YOU


        We will vote to power , only that party , which firmly commits
        itself in Poll Manifesto , following :


       

        
          ' Within 100 days of coming to power , we will amend the Representation of Peoples Act , enabling voters of any         constituency to RECALL its elected MP / MLA , if they are   unhappy with his / her performance , at the end of 6 months of being elected '

                        
          For a change , We , the People , want to win - and permanently  !


Once every month , we want our elected Representative to hold a public meeting in our locality and tell us what he has done for us during the preceding 30 days - against the TARGETS that we set for him / her  !

If MPs / MLAs want to triple their salaries - no problem  !


No Minister ever obliges  opposition members, who go around, demanding  resignations !


We want to be in a position to " sack " non-performing MPs/MLAs 



But no more " Fixed Tenures "  !




*    hemen   parekh   (  07  Nov  2013  ) 

Tuesday, 5 November 2013

A Political Blunder ?




No , it is worse !



It is nothing short of stabbing in their backs , 12 million voters of Delhi  !




At some or other time in their political careers , politicians do make a mistake




But , for Arvind Kejriwal , at this early stage of his career , meeting Maulana Tauriqee Khan and soliciting his support for AAP , is nothing short of a suicidal blunder !




He can still salvage the future of AAP , by :




>      Publicly owning up his terrible mistake



>      Seeking forgiveness of Delhi voters



>      Promising never again to commit such a gaffe in future





May be , people of Delhi will still forgive his FIRST mistake




If he fails to do so , they will realize that  there is no difference between AAP and others !




Both , AAP and Arvind , will get consigned to history's dust-bin of  failed Messiahs !



Arvind ,



Your " Holier - than - Thou " days are over !



You have time till today evening  !




*    hemen  parekh  (  06  Nov  2013  )