Whose Bapu ?

There was a time

When you were our Bapu,

A Mahatma ;

For a life-time long

A tortured Atma ;

To wash away the sins of your children

You died a martyr's death ;

Now those very children

Have opened-up a shop

To sell " Gandhi-ism " ;

They are even maintaining

Two separate books of accounts,

One for income from " Unknown Sources ",

Strictly as required by the law !

Even out of curiosity

Do not venture

Anywhere near ;

No one will recognize you

Without your NSG / Z+ bodyguards  !

And children from city slums

Will chase you , shouting ,

" Ben Kingsley , Ben Kingsley ",

And when they ask you for your autograph ,

Do not sign,

" Mo Ka Gandhi "  !

Just pretend that you are Ben Kingsley,

TV cameras , Reporters , Anchors

Will  follow in your footsteps ;

Just forget that

You were our Bapu  !

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Free translation from my Gujarati poem , dated 30, Jan 1984

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*    hemen  parekh   (  13   Nov   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  )

  

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  )

         

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  )

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 ) 

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  ) 

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  )