World is Watching !

It is not only India

Entire world is watching what has happened - and continues to happen - in Delhi

Oppressed people of Tunisia , Libya , Iraq , Egypt , Yemen , and now Syria , took up arms and fought bloody battles to liberate themselves from the tyranny of dictators

Of course , in no small measure , due to covert help from the Western world

But India is the land of Gandhi ( - the ancient one , not the Dynasty ! )

And peace-loving people of Delhi needed no outside help to throw out Congress and give a mandate to BJP and AAP

But a fractured mandate that gives no party a clear majority  !

Apparently , people of Delhi failed to appreciate that a coalition government is a government that gets blackmailed by its coalition partners , whose sole aim is to make a ton of money  !

Exactly what has been happening at the Centre for the past 5 years , rendering UPA -2 , a Spineless Spectacle  !

Arvind Kejriwal realized this a long time back and over the past 6 months , repeatedly said ,

"  We will neither support any party , nor seek support from anyone  "

He is absolutely right when he refuses to form a minority-led government , under constant threats from corrupt partners

What next  ?

Although President's Rule is an immediate possibility , it is a pointless postponement of what is inevitable , viz :

RE-ELECTION

Let us get over it fast

Let us face the harsh reality of parliamentary democratic process

If people of Delhi want a stable / accountable / corruption-free government , then let them go to the polling booths  ONCE AGAIN , and give AAP , at least 40  SEATS

Let their message ring loud and clear , across the length and breadth of India , proclaiming :

"  Brothers and Sisters,

   If you want to get rid of corruption , give AAP , an ABSOLUTE

   MAJORITY  in 2014 National Elections

   NOTHING  LESS  WILL  BE  ENOUGH  TO  LIBERATE  YOU

   If you hesitate , and split your vote , you will have only yourself to

   blame  for your continued suffering "

*    hemen   parekh   ( 10  Dec   2013  )

Unsolicited Advice to Arvind Kejriwal

Dear Arvind ,

Congratulations to people of Delhi for reposing their faith in AAP

It would have been nice if AAP were to form the government

However , it will be much " nicer " that you will sit in the Assembly as a " Responsible / Constructive " opposition !

And learn your first lessons in functioning of parliamentary democracy

Remember , people of entire country will watch , how you conduct yourself

Will you continue with ,

>  Mud-slinging / Gallies / Abuses

>  Personal attacks re: corruption

>  Negativism / Sulking

>  " Holier - than - Thou "  attitude

Or ,

Whether you will ,

>   Be " Positive rather than Negative "

>   Be  "  Pro-active rather than Re-active "

>   Without waiting for BJP to introduce , take the initiative to introduce

     relevant Bills in the Assembly in respect of following items of BJP's

     Poll Manifesto

EDUCATION

>  Reserve 85 % seats in Delhi colleges for local students

WOMEN & CHILDREN

>   Set-up more fast track courts for speedy trial of women-related cases

LAW & ORDER

>  Set up 24 hour help-line

SC / ST / MINORITIES

>  Ensure speedy justice in the 1984 riots

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

>  Build tower blocks for slum-dwellers

WATER

>  Rationalize water tariff

POWER

>  Reduce tariff by 30 %

TRANSPORT

>  Introduce a centralized traffic plan

JOBS

>  Provide easy loans for self employment

OTHERS

>  Make Lok-Ayukta, an effective institution with sufficient powers

By being FIRST to introduce these Bills , you will prove to the people of India that,

"  Role of opposition is not confined to simply oppose whatever bills get introduced by the Government in power , but take upon itself to introduce whatever bills it considers vital for the welfare of the people who voted for them - and ALL the other voters who DID NOT vote for them  "

I believe your Lok Ayukta Bill is ready ( since you had planned to pass it on 29th Dec )

So , how about introducing that as an " Opposition Bill " as soon as Assembly gets convened ?

For a change , how about putting the ruling party on its back - foot ?

By being " Offensive " , you will put the BJP on the " Defensive "  !

Then people will know how sincere is BJP with its poll promises  !

For long , you have been talking of a " different kind of politics "

Now is your chance to convert  your  " Hypothesis " into a " Theory " !

Remember ,

Whether people of India will vote for AAP or not in 2014 , will depend upon you performance as a Constructive Opposition , during the next 6 months

*    hemen   parekh   (  09  Dec  2013  )  

Split India ?

On 9th August 1942 ,

When seventy one year old Bapu

urged the British,

"   Quit India  " -

33 crore Indians echoed,

"  Quit India  ".

It is different today.

Goondas wearing Gandhi cap

Are going around,

Pilfering / Stealing / Looting / Raping / Murdering,

Branding themselves

Bapu's " moral " ( ! )  heirs ,

Sinister whispering

"   Split  India  "



Fast forward

Another seventy one years ,

And it is different today .

Holding Bapu's broom ,

One Crore , desperate Delhi-ites

will  tomorrow,

March to the polling booths,

Shouting ,

"  Quit Delhi "

And silently sweep

Their dynastic , desi , immoral rulers

Into history's dustbin.

*    hemen   parekh   (  03   Dec   2013  )

Hell – holes of Delhi

A poet has said about Kashmir :

“ If there is heaven on earth anywhere ,

   It is here ; It is here  “

Having watched the horrible living conditions of Delhi slums  ( on TV channels ) over the past few weeks , if I have to describe these , I would say :

“  If there is hell on earth anywhere ,

    It is here ; It is here “

A TV anchor asks a slum-dweller ,

 “ Why do you live , right on top of a stinking sewer ? “

She replies ,

“  Because we have no other option. We have been living like this for past 30 years . May be we will continue to live like this till we die

   Once every 5 years , local MLA visits us , telling us

about all the glorious achievements of Delhi, viz:

Ø              Bright-lit Stadiums / Malls / 5 star Hotels

Ø              Dozens of fly-overs

Ø              Swanky cars on Rajpath

Ø              Highways and Expressways

Ø              High-rise office complexes

Ø              Imposing Government offices in red stone…etc

Then he says ,

“  If you elect me , I promise ,

 

Ø              Covered gutters / drains

Ø              More and better community toilets

Ø              Debris – free and wide lanes

Ø              Daily garbage collection

Ø              Clean / piped drinking water to every hut

Ø              Cheap electricity

Ø              Nearby school with teachers

Ø              Instant admission to modern hospital

Ø              A permanent job for everyone….etc    “

But once elected , he disappears

Only to re-appear after 5 years with same promises ! “

Then the TV anchor asks ,

“ So , which party will you vote for on 4^th Dec ? “

Lady answers ,

“  This time , we will vote for Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) “

Anchor :

“ Why ? “

Lady :

“  Things cannot get any worse !

   We must give AAP, a chance to live up to their promises

   We believe they will  “

*   hemen  Parekh  (  02  Dec  2013  )  

  

  

  

" Anna Way " or " Arvind Way " ?

To bring Jan Lokpal Bill :

>   ANNA  WAY

     Anna has sent a letter ( must be his 20th ! ) , to PM Man Mohan Singh ,

     asking him to pass Jan Lokpal Bill in the winter session of Lok Sabha ,

     starting on 5th Dec

     If he fails to pass , Anna will go on an indefinite fast from 10th Dec

>   ARVIND  WAY

     Arvind is requesting Delhi-ites to elect , at least , 50 AAP candidates on

     4th Dec elections

     If they do , he has promised to pass Jan Lokpal Bill ( for Delhi ) on 29th

Which way will succeed  ?

People of Delhi have not forgotten what happened in Ramlila Ground in 2011

Anna was placed behind bars and " People's  Aandolan " was broken

Lok Sabha went thru a sham exercise of passing  a vastly diluted bill - knowing fully well that it will get stalled in BJP controlled Rajya Sabha !

Were Congressmen ( and their allies ) happy that BJP introduced 300 amendments in Rajya Sabha ?

They were ecstatic  !

Had Anna continued his " fast unto death " , he would have surely died

And our corrupt politicians ( - barring a few ) would have gone ahead and further insulted Anna's greatness by erecting a statue of Anna in the grounds of Lok Sabha  !

In the meantime , Bapu's statue continues to cry  !

For Anna-Way , it will be no different this time  !

PEOPLE  OF  DELHI  ,

If you want to ,

>   Save our democracy

>   Save Anna's life ,

you must go out and vote AAP to power on 4th Dec

Remember , what Kapil Sibal / Salman Khurshid said in 2011  ?

"  You cannot make laws in the streets of Delhi.

   Contest and win elections . Then change the laws from within -

   democratically  "

 

Prove them right  !  Change the Law-makers  !

Throw out law-breakers  !

*    hemen   parekh   (   01   Dec   2013   )

Face - to - Face or Facebook ?

According to Aniruddha Bahal  ( Editor - Cobrapost ) , both BJP and Congress seem to have hired " Cyber Mercenaries " to wage a " Cyber war " on their behalf

These Cyber - Stalkers repeatedly visit Facebook  /  Twitter etc social media web sites and

>    Comment  about " Virtues " of their political clients

>    Post " White Lies " about those opposing their clients

This is great news for Aam Aadmi Party (  AAP  )  !

Because only 12.6 % of India's population has access to Internet

That translates into following number of persons :

>    All India  .................. 150 million  ( out of 1200 million )

>    All India Voters  .........  91 million   ( out of 725 million eligible voters )

>    Delhi Voters  ..............  1.5 million  ( out of 11.5 million voters )

Balance 10 million Delhi voters have NO access to internet

No visit to Facebook  /  Twitter

No getting influenced by " Comments  /  Lies  /  Likes "

So , whenever " flesh - and - blood " ( not virtual ! ) AAP leaders are seen in their localities , these " Digitally Divided Delhi-ites " go out in the streets by thousands , to see them / greet them / hear them / ask them questions

10 million voters of Delhi don't give a damn about Facebook

They care about "  Face - to - Face "

On 4th Dec , these 10 million will troop out to polling booths to sweep away the " Feared Faceless " with a Jhadoo  !

*   hemen   parekh   (   30   Nov   2013   )

   

Licensed to Rob ?

On 4th Dec.,  810 candidates will contest Delhi State Assembly elections

Delhi-ites will mostly vote for either Congress or BJP or AAP candidates

In case of many  of these  candidates , a vote  will amount to granting those candidates , a " legal authorization "  to rob  /  plunder  /  rape  /  murder , the voters themselves for the next 5 years  !

Here are figures published by ADR (  Association for Democratic Reforms  ) :

>     Total no of candidates contesting 

...............................................810

>     Candidates with Criminal Cases  .............................................. . 129

>     Candidates with SERIOUS Criminal Cases  ..................................  93

       #    Congress   ........................................... 15

       #    BJP  ...................................................   31

       #    BSP  ..................................................   14

       #     AAP  ..................................................   5

>     Candidates with SERIOUS Criminal charges

 

       #    Congress  .............................................  8

       #    BJP  .....................................................  22

       #    BSP  .....................................................  12

       #    AAP   ...................................................... 5

>      Crorepati  Candidates  .....................................  265

>      Average Assets  (  All Candidates  )...................Rs   3.43   Cr

                            (  Congress Candidates )...........    Rs  14.25   Cr

  

                            (  BJP Candidates  )..................    Rs   8.16   Cr

                             (   AAP  Candidates  ) ..............    Rs   2.51   Cr

>     Highest  Assets

      *   M S Sirsa  ( SAD )......................................Rs    235.51   Cr

      *   S Gupta     (  Congress  ).............................Rs   164.44   Cr

      *   A K Jain     (  Congress  )  ...........................Rs    143.69   Cr

>     Assets of 66 " RE-CONTESTING "  candidates ( current MLAs ),

       *  In  2008  ................................................... Rs   2.90    Cr

       *  In  2013  ...................................................  Rs  10.43  Cr 

  

People of Delhi ,

On 4th Dec . , your choice of candidate , will decide your own fate

And your choices are  :

>    Vote for Congress / BJP and then suffer in silence for the next 5 years,

      to get robbed / raped / plundered / murdered

>   Vote for AAP and get, delivery of services ( Roads / Sewers / Clean

     Water / Healthcare / Power / Education etc ) , without having to bribe !

Vote wisely  !

*    hemen   parekh   (   29   Nov   2013   )