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  ) 

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  )

What will they think ?

As they walk to the polling booths over the next few months , what will 725 million Indian voters be thinking ?

Here are some guesses :

>    2G Scam...............................   Rs. 176,000   Crores

>    Coal Scam  ..........................    Rs. 185,000   Crores

>    Wakf land Scam  ...................   Rs.  200,000  Crores

>    Mining Scam ........................    Rs.  150,000  Crores

>    Irrigation Scam  ...................    Rs.  70,000   Crores

>    NHRM Scam  ........................    Rs.  10,000   Crores

>    Foodgrain  Scam ....................  Rs.  35,000   Crores

>    Highway  Scam  ...................... Rs.  16,000  Crores

>    Bihar land Scam....................... Rs.   20,000  Crores

>    Fodder Scam............................ Rs.   50,000  Crores

>    Commonwealth Games Scam...... Rs.  70,000   Crores

>    Forgotten Scams  ....................  Rs.   500,000  Crores

Even on their way to the polling booths , will the voters be conducting a " Pre-poll Opinion Survey  " of their friends and relatives , by asking :

"  Which candidate listed on the EVM will deliver us from the " Scam-Raj " and usher us into a " Surajya "  ?  "

If Congress - and other sundry political parties have their way , they would persuade the Election Commission to ban all such pre-poll , wishful exchange of  " Opinions "  on part of the voters !

They are convinced , that any such pre-poll  opinion-exchange that may lead to Surajya  is,  by definition , " mis-leading "  !

Where does our Constitution provide for " Freedom of Thinking "  ?

*    hemen  parekh   (  06  Nov  2013  )

Selling Dreams ?

Yesterday , on ABP TV , Arvind Kejriwal ( Aam Aadmi Party ) promised to Delhiwallas , unbelievable improvements in ,

>   Healthcare

>   Education

>   Electricity Supply & Prices

>   Safe drinking water ,       etc

Apart from a Jan LokPal

Provided , Delhiwallas vote AAP to an absolute majority ( he expects 48 seats ) , on 4th Dec

At the moment , it appears that he has succeeded in selling a dream  !

That is one kind of ability that most politicians do possess

But most of them woefully lack the second kind of ability , viz:

>   Management of expectations raised , thru delivering on promises made

It does not take a genius , much hard work or a lot of money , if your promise is :

>   35 Kg of free rice per month to each poor family

I hope 71 constituency-wise manifestos that AAP promises to publish by this week-end , do not contain such " Insults " to people suffering for so long  !

Delivering on promises made by AAP , will require :

>     A time bound ACTION PLAN ( Roadmap ) with quantitative Achievement

      Targets ( Milestones )

>     A " Resource Mobilization Plan " which clearly spells out ,

       *   How much money will be required for each initiative ( budgetary

         allocations )

  

     *    How ( from where ) this money will be raised ?

           Raising taxes is bad !  Borrowing is worse  ! Begging Central Govt is

           worst  ! Can you save from " leakages " ?

>      Transparent procedures , open to public scrutiny

>      A honest / corruption-free / committed bureaucracy to implement

>      Non - interference by elected MLAs

>      How will public be involved ?

>      Which third party will measure the " Actual vs Targetted " performance

        and publish the audited results, and  how often ?

Surely ,drawing up and monitoring such a Project Plan , cannot be a Rocket Science for  IIT /  IIM whizkid volunteers of AAP , when their classmates at ISRO are launching Mars Orbiter Mission ( MOM ) today  ! 

If AAP manages to display this second kind of post-election " Performance Ability " , then it will truly herald  an " Indian Spring " and re-write the rules

of how elections will get fought in State / National elections

Good Luck , Arvind !

*    hemen  parekh   (  05  Nov  2013  )

Ban Pre-poll Opinion Surveys ?

Congress has asked Election Commission to ban pre-poll opinion surveys of voters

Congress says , these are inaccurate , manipulated , misleading

What it failed to say is ,

"  We are frightened to death  ! "

What Congress refuses to believe is that these surveys are confirming that the UPA has failed to come up to the expectations of people  , who are , now looking for an alternative

For UPA , this is a self-inflicted wound  !

-    by refusing to ,

*     Accept CAG findings in umpteen scams

*     Asking concerned ministers to resign immediately

*     Offering the entire Government machinery for CBI inquiry

Can you believe that this is the party which claims " legacy " of Lal Bahadur Shashtry , who resigned , within hours of a train accident when he was Railway Minister  ?

 -    by taking moral responsibility

-    without waiting to appoint an " Inquiry Commission " ( ala 1984 Delhi / 2002 Godhra riots ) , to submit its report within a few years , fixing the blame on faulty equipment / human error

When Nehru died , Lal Bahadur was the first choice for the post of PM

Without any Opinion Survey  !

When will Congress re-learn its lessons in forgotten art of " morality "  ?

*   hemen  parekh  (  04  Nov  2013  )

Nightingale is singing

India's nightingale , Lata Mangeshkar is singing , "  NaMo  ,  NaMo  "

Congressmen are livid with rage

Shuklaji is advising Lataji to keep away from politics and keep out of controversy

And like his predecessor minister of I & B , B V Keskar , who had banned playing of harmonium and Kishor Kumar songs on All India Radio ,current I & B minister , Manish Tewariji is considering a ban on playing of Lata-Songs on all TV channels ! And, of course, on YouTube !

Just as Sardar Patel had banned RSS  ?

To pip Arnab Goswami at his " Noise Hour " debate every night ,  Rajat Sharma served a summons on Lataji to appear on " Aap ki Adalat " , and asked :

"  Lata Didi ,

   You are alleged to have corrupted classical Indian music

   Bhairavi raga is supposed to be sung in early morning , in order to gently

   wake-up the people

   Other day , in Pune , you sang Bhairavi in the evening and woke up people

   from deep slumber of last 9 years

   And you even re-named the raga as " Raga NaMo "  !

   What do you have to say in your defence ?  "

Instead of replying , Lataji starts singing :

"   ए मेरे वतन के लोगो , अब पकडलो EVM ज़रा जोरसे 

    जो फूल देखो कमल का , वो बटन दबावों जरा प्यारसे  "

Instead of clapping , the audience starts singing loudly , in raga NaMo :

"  आयेगा , आयेगा , आयेगा आनेवाला 

    आयेगा , आयेगा , आयेगा। ………  "

The singing reverberates thru the length and breadth of India that is Bharat and fills up every heart  !

Nighingale has sung for 725 million voters

*   hemen  parekh   ( 03  Nov  2013  / Diwali  )