Save Patna Gandhi Maidan

I have learnt from a news-item that Bihar Govt. is going to install a 40 feet high statue of Gandhijee in the middle of the Gandhi maidan. Why are the homo sapiens out to ravage the natural settings of the maidan which is the only life-line for the breathless Patnaites? Even Gandhijee would have opposed the concretization of the maidan. A decade back damage had been done by putting concrete structures just in the middle. I urge to restore the lush green pristine ecology of the park so that morning walkers and children roam and play about all round without obstruction. Dismantle all concrete heaps in the name of Mahatma Gandhi. A true tribute to Gandhijee will be to spare installing concrete representations of man and animal on people's money and take care of the impoverished masses. Will the corrupt society do this?

Sibal attacks CAG report on 2G spectrum

Sibal has disputed the amount of revenue lost in the 2-G spectrum scam. Sibal’s objection is with regard to the amount of 1.76 lakh crore arrived at by the CAG taking into the probable price, the spectra would have fetched had there been an transparently open public bidding. The CAG has used various methodologies to come to some categories of figures of govt. money lost on account of the criminal culpability of the Minister and others.

 I am relieved that he has at least admitted that the scam has not devoured as much money as the public exchequer watch-dog had thought it to be.

 By advancing misleading arguments one might have succeeded in securing favorable verdicts. But truth always pricks the conscience.

 His skillful argument that NDA did the wrong by following the policy of first come first serve and so the UPA also looted the money in the same fashion, is appalling Let there be a thorough effective probe into the whole gamut and no one should be protected.

 But Sibal has bruised his credentials.