राग दरबारी एक कालजयी कृति है /श्री लाल शुक्ल ने उपन्यास-रचना को एक नई शैली प्रदान की /इस महान साहित्य शिल्पी को श्रद्धांजलि/

People are under immense pressure of price rise and inflation. The survival of the common mass is on the razor’s edge. Corruption and inefficiency of the Government is exacerbating the situation. The corrupt politicians, govt. servants, contractors, builders, and tax-evading community of big industrial and business houses are only segment of population that remains unaffected.

I am surprised that people are writhing in pain of penury. They have amazing forbearance of the harshest ever financial crisis but have not reacted the way the people of Greece and other countries of the western world have expressed their frustration. I have no option but to empathize with the govt. that has thrown up its hands in sheer helplessness.

Salman Khurshid's love for the corporate world

When Verappa Moiley was forced to make way for  Salman  Khurshid  people thought about a corporate hand behind the scheme. Now today the statement of Khurshid that the businessmen are treated harshly by judiciary particularly in respect of the grant of bail has explained the ousting of Moiley.

It appears Salman Khurshid is trying to influence the judiciary to go soft on Anil Ambani against whom accusations are gaining ground. It is also apparent that arrest of Raja, Konimozhi, Balwa and some officials of Anil Ambani’s group  and the attitude of the judiciary that has prompted  Dayanidhi Maran  to resign from the cabinet has not gone well with the govt.  

Judiciary must be wary of the intent of the law minister. I think it will not return to the era of the troika of Shabharwal. Balkrisnan and Bhardwaj. 

Gujarat IPS officers' unionism

Today I see an unusual news report about 35 IPS officers among members of Gujarat  IPS Association who passed a resolution disapproving legal action against Bhatt, their fellow officer facing legal and departmental proceeding. This is  not only a  misconduct but also a challenge to State and its law. If members of armed or police forces indulge in unionism then anarchy would prevail.

Why Bhatt remained dormant all these long 9 years and then became hyperactive by starting filing affidavits after affidavits at various fora of law? Even gangster like Sohrabuddin became a matter of his  belated compassion. If there has been any violation of Bhatt’s human rights by local police then it can not be justified by any logic. But what about the countless instances of violations of human rights of common people. Did the IPS association ever felt it proper to send a delegation of “three IPS officers” to victims’ homes. If that be the case, there would have been no need to constitute human rights commissions (white elephants) at national and state levels.
As the matter is sub judice let us hope Bhatt gets justice if he is really innocent.

Nehru’s imprudent China-policy

Two monks immolate themselves in Tibet for its freedom. What Nehru and the congress has done with regard to Tibet, through ages an independent nation, is now making  us live in constant danger of the belligerent China. A vast chunk of Indian territory in J&K is now under military occupation of China. It has been hostile to Arunachal as well and is posing danger to our economic interests in the Indian and the South China Sea. Nehru's blunders in Tibet and J&K have bled India terribly. Even at this belated stage India must declare Tibet as an independent state ,a buffer nation between India and China. We all support the Tibetans’ struggle for independence from China’s occupation. We also condemn the genetic destruction of the Tibetans’ ethnicity and deliberate adulteration of the religious-cultural identity of the native Tibetans. 

Anna is no Gandhi

Anna Hazare has galvanized the sentiments of educated Indian people against corruption. His efforts are praiseworthy. I also appreciate the role played by members of Anna team in making the Union Government respond to the issue.

But Anna is deficient in harnessing restless mood of Indian people particularly the poor masses reeling under poverty, price-rise, corruption and above all extreme insensitivity of the Union and local governments. The salt on their wounds have been rubbed by Montek Singh Ahluwalia the dy.charman of so-called Planning Commission and the economist PM Manmohan Singh  who have made all the paupers rich overnight by empowering them with a wand of @Rs.26/day in villages and @Rs32/day income in towns. What a xandu balm for the poor!

Anna is weak man with limited acumen. Whenever Congress party attacks him he becomes nervous and tries hard to do some balancing acts like attacking the BJP or RSS. He lacks courage like Gandhi to call spade a spade. Anna’s wisdom is also questionable. If he goes on abusing all the parties then what would be the fate of the Lokpal Bill? He must realize that his crusade can not operate in vacuum and therefore he must bank upon the parties that are less corrupt and more patriotic.

गो वंश की रक्षा का संकल्प लें

गुजरात सरकार ने गोवध पर सात वर्षों की सजा का प्रस्ताव करके एक उदहारण पेश किया है/ आशा है कि शेष राज्य भी गुजरात का अनुसरण करेंगे और संविधान के नीति  निर्देशक तत्वों का  पालन करेंगे/ शुभ नवरात्रि!