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Resolution – 1
Strengthen Border Security
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal views recent developments along Bharat-Tibet (China occupied) border with grave concern. Several news reports, which have subsequently been confirmed by responsible sections in our security establishment, have highlighted relentless campaign by the expansionist China to encroach upon our territory.
These reports confirm that there were 270 Line of Control violations and 2,285 instances of “aggressive border patrolling” by the People's Liberation Army of China last year alone. It is a sad commentary on our political dispensation that instead of cautioning the countrymen over the evil designs of our adversary there were efforts to gag the voices of caution by trying to take action against the media and blatantly trying to underplay the looming danger. It is disheartening and demoralising to see our leaders making defeatist statements about our preparedness against the Chinese’ aggressive maneuvers.
It is unfortunate that our response to the bullying tactics of the countries around us has always been lackluster. Except for the historic decision of providing asylum to
HH the Dalai Lama our handling of the Tibetan question has all along been a series of blunders ending up in practically endorsing Chinese annexation of that sovereign and independent country. China went on to occupy Aksai Chin region of Ladakh in the 50s. The Chinese’ designs for further annexation of our territory have resulted in humiliating compromises from our side on Sumdorong Chu Valley in 1987. Emboldened by our timidity the Chinese have now started making claims over entire Arunachal Pradesh.
The ABKM views Bharat’s response to these acts of aggression grossly inadequate and calls upon the Government to take immediate steps to strengthen our borders on
Bharat-Tibet side as well as other borders like the maritime border, Bharat-Pak and Bharat-Bangladesh border. It is necessary to enhance the response capability of our forces on the Bharat-Tibet border in the face of the huge military build up and infrastructure building by China on the other side.
The Chinese have deployed three Es – Engagement, Encirclement and Encouragement of our enemies – as their tactical weapons to harass Bharat. They have developed
Coco Islands Listening Post in South Myanmar into a full-fledged military base. They are building a commercial port in Sri Lanka while the Gwadar military port in the
Sindh Province of Pakistan built by them is ready for operations. They are using
Bharat-Tibet border for military provocations while the Bharat-Myanmar border is being used by them to support the terrorist and anti-national elements in the North-East.
They even started talking about dismemberment of Bharat.
The ABKM regrets that the pussyfooting of our Government is resulting in not only the setbacks on territory front but also on the diplomatic front. China has succeeded in raking up Arunachal Pradesh issue in the Asian Development Bank with a view to scuttle our efforts to secure loans for developmental activity in that state. It unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Nuclear Supplier Group countries from lifting sanctions against our country.
The ABKM wants to remind the Government that it must proceed in the spirit of the
14 November 1962 unanimous resolution of our Parliament in which it was categorically stated that the territory annexed by China must be brought back. Our Government should tell the counterparts in China that they must vacate the land annexed in the western sector and make no claims over the remaining sectors. It should be asked to honour the McMahon Line as Bharat’s international border in the same manner as it has accepted it as the border between Myanmar and itself.
It is shocking to hear that the Chinese have been issuing paper Visas to our citizens from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir. Through this provocative act they want to show that they don’t recognize Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir as integral parts of Bharat. The ABKM demands that the Government issue orders to the immigration authorities forthwith banning the use of such Visas for leaving our country. Such stern steps, coupled with aggressive diplomacy, will only yield favourable results with China.
The ABKM wants to underscore similar concerns on Bharat-Pak front also. Especially of great shock to the nation is the joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Bharat and Pakistan at Sharm-el-Sheik on 9 July 2009. Many experts and leaders from across the political spectrum have pointed out the huge diplomatic goof-up in that statement by way of the inclusion of Baluchisthan issue and our readiness to resume talks with Pakistan
in spite of it continuing to indulge in cross-border terror.
The ABKM demands that on Pakistan too our Government should follow the spirit of the 22 February 1994 unanimous resolution of our Parliament that the only outstanding issue is the return of the PoK to Bharat.
The ABKM registers its appreciation for our soldiers and officers for their valiant efforts to secure our borders and calls upon the countrymen to be ever-vigilant to ensure that the Government does everything possible to safeguard our territorial integrity and
self-respect.
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Resolution – 2
Global Environment Crisis and Bharatiya view
The seamless rhythm of nature unwinding over millennia is suddenly being disturbed during the last few decades. The Akhil Bharaiya Karyakari Mandal expresses its deep concern over the serious global environmental crisis as evident from increasing water scarcity, air pollution, continuous erosion of forests and bio-diversity which is the outcome of growing worldwide consumerism and unrestrained consumption of natural resources.
This imbalance in the nature’s cycle is the direct result of the western individualistic worldview based on tenets like ‘struggle for existence’ and ‘exploitation of nature’. It is this worldview that has resulted in developed countries with only 16% of world population emitting more than half of total Carbon Dioxide emissions. With a mere
4% of world population the USA alone is responsible for 25% of CO2 emissions. The resultant rise in global temperature is expected to be anywhere between 2.5º F – 10º F in the twenty first century as against 0.7º F to 1.4º F in the twentieth century. Destruction of bio-diversity, depletion of ozone layer, increasing epidemics and melting of polar ice which may lead to the rise in sea levels from 0.2 – 1.5 meters inundating large chunks of land areas are some of the serious threats on the horizon as a result of this global warming.
In our country too, the same flawed lifestyle is leading to imbalance in the nature’s cycle. Today, the forest cover in Bharat is about 20% in place of mandated 33%. 80% of the diseases in Bharat are the direct outcome of polluted drinking water and lack of hygiene because over 75% of the population is forced to use polluted drinking water. Every year, half of the districts in the country are affected either by drought or floods. Continually depleting groundwater levels, increasing temperatures in summer, thousands of acres of agriculture land becoming saline and toxic due to uncontrolled use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are some of the warning signals. No ebb is in sight to the diseases caused by unabated air pollution, sound pollution and water pollution due to industries in Metro cities and the menace of growing hazardous waste generated from thermocoal and plastic because of the 'Use and throw ' culture.
The present worldview is at the root of this global environmental crisis. Unless the reductionist and mechanistic worldview is negated, no solution will be in sight. Lifestyle based on 'Tena Tyaktena Bhunjeethah' (restrained consumption) coupled with a holistic and integral worldview is the necessity of the day. The ABKM is of the considered opinion that the Hindu worldview of integrated approach to humans, ecology and living creatures, gratitude towards ‘Panchamahabhootas’ (five universal elements viz Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space), belief in the concept of ‘Mother Earth’ and conservation of Water-Soil-Forests and the wildlife is crucial for a balanced ecology and nature. This worldview is being accepted globally also.
The ABKM is of the opinion that a positive initiative from policy makers and the society is essential for this. Articles 48A and 51A of our Constitution mandate both the citizens and State to protect environment, water sources and wildlife as their duty. In this context, it is pertinent to note that obstructing the flow of a river – a major source of water – severely endangers the environment.
Customs like worshipping of rivers and trees in our tradition are the manifestation of our holistic worldview. Martyrdom of Imartidevi along with 363 people to oppose cutting of trees in Rajasthan about 370 years back is its living testimony. Efforts for
environmental protection like the Chipko movement of independent Bharat and present
‘Vruksha – Laksha’ movement in Karnataka are worthy of emulation.
The ABKM appeals to the central and state governments to
take appropriate measures for preservation and development of water resources in the country
conserve soil by the restoration of natural and organic farming through the use of organic manure
make special plans for preservation of ecology of Himalayas and other mountain ranges
develop various alternative energy sources
take stringent measures against industries polluting water and air and take steps to put an end to the pollution in all the rivers like Ganga and Yamuna
to ensure continuous flow of river Ganga while implementing any project.
Appropriate policy based on community participation should be adopted in all such issues related to environment and development keeping in mind our social and cultural values. So also no unjust and inappropriate international treaty on such issues should be accepted.
The ABKM appeals to all the citizens including swayamsevaks that instead of depending on the government alone they should voluntarily initiate measures for water conservation, minimal use of plastic and electricity, afforestation etc. Care should be taken to ensure that no pollution or ecological imbalance is caused due to our customs. Let us contribute in this awareness campaign through our own example and collaborating with various initiatives of environment protection in the country.
Resolution – 3
Make Village the Focus for National Development
All great men who dreamt about prosperous and self reliant Bharat have stressed that the soul of Bharat lives in villages and that the real path of progress for our country is possible only through the well being of villages. Mahatma Gandhi in 'Hind Swaraj' and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay in his conception of Ekatma Manav Darshan emphasized the same. Based on this conception, eminent social worker Shri Nanaji Deshmukh has successfully achieved integrated rural development of several villages in and around Chitrakoot. Eminent thinker Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia also gave an outline of prosperous Bharat based on rural development. Even during freedom struggle, Gandhiji had observed that a day would come when not only Bharat but the entire world would have to make village a focal point of development for attaining real freedom and contentment. For this he visualized making villages of Bharat Gokuls, through cow, agriculture and village industries.
The present global economic crisis and environmental hazards have put a question mark on the western life style in its entirety. The end of socialism and the failure of capitalism are making the intellectuals throughout the world to seek a new approach for development. Humanity is in search of a new path for material and spiritual upliftment. Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal firmly believes that only Bharat can pave such a path. This belief is based on Hindu way of life based on harmony between man, society and nature which has been followed successfully for thousands of years. On the basis of such social structure, we could establish a most prosperous and developed civilization in the past; self reliant villages were the basic units of the social structure and necessity based production was the order of the day and wants were limited.
After independence, we gave up this basic vision and adopted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based development model which lost credibility now in the western world itself. Rural economy got continuously neglected; agriculture became non-remunerative and village artisans and cottage industries were neglected. Due to lack of employment opportunities, proper health, educational and infrastructural facilities and onslaught of decadent western culture through TV and cinema, there has been mass exodus of people from villages to cities. By establishing facilities for processing and marketing of raw materials in villages and linking them with rural entrepreneurship, this exodus from villages could have been stopped. This neglect had disastrous effect on the rural economy. Continuous decline in rural investment and five year plan allocations are clear pointers to this neglect resulting in lack of funds for comprehensive development of rural infrastructure and agriculture based rural industries, and research and development facilities for agriculture. It is imperative for the government to provide for quality education relevant for villages, health services, employment opportunities, infrastructural facilities and create such modern models of development of villages which are ecofriendly and promote social harmony facilitating national integrity and progress.
ABKM is clearly of the opinion that cow-centric, organic and natural farming based village model supported by artisanship and rural industries can provide sustainable development for Param Vaibhav Bharat. Several experiments have indicated that organic farming can increase farm output. Research is also being conducted at several higher scientific institutions on integration of traditional knowledge with modern science to enhance quality of life in villages. Today materialism and greed are destroying social fabric and family. Cultural degradation is the natural consequence of this.
Rural reconstruction suited to the modern age based on simple living and sacrifice (thyag) is the only alternative. Cow connects us to our surroundings. Cow-centred village pattern in tune with nature, will not only be more profitable because it is not capital and machine based, but also will increase land fertility by use of natural fertilisers and pestcontrols. Gobar gas can also be alternative energy source. Panchagavya (milk, curd, ghee, Gomutra and Gobar), milk products and other medicines made from Gomutra can improve the economic standing of the villagers. For most of the farmers, plough based, or non-tilling (natural) agricultural will become a better option. Thus cow improves village life and is an important contributor for improving agricultural productivity.
This kind of self-reliant village system can effectively solve the economic and environmental problems. By crop rotation, use of green fertilisers, organic manures and pestcontrols, giving priority to traditional water resources like ponds, wells etc., and use of appropriate technology, it is possible to rejuvenate rural capabilities. Nature based and decentralised use of energy will not only reduce energy crisis, but will also decrease carbon emission levels. 'Vishwa Mangala Go Grama Yatra' organized by Saints and Dharmacharyas is a great endeavour for national awakening to tap this immense potential. ABKM welcomes this great effort.
ABKM urges the Central government to create a blue print for self reliant village based economy instead of populist slogans and plans. ABKM calls upon the society at large to leave behind complexes and build a prosperous Bharat based on village prosperity and calls upon the people for ‘Chalen Gram Ki Aur’ — March towards Villages.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Kobad Ghandy under Orissa cops scanner
Kobad Ghandy under Orissa cops scanner
By Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Government, which has an political understanding with the Left Parties here, however have suspected the hand of London educated pro-Maoists intellectual and CPI(Maoists) politiburo member Kobad Ghandy in the ongoing leftwing insurgency related violence in the State.
Left intellectual Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi on September 21 for his pro-Maoists activities, would be under scanner of Orissa Police with senior cops seeking the help of their counterparts manning the National Capital.
“We are suspecting his network in Orissa as he is very close to several senior leaders of State unit of the outlawed CPI (Maoists),” a senior cop said adding a report has been sought from Delhi Police.
“If we find any specific inputs we will investigate and may seek permission to interrogate him if required,” he said.
The Orissa police have said that though Ghandy's role in major Maoists attacks needs to be established, it has been confirmed that Ghandy worked under as many as 9 aliases.
Meanwhile, Director General of Police, Manmohan Praharaj said that efforts have been made to track any clue from the arrested pro-Maoists leader. “See it was very sensitive issue, so we would have to keep tightlipped over this issue since complete investigations are not over,” the DGP added.
By Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Government, which has an political understanding with the Left Parties here, however have suspected the hand of London educated pro-Maoists intellectual and CPI(Maoists) politiburo member Kobad Ghandy in the ongoing leftwing insurgency related violence in the State.
Left intellectual Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi on September 21 for his pro-Maoists activities, would be under scanner of Orissa Police with senior cops seeking the help of their counterparts manning the National Capital.
“We are suspecting his network in Orissa as he is very close to several senior leaders of State unit of the outlawed CPI (Maoists),” a senior cop said adding a report has been sought from Delhi Police.
“If we find any specific inputs we will investigate and may seek permission to interrogate him if required,” he said.
The Orissa police have said that though Ghandy's role in major Maoists attacks needs to be established, it has been confirmed that Ghandy worked under as many as 9 aliases.
Meanwhile, Director General of Police, Manmohan Praharaj said that efforts have been made to track any clue from the arrested pro-Maoists leader. “See it was very sensitive issue, so we would have to keep tightlipped over this issue since complete investigations are not over,” the DGP added.
Farmer suicides rocks Western Orissa
Farmer suicides rocks Western Orissa
By Our Correspondent
SAMBALPUR: The Naveen Patnaik Government in Orissa has again dragged into controversy after reports of farmer suicide in western part of the State.
Bidyadhar Bag (50) of Khapsadera village in Tamparkela Gram Panchayat under Rengali block took away his life as his crop was badly affected by pests.
This was the third death in quick intervals in the undivided Sambalpur district. The first one was reported in Bargarh district followed by Jharsuguda and finally the third one in Sambalpur district.
Sources said Bidyadhar has only 40 decimal (0.40 acres) of arable land and he cultivated three acres on rent. After returning from the field he informed his wife and family members that the paddy had been affected by pests.
Enraged at Bidyadhar's 'lackadaisical attitude', his wife charged him with not taking proper care of the crop. This upset Bidyadhar who went to the market and on the plea of purchasing some medicines consumed pesticide and committed suicide.
The farmer was immediately rushed to Sambalpur Sadar hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead. Bidyadhar is survived by wife and three children.
Sambalpur District Collector Pradipta Kumar Pattnaik assured some help to the deceased's family from the district Red cross fund.
Sub-collector and other staff of Revenue and Agriculture department who visited the spot claimed that Bidyadhar's crop failure was totally due to his lack of care.
By Our Correspondent
SAMBALPUR: The Naveen Patnaik Government in Orissa has again dragged into controversy after reports of farmer suicide in western part of the State.
Bidyadhar Bag (50) of Khapsadera village in Tamparkela Gram Panchayat under Rengali block took away his life as his crop was badly affected by pests.
This was the third death in quick intervals in the undivided Sambalpur district. The first one was reported in Bargarh district followed by Jharsuguda and finally the third one in Sambalpur district.
Sources said Bidyadhar has only 40 decimal (0.40 acres) of arable land and he cultivated three acres on rent. After returning from the field he informed his wife and family members that the paddy had been affected by pests.
Enraged at Bidyadhar's 'lackadaisical attitude', his wife charged him with not taking proper care of the crop. This upset Bidyadhar who went to the market and on the plea of purchasing some medicines consumed pesticide and committed suicide.
The farmer was immediately rushed to Sambalpur Sadar hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead. Bidyadhar is survived by wife and three children.
Sambalpur District Collector Pradipta Kumar Pattnaik assured some help to the deceased's family from the district Red cross fund.
Sub-collector and other staff of Revenue and Agriculture department who visited the spot claimed that Bidyadhar's crop failure was totally due to his lack of care.
Charge against madrassa chief
Charge against madrassa chief
By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK: The city police are now investigating into a delayed complaint about a sexual assault in one of the residential madrassa here.“The complainant, one Tafir Saha of Jagatsinghpur district has alleged that his 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by the general secretary of the madrassa located in Dewan bazaar of the city”, said the Lalbagh police here.
By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK: The city police are now investigating into a delayed complaint about a sexual assault in one of the residential madrassa here.“The complainant, one Tafir Saha of Jagatsinghpur district has alleged that his 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by the general secretary of the madrassa located in Dewan bazaar of the city”, said the Lalbagh police here.
Security for late Hindu seer was pitiful
Security for late Hindu seer was pitiful
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: At last, the Orissa Police has admitted that the security arrangements at Jalespata Ashram in State’s Kandhamal district was insufficient, where Hindu seer Swami Laxmnanda Saraswati and four of his disciples were gun down on August 23 last year.
While deposing before Justice Sarat Mohapata Commission, the former Officer-in-Charge of Tikabali police station, Rajnikant Mallick said that security arrangements were very poor.
The police official said that security for late seer was not up to the mark as compared to the security he used to get at Chakapada ashram.
Persecution lawyer and State BJP president Suresh Pujari cross examined the police official and sought to know as to why the Seer was availed such security even despite threat to his life.
The Police official also admitted rift between the Hindu Kandhas and Panas in the region. Seer’s death greatly shocked his supporters resulting in communal riots, he said.
The former OIC narrated the rift between Kandhas and Panas in the area. He also said how Swamiji was active in anti-conversion activities and curbing cow slaughter in the region. Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar also deposed before the Commission. But he would be grilled on October 26.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: At last, the Orissa Police has admitted that the security arrangements at Jalespata Ashram in State’s Kandhamal district was insufficient, where Hindu seer Swami Laxmnanda Saraswati and four of his disciples were gun down on August 23 last year.
While deposing before Justice Sarat Mohapata Commission, the former Officer-in-Charge of Tikabali police station, Rajnikant Mallick said that security arrangements were very poor.
The police official said that security for late seer was not up to the mark as compared to the security he used to get at Chakapada ashram.
Persecution lawyer and State BJP president Suresh Pujari cross examined the police official and sought to know as to why the Seer was availed such security even despite threat to his life.
The Police official also admitted rift between the Hindu Kandhas and Panas in the region. Seer’s death greatly shocked his supporters resulting in communal riots, he said.
The former OIC narrated the rift between Kandhas and Panas in the area. He also said how Swamiji was active in anti-conversion activities and curbing cow slaughter in the region. Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar also deposed before the Commission. But he would be grilled on October 26.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal
Strengthen Border Security
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal views recent developments along Bharat and China occupied Tibet border with grave concern. Several news reports, which have subsequently been confirmed by responsible sections in our security establishment, have highlighted relentless campaign by the expansionist China to encroach upon our territory.
These reports confirm that there were 270 Line of Control violations and 2,285 instances of “aggressive border patrolling” by the People's Liberation Army of China last year alone. It is a sad commentary on our political dispensation that instead of cautioning the countrymen over the evil designs of our adversary there were efforts to gag the voices of caution by trying to take action against the media and blatantly trying to underplay the looming danger. It is disheartening and demoralising to see our leaders making defeatist statements about our preparedness against the Chinese’ aggressive maneuvers.
It is unfortunate that our response to the bullying tactics of the countries around us has always been lackluster. Except for the historic decision of providing asylum to HH the Dalai Lama our handling of the Tibetan question has all along been a series of blunders ending up in practically endorsing Chinese annexation of that sovereign and independent country. China went on to occupy Aksai Chin region of Ladakh in the 50s. The Chinese’ designs for further annexation of our territory have resulted in humiliating compromises from our side on Sumdorong Chu Valley in 1987. Emboldened by our timidity the Chinese have now started making claims over entire Arunachal Pradesh.
The ABKM views Bharat’s response to these acts of aggression grossly inadequate and calls upon the Government to take immediate steps to strengthen our borders on Bharat-Tibet side as well as other borders like the maritime border, Bharat-Pak and Bharat-Bangladesh border. It is necessary to enhance the response capability of our forces on the Bharat-Tibet border in the face of the huge military build up and infrastructure building by China on the other side.
The Chinese have deployed three Es – Engagement, Encirclement and Encouragement of our enemies – as their tactical weapons to harass Bharat. They have developed Coco Islands Listening Post in South Myanmar into a full-fledged military base. They are building a commercial port in Sri Lanka while the Gwadar military port in the Sindh Province of Pakistan built by them is ready for operations. They are using Bharat-Tibet border for military provocations while the Bharat-Myanmar border is being used by them to support the terrorist and anti-national elements in the North East. They even started talking about dismemberment of Bharat.
The ABKM regrets that the pussyfooting of our Government is resulting in not only the setbacks on territory front but also on the diplomatic front. China has succeeded in raking up Arunachal Pradesh issue in the Asian Development Bank with a view to scuttle our efforts to secure loans for developmental activity in that state. It unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Nuclear Supplier Group countries from lifting sanctions against our country.
The ABKM wants to remind the Government that it must proceed in the spirit of the 14 November 1962 unanimous resolution of our Parliament in which it was categorically stated that the territory annexed by China must be brought back. Our Government should tell the counterparts in China that they must vacate the land annexed in the western sector and make no claims over the remaining sectors. It should be asked to honour the McMahon Line as Bharat’s international border in the same manner as it has accepted it as the border between Myanmar and itself.
It is shocking to hear that the Chinese have been issuing paper Visas to our citizens from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir. Through this provocative act they want to show that they don’t recognize Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir as integral parts of Bharat. The ABKM demands that the Government issue orders to the immigration authorities forthwith banning the use of such Visas for leaving our country. Such stern steps, coupled with aggressive diplomacy, will only yield favourable results with China.
The ABKM wants to underscore similar concerns on Bharat-Pak front also. Especially of great shock to the nation is the joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Bharat and Pakistan at Sharm-el-Sheik on 9 July 2009. Many experts and leaders from across the political spectrum have pointed out the huge diplomatic goof-up in that statement by way of the inclusion of Baluchisthan issue and our readiness to resume talks with Pakistan in spite of it continuing to indulge in cross-border terror.
The ABKM demands that on Pakistan too our Government should follow the spirit of the 22 February 1994 unanimous resolution of our Parliament that the only outstanding issue is the return of the PoK to Bharat.
The ABKM registers its appreciation for our soldiers and officers for their valiant efforts to secure our borders and calls upon the countrymen to be ever-vigilant to ensure that the Government does everything possible to safeguard our territorial integrity and self-respect.
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal views recent developments along Bharat and China occupied Tibet border with grave concern. Several news reports, which have subsequently been confirmed by responsible sections in our security establishment, have highlighted relentless campaign by the expansionist China to encroach upon our territory.
These reports confirm that there were 270 Line of Control violations and 2,285 instances of “aggressive border patrolling” by the People's Liberation Army of China last year alone. It is a sad commentary on our political dispensation that instead of cautioning the countrymen over the evil designs of our adversary there were efforts to gag the voices of caution by trying to take action against the media and blatantly trying to underplay the looming danger. It is disheartening and demoralising to see our leaders making defeatist statements about our preparedness against the Chinese’ aggressive maneuvers.
It is unfortunate that our response to the bullying tactics of the countries around us has always been lackluster. Except for the historic decision of providing asylum to HH the Dalai Lama our handling of the Tibetan question has all along been a series of blunders ending up in practically endorsing Chinese annexation of that sovereign and independent country. China went on to occupy Aksai Chin region of Ladakh in the 50s. The Chinese’ designs for further annexation of our territory have resulted in humiliating compromises from our side on Sumdorong Chu Valley in 1987. Emboldened by our timidity the Chinese have now started making claims over entire Arunachal Pradesh.
The ABKM views Bharat’s response to these acts of aggression grossly inadequate and calls upon the Government to take immediate steps to strengthen our borders on Bharat-Tibet side as well as other borders like the maritime border, Bharat-Pak and Bharat-Bangladesh border. It is necessary to enhance the response capability of our forces on the Bharat-Tibet border in the face of the huge military build up and infrastructure building by China on the other side.
The Chinese have deployed three Es – Engagement, Encirclement and Encouragement of our enemies – as their tactical weapons to harass Bharat. They have developed Coco Islands Listening Post in South Myanmar into a full-fledged military base. They are building a commercial port in Sri Lanka while the Gwadar military port in the Sindh Province of Pakistan built by them is ready for operations. They are using Bharat-Tibet border for military provocations while the Bharat-Myanmar border is being used by them to support the terrorist and anti-national elements in the North East. They even started talking about dismemberment of Bharat.
The ABKM regrets that the pussyfooting of our Government is resulting in not only the setbacks on territory front but also on the diplomatic front. China has succeeded in raking up Arunachal Pradesh issue in the Asian Development Bank with a view to scuttle our efforts to secure loans for developmental activity in that state. It unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Nuclear Supplier Group countries from lifting sanctions against our country.
The ABKM wants to remind the Government that it must proceed in the spirit of the 14 November 1962 unanimous resolution of our Parliament in which it was categorically stated that the territory annexed by China must be brought back. Our Government should tell the counterparts in China that they must vacate the land annexed in the western sector and make no claims over the remaining sectors. It should be asked to honour the McMahon Line as Bharat’s international border in the same manner as it has accepted it as the border between Myanmar and itself.
It is shocking to hear that the Chinese have been issuing paper Visas to our citizens from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir. Through this provocative act they want to show that they don’t recognize Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir as integral parts of Bharat. The ABKM demands that the Government issue orders to the immigration authorities forthwith banning the use of such Visas for leaving our country. Such stern steps, coupled with aggressive diplomacy, will only yield favourable results with China.
The ABKM wants to underscore similar concerns on Bharat-Pak front also. Especially of great shock to the nation is the joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Bharat and Pakistan at Sharm-el-Sheik on 9 July 2009. Many experts and leaders from across the political spectrum have pointed out the huge diplomatic goof-up in that statement by way of the inclusion of Baluchisthan issue and our readiness to resume talks with Pakistan in spite of it continuing to indulge in cross-border terror.
The ABKM demands that on Pakistan too our Government should follow the spirit of the 22 February 1994 unanimous resolution of our Parliament that the only outstanding issue is the return of the PoK to Bharat.
The ABKM registers its appreciation for our soldiers and officers for their valiant efforts to secure our borders and calls upon the countrymen to be ever-vigilant to ensure that the Government does everything possible to safeguard our territorial integrity and self-respect.
Friday, October 09, 2009
RSS's brainstorming session starts at Rajgir
RSS's brainstorming session starts at Rajgir
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RSS noose tightens around BJP
NALIN VERMA
Patna, Oct. 7: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) decision to choose Bihar as the venue for its first karyakari mandal (working committee) conclave, to start from October 9, has raised eyebrows in state’s political circles.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and the top brass of the right-wing Hindu outfit have already reached Rajgir, the venue for what the Sangh Parivar mandarins describe as a “historic conclave”. The three-day conclave will conclude on October 11 and will be attended by over 350 members, including general secretary Bahiyaji Joshi, said RSS spokesman Manmohan Vaidya. The meeting agenda, Vaidya said, would be internal security, terrorism, Naxalite threat and border disputes with China and Pakistan.
However, Sangh Parivar sources said that the RSS had “chosen” Bihar as it also had “Bihar-centric” agenda. It seems that the outfit’s top brass believe that the “RSS ideology had weakened in Bihar despite the BJP sharing power with Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) in the state”.
Sources add that the RSS was anxious, as the BJP had allegedly forgotten issues such as infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals into Kishenganj, Katihar, Purnea and Araria despite staying in power with the Nitish government. The infiltration issue, ISI and cow slaughter in seemanchal areas were topics close to BJP heart, before it joined the Nitish-led government.
RSS ideologues are apparently not happy with Bihar BJP “toeing the line of Nitish” and appeasing minorities and escalated ISI activities on the India-Nepal and India-Bangladesh borders.
The Rajgir conclave is also being described as a fundamental shift in RSS strategy. “RSS’s top decision-making body had granted autonomy to the BJP to carrying forward its agenda. The RSS no longer finds the BJP, dogged by indiscipline and infighting, capable to pursue the Sangh’s policies,” said a source.
“Bal Apte, Ramlal, V. Satish and Saudan Singh will represent BJP in the conclave,” said Vaidya. The RSS has not invited any senior BJP leader from Bihar to participate in the proceedings.
“The RSS will have separate meetings with the Bihar BJP,” said Vaidya, defending the action. He refused to comment on the issue further. RSS sources said the outfit will evolve a formula to tighten the noose around the Bihar BJP.
However, a section of BJP ministers and senior party leaders are expected to attend the inaugural session on October 9.
“But, they will not be a part of the deliberations which will be a close-door affair confined among the RSS top brass, besides Bal Apte, Ramlal and Satish,” said the source.
Though the Nitish government provided security to the RSS chief on his journey from Patna to Rajgir, the chief minister is believed to be less enthusiastic about RSS choosing Bihar for its conclave.
Nitish apparently apprehends that the conclave might prove to be a weapon in the hands of rivals Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan to pillory the NDA government for allowing the anti-minority outfit to spread its tentacles here, a state that has seldom been a comfortable with the right-wing philosophy.
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RSS national executive begins at Rajgir
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Press Trust Of India
Patna, October 09, 2009
First Published: 12:18 IST(9/10/2009)
Last Updated: 12:20 IST(9/10/2009)
BJP's debacle in the recent Lok Sabha elections and its internal problems are expected to figure at a three-day executive committee meet of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh beginning from Friday at Rajgir.
RSS media in-charge Manmohan Vaidya said Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha LK Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh would not attend the meet, the first ever in Bihar.
The BJP would be represented by Bal Apte, Ramlal, V Satish and Saudan Singh, he said. Asked whether RSS would have a separate meeting with BJP leaders, he said no such meeting was scheduled.
The meeting would be attended by its chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Bahiyaji Joshi.
The executive committee would discuss terrorism, naxalism, border dispute with Pakistan and China and drought, he said.
The RSS leader said the proposals related to internal security and environment could be taken up during the meet. All organisations of RSS' Vichar Parivar (ideological family) like BJP and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthy Parishad (BJP's student wing) will discuss the year's progress and plans, a senior RSS functionary said.
The meeting would review the expansion of the 'Shakhas' of RSS, besides apolitical agenda on the ongoing 'Gau Gram Yatra' (campaign to save the cows).
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Rajgir (Bihar), Oct 9 (PTI) A three-day executive committee meet of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to deliberate on various issues in the aftermath of BJP's debacle in the May Lok Sabha elections began here today.
Terrorism, naxalism, border dispute with Pakistan and China and drought situation would be discussed among others in the meeting, the first-ever in Bihar, RSS media in-charge Manmohan Vaidya said.
The RSS leader said proposals relating to internal security and environment could be taken up during the meet, inaugurated by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat.
All organisations of RSS' Vichar Parivar (ideological family) like BJP and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthy Parishad (BJP's student wing) will discuss the year's progress and plans, a senior RSS functionary said.
The meeting would review the expansion of 'Shakhas' of RSS, besides apolitical agenda on the ongoing 'Gau Gram Yatra' (campaign to save the cows), he said.
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RSS begins three-day meet in Bihar
October 9th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) With terrorism, drought and the future course of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the agenda, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Friday began a three-day national executive meeting at Bihar’s heritage town of Rajgir.
Inaugurated by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and attended by 350 members from all over the country, the meeting is being held near Nalanda, about 100 km from here and known as an ancient seat of learning where Buddha spent many years.
The executive committee had an extensive agenda, said an RSS leader. It would discuss terrorism, Maoist violence, border disputes with Pakistan and China, drought and the ‘Gau Gram Yatra’, or the campaign to save cows.
The crisis in the BJP, with senior leaders openly voicing their dissent, would also be discussed, he said.
The meeting, being held in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s homeground, has seen a war of words between the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), an ally of the BJP, and the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal.
RJD senior leader Ramkirpal Yadav said the Nitish Kumar government was welcoming RSS leaders in Bihar to create communal trouble.
“When Lalu Prasad’s RJD was in power, RSS-VHP leaders like Pravin Togadia and Ashok Singhal were not allowed to step into Bihar… But the Nitish Kumar government is treating them like state guests,” he said.
JD-U leaders responded by saying that the RSS was not a banned organisation and therefore free to meet anywhere it liked.
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RSS noose tightens around BJP
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Patna, Oct. 7: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) decision to choose Bihar as the venue for its first karyakari mandal (working committee) conclave, to start from October 9, has raised eyebrows in state’s political circles.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and the top brass of the right-wing Hindu outfit have already reached Rajgir, the venue for what the Sangh Parivar mandarins describe as a “historic conclave”. The three-day conclave will conclude on October 11 and will be attended by over 350 members, including general secretary Bahiyaji Joshi, said RSS spokesman Manmohan Vaidya. The meeting agenda, Vaidya said, would be internal security, terrorism, Naxalite threat and border disputes with China and Pakistan.
However, Sangh Parivar sources said that the RSS had “chosen” Bihar as it also had “Bihar-centric” agenda. It seems that the outfit’s top brass believe that the “RSS ideology had weakened in Bihar despite the BJP sharing power with Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) in the state”.
Sources add that the RSS was anxious, as the BJP had allegedly forgotten issues such as infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals into Kishenganj, Katihar, Purnea and Araria despite staying in power with the Nitish government. The infiltration issue, ISI and cow slaughter in seemanchal areas were topics close to BJP heart, before it joined the Nitish-led government.
RSS ideologues are apparently not happy with Bihar BJP “toeing the line of Nitish” and appeasing minorities and escalated ISI activities on the India-Nepal and India-Bangladesh borders.
The Rajgir conclave is also being described as a fundamental shift in RSS strategy. “RSS’s top decision-making body had granted autonomy to the BJP to carrying forward its agenda. The RSS no longer finds the BJP, dogged by indiscipline and infighting, capable to pursue the Sangh’s policies,” said a source.
“Bal Apte, Ramlal, V. Satish and Saudan Singh will represent BJP in the conclave,” said Vaidya. The RSS has not invited any senior BJP leader from Bihar to participate in the proceedings.
“The RSS will have separate meetings with the Bihar BJP,” said Vaidya, defending the action. He refused to comment on the issue further. RSS sources said the outfit will evolve a formula to tighten the noose around the Bihar BJP.
However, a section of BJP ministers and senior party leaders are expected to attend the inaugural session on October 9.
“But, they will not be a part of the deliberations which will be a close-door affair confined among the RSS top brass, besides Bal Apte, Ramlal and Satish,” said the source.
Though the Nitish government provided security to the RSS chief on his journey from Patna to Rajgir, the chief minister is believed to be less enthusiastic about RSS choosing Bihar for its conclave.
Nitish apparently apprehends that the conclave might prove to be a weapon in the hands of rivals Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan to pillory the NDA government for allowing the anti-minority outfit to spread its tentacles here, a state that has seldom been a comfortable with the right-wing philosophy.
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RSS national executive begins at Rajgir
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Rajgir
Press Trust Of India
Patna, October 09, 2009
First Published: 12:18 IST(9/10/2009)
Last Updated: 12:20 IST(9/10/2009)
BJP's debacle in the recent Lok Sabha elections and its internal problems are expected to figure at a three-day executive committee meet of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh beginning from Friday at Rajgir.
RSS media in-charge Manmohan Vaidya said Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha LK Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh would not attend the meet, the first ever in Bihar.
The BJP would be represented by Bal Apte, Ramlal, V Satish and Saudan Singh, he said. Asked whether RSS would have a separate meeting with BJP leaders, he said no such meeting was scheduled.
The meeting would be attended by its chief Mohan Bhagwat and general secretary Bahiyaji Joshi.
The executive committee would discuss terrorism, naxalism, border dispute with Pakistan and China and drought, he said.
The RSS leader said the proposals related to internal security and environment could be taken up during the meet. All organisations of RSS' Vichar Parivar (ideological family) like BJP and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthy Parishad (BJP's student wing) will discuss the year's progress and plans, a senior RSS functionary said.
The meeting would review the expansion of the 'Shakhas' of RSS, besides apolitical agenda on the ongoing 'Gau Gram Yatra' (campaign to save the cows).
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Rajgir (Bihar), Oct 9 (PTI) A three-day executive committee meet of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to deliberate on various issues in the aftermath of BJP's debacle in the May Lok Sabha elections began here today.
Terrorism, naxalism, border dispute with Pakistan and China and drought situation would be discussed among others in the meeting, the first-ever in Bihar, RSS media in-charge Manmohan Vaidya said.
The RSS leader said proposals relating to internal security and environment could be taken up during the meet, inaugurated by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat.
All organisations of RSS' Vichar Parivar (ideological family) like BJP and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthy Parishad (BJP's student wing) will discuss the year's progress and plans, a senior RSS functionary said.
The meeting would review the expansion of 'Shakhas' of RSS, besides apolitical agenda on the ongoing 'Gau Gram Yatra' (campaign to save the cows), he said.
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RSS begins three-day meet in Bihar
October 9th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) With terrorism, drought and the future course of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the agenda, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Friday began a three-day national executive meeting at Bihar’s heritage town of Rajgir.
Inaugurated by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and attended by 350 members from all over the country, the meeting is being held near Nalanda, about 100 km from here and known as an ancient seat of learning where Buddha spent many years.
The executive committee had an extensive agenda, said an RSS leader. It would discuss terrorism, Maoist violence, border disputes with Pakistan and China, drought and the ‘Gau Gram Yatra’, or the campaign to save cows.
The crisis in the BJP, with senior leaders openly voicing their dissent, would also be discussed, he said.
The meeting, being held in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s homeground, has seen a war of words between the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U), an ally of the BJP, and the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal.
RJD senior leader Ramkirpal Yadav said the Nitish Kumar government was welcoming RSS leaders in Bihar to create communal trouble.
“When Lalu Prasad’s RJD was in power, RSS-VHP leaders like Pravin Togadia and Ashok Singhal were not allowed to step into Bihar… But the Nitish Kumar government is treating them like state guests,” he said.
JD-U leaders responded by saying that the RSS was not a banned organisation and therefore free to meet anywhere it liked.
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Read more: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/rss-begins-three-day-meet-in-bihar_100258189.html#ixzz0TS42gGvH
Church was against Swamiji, claims cop
Church was against Swamiji, claims cop
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The entire Church in Orissa’s Kandhamal were very critical to the activities of late Hindu seer Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, said a police officer while deposing before the Justice SC Mohapatra Commission here.
Hemant Rao, who was the officer-in-charge at Phulbani Sadar Police Station during the communal violence that took place after August 23 last year, told the commission that the late Swamiji was regarded as a messiah by Hindu tribals but minorities disliked him for his campaign against conversion and cow slaughter.
On the other hand, a section of people, particularly minorities, disliked Saraswati’s activities, he said.
“The people in Kandhamal also believed that Hindu religion survived in the district on account of activities of Saraswati,” Rao said during cross examination.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The entire Church in Orissa’s Kandhamal were very critical to the activities of late Hindu seer Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, said a police officer while deposing before the Justice SC Mohapatra Commission here.
Hemant Rao, who was the officer-in-charge at Phulbani Sadar Police Station during the communal violence that took place after August 23 last year, told the commission that the late Swamiji was regarded as a messiah by Hindu tribals but minorities disliked him for his campaign against conversion and cow slaughter.
On the other hand, a section of people, particularly minorities, disliked Saraswati’s activities, he said.
“The people in Kandhamal also believed that Hindu religion survived in the district on account of activities of Saraswati,” Rao said during cross examination.
As per history of RSS the organization is ever ready in providing relief to victims in all adversities, natural disasters & mishaps.
As per history of RSS the organization is ever ready in providing relief to victims in all adversities, natural disasters & mishaps.
The organisation is busy in full swing in providing relief to flood victims. The detailed report in this regard is as followed -
Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Activities undertaken
by “RSS and Seva Bharathi” Paschim Andhra Pradesh
RSS being the largest non governmental organization in India ,With its dedicated nationalist volunteers located each and every corner of affected areas, responded swiftly to help the needy before anybody including government could reach these areas. It has been proved once again that RSS stands for Ready for Selfless Service. Despite the non availability of resources and funds, Sayamsevaks raised above the expectations to serve the needy in these disastrous times.
RSS initiated the process of bringing together and collaborating with various NGOs and individual philanthropists for an coordinated effort to use the resources in the better manner.
First Phase of Relief Operations:
They started distributing food packets brought by their fellow volunteers from the neighboring villages and Districts. RSS has supplied food packets to over one lac families in three districts for past 3 days reaching the interior rural areas of Karnool and Mahaboob Nagar. Since the connectivity to Karnool has been cut off, Material is being brought in from Anantapur, Kadapa, Nellore and Raichure of Karnataka
RSS started the relief camps in Karnool town in Saraswati Sishu Mandir and G Pulla Reddy Engineering College. Supplied thousands food and water Packets to the Karnool town from here.
Volunteers from Adoni went Mantralaya cleaned Mantralaya temple and cleared the Dead Bodies of Cows of Goshala and other animals. Many of the dead are the Piligrims to Mantrala Temple . Swayamsevaks(volunteers) has removed these bodies and handed over to the police.
In Hindupur, Sangh is running 5 food preparation and collection centres to support immediately on 3rd October to be sent to Karnool Districts.
In Anantapur, Swayamsevaks started a food collection centre with an intention of Sending 10,000 food packets. With an overwhelming response from the people of Anantapur, the centre could prepare 50,000 packets and other material worth 5 lacs sent for the needy in Karnool district.
In Dronachalam(Dhone), Swayamsevaks sent 50,000 food packets and 1 lac water packets for Karnool.
Volunteers from Nandikotkur went into the villages which went under the water and rescued 45 families and brought them to the safety and gave them food.
Gadwal, A relief Camp is being conducted at TTD Kalyana Mandapam. Food packets are being supplied to 200 Villages.
In Hyderabad , 2000 Swayamsevaks are going around and collecting the funds, food and material which needed for flood affected. Two collection centre are established at State HQ of RSS and Keshav Memorial School . Every Day 4 truck loads of food material, 2 trucks loads of other immediate necessities to flood affected areas. 200 volunteers rushed to the flood affected areas to involve in the hygiene and sanitation work from the city.
Sri Raghavulu, All India Secreatary VHP, visited affected areas and met the volunteers involved in the work in Karnool,
Sri T V Deshmukh , State President of RSS and State Organizing Secretary of Seva Bharati Sri Vidwan Reddy have visited Gadwal relief Camp and met the volunteers working in Mahaboob Nagar.
Second Phase of Relief :
We have surveyed the affected areas of Mahaboob Nagar District and found that 58 Villages are badly destroyed and 16,000 families of many other villages are devastated. The immediate requirement of these families to be settle down to their daily chores is to have their daily necessities. Hence we are planning for supplying the kits to 5000 families which will enable them to start off their living. Each Kit will consists of Kitchen utensils, food grains and material of daily use.
In Karnool District, still 250-300 villages are still under water hence the survey is not yet completed. As far as Karnool Town is concerned, is slowly returning to normalcy. Around Karnool Town 29 villages have been severely affected. We surveyed and serviced 20 villages around Karnool Town .
We are planning to undertake similar steps to supply daily life supporting kits to the people to start their daily routine once we have the final statistics.
Third Phase of Relief :
RSS already initiated planning for rehabilitation devastated people and reconstruction destroyed villages. We identified various means of rehabilitation of people like supplying them implements required for their occupation. In this process, RSS is having coordinated effort with many other voluntary, social, cultural and spiritual organizations.
Some Organization currently working with RSS in Flood Relief and Rehabilitation process:
1. Vande Mataram Foundation
2. Gayatri Pariwar
3. Help for Needy
4. Sanskriti Foundation
5. Bharati Vikas Parishad
Appeal:
RSS is calling all of you to come forward to join in this service to the humanity.
Send the cheques or Cash in the Name of Seva Bharathi
Online transfer of funds can be done to Seva Bharathi A/c No: 630501065297, ICICI Bank, Himayat Nagar Branch, Hyderabad . You can also draw a cheque/draft in the name of Seva Bharathi and post/courier it to below address
SEVA BHARATHI
H No:3-4-228,Opp Jain Mandir
Lingampally, Kachiguda, Hyderabad 50007
Mob: + 91 9701226830, +91 9849262868
email id: sewabharathi@gmail.com
[Please note that all contributions to Seva Bharathi are tax-exempt under 80G.]
Hereby, we are giving a few statistics for the record :
Material Sent to Karnool Town Till Date:
1. Chapati Pack @ 4 Nos - 5 Lacs
2. Buscuit Packets - 1 Lac
3. Pulihora / Yellow Rice Packs - 1 Lac
4. Bread Packets - 1 Lac
5. Water Packets - 3 Lac
6. Food Packets from Karnataka - 1 Lac
Relief Work Done At Karnool
1. Medical Camps Conducted - 3 Nos
2. People in Relief Camps - 15,000 Nos
3. People Rescued from Flood Water - 1000 Nos
4. Villages Destroyed - 29 Villages
5. Villages Reached - 20 Villages
6. Cows Killed in Gosala in Mantralaya - 60 Cows
Material Supplied to Palamur/ Mahaboob Nagar
1. Pulihora/ Yellow Rice - 15,000 packs
2. Jowar Rotis - 4,000 Packets
3. Chapatis - 5,000 Packets
4. Water Packets - 3 Lacs Packets
Material Sent from Anantapur
1. Rice - 200 Quintals
2. Tur Dal packet @5kg - 2000 Packets
Volunteers working at various places
1. Palamur/ Mahaboob Nagar - 900 Members
2. Karnool - 600 Members
3. Nandyala - 150 Members
Material supplied from Bhagyanagar to Palamur/ Mahaboob Nagar
On 3rd October 2009
1. Bread, Biscuits, Water packets - 2 Trucks
2. Water Packets - 90,000 Packets
3. Woollen Bed Sheets - 110
4. Roti Packets - 600
5. Pulihora/ Yellow Rice - 1,000 Packets
6. Biscuit Packets - 16,500 Packets
7. Bread Packets - 10,500 Packets
On 4th October 2009
1. Water Packets - 1,80,000
2. Bread Packets - 33 Cartons
3. Biscuits - 11 Cartons
4. Medicines - 7 Cartons
5. Bread from Kukatpally - 1 Truck
Stock available at various relief camps as of today
1. Bleaching Powder - 1500 Kgs
2. Candle Boxes - 2500 Nos
3. Match Boxes - 2500 Nos
4. Glouses - 500 Nos
5. Biscuits -
6. Bread -
7. Rice - 400 Quintals
8. Tur Dal - 10 Quintals
Kits Planned for Distribution :
1. Kitchen Utensils
Utensils/ Plates covers -3 Nos, Spoons – 3 Nos, Tumblers – 2 Nos, Plates – 2 Nos
2. Food Grain and spices package
Rice – 10 Kgs, Tur Dal – 1 Kg, ½ Kg Imily, 1/ Kg Mirch Powder
3. House Hold set
Mat – 1 No, Bed Sheet – 1 No, Candles and Match box set
And Transport
Total cost per set – Rs 1,200/-
!! तेरा वैभव अमर रहे माँ, हम दिन चार रहे ना रहें !!
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Vishwa Samvad Kendra
Kanpur
Mo. No. 0933613407
The organisation is busy in full swing in providing relief to flood victims. The detailed report in this regard is as followed -
Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Activities undertaken
by “RSS and Seva Bharathi” Paschim Andhra Pradesh
RSS being the largest non governmental organization in India ,With its dedicated nationalist volunteers located each and every corner of affected areas, responded swiftly to help the needy before anybody including government could reach these areas. It has been proved once again that RSS stands for Ready for Selfless Service. Despite the non availability of resources and funds, Sayamsevaks raised above the expectations to serve the needy in these disastrous times.
RSS initiated the process of bringing together and collaborating with various NGOs and individual philanthropists for an coordinated effort to use the resources in the better manner.
First Phase of Relief Operations:
They started distributing food packets brought by their fellow volunteers from the neighboring villages and Districts. RSS has supplied food packets to over one lac families in three districts for past 3 days reaching the interior rural areas of Karnool and Mahaboob Nagar. Since the connectivity to Karnool has been cut off, Material is being brought in from Anantapur, Kadapa, Nellore and Raichure of Karnataka
RSS started the relief camps in Karnool town in Saraswati Sishu Mandir and G Pulla Reddy Engineering College. Supplied thousands food and water Packets to the Karnool town from here.
Volunteers from Adoni went Mantralaya cleaned Mantralaya temple and cleared the Dead Bodies of Cows of Goshala and other animals. Many of the dead are the Piligrims to Mantrala Temple . Swayamsevaks(volunteers) has removed these bodies and handed over to the police.
In Hindupur, Sangh is running 5 food preparation and collection centres to support immediately on 3rd October to be sent to Karnool Districts.
In Anantapur, Swayamsevaks started a food collection centre with an intention of Sending 10,000 food packets. With an overwhelming response from the people of Anantapur, the centre could prepare 50,000 packets and other material worth 5 lacs sent for the needy in Karnool district.
In Dronachalam(Dhone), Swayamsevaks sent 50,000 food packets and 1 lac water packets for Karnool.
Volunteers from Nandikotkur went into the villages which went under the water and rescued 45 families and brought them to the safety and gave them food.
Gadwal, A relief Camp is being conducted at TTD Kalyana Mandapam. Food packets are being supplied to 200 Villages.
In Hyderabad , 2000 Swayamsevaks are going around and collecting the funds, food and material which needed for flood affected. Two collection centre are established at State HQ of RSS and Keshav Memorial School . Every Day 4 truck loads of food material, 2 trucks loads of other immediate necessities to flood affected areas. 200 volunteers rushed to the flood affected areas to involve in the hygiene and sanitation work from the city.
Sri Raghavulu, All India Secreatary VHP, visited affected areas and met the volunteers involved in the work in Karnool,
Sri T V Deshmukh , State President of RSS and State Organizing Secretary of Seva Bharati Sri Vidwan Reddy have visited Gadwal relief Camp and met the volunteers working in Mahaboob Nagar.
Second Phase of Relief :
We have surveyed the affected areas of Mahaboob Nagar District and found that 58 Villages are badly destroyed and 16,000 families of many other villages are devastated. The immediate requirement of these families to be settle down to their daily chores is to have their daily necessities. Hence we are planning for supplying the kits to 5000 families which will enable them to start off their living. Each Kit will consists of Kitchen utensils, food grains and material of daily use.
In Karnool District, still 250-300 villages are still under water hence the survey is not yet completed. As far as Karnool Town is concerned, is slowly returning to normalcy. Around Karnool Town 29 villages have been severely affected. We surveyed and serviced 20 villages around Karnool Town .
We are planning to undertake similar steps to supply daily life supporting kits to the people to start their daily routine once we have the final statistics.
Third Phase of Relief :
RSS already initiated planning for rehabilitation devastated people and reconstruction destroyed villages. We identified various means of rehabilitation of people like supplying them implements required for their occupation. In this process, RSS is having coordinated effort with many other voluntary, social, cultural and spiritual organizations.
Some Organization currently working with RSS in Flood Relief and Rehabilitation process:
1. Vande Mataram Foundation
2. Gayatri Pariwar
3. Help for Needy
4. Sanskriti Foundation
5. Bharati Vikas Parishad
Appeal:
RSS is calling all of you to come forward to join in this service to the humanity.
Send the cheques or Cash in the Name of Seva Bharathi
Online transfer of funds can be done to Seva Bharathi A/c No: 630501065297, ICICI Bank, Himayat Nagar Branch, Hyderabad . You can also draw a cheque/draft in the name of Seva Bharathi and post/courier it to below address
SEVA BHARATHI
H No:3-4-228,Opp Jain Mandir
Lingampally, Kachiguda, Hyderabad 50007
Mob: + 91 9701226830, +91 9849262868
email id: sewabharathi@gmail.com
[Please note that all contributions to Seva Bharathi are tax-exempt under 80G.]
Hereby, we are giving a few statistics for the record :
Material Sent to Karnool Town Till Date:
1. Chapati Pack @ 4 Nos - 5 Lacs
2. Buscuit Packets - 1 Lac
3. Pulihora / Yellow Rice Packs - 1 Lac
4. Bread Packets - 1 Lac
5. Water Packets - 3 Lac
6. Food Packets from Karnataka - 1 Lac
Relief Work Done At Karnool
1. Medical Camps Conducted - 3 Nos
2. People in Relief Camps - 15,000 Nos
3. People Rescued from Flood Water - 1000 Nos
4. Villages Destroyed - 29 Villages
5. Villages Reached - 20 Villages
6. Cows Killed in Gosala in Mantralaya - 60 Cows
Material Supplied to Palamur/ Mahaboob Nagar
1. Pulihora/ Yellow Rice - 15,000 packs
2. Jowar Rotis - 4,000 Packets
3. Chapatis - 5,000 Packets
4. Water Packets - 3 Lacs Packets
Material Sent from Anantapur
1. Rice - 200 Quintals
2. Tur Dal packet @5kg - 2000 Packets
Volunteers working at various places
1. Palamur/ Mahaboob Nagar - 900 Members
2. Karnool - 600 Members
3. Nandyala - 150 Members
Material supplied from Bhagyanagar to Palamur/ Mahaboob Nagar
On 3rd October 2009
1. Bread, Biscuits, Water packets - 2 Trucks
2. Water Packets - 90,000 Packets
3. Woollen Bed Sheets - 110
4. Roti Packets - 600
5. Pulihora/ Yellow Rice - 1,000 Packets
6. Biscuit Packets - 16,500 Packets
7. Bread Packets - 10,500 Packets
On 4th October 2009
1. Water Packets - 1,80,000
2. Bread Packets - 33 Cartons
3. Biscuits - 11 Cartons
4. Medicines - 7 Cartons
5. Bread from Kukatpally - 1 Truck
Stock available at various relief camps as of today
1. Bleaching Powder - 1500 Kgs
2. Candle Boxes - 2500 Nos
3. Match Boxes - 2500 Nos
4. Glouses - 500 Nos
5. Biscuits -
6. Bread -
7. Rice - 400 Quintals
8. Tur Dal - 10 Quintals
Kits Planned for Distribution :
1. Kitchen Utensils
Utensils/ Plates covers -3 Nos, Spoons – 3 Nos, Tumblers – 2 Nos, Plates – 2 Nos
2. Food Grain and spices package
Rice – 10 Kgs, Tur Dal – 1 Kg, ½ Kg Imily, 1/ Kg Mirch Powder
3. House Hold set
Mat – 1 No, Bed Sheet – 1 No, Candles and Match box set
And Transport
Total cost per set – Rs 1,200/-
!! तेरा वैभव अमर रहे माँ, हम दिन चार रहे ना रहें !!
-- With Regards
(PIYOOSH SHUKLA)
Vishwa Samvad Kendra
Kanpur
Mo. No. 0933613407
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Former BJP MP BK Deo passes away
Former BJP MP BK Deo passes away
By visakeo
BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJP leader and three time each MP and MLA from Orissa’s Kalahandi district, BK Deo on Wednesday passed away at his Bhawanipatana residence, family sources said. He was 58 and had a bypass surgery in 1995 while died of cardiac aliments.
Deo, a member of the Kalahandi royal family, is survived by wife, a son and two daughters.He was the son of the ruler of erstwhile princely state of Kalahandi, Late Pratap Keshari Deo, also a former MP.
Besides representing Junagarh assembly segment in the Orissa assembly several times, Deo was elected to Parliament thrice in a row from 1998. He was an MP in 12th, 13th and 14 Lok Sabha from Kalahandi Parliamantary constituency.
Governor MC Bhandare, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, PCC president KP Singh Deo, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh, BJP State president Suresh Pujari, BJP national vice-president Jual Oram, national secretary Dharmendra Pradhan and other leaders condoled the death of Deo.
By visakeo
BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJP leader and three time each MP and MLA from Orissa’s Kalahandi district, BK Deo on Wednesday passed away at his Bhawanipatana residence, family sources said. He was 58 and had a bypass surgery in 1995 while died of cardiac aliments.
Deo, a member of the Kalahandi royal family, is survived by wife, a son and two daughters.He was the son of the ruler of erstwhile princely state of Kalahandi, Late Pratap Keshari Deo, also a former MP.
Besides representing Junagarh assembly segment in the Orissa assembly several times, Deo was elected to Parliament thrice in a row from 1998. He was an MP in 12th, 13th and 14 Lok Sabha from Kalahandi Parliamantary constituency.
Governor MC Bhandare, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, PCC president KP Singh Deo, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh, BJP State president Suresh Pujari, BJP national vice-president Jual Oram, national secretary Dharmendra Pradhan and other leaders condoled the death of Deo.
Gou Gram Yatra is turning into a mass movement
Gou Gram Yatra is turning into a mass movement
Jammu: (visakeo)October 7: The 108-day Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra is fast assuming the form of a mass movement in its initial days. The enthusiasm developed by the yatra and the views expressed by the leaders in public meetings have started agitating the people. The speeches of the saint and leaders in the yatra are exhorting the people. On the other hand the subyatras being taken out in many states are awakening the people at the grass root level. The groups of workers are educating the people about the need of cow protection and preservation.
On the first day itself the people waited for hours at the places fixed to welcome the yatra in bright sunlight. The yatra is normally moving late due to the unprecedented reception being accorded by people at different places. People stop the yatra in the middle way and do not allow it move further till they formally welcome the saints and express their commitment for cow protection. People in villages are found happier as they feel that it is for the first time that somebody is fighting for their cause. People from all sections of the society including children, youth, old and women are participating with full vigour and furvour. The yatra has also washed away the image of Indian youth who are depicted as anti-Indian culture by a section of the media. The youth were seen highly energetic for cow and village protection. They are taking interest in getting the information about cow and village protection.
The way the villagers extended welcome to the yatra in Punjab is a clear indication that they are ready to fight for their rights and also for cow protection. The yatra is not only mobilizing the common man for cow protection but is also establishing the fact that the forces committed to restore pride of the nation have not yet weakened. Women in Hisar, Haryana, distributed more than 10,000 food packets to the gobhaktas. An emotional wave has been seen in the areas of Punjab too where the yatra visited. It also received warm welcome while entering in Jammu today, which is considered highly sensitive for security.
Jammu: (visakeo)October 7: The 108-day Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra is fast assuming the form of a mass movement in its initial days. The enthusiasm developed by the yatra and the views expressed by the leaders in public meetings have started agitating the people. The speeches of the saint and leaders in the yatra are exhorting the people. On the other hand the subyatras being taken out in many states are awakening the people at the grass root level. The groups of workers are educating the people about the need of cow protection and preservation.
On the first day itself the people waited for hours at the places fixed to welcome the yatra in bright sunlight. The yatra is normally moving late due to the unprecedented reception being accorded by people at different places. People stop the yatra in the middle way and do not allow it move further till they formally welcome the saints and express their commitment for cow protection. People in villages are found happier as they feel that it is for the first time that somebody is fighting for their cause. People from all sections of the society including children, youth, old and women are participating with full vigour and furvour. The yatra has also washed away the image of Indian youth who are depicted as anti-Indian culture by a section of the media. The youth were seen highly energetic for cow and village protection. They are taking interest in getting the information about cow and village protection.
The way the villagers extended welcome to the yatra in Punjab is a clear indication that they are ready to fight for their rights and also for cow protection. The yatra is not only mobilizing the common man for cow protection but is also establishing the fact that the forces committed to restore pride of the nation have not yet weakened. Women in Hisar, Haryana, distributed more than 10,000 food packets to the gobhaktas. An emotional wave has been seen in the areas of Punjab too where the yatra visited. It also received warm welcome while entering in Jammu today, which is considered highly sensitive for security.
Private bus owners having BJD link to be identified
Private bus owners having BJD link to be identified
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) The cat is out of bag now? So the ruling BJD Ministers, MPs and MLAs involved in transport business will be identified in Orissa and taken care of by non other than but by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Sources said that a good number of BJD leaders running buses in various routes. Sources said that Director Intelligence, Prakash Mishra has been asked to locate these BJD tag Bus owners and prepared a list.
The list would be submitted to Chief Minister once it got nod of Home Secretary AP Padhi and DGP Manmohan Praharaj.
There are 6500 private busses are running in the state and most of the bus owners have BJD connection. Sources said BJD MLA from Pipili, Pradip Maharathy has given shelter to several bus owners, who are on run fearing arrest as the Government clamped ESMA.
The Chief Minister apprehends that the so-called strike was in fact the handiwork of his party leaders, sources added. BJD MLA Rabi Nanda also sheltering few owners.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) The cat is out of bag now? So the ruling BJD Ministers, MPs and MLAs involved in transport business will be identified in Orissa and taken care of by non other than but by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Sources said that a good number of BJD leaders running buses in various routes. Sources said that Director Intelligence, Prakash Mishra has been asked to locate these BJD tag Bus owners and prepared a list.
The list would be submitted to Chief Minister once it got nod of Home Secretary AP Padhi and DGP Manmohan Praharaj.
There are 6500 private busses are running in the state and most of the bus owners have BJD connection. Sources said BJD MLA from Pipili, Pradip Maharathy has given shelter to several bus owners, who are on run fearing arrest as the Government clamped ESMA.
The Chief Minister apprehends that the so-called strike was in fact the handiwork of his party leaders, sources added. BJD MLA Rabi Nanda also sheltering few owners.
Rise like Rama
Rise like Rama
By Tarun Vijay
Rama annihilated the unrepentant wrongdoers and brought cheers to his people. Hence there is Dussehra. What use celebrating it if India is not made invincible and strong enough to punish enemies?
To live with your head high, victory over evil is essential. It makes you moored in the faith that sustains earth. That an Indian satellite found water on the moon made every one of us feel great and Dussehra became more delightful. Success for a good cause. Achievement for noble purposes. But have you ever given a thought why should our people making giant leaps in any field, whether it is science and technology or a Kargil success, make us proud?
What’s the thread that binds us together in Sukh, Dukh, fall or ascent? The only thread is the feeling of belonging to one greater family of India, the civilizational fabric of Hindustan that was described vividly by Swami Vivekananda when he declared in Chicago on September 11, 1893. He spoke about the universal message of the Hindu civilization and became known as the cyclonic Hindu monk of India. He was accepted as a leader who changed the image of India abroad in a positive way. And mark his words, “I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth.”
The only place on this planet where thousands of years old civilizational values are still practised in their oldest form is India and undoubtedly that civilization is Hindu which has given this world the values of respect for nature and an unbelievable space of freedom for thought. The civilization that is iconized in the virtues of Rama and Krishna, Dussehra and Diwali and Vedas and Upanishads and Bhagavadgita. The flow that makes us celebrate Puja, Navaratra and Bijoya. These are not just meaningless rituals of an illiterate society believing in multiplicity of gods and goddesses and worshipping divinity carved in stones. It’s the most fabulous and living civilization that world can see in the form of highest universal values expressed through the Vedic sages since millenniums. Those who do not read and have no knowledge must not sit on judgment on such a flow of greatest scholarship humanity has ever witnessed which kept the greatest minds of the west mesmerized in awe. Dussehra is not just a symbol of the victory of good over evil, it’s also a symbol of the invincible character and the prowess of the Hindu civilization that has survived the hardest assaults of the Arabs, Turks, Portuguese and British who attacked our nation and destroyed the centres of Hindu faith. But as the Constitution declares, Satyameva Jayate, the truth of this civilization’s inherent goodness, was never weakened or fatigued.
Ironically the very Hindu civilization is facing the greatest threat since its inception from within by those who are seeking power through avoiding the responsibility to protect Hindus and appeasing forces that represent the same assaulters of the yore who had destroyed Hampi and Thanjavur and Kashi. The very word Hinduness, the very appeal to assert the right of the Hindu civilization’s survival, raises eyebrows in the secular power sector and invites a state-supported condemnation. Does that attitude help a healthy social fabric? Is the distrust in the state apparatus to safeguard the all-encompassing Hindu civilizational power stations a positive feature for the nation that is still a Hindu majority and that has its principal identity as a land of the Hindu civilization? Why should anything that depicts a Hindu assertion be taken as anti-non-Hindus?
On the contrary the strengthening of the Hindu core values alone guarantees the survival of the various streams of faith and a weakened Hindu society would result in the de-pluralization of the Indian social fabric as we can see in our neighbourhood.
The state apparatus feels quite comfortable to talk to Hurriyat or the NSCN people who demand secession from our motherland and hence are anti-national. The Muslim League, which divided the nation, gets a berth in the cabinet but have you ever heard, the leaders of the assertive Hindu organizations being invited for a Presidential banquet or an at-home by the Prime Minister on the Diwali eve? Why this kind of an ideological apartheid against those who live and die for national integrity and protect the principal civilizational moors of the land? Why should it be necessary to think the way the state apparatus approves in a democracy and under a Constitution that upholds the values of pluralism? Then what will be the difference between a Stalinist attitude and a pluralistic democracy? Hindu assertions, without any acrimonious feelings for anyone, were never so much looked down and projected as unacceptable, even in the times of the Mughals, as they are being treated now under a hateful secular dispensation, that too in a nation that celebrates Dussehra as a national festival. Is that the right way to honour the spirit of Rama?
Hindus are refugees in their own nation, their number is dwindling and enormous amount of foreign money is allowed to reduce them through deceit and scandalous methods. The worshipped animal cow, which is essentially beneficial for agriculture is slaughtered and exported to Muslim countries and their highest revered temples either stand desecrated from the valley of Sage Kashyap to the land of Sarayu and Ganga or kept under government control disallowing them to run them as per scriptural instructions and with freedom. Why? Who gains by demoralizing the Hindus? What will happen if Hindus become a minority in India? If the only Muslim majority state in India can happily celebrate the dance of democracy by exiling all the Hindus from the valley and making it impossible for any justifiable distribution of the government grants and schemes in non-Muslim pockets of the state, then what will be the state of affairs when India becomes a non-Hindu-majority nation? Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami in times of looming threat from Pakistan and China, and internally from the Maoists, must mean more than burning the effigy of Ravana. The reason behind Dussehra is not a compromising attitude but a steel resolve to protect dharma and bring happiness to people. Can those who shiver in fear of the assaulters and live in their dread showing no intention defang them claim a ticket to Dussehra?
It’s important that such inconvenient questions be asked at Dussehra time and a grand festival of our civilization’s victorious character is not reduced merely into a fun and frolic carnival. Dussehra means victory for the Indian values and nobility of the human soul. That’s the success of dharma. The only point of universal convergence is the belief that goodness alone wins in the end, come what may. Rama, the victorious, shall always remain invincible because he epitomizes the maryada, the noble virtues and the righteousness. There is a Ravana, the evil, in every age and space on this planet and everywhere the faith that keeps society alive is the belief in the victory of goodness, in positive values. Hence Iqbal, the poet who would envision Pakistan at one stage, had called Rama the Imam-e- Hind, supreme icon of India and wrote "kuchh baat hai ki hasti mit-ti nahin hamaari (there is something extraordinary that we have survived the vicissitudes of history while all other civilizations vanished)." That extraordinary element is the belief in the victory of righteousness, the message that is ingrained in the logo of India’s Supreme Court (taken from the Mahabharata): Yato dharmah tato jayah (victory follows wherever there is dharma i.e. righteousness). That’s the character of the India’s soul. Hence the celebration of goodness winning over the evil has continued unabated since time immemorial.
This Dussehra, ask yourself, have you ever thought it prudent to teach your children about the grand heritage of your nation and ancestral knowledge that surpasses the lines of religion and ways of worship? Should it make us feel hesitant to say the truth that everyone in India, irrespective of the religious fault lines, belongs to the civilizational flow that’s epitomized in the legacy of Rama and Dussehra and a victory of good over evil? Shouldn't we be rising like Rama to deserve a Dussehra?
By Tarun Vijay
Rama annihilated the unrepentant wrongdoers and brought cheers to his people. Hence there is Dussehra. What use celebrating it if India is not made invincible and strong enough to punish enemies?
To live with your head high, victory over evil is essential. It makes you moored in the faith that sustains earth. That an Indian satellite found water on the moon made every one of us feel great and Dussehra became more delightful. Success for a good cause. Achievement for noble purposes. But have you ever given a thought why should our people making giant leaps in any field, whether it is science and technology or a Kargil success, make us proud?
What’s the thread that binds us together in Sukh, Dukh, fall or ascent? The only thread is the feeling of belonging to one greater family of India, the civilizational fabric of Hindustan that was described vividly by Swami Vivekananda when he declared in Chicago on September 11, 1893. He spoke about the universal message of the Hindu civilization and became known as the cyclonic Hindu monk of India. He was accepted as a leader who changed the image of India abroad in a positive way. And mark his words, “I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth.”
The only place on this planet where thousands of years old civilizational values are still practised in their oldest form is India and undoubtedly that civilization is Hindu which has given this world the values of respect for nature and an unbelievable space of freedom for thought. The civilization that is iconized in the virtues of Rama and Krishna, Dussehra and Diwali and Vedas and Upanishads and Bhagavadgita. The flow that makes us celebrate Puja, Navaratra and Bijoya. These are not just meaningless rituals of an illiterate society believing in multiplicity of gods and goddesses and worshipping divinity carved in stones. It’s the most fabulous and living civilization that world can see in the form of highest universal values expressed through the Vedic sages since millenniums. Those who do not read and have no knowledge must not sit on judgment on such a flow of greatest scholarship humanity has ever witnessed which kept the greatest minds of the west mesmerized in awe. Dussehra is not just a symbol of the victory of good over evil, it’s also a symbol of the invincible character and the prowess of the Hindu civilization that has survived the hardest assaults of the Arabs, Turks, Portuguese and British who attacked our nation and destroyed the centres of Hindu faith. But as the Constitution declares, Satyameva Jayate, the truth of this civilization’s inherent goodness, was never weakened or fatigued.
Ironically the very Hindu civilization is facing the greatest threat since its inception from within by those who are seeking power through avoiding the responsibility to protect Hindus and appeasing forces that represent the same assaulters of the yore who had destroyed Hampi and Thanjavur and Kashi. The very word Hinduness, the very appeal to assert the right of the Hindu civilization’s survival, raises eyebrows in the secular power sector and invites a state-supported condemnation. Does that attitude help a healthy social fabric? Is the distrust in the state apparatus to safeguard the all-encompassing Hindu civilizational power stations a positive feature for the nation that is still a Hindu majority and that has its principal identity as a land of the Hindu civilization? Why should anything that depicts a Hindu assertion be taken as anti-non-Hindus?
On the contrary the strengthening of the Hindu core values alone guarantees the survival of the various streams of faith and a weakened Hindu society would result in the de-pluralization of the Indian social fabric as we can see in our neighbourhood.
The state apparatus feels quite comfortable to talk to Hurriyat or the NSCN people who demand secession from our motherland and hence are anti-national. The Muslim League, which divided the nation, gets a berth in the cabinet but have you ever heard, the leaders of the assertive Hindu organizations being invited for a Presidential banquet or an at-home by the Prime Minister on the Diwali eve? Why this kind of an ideological apartheid against those who live and die for national integrity and protect the principal civilizational moors of the land? Why should it be necessary to think the way the state apparatus approves in a democracy and under a Constitution that upholds the values of pluralism? Then what will be the difference between a Stalinist attitude and a pluralistic democracy? Hindu assertions, without any acrimonious feelings for anyone, were never so much looked down and projected as unacceptable, even in the times of the Mughals, as they are being treated now under a hateful secular dispensation, that too in a nation that celebrates Dussehra as a national festival. Is that the right way to honour the spirit of Rama?
Hindus are refugees in their own nation, their number is dwindling and enormous amount of foreign money is allowed to reduce them through deceit and scandalous methods. The worshipped animal cow, which is essentially beneficial for agriculture is slaughtered and exported to Muslim countries and their highest revered temples either stand desecrated from the valley of Sage Kashyap to the land of Sarayu and Ganga or kept under government control disallowing them to run them as per scriptural instructions and with freedom. Why? Who gains by demoralizing the Hindus? What will happen if Hindus become a minority in India? If the only Muslim majority state in India can happily celebrate the dance of democracy by exiling all the Hindus from the valley and making it impossible for any justifiable distribution of the government grants and schemes in non-Muslim pockets of the state, then what will be the state of affairs when India becomes a non-Hindu-majority nation? Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami in times of looming threat from Pakistan and China, and internally from the Maoists, must mean more than burning the effigy of Ravana. The reason behind Dussehra is not a compromising attitude but a steel resolve to protect dharma and bring happiness to people. Can those who shiver in fear of the assaulters and live in their dread showing no intention defang them claim a ticket to Dussehra?
It’s important that such inconvenient questions be asked at Dussehra time and a grand festival of our civilization’s victorious character is not reduced merely into a fun and frolic carnival. Dussehra means victory for the Indian values and nobility of the human soul. That’s the success of dharma. The only point of universal convergence is the belief that goodness alone wins in the end, come what may. Rama, the victorious, shall always remain invincible because he epitomizes the maryada, the noble virtues and the righteousness. There is a Ravana, the evil, in every age and space on this planet and everywhere the faith that keeps society alive is the belief in the victory of goodness, in positive values. Hence Iqbal, the poet who would envision Pakistan at one stage, had called Rama the Imam-e- Hind, supreme icon of India and wrote "kuchh baat hai ki hasti mit-ti nahin hamaari (there is something extraordinary that we have survived the vicissitudes of history while all other civilizations vanished)." That extraordinary element is the belief in the victory of righteousness, the message that is ingrained in the logo of India’s Supreme Court (taken from the Mahabharata): Yato dharmah tato jayah (victory follows wherever there is dharma i.e. righteousness). That’s the character of the India’s soul. Hence the celebration of goodness winning over the evil has continued unabated since time immemorial.
This Dussehra, ask yourself, have you ever thought it prudent to teach your children about the grand heritage of your nation and ancestral knowledge that surpasses the lines of religion and ways of worship? Should it make us feel hesitant to say the truth that everyone in India, irrespective of the religious fault lines, belongs to the civilizational flow that’s epitomized in the legacy of Rama and Dussehra and a victory of good over evil? Shouldn't we be rising like Rama to deserve a Dussehra?
Musharraf should be tried in India for war crimes
Musharraf should be tried in India for war crimes
by Tarun Vijay
"On February 26, 2000, Ilyas Kashmiri reportedly conducted a guerrilla operation against the Indian Army in Nakyal sector after crossing the LoC with 25 militants. He surrounded a bunker and threw grenades inside. He was able to kidnap an injured Indian officer whose throat he later slit, the report said. Ilyas came back to Pakistan with the head of the Indian officer and presented it to top army officials, including then army chief Gen Musharraf, who gave him a cash award of Rs1 lakh."
This was reported by PTI in a story from Islamabad.
That’s Pervez Musharraf, the darling of Delhi’s media and a trusted friend of India’s politicians of all hues and denominations. The butcher of Kargil has been getting too many audiences in Delhi. Now is the time to look back, salute the martyred soldiers and declare Musharraf India’s war criminal to be tried by an Indian army court. Before Kasab gets a fair justice, Musharraf needs to be brought to the question box, minus media cameras.
A state that can’t take revenge for the butchering of its soldiers and fails to assure the mothers that the life and honour of their children is the first priority of the government, no amount of advertising asking Indian youths join the forces would work. Indians don’t join the Army for the lure of the lucre. For most of our families and us, it’s a tradition and a mark of pride to wear the soldier’s uniform, fight the enemy and live and die for India. It’s the ugly politician who never sends his children to fight for the motherland that compromises and bends backwards for Washington’s money and support. Make him feel ashamed of his spineless overtures and build public pressure to demand Musharraf’s extradition so that his butchering skills can be brought to book. And by us. Our criminal must get our justice.
Ilyas, who slit the throat of our army officer was not killed by Indian government’s action but by US drones.
We depend on Washington for everything. Even the black box of the ill-fated helicopter that killed YSR was sent to the US for examination. We don’t have any sense of shame that even this much can't be done in our labs. So we hope that one day the US will teach Pakistan a lesson, it will see that Pakistan behaves and stops terrorism against India. Why can't our leaders take US passports and join electoral battles for a governorship a la Bobby Jindal and make the Indian soil a little relieved? Something that an average Indian knows that India’s battle has to be fought by India on Indian shoulders and Indian strength, can't be understood by the leaders who are supposedly responsible for protecting the Indian honour and lives.
The National Security Adviser speaks a language of a fearful person and not one who instills confidence and courage into the minds of citizens. The newspapers have reported under the headline "Fear of 26/11 attacks", his exact words like this, "Narayanan said that he lives in daily dread of a repeat of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, though he added that now India is better prepared.”
Fear should have been transported to Pakistan and it should have been for the ISI chief to say that he lives in daily dread of an Indian revenge. Pakistan must be made to live in constant fear of India’s justifiable punishment rather than the victim shivering in cold fear of an unrepentant aggressor.
That’s what we have been turned into.
No sense of pride in the soldiers’ bravery and achievements.
No war memorial, not a single memorial worth its name for Kargil’s heroes. Rather the government abandoned all celebrations for the Kargil Vijay Divas and has also forgotten to continue with the Bharat Vijay Divas commemorating the 1971 victory resulting in the creation of Bangladesh.
And then the complaint is, we are in the dire need of competent soldiers and officers for our forces. Ha!!
Defence minister A K Antony informed Parliament in July this year that the Indian Army is short of over 11,387 officers, While the Navy was short of 1,512 officers, the shortage in the Air Force was 1,400.
And then what are the measures to attract youths? He said, in a written reply that, "The implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, with substantial improvements in the pay structure of officers of the Armed Forces, will go a long way in making the services more attractive."
Does he seriously think that money without honour goes a long way to make a job in the forces more attractive? Does this mindset synchronize with the longstanding traditions and the civilizational moors of a nation where a soldier never dies but is martyred, he is a veer, the brave and having served his motherland goes to the Surya Lok, the highest exalted region of the mighty Sun? Should he be comparing the job of a soldier with that of the babus and the traders and the politicians? It is this attitude that has downgraded respectability for the soldiers’ lives and services.
The officers of the forces were forced to sit on a dharna at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and demand parity with civilian officers, and implementation of "one rank, one pension" principle. Their memorials are ignored, victory days are left uncelebrated, their families run from pillar to post to get their children admitted to good schools, and the entire structure still remains shackled to the ritualism of the pre-Independence British colonialism. Their killers and hate groups are accorded state honours, sent dinner invites and given security at the public expense and then the complaint is, we are not getting enough good stuff for soldiering the nation.
Make soldiering India a matter of honour and respectability. Ensure those who rule India send the best of their children to serve the forces and have guts to take revenge on those who have ill-intentions for our brave.
Surely, bringing Musharraf to Delhi, this time as a war criminal for a trial, will make amends for the past mistakes.
by Tarun Vijay
"On February 26, 2000, Ilyas Kashmiri reportedly conducted a guerrilla operation against the Indian Army in Nakyal sector after crossing the LoC with 25 militants. He surrounded a bunker and threw grenades inside. He was able to kidnap an injured Indian officer whose throat he later slit, the report said. Ilyas came back to Pakistan with the head of the Indian officer and presented it to top army officials, including then army chief Gen Musharraf, who gave him a cash award of Rs1 lakh."
This was reported by PTI in a story from Islamabad.
That’s Pervez Musharraf, the darling of Delhi’s media and a trusted friend of India’s politicians of all hues and denominations. The butcher of Kargil has been getting too many audiences in Delhi. Now is the time to look back, salute the martyred soldiers and declare Musharraf India’s war criminal to be tried by an Indian army court. Before Kasab gets a fair justice, Musharraf needs to be brought to the question box, minus media cameras.
A state that can’t take revenge for the butchering of its soldiers and fails to assure the mothers that the life and honour of their children is the first priority of the government, no amount of advertising asking Indian youths join the forces would work. Indians don’t join the Army for the lure of the lucre. For most of our families and us, it’s a tradition and a mark of pride to wear the soldier’s uniform, fight the enemy and live and die for India. It’s the ugly politician who never sends his children to fight for the motherland that compromises and bends backwards for Washington’s money and support. Make him feel ashamed of his spineless overtures and build public pressure to demand Musharraf’s extradition so that his butchering skills can be brought to book. And by us. Our criminal must get our justice.
Ilyas, who slit the throat of our army officer was not killed by Indian government’s action but by US drones.
We depend on Washington for everything. Even the black box of the ill-fated helicopter that killed YSR was sent to the US for examination. We don’t have any sense of shame that even this much can't be done in our labs. So we hope that one day the US will teach Pakistan a lesson, it will see that Pakistan behaves and stops terrorism against India. Why can't our leaders take US passports and join electoral battles for a governorship a la Bobby Jindal and make the Indian soil a little relieved? Something that an average Indian knows that India’s battle has to be fought by India on Indian shoulders and Indian strength, can't be understood by the leaders who are supposedly responsible for protecting the Indian honour and lives.
The National Security Adviser speaks a language of a fearful person and not one who instills confidence and courage into the minds of citizens. The newspapers have reported under the headline "Fear of 26/11 attacks", his exact words like this, "Narayanan said that he lives in daily dread of a repeat of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks, though he added that now India is better prepared.”
Fear should have been transported to Pakistan and it should have been for the ISI chief to say that he lives in daily dread of an Indian revenge. Pakistan must be made to live in constant fear of India’s justifiable punishment rather than the victim shivering in cold fear of an unrepentant aggressor.
That’s what we have been turned into.
No sense of pride in the soldiers’ bravery and achievements.
No war memorial, not a single memorial worth its name for Kargil’s heroes. Rather the government abandoned all celebrations for the Kargil Vijay Divas and has also forgotten to continue with the Bharat Vijay Divas commemorating the 1971 victory resulting in the creation of Bangladesh.
And then the complaint is, we are in the dire need of competent soldiers and officers for our forces. Ha!!
Defence minister A K Antony informed Parliament in July this year that the Indian Army is short of over 11,387 officers, While the Navy was short of 1,512 officers, the shortage in the Air Force was 1,400.
And then what are the measures to attract youths? He said, in a written reply that, "The implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, with substantial improvements in the pay structure of officers of the Armed Forces, will go a long way in making the services more attractive."
Does he seriously think that money without honour goes a long way to make a job in the forces more attractive? Does this mindset synchronize with the longstanding traditions and the civilizational moors of a nation where a soldier never dies but is martyred, he is a veer, the brave and having served his motherland goes to the Surya Lok, the highest exalted region of the mighty Sun? Should he be comparing the job of a soldier with that of the babus and the traders and the politicians? It is this attitude that has downgraded respectability for the soldiers’ lives and services.
The officers of the forces were forced to sit on a dharna at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and demand parity with civilian officers, and implementation of "one rank, one pension" principle. Their memorials are ignored, victory days are left uncelebrated, their families run from pillar to post to get their children admitted to good schools, and the entire structure still remains shackled to the ritualism of the pre-Independence British colonialism. Their killers and hate groups are accorded state honours, sent dinner invites and given security at the public expense and then the complaint is, we are not getting enough good stuff for soldiering the nation.
Make soldiering India a matter of honour and respectability. Ensure those who rule India send the best of their children to serve the forces and have guts to take revenge on those who have ill-intentions for our brave.
Surely, bringing Musharraf to Delhi, this time as a war criminal for a trial, will make amends for the past mistakes.
Church terror in relief camps
Church terror in relief camps
PHULABANI:(visakeo)- The Church outrage has reached at its climax in Orissa’s Kandhamal district. The Church, which sponsored the murder of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, is now planning a big strike on tribal Hindus. The recent bomb explosion in a relief camp has exposed all ugly faces of Church as well as Orissa Government. It seems the Naveen Patnaik Government is all along helping the terror elements in Kandhamal. How bombs came to relief camp? Who was responsible for the explosion? These are few questions remain unanswered. Meanwhile, police so far arrested five persons in this regard. Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar said Patrasa Mallick and his brother Antony, who were injured in the explosion, were arrested after being discharged from the SKCG Medical College Hospital here .Three others had been arrested in connection with the explosion at the rehabilition camp at Nandagiri village under G Udayagiri police station last month in which one person, identified as Ajaya Digal of Rutangia village, was killed. Four firearms were recovered from the spot. The others arrested in the case were identified as Prasant Nayak, Sebak Nayak and Ratnakar Mallick.The arrested persons had been staying in the rehabilitation camp, set up for those affected in the communal riots in the district in the aftermath of the killing of senior Hindu seer Swami Laxmanananda Saraswai and four of his disciples last year.
PHULABANI:(visakeo)- The Church outrage has reached at its climax in Orissa’s Kandhamal district. The Church, which sponsored the murder of Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, is now planning a big strike on tribal Hindus. The recent bomb explosion in a relief camp has exposed all ugly faces of Church as well as Orissa Government. It seems the Naveen Patnaik Government is all along helping the terror elements in Kandhamal. How bombs came to relief camp? Who was responsible for the explosion? These are few questions remain unanswered. Meanwhile, police so far arrested five persons in this regard. Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar said Patrasa Mallick and his brother Antony, who were injured in the explosion, were arrested after being discharged from the SKCG Medical College Hospital here .Three others had been arrested in connection with the explosion at the rehabilition camp at Nandagiri village under G Udayagiri police station last month in which one person, identified as Ajaya Digal of Rutangia village, was killed. Four firearms were recovered from the spot. The others arrested in the case were identified as Prasant Nayak, Sebak Nayak and Ratnakar Mallick.The arrested persons had been staying in the rehabilitation camp, set up for those affected in the communal riots in the district in the aftermath of the killing of senior Hindu seer Swami Laxmanananda Saraswai and four of his disciples last year.
Late Swamiji had rivals, says Orissa DGP
Late Swamiji had rivals, says Orissa DGP
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)-Deposing before the one-man judicial commission, DGP Manmohan Praharaj on Tuesday admitted that slain VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati had rivals. “He had some rivals. Those who had opposed his works were his rivals. But he had not been threatened by Maoists. Police had no information regarding that,” said Praharaj. At the time of the murder of Swamiji, Praharaj was the Director Intelligence.
Reacting on it, Justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra said the DGP’s statement would give a lead to the entire investigation. “I have to find who were the rivals of Saraswati,” he said.
Earlier also, former Director General of Police (DGP) G C Nanda had stated that slain VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati, whose killing last year led to a large scale violence in Kandhamal, had incurred the wrath of a minority community since he had been opposing the role of Christian missionaries and alleged conversion.
“I have come across various reports from time to time relating to the staunch pro-Hindu activities of Saraswati,” he had stated before the Commission.
"As a result of this, he had become target of the ire of the rival community since he had been opposing what he perceived as the increasing impact of Christian missionaries and alleged conversion in the area," Nanda said in his affidavit before the commission of inquiry probing into the incident.
However, Nanda, who was then DGP when violence erupted in Kandhamal after killing of Saraswati on August 23, 2008, claimed that he did not have any information regarding specific threat to Saraswati from Maoists.
He had maintained that “I believe that Maoists probably expected to get cooperation of minority community in creating a solid base in the district to expand their activities by killing Saraswati.”
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)-Deposing before the one-man judicial commission, DGP Manmohan Praharaj on Tuesday admitted that slain VHP leader Swami Laxamanananda Saraswati had rivals. “He had some rivals. Those who had opposed his works were his rivals. But he had not been threatened by Maoists. Police had no information regarding that,” said Praharaj. At the time of the murder of Swamiji, Praharaj was the Director Intelligence.
Reacting on it, Justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra said the DGP’s statement would give a lead to the entire investigation. “I have to find who were the rivals of Saraswati,” he said.
Earlier also, former Director General of Police (DGP) G C Nanda had stated that slain VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati, whose killing last year led to a large scale violence in Kandhamal, had incurred the wrath of a minority community since he had been opposing the role of Christian missionaries and alleged conversion.
“I have come across various reports from time to time relating to the staunch pro-Hindu activities of Saraswati,” he had stated before the Commission.
"As a result of this, he had become target of the ire of the rival community since he had been opposing what he perceived as the increasing impact of Christian missionaries and alleged conversion in the area," Nanda said in his affidavit before the commission of inquiry probing into the incident.
However, Nanda, who was then DGP when violence erupted in Kandhamal after killing of Saraswati on August 23, 2008, claimed that he did not have any information regarding specific threat to Saraswati from Maoists.
He had maintained that “I believe that Maoists probably expected to get cooperation of minority community in creating a solid base in the district to expand their activities by killing Saraswati.”
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Suba Rao visits State
Suba Rao visits State
BHUBANESWAR: Akhil Bharatiya Saikhika Mahasangha secretary T Suba Rao paid a four-day visit to Orissa and attended several functions from September 18 to 21. He attended functions at Cuttack, Berhampur, Jajpur and Bhubaneswar.
Suba Rao stressed that teachers have a very key role in nation building and he urged to maintain patriotism among them. Prof RN Mishra, SC Kar, UN Majhi, Prof PK Mishra, Orissa Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad general secretary Dr PK Rath and Organizing secretary Dr N Mohanty were among present.
BHUBANESWAR: Akhil Bharatiya Saikhika Mahasangha secretary T Suba Rao paid a four-day visit to Orissa and attended several functions from September 18 to 21. He attended functions at Cuttack, Berhampur, Jajpur and Bhubaneswar.
Suba Rao stressed that teachers have a very key role in nation building and he urged to maintain patriotism among them. Prof RN Mishra, SC Kar, UN Majhi, Prof PK Mishra, Orissa Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad general secretary Dr PK Rath and Organizing secretary Dr N Mohanty were among present.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Conversions took place against law
Conversions took place against law
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo0- Former district collector of Kandhamal Gangadhar Singh on Wednesday said religious conversions had taken place in the southern Orissa
district without following the statutory provisions of the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act (OFRA), 1967.
Singh, while appearing before the one-man judicial commission, headed by retired Justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra, informed that till January 2, 2004, the district administration had received only two intimations of change in religion. But conversions without following the provisions of OFRA had taken place, he added, though he refused to agree that such conversions were "large-scale" in nature.
Singh, who was the Kandhamal collector from September 15, 2004, to October 3, 2007, disclosed that during his tenure no prosecution was sanctioned under OFRA. Replying to a query during cross-examination, he said there was widespread encroachment of government land, including forest patches, in the district, but he had not inquired into whether any church was constructed on such encroached land.
Singh, who also submitted an affidavit to the commission, also revealed that as collector he had received oral complaints relating to transportation of cows. Singh, who is presently serving as additional secretary, higher education, said during his tenure as collector there were cases of issue of caste certificates to persons not eligible. But he denied there had been large-scale issue of such "fake" caste certificates.
"During my period the caste certificate issue had not invited law and order situation," he said. He further observed that the demand of the Phulbani Jana Kalyan Sangha, an association formed by some Panas (a SC group), in August 2007, for change of their status to Kui (a ST group) had created serious apprehensions among tribals. "On account of this apprehension some tribal organizations formed a coordinating body, Kui Samaj Coordination Committee, and held rallies and processions in different parts of Kandhamal and submitted memoranda to Governor and chief minister challenging the claims of non-tribals to be recorded as Kui. Because of this, ill-feeling grew among the tribals and non-tribals," he said.
Earlier in the day, inspector general of police Arun Sarangi stuck to his stand that the state police headquarters was not aware of any Maoist threat to Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati (whose murder on August 23, 2008, had triggered ethno-communal carnage in Kandhamal), but stated that "from the report of SP, Kandhamal, and information gathered by me during my visit to Shankaracharya Kanyashram, Jalespeta, after the incident and from other intelligence inputs, it is absolutely clear that the assassination was the work of the CPI (Maoist) cadres."
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo0- Former district collector of Kandhamal Gangadhar Singh on Wednesday said religious conversions had taken place in the southern Orissa
district without following the statutory provisions of the Orissa Freedom of Religion Act (OFRA), 1967.
Singh, while appearing before the one-man judicial commission, headed by retired Justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra, informed that till January 2, 2004, the district administration had received only two intimations of change in religion. But conversions without following the provisions of OFRA had taken place, he added, though he refused to agree that such conversions were "large-scale" in nature.
Singh, who was the Kandhamal collector from September 15, 2004, to October 3, 2007, disclosed that during his tenure no prosecution was sanctioned under OFRA. Replying to a query during cross-examination, he said there was widespread encroachment of government land, including forest patches, in the district, but he had not inquired into whether any church was constructed on such encroached land.
Singh, who also submitted an affidavit to the commission, also revealed that as collector he had received oral complaints relating to transportation of cows. Singh, who is presently serving as additional secretary, higher education, said during his tenure as collector there were cases of issue of caste certificates to persons not eligible. But he denied there had been large-scale issue of such "fake" caste certificates.
"During my period the caste certificate issue had not invited law and order situation," he said. He further observed that the demand of the Phulbani Jana Kalyan Sangha, an association formed by some Panas (a SC group), in August 2007, for change of their status to Kui (a ST group) had created serious apprehensions among tribals. "On account of this apprehension some tribal organizations formed a coordinating body, Kui Samaj Coordination Committee, and held rallies and processions in different parts of Kandhamal and submitted memoranda to Governor and chief minister challenging the claims of non-tribals to be recorded as Kui. Because of this, ill-feeling grew among the tribals and non-tribals," he said.
Earlier in the day, inspector general of police Arun Sarangi stuck to his stand that the state police headquarters was not aware of any Maoist threat to Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati (whose murder on August 23, 2008, had triggered ethno-communal carnage in Kandhamal), but stated that "from the report of SP, Kandhamal, and information gathered by me during my visit to Shankaracharya Kanyashram, Jalespeta, after the incident and from other intelligence inputs, it is absolutely clear that the assassination was the work of the CPI (Maoist) cadres."
Police didn’t know Saraswati was under Maoist threat’
Police didn’t know Saraswati was under Maoist threat’
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The former Orissa police chief Monday deposed before a commission that though the state police was aware that Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, who was killed last year, was under threat from some quarter, they did not know the threat was from Maoist rebels.
Deposing before the Justice S.C. Mohapatra Commission probing Saraswati’s death and subsequent violence in Kandhamal district, former DG Gopal Nanda said police had information that Saraswati was under threat from some quarter, but were not sure if it was a Maoist threat.
“We had information that Saraswati was under threat from some quarter. But we did not have information that he was on the target of Maoists, so the security provided wasn’t of the scale to counter such an attack,” said Nanda.
Nanda, however, claimed that there was no negligence on the part of the state police.
Nanda also said that the state police tried its best to provide protection to the people of minority communities.
The present director general of police will be cross examined Oct 6.
Three other senior officials - former Kandhamal district collector Gangadhar Singh, Inspector General of Police Arun Sarangi (Law and Order), Arun Ray (Crime Branch) and Pradip Kapoor (Law and Order) would be cross examined Tuesday.
“The former director general has been cross examined. During the cross examination he has said something which will certainly throw light why Saraswati was killed,” Mohapatra said.
Kandhamal district, about 200 km from here, witnessed widespread violence after the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his aides at his ashram Aug 23 last year.
More than 25,000 Christians were forced to flee their homes after their houses were attacked by rampaging mobs, who held Christians responsible for Saraswati’s killing although police blamed the Maoists.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The former Orissa police chief Monday deposed before a commission that though the state police was aware that Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, who was killed last year, was under threat from some quarter, they did not know the threat was from Maoist rebels.
Deposing before the Justice S.C. Mohapatra Commission probing Saraswati’s death and subsequent violence in Kandhamal district, former DG Gopal Nanda said police had information that Saraswati was under threat from some quarter, but were not sure if it was a Maoist threat.
“We had information that Saraswati was under threat from some quarter. But we did not have information that he was on the target of Maoists, so the security provided wasn’t of the scale to counter such an attack,” said Nanda.
Nanda, however, claimed that there was no negligence on the part of the state police.
Nanda also said that the state police tried its best to provide protection to the people of minority communities.
The present director general of police will be cross examined Oct 6.
Three other senior officials - former Kandhamal district collector Gangadhar Singh, Inspector General of Police Arun Sarangi (Law and Order), Arun Ray (Crime Branch) and Pradip Kapoor (Law and Order) would be cross examined Tuesday.
“The former director general has been cross examined. During the cross examination he has said something which will certainly throw light why Saraswati was killed,” Mohapatra said.
Kandhamal district, about 200 km from here, witnessed widespread violence after the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati and four of his aides at his ashram Aug 23 last year.
More than 25,000 Christians were forced to flee their homes after their houses were attacked by rampaging mobs, who held Christians responsible for Saraswati’s killing although police blamed the Maoists.
Govt ‘twitting’, Chinese have a field day: BJP
Express News Service
The BJP on Friday hit out at the Centre for “letting Chinese incursions into Indian territory happen unabated even as those mandated with managing the country’s foreign policy were busy twitting”.
In a hard-hitting statement, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said “instances of Chinese incursions in the past three months alone have touched the 76-mark while the figure for the entire year in 2008 was 233”. “Those supposed to manage our foreign policy (on the other hand) are more engaged in the competitive politics of simplicity, the deplorable depiction of cattle class, which we condemn outright, and the dialogue on Twitter,” he said.
“During the NDA regime, China formally acknowledged Sikkim as a part of India; under the UPA Government, Chinese incursion is now happening near Sikkim,” he said.
Prasad also said China had used the “disclosure agreement” to prevent the ADB from acknowledging Arunachal as a part of India even “when the two countries had decided during the last visit of the Chinese Prime Minister that all issues would be resolved bilaterally”.
The BJP on Friday hit out at the Centre for “letting Chinese incursions into Indian territory happen unabated even as those mandated with managing the country’s foreign policy were busy twitting”.
In a hard-hitting statement, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said “instances of Chinese incursions in the past three months alone have touched the 76-mark while the figure for the entire year in 2008 was 233”. “Those supposed to manage our foreign policy (on the other hand) are more engaged in the competitive politics of simplicity, the deplorable depiction of cattle class, which we condemn outright, and the dialogue on Twitter,” he said.
“During the NDA regime, China formally acknowledged Sikkim as a part of India; under the UPA Government, Chinese incursion is now happening near Sikkim,” he said.
Prasad also said China had used the “disclosure agreement” to prevent the ADB from acknowledging Arunachal as a part of India even “when the two countries had decided during the last visit of the Chinese Prime Minister that all issues would be resolved bilaterally”.
Guj Riots: Nanavati panel refuses to summon Modi
Saturday, September 19, 2009,13:17 [IST]
Ahmedabad, Sep 19: According to latest media reports, Nanavati commission that is probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat has not summoned Chief Minister, Narendra Modi.
Buzz up!It has, however, asked three officials of the Chief Minister Office (CMO) to file affidavits with regard to their telephonic conversation with some of the riots accused during the communal violence. The commission comprising Rtd Justices G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta issued the order on Friday, Sep 18.
This comes move is based on the application by the NGO, Jansangharsh Manch (JSM), representing some of the riot victims that alleges that the some CMO officials were in constant contact with some of the accused, including former VHP leader Jaidip Patel and Babu Bajrangi.
Read: മലയാളതതില്
JSM urged the commission to call on Modi and other CMO officials for questioning in connection with the riots that was sparked off when Sabarmati Express was set on fire in Feb 2002.
Ahmedabad, Sep 19: According to latest media reports, Nanavati commission that is probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat has not summoned Chief Minister, Narendra Modi.
Buzz up!It has, however, asked three officials of the Chief Minister Office (CMO) to file affidavits with regard to their telephonic conversation with some of the riots accused during the communal violence. The commission comprising Rtd Justices G T Nanavati and Akshay Mehta issued the order on Friday, Sep 18.
This comes move is based on the application by the NGO, Jansangharsh Manch (JSM), representing some of the riot victims that alleges that the some CMO officials were in constant contact with some of the accused, including former VHP leader Jaidip Patel and Babu Bajrangi.
Read: മലയാളതതില്
JSM urged the commission to call on Modi and other CMO officials for questioning in connection with the riots that was sparked off when Sabarmati Express was set on fire in Feb 2002.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Dharanipali Kanya Ashram inaugurated
Dharanipali Kanya Ashram inaugurated
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Bonai(visakeo)- Viswa Hindu Parishad run Dharanipali Kanya Ashram has started its operation. The Seva Kendra was inaugurated by Sudarshan Goel of VHP. Goel urged all to avoid any type of superstitions and work for the betterment of Hindu society.
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Bonai(visakeo)- Viswa Hindu Parishad run Dharanipali Kanya Ashram has started its operation. The Seva Kendra was inaugurated by Sudarshan Goel of VHP. Goel urged all to avoid any type of superstitions and work for the betterment of Hindu society.
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra in each village
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra in each village
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UMARKOTE: Biswa Mangal Go Gram Samiti would launch a 108 days national wide Yatra seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India. The Yatra, which will spread the message of 'save cow and save village' will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. A meeting in this regard held at Umarkote Alekh Mahima Ashram, where Pujababa D Das presided over the meet. Yatra’s district coordinator S Patra, BS Bahidar of VHP and KC Das were among those present.The meeting decided to host the Yatra in each villages of the State.The Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would left for Visakhapatnam.
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UMARKOTE: Biswa Mangal Go Gram Samiti would launch a 108 days national wide Yatra seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India. The Yatra, which will spread the message of 'save cow and save village' will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. A meeting in this regard held at Umarkote Alekh Mahima Ashram, where Pujababa D Das presided over the meet. Yatra’s district coordinator S Patra, BS Bahidar of VHP and KC Das were among those present.The meeting decided to host the Yatra in each villages of the State.The Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would left for Visakhapatnam.
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Take steps to check fake caste certificates, BKA
Take steps to check fake caste certificates, BKA
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BHUBANESWAR(visakeo)The Banabasi Kalyan Ashram has asked Orissa Government to take proper steps to check fake caste certificate holders in the State. BKA has demanded to set up a committee to look into the matter.
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The matter has been debated at the BKA meet held from September 11 to 16 in Kolkata, where 4773 delegated from across the country attended. A 21 members delegation from Orissa led by Lachaman Nayak attended the meet.
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BHUBANESWAR(visakeo)The Banabasi Kalyan Ashram has asked Orissa Government to take proper steps to check fake caste certificate holders in the State. BKA has demanded to set up a committee to look into the matter.
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The matter has been debated at the BKA meet held from September 11 to 16 in Kolkata, where 4773 delegated from across the country attended. A 21 members delegation from Orissa led by Lachaman Nayak attended the meet.
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Workers meet of Grahaka Panchayat
Workers meet of Grahaka Panchayat
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Puri(visakeo) A workers meet of Grahaka Panchayat held at Goenka Dharmasala hosted by Puri unit. Basant Pati inaugurated the meet and hailed the work of Grahaka Panchayat. Rama Chandra Swain high lighted present day crisis and price rise, AK Gajendra, Susmita Rath, Rajesh Kumar Sahu were sworn in as new members. Besides, Pramod Pandi, Sabita Padhiary, Saroj Mohanty, Laxmidhar Mohapatra and M RN Sahu were among those present.
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Puri(visakeo) A workers meet of Grahaka Panchayat held at Goenka Dharmasala hosted by Puri unit. Basant Pati inaugurated the meet and hailed the work of Grahaka Panchayat. Rama Chandra Swain high lighted present day crisis and price rise, AK Gajendra, Susmita Rath, Rajesh Kumar Sahu were sworn in as new members. Besides, Pramod Pandi, Sabita Padhiary, Saroj Mohanty, Laxmidhar Mohapatra and M RN Sahu were among those present.
State level science exhibition held
State level science exhibition held
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Dharma Vihar on Thursday hosted a State level science exhibition here. Mr Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, senior scientist, Central Land Water Board opened the exhibition. At least 125 scientific models were displayed Therefore, we are requesting you to send your media team along with photographers and camera men to cover the said event. About 90 students participated. SSVM Head teacher Dinabandhu Kar presided over the meet while Saroj Das gave introduction. Pramod Kumar Das, headmaster Anadharua UP School joined as chief guest while School managing committee secretary DK Das and several others were present.
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BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Dharma Vihar on Thursday hosted a State level science exhibition here. Mr Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, senior scientist, Central Land Water Board opened the exhibition. At least 125 scientific models were displayed Therefore, we are requesting you to send your media team along with photographers and camera men to cover the said event. About 90 students participated. SSVM Head teacher Dinabandhu Kar presided over the meet while Saroj Das gave introduction. Pramod Kumar Das, headmaster Anadharua UP School joined as chief guest while School managing committee secretary DK Das and several others were present.
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ഇരയെ വീഴ്ത്താന് രണ്ടാഴ്ച
കോട്ടയം : രാജ്യത്തെ നടുക്കിയ ബാംഗ്ലൂര് സ്ഫോടനത്തിന്റെ മുന്നൊരുക്കങ്ങള്ക്കായി ഉപയോഗിച്ച 12 ഓളം മൊബെയില് സിം കാര്ഡുകള് കൊച്ചിയിലെ കളമശ്ശേരി സ്വദേശിയുടെ പേരില് എടുത്തതാണെന്ന കണ്ടെത്തല് ഭീകരവിരുദ്ധ സ്ക്വാഡിലെ അന്വേഷണ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ അതിശയിപ്പിച്ച ഒന്നായിരുന്നു. ഈ സംഭവത്തിന് പിന്നിലും ലൗ ജിഹാദിന്റെ ഇടപെടലുകളുണ്ടെന്നതും ശ്രദ്ധേയമാണ്. മാതാപിതാക്കള് ബാങ്ക് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരായ ഒരു ചെറുപ്പക്കാരനെ വനിതാ ജിഹാദിമാരുടെ സഹായത്തോടെ കെണിയില്പ്പെടുത്തിയായിരുന്നു സിം കാര്ഡിന് വേണ്ട രേഖകള് ഭീകരര് സ്വന്തമാക്കിയത്.
മണിചെയിന് പദ്ധതിയായ ആര്.എം.പിയില് ജോലി സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാനെന്ന പേരിലായിരുന്നു ഒരു മുസ്ലീം പെണ്കുട്ടി ഈ യുവാവില് നിന്ന് തിരിച്ചറിയല് രേഖകള് സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചത്. ഇടപ്പള്ളിയിലെ ഒബ്രോണ്മാളില് പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥാപനം നടത്തുന്ന ഒരു മുസ്ലീം ചെറുപ്പക്കാരനായിരുന്നു ഇതിന്പിന്നില് പ്രവര്ത്തിച്ചത്. പിന്നീട് ഈ സ്ഥാപനം പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കാതെയായത് ലീഗല് നോട്ടീസ് ലഭിച്ചത്മൂലമാണെന്നും സൂചനയുണ്ട്. പള്ളുരുത്തി, കാക്കനാട്, ഇടക്കൊച്ചി തുടങ്ങിയ മേഖലകളില് നിന്നായി 22 ഓളം യുവാക്കള് ജിഹാദി സുന്ദരികളുടെ വലയില് വീണിട്ടുണ്ട്.
ഓര്ക്കുട്ട് വഴിയോ ഇന്റര്നെറ്റ് ചാറ്റിംഗ് വഴിയോ പരിചയപ്പെടുന്ന യുവതിയുടെ നിര്ബന്ധം മൂലം ഭീകരവാദ പ്രവര്ത്തനത്തിലേര്പ്പെടുന്നവരും നിരവധിയാണ്. ലക്ഷ്യം വയ്ക്കുന്ന യുവാവിനെ ട്രാക്കിലാക്കി കഴിഞ്ഞാല് പിന്നെ യുവതിയെ കാണാന് കഴിയില്ല. പിന്നെ കാര്യങ്ങള് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഭീകരസംഘടനകളുടെ പ്രവര്ത്തകരായിരിക്കും. ഇത്തരത്തില് ഒരാളെ മതം മാറ്റുന്ന വനിതാ പോരാളിക്ക് ഒരു ലക്ഷം മുതല് മുകളിലേക്കാണ് പ്രതിഫലമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നത്. പെണ്കുട്ടികളെ പ്രേമിച്ച് മതം മാറ്റുന്ന യുവാക്കള്ക്ക് ലഭിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാള് ഉയര്ന്ന പ്രതിഫലമാണ് യുവാക്കളെ ഇരയാക്കുന്നവര്ക്ക് നല്കി വരുന്നത്. ഒരു ഇരയെ രണ്ട് ആഴ്ചയില് അധികം ലക്ഷ്യം വക്കരുതെന്നാണ് വനിതാ ജിഹാദികള്ക്കും, ജിഹാദി റോമിയോകള്ക്കും നല്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന നിര്ദ്ദേശം. രണ്ടാഴ്ചത്തെ പരിശ്രമത്തിന് ശേഷവും ലക്ഷ്യം കണ്ടില്ലെങ്കില് ഇവരെ ഡിഫിക്കല്റ്റ് ലിസ്റ്റിലേക്ക് മാറ്റി പുതിയ ഇരയെ തേടാനാണ് സംഘടനാ നേതൃത്വം നല്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന നിര്ദ്ദേശം. ആറ് മാസത്തിനുള്ളില് മതംമാറ്റി വിവാഹം കഴിക്കണമെന്നതില് ആണ്പെണ് പോരാളികളില് വ്യത്യാസമില്ല. മംഗലാപുരം, ബാംഗ്ലൂര്, നാഗര്കോവില് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില് നിന്നെത്തുന്ന വിവിധഭാഷകള് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാന് കഴിവുള്ള മുസ്ലീം പെണ്കുട്ടികളും മുസ്ലീമായവരുമാണ് ഈ പ്രവര്ത്തനങ്ങള്ക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നല്കുന്നത്. പെണ്കുട്ടികളെ വിവിധ സ്ഥലങ്ങളില് എത്തിക്കുന്നതിന് ആവശ്യത്തിനുള്ള വാഹനങ്ങളും മൊബെയില് ഫോണും ജില്ലാ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തില് തന്നെ നല്കിവരുന്നതായും പറയുന്നു. പത്തനംതിട്ടയില് കോളേജ് വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥിനികളെ കൊണ്ടുപോയ വാഹനത്തില് രണ്ട് സ്ത്രീകള് കൂടി ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതായി പെണ്കുട്ടി ഹൈക്കോടതയില് നല്കിയ മൊഴിയില് പറയുന്നുണ്ട്.
കോട്ടയത്തെ മതപരിവര്ത്തന കേന്ദ്രം നടത്തുന്ന മനയ്ക്കല് പരീതിന് വേണ്ട സഹായങ്ങള് നല്കുന്നത് ഈ മേഖലയിലെ ഒരു പ്രമുഖനാണ്. ഇയാളുടെ വാഹനങ്ങള് ഇതിനായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നതായും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. കണ്ണൂര് ജില്ലയിലെ ചിറ്റാരി പറമ്പില് നിന്നെത്തിയ എട്ടോളം യുവാക്കള് ഈരാറ്റുപേട്ടയില് ഉള്ളതായി പറയുന്നു.
ആലപ്പുഴയിലെ പുന്നപ്ര ഭാഗത്ത് മൂന്ന് യുവാക്കളെയാണ് ജിഹാദി പ്രവര്ത്തനത്തിലൂടെ മതപരിവര്ത്തനത്തിനായി പൊന്നാനിക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോയത്. ഇതില് ഒരാള് ഇപ്പോള് മുസ്ലീം യുവതിയെ വിവാഹം ചെയ്ത് ഇസ്ലാമായി ജീവിക്കുകയാണ്.
അമ്മ ഹെഡ്മിസ്ട്രസായ നായര് യുവാവും രണ്ട് വിമുക്ത ഭടന്മാരുടെ മക്കളുമാണ് ഈയിടെ മൂന്ന് മാസക്കാലത്തോളം മതപഠനത്തിനായി പൊന്നാനിയില് പോയത്. ഇവരിലൊരാളെ ലൗ ജിഹാദിലൂടെ പെണ്കുട്ടി പ്രേമിച്ച് മൂന്നു പേരെയും മതപരിവര്ത്തനത്തിന് പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചതായാണ് പരിസരവാസികള് പറയുന്നത്. മതപഠനം കഴിഞ്ഞെത്തിയ ചെറുപ്പക്കാര് വീട്ടില് നിന്ന് ഹിന്ദുദേവീദേവന്മാരുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങള് എടുത്തുമാറ്റാന് പറഞ്ഞ് ബഹളം വച്ചതായി പരിസരവാസികള് പറയുന്നു. 20 നും 22 നും ഇടയില് പ്രായമുള്ള ഇവരുടെ കയ്യില് അളവിലധികം പണമുള്ളതായും പണം ലഭിക്കുമെന്നതിനാല് മാതാപിതാക്കള് ഇവരെ ഇത്തരം പ്രവര്ത്തനത്തില് നിന്ന് തടയാതിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നുവെന്നും പരിസരവാസികള് പറയുന്നു. എന്ഡിഎഫുമായി ഇവര്ക്ക് ബന്ധമുള്ളതായും അറിയുന്നു. ഗുജറാത്തില് ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലില് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ട ജാവേദ് ഗുലാം ഷേഖെന്നെ പ്രാണേഷ് കുമാറും ഒരു വനിതാ ജിഹാദി പോരാളിയെ പ്രേമിച്ച് മതംമാറിയാണ് ഭീകര സംഘടനകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതെന്നാണ് ഗുജറാത്ത് പോലീസ് അന്വേഷണത്തില് കണ്ടെത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.
പതിനേഴുകാരിയായ ഇഷ്റത് ജഹാന്, അംജത് അലി, ജിസാന് ജോഹര്, അബ്ദുള് ഗനി എന്നിവരും ഇയാളോടൊപ്പം കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. കഴിഞ്ഞ ആറ് വര്ഷത്തിനിടെ ലൗ ജിഹാദിനിരയായ നാലായിരത്തോളം പെണ്കുട്ടികളില് നിരവധിപേര് യുവാക്കളെ മതംമാറ്റുന്നതിനായി ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വിവിധ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളില് ജിഹാദി പ്രവര്ത്തനം നടത്തുന്നതായി കേന്ദ്ര അന്വേക്ഷണ ഏജന്സികള്ക്ക് വിവരം ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
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ഇരയെ വീഴ്ത്താന് രണ്ടാഴ്ച
കോട്ടയം : രാജ്യത്തെ നടുക്കിയ ബാംഗ്ലൂര് സ്ഫോടനത്തിന്റെ മുന്നൊരുക്കങ്ങള്ക്കായി ഉപയോഗിച്ച 12 ഓളം മൊബെയില് സിം കാര്ഡുകള് കൊച്ചിയിലെ കളമശ്ശേരി സ്വദേശിയുടെ പേരില് എടുത്തതാണെന്ന കണ്ടെത്തല് ഭീകരവിരുദ്ധ സ്ക്വാഡിലെ അന്വേഷണ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ അതിശയിപ്പിച്ച ഒന്നായിരുന്നു. ഈ സംഭവത്തിന് പിന്നിലും ലൗ ജിഹാദിന്റെ ഇടപെടലുകളുണ്ടെന്നതും ശ്രദ്ധേയമാണ്. മാതാപിതാക്കള് ബാങ്ക് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരായ ഒരു ചെറുപ്പക്കാരനെ വനിതാ ജിഹാദിമാരുടെ സഹായത്തോടെ കെണിയില്പ്പെടുത്തിയായിരുന്നു സിം കാര്ഡിന് വേണ്ട രേഖകള് ഭീകരര് സ്വന്തമാക്കിയത്.
മണിചെയിന് പദ്ധതിയായ ആര്.എം.പിയില് ജോലി സംഘടിപ്പിക്കാനെന്ന പേരിലായിരുന്നു ഒരു മുസ്ലീം പെണ്കുട്ടി ഈ യുവാവില് നിന്ന് തിരിച്ചറിയല് രേഖകള് സംഘടിപ്പിച്ചത്. ഇടപ്പള്ളിയിലെ ഒബ്രോണ്മാളില് പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥാപനം നടത്തുന്ന ഒരു മുസ്ലീം ചെറുപ്പക്കാരനായിരുന്നു ഇതിന്പിന്നില് പ്രവര്ത്തിച്ചത്. പിന്നീട് ഈ സ്ഥാപനം പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കാതെയായത് ലീഗല് നോട്ടീസ് ലഭിച്ചത്മൂലമാണെന്നും സൂചനയുണ്ട്. പള്ളുരുത്തി, കാക്കനാട്, ഇടക്കൊച്ചി തുടങ്ങിയ മേഖലകളില് നിന്നായി 22 ഓളം യുവാക്കള് ജിഹാദി സുന്ദരികളുടെ വലയില് വീണിട്ടുണ്ട്.
ഓര്ക്കുട്ട് വഴിയോ ഇന്റര്നെറ്റ് ചാറ്റിംഗ് വഴിയോ പരിചയപ്പെടുന്ന യുവതിയുടെ നിര്ബന്ധം മൂലം ഭീകരവാദ പ്രവര്ത്തനത്തിലേര്പ്പെടുന്നവരും നിരവധിയാണ്. ലക്ഷ്യം വയ്ക്കുന്ന യുവാവിനെ ട്രാക്കിലാക്കി കഴിഞ്ഞാല് പിന്നെ യുവതിയെ കാണാന് കഴിയില്ല. പിന്നെ കാര്യങ്ങള് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഭീകരസംഘടനകളുടെ പ്രവര്ത്തകരായിരിക്കും. ഇത്തരത്തില് ഒരാളെ മതം മാറ്റുന്ന വനിതാ പോരാളിക്ക് ഒരു ലക്ഷം മുതല് മുകളിലേക്കാണ് പ്രതിഫലമായി ലഭിക്കുന്നത്. പെണ്കുട്ടികളെ പ്രേമിച്ച് മതം മാറ്റുന്ന യുവാക്കള്ക്ക് ലഭിക്കുന്നതിനേക്കാള് ഉയര്ന്ന പ്രതിഫലമാണ് യുവാക്കളെ ഇരയാക്കുന്നവര്ക്ക് നല്കി വരുന്നത്. ഒരു ഇരയെ രണ്ട് ആഴ്ചയില് അധികം ലക്ഷ്യം വക്കരുതെന്നാണ് വനിതാ ജിഹാദികള്ക്കും, ജിഹാദി റോമിയോകള്ക്കും നല്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന നിര്ദ്ദേശം. രണ്ടാഴ്ചത്തെ പരിശ്രമത്തിന് ശേഷവും ലക്ഷ്യം കണ്ടില്ലെങ്കില് ഇവരെ ഡിഫിക്കല്റ്റ് ലിസ്റ്റിലേക്ക് മാറ്റി പുതിയ ഇരയെ തേടാനാണ് സംഘടനാ നേതൃത്വം നല്കിയിരിക്കുന്ന നിര്ദ്ദേശം. ആറ് മാസത്തിനുള്ളില് മതംമാറ്റി വിവാഹം കഴിക്കണമെന്നതില് ആണ്പെണ് പോരാളികളില് വ്യത്യാസമില്ല. മംഗലാപുരം, ബാംഗ്ലൂര്, നാഗര്കോവില് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില് നിന്നെത്തുന്ന വിവിധഭാഷകള് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാന് കഴിവുള്ള മുസ്ലീം പെണ്കുട്ടികളും മുസ്ലീമായവരുമാണ് ഈ പ്രവര്ത്തനങ്ങള്ക്ക് നേതൃത്വം നല്കുന്നത്. പെണ്കുട്ടികളെ വിവിധ സ്ഥലങ്ങളില് എത്തിക്കുന്നതിന് ആവശ്യത്തിനുള്ള വാഹനങ്ങളും മൊബെയില് ഫോണും ജില്ലാ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തില് തന്നെ നല്കിവരുന്നതായും പറയുന്നു. പത്തനംതിട്ടയില് കോളേജ് വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥിനികളെ കൊണ്ടുപോയ വാഹനത്തില് രണ്ട് സ്ത്രീകള് കൂടി ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നതായി പെണ്കുട്ടി ഹൈക്കോടതയില് നല്കിയ മൊഴിയില് പറയുന്നുണ്ട്.
കോട്ടയത്തെ മതപരിവര്ത്തന കേന്ദ്രം നടത്തുന്ന മനയ്ക്കല് പരീതിന് വേണ്ട സഹായങ്ങള് നല്കുന്നത് ഈ മേഖലയിലെ ഒരു പ്രമുഖനാണ്. ഇയാളുടെ വാഹനങ്ങള് ഇതിനായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നതായും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു. കണ്ണൂര് ജില്ലയിലെ ചിറ്റാരി പറമ്പില് നിന്നെത്തിയ എട്ടോളം യുവാക്കള് ഈരാറ്റുപേട്ടയില് ഉള്ളതായി പറയുന്നു.
ആലപ്പുഴയിലെ പുന്നപ്ര ഭാഗത്ത് മൂന്ന് യുവാക്കളെയാണ് ജിഹാദി പ്രവര്ത്തനത്തിലൂടെ മതപരിവര്ത്തനത്തിനായി പൊന്നാനിക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോയത്. ഇതില് ഒരാള് ഇപ്പോള് മുസ്ലീം യുവതിയെ വിവാഹം ചെയ്ത് ഇസ്ലാമായി ജീവിക്കുകയാണ്.
അമ്മ ഹെഡ്മിസ്ട്രസായ നായര് യുവാവും രണ്ട് വിമുക്ത ഭടന്മാരുടെ മക്കളുമാണ് ഈയിടെ മൂന്ന് മാസക്കാലത്തോളം മതപഠനത്തിനായി പൊന്നാനിയില് പോയത്. ഇവരിലൊരാളെ ലൗ ജിഹാദിലൂടെ പെണ്കുട്ടി പ്രേമിച്ച് മൂന്നു പേരെയും മതപരിവര്ത്തനത്തിന് പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചതായാണ് പരിസരവാസികള് പറയുന്നത്. മതപഠനം കഴിഞ്ഞെത്തിയ ചെറുപ്പക്കാര് വീട്ടില് നിന്ന് ഹിന്ദുദേവീദേവന്മാരുടെ ചിത്രങ്ങള് എടുത്തുമാറ്റാന് പറഞ്ഞ് ബഹളം വച്ചതായി പരിസരവാസികള് പറയുന്നു. 20 നും 22 നും ഇടയില് പ്രായമുള്ള ഇവരുടെ കയ്യില് അളവിലധികം പണമുള്ളതായും പണം ലഭിക്കുമെന്നതിനാല് മാതാപിതാക്കള് ഇവരെ ഇത്തരം പ്രവര്ത്തനത്തില് നിന്ന് തടയാതിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്നുവെന്നും പരിസരവാസികള് പറയുന്നു. എന്ഡിഎഫുമായി ഇവര്ക്ക് ബന്ധമുള്ളതായും അറിയുന്നു. ഗുജറാത്തില് ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലില് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ട ജാവേദ് ഗുലാം ഷേഖെന്നെ പ്രാണേഷ് കുമാറും ഒരു വനിതാ ജിഹാദി പോരാളിയെ പ്രേമിച്ച് മതംമാറിയാണ് ഭീകര സംഘടനകളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതെന്നാണ് ഗുജറാത്ത് പോലീസ് അന്വേഷണത്തില് കണ്ടെത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.
പതിനേഴുകാരിയായ ഇഷ്റത് ജഹാന്, അംജത് അലി, ജിസാന് ജോഹര്, അബ്ദുള് ഗനി എന്നിവരും ഇയാളോടൊപ്പം കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു. കഴിഞ്ഞ ആറ് വര്ഷത്തിനിടെ ലൗ ജിഹാദിനിരയായ നാലായിരത്തോളം പെണ്കുട്ടികളില് നിരവധിപേര് യുവാക്കളെ മതംമാറ്റുന്നതിനായി ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വിവിധ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങളില് ജിഹാദി പ്രവര്ത്തനം നടത്തുന്നതായി കേന്ദ്ര അന്വേക്ഷണ ഏജന്സികള്ക്ക് വിവരം ലഭിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
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VISHWA SAMVAD KENDRA, CHENNAI
VISHWA SAMVAD KENDRA, CHENNAI
12, M V Naidu Street, Chetput, Chennai - 600 031, Tamilnadu
Phone: 044-2836 5386
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The Judge who read a news item
and swung into action to do good
Karuppayi (85), of Lingawadi village in Dindukkal district (Tamilnadu, Bharat) sells peanuts around the Court and Hospital premises in Madurai. It is her livelihood. She had sustained injuries when a government bus hit her. That was in 1996. She was awarded a compensation of Rs 9,000 by the 4th Additional Sub Court in 1997 in a case seeking compensation. But the amount failed to reach Karuppayi. Meanwhile, Veerammal, Karuppayi’s daughter-in-law, committed self immolation and died. Karuppayi’s son too committed suicide, in dejection. That left the three children of the couple orphaned. Undaunted, Karuppayi continued to sell peanuts to eke out a living and to support her orphaned grandchildren (2 girls and a boy). The pathetic condition of the octogenerian and her untiring legal battle were reported in the Press. Justice P. Murugesan, a High Court Judge who read the news item, ordered the Secretary, Madurai Legal Aid cell and Sub Judge Venkatachlam to expedite payment of the compensation to the old woman. Two advocates, Muthukumar and Panneerselvam, too, were appointed for this purpose. The two held a talk with the government transport authorities represented by Govindasamy, regional transport manager (legal section), who in turn took up the mater with officials in Chennai and deposited a cheque for Rs. 9,000 with the Court. The information was conveyed to Karuppayi who was spotted at the Hospital premises selling peanuts. As reported in DAILY THANTHI, Madurai, September 8, 2009.
Sethusamudram canal project stops; the last dredger pulls out
Work on the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project in the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India has halted again after the last dredger digging the channel was pulled out of service, a media report said. The Sethu project involved boring a new shipping lane connecting the Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal through the Palk Straits and Palk Bay.Dredging work in the Adam’s Bridge region, the controversial part of the project, was stopped after India's Supreme Court ordered a halt in September 2007 on the basis of petitions filed against it on religious grounds.Hindu groups say the project would destroy a rock and sand ridge built by the god Ram, as mentioned in the religious text Ramayana.
This news was carried by 'Lanka Business Online'on September 16, 2009.
Vande Mataram.
12, M V Naidu Street, Chetput, Chennai - 600 031, Tamilnadu
Phone: 044-2836 5386
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VSK Chennai News, September 19, 2009
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The Judge who read a news item
and swung into action to do good
Karuppayi (85), of Lingawadi village in Dindukkal district (Tamilnadu, Bharat) sells peanuts around the Court and Hospital premises in Madurai. It is her livelihood. She had sustained injuries when a government bus hit her. That was in 1996. She was awarded a compensation of Rs 9,000 by the 4th Additional Sub Court in 1997 in a case seeking compensation. But the amount failed to reach Karuppayi. Meanwhile, Veerammal, Karuppayi’s daughter-in-law, committed self immolation and died. Karuppayi’s son too committed suicide, in dejection. That left the three children of the couple orphaned. Undaunted, Karuppayi continued to sell peanuts to eke out a living and to support her orphaned grandchildren (2 girls and a boy). The pathetic condition of the octogenerian and her untiring legal battle were reported in the Press. Justice P. Murugesan, a High Court Judge who read the news item, ordered the Secretary, Madurai Legal Aid cell and Sub Judge Venkatachlam to expedite payment of the compensation to the old woman. Two advocates, Muthukumar and Panneerselvam, too, were appointed for this purpose. The two held a talk with the government transport authorities represented by Govindasamy, regional transport manager (legal section), who in turn took up the mater with officials in Chennai and deposited a cheque for Rs. 9,000 with the Court. The information was conveyed to Karuppayi who was spotted at the Hospital premises selling peanuts. As reported in DAILY THANTHI, Madurai, September 8, 2009.
Sethusamudram canal project stops; the last dredger pulls out
Work on the controversial Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project in the Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India has halted again after the last dredger digging the channel was pulled out of service, a media report said. The Sethu project involved boring a new shipping lane connecting the Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal through the Palk Straits and Palk Bay.Dredging work in the Adam’s Bridge region, the controversial part of the project, was stopped after India's Supreme Court ordered a halt in September 2007 on the basis of petitions filed against it on religious grounds.Hindu groups say the project would destroy a rock and sand ridge built by the god Ram, as mentioned in the religious text Ramayana.
This news was carried by 'Lanka Business Online'on September 16, 2009.
Vande Mataram.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Six pilgrims killed in Orissa road accident
Six pilgrims killed in Orissa road accident
Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 : Six pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh on their way back from Orissa's temple town of Puri were killed when their bus was hit by a speeding truck, police said Thursday.
Three more people were critically injured in the incident that took place late Wednesday in Bhadrak district.
"The pilgrims were returning from Puri and the bus had stopped on the roadside. A speeding truck came from behind and hit the bus, killing six of them on the spot," said a police official.
All the pilgrims are from Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh.
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Bhubaneswar, Sep 17 : Six pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh on their way back from Orissa's temple town of Puri were killed when their bus was hit by a speeding truck, police said Thursday.
Three more people were critically injured in the incident that took place late Wednesday in Bhadrak district.
"The pilgrims were returning from Puri and the bus had stopped on the roadside. A speeding truck came from behind and hit the bus, killing six of them on the spot," said a police official.
All the pilgrims are from Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Dr Abhay Panda elected OGCTA president
Dr Abhay Panda elected OGCTA president
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- Major( Dr) Abhay Kumar Panda, Principal of Fakir Mohan Auto College, Balasore, has been elected as president of OGCTA defeating Dr Amiya Kumar Mohanty, who is the vice-president of AIFUCTO by a margin of 109 votes. Apart from him, Mr Prabodha Kumar Panda, Mr Rabi Narayan Patra, Mr Manas Behera and Mr D Sahoo were elected as Vice-presidents, general secretray and Treasure respectively. Voting held in 77 units of OGCTA, where 90% teachers cast their votes.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- Major( Dr) Abhay Kumar Panda, Principal of Fakir Mohan Auto College, Balasore, has been elected as president of OGCTA defeating Dr Amiya Kumar Mohanty, who is the vice-president of AIFUCTO by a margin of 109 votes. Apart from him, Mr Prabodha Kumar Panda, Mr Rabi Narayan Patra, Mr Manas Behera and Mr D Sahoo were elected as Vice-presidents, general secretray and Treasure respectively. Voting held in 77 units of OGCTA, where 90% teachers cast their votes.
BJP raps govt failure to prevent illegal mining
BJP raps govt failure to prevent illegal mining
Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at the state Patnaik government for failing to prevent illegal mining in Orissa, the state BJP Monday said that even though the state produced iron ore valued at about Rs 84,000 crore since 2000, it earned a paltry Rs 743 crore from it.
The state government has failed to take action to prevent illegal mining and book those involved.
Mine mafias continued to flourish in the state, senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra told reporters here.
Illegal mining has been going on in Keonjhar and Sundargarh districts for the last one decade, for which the chief minister owes an explanation, he said.
About 420 tonne of iron ore at an average estimated cost of Rs 84,000 crore were produced in Orissa since 2000, but ironically the state's income from it was only Rs 743 crore, the BJP leader said.
Terming the ongoing vigilance probe into the mining scam in Keonjhar as eyewash, Mohapatra said the corruption could not have taken place without the knowledge of forest and police officials.
On the government's decision of forming a task force to monitor mining activities, he said this was not new.
A similar force was formed in September 2005, but it was of no use.
Mohapatra alleged 112 people from outside the state were granted trading licenses though they had no factory in Orissa.
On the government’s decision of forming a task force to monitor mining activities, he said this was not new.
A similar force was formed in September 2005, but it was of no use.
Mohapagtra also alleged that the BJD took a huge chanda (donations) from the mining owners before the general election.
Making an insinuation at Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, he said that even before the election, a BJD Rajya Sabha member had gone to Keonjhar and reviewed the mining works there.
The meeting indicated many things, he said, adding that only a Lok Sabha member had the power to call a review meeting and not the Rajya Sabha member.
Bhubaneswar: Hitting out at the state Patnaik government for failing to prevent illegal mining in Orissa, the state BJP Monday said that even though the state produced iron ore valued at about Rs 84,000 crore since 2000, it earned a paltry Rs 743 crore from it.
The state government has failed to take action to prevent illegal mining and book those involved.
Mine mafias continued to flourish in the state, senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra told reporters here.
Illegal mining has been going on in Keonjhar and Sundargarh districts for the last one decade, for which the chief minister owes an explanation, he said.
About 420 tonne of iron ore at an average estimated cost of Rs 84,000 crore were produced in Orissa since 2000, but ironically the state's income from it was only Rs 743 crore, the BJP leader said.
Terming the ongoing vigilance probe into the mining scam in Keonjhar as eyewash, Mohapatra said the corruption could not have taken place without the knowledge of forest and police officials.
On the government's decision of forming a task force to monitor mining activities, he said this was not new.
A similar force was formed in September 2005, but it was of no use.
Mohapatra alleged 112 people from outside the state were granted trading licenses though they had no factory in Orissa.
On the government’s decision of forming a task force to monitor mining activities, he said this was not new.
A similar force was formed in September 2005, but it was of no use.
Mohapagtra also alleged that the BJD took a huge chanda (donations) from the mining owners before the general election.
Making an insinuation at Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, he said that even before the election, a BJD Rajya Sabha member had gone to Keonjhar and reviewed the mining works there.
The meeting indicated many things, he said, adding that only a Lok Sabha member had the power to call a review meeting and not the Rajya Sabha member.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
State police was unaware of Maoist threat on Saraswati: Ex-DGP
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government and the police were unaware that Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was on the hit-list of Maoists who claimed to have killed the VHP leader with his four associates on August 23 last year in Kandhamal district.
This was stated by former Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda on Monday when cross-examined before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing the killing of Saraswati and large-scale violence thereafter.
Since we did not have any input on Saraswati being the target of Maoists, our security arrangement was not of that order, Nanda stated before the Commission headed by justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra.
Though security was provided to Saraswati, it was not enough to counter a Maoist attack, he said.
Claiming that there was no negligence on part of the state government or the police, Nanda said that the district police did not anticipate that Maoists would attack Saraswati.
The brutal murder of the VHP leader on August 23, 2008 led to large-scale violence in Kandhamal where about 40 people were killed and over 4,000 houses destroyed besides churches and prayer houses.
Rejecting the allegation of negligence, Nanda said the police had made security arrangements keeping in view the threat on Saraswati's life from the people who were opposed to his activities.
I am certain that the Kandhamal police with available resources and manpower took careful steps to tackle the riot, he said, adding that it was not true that the state government had not taken any step to protect the lives of minorities in the riot-hit district
Replying to a question, the former DGP under whose tenure the riot took place said that non-availability of adequate CRPF jawans to tackle riots might be a coincidence.
Three Inspector Generals of Police, Arun Sarangi (Law and Order), Arun Ray (Crime Branch) and IG (law and Order) Pradip Kapoor submitted affidavits related to the case before the Commission.
DGP Manmohan Prahara, who had submitted his affidavit before the Commission on Saturday, would be cross-examined on October 6 as he was attending official meetings at Delhi, Justice Mohapatra said.
The statements of the former DGP have thrown light on the Saraswati killing.
This will help the Commission in proceeding in its probe, he said.
This was stated by former Director General of Police Gopal Chandra Nanda on Monday when cross-examined before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry probing the killing of Saraswati and large-scale violence thereafter.
Since we did not have any input on Saraswati being the target of Maoists, our security arrangement was not of that order, Nanda stated before the Commission headed by justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra.
Though security was provided to Saraswati, it was not enough to counter a Maoist attack, he said.
Claiming that there was no negligence on part of the state government or the police, Nanda said that the district police did not anticipate that Maoists would attack Saraswati.
The brutal murder of the VHP leader on August 23, 2008 led to large-scale violence in Kandhamal where about 40 people were killed and over 4,000 houses destroyed besides churches and prayer houses.
Rejecting the allegation of negligence, Nanda said the police had made security arrangements keeping in view the threat on Saraswati's life from the people who were opposed to his activities.
I am certain that the Kandhamal police with available resources and manpower took careful steps to tackle the riot, he said, adding that it was not true that the state government had not taken any step to protect the lives of minorities in the riot-hit district
Replying to a question, the former DGP under whose tenure the riot took place said that non-availability of adequate CRPF jawans to tackle riots might be a coincidence.
Three Inspector Generals of Police, Arun Sarangi (Law and Order), Arun Ray (Crime Branch) and IG (law and Order) Pradip Kapoor submitted affidavits related to the case before the Commission.
DGP Manmohan Prahara, who had submitted his affidavit before the Commission on Saturday, would be cross-examined on October 6 as he was attending official meetings at Delhi, Justice Mohapatra said.
The statements of the former DGP have thrown light on the Saraswati killing.
This will help the Commission in proceeding in its probe, he said.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
They recite not Quran but Gita at school
They recite not Quran but Gita at school
CHENNAI(visakeo)Muslim girls reciting the Quran are no news. Two Muslim school going girls, (sisters) M Shajitha Banu, and M Madina Parvin have learnt to recite the Bhagavad-Gita and have carved a niche for themselves in singing the shlokas (verses) that have become a regular feature at their school prayer.
Banu, a Class XI student of Ramnagar Suburban Higher Secondary School in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, was enthused after listening to shlokas from the Bhagavad-Gita recited by Bavadharini, a Hindu classmate during school prayers. Banu can recite 12 shlokas, Parvin has learnt six. While memorizing all 700 verses is a difficult exercise, the duos are determined to make an attempt to learn it completely. The sisters have now become a centre of attraction at the school with their headmaster G Subramanian encouraging their pursuit. Interestingly, their parents were only too proud of their daughters’ feat. Despite poverty, their father Mohamed Ali Jinnah, an autodriver is determined to educate them.
CHENNAI(visakeo)Muslim girls reciting the Quran are no news. Two Muslim school going girls, (sisters) M Shajitha Banu, and M Madina Parvin have learnt to recite the Bhagavad-Gita and have carved a niche for themselves in singing the shlokas (verses) that have become a regular feature at their school prayer.
Banu, a Class XI student of Ramnagar Suburban Higher Secondary School in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, was enthused after listening to shlokas from the Bhagavad-Gita recited by Bavadharini, a Hindu classmate during school prayers. Banu can recite 12 shlokas, Parvin has learnt six. While memorizing all 700 verses is a difficult exercise, the duos are determined to make an attempt to learn it completely. The sisters have now become a centre of attraction at the school with their headmaster G Subramanian encouraging their pursuit. Interestingly, their parents were only too proud of their daughters’ feat. Despite poverty, their father Mohamed Ali Jinnah, an autodriver is determined to educate them.
A direct experience of deep rooted bhakthi
A direct experience of deep rooted bhakthi
CHENNAI(visakeo)-Do you know black flags have been hoisted in 83 houses in Indira Housing Society, Irachakulam Arungnanapuram, Boothapandi Village, in Kanyakumari District? It is not for the sudden demise of Chief Minister Y S Rajashekara Reddy. It is reported that a Ganesh idol which has been kept for worship and immersion of the same, was denied by the local Tahsildar and Government Official as they have not sought for permission. Hindu Organizations spoke to the local people and submitted a letter seeking permission to the Officials. Meantime, in order to show their grief over the issue they hoisted the black flags in front of their houses and unfurled the saffron flag. The volunteers of Hindu Organization thus had an opportunity to have a direct experience about the deep rooted bhakthi in the hearts of ordinary Hindus.
CHENNAI(visakeo)-Do you know black flags have been hoisted in 83 houses in Indira Housing Society, Irachakulam Arungnanapuram, Boothapandi Village, in Kanyakumari District? It is not for the sudden demise of Chief Minister Y S Rajashekara Reddy. It is reported that a Ganesh idol which has been kept for worship and immersion of the same, was denied by the local Tahsildar and Government Official as they have not sought for permission. Hindu Organizations spoke to the local people and submitted a letter seeking permission to the Officials. Meantime, in order to show their grief over the issue they hoisted the black flags in front of their houses and unfurled the saffron flag. The volunteers of Hindu Organization thus had an opportunity to have a direct experience about the deep rooted bhakthi in the hearts of ordinary Hindus.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Speakers bat for quality primary education
Speakers bat for quality primary education
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)-Speakers while attending a two-day long national seminar on ‘quality primary education for all’ hosted jointly by Bidyabharati and Orissa Sikhya Vikash Samiti here have strongly pitched for quality primary education for all.
As Primary education is like foundation stone of a student, the Government must take proper steps to avail quality education, which will help students to revitalize their social and cultural responsibilities, they said.
52 Students and 17 teachers from Orissa, Sikkim, Kurukhetra, Delhi, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and several other areas, attend the seminar.
Earlier in the day, DVD Sashtri of Bidya Bharati opened the seminar and said that there is competition among 193 nations on education. Noted researcher Dr Shyamsundar Tripathi said that the national should not hire methodology to improve standard of primary education instead it should focus on its own resources.
Dr PC Mohapatra, Dr Nagendra Pradhan, Dr Latika Mishra, Dr SB Tripathy, Prof GS Hati, Dr Indulata Das, Dr Basant Panda, Bijay Kumar Swain, D Kathua, G C Mahanta and Dr S Sahoo were among those present.
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)-Speakers while attending a two-day long national seminar on ‘quality primary education for all’ hosted jointly by Bidyabharati and Orissa Sikhya Vikash Samiti here have strongly pitched for quality primary education for all.
As Primary education is like foundation stone of a student, the Government must take proper steps to avail quality education, which will help students to revitalize their social and cultural responsibilities, they said.
52 Students and 17 teachers from Orissa, Sikkim, Kurukhetra, Delhi, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and several other areas, attend the seminar.
Earlier in the day, DVD Sashtri of Bidya Bharati opened the seminar and said that there is competition among 193 nations on education. Noted researcher Dr Shyamsundar Tripathi said that the national should not hire methodology to improve standard of primary education instead it should focus on its own resources.
Dr PC Mohapatra, Dr Nagendra Pradhan, Dr Latika Mishra, Dr SB Tripathy, Prof GS Hati, Dr Indulata Das, Dr Basant Panda, Bijay Kumar Swain, D Kathua, G C Mahanta and Dr S Sahoo were among those present.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Handle communal elements firmly: DGP Praharaj tells cops
Handle communal elements firmly: DGP Praharaj tells cops
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- Director General of Police (DGP) Manmohan Praharaj on August 19 exhorted the state police to be strict and unbiased in curbing communal riots. This warning came in view of last year's ethno-communal tension in Kandhamal district.
Speaking at a seminar on the role of police in promotion of communal harmony and national integration, organized by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), in association with the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA) here on Tuesday, he asked the officers to be tactful while handling sensitive situations like communal riots.
"It is the duty of the police to instil a sense of security and confidence among the people," he said. He cautioned the officers against possible "misuse" of communal riots by criminals and extremists. The alacrity and patience of the force are very important under such volatile conditions," he added.
Kandhamal SP Praveen Kumar pointed out that what had not been done since independence to improve the police infrastructure was done during the past one year in the district. The district, with an area of 7,500 sq km and 2,500 villages, has 17 police stations with 12 staff personnel working in each of them. The situation has improved a lot in the riot-torn district, as 500 special police officers and two new police stations have been set up, he said. "But there is still a crunch in resources. In fact, the problem has increased ever since the withdrawal of forces. Intelligence has to be strengthened," he added.
Kandhamal collector Krishan Kumar said multi-departmental and multi-structured administrative approach is required to maintain law and order at a time when communal violence strikes. "People in the area must be engaged in meaningful engagements. For that, the district administration has started a unique initiative for the purpose. We call it the Antaranga," he added.
Special administrator for Kandhamal district Madhusudan Padhi said, "The problem must be nipped in the bud. Unless the root cause of the tension is detected and removed, it may raise its ugly head once again."
NFCH secretary Lalit Kumar said, "The police come in direct contact with the people more often than most other government functionaries. Especially in places that are so volatile, their contact is even more frequent and close. In such a situation, interaction must come with vision, understanding, tact, compassion and empathy towards the people and their cause. This will not only raise the public esteem of the police, but also lead to a healthy police-public relationship. It will also secure the desired measures of public involvement and co-operation in promotion of communal harmony."
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- Director General of Police (DGP) Manmohan Praharaj on August 19 exhorted the state police to be strict and unbiased in curbing communal riots. This warning came in view of last year's ethno-communal tension in Kandhamal district.
Speaking at a seminar on the role of police in promotion of communal harmony and national integration, organized by the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH), in association with the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA) here on Tuesday, he asked the officers to be tactful while handling sensitive situations like communal riots.
"It is the duty of the police to instil a sense of security and confidence among the people," he said. He cautioned the officers against possible "misuse" of communal riots by criminals and extremists. The alacrity and patience of the force are very important under such volatile conditions," he added.
Kandhamal SP Praveen Kumar pointed out that what had not been done since independence to improve the police infrastructure was done during the past one year in the district. The district, with an area of 7,500 sq km and 2,500 villages, has 17 police stations with 12 staff personnel working in each of them. The situation has improved a lot in the riot-torn district, as 500 special police officers and two new police stations have been set up, he said. "But there is still a crunch in resources. In fact, the problem has increased ever since the withdrawal of forces. Intelligence has to be strengthened," he added.
Kandhamal collector Krishan Kumar said multi-departmental and multi-structured administrative approach is required to maintain law and order at a time when communal violence strikes. "People in the area must be engaged in meaningful engagements. For that, the district administration has started a unique initiative for the purpose. We call it the Antaranga," he added.
Special administrator for Kandhamal district Madhusudan Padhi said, "The problem must be nipped in the bud. Unless the root cause of the tension is detected and removed, it may raise its ugly head once again."
NFCH secretary Lalit Kumar said, "The police come in direct contact with the people more often than most other government functionaries. Especially in places that are so volatile, their contact is even more frequent and close. In such a situation, interaction must come with vision, understanding, tact, compassion and empathy towards the people and their cause. This will not only raise the public esteem of the police, but also lead to a healthy police-public relationship. It will also secure the desired measures of public involvement and co-operation in promotion of communal harmony."
13 more children rescued in Orissa
13 more children rescued in Orissa
BHUBANESWAR: Within a week, two separate cases have been lodged against two Church run Schools in Orissa. In the first case, at least 37 children were rescued and a case registered against JJ Children’s home under Juvenile Justice Act in Khurda district of Orissa while in second case, at least 13 students were rescued from a Church run School in State’s tribal dominated Rayagada district.
Sources said that one Awaja organization of the Missionary, has been running a School in Kashipur block of Rayagada, where 13 students staying. At the time of admission, the School officials reportedly taken Rs 5,000 to 6,000 from each students and promised them for better education and accommodation.
Few months later, the officials shifted the School from another place, where they tortured these students. Rohit Gontha, who is in charge of the Awaja, has been absconding, sources said.
District Welfare officer and Sub-Collector rescued the students and started a probe. The rescued students have been identified as Trinath Nayak, Manas Maniaka, Kabi Madangi, J Maniaka, Santosh Mani, P Manigaon, Hakina Tulisika, P Maniaka, Karnath Majhi, Api Majhi, Madan Majhi, B Gowada, , Kadi Majhi.
BHUBANESWAR: Within a week, two separate cases have been lodged against two Church run Schools in Orissa. In the first case, at least 37 children were rescued and a case registered against JJ Children’s home under Juvenile Justice Act in Khurda district of Orissa while in second case, at least 13 students were rescued from a Church run School in State’s tribal dominated Rayagada district.
Sources said that one Awaja organization of the Missionary, has been running a School in Kashipur block of Rayagada, where 13 students staying. At the time of admission, the School officials reportedly taken Rs 5,000 to 6,000 from each students and promised them for better education and accommodation.
Few months later, the officials shifted the School from another place, where they tortured these students. Rohit Gontha, who is in charge of the Awaja, has been absconding, sources said.
District Welfare officer and Sub-Collector rescued the students and started a probe. The rescued students have been identified as Trinath Nayak, Manas Maniaka, Kabi Madangi, J Maniaka, Santosh Mani, P Manigaon, Hakina Tulisika, P Maniaka, Karnath Majhi, Api Majhi, Madan Majhi, B Gowada, , Kadi Majhi.
Joint protest against WTO
Joint protest against WTO
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- BMS, BKS and SJM on September 2 held a massive demonstration here at PMG Square in protest against the policies of the World Trade Organisation.
These three bodies have demanded that agricultural goods should be kept out of the negotiations with WTO.
The meeting to be held in New Delhi is nothing but an attempt to put the farmers community in trouble, spokesman Rabi Narayan Panda said.
SJM State coordinator AP Ray, BSK State organizing secretary Pradipta Kumar Ray, BMS national secretary P Kumarji, State working president Basant Sahu, S Tarai, D Rout, M Rout and Bibhu Panda were among those present and spoke against WTO.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- BMS, BKS and SJM on September 2 held a massive demonstration here at PMG Square in protest against the policies of the World Trade Organisation.
These three bodies have demanded that agricultural goods should be kept out of the negotiations with WTO.
The meeting to be held in New Delhi is nothing but an attempt to put the farmers community in trouble, spokesman Rabi Narayan Panda said.
SJM State coordinator AP Ray, BSK State organizing secretary Pradipta Kumar Ray, BMS national secretary P Kumarji, State working president Basant Sahu, S Tarai, D Rout, M Rout and Bibhu Panda were among those present and spoke against WTO.
Bajarang Dal submit memo
Bajarang Dal submit memo
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The Bajarang Dal has submitted a memorandum to Khurda Superintendent of Police seeking a complete ban on beef trading and cow slaughtering in the district. The outfit held a demonstration at Nirakarpur, organization spokesman Sumanta Kumar Panda said. VHP District secretary Bibhudendu Bidyadhar, Sudhir Tripathy and Bapi Mishra were among those present.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The Bajarang Dal has submitted a memorandum to Khurda Superintendent of Police seeking a complete ban on beef trading and cow slaughtering in the district. The outfit held a demonstration at Nirakarpur, organization spokesman Sumanta Kumar Panda said. VHP District secretary Bibhudendu Bidyadhar, Sudhir Tripathy and Bapi Mishra were among those present.
Women body alleges corruption in midday meal
Women body alleges corruption in midday meal
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging a large scale corruption and irregularities in NAC Colony UP School, various Women SSGs held a protest meeting at PMG Square and submitted a memorandum to Sub-Collector seeking a high level probe.
All India Anganwadi Workers Mahasangha organizing secretary Suchitra Mohapatra and Mahasangha secretary Premalata Maharana alleged that due to mismanagement, food items have been looted and abandoned. They demanded probe against those who involved in ICDS activities.
They also threatened to sit on dharna in front of Naveen Niwas if no action taken against the School officials.
BHUBANESWAR: Alleging a large scale corruption and irregularities in NAC Colony UP School, various Women SSGs held a protest meeting at PMG Square and submitted a memorandum to Sub-Collector seeking a high level probe.
All India Anganwadi Workers Mahasangha organizing secretary Suchitra Mohapatra and Mahasangha secretary Premalata Maharana alleged that due to mismanagement, food items have been looted and abandoned. They demanded probe against those who involved in ICDS activities.
They also threatened to sit on dharna in front of Naveen Niwas if no action taken against the School officials.
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