Full text of R. Regupathi's letter to Madras High Court Chief Justice
The following is the letter dated July 2, 2009 written by R.Regupathi, then Judge of the Madras High Court, to the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court containing the relevant part where there is a specific reference to R.K.Chandramohan.
(By an order on Tuesday, a Division Bench comprising Justices F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla and M.M. Sundresh ordered the suspension of the membership of Mr. Chandramohan and his Chairmanship of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.)
“On 12.06.2009, at about 2 p.m. during Lunch Recess, while I was in the Chamber, High Court, Madras, my Office Assistant, Mr. Mujibur Ali, informed me that Mr. Chandramohan, Chairman, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu, is waiting and seeking for an appointment to meet me and, immediately, I allowed him to come in. To start with, he discussed about the general subject on Advocates and so proceeding, he said that two persons, who are father and son/accused in a criminal case, are family friends of a Union Minister by name Raja, and that the petition filed by them for anticipatory bail must be considered favourably. Simultaneously, he handed over his mobile phone by saying that the Union Minister is on the line to have a talk with me. Right away, I discouraged such conduct of Mr. Chandramohan and told him that the case would be disposed of in accordance with law, if listed before me.
“Subsequently, on 29.06.2009, second anticipatory bail petition came to be filed for the same accused and on behalf of Mr. Chandramohan (counsel on record for the petitioners/accused), who was present in the court, Mr. Masood, Advocate, argued by stating that some new points need to be submitted and, for such purpose, the Case Diary must be summoned. Adverting to the counter filed by the prosecution and referring to the view I had already taken during the previous occasion and pointing out that there was no change of circumstance to positively consider the case of the petitioners, it was conveyed that there was no valid reason or ground to grant the prayer in the 2nd petition. It was also observed that the counsel may argue the case in detail, however, this time orders would be passed on merits and they would not be allowed to withdraw the petition. Again, the counsel insisted that the case diary must be called for and the case be heard in detail with reference to the materials collected during the course of investigation. I have impressed upon the representing counsel by explicating that a like direction could be given to the prosecution only in the event of the Judge satisfying that such course is inevitable and absolutely necessary in a given situation and that, on mere demands and as a matter of routine, such exercise cannot be undertaken.
At that time, Mr. Chandramohan stood up and made a similar demand and when I emphatically declined to accede to his adamant demand, he vociferously remarked that the court is always taking sides with the prosecution and not accepting the submissions made by the counsel for the accused while giving importance to the Prosecutor. On such pointless remark, I said that the counsel engaged to argue on his behalf has made his submission and he is not supposed to pass such slanderous and derogatory remarks; for, all these days, the court has been passing orders after hearing the parties and assessing the cases on their own merits and in accordance with law. In spite of that, Mr. Chandramohan, insisted that the Case Diary must be summoned and the matter be adjourned to some other day. Since Mr. Chandramohan highly raised his voice and his approach towards the court was quarrelsome, I told him that a person like him, an advocate holding position as Chairman of a State Bar Council, should not behave in such a fashion. Still the learned Advocate was outburst and uncontrollable, and I observed that a counsel, who made an attempt to exert influence on the court by using the name of a Cabinet Minister, cannot be allowed to succeed in snatching an order in his favour by advancing threat. Due to such odd experience, I had to direct the Registry to place the papers before Your Lordship for obtaining orders to post the case before some other learned Judge.
“The case concerned was taken up at the end in the afternoon and inside the court hall, there were about 4 to 5 Advocates present and no one from the Press was there. That being so, the oral observations actually made came to be translated by the Print and Electronic Media with their own interpretations and ideas …….
“I have written this letter/report to apprise Your Lordship the actual state of affairs Involved.”
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Monday, December 13, 2010
स्व को भूलना ही हिन्दू का पतन : डॉ. मोहन भागवत
स्व को भूलना ही हिन्दू का पतन : डॉ. मोहन भागवत
नागपुर। इस देशपर सैकड़ो आक्रमण हुए है। इन में कई बार हिंदुस्तान का पराजय भी हुआ है। फिर भी यह राष्ट्र नए सिरे से उसी दमखम के साथ खड़ा हो जाता हैं। इसके पीछे कौंनसी शक्ति काम करती हैं। इसकी तलाश बाहरी आक्रमणकारियों ने की तब उनको पता चला की इस देश का, हिंदुओं का जो स्व हैं, जो आत्मा हैं उसको तोड़ना होगा और इनका आत्मा जो हैं वह राम हैं, यहां के मंदिर हैं। इन्हे तोड़ना होगा तभी जाकर यह हिंदुस्थान बिखरेगा और आज वही हो रहा हैं।
सरसंघचालक मोहन भागवत ने विशाल हिन्दू सम्मेलन को संबोधित करते हुए आज यह शब्द उच्चारे। रेशिम बाग स्थित १२ दिसंबर को हनुमत शक्ति जागरण समिति की ओर से आयोजित विशाल हिन्दू सम्मेलन का आयोजन किया गया था। इस सम्मेलन में प. पू. नरेन्द्राचार्य महाराज, नाणिज, रत्नागिरी और देश भर के शीर्ष संत-महंत गण उपस्थित थे।
मोहन भागवत ने बताया आज १२ दिसंबर का दिन इसलिए भी महत्वपूर्ण हैं
क्योंकि इसी दिन बंबई में स्वदेशी आंदोलन में प्रथम आहुति बाबू गेनू ने दी थी। स्व के लिए दी गई यह आत्माहुति थी। उन्होंने बताया हमारे देश में स्वत्व का ही दमन हो रहा हैं। हमारी प्रकृति क्या हैं? हमारा स्वभाव क्या हैं? इससे हम चूक रहे हैं। कश्मीर विवाद अपने स्व के विस्मरण का उमदा उदाहरण हैं। ऐसी बात उन्हों ने उपस्थित जाना समुदाय को बताई।
राम लाला की भूमि पर विवाद पैदा कर इसका बंटवारा करना इसी स्वत्व का नाश करना हैं। भारत का स्वत्व उसके मंदिर हैं। यहां के संत हैं और कट्टरपंथियोंने इसी बात को निशाना साधते हुए मंदिर तोड़ने का और संतो का तेजोभंग करने का षड्यंत्र रचा हैं। इसीलिए हिन्दू जनता से मेरा अनुरोध हैं कि वे एकजुट हो कर इन षड्यंत्रकारियों के झांसे में न जाकर भव्य राममंदिर निर्माण में सहयोग करें।
वही प. पू. नरेन्द्राचार्य महाराज ने जनसमुदाय को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि हिन्दू आज जागृत नहीं हुआ तो अनेवाले १० साल में हिंदुओं पर यह परिस्थिति आनेवाली हैं ‘एक तो सुंता नहीं तो बाप्तिस्प्मा’। रामजन्मभूमी का बंटवारा करना यह सरकार का षड्यंत्र हैं। क्योंकि बंटवारा करने से समस्या का हल नहीं होता। राजनीतिज्ञों को राजनीति करने का अच्छा अवसर इन बंटवारों से मिलता हैं। उन्होंने बताया लोग कृष्णराज्य, विष्णुराज्य या शिवराज्य की मांग नहीं करते वे
रामराज्य की ही मांग करते हैं। उन्होंने हिन्दू समाज युवाओंकों फिर से राम का काम करने के लिए हनुमान की भूमिका निभाने का आवाहन किया हैं।
नरेन्द्राचार्यजी महाराज ने हिंदुओं को अपनी वोट बैंक बनाने के लिए कहा हैं। जब तक हिन्दू संघटित नहीं होते तब तक उनके श्रद्धास्थानों को कट्टरवादी ध्वस्त करते रहेंगे। आज संघटित होने का वक्त आ गया हैं। उन्होंने हिंदुओंके धर्मांतरण पर नाराजी जताते हुए कहा कि गरीबी धर्मांतरण का कारण नहीं हो सकती। अन्यथा सभी धर्म कि गरीब जनता अपना धर्म बदलती।
जाती पर आधारित आरक्षण नहीं होना चाहिए, समाज की आर्थिक स्थिति पर आरक्षण होना आवश्यक हैं ऐसा भी उन्होंने बताया। मंच पर नारायण बाबा, स्वामी बहमानन्दजी महाराज, विष्णुजी व्यास, मोहन महाराज कठाले, श्रीरामपंत जोशी, विजयस्वरूपनन्दजी महाराज, भंते रावजी पिण्डक, रामकृष्ण पौनीकर, सदाशिवराव मोहाडीकर, अनंतशेष प्रभू, कल्यानंदजी महाराज, महापौर अर्चना डेहणकर प्रमूखता से उपस्थित थे।
सरसंघचालक मोहनजी भागवत का स्वागत हनुमत-शक्ति जागरण समिति के
विदर्भ अध्यक्ष प्रफुल्लकुमार गाडगे व शहर अध्यक्ष मुधोजी भोसले ने पुष्पहार पहनाकर किया। नरेन्द्राचार्य महाराज का स्वागत भी इन्ही अध्यक्षद्वायों द्वारा पुष्पमाला पहना कर किया गया।
नागपुर। इस देशपर सैकड़ो आक्रमण हुए है। इन में कई बार हिंदुस्तान का पराजय भी हुआ है। फिर भी यह राष्ट्र नए सिरे से उसी दमखम के साथ खड़ा हो जाता हैं। इसके पीछे कौंनसी शक्ति काम करती हैं। इसकी तलाश बाहरी आक्रमणकारियों ने की तब उनको पता चला की इस देश का, हिंदुओं का जो स्व हैं, जो आत्मा हैं उसको तोड़ना होगा और इनका आत्मा जो हैं वह राम हैं, यहां के मंदिर हैं। इन्हे तोड़ना होगा तभी जाकर यह हिंदुस्थान बिखरेगा और आज वही हो रहा हैं।
सरसंघचालक मोहन भागवत ने विशाल हिन्दू सम्मेलन को संबोधित करते हुए आज यह शब्द उच्चारे। रेशिम बाग स्थित १२ दिसंबर को हनुमत शक्ति जागरण समिति की ओर से आयोजित विशाल हिन्दू सम्मेलन का आयोजन किया गया था। इस सम्मेलन में प. पू. नरेन्द्राचार्य महाराज, नाणिज, रत्नागिरी और देश भर के शीर्ष संत-महंत गण उपस्थित थे।
मोहन भागवत ने बताया आज १२ दिसंबर का दिन इसलिए भी महत्वपूर्ण हैं
क्योंकि इसी दिन बंबई में स्वदेशी आंदोलन में प्रथम आहुति बाबू गेनू ने दी थी। स्व के लिए दी गई यह आत्माहुति थी। उन्होंने बताया हमारे देश में स्वत्व का ही दमन हो रहा हैं। हमारी प्रकृति क्या हैं? हमारा स्वभाव क्या हैं? इससे हम चूक रहे हैं। कश्मीर विवाद अपने स्व के विस्मरण का उमदा उदाहरण हैं। ऐसी बात उन्हों ने उपस्थित जाना समुदाय को बताई।
राम लाला की भूमि पर विवाद पैदा कर इसका बंटवारा करना इसी स्वत्व का नाश करना हैं। भारत का स्वत्व उसके मंदिर हैं। यहां के संत हैं और कट्टरपंथियोंने इसी बात को निशाना साधते हुए मंदिर तोड़ने का और संतो का तेजोभंग करने का षड्यंत्र रचा हैं। इसीलिए हिन्दू जनता से मेरा अनुरोध हैं कि वे एकजुट हो कर इन षड्यंत्रकारियों के झांसे में न जाकर भव्य राममंदिर निर्माण में सहयोग करें।
वही प. पू. नरेन्द्राचार्य महाराज ने जनसमुदाय को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि हिन्दू आज जागृत नहीं हुआ तो अनेवाले १० साल में हिंदुओं पर यह परिस्थिति आनेवाली हैं ‘एक तो सुंता नहीं तो बाप्तिस्प्मा’। रामजन्मभूमी का बंटवारा करना यह सरकार का षड्यंत्र हैं। क्योंकि बंटवारा करने से समस्या का हल नहीं होता। राजनीतिज्ञों को राजनीति करने का अच्छा अवसर इन बंटवारों से मिलता हैं। उन्होंने बताया लोग कृष्णराज्य, विष्णुराज्य या शिवराज्य की मांग नहीं करते वे
रामराज्य की ही मांग करते हैं। उन्होंने हिन्दू समाज युवाओंकों फिर से राम का काम करने के लिए हनुमान की भूमिका निभाने का आवाहन किया हैं।
नरेन्द्राचार्यजी महाराज ने हिंदुओं को अपनी वोट बैंक बनाने के लिए कहा हैं। जब तक हिन्दू संघटित नहीं होते तब तक उनके श्रद्धास्थानों को कट्टरवादी ध्वस्त करते रहेंगे। आज संघटित होने का वक्त आ गया हैं। उन्होंने हिंदुओंके धर्मांतरण पर नाराजी जताते हुए कहा कि गरीबी धर्मांतरण का कारण नहीं हो सकती। अन्यथा सभी धर्म कि गरीब जनता अपना धर्म बदलती।
जाती पर आधारित आरक्षण नहीं होना चाहिए, समाज की आर्थिक स्थिति पर आरक्षण होना आवश्यक हैं ऐसा भी उन्होंने बताया। मंच पर नारायण बाबा, स्वामी बहमानन्दजी महाराज, विष्णुजी व्यास, मोहन महाराज कठाले, श्रीरामपंत जोशी, विजयस्वरूपनन्दजी महाराज, भंते रावजी पिण्डक, रामकृष्ण पौनीकर, सदाशिवराव मोहाडीकर, अनंतशेष प्रभू, कल्यानंदजी महाराज, महापौर अर्चना डेहणकर प्रमूखता से उपस्थित थे।
सरसंघचालक मोहनजी भागवत का स्वागत हनुमत-शक्ति जागरण समिति के
विदर्भ अध्यक्ष प्रफुल्लकुमार गाडगे व शहर अध्यक्ष मुधोजी भोसले ने पुष्पहार पहनाकर किया। नरेन्द्राचार्य महाराज का स्वागत भी इन्ही अध्यक्षद्वायों द्वारा पुष्पमाला पहना कर किया गया।
Division will aggravate Ayodhya dispute: RSS
Division will aggravate Ayodhya dispute: RSS
Published: Monday, Dec 13, 2010, 3:34 IST
By Jaideep Hardikar & Anshika Mishra | Place: NAGPUR | Agency: DNA
Departing from its stated position on the Ayodhya verdict, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday said the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, and not the division of disputed land, is the only solution for lasting peace. Division, it said, doesn’t resolve, but aggravates dispute.
While welcoming the Allahabad high court verdict on Ayodhya on September 30 (wherein the court divided the disputed land in three equal parts), the RSS had urged the communities to accept it and pave the way for the construction of the temple, since the court had upheld that it was the birthplace of Rama.
“Historically, we have seen that sharing or partition has not yielded any peaceful solution,” RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat said. “Kashmir is the best example; did the acceptance of the line of actual control help resolve the issue?
India’s partition gave us four wars and terrorism. Those who favour division serve their self interests by keeping the country divided. The only option is to build a grand temple in Ayodhya and re-establish a symbol of Bharat’s ‘swatva’ (or self-conscience).”
“In fact,” he said, “it is time we re-estalish all such symbols that portend Bharat’s self-image and nature that was razed during the foreign rule.”
Bhagwat was addressing a huge gathering at the Resghimbaug ground at the ‘Virat Hindu Sammelan’, part of the ongoing campaign launched in August last, by the Sangh-backed Hanumat Shakti Jagrant Samiti to revive the temple issue. A battery of modern saints led by Narendra Maharaj was in chair.
The change of stand on the Ayodhya dispute, Sangh watchers say, comes after two months’ of internal brainstorming and the decision of the Babri Masjid Action Committee to appeal before the Supreme Court against the Allahabad high court’s verdict.
The RSS is looking to push on the national political scene both, the vexed Kashmir and Ayodhya issues. Its affiliates, including the BJP, would subsequently join the campaign by steering the issues in line with the RSS positions and objectives, insiders say.
Bhagwat’s speech on Sunday was based on the theme of division or partition and his articulation was to bring Kashmir and Ayodhya issues in line with its strategy to steer the campaigns together.
“There is no dispute about Kashmir,” he said. “It’s an external attack that needs to be defiantly repulsed and the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir needs to be retrieved,” he said. Bhagwat called the recent protests in the valley as an “organised stone pelting” by the separatists to mount pressure on the government.
Without a direct reference to the Congress leader Digvijay Singh, he said there’s a tendency to malign the image of those who serve the motherland, hit out at the saints and soul of the country, and politicise the martyrdom of those who lay their lives for the country. “They put self-interests above the nation; which is to establish the vote banks even while maligning the country’s soul and character.”
Published: Monday, Dec 13, 2010, 3:34 IST
By Jaideep Hardikar & Anshika Mishra | Place: NAGPUR | Agency: DNA
Departing from its stated position on the Ayodhya verdict, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday said the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, and not the division of disputed land, is the only solution for lasting peace. Division, it said, doesn’t resolve, but aggravates dispute.
While welcoming the Allahabad high court verdict on Ayodhya on September 30 (wherein the court divided the disputed land in three equal parts), the RSS had urged the communities to accept it and pave the way for the construction of the temple, since the court had upheld that it was the birthplace of Rama.
“Historically, we have seen that sharing or partition has not yielded any peaceful solution,” RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat said. “Kashmir is the best example; did the acceptance of the line of actual control help resolve the issue?
India’s partition gave us four wars and terrorism. Those who favour division serve their self interests by keeping the country divided. The only option is to build a grand temple in Ayodhya and re-establish a symbol of Bharat’s ‘swatva’ (or self-conscience).”
“In fact,” he said, “it is time we re-estalish all such symbols that portend Bharat’s self-image and nature that was razed during the foreign rule.”
Bhagwat was addressing a huge gathering at the Resghimbaug ground at the ‘Virat Hindu Sammelan’, part of the ongoing campaign launched in August last, by the Sangh-backed Hanumat Shakti Jagrant Samiti to revive the temple issue. A battery of modern saints led by Narendra Maharaj was in chair.
The change of stand on the Ayodhya dispute, Sangh watchers say, comes after two months’ of internal brainstorming and the decision of the Babri Masjid Action Committee to appeal before the Supreme Court against the Allahabad high court’s verdict.
The RSS is looking to push on the national political scene both, the vexed Kashmir and Ayodhya issues. Its affiliates, including the BJP, would subsequently join the campaign by steering the issues in line with the RSS positions and objectives, insiders say.
Bhagwat’s speech on Sunday was based on the theme of division or partition and his articulation was to bring Kashmir and Ayodhya issues in line with its strategy to steer the campaigns together.
“There is no dispute about Kashmir,” he said. “It’s an external attack that needs to be defiantly repulsed and the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir needs to be retrieved,” he said. Bhagwat called the recent protests in the valley as an “organised stone pelting” by the separatists to mount pressure on the government.
Without a direct reference to the Congress leader Digvijay Singh, he said there’s a tendency to malign the image of those who serve the motherland, hit out at the saints and soul of the country, and politicise the martyrdom of those who lay their lives for the country. “They put self-interests above the nation; which is to establish the vote banks even while maligning the country’s soul and character.”
राम मंदिर के लिए साधू संतों ने लिया संकल्प
New Delhi Dec 12, 2010. Today Ramleela Maidan Delhi, witnessed large gathering of Ram Bhakts to build a glorious temple at the birth place of lord Ram. The large number of saints and prominent personalities took part in the Dharma Sabha called by Shri Hanumant Shakti Jagaran Samittee Delhi. A Mahayagn was also performed before the dharma sabha at the same venue to get the divine blessings for the ram Temple.
Addressing the gathering Shri Ashok Singhal, President VHP, said that Ram Temple cannot be constructed in in a room of 40X90fts area. Therefore the whole 70 acres land must be given to Lord Ram and all political parties of the countries should get united to solve this issue for ever and maintain peace in the country. The Muslims should leave their claim on the one third of the land and present an example of communal harmony. Criticising Sonia Gandhi for her statement calling the disputed structure as Babri Masjid, he said that neither it was made by Babar nor it was a mosque as delivered by the high court. He called all countrymen to come forward for ram temple and save the rich cultural heritage of the country.
Shri Suresh Soni, the joint General secretary-RSS said that those people who are in favour of constructing Mandir and Masjid side by side want the issue to remain alive and their vested interests be full filled for political gains. As lord Ram is the cultural identity of Bharat, the construction of glorious temple is the need of the country.
While paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Ram Janam Bhoomi movement Sadhvi Ritambhara said that all Hindus must get united to save the country from the clutches of sects and castes so that the movement can be taken to its last destination that is Ram Temple.
According to the directives of the prominent saints at the Mahakumbh 2010 in Haridwar during April, it was decided that during 16 August to 16 November Hanuman Chalisa would be recited in the temples and the Hindus would resolute to build Ram Temple at Ayodhya. During this period around 16,50,000 chanting of Hanuman Chalisa, in 1100 temples of Delhi took place. In this mass awaking campaign 8,000 dharmsabhas are being organized across the country. After the verdict of Allahabad High Court on the issue of Shri Ram Janam Bhomi this is the first public progamme in Delhi due to which Ram Bhakts were highly motivated and a high level of zeal and enthusiasm was noticed in them.
Among the prominent saints pujya Swami Gyanand ji, Mahant Naval Kishore Das ji, Mahant Vivekshah ji, Mahant Surendra Nath Avdhoot ji, Swami Pragyanand ji, Swami Ramanand Ramete yogi ji, Mahamandelaswar Swami Anubhotanand ji, Jain Sadhvi Dr. Sadhna Jain ji and Smatashri ji, guruchaya ji, Shri Shiranjeev Singh ji, Shri Avtar Guru ji, Mahant Hari Prakash Das ji, Mahant shri Hariram Das ji, Shri Atma Swaroop ji, Shri Yashveer Singh Naamdhari ji, Sant Shri Sureshanand ji and Narayan swami ji, and Vishwa Hindu Parishad international vice-president Shri Omprakash Singal, Dharma Yatra Mahasangh national vice president Shri Rikabchand Jain, Rashtriya Swayam Sangh North zone Sanghchalak Shri Bajrang lal Gupta, Delhi Sangchalak Shri Ramesh Prakash ji, Shri Hanumant Shakti Jagran Samiti Delhi president Shri Naresh Gupta and Brij Mohan Sethi. Besides them, prominent persons from different religious sects and educational institutions also graced the function.
The programme was presided over by Swami Raghwanand , president Sanatan Dharam Partinidhi Sabha Delhi state whereas the stage was managed by shri Swadeshpal Gupta President Inderprasth Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Addressing the gathering Shri Ashok Singhal, President VHP, said that Ram Temple cannot be constructed in in a room of 40X90fts area. Therefore the whole 70 acres land must be given to Lord Ram and all political parties of the countries should get united to solve this issue for ever and maintain peace in the country. The Muslims should leave their claim on the one third of the land and present an example of communal harmony. Criticising Sonia Gandhi for her statement calling the disputed structure as Babri Masjid, he said that neither it was made by Babar nor it was a mosque as delivered by the high court. He called all countrymen to come forward for ram temple and save the rich cultural heritage of the country.
Shri Suresh Soni, the joint General secretary-RSS said that those people who are in favour of constructing Mandir and Masjid side by side want the issue to remain alive and their vested interests be full filled for political gains. As lord Ram is the cultural identity of Bharat, the construction of glorious temple is the need of the country.
While paying rich tributes to the martyrs of Ram Janam Bhoomi movement Sadhvi Ritambhara said that all Hindus must get united to save the country from the clutches of sects and castes so that the movement can be taken to its last destination that is Ram Temple.
According to the directives of the prominent saints at the Mahakumbh 2010 in Haridwar during April, it was decided that during 16 August to 16 November Hanuman Chalisa would be recited in the temples and the Hindus would resolute to build Ram Temple at Ayodhya. During this period around 16,50,000 chanting of Hanuman Chalisa, in 1100 temples of Delhi took place. In this mass awaking campaign 8,000 dharmsabhas are being organized across the country. After the verdict of Allahabad High Court on the issue of Shri Ram Janam Bhomi this is the first public progamme in Delhi due to which Ram Bhakts were highly motivated and a high level of zeal and enthusiasm was noticed in them.
Among the prominent saints pujya Swami Gyanand ji, Mahant Naval Kishore Das ji, Mahant Vivekshah ji, Mahant Surendra Nath Avdhoot ji, Swami Pragyanand ji, Swami Ramanand Ramete yogi ji, Mahamandelaswar Swami Anubhotanand ji, Jain Sadhvi Dr. Sadhna Jain ji and Smatashri ji, guruchaya ji, Shri Shiranjeev Singh ji, Shri Avtar Guru ji, Mahant Hari Prakash Das ji, Mahant shri Hariram Das ji, Shri Atma Swaroop ji, Shri Yashveer Singh Naamdhari ji, Sant Shri Sureshanand ji and Narayan swami ji, and Vishwa Hindu Parishad international vice-president Shri Omprakash Singal, Dharma Yatra Mahasangh national vice president Shri Rikabchand Jain, Rashtriya Swayam Sangh North zone Sanghchalak Shri Bajrang lal Gupta, Delhi Sangchalak Shri Ramesh Prakash ji, Shri Hanumant Shakti Jagran Samiti Delhi president Shri Naresh Gupta and Brij Mohan Sethi. Besides them, prominent persons from different religious sects and educational institutions also graced the function.
The programme was presided over by Swami Raghwanand , president Sanatan Dharam Partinidhi Sabha Delhi state whereas the stage was managed by shri Swadeshpal Gupta President Inderprasth Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
The new found Congress slogan – “Go-mata ki hai”
The new found Congress slogan – “Go-mata ki hai”
Political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel advocated the enactment of the law banning cow slaughter in the country. "Cow slaughter is inhuman and must be prevented," Patel, who attended the Urs (death anniversary) of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Quamuddin Dada in Ekkalbara, said. Patel said holding religious fares can strengthen communal harmony in the country. "Indian civilisation and culture survived due to preaching of religious leaders of both Hindu and Muslim community," he said. The issue of enacting the law banning cow slaughter across the country was raised by the custodian of the shrine during the programme.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has announced to donate Rs 10 lakh for the construction of a cow-shed near a centuries-old dargah in the district.
Face value being a hard core and politician in the closest circle (political secretary) of Sonia Gandhi his utterances can only be taken with a pinch of salt. But the Hindutva influence increasingly inundating the Congress citadel is a recent phenomenon following the emergence of the Hindu vote in Indian polity. Maybe, Congress needs Hindu votes badly as the Hindu vote has proved itself beyond doubt in Gujarat and Bihar.
Political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel advocated the enactment of the law banning cow slaughter in the country. "Cow slaughter is inhuman and must be prevented," Patel, who attended the Urs (death anniversary) of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Quamuddin Dada in Ekkalbara, said. Patel said holding religious fares can strengthen communal harmony in the country. "Indian civilisation and culture survived due to preaching of religious leaders of both Hindu and Muslim community," he said. The issue of enacting the law banning cow slaughter across the country was raised by the custodian of the shrine during the programme.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has announced to donate Rs 10 lakh for the construction of a cow-shed near a centuries-old dargah in the district.
Face value being a hard core and politician in the closest circle (political secretary) of Sonia Gandhi his utterances can only be taken with a pinch of salt. But the Hindutva influence increasingly inundating the Congress citadel is a recent phenomenon following the emergence of the Hindu vote in Indian polity. Maybe, Congress needs Hindu votes badly as the Hindu vote has proved itself beyond doubt in Gujarat and Bihar.
BJP assails State Government for Non-implementation of Central Schemes in Odisha.
BJP assails State Government for Non-implementation of Central Schemes in Odisha.
Bhubaneswar,(visakeo)The Central Government has earmarked 2500 crores of rupees for Integrated Action Plan for various developments in 60 districts spread over 9 states known for Maoist Extremism. Out of these 60 districts 15 belong to Odisha State. With regard to Odisha the Union Government has taken over the implementation programme out of the control of the State Government ,by directly granting 25 crores per district to be kept in separate savings bank account by the respective District Collectors who would be directly reporting to the Centre through internet, latest by 10th of every month.
The State BJP has urged the State Government to revolt against such interference in state administration in violation of the federal principles in the Constitution or else; let the C.M. not accept any central grant and undertake development of the backward districts utilizing funds from State resources. BJP spokesperson Shri Ashok Sahu challenged the C.M. that accepting such direct control of the district administration by the Centre amounts to abdication of his own authority as the Chief Minister of the State.
Shri Sahu further alleged that crores of central grant intended for Infrastructural development, NREGP, Anganbadi buildings, Village schools and rural roads under various schemes in districts like Malkanagiri, Nowrangpur, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir, Subarnpur, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj has been returned to the centre as unspent. These districts due to unbridled corruption in administration and lack of development have fallen easy prey to the Maoists. Everyday violent incidents involving common and poor man as victims are reported particularly from Kandhamal, Sundargarh, Koraput, Rayagada and Malkanagiri districts. Shri Sahu further alleged that the para-military Forces sent by the Central Government are not used to contain Maoist violence, but misused to terrorize poor and simple tribal in Kandhamal in the name of apprehending wanted persons accused in old incidents of 2007 and 2008.
The Integrated Action Plan (IPA) is a welcome move by the Central Government to improve the rural backward districts infested with Maoist violence, but the State Government under the leadership of Naveen Pattnaik is unlikely to yield any result as the priority of the C.M. is to benefit the industrial houses like Jindals,Tatas, Vedants,POSCO and his own brother Prem Pattnaik rather development of the undeveloped districts, alleged Shri Sahu, the BJP spokesman.
If there is no improvement in implementation of developmental programme in rural areas within two months, under various government schemes, the BJP has warned the Naveen Govt. in the State to intensify agitational programmes in the whole of Odisha, Shri Ashok Sahu BJP leader said.
Bhubaneswar,(visakeo)The Central Government has earmarked 2500 crores of rupees for Integrated Action Plan for various developments in 60 districts spread over 9 states known for Maoist Extremism. Out of these 60 districts 15 belong to Odisha State. With regard to Odisha the Union Government has taken over the implementation programme out of the control of the State Government ,by directly granting 25 crores per district to be kept in separate savings bank account by the respective District Collectors who would be directly reporting to the Centre through internet, latest by 10th of every month.
The State BJP has urged the State Government to revolt against such interference in state administration in violation of the federal principles in the Constitution or else; let the C.M. not accept any central grant and undertake development of the backward districts utilizing funds from State resources. BJP spokesperson Shri Ashok Sahu challenged the C.M. that accepting such direct control of the district administration by the Centre amounts to abdication of his own authority as the Chief Minister of the State.
Shri Sahu further alleged that crores of central grant intended for Infrastructural development, NREGP, Anganbadi buildings, Village schools and rural roads under various schemes in districts like Malkanagiri, Nowrangpur, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir, Subarnpur, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj has been returned to the centre as unspent. These districts due to unbridled corruption in administration and lack of development have fallen easy prey to the Maoists. Everyday violent incidents involving common and poor man as victims are reported particularly from Kandhamal, Sundargarh, Koraput, Rayagada and Malkanagiri districts. Shri Sahu further alleged that the para-military Forces sent by the Central Government are not used to contain Maoist violence, but misused to terrorize poor and simple tribal in Kandhamal in the name of apprehending wanted persons accused in old incidents of 2007 and 2008.
The Integrated Action Plan (IPA) is a welcome move by the Central Government to improve the rural backward districts infested with Maoist violence, but the State Government under the leadership of Naveen Pattnaik is unlikely to yield any result as the priority of the C.M. is to benefit the industrial houses like Jindals,Tatas, Vedants,POSCO and his own brother Prem Pattnaik rather development of the undeveloped districts, alleged Shri Sahu, the BJP spokesman.
If there is no improvement in implementation of developmental programme in rural areas within two months, under various government schemes, the BJP has warned the Naveen Govt. in the State to intensify agitational programmes in the whole of Odisha, Shri Ashok Sahu BJP leader said.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
BJP youth wing stages rally, seeks CM's resignation
BJP youth wing stages rally, seeks CM's resignation
Bhubaneswar
Alleging that the Chief Minister has knowingly sold out Lord Jagannath's Amrutmanohi lands to a private company in the name of setting up of a university, the BJP on Monday declared that it would not remain silent until the lands are restored to the original owners and the Chief Minister resigns over High Court verdict to this effect.
"We have been demanding the Chief Minister's resignation in the wake of High Court's verdict that blamed the Government for illegal acquisition of lands for the Vedanta University inside the Assembly. Now the BJP Yuva Morcha is protesting for the same. We would not sit silent until the Chief Minister resigns and lands are restored as per the High Court order," said BJP Legislature party leader KV Singh Deo.
Addressing a huge protest rally of BJP Yuva Morcha (BJPYM), Singh Deo came down heavily on Naveen Patnaik's pro-Vedanta stand and said the latter has no respect for law. "The Chief Minister always preaches- law will take its own course. While he activated it for others in his ministry in the past driving away them, why did not he follow this principle while the High Court has already accused his Government of taking illegal steps for acquiring lands for a private university," Singh Deo slammed.
Commenting on protests by the Opposition inside the Assembly, Singh Deo said the Speaker has been deferring his decision on their privilege motion against the Chief Minister. "The Government is not interested to have a discussion on the issue and finding clues to adjourn the House sine die," the BJPLP leader said. Former Law Minister and senior party leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan said he did not understand why the Chief Minister went ahead for acquiring lands for a private company with no experience in the education sector. "When I was the Law Minister, I had requested him (the Chief Minister) not to give valuable lands of Lord Jagannath to the private company time and again. But keeping ulterior motive in mind he converted the company into a public limited one," the BJP leader said.
He alleged that the Government has violated many laws including Forest Conservation Act, Environment Protection Act, Land Acquisition Act and Sri Jagannath Temple Act. "The High Court verdict on Khandadhar Mines licence and Vedanta University land acquisition deal has proved it," Harichanda said. He also demanded the Chief Minister's resignation on this context.
BJP State president Jual Oram called upon all youth to take the State Government's anti-people issues to the common people and to open Naveen's real face before them. Hundreds of activists of BJPYM led by its president Bibhuti Jena were arrested while they tried to break the police cordon.
Bhubaneswar
Alleging that the Chief Minister has knowingly sold out Lord Jagannath's Amrutmanohi lands to a private company in the name of setting up of a university, the BJP on Monday declared that it would not remain silent until the lands are restored to the original owners and the Chief Minister resigns over High Court verdict to this effect.
"We have been demanding the Chief Minister's resignation in the wake of High Court's verdict that blamed the Government for illegal acquisition of lands for the Vedanta University inside the Assembly. Now the BJP Yuva Morcha is protesting for the same. We would not sit silent until the Chief Minister resigns and lands are restored as per the High Court order," said BJP Legislature party leader KV Singh Deo.
Addressing a huge protest rally of BJP Yuva Morcha (BJPYM), Singh Deo came down heavily on Naveen Patnaik's pro-Vedanta stand and said the latter has no respect for law. "The Chief Minister always preaches- law will take its own course. While he activated it for others in his ministry in the past driving away them, why did not he follow this principle while the High Court has already accused his Government of taking illegal steps for acquiring lands for a private university," Singh Deo slammed.
Commenting on protests by the Opposition inside the Assembly, Singh Deo said the Speaker has been deferring his decision on their privilege motion against the Chief Minister. "The Government is not interested to have a discussion on the issue and finding clues to adjourn the House sine die," the BJPLP leader said. Former Law Minister and senior party leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan said he did not understand why the Chief Minister went ahead for acquiring lands for a private company with no experience in the education sector. "When I was the Law Minister, I had requested him (the Chief Minister) not to give valuable lands of Lord Jagannath to the private company time and again. But keeping ulterior motive in mind he converted the company into a public limited one," the BJP leader said.
He alleged that the Government has violated many laws including Forest Conservation Act, Environment Protection Act, Land Acquisition Act and Sri Jagannath Temple Act. "The High Court verdict on Khandadhar Mines licence and Vedanta University land acquisition deal has proved it," Harichanda said. He also demanded the Chief Minister's resignation on this context.
BJP State president Jual Oram called upon all youth to take the State Government's anti-people issues to the common people and to open Naveen's real face before them. Hundreds of activists of BJPYM led by its president Bibhuti Jena were arrested while they tried to break the police cordon.
Opp sticks to stand on CM's resignation on Vedanta
Opp sticks to stand on CM's resignation on Vedanta
Pandemonium continued to prevail in Odisha Assembly on Tuesday as the both the main Opposition parties the Congress and the BJP reiterated their demand for Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation over the High Court verdict on the Vedanta University land acquisition deal.
As they continued to stage dharna and shout slogans in protest normal business could not be transacted due to the uproar. When proceedings began at 10.30 am, Congress members holding placards rushed to the well of the House and demanded that the Chief Minister should resign giving respect to the High Court verdict. They also demanded that the House should be informed about what decision the Speaker had taken on their privilege motion placed against the Chief Minister. Due to continued disruptions, the Speaker was forced to adjourn the House time and again.
Even as the Question Hour was conducted amidst sloganeering, a debate on demand for a permanent High Court bench in Western Odisha and the issue of verbal duel between two Puri district MLAs were also discussed.
Pipli MLA Pradip Moharathy urged that personal aspersions made bySatyabadi MLA should be taken off the proceedings. He also demanded that the Speaker should inform the House that he has passed BA. "I have shown you my certificates. I request you to make it clear that I have passed BA," he said, threatening that he would not come to the House until the House was informed whether he passed BA or not. After that Maharathy left the House.
Meanwhile, Prasad said he had not issued any personal aspersions against Maharathy. "What I had mentioned in the House on Monday has been recorded," he said.
Intervening in the issue, Parliamentary Minister Raghunath Mohanty requested the two members to forget what happened on Monday. The matter ended only when the Government Chief Whip went to Maharathy and requested him to come back to the House on behalf of the Speaker.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/302159/Opp-sticks-to-stand-on-CMs-resignation-on-Vedanta.html
Pandemonium continued to prevail in Odisha Assembly on Tuesday as the both the main Opposition parties the Congress and the BJP reiterated their demand for Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's resignation over the High Court verdict on the Vedanta University land acquisition deal.
As they continued to stage dharna and shout slogans in protest normal business could not be transacted due to the uproar. When proceedings began at 10.30 am, Congress members holding placards rushed to the well of the House and demanded that the Chief Minister should resign giving respect to the High Court verdict. They also demanded that the House should be informed about what decision the Speaker had taken on their privilege motion placed against the Chief Minister. Due to continued disruptions, the Speaker was forced to adjourn the House time and again.
Even as the Question Hour was conducted amidst sloganeering, a debate on demand for a permanent High Court bench in Western Odisha and the issue of verbal duel between two Puri district MLAs were also discussed.
Pipli MLA Pradip Moharathy urged that personal aspersions made bySatyabadi MLA should be taken off the proceedings. He also demanded that the Speaker should inform the House that he has passed BA. "I have shown you my certificates. I request you to make it clear that I have passed BA," he said, threatening that he would not come to the House until the House was informed whether he passed BA or not. After that Maharathy left the House.
Meanwhile, Prasad said he had not issued any personal aspersions against Maharathy. "What I had mentioned in the House on Monday has been recorded," he said.
Intervening in the issue, Parliamentary Minister Raghunath Mohanty requested the two members to forget what happened on Monday. The matter ended only when the Government Chief Whip went to Maharathy and requested him to come back to the House on behalf of the Speaker.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/302159/Opp-sticks-to-stand-on-CMs-resignation-on-Vedanta.html
Shri Anand Kumar Selected for Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar
Shri Anand Kumar Selected for Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar
Shri Anand Kumar a mathematics’ Teacher from Patna, Bihar is selected for Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar 2010, among the various ones nominations received during this year from all over the country. Selection Committee of Yuva Puraskar 2010 has selected nomination of Shri Anand Kumar to in appriciation for “ Pioneering of ‘SUPER 30’ an ambitious and innovative educational program for the talented students from poor and backward section of the society ’’
Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Youth Award has been instituted in 1991 to commemorate the inspiring life of the towering personality It is a joint Endeavour of ABVP and Vidyathi Nidhi trust. Its Objective is to encourage efforts of young social workers in various fields of public service, bring them in limelight and express gratitude towards them on behalf of the entire youth community .The Yuva Puraskar comprises of Rs 25000/ in cash, a certificate and memento. The number of Yuva Social Workers who are the recipients of this Yuva Puraskar, went to 22 since 1991 to 2009.
After completing graduation in B.A. Mathematics. Shri Anand wanted to pursue higher education in Mathematics. He also got an opportunity to study in the prestigious Cambridge University but sudden demise of his father and poor financial position did not allow him to take further study. Then he started teaching mathematics regularly as a source of income. Along with his friends he started offering tuitions to needy students from where the ‘Ramanujan School of Mathematics’ was started. Poverty all around him inspired him to do something for the talented but poor students. Anand Kumar met some of the talented students those who couldn’t pay their fees or even to get two time meals. He decided not to let go such a talent waste. He designed project where he would provide free food, lodging and free coaching to talented but poor students. Thus began ‘SUPER 30’ an ambitious and innovative program through which talented and meritorious students from poor and backward section succeeded in getting admission in I.I.T, India’s most prime educational institute. Since stating of ‘SUPER 30’, 212 students from poor backward families were succeeded in getting admission in IITs. Be it brick kiln workers, rickshaw pullers, landless farmers, roadside vendors and the likes, they all have experienced the change with sheer disbelief in their eyes that their children are now going to be top technocrats. Today Shri Kumar is ushering in a silent revolution in the backwaters of Bihar through his highly successful initiative ‘Super 30’. It is nothing but a befitting answer to the commercialisation of education.
‘ Prof Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar 2010 ’ will be presented to Shri Anand Kumar by well-known music expert and Oscar prize winner Shri Rasool Pokutty on 28th Dec 2010 in the special function at 56th National Conference of ABVP which will be held at Bangluru (Karnataka) from 25th Dec 2010 to 28th Dec.
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Shri Anand Kumar a mathematics’ Teacher from Patna, Bihar is selected for Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar 2010, among the various ones nominations received during this year from all over the country. Selection Committee of Yuva Puraskar 2010 has selected nomination of Shri Anand Kumar to in appriciation for “ Pioneering of ‘SUPER 30’ an ambitious and innovative educational program for the talented students from poor and backward section of the society ’’
Prof. Yeshwantrao Kelkar Youth Award has been instituted in 1991 to commemorate the inspiring life of the towering personality It is a joint Endeavour of ABVP and Vidyathi Nidhi trust. Its Objective is to encourage efforts of young social workers in various fields of public service, bring them in limelight and express gratitude towards them on behalf of the entire youth community .The Yuva Puraskar comprises of Rs 25000/ in cash, a certificate and memento. The number of Yuva Social Workers who are the recipients of this Yuva Puraskar, went to 22 since 1991 to 2009.
After completing graduation in B.A. Mathematics. Shri Anand wanted to pursue higher education in Mathematics. He also got an opportunity to study in the prestigious Cambridge University but sudden demise of his father and poor financial position did not allow him to take further study. Then he started teaching mathematics regularly as a source of income. Along with his friends he started offering tuitions to needy students from where the ‘Ramanujan School of Mathematics’ was started. Poverty all around him inspired him to do something for the talented but poor students. Anand Kumar met some of the talented students those who couldn’t pay their fees or even to get two time meals. He decided not to let go such a talent waste. He designed project where he would provide free food, lodging and free coaching to talented but poor students. Thus began ‘SUPER 30’ an ambitious and innovative program through which talented and meritorious students from poor and backward section succeeded in getting admission in I.I.T, India’s most prime educational institute. Since stating of ‘SUPER 30’, 212 students from poor backward families were succeeded in getting admission in IITs. Be it brick kiln workers, rickshaw pullers, landless farmers, roadside vendors and the likes, they all have experienced the change with sheer disbelief in their eyes that their children are now going to be top technocrats. Today Shri Kumar is ushering in a silent revolution in the backwaters of Bihar through his highly successful initiative ‘Super 30’. It is nothing but a befitting answer to the commercialisation of education.
‘ Prof Yeshwantrao Kelkar Yuva Puraskar 2010 ’ will be presented to Shri Anand Kumar by well-known music expert and Oscar prize winner Shri Rasool Pokutty on 28th Dec 2010 in the special function at 56th National Conference of ABVP which will be held at Bangluru (Karnataka) from 25th Dec 2010 to 28th Dec.
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Terrorists may be free, but the anti-national conspiracy remains
Terrorists may be free, but the anti-national conspiracy remains
On 8th August, 1993, a Bomb Blast occurred in RSS Headquarters Chennai killing 11 persons and injuring 5. The trial Court convicted the appellants by sentencing to a life imprisonment. The Honorable Supreme Court has dismissed the case, setting them aside and letting them free. Some of the extract of the Supreme Court is as follows:
……….. It was also for the prosecution to establish as to what has happened to gelatin, which was allegedly procured by the conspirators there is no mention of any other explosive being procured by the conspirators. The expression used was other materials. Not other explosives. This expression referred only to the other materials which were required to assemble the bombs……
….. in this case there is no direct evidence of the crime. The prosecution case hinges on circumstantial evidence. It is an accepted proposition of law that even in cases where no direct evidence is available in the shape of eye-witnesses etc. ………….a conviction can be based on circumstantial evidence alone.
………Excepting for the confessional statements, admittedly, there is no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them.
According to these confessions, A15 Imam Ali and A17
Kaja Nizamuddin had carried the two suitcases inside the building. Therefore, it is apparent that even according to the prosecution version, they could have only carried bombs made from gelatin. The lid on the prosecution case is blown away by the report of forensic experts and the traces of the explosive material collected at the Bomb site. In this screening procedure positive response was obtained for both PETN and RDX in some of the exhibits. It was also noted that few exhibits gave positive tests only for PETN, some exhibits gave positive tests only for RDX and some exhibits gave positive tests for both PETN and RDX. However, many exhibits did not give positive tests for any of the explosives.”………
………..Suspicion no matter how strong cannot take the place of legal proof but no trace of gelatin was found form the scene of crime. In the result the prosecution story as put forward does not inspire confidence on the basis of the material placed on record. Criminal Appeal No.1374 of 2007 and Criminal Appeal No.552 of 2008 filed by the accused appellants are, therefore, allowed and the conviction and sentence passed against the appellants are set aside. They shall be set free forthwith unless wanted in any other case.
With the blast of RSS Office by anti-Hindu elements, Islamic terrorism entered in Tamilnadu. In the present case, the three accused may be let off on benefit of doubt but there was a conspiracy by Islamic terrorists and therefore the blast occurred. So the conspiracy part of the episode remains which is to be seen how the learned Court will view the conspiracy of anti-nationals
On 8th August, 1993, a Bomb Blast occurred in RSS Headquarters Chennai killing 11 persons and injuring 5. The trial Court convicted the appellants by sentencing to a life imprisonment. The Honorable Supreme Court has dismissed the case, setting them aside and letting them free. Some of the extract of the Supreme Court is as follows:
……….. It was also for the prosecution to establish as to what has happened to gelatin, which was allegedly procured by the conspirators there is no mention of any other explosive being procured by the conspirators. The expression used was other materials. Not other explosives. This expression referred only to the other materials which were required to assemble the bombs……
….. in this case there is no direct evidence of the crime. The prosecution case hinges on circumstantial evidence. It is an accepted proposition of law that even in cases where no direct evidence is available in the shape of eye-witnesses etc. ………….a conviction can be based on circumstantial evidence alone.
………Excepting for the confessional statements, admittedly, there is no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them.
According to these confessions, A15 Imam Ali and A17
Kaja Nizamuddin had carried the two suitcases inside the building. Therefore, it is apparent that even according to the prosecution version, they could have only carried bombs made from gelatin. The lid on the prosecution case is blown away by the report of forensic experts and the traces of the explosive material collected at the Bomb site. In this screening procedure positive response was obtained for both PETN and RDX in some of the exhibits. It was also noted that few exhibits gave positive tests only for PETN, some exhibits gave positive tests only for RDX and some exhibits gave positive tests for both PETN and RDX. However, many exhibits did not give positive tests for any of the explosives.”………
………..Suspicion no matter how strong cannot take the place of legal proof but no trace of gelatin was found form the scene of crime. In the result the prosecution story as put forward does not inspire confidence on the basis of the material placed on record. Criminal Appeal No.1374 of 2007 and Criminal Appeal No.552 of 2008 filed by the accused appellants are, therefore, allowed and the conviction and sentence passed against the appellants are set aside. They shall be set free forthwith unless wanted in any other case.
With the blast of RSS Office by anti-Hindu elements, Islamic terrorism entered in Tamilnadu. In the present case, the three accused may be let off on benefit of doubt but there was a conspiracy by Islamic terrorists and therefore the blast occurred. So the conspiracy part of the episode remains which is to be seen how the learned Court will view the conspiracy of anti-nationals
SC acquits 3 in RSS office blast case
SC acquits 3 in RSS office blast case
Dec 7, 2010, 05.20am IST
Tags:RSS office in Chennai|M P Rafiq Ahamed|Hyder Ali|CBI
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Monday suffered a setback with the Supreme Court acquitting three persons sentenced to life imprisonment in the case relating to the bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai in 1993 in which 11 people were killed.
A bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice S S Nijjar said the prosecution failed to conclusively establish the guilt of Abubucker Siqqique, M P Rafiq Ahamed and Hyder Ali in blasting the building in Chennai's M V Naidu Street in retaliation for the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
The apex court said the trial court had erroneously convicted the trio on the basis of their confessional statement of procuring gelatin and detonators for committing the offence, though there was no trace of the said material, as explosives like RDX and PETN were used in the daring attack.
The trio were earlier convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a designated court on June 21, 2007, for murder, criminal conspiracy and various other offences under the TADA Act on the basis of the chargesheet filed by CBI.
The apex court said excepting the confessional statements there was no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them.
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Supreme Court acquits 3 alleged terrorists in RSS bomb blasts in Chennai
Published: Monday, Dec 6, 2010, 20:55 IST
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI
The CBI today suffered a setback with the Supreme Court acquitting three alleged terrorists sentenced to life imprisonment in the case relating to the bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai in 1993 in which 11 people were killed.
A bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice SS Nijjar said in a judgement the prosecution failed to conclusively establish the guilt of Abubucker Siqqique, MP Rafiq Ahamed and Hyder Ali of blasting the building in Chennai's MV Naidu Street in retalation for 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.
The apex court said the trial court had erroneously convicted the trio on the basis of their confessional statement of procuring gelatin and detonators for committing the offence, though there was no trace of the said material, as rather explosives like RDX and PETN were used in the daring attack.
The trio were earlier convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a designated court on June 21, 2007, for murder, criminal conspiracy and various other offences under the TADA Act on the basis of the chargesheet filed by CBI.
The apex court said excepting the confessional statements there was no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them.
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RSS office bomb blast accused acquitted
. www.hindu.com/2010/12/07/stories/2010120750520100.htm
J. Venkatesan
The Supreme Court has ordered acquittal of three main accused in the case relating to a bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai and directed their release forthwith. The TADA court in Chennai had awarded life imprisonment to them.
A Bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar allowed the appeals of Kaza Nizamuddin, Hyder Ali and Abubucker Siddique challenging the life sentence and dismissed the CBI's appeals questioning the acquittal of some of the accused by the TADA court.
The prosecution case was that on August 6, 1993, there were loud explosions which resulted in the death of 11 persons, injuries to seven, and complete demolition of the building. Writing the judgment, Justice Reddy said, “Excepting for the confessional statements, admittedly, there is no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them. It is apparent that even according to the prosecution version, they could have only carried bombs made from gelatine.”
The Bench, accepting the arguments of senior counsel R. Natarajan and counsel G. Balaji appearing for the appellants, said the confessional statements reveal that what was purchased was only gelatine sticks from Gudiyatham and not RDX or PETN, which has got a serious bearing on the acceptability of the confessional statements of the accused and their involvement of all the accused in the conspiracy. The lid on the prosecution case is blown away by the report of forensic experts and the traces of the explosive material collected at the bomb site.
“The prosecution story does not inspire confidence on the basis of the material placed on record,” it said. www.hindu.com/2010/12/07/stories/2010120750520100.htm
Dec 7, 2010, 05.20am IST
Tags:RSS office in Chennai|M P Rafiq Ahamed|Hyder Ali|CBI
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Monday suffered a setback with the Supreme Court acquitting three persons sentenced to life imprisonment in the case relating to the bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai in 1993 in which 11 people were killed.
A bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice S S Nijjar said the prosecution failed to conclusively establish the guilt of Abubucker Siqqique, M P Rafiq Ahamed and Hyder Ali in blasting the building in Chennai's M V Naidu Street in retaliation for the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
The apex court said the trial court had erroneously convicted the trio on the basis of their confessional statement of procuring gelatin and detonators for committing the offence, though there was no trace of the said material, as explosives like RDX and PETN were used in the daring attack.
The trio were earlier convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a designated court on June 21, 2007, for murder, criminal conspiracy and various other offences under the TADA Act on the basis of the chargesheet filed by CBI.
The apex court said excepting the confessional statements there was no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them.
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Supreme Court acquits 3 alleged terrorists in RSS bomb blasts in Chennai
Published: Monday, Dec 6, 2010, 20:55 IST
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI
The CBI today suffered a setback with the Supreme Court acquitting three alleged terrorists sentenced to life imprisonment in the case relating to the bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai in 1993 in which 11 people were killed.
A bench of Justice B Sudershan Reddy and Justice SS Nijjar said in a judgement the prosecution failed to conclusively establish the guilt of Abubucker Siqqique, MP Rafiq Ahamed and Hyder Ali of blasting the building in Chennai's MV Naidu Street in retalation for 1992 Babri Masjid demolition.
The apex court said the trial court had erroneously convicted the trio on the basis of their confessional statement of procuring gelatin and detonators for committing the offence, though there was no trace of the said material, as rather explosives like RDX and PETN were used in the daring attack.
The trio were earlier convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a designated court on June 21, 2007, for murder, criminal conspiracy and various other offences under the TADA Act on the basis of the chargesheet filed by CBI.
The apex court said excepting the confessional statements there was no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them.
http://www.anhourago.in/show.aspx?l=7120863
RSS office bomb blast accused acquitted
. www.hindu.com/2010/12/07/stories/2010120750520100.htm
J. Venkatesan
The Supreme Court has ordered acquittal of three main accused in the case relating to a bomb blast at the RSS office in Chennai and directed their release forthwith. The TADA court in Chennai had awarded life imprisonment to them.
A Bench of Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and Justice S.S. Nijjar allowed the appeals of Kaza Nizamuddin, Hyder Ali and Abubucker Siddique challenging the life sentence and dismissed the CBI's appeals questioning the acquittal of some of the accused by the TADA court.
The prosecution case was that on August 6, 1993, there were loud explosions which resulted in the death of 11 persons, injuries to seven, and complete demolition of the building. Writing the judgment, Justice Reddy said, “Excepting for the confessional statements, admittedly, there is no other independent evidence with regard to the participation of the accused in the conspiracy and the particular role played by them. It is apparent that even according to the prosecution version, they could have only carried bombs made from gelatine.”
The Bench, accepting the arguments of senior counsel R. Natarajan and counsel G. Balaji appearing for the appellants, said the confessional statements reveal that what was purchased was only gelatine sticks from Gudiyatham and not RDX or PETN, which has got a serious bearing on the acceptability of the confessional statements of the accused and their involvement of all the accused in the conspiracy. The lid on the prosecution case is blown away by the report of forensic experts and the traces of the explosive material collected at the bomb site.
“The prosecution story does not inspire confidence on the basis of the material placed on record,” it said. www.hindu.com/2010/12/07/stories/2010120750520100.htm
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Green fundamentalism as state oppression
Green fundamentalism as state oppression
December 05, 2010 6:56:23 PM
Swapan Dasgupta
Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar is, arguably, one of the most resourceful figures of contemporary India with interests that range from politics and business to cricket. To admirers he is the very personification of business-friendly pragmatism, carrying with him the reputation for getting things done. To sceptics, however, Pawar is synonymous with amoral deal-cutting and calculated expediency — the epitome of the go-getting ruthlessness that has come to define both Mumbai and Indian capitalism.
Pawar's colleague in the UPA Government Jairam Ramesh sets a very different trend. A wordsmith with a penchant for witty one-liners, he has won admiration in a remarkably short time for his ability to grasp issues and challenge conventional thinking. A far cry from the fuddy-duddy politician, Ramesh is the bridge linking Mrs Indira Gandhi's vengeful populism with Sonia Gandhi's more calibrated, but no less self-serving, paternalism.
Since assuming charge as Environment Minister, Ramesh has consciously kept himself in the news. On the plus side he has energised wildlife protection and sought to put some order into India's neglected national parks and animal sanctuaries. But these have been overshadowed by the controversies over his attempt to close the gap between India's environment policies and the path being advocated by the West, notably the European Union. His unilateral declaration, just prior to last year's Copenhagen summit on Climate Change, of reducing carbon gas emission by 20 per cent by 2020, was been attacked by many as “lacking due diligence”. There are now fears that at Cancun he may commit India to an international inspection regime without securing anything tangible in return — apart, possibly, from a career in the global seminar circuit when he ceases to be Minister.
The charge of playing to the activists' gallery has, ironically, spurred Ramesh to don the Al Gore mantle more energetically. In the past few months, Indian business and State Governments have been devastated by the single-mindedness with which he has used his discretionary powers to stop big-ticket projects. He has been particularly savage in using the Green veto against Odisha. But he was more accommodating with State Governments in which the Congress has a stake, prompting charges that environmental laws are being used as a variant of the licence-permit-quota raj.
A clash between the forces that Pawar relates to and those who play cheerleaders for Ramesh was imminent. Pawar has reposed faith in a market-driven growth that, it must be said, also suffers from familiar distortions; Ramesh, on his part, champions an interventionist state, apparently committed to checking the distortions resulting from rapid growth.
Ideally, the clash should have come a few months earlier when Ramesh put a spanner in the works of Vedanta and Posco in Odisha, one of India's most backward States. Unfortunately, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik decided that quiet lobbying, the good sense of the Prime Minister and the judicial process were better alternatives to a direct clash with the Centre. The Odisha challenge would have triggered an overdue debate on the conflict between growth and Green fundamentalism, and the right of the Centre to dictate to the States. Tragically, the opportunity was missed.
Pawar's protest against the stay on all work and the restoration of status quo ante in the Lavasa hill station located in the Baramati parliamentary constituency has been seen in a narrow political light: As a constituency compulsion and a defence of its promoter Ajit Gulabchand of Hindustan Construction Company. Indeed, Pawar has readily conceded that he conceived the spectacular township after a trip to the English Lake district. Additionally, his daughter was among the original promoters, till she sold her stake in 2004.
Equally, the sub-text of Ramesh's stay order has been read as a bid to ‘fix' Pawar and ingratiate himself with the likes of Medha Patkar and Anna Hazare — activists who are to the Sonia Congress what Left intellectuals were to the Indira Congress. In short, the battle is widely perceived to be political and not really centred on the protection of the environment.
It is for, example, revealing that Ramesh's ex parte order is based on Lavasa not getting certain clearances from the Centre. In its reply, Lavasa Corporation, apart from listing the 25 different clearances from different authorities it has already secured, says that it has secured the necessary permission from the Maharashtra Government. It claims that as per law it does not need a clearance from New Delhi. Ramesh's Ministry has thought otherwise and peremptorily imposed a stay without even a hearing. The stay was carefully timed to disrupt Lavasa's Rs 20 billion IPO scheduled for this month.
Whether Ramesh is personally culpable for his draconian order that demands the demolition of an entire town, the unemployment of 8,000 workers and the dispossession of 1,600 house owners, is for the courts to decide. What is important to note is the potential havoc an Environment Minister can wreak with his apparent discretionary powers. And it was done on the strength of a dispute over the jurisdiction of the State and Union Government — a babu problem, not a Green issue.
Indian environmentalism under Ramesh is fast turning into state oppression. Too many people have tolerated his flights of whimsy silently. Maybe it needed Pawar's buccaneering endorsement to create the confidence to challenge a Minister who has convinced everyone that he is just a proxy for the heir apparent.
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December 05, 2010 6:56:23 PM
Swapan Dasgupta
Union Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar is, arguably, one of the most resourceful figures of contemporary India with interests that range from politics and business to cricket. To admirers he is the very personification of business-friendly pragmatism, carrying with him the reputation for getting things done. To sceptics, however, Pawar is synonymous with amoral deal-cutting and calculated expediency — the epitome of the go-getting ruthlessness that has come to define both Mumbai and Indian capitalism.
Pawar's colleague in the UPA Government Jairam Ramesh sets a very different trend. A wordsmith with a penchant for witty one-liners, he has won admiration in a remarkably short time for his ability to grasp issues and challenge conventional thinking. A far cry from the fuddy-duddy politician, Ramesh is the bridge linking Mrs Indira Gandhi's vengeful populism with Sonia Gandhi's more calibrated, but no less self-serving, paternalism.
Since assuming charge as Environment Minister, Ramesh has consciously kept himself in the news. On the plus side he has energised wildlife protection and sought to put some order into India's neglected national parks and animal sanctuaries. But these have been overshadowed by the controversies over his attempt to close the gap between India's environment policies and the path being advocated by the West, notably the European Union. His unilateral declaration, just prior to last year's Copenhagen summit on Climate Change, of reducing carbon gas emission by 20 per cent by 2020, was been attacked by many as “lacking due diligence”. There are now fears that at Cancun he may commit India to an international inspection regime without securing anything tangible in return — apart, possibly, from a career in the global seminar circuit when he ceases to be Minister.
The charge of playing to the activists' gallery has, ironically, spurred Ramesh to don the Al Gore mantle more energetically. In the past few months, Indian business and State Governments have been devastated by the single-mindedness with which he has used his discretionary powers to stop big-ticket projects. He has been particularly savage in using the Green veto against Odisha. But he was more accommodating with State Governments in which the Congress has a stake, prompting charges that environmental laws are being used as a variant of the licence-permit-quota raj.
A clash between the forces that Pawar relates to and those who play cheerleaders for Ramesh was imminent. Pawar has reposed faith in a market-driven growth that, it must be said, also suffers from familiar distortions; Ramesh, on his part, champions an interventionist state, apparently committed to checking the distortions resulting from rapid growth.
Ideally, the clash should have come a few months earlier when Ramesh put a spanner in the works of Vedanta and Posco in Odisha, one of India's most backward States. Unfortunately, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik decided that quiet lobbying, the good sense of the Prime Minister and the judicial process were better alternatives to a direct clash with the Centre. The Odisha challenge would have triggered an overdue debate on the conflict between growth and Green fundamentalism, and the right of the Centre to dictate to the States. Tragically, the opportunity was missed.
Pawar's protest against the stay on all work and the restoration of status quo ante in the Lavasa hill station located in the Baramati parliamentary constituency has been seen in a narrow political light: As a constituency compulsion and a defence of its promoter Ajit Gulabchand of Hindustan Construction Company. Indeed, Pawar has readily conceded that he conceived the spectacular township after a trip to the English Lake district. Additionally, his daughter was among the original promoters, till she sold her stake in 2004.
Equally, the sub-text of Ramesh's stay order has been read as a bid to ‘fix' Pawar and ingratiate himself with the likes of Medha Patkar and Anna Hazare — activists who are to the Sonia Congress what Left intellectuals were to the Indira Congress. In short, the battle is widely perceived to be political and not really centred on the protection of the environment.
It is for, example, revealing that Ramesh's ex parte order is based on Lavasa not getting certain clearances from the Centre. In its reply, Lavasa Corporation, apart from listing the 25 different clearances from different authorities it has already secured, says that it has secured the necessary permission from the Maharashtra Government. It claims that as per law it does not need a clearance from New Delhi. Ramesh's Ministry has thought otherwise and peremptorily imposed a stay without even a hearing. The stay was carefully timed to disrupt Lavasa's Rs 20 billion IPO scheduled for this month.
Whether Ramesh is personally culpable for his draconian order that demands the demolition of an entire town, the unemployment of 8,000 workers and the dispossession of 1,600 house owners, is for the courts to decide. What is important to note is the potential havoc an Environment Minister can wreak with his apparent discretionary powers. And it was done on the strength of a dispute over the jurisdiction of the State and Union Government — a babu problem, not a Green issue.
Indian environmentalism under Ramesh is fast turning into state oppression. Too many people have tolerated his flights of whimsy silently. Maybe it needed Pawar's buccaneering endorsement to create the confidence to challenge a Minister who has convinced everyone that he is just a proxy for the heir apparent.
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High court relief for VHP leader
MUMBAI: VHP general secretary Pravin Togadia general secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP,,) received a major reprieve from the Bombay HC on Tuesday when the judge stayed criminal proceedings against him in a case where he was accused of making inflammatory speeches at a public meeting at Nardulla Tank, Prabhadevi on March 16, 2003. The Dadar metropolitan court had issued proceedings against Togadia on January 7, 2005., after the section officer of the state home department in October 2004 gave sanction to prosecute him.The magistrate had also issued a warrant against Togadia. By filing a petition in high court, Togadia filed a petition in the HC to seek quashing of all the criminal proceedings against him.tnn. Justice Rekha Sondur-Baldota stayed criminal proceedings against Togadia pending in the court of Dadar Additional Metropolitan Magistrate for allegedly making inflammatory speech while hearing a public meeting at Nardulla Tank, Prabhadevi on March 16, 2003.
Dadar metropolitan court had issued proceedings against Togadia on January 7, 2005 after the section officer of the state Home department in October 2004 gave a sanction to prosecute Togadia. The magistrate had also issued warrant against Togadia. By filing a petition in high court, Togadia has sought quashing of all the criminal proceedings against him.
According to Togadia's petition, he addressed a public meeting organized by Rashtriya Vichar Manch at Nardulla Tank, Prabhadevi on March 16, 2003 as the General Secretary of VHP. After the meeting was over, it was alleged that through this speech Togadia attempted to promote disharmony amongst the Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
An FIR was registered on September 27, 2003, by one Vivekanand Bhosale under sections 153A, 153B, 298 and 505 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police had also recorded statements of eight witnesses.
"Complainant (Bhosale) had stated that Teesta Setalvad of Communalism Combat has submitted an English gist of the speech given by me, which reflects the words used by me may affect the national harmony. Setalvad has given a written complaint to Dadar police station and claims offences are punishable under the said sections and had asked to register the complaint," says Togadia's petition.
"An opinion was sought from the public prosecutor, Greater Mumbai, who too had opined that contents of the speech amount to offence punishable under the said sections of IPC," says the petition. It further says that "all statements of witnesses are identical and stereotyped."
The Home department had granted sanction to prosecute Togadia on October 7, 2004, after which the magistrate took cognizance of the case and issued summons to him.
"Charge sheet was filed after more than two years. It appears that the state has filed the FIR under pressure from Setalvad," states the petition.
Togadia's advocate Niteen Pradhan argued that preliminary inquiry was not carried out by the police. "He has only spoken about Historical facts," Pradhan told the court.
Additional public prosecutor Usha Kejariwal sought time to seek instructions from the police department.
"A group of activists had together urged action against the Hate speech of Togadia. I was one of them. We believe that the utterance of the venom of the kind that Togadia and his ilk specialise in destroy the fabric of tolerance and mutual respect in our society and have always urged the authorities to act against all hate speech be it of the saffron or green variety," Setalvad told Times Of India.
Dadar metropolitan court had issued proceedings against Togadia on January 7, 2005 after the section officer of the state Home department in October 2004 gave a sanction to prosecute Togadia. The magistrate had also issued warrant against Togadia. By filing a petition in high court, Togadia has sought quashing of all the criminal proceedings against him.
According to Togadia's petition, he addressed a public meeting organized by Rashtriya Vichar Manch at Nardulla Tank, Prabhadevi on March 16, 2003 as the General Secretary of VHP. After the meeting was over, it was alleged that through this speech Togadia attempted to promote disharmony amongst the Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
An FIR was registered on September 27, 2003, by one Vivekanand Bhosale under sections 153A, 153B, 298 and 505 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police had also recorded statements of eight witnesses.
"Complainant (Bhosale) had stated that Teesta Setalvad of Communalism Combat has submitted an English gist of the speech given by me, which reflects the words used by me may affect the national harmony. Setalvad has given a written complaint to Dadar police station and claims offences are punishable under the said sections and had asked to register the complaint," says Togadia's petition.
"An opinion was sought from the public prosecutor, Greater Mumbai, who too had opined that contents of the speech amount to offence punishable under the said sections of IPC," says the petition. It further says that "all statements of witnesses are identical and stereotyped."
The Home department had granted sanction to prosecute Togadia on October 7, 2004, after which the magistrate took cognizance of the case and issued summons to him.
"Charge sheet was filed after more than two years. It appears that the state has filed the FIR under pressure from Setalvad," states the petition.
Togadia's advocate Niteen Pradhan argued that preliminary inquiry was not carried out by the police. "He has only spoken about Historical facts," Pradhan told the court.
Additional public prosecutor Usha Kejariwal sought time to seek instructions from the police department.
"A group of activists had together urged action against the Hate speech of Togadia. I was one of them. We believe that the utterance of the venom of the kind that Togadia and his ilk specialise in destroy the fabric of tolerance and mutual respect in our society and have always urged the authorities to act against all hate speech be it of the saffron or green variety," Setalvad told Times Of India.
Peace formula to be presented to SC after approval of Islamic bodies
Faizabad, December 04,
One of the main litigants in Ayodhya title suits case Hashim Ansari on Saturday said the formula for a peaceful solution to the vexed issue would be presented before the Supreme Court only after being approved by top Islamic institutions and concerned parties. The formula will be put forth before the apex court after getting it approved by all related parties and top Islamic institutions by the end of this month, Ansari said after discussing the issue with Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind leader Captain Afzal Ahmad Khan at the latter's residence here.
"I have discussed all points with Captain Afzal about the formula for a peaceful solution of Ayodhya issue. Both of us will further discuss it with top Islamic institutions like Darul Uloom Deoband, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, Jamat-e-Islami, Sunni Central Waqf Board and other Muslim parties and litigants related with Babri Masjid case," Ansari said.
Mahant Gyan Das, who is also one of the main litigants in the case seeking a peaceful solution to the issue, said he is also not in favour of the formula being presented to the Supreme Court before being accepted by all litigants in the case.
Das and Ansari had told reporters on Friday that they had worked out a formula and would present it to the Supreme Court to resolve the vexed issue.
They had said they would wait for all the petitioners in the case to reach the apex court for challenging Allahabad High Court judgement as decided by them and there they would present the formula worked out by them in a written form.
Ansari and Das, who had earlier announced that they would make the formula public by December 10, today said they were not in favour of making it public.
Accusing the 'outsiders', including the VHP of conspiring to abort the negotiations for an amicable solution to the dispute Das said, "The VHP will be interested in raising the temperature like it did in 1989, they just want to fool people by talking of Ram Lalla."
One of the main litigants in Ayodhya title suits case Hashim Ansari on Saturday said the formula for a peaceful solution to the vexed issue would be presented before the Supreme Court only after being approved by top Islamic institutions and concerned parties. The formula will be put forth before the apex court after getting it approved by all related parties and top Islamic institutions by the end of this month, Ansari said after discussing the issue with Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind leader Captain Afzal Ahmad Khan at the latter's residence here.
"I have discussed all points with Captain Afzal about the formula for a peaceful solution of Ayodhya issue. Both of us will further discuss it with top Islamic institutions like Darul Uloom Deoband, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, Jamat-e-Islami, Sunni Central Waqf Board and other Muslim parties and litigants related with Babri Masjid case," Ansari said.
Mahant Gyan Das, who is also one of the main litigants in the case seeking a peaceful solution to the issue, said he is also not in favour of the formula being presented to the Supreme Court before being accepted by all litigants in the case.
Das and Ansari had told reporters on Friday that they had worked out a formula and would present it to the Supreme Court to resolve the vexed issue.
They had said they would wait for all the petitioners in the case to reach the apex court for challenging Allahabad High Court judgement as decided by them and there they would present the formula worked out by them in a written form.
Ansari and Das, who had earlier announced that they would make the formula public by December 10, today said they were not in favour of making it public.
Accusing the 'outsiders', including the VHP of conspiring to abort the negotiations for an amicable solution to the dispute Das said, "The VHP will be interested in raising the temperature like it did in 1989, they just want to fool people by talking of Ram Lalla."
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Uproar in assembly over paddy distress sale
Uproar in assembly over paddy distress sale
Bhubaneswar
The Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes as both the Opposition Congress and the BJP expressed concern over the paddy distress sale and dissatisfied with the Minister’s reply walked out of the House.
While the Opposition placing an adjournment motion said while the farmers’ have already faced drought, their economic condition has further broken down due to paddy distress sale going on in the State.
Alleging that the State Government has no concern for the farmers, they dubbed the State Government as ‘anti-farmer’.
Refuting the charges of the Opposition, the Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister said there is no possibility of distress sale of paddy in the State.
“There is no distress sale of paddy in the State as the Government has decided to open as many as 1,425 paddy procurement centres,” the Minister said replying to the debate on the adjournment motion.
The Minister informed the House that no distress sale of paddy has taken place any where in the State as the State Government has been procuring the same from farmers through various agencies. As of now a total of 20,871 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured through State Civil Supply Corporation, NAFED, PACS, Pani Panchayats and Self Help Groups. Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have alone procured 8,110 metric tonne of paddy, Nayak said.
Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh alleged that as the Government has not set up mandis for keeping of paddy, the farmers were being forced to sale their paddy at far less price than minimum support price. He accused the State Government of ignoring the interest of farmers at the cost of millers.
Though the minimum support price of good variety of paddy was `1030 per quintal, the farmers get only `600 or `700 due to lack of sufficient paddy procurement centres, he alleged.
Congress member Sadhu Nepak also alleged that though a large number of farmers are queuing up to different mandis to sell their paddy, they find no one there to receive them. “The Government has remained careless though the farmers have come down to the streets and protested against the Government’s apathy. It is most unfortunate,” he said.
BJP Chief Whip Jaynarayan Mishra also accused the State Government of not paying any heed to the farmers’ problems. He said while a number of farmers died due to crop loss and loan burden, the scenario has worsened as the distress sale was going on in the State.
Terming the Opposition allegations as partial truth ruling MLA Ananta Das requested the Minister to take steps so that paddy distress sale does not take place. However, he blamed the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for not meeting its target of procuring paddy from the farmers.
The State Government has set a target of procuring 32 lakh metric tonne of rice from the kharif season on the current year.
Bhubaneswar
The Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes as both the Opposition Congress and the BJP expressed concern over the paddy distress sale and dissatisfied with the Minister’s reply walked out of the House.
While the Opposition placing an adjournment motion said while the farmers’ have already faced drought, their economic condition has further broken down due to paddy distress sale going on in the State.
Alleging that the State Government has no concern for the farmers, they dubbed the State Government as ‘anti-farmer’.
Refuting the charges of the Opposition, the Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister said there is no possibility of distress sale of paddy in the State.
“There is no distress sale of paddy in the State as the Government has decided to open as many as 1,425 paddy procurement centres,” the Minister said replying to the debate on the adjournment motion.
The Minister informed the House that no distress sale of paddy has taken place any where in the State as the State Government has been procuring the same from farmers through various agencies. As of now a total of 20,871 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured through State Civil Supply Corporation, NAFED, PACS, Pani Panchayats and Self Help Groups. Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS) have alone procured 8,110 metric tonne of paddy, Nayak said.
Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh alleged that as the Government has not set up mandis for keeping of paddy, the farmers were being forced to sale their paddy at far less price than minimum support price. He accused the State Government of ignoring the interest of farmers at the cost of millers.
Though the minimum support price of good variety of paddy was `1030 per quintal, the farmers get only `600 or `700 due to lack of sufficient paddy procurement centres, he alleged.
Congress member Sadhu Nepak also alleged that though a large number of farmers are queuing up to different mandis to sell their paddy, they find no one there to receive them. “The Government has remained careless though the farmers have come down to the streets and protested against the Government’s apathy. It is most unfortunate,” he said.
BJP Chief Whip Jaynarayan Mishra also accused the State Government of not paying any heed to the farmers’ problems. He said while a number of farmers died due to crop loss and loan burden, the scenario has worsened as the distress sale was going on in the State.
Terming the Opposition allegations as partial truth ruling MLA Ananta Das requested the Minister to take steps so that paddy distress sale does not take place. However, he blamed the Food Corporation of India (FCI) for not meeting its target of procuring paddy from the farmers.
The State Government has set a target of procuring 32 lakh metric tonne of rice from the kharif season on the current year.
Anti-Vedanta group’s Bijaya Samabesha, told CM is equally guilt
Anti-Vedanta group’s Bijaya Samabesha, told CM is equally guilt
Leaders of different Opposition parties converged at Beladal village on Tuesday to mark the victory of anti-Vedanta University project activists in their years-long struggle.
Lashing out at the Naveen Patnaik Government from the podium BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra alleged that it was bent upon favouring the varsity project despite the High Court’s verdict against the land acquisition for the project.
He demanded that Naveen Patnaik resign in the wake of the court verdict.
BJP State Legislature Party leader Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo wondered how the Chief Minister could mislead the Assembly over the project.
Quoting the Temple Act, he said its clause 16-ii says the property of Sri Jagannath could not be sold or mortgaged in any circumstances. But it was surprising that the State Government sold thousands of acres of temple land at a nominal price for the Vedanta University project. To protest this, a Jail Bharo agitation would be launched on December 3, followed by gheraoing of the Assembly on December 7, he announced.
This apart, a Statewide campaign would be launched to enlighten the people about the so-called transparency of the Naveen Patnaik Government on this university issue, he said.
Noted lawyer Jayant Das and journalist Rabi Das explained the High Court’s judgement in simple local dialect to make people understand the outcome of their struggle. Upali Aparajita, an academician from the US, elaborated the minimum land required for an international university.
Chief adviser of the Vedanta Vishwavidyalay Sangram Samiti and former Puri MLA Umaballav Rath, who presided over the meeting, dedicated the forum’s victory to Sri Jagannath. The entire struggle was on the basis of non-violence and it had yielded the desired result, he added.
Former Union Ministers Brajakishore Tripathy, Chandrashekher Sahu (Congress), Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP), Balgopal Mishra, convener of Gandhamadan Suraksha Samiti Pradip Purohit, Sarat Mishra, Puri Zilla Parishad president Sankershan Parida, Gourhari Pradhan and Debi Prasad Prusty flayed the Naveen Patnaik Government and demanded his resignation.
Vedanta Vishwavidyalay Sangram Samiti president Benudhra Pradhan expressed his gratitude to all for their active support to the cause of the farmers who were on the verge of losing their land and property. Activist Vishnu Mishra conducted the proceedings.
Earlier, hundreds of activists came in a motorcycle rally from the Lion’s Gate of the Sri Jagannath Temple to the site.
Leaders of different Opposition parties converged at Beladal village on Tuesday to mark the victory of anti-Vedanta University project activists in their years-long struggle.
Lashing out at the Naveen Patnaik Government from the podium BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra alleged that it was bent upon favouring the varsity project despite the High Court’s verdict against the land acquisition for the project.
He demanded that Naveen Patnaik resign in the wake of the court verdict.
BJP State Legislature Party leader Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo wondered how the Chief Minister could mislead the Assembly over the project.
Quoting the Temple Act, he said its clause 16-ii says the property of Sri Jagannath could not be sold or mortgaged in any circumstances. But it was surprising that the State Government sold thousands of acres of temple land at a nominal price for the Vedanta University project. To protest this, a Jail Bharo agitation would be launched on December 3, followed by gheraoing of the Assembly on December 7, he announced.
This apart, a Statewide campaign would be launched to enlighten the people about the so-called transparency of the Naveen Patnaik Government on this university issue, he said.
Noted lawyer Jayant Das and journalist Rabi Das explained the High Court’s judgement in simple local dialect to make people understand the outcome of their struggle. Upali Aparajita, an academician from the US, elaborated the minimum land required for an international university.
Chief adviser of the Vedanta Vishwavidyalay Sangram Samiti and former Puri MLA Umaballav Rath, who presided over the meeting, dedicated the forum’s victory to Sri Jagannath. The entire struggle was on the basis of non-violence and it had yielded the desired result, he added.
Former Union Ministers Brajakishore Tripathy, Chandrashekher Sahu (Congress), Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP), Balgopal Mishra, convener of Gandhamadan Suraksha Samiti Pradip Purohit, Sarat Mishra, Puri Zilla Parishad president Sankershan Parida, Gourhari Pradhan and Debi Prasad Prusty flayed the Naveen Patnaik Government and demanded his resignation.
Vedanta Vishwavidyalay Sangram Samiti president Benudhra Pradhan expressed his gratitude to all for their active support to the cause of the farmers who were on the verge of losing their land and property. Activist Vishnu Mishra conducted the proceedings.
Earlier, hundreds of activists came in a motorcycle rally from the Lion’s Gate of the Sri Jagannath Temple to the site.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
ABVP is the world’s largest studentorganization.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) is the world’s largest studentorganization.
The organization has carved a niche for itself in the national canvas through its approach, activates, initiatives, programmes and protests. It has the pride of being the world’s only student organization with 17,80,802 members.
Considering Swami Vivekananda as an youth icon, ABVP is striving to realize his dream-a dream of building a strong and prosperous nation. ABVP has conscientiously resolved to create a platform of young leaders who serve the society and nation with a deeper understanding of the national spirit and unparalleled commitment towards the end of realizing the vision of developed India. The pursuit of such an ideal has been made possible by the underlying value system based on Indian spriritual ethos, democratic principles, discipline and sense of responsibility. ABVP firmly believes that spirituality and service are the two strong foundations on which the character of the youth of this nation has to be shaped.
Know ABVP moves in different part of Nation's...
The organization has carved a niche for itself in the national canvas through its approach, activates, initiatives, programmes and protests. It has the pride of being the world’s only student organization with 17,80,802 members.
Considering Swami Vivekananda as an youth icon, ABVP is striving to realize his dream-a dream of building a strong and prosperous nation. ABVP has conscientiously resolved to create a platform of young leaders who serve the society and nation with a deeper understanding of the national spirit and unparalleled commitment towards the end of realizing the vision of developed India. The pursuit of such an ideal has been made possible by the underlying value system based on Indian spriritual ethos, democratic principles, discipline and sense of responsibility. ABVP firmly believes that spirituality and service are the two strong foundations on which the character of the youth of this nation has to be shaped.
Know ABVP moves in different part of Nation's...
राम लला भी जिनकी गोद में रहे, ऐसी थीं ऊषा दीदी
राम लला भी जिनकी गोद में रहे, ऐसी थीं ऊषा दीदी
राम लला भी जिनकी गोद में रहे, ऐसी थीं ऊषा दीदी
(एक महादेवी को विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि)
ऊषा दीदी ने अपने जीवन के 81 वर्ष जिस तरह से देश व समाज के लिए समर्पित
किए वह हम सभी के लिए अनुकरणीय हैं। त्याग, वात्सल्य, क्षमा, कर्तव्य
निष्ठा, साहस, प्रेम, दया, करुणा, कोमल ह्र्दयता, निर्भीकता तथा धर्म व
राष्ट्र से अटूट प्रेम, आखिर क्या नहीं था ऊषा दीदी में। न कभी थकना, न
रुकना, न उदास होना, न उदास होने देना, किसी की भी सहायता के लिए सदैव
तत्पर रहना, गलत कार्य न करना और न ही करने देना, नेम व फ़ेम से सदा दूर
रहना, भारतीय सभ्यता व संस्कृति में गहन आस्था रखना उनकी विशेषता थी।
शायद यही कारण रहा हो कि एक दिन अयोध्या में भगवान राम लला भी उनकी गोदी
में आ गए।
18 जनवरी 1930 को जन्मी पूज्य ऊषा दीदी ने अपनी जीवन यात्रा के एक एक पल
को ऐसे जीया कि उसका एक क्षण भी समाज के लिए प्रेरणा का श्रोत बन गया। एक
धनाढ्य परिवार में सात भाइयों के बीच इकलौती बहन के पास आखिर क्या नहीं
था? हर प्रकार की सुख-सुविधा, भरा पूरा परिवार, पुत्र-पुत्री, धन-वैभव
आखिर सब कुछ तो था उनके पास। किन्तु, इस सब का मोह उन्हें अपने जाल में
नहीं फ़ंसा पाया। उन्हें सबसे ज्यादा सुख यदि किसी कार्य में मिलता था तो
वह था समाज सेवा।
“कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते” को चरितार्थ करने वाली श्रद्धेय ऊषा दीदी ने 1964
से विश्व हिंदू परिषद के माध्यम से महिलाओं को संगठित करने का कार्य
प्रारम्भ किया। बाद में उन्होंने “मातृ शक्ति” की नींव रखी तथा इसी कार्य
हेतु मातृ शक्ति सेवा न्यास की स्थापना भी की। 1968 से 1972 के मध्य
मोरीशस से आये बालकों के लिए संस्कार केन्द्र चलाया। 1976-77 में
तमिलनाडु में महिला कार्य विस्तार हेतु गहन प्रवास किया। इसके बाद
सम्पूर्ण उत्तर प्रदेश, मध्य प्रदेश, राजस्थान और इंद्रप्रस्थ क्षेत्र
में भी लगातार प्रवास कर विहिप की महिला शाखा- मातृ शक्ति को अपने पैरों
पर खडा किया। 1979 के द्वितीय विश्व हिंदू सम्मेलन में भी उनकी भूमिका
अग्रणी थी। 1987 में हिन्दी भाषी क्षेत्र की महिलाओं का एक अभ्यास वर्ग
आगरा में उन्होंने अत्यन्त सफ़लता पूर्वक संपन्न किया। श्री राम-शिला पूजन
कार्यक्रम की घोषणा प्रयाग की जिस तृतीय धर्म संसद में हुई उस की सफ़लता
हेतु वे एक माह तक प्रयाग में ही रहीं और एक एक कार्य को उन्होंने बारीकी
से देखा। विहिप की उपाध्यक्षा श्रीमती मीना ताई भट्ट के शब्दों में “मुझे
स्मरण नहीं आता है कि उन्होंने किसी बैठक, प्रशिक्षण वर्ग, शिविर या किसी
अन्य कार्यक्रम में स्वास्थ्य के कारणों से भाग न लिया हो”। वे सचमुच ही
अदभुत क्षमता की धनी थीं।
दिसम्बर 1992 में जब अयोध्या में ढांचा गिरा तो भगवान राम लला अचानक उनकी
गोदी में आ गये। शायद उनका वात्सल्य व भगवत प्रेम भगवान को भी खींच लाया
था। 1994 में राजधानी दिल्ली के ताल कटोरा स्टेडियम में एक लाख महिलाओं
की सह-भागिता के साथ हुए अखिल भारतीय महिला सम्मेलन के सारे आर्थिक पहलू
की जिम्मेदारी उन्होंने स्वयं संभाली और उनकी अकल्पनीय कार्य क्षमता के
सभी कायल हो गए। संतो के प्रति आगाध श्रद्धा की पुंज दीदी का साध्वी
शक्ति परिषद के सहस्त्र चण्डी यज्ञ में दिया गया योगदान भी किसी माइने
में कम नहीं था।
हिन्दुत्व व राष्ट्रीय सम्मान की रक्षा के प्रति आपका समर्पण शायद जन्म
के ही संस्कारों में मिला था। नाम, पद या प्रसिद्धी की लालसा तो उनसे
कोसों दूर थी। विहिप के अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री अशोक सिंहल तथा
राज्य सभा सांसद व सेवा निव्रत आई पी एस श्री बी पी सिंहल सहित सात
भाइयों की इकलौती बहन तथा श्री रोहित व श्रीमती भावना की मां श्रीमती ऊषा
की वात्सल्य छाया गत 19 नवम्बर को चाहे हमारे ऊपर से उठ गई हो किन्तु
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राम लला भी जिनकी गोद में रहे, ऐसी थीं ऊषा दीदी
(एक महादेवी को विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि)
ऊषा दीदी ने अपने जीवन के 81 वर्ष जिस तरह से देश व समाज के लिए समर्पित
किए वह हम सभी के लिए अनुकरणीय हैं। त्याग, वात्सल्य, क्षमा, कर्तव्य
निष्ठा, साहस, प्रेम, दया, करुणा, कोमल ह्र्दयता, निर्भीकता तथा धर्म व
राष्ट्र से अटूट प्रेम, आखिर क्या नहीं था ऊषा दीदी में। न कभी थकना, न
रुकना, न उदास होना, न उदास होने देना, किसी की भी सहायता के लिए सदैव
तत्पर रहना, गलत कार्य न करना और न ही करने देना, नेम व फ़ेम से सदा दूर
रहना, भारतीय सभ्यता व संस्कृति में गहन आस्था रखना उनकी विशेषता थी।
शायद यही कारण रहा हो कि एक दिन अयोध्या में भगवान राम लला भी उनकी गोदी
में आ गए।
18 जनवरी 1930 को जन्मी पूज्य ऊषा दीदी ने अपनी जीवन यात्रा के एक एक पल
को ऐसे जीया कि उसका एक क्षण भी समाज के लिए प्रेरणा का श्रोत बन गया। एक
धनाढ्य परिवार में सात भाइयों के बीच इकलौती बहन के पास आखिर क्या नहीं
था? हर प्रकार की सुख-सुविधा, भरा पूरा परिवार, पुत्र-पुत्री, धन-वैभव
आखिर सब कुछ तो था उनके पास। किन्तु, इस सब का मोह उन्हें अपने जाल में
नहीं फ़ंसा पाया। उन्हें सबसे ज्यादा सुख यदि किसी कार्य में मिलता था तो
वह था समाज सेवा।
“कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते” को चरितार्थ करने वाली श्रद्धेय ऊषा दीदी ने 1964
से विश्व हिंदू परिषद के माध्यम से महिलाओं को संगठित करने का कार्य
प्रारम्भ किया। बाद में उन्होंने “मातृ शक्ति” की नींव रखी तथा इसी कार्य
हेतु मातृ शक्ति सेवा न्यास की स्थापना भी की। 1968 से 1972 के मध्य
मोरीशस से आये बालकों के लिए संस्कार केन्द्र चलाया। 1976-77 में
तमिलनाडु में महिला कार्य विस्तार हेतु गहन प्रवास किया। इसके बाद
सम्पूर्ण उत्तर प्रदेश, मध्य प्रदेश, राजस्थान और इंद्रप्रस्थ क्षेत्र
में भी लगातार प्रवास कर विहिप की महिला शाखा- मातृ शक्ति को अपने पैरों
पर खडा किया। 1979 के द्वितीय विश्व हिंदू सम्मेलन में भी उनकी भूमिका
अग्रणी थी। 1987 में हिन्दी भाषी क्षेत्र की महिलाओं का एक अभ्यास वर्ग
आगरा में उन्होंने अत्यन्त सफ़लता पूर्वक संपन्न किया। श्री राम-शिला पूजन
कार्यक्रम की घोषणा प्रयाग की जिस तृतीय धर्म संसद में हुई उस की सफ़लता
हेतु वे एक माह तक प्रयाग में ही रहीं और एक एक कार्य को उन्होंने बारीकी
से देखा। विहिप की उपाध्यक्षा श्रीमती मीना ताई भट्ट के शब्दों में “मुझे
स्मरण नहीं आता है कि उन्होंने किसी बैठक, प्रशिक्षण वर्ग, शिविर या किसी
अन्य कार्यक्रम में स्वास्थ्य के कारणों से भाग न लिया हो”। वे सचमुच ही
अदभुत क्षमता की धनी थीं।
दिसम्बर 1992 में जब अयोध्या में ढांचा गिरा तो भगवान राम लला अचानक उनकी
गोदी में आ गये। शायद उनका वात्सल्य व भगवत प्रेम भगवान को भी खींच लाया
था। 1994 में राजधानी दिल्ली के ताल कटोरा स्टेडियम में एक लाख महिलाओं
की सह-भागिता के साथ हुए अखिल भारतीय महिला सम्मेलन के सारे आर्थिक पहलू
की जिम्मेदारी उन्होंने स्वयं संभाली और उनकी अकल्पनीय कार्य क्षमता के
सभी कायल हो गए। संतो के प्रति आगाध श्रद्धा की पुंज दीदी का साध्वी
शक्ति परिषद के सहस्त्र चण्डी यज्ञ में दिया गया योगदान भी किसी माइने
में कम नहीं था।
हिन्दुत्व व राष्ट्रीय सम्मान की रक्षा के प्रति आपका समर्पण शायद जन्म
के ही संस्कारों में मिला था। नाम, पद या प्रसिद्धी की लालसा तो उनसे
कोसों दूर थी। विहिप के अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री अशोक सिंहल तथा
राज्य सभा सांसद व सेवा निव्रत आई पी एस श्री बी पी सिंहल सहित सात
भाइयों की इकलौती बहन तथा श्री रोहित व श्रीमती भावना की मां श्रीमती ऊषा
की वात्सल्य छाया गत 19 नवम्बर को चाहे हमारे ऊपर से उठ गई हो किन्तु
उनका सूक्ष्म शरीर, चिंतन, विचार व भाव हम सभी को सदा प्रेरित करते
रहेंगे। ऐसी महादेवी को हम सभी का शत-शत नमन।
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RSS pay tribute to Guru Gangadhar and Bhikhari Bala
RSS pay tribute to Guru Gangadhar and Bhikhari Bala
Bhubaneswer:(visakeo) - Rastriya Swayamsebak Sangha paid homage to Odissi dance guru Gangadhar Pradhan and singer Bhikhari Bala during its state executive and coordination meeting at kesav dham in Gatiroutpatana of Cuttack. It was also organized a two minute silent prayer to memorize above two veteran. National secretary (sarakaryabaha) of RSS Sri Suresh Joshi, state president (pranta sanghachalak) Sri Bipin Bihari Nanda, state secretary (pranta karyabaha) Sri Gopal Prasad Mohapatra and other state functionary were presented in that meeting.
Bhubaneswer:(visakeo) - Rastriya Swayamsebak Sangha paid homage to Odissi dance guru Gangadhar Pradhan and singer Bhikhari Bala during its state executive and coordination meeting at kesav dham in Gatiroutpatana of Cuttack. It was also organized a two minute silent prayer to memorize above two veteran. National secretary (sarakaryabaha) of RSS Sri Suresh Joshi, state president (pranta sanghachalak) Sri Bipin Bihari Nanda, state secretary (pranta karyabaha) Sri Gopal Prasad Mohapatra and other state functionary were presented in that meeting.
Sahakar Bharati celebrated Co operative week
Sahakar Bharati celebrated Co operative week
Bhubaneswar: (visakeo)- Sahakar Bharati celebrated its eleventh Cooperative week at unit-3 Saraswati Sishu Bidyamandir here.
Veteran RSS functionary Sri Ghanashyam Mohapatra who joined as the chief guest in that function praised the work of Sahakar Bharati carrying out across the country. Sri Mohapatra also described the aim and objective of that celebration.
The national vice president of the organization and chief speaker of that occasion Prof. Pramod Kumar sahu presented in details about co-operative Act, present status of co-operative in the state, work and future planning of projects have been started by SB and declared to start a hosing project under this society. The project director of first registered project Nobel Co-operative running in Bhubaneswar had described about the project. Above said function was presided by the vice president of Odisha branch of SB Sri Niranjan Badu, he thanked to the members for their active cooperation.
State joint secretary Sri Sukant Kumar Das gave vote of thanks to all.
Bhubaneswar: (visakeo)- Sahakar Bharati celebrated its eleventh Cooperative week at unit-3 Saraswati Sishu Bidyamandir here.
Veteran RSS functionary Sri Ghanashyam Mohapatra who joined as the chief guest in that function praised the work of Sahakar Bharati carrying out across the country. Sri Mohapatra also described the aim and objective of that celebration.
The national vice president of the organization and chief speaker of that occasion Prof. Pramod Kumar sahu presented in details about co-operative Act, present status of co-operative in the state, work and future planning of projects have been started by SB and declared to start a hosing project under this society. The project director of first registered project Nobel Co-operative running in Bhubaneswar had described about the project. Above said function was presided by the vice president of Odisha branch of SB Sri Niranjan Badu, he thanked to the members for their active cooperation.
State joint secretary Sri Sukant Kumar Das gave vote of thanks to all.
sad news:
sad news:
It is sad to inform you that Smt Susheelamma, 81 years, was mother of Sri Seetharama Kedilaya (Akhil Bharatiya Seva Pramukh) expired today morning at her native resideense at Puttur, Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka. Susheelamma survived with 3 sons and 6 daughters. Of the 9 children, Seetharama ji was the second son.
RSS Karnataka pranth Sanghachalak expressed condolenses.RSS Akhil Bharatiya Saha-sarakaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Boudhik Pramukh Bhagayyiah, Kshetreeya Pracharak Mangesh Bhende, Kshetreeya Pracharak pramukh Da.Ma.Ravindra and several others visited Kedilayaji's native home and expressed their condolences
It is sad to inform you that Smt Susheelamma, 81 years, was mother of Sri Seetharama Kedilaya (Akhil Bharatiya Seva Pramukh) expired today morning at her native resideense at Puttur, Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka. Susheelamma survived with 3 sons and 6 daughters. Of the 9 children, Seetharama ji was the second son.
RSS Karnataka pranth Sanghachalak expressed condolenses.RSS Akhil Bharatiya Saha-sarakaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Boudhik Pramukh Bhagayyiah, Kshetreeya Pracharak Mangesh Bhende, Kshetreeya Pracharak pramukh Da.Ma.Ravindra and several others visited Kedilayaji's native home and expressed their condolences
A good harvest in Himachal
A good harvest in Himachal
Horticulture acts as a force multiplier in the farming sector of the Himachal Pradesh. With precision farming techniques like poly houses and micro-irrigation more farmers are reaping the benefits of crop diversification.
V. Shanmuganathan
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Himachal Pradesh. It provides direct employment to 70 percent of the state’s population. Rice, wheat and maize constitute the important cereal crops in the state. The BJP government is giving top priority to agricultural production to increase income of the farmers. The emphasis is on production of off season vegetables, fruits and flowers.
Horticulture has proved to be the most remunerative diversification of land use in the hills. The state has an elaborate department of Horticulture with offices spread across HP. During the last few years, the government has brought 20431.4 hectare under fruits, 262 hectare under flowers, and 584.3 hectare under medicinal and aromatic plants. In total 8,25,922 sq m has been brought under protected cultivation of horticultural crops. The horticulture annually contributes around Rs. 2000 crores towards the state GDP. The thrust is on mushroom cultivation, bee keeping, floriculture, hops cultivation, fruit processing etc.
On Wednesday, October 13 we went to a village called Kufri in Shimla district. It is also a famed hill station, 13 kilometers away from Shimla. On climbing the hills we reached a hamlet called Santhal (in Theog Tehsil). There we met a farmer called Om Prakash, who was producing capsicum (or Shimla Mirch). I wanted to know whether it was profitable, and he informed it indeed was. The credit was due, he said, to the poly house which facilitates growing high value agricultural products under protective conditions. He showed us his poly house. A poly house is a protective shade made of polythene. It would be circular, square or elongated in shape. Temperature, humidity and ventilation are controlled by the equipments fixed in the poly house. Crops grown in the poly house are protected from intense heat, bright sunlight, strong winds, hail storms and cold waves. Poly houses are ideal for growing vegetable and flowers in the off-season. Om Prakash constructed his poly house, spanning 800 sq m, under Horticulture Technology Mission of HP government. An amount of Rs. 2.5 lakhs was provided by the state government as subsidy.
Though protected from the vagaries of weather, his first crop of capsicum was destroyed by disease. Not discouraged, however, he tried capsicum again. He planted 3000 plants, incurring a cost of Rs. 9,000. Besides this he spent about Rs. 20,000 for fertilizer and Rs. 10,000 for pesticides. Till date he could produce 400 boxes of capsicum. He spent Rs. 60 per box as transportation to sell it in the markets. The total expenditure came to around Rs. 53,000. He is utterly confident of earning Rs. 1,00,000 from it. But how did he get the subsidy of Rs. 2.5 lakhs, I asked him. He informed he had applied to the Agriculture Department of HP government for construction of poly house under Pt. Deendayal Kisan Bagwan Samriddhi Yojana. He received the sanction to construct the poly house after fulfilling the necessary conditions.
We met another farmer Aryadeep cultivating cabbage under open conditions in one acre area. The crop is planted in the month of June and completes its lifecycle in October. The cultivation expenses starts with Rs. 25,000 for purchasing seeds. Upon this, he has to spend, Rs. 15,000 towards fertilizer and Rs. 5,000 for pesticides. Then he has to pay for water, labour, packaging, transportation to the market. The total cost of production is around Rs.90,000. A total return from the crop is around Rs.1,60,000 within a
period of 5 months.
Then we met Mukund Lal, a farmer cultivating Pea in the village dhbech (Manjhar block of Theog Tehsil). He grew of Pea of Arkal variety during the month of July on 10 bigha (3.33 acres) of land. He spent about Rs. 20,000 including procurement of seeds, ploughing of land, manure, fertilizers, plucking & packing and transportation etc. About 40 bags of 50 kg each were produced are sold at an average rate of Rs.30/- per kg. With a period of four months he could get Rs. 60,000 as return. He seems to be happy with it. In general farmers of the area grow capsicum, cabbages, beans, cauliflowers, tomatoes and pea.
Himachal is famous for his floriculture. Chrysanthemum, Gerbera, roses, marigold, carnation flowers are generally grown in the mountains. Fresh flowers worth crores of rupees are produced and sent to Punjab, Haryana and Delhi markets. There are seven floricultural nurseries and stations under Department of Horticulture in Solon, Shimla and Kangra and Kullu districts. The department has published a number of free and priced publications for guiding the cultivators.
We visited a village called Puach, where he met a floriculturist called Hemraj. He appeared to be around 50, and had a poly house measuring 288 sq m. He had planted 7800 carnation flower plants, each of which cost him Rs. 10/-. This crop has a life cycle of three years. Once planted it starts blossoming after three months. The plucking is done after every two days in summer and after every 4 days during the winter. The plucked sticks are tied in a bunch of 20 each. Then roughly 50 bunches are packed in a box. This flower mainly finds its market in Delhi. The transportation cost is Rs. 200/- per box from Theog to Delhi. It is one of the best selling flowers. The farmer is happy earning a minimum of Rs. 1.5 lakh per year.
Thus, horticulture, in its various manifestations, has proved to be the most remunerative venture in the hills. It has the potential of bringing economic prosperity to this mountain state of India. In order to strengthen the economy of the farmers thousands of poly houses are constructed under Pt. Deen Dayal Ksian Bagwan Samriddhi Yojana. Subsidy to the tune of 80 percent is being provided to construct poly houses and irrigation process. The state government is trying to bring a sea change in the economic condition of the farmers by way of crop diversification and ensuring better infrastructural facilities.
Horticulture acts as a force multiplier in the farming sector of the Himachal Pradesh. With precision farming techniques like poly houses and micro-irrigation more farmers are reaping the benefits of crop diversification.
V. Shanmuganathan
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people of Himachal Pradesh. It provides direct employment to 70 percent of the state’s population. Rice, wheat and maize constitute the important cereal crops in the state. The BJP government is giving top priority to agricultural production to increase income of the farmers. The emphasis is on production of off season vegetables, fruits and flowers.
Horticulture has proved to be the most remunerative diversification of land use in the hills. The state has an elaborate department of Horticulture with offices spread across HP. During the last few years, the government has brought 20431.4 hectare under fruits, 262 hectare under flowers, and 584.3 hectare under medicinal and aromatic plants. In total 8,25,922 sq m has been brought under protected cultivation of horticultural crops. The horticulture annually contributes around Rs. 2000 crores towards the state GDP. The thrust is on mushroom cultivation, bee keeping, floriculture, hops cultivation, fruit processing etc.
On Wednesday, October 13 we went to a village called Kufri in Shimla district. It is also a famed hill station, 13 kilometers away from Shimla. On climbing the hills we reached a hamlet called Santhal (in Theog Tehsil). There we met a farmer called Om Prakash, who was producing capsicum (or Shimla Mirch). I wanted to know whether it was profitable, and he informed it indeed was. The credit was due, he said, to the poly house which facilitates growing high value agricultural products under protective conditions. He showed us his poly house. A poly house is a protective shade made of polythene. It would be circular, square or elongated in shape. Temperature, humidity and ventilation are controlled by the equipments fixed in the poly house. Crops grown in the poly house are protected from intense heat, bright sunlight, strong winds, hail storms and cold waves. Poly houses are ideal for growing vegetable and flowers in the off-season. Om Prakash constructed his poly house, spanning 800 sq m, under Horticulture Technology Mission of HP government. An amount of Rs. 2.5 lakhs was provided by the state government as subsidy.
Though protected from the vagaries of weather, his first crop of capsicum was destroyed by disease. Not discouraged, however, he tried capsicum again. He planted 3000 plants, incurring a cost of Rs. 9,000. Besides this he spent about Rs. 20,000 for fertilizer and Rs. 10,000 for pesticides. Till date he could produce 400 boxes of capsicum. He spent Rs. 60 per box as transportation to sell it in the markets. The total expenditure came to around Rs. 53,000. He is utterly confident of earning Rs. 1,00,000 from it. But how did he get the subsidy of Rs. 2.5 lakhs, I asked him. He informed he had applied to the Agriculture Department of HP government for construction of poly house under Pt. Deendayal Kisan Bagwan Samriddhi Yojana. He received the sanction to construct the poly house after fulfilling the necessary conditions.
We met another farmer Aryadeep cultivating cabbage under open conditions in one acre area. The crop is planted in the month of June and completes its lifecycle in October. The cultivation expenses starts with Rs. 25,000 for purchasing seeds. Upon this, he has to spend, Rs. 15,000 towards fertilizer and Rs. 5,000 for pesticides. Then he has to pay for water, labour, packaging, transportation to the market. The total cost of production is around Rs.90,000. A total return from the crop is around Rs.1,60,000 within a
period of 5 months.
Then we met Mukund Lal, a farmer cultivating Pea in the village dhbech (Manjhar block of Theog Tehsil). He grew of Pea of Arkal variety during the month of July on 10 bigha (3.33 acres) of land. He spent about Rs. 20,000 including procurement of seeds, ploughing of land, manure, fertilizers, plucking & packing and transportation etc. About 40 bags of 50 kg each were produced are sold at an average rate of Rs.30/- per kg. With a period of four months he could get Rs. 60,000 as return. He seems to be happy with it. In general farmers of the area grow capsicum, cabbages, beans, cauliflowers, tomatoes and pea.
Himachal is famous for his floriculture. Chrysanthemum, Gerbera, roses, marigold, carnation flowers are generally grown in the mountains. Fresh flowers worth crores of rupees are produced and sent to Punjab, Haryana and Delhi markets. There are seven floricultural nurseries and stations under Department of Horticulture in Solon, Shimla and Kangra and Kullu districts. The department has published a number of free and priced publications for guiding the cultivators.
We visited a village called Puach, where he met a floriculturist called Hemraj. He appeared to be around 50, and had a poly house measuring 288 sq m. He had planted 7800 carnation flower plants, each of which cost him Rs. 10/-. This crop has a life cycle of three years. Once planted it starts blossoming after three months. The plucking is done after every two days in summer and after every 4 days during the winter. The plucked sticks are tied in a bunch of 20 each. Then roughly 50 bunches are packed in a box. This flower mainly finds its market in Delhi. The transportation cost is Rs. 200/- per box from Theog to Delhi. It is one of the best selling flowers. The farmer is happy earning a minimum of Rs. 1.5 lakh per year.
Thus, horticulture, in its various manifestations, has proved to be the most remunerative venture in the hills. It has the potential of bringing economic prosperity to this mountain state of India. In order to strengthen the economy of the farmers thousands of poly houses are constructed under Pt. Deen Dayal Ksian Bagwan Samriddhi Yojana. Subsidy to the tune of 80 percent is being provided to construct poly houses and irrigation process. The state government is trying to bring a sea change in the economic condition of the farmers by way of crop diversification and ensuring better infrastructural facilities.
Vedanta: Oppn seeks Naveen resignation
Vedanta: Oppn seeks Naveen resignation
Bhubaneswar: A combined Orissa opposition on Tuesday, the first day of the winter session of Orissa Assembly, demanded the resignation of CM Naveen Patnaik over the HC judgement on Vedanta University. Last week, the Orissa HC while disposing a slew of PILs on land acquisition for the proposed University had termed the process illegal as the Anil Agarwal Foundation building the institution was not a public company as per the requirement.
Bhubaneswar: A combined Orissa opposition on Tuesday, the first day of the winter session of Orissa Assembly, demanded the resignation of CM Naveen Patnaik over the HC judgement on Vedanta University. Last week, the Orissa HC while disposing a slew of PILs on land acquisition for the proposed University had termed the process illegal as the Anil Agarwal Foundation building the institution was not a public company as per the requirement.
Bihar election has written a new story: Nitish
Bihar election has written a new story: Nitish
PATNA: The Bihar election has written a new story, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday as he prepared for a second stint as chief minister with voters sweeping his alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) back to power.
Stating that development had won in Bihar, Nitish Kumar said the people wanted to put the state on the path of progress and pointed out that this election had seen women voters come out in a big way. He described his victory as a victory of the people of Bihar.
According to him, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had congratulated him on his win.
The enthusiasm of the voters -- the ruling alliance is slated to win as many as 196 seats of the 243 -- must be given constructive shape, Nitish Kumar told reporters.
"It is a big challenge," he said, adding that the work had just begun and lot more needed to be done.
"Bat banane ka daur khatam ho gaya hai. (The time to talk has ended)," he said, adding that those who fought the election on the basis of caste had been defeated.
"Logon mein jagriti ayee hai, woh apni kahani likhega. yeh chunao ne nayee khani likhi hai. (People have awakened, this will write its own story. This election has written a new story)," he said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bihar-election-has-written-a-new-story-Nitish/articleshow/6981397.cms
PATNA: The Bihar election has written a new story, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday as he prepared for a second stint as chief minister with voters sweeping his alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) back to power.
Stating that development had won in Bihar, Nitish Kumar said the people wanted to put the state on the path of progress and pointed out that this election had seen women voters come out in a big way. He described his victory as a victory of the people of Bihar.
According to him, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had congratulated him on his win.
The enthusiasm of the voters -- the ruling alliance is slated to win as many as 196 seats of the 243 -- must be given constructive shape, Nitish Kumar told reporters.
"It is a big challenge," he said, adding that the work had just begun and lot more needed to be done.
"Bat banane ka daur khatam ho gaya hai. (The time to talk has ended)," he said, adding that those who fought the election on the basis of caste had been defeated.
"Logon mein jagriti ayee hai, woh apni kahani likhega. yeh chunao ne nayee khani likhi hai. (People have awakened, this will write its own story. This election has written a new story)," he said.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bihar-election-has-written-a-new-story-Nitish/articleshow/6981397.cms
Andhra Pradesh CM Rosaiah resigns
New Delhi: Although on expected lines but surprising due to its timing, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah – under fire for being “weak” as CM - on Wednesday decided to resign from his position.
Rosaiah had been facing opposition ever since he took over the mantle from strongman YS Rajashekhar Reddy - who was killed in a plane crash. Officially, Rosaiah said that he has resigned due to ill health.
The octogenarian Congress “loyalist” was seen as not being able to properly handle the open rebellion by Rajashekar’s son Jagan - Sakshi TV owned by him had openly denounced Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
And, also the brewing trouble with relation to the demand for a separate Telangana state.
He would be meeting the state Governor at around 4 pm today and will formally submit his resignation.
Speaking to reporters after he resigned, Rosaiah said that he has done his best and that there is no “specific” reason other than his ill health is behind his decision.
“I sought permission from the High Command to resign, I am grateful, especially to Sonia Gandhi, that my request has been accepted,” he said.
Rosaiah announcement came even as a team of senior Congress leaders comprising Pranab Mukherjee, Veerappa Moily, AK Antony and Ahmed Patel are on their way to Hyderabad to take stock of the situation and get the ground report on who could be an ideal replacement.
As per reports, Kiran Reddy, Geeta reddy and B Satyanarayana are the favourites to be the next Chief Minister of the state.
http://www.zeenews.com/news670082.html
Rosaiah had been facing opposition ever since he took over the mantle from strongman YS Rajashekhar Reddy - who was killed in a plane crash. Officially, Rosaiah said that he has resigned due to ill health.
The octogenarian Congress “loyalist” was seen as not being able to properly handle the open rebellion by Rajashekar’s son Jagan - Sakshi TV owned by him had openly denounced Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
And, also the brewing trouble with relation to the demand for a separate Telangana state.
He would be meeting the state Governor at around 4 pm today and will formally submit his resignation.
Speaking to reporters after he resigned, Rosaiah said that he has done his best and that there is no “specific” reason other than his ill health is behind his decision.
“I sought permission from the High Command to resign, I am grateful, especially to Sonia Gandhi, that my request has been accepted,” he said.
Rosaiah announcement came even as a team of senior Congress leaders comprising Pranab Mukherjee, Veerappa Moily, AK Antony and Ahmed Patel are on their way to Hyderabad to take stock of the situation and get the ground report on who could be an ideal replacement.
As per reports, Kiran Reddy, Geeta reddy and B Satyanarayana are the favourites to be the next Chief Minister of the state.
http://www.zeenews.com/news670082.html
Yeddyurappa to continue as Chief Minister: BJP
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI -
Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa, facing allegations of corruption and nepotism, yet again staved off a mounting challenge to his leadership as the BJP on Wednesday announced that he will continue in office.
“After consultations with senior party leaders and state leaders, the party has decided to continue with B. S. Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka,” BJP chief Nitin Gadkari said in a statement that set at rest political uncertainty in the ruling party in the State.
Reading out the statement, party spokesperson Prakash Javedekar quoted Mr. Gadkari as saying that while the Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Karnataka government would go into the allegations of land allotment against him, the Chief Minister had also requested the party to go into these or any other allegations.
“I shall take adequate assistance to look into the same,” Mr. Gadkari said.
With Mr. Gadkari’s statement, the 67-year-old leader, the first BJP Chief Minister in south, has successfully defied the party leadership which had veered round to his removal in the wake of mounting allegations of land allotment to his family members and receipt of money from the mining lobby.
While reports emerged that the party wanted him to make way for a successor, the Chief Minister had put up a defiance saying he would not resign. But on Tuesday, he said he would abide by the party leadership which was interpreted as a sign that he had reached an understanding with the high command.
The decision on his continuance comes amidst indications that the dominant Lingayat community to which he belongs may not take his removal lightly and also in view of the upcoming local body elections in the State.
The party chief said with panchayat and zilla parishad elections in Karnataka round the corner, leaders and workers should work together to ensure the success of the party.
Mr. Gadkari said the allegations against Mr. Yeddyurappa had created an “environment of uncertainty” in the State for the past few days. The Chief Minister has denied all these allegations and also offered his response, both in public and to the party leaders, he said.
Mr. Javedekar said there can be no comparison between the allegations of land scam in Karnataka with 2G spectrum scam and Commonwealth Games scams. “It is not a matter of perception or allegations. It is a fact of willingness for enquiry which Congress is refusing,” he said.
“In Karnataka, an inquiry has already been ordered but in the cases of 2G spectrum and other scams, the Congress started acting only after Supreme Court intervention,” he said.
"Was never asked to resign"
After the BJP leadership announced its decision, a confident Karnataka Chief Minister told reporters, "I was never asked to resign."
"Senior party leaders L. K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley have given their blessings to me," he said, adding he would be going back to Karnataka on Wednesday.
"Zila panchayat and taluka elections are around the corner. We will have to work towards that and ensure a resounding victory. We will concentrate on development," Mr. Yeddyurappa said.
Keywords: Karnataka political crisis, B. S. Yeddyurappa
Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa, facing allegations of corruption and nepotism, yet again staved off a mounting challenge to his leadership as the BJP on Wednesday announced that he will continue in office.
“After consultations with senior party leaders and state leaders, the party has decided to continue with B. S. Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka,” BJP chief Nitin Gadkari said in a statement that set at rest political uncertainty in the ruling party in the State.
Reading out the statement, party spokesperson Prakash Javedekar quoted Mr. Gadkari as saying that while the Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Karnataka government would go into the allegations of land allotment against him, the Chief Minister had also requested the party to go into these or any other allegations.
“I shall take adequate assistance to look into the same,” Mr. Gadkari said.
With Mr. Gadkari’s statement, the 67-year-old leader, the first BJP Chief Minister in south, has successfully defied the party leadership which had veered round to his removal in the wake of mounting allegations of land allotment to his family members and receipt of money from the mining lobby.
While reports emerged that the party wanted him to make way for a successor, the Chief Minister had put up a defiance saying he would not resign. But on Tuesday, he said he would abide by the party leadership which was interpreted as a sign that he had reached an understanding with the high command.
The decision on his continuance comes amidst indications that the dominant Lingayat community to which he belongs may not take his removal lightly and also in view of the upcoming local body elections in the State.
The party chief said with panchayat and zilla parishad elections in Karnataka round the corner, leaders and workers should work together to ensure the success of the party.
Mr. Gadkari said the allegations against Mr. Yeddyurappa had created an “environment of uncertainty” in the State for the past few days. The Chief Minister has denied all these allegations and also offered his response, both in public and to the party leaders, he said.
Mr. Javedekar said there can be no comparison between the allegations of land scam in Karnataka with 2G spectrum scam and Commonwealth Games scams. “It is not a matter of perception or allegations. It is a fact of willingness for enquiry which Congress is refusing,” he said.
“In Karnataka, an inquiry has already been ordered but in the cases of 2G spectrum and other scams, the Congress started acting only after Supreme Court intervention,” he said.
"Was never asked to resign"
After the BJP leadership announced its decision, a confident Karnataka Chief Minister told reporters, "I was never asked to resign."
"Senior party leaders L. K. Advani, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley have given their blessings to me," he said, adding he would be going back to Karnataka on Wednesday.
"Zila panchayat and taluka elections are around the corner. We will have to work towards that and ensure a resounding victory. We will concentrate on development," Mr. Yeddyurappa said.
Keywords: Karnataka political crisis, B. S. Yeddyurappa
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
BJP President Nitin Gadkari to visit Orissa
BJP President Nitin Gadkari to visit Orissa
Bhubaneswar:(visakeo) National President of Bharatiya Janata Party Shri Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to visit Odisha on 17th and 18th January next year. State President Shri Jual Oram and Organising General Secretary Panchanan Rout, who are camping in New Delhi met Shri Nitin Gadkari and appraised him of the maladministration in Odisha under the BJD Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik.
They particularly drew attention of Shri Gadkari to the massive corruption to the tune of three lakh crores in Mines and personal favour shown to Vedanta Company and the POSCO transgressing all legal bars that has been exposed by Odisha High Court as well as Lokpal by separate orders. Shri Nitin Gadkari has finalized his tour programme to Odisha for 17th and 18th January 2011 in order to focus on corruption by Naveen Government in the State. Shri Jual oram has been planning for a congregation of more than one lakh party workers from various parts of the state, at Bhubaneswar during visit of BJP National President.
In order to streamline the tour programme of Shri Nitin Gadkari, the State Executive would meet at Bhubaneswar on 14th and 15th of December 2010. This being the maiden visit of the National President Shri Gadkari to Odisha, BJP plans to start their mass agitational progamme to oust the corrupt government of Naveen Pattnaik who has no concern even for the judicial findings in Vedanta Varsity Case. The CM going out of the way, showing personal favour to a private company even acquired the farm-land of Sri Jagannath Temple of Puri with which the people of Odisha are emotionally attached.
That apart, the serial suicidal cases by poor farmers, the poor state of law and order in the state culminated by utter failure of the state government to contain the Maoist menace inspite of central para-military police enforcement in the state, corruption in rural electrification, NREGS funding and coal-scam would all figure against the state government in the mass movement programme to start in January next, said Shri Ashok Sahu the party spokesperson.
Bhubaneswar:(visakeo) National President of Bharatiya Janata Party Shri Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to visit Odisha on 17th and 18th January next year. State President Shri Jual Oram and Organising General Secretary Panchanan Rout, who are camping in New Delhi met Shri Nitin Gadkari and appraised him of the maladministration in Odisha under the BJD Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik.
They particularly drew attention of Shri Gadkari to the massive corruption to the tune of three lakh crores in Mines and personal favour shown to Vedanta Company and the POSCO transgressing all legal bars that has been exposed by Odisha High Court as well as Lokpal by separate orders. Shri Nitin Gadkari has finalized his tour programme to Odisha for 17th and 18th January 2011 in order to focus on corruption by Naveen Government in the State. Shri Jual oram has been planning for a congregation of more than one lakh party workers from various parts of the state, at Bhubaneswar during visit of BJP National President.
In order to streamline the tour programme of Shri Nitin Gadkari, the State Executive would meet at Bhubaneswar on 14th and 15th of December 2010. This being the maiden visit of the National President Shri Gadkari to Odisha, BJP plans to start their mass agitational progamme to oust the corrupt government of Naveen Pattnaik who has no concern even for the judicial findings in Vedanta Varsity Case. The CM going out of the way, showing personal favour to a private company even acquired the farm-land of Sri Jagannath Temple of Puri with which the people of Odisha are emotionally attached.
That apart, the serial suicidal cases by poor farmers, the poor state of law and order in the state culminated by utter failure of the state government to contain the Maoist menace inspite of central para-military police enforcement in the state, corruption in rural electrification, NREGS funding and coal-scam would all figure against the state government in the mass movement programme to start in January next, said Shri Ashok Sahu the party spokesperson.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
SC asks Govt to put on record PM's action on Raja
SC asks Govt to put on record PM's action on Raja
November 18, 2010
New Delhi
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file by Saturday an affidavit before it on Prime Minister Manamohan Singh's "alleged inaction and silence" on Subramaniam Swamy's plea seeking sanction to prosecute ex- Telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam case.
Calling the lengthy delay in taking a decision on the Janata Party leader's petition as an "extremely serious matter", the Apex Court also said the CAG report on the 2G spectrum allocation placed in Parliament was "revealing."
A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly granted time to the Centre to file the affidavit after Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said that he is in a position to place before it the entire record on the issue.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Swamy, the president of Janta Party, seeking a direction to Prime Minister for grant of sanction for prosecution of the DMK leader who has since resigned as Telecom Minister in connection with the spectrum allocation controversy. Raja resigned on Sunday.
The Solicitor General told the court that he could file an affidavit on behalf of the government.
The bench also asked Swamy that if he wants to file any affidavit, he can do so by Monday. It posted the matter for further hearing on Tuesday.
After a brief hearing, the bench asked the Solicitor General to file an affidavit giving details on the issue "so that tomorrow you may not say that the opportunity was not given to place the records".
During the course of the submissions by the Solicitor General, the court said, "All these statements are oral, it will be extremely serious if we find ultimately that something is kept back from this court, so it will be appropriate to file an affidavit."
Swamy said he had also received a letter from Raja that why sanction would not be granted on his plea.
At this point, the bench said how can Raja write such a letter. "He is not a sanctioning authority. We cannot consider it," the court said.
The bench also took on record the CAG report submitted in Parliament.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation, said the observations made in the CAG report were damaging.
To this, the bench said, "Why are you saying it is damaging, it is revealing."
At the outset, the Solicitor General submitted to the court that he has already gone through all records pertaining to Swamy's complaint against Raja to the Prime Minister and the detailed communication between him and the PMO.
He sought to assert that total transparency was maintained on the issue.
Swamy, however, contended that he received only one letter from the PMO in March 2010 on his plea seeking prosecution of Raja. "There was no other letter," he said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday had asked some embarrassing questions on lenghty delay on the part of the Prime Minister in taking a decision on Swamy's plea for grant of sanction to prosecute Raja in the Spectrum scam.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/297366/SC-asks-Govt-to-put-on-record-PMs-action-on-Raja.html
November 18, 2010
New Delhi
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file by Saturday an affidavit before it on Prime Minister Manamohan Singh's "alleged inaction and silence" on Subramaniam Swamy's plea seeking sanction to prosecute ex- Telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam case.
Calling the lengthy delay in taking a decision on the Janata Party leader's petition as an "extremely serious matter", the Apex Court also said the CAG report on the 2G spectrum allocation placed in Parliament was "revealing."
A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly granted time to the Centre to file the affidavit after Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said that he is in a position to place before it the entire record on the issue.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Swamy, the president of Janta Party, seeking a direction to Prime Minister for grant of sanction for prosecution of the DMK leader who has since resigned as Telecom Minister in connection with the spectrum allocation controversy. Raja resigned on Sunday.
The Solicitor General told the court that he could file an affidavit on behalf of the government.
The bench also asked Swamy that if he wants to file any affidavit, he can do so by Monday. It posted the matter for further hearing on Tuesday.
After a brief hearing, the bench asked the Solicitor General to file an affidavit giving details on the issue "so that tomorrow you may not say that the opportunity was not given to place the records".
During the course of the submissions by the Solicitor General, the court said, "All these statements are oral, it will be extremely serious if we find ultimately that something is kept back from this court, so it will be appropriate to file an affidavit."
Swamy said he had also received a letter from Raja that why sanction would not be granted on his plea.
At this point, the bench said how can Raja write such a letter. "He is not a sanctioning authority. We cannot consider it," the court said.
The bench also took on record the CAG report submitted in Parliament.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation, said the observations made in the CAG report were damaging.
To this, the bench said, "Why are you saying it is damaging, it is revealing."
At the outset, the Solicitor General submitted to the court that he has already gone through all records pertaining to Swamy's complaint against Raja to the Prime Minister and the detailed communication between him and the PMO.
He sought to assert that total transparency was maintained on the issue.
Swamy, however, contended that he received only one letter from the PMO in March 2010 on his plea seeking prosecution of Raja. "There was no other letter," he said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday had asked some embarrassing questions on lenghty delay on the part of the Prime Minister in taking a decision on Swamy's plea for grant of sanction to prosecute Raja in the Spectrum scam.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/297366/SC-asks-Govt-to-put-on-record-PMs-action-on-Raja.html
Monday, November 08, 2010
RSS will organize mass agitation on 10th November
RSS will organize mass agitation on 10th November
BHUBANESWAR, Nov 8:(visakeo)- The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will organize a mass agitation all over the country including Orissa on November 10th in protest against linking it with Ajmer bomb blast said state general secretary (pranta karyabaha) of RSS Orissa unit Gopal Prasad Mohapatra in a press meet here .
Sri Mohapatra said that the recent investigations of the Rajasthan ATS team looking into the Ajmer blast, was part of that sinister designs to destabilize Country’s peace and security.
“Sangh since its inception has been working for a vibrant India but
Some forces coined Saffron terror and blaming us” Mohapatra said.
When Ajmer blasts took place, the then Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil
had blamed Huji and LeT but present Home Minister P.Chidambaram saying
RSS leaders involved in the blasts, he said.
“It was unfortunate and politically motivated,” he said.
.He alleged the UPA government of “misusing” the Anti-Terrorism Squard for its political interest. He said the Congress was doing such things to “make stronger its hold on Muslim community” and make an impression that RSS is anti-minority.
Charging political parties affiliated to UPA government with trying to tarnish the image of RSS by linking it to terror activities in the country, Mohapatra said such attempts are politically motivated keeping an eye on the votes of minorities.
Stating that the Hindu organizations and religious leaders are constantly under target since the last few years, he “alleged” that by doing so, they are trying to dishonour the Hindu religion and the country. Further, he said investigations are not being carried out properly into a bomb blast case in which RSS pracharak Indresh Kumar’s name has cropped up.
Bhubaneswar city president (sanghachalak) of RSS Sri Raghunath Pati also attends that press meet.
BHUBANESWAR, Nov 8:(visakeo)- The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will organize a mass agitation all over the country including Orissa on November 10th in protest against linking it with Ajmer bomb blast said state general secretary (pranta karyabaha) of RSS Orissa unit Gopal Prasad Mohapatra in a press meet here .
Sri Mohapatra said that the recent investigations of the Rajasthan ATS team looking into the Ajmer blast, was part of that sinister designs to destabilize Country’s peace and security.
“Sangh since its inception has been working for a vibrant India but
Some forces coined Saffron terror and blaming us” Mohapatra said.
When Ajmer blasts took place, the then Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil
had blamed Huji and LeT but present Home Minister P.Chidambaram saying
RSS leaders involved in the blasts, he said.
“It was unfortunate and politically motivated,” he said.
.He alleged the UPA government of “misusing” the Anti-Terrorism Squard for its political interest. He said the Congress was doing such things to “make stronger its hold on Muslim community” and make an impression that RSS is anti-minority.
Charging political parties affiliated to UPA government with trying to tarnish the image of RSS by linking it to terror activities in the country, Mohapatra said such attempts are politically motivated keeping an eye on the votes of minorities.
Stating that the Hindu organizations and religious leaders are constantly under target since the last few years, he “alleged” that by doing so, they are trying to dishonour the Hindu religion and the country. Further, he said investigations are not being carried out properly into a bomb blast case in which RSS pracharak Indresh Kumar’s name has cropped up.
Bhubaneswar city president (sanghachalak) of RSS Sri Raghunath Pati also attends that press meet.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Cow smuggling: recovered 9 cow and one bull
Cow smuggling: recovered 9 cow and one bull
Bhubaneswar:(visakeo) nine cow and one bull were recovered at the time of smuggling here today. Police arrested two cow smugglers Imtiaz (45) a resident of Odiabazar of Cuttack and phutuli Uddin Khan of Jatani with case no. 339 as per article 294/506/34 IPC R/W section 11(1)(B.D.K) of P.C Act . The cow and bull are being sloughs on 17th November during Id-Ul-Juha. Said animals were loaded like laguage with bonded leg and tail on a small tata ACE vehicle bearing number OR 02 AX 4359 and being transported to Cuttack from Airajpur market. Some people have tried to stop that vehicle near Barmunda fly over but the driver accelerated and became success to fleed from that place. When some other people have tried to stop that vehicle the smugglers were threatened to kill if anybody trying stop them. The furious people then hand over them to Sahid Nagar police and recovered the animals
Bhubaneswar:(visakeo) nine cow and one bull were recovered at the time of smuggling here today. Police arrested two cow smugglers Imtiaz (45) a resident of Odiabazar of Cuttack and phutuli Uddin Khan of Jatani with case no. 339 as per article 294/506/34 IPC R/W section 11(1)(B.D.K) of P.C Act . The cow and bull are being sloughs on 17th November during Id-Ul-Juha. Said animals were loaded like laguage with bonded leg and tail on a small tata ACE vehicle bearing number OR 02 AX 4359 and being transported to Cuttack from Airajpur market. Some people have tried to stop that vehicle near Barmunda fly over but the driver accelerated and became success to fleed from that place. When some other people have tried to stop that vehicle the smugglers were threatened to kill if anybody trying stop them. The furious people then hand over them to Sahid Nagar police and recovered the animals
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
ODISHA GOVT MUST ACT TO COUNTER ANDHRA INITIATIVES: RASHTRIYA ODIA YUBAK PRATISTHANA
ODISHA GOVT MUST ACT TO COUNTER ANDHRA INITIATIVES: RASHTRIYA ODIA YUBAK PRATISTHANA
Bhubaneswar, 2/11/10 (Visakeo): It was 2 & ½ year back when Odisha Chief Minister Mr. Nabin Pattanaik laid foundation for Bansadhara integrated project on river Mahendratanayaa. It was the project which can cater the needs of water for irrigation, drinking purpose & electricity production for tribal dominated Gajapati & Rayagada district. Even the plan to construct 2 anikatas is also approved by the state technical committee as well as it got administrative approval. But the Odisha government is doing nothing on this since then. Even if the water resource department is under direct control of Chief Minister, still the department only invited tenders for this project & then it halted. Where as the Andhra Pradesh Government is constructing the dam on its side with full swing. Odisha Government is just sitting silently observing this. It will be harmful to the people of the above 2 districts.
So Rashtriya Odia Yubak Pratisthana on Sunday in a press meet organized at hotel Keshari, Bbsr criticized the state Government for its apathy towards the Mahendratanayaa project. It blamed that Odisha Govt. is neither doing anything to stop Andhra Govt. nor taking the case to court. The ROYP threatened to start a large scale agitation against such attitude of State Govt. if it will not do anything immediately.
Also it suggests 7point charter to state Govt. 1) to apply in Supreme Court against Andhra Govt. which violates 1962 agreement by constructing project at Meliaputa on its side 2) to invite tender for Jalanga Anikata project 3) to construct immediate 2 proposed Anikatas 4) Govt. take the task by own if no one agreed to build the project 5) the task may be handed over to Military Engineering Service 6) to open a division office at Paralakhemundi 7) to fulfill the vacant post at Paralakhemundi subdivision.
Mr. Srikanta Padhy, national chairman, ROYP & convener, Mahendratanayaa Banchao Andolan addresses the journalist friends on this occasion.
Bhubaneswar, 2/11/10 (Visakeo): It was 2 & ½ year back when Odisha Chief Minister Mr. Nabin Pattanaik laid foundation for Bansadhara integrated project on river Mahendratanayaa. It was the project which can cater the needs of water for irrigation, drinking purpose & electricity production for tribal dominated Gajapati & Rayagada district. Even the plan to construct 2 anikatas is also approved by the state technical committee as well as it got administrative approval. But the Odisha government is doing nothing on this since then. Even if the water resource department is under direct control of Chief Minister, still the department only invited tenders for this project & then it halted. Where as the Andhra Pradesh Government is constructing the dam on its side with full swing. Odisha Government is just sitting silently observing this. It will be harmful to the people of the above 2 districts.
So Rashtriya Odia Yubak Pratisthana on Sunday in a press meet organized at hotel Keshari, Bbsr criticized the state Government for its apathy towards the Mahendratanayaa project. It blamed that Odisha Govt. is neither doing anything to stop Andhra Govt. nor taking the case to court. The ROYP threatened to start a large scale agitation against such attitude of State Govt. if it will not do anything immediately.
Also it suggests 7point charter to state Govt. 1) to apply in Supreme Court against Andhra Govt. which violates 1962 agreement by constructing project at Meliaputa on its side 2) to invite tender for Jalanga Anikata project 3) to construct immediate 2 proposed Anikatas 4) Govt. take the task by own if no one agreed to build the project 5) the task may be handed over to Military Engineering Service 6) to open a division office at Paralakhemundi 7) to fulfill the vacant post at Paralakhemundi subdivision.
Mr. Srikanta Padhy, national chairman, ROYP & convener, Mahendratanayaa Banchao Andolan addresses the journalist friends on this occasion.
Monday, November 01, 2010
Resolution - 3
Resolution - 3
SESQUICENTENNIAL BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RAVINDRANATH THAKUR
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal sincerely believes that remembering the great poet
Ravindranath Thakur's life and thoughts is most pertinent today for reviving the conscience of the
society.
Born on May 7, 1861(Bangla year 1268, Vaishakh 25) Ravindranath was the son of Devendranath
Thakur of the illustrious Thakur family. His towering and versatile genius and life dedicated to the
society made him the torch-bearer of the social, Dharmic and spiritual renaissance of last century in
Bharat. His life was embodiment of his ideology and literature based on the unshakable foundation of
eternal Bharatiya values.
He pleaded that we should see our ideals like Ram and Laxman with purity of heart and veneration.
He also opined that it is impudent and shameful not to bow before the great thought manifested by the
flow of history of this ancient nation. He reverentially extolled Shivaji’s endeavour to build the nation
on the basis of Dharma and his dedication and renunciation. He has also glorified the martyrdom of
Sikh Gurus and Banda Bairagi.
His essays are full of nationalistic thoughts. Like, 'Dharma' and religion are not equivalent concepts
and religion cannot be the translation of 'Dharma'; our concept of 'Rashrtra' is different from the
European concept of nation; Terminology based on European thoughts and paradigms is irrelevant in
our context; Identity of Muslims and Christians in Bharat is 'Hindu'; we are solely responsible for our
downfall because although we have a rich diversity of language, religion and regions we are divided
on the parochial notions of the same; we are divided due to casteism, untouchability; etc. On several
occasions he emphasized the need to rewrite the history of Bharat.
Patriotism was the soul of his poetry and music which later acquired the sobriquet 'Ravindra Sangeet'.
He has effectively used all facets of literature - poetry, music, essays, short stories, novels and dramas
- for social enlightenment. These very thoughts and music inspired the nationalist people fighting for
freedom. It is a testimony to his futuristic vision that these very issues remain the themes of
contemporary intellectual discourse.
The year 1901 saw the founding of 'Shantiniketan', a traditional Gurukula in its modern form. Many
stalwarts of the nation were educated here. He addressed Margarate Noble, the disciple of Swami
Vivekanand as 'Agnikanya Nivedita', the name which was later accepted and conferred on her by
Swami Vivekanand. He also supported Nivedita's efforts for education of women.
The movement against partition of Bengal forced by Lord Curzon had aroused a wave of patriotic
fervor across the country. The Rakshabandhan festival on October 16, 1905 celebrated under the
leadership of Ravindranath in Kolkata proved to be the starting point of this movement. This
movement also triggered the Swadeshi movement. Ravindranath's writings give a forceful exposition
of the idea behind Swadeshi. He himself sang Vandemataram in the Congress session.
He was the first Bharatiya to win the illustrious Nobel Prize in 1913 for his collection of poems
'Geetanjali' published in 1912. Geetanjali effectively reflects the ethos of the Vedas and the
Upnishadas. He is the author of the 'Jan Gan Mana', the poem adopted as national anthem in our
constitution after independence. He returned the title 'Nighthood' bestowed on him by the British
government, in protest against the Jalianwala Bagh carnage. He vociferously opposed the reservation
of separate assembly constituencies on the basis of religion. He took initiative in collecting funds from
many peoples including Maharaja of Tripura in order to help Jagdishchandra Basu for his foreign
travel.
Many national leaders of those days including Mahatma Gandhi held him as their source of inspiration
owing to the unity of preaching and practice exemplified in his life and Mahatma Gandhi honoured
him by the title 'Gurudev'.
The ABKM appeals to the countrymen to commemorate the occasion of his sesquicentennial birth
anniversary to make his nationalist thoughts exert influence in contemporary Bharat
SESQUICENTENNIAL BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF RAVINDRANATH THAKUR
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal sincerely believes that remembering the great poet
Ravindranath Thakur's life and thoughts is most pertinent today for reviving the conscience of the
society.
Born on May 7, 1861(Bangla year 1268, Vaishakh 25) Ravindranath was the son of Devendranath
Thakur of the illustrious Thakur family. His towering and versatile genius and life dedicated to the
society made him the torch-bearer of the social, Dharmic and spiritual renaissance of last century in
Bharat. His life was embodiment of his ideology and literature based on the unshakable foundation of
eternal Bharatiya values.
He pleaded that we should see our ideals like Ram and Laxman with purity of heart and veneration.
He also opined that it is impudent and shameful not to bow before the great thought manifested by the
flow of history of this ancient nation. He reverentially extolled Shivaji’s endeavour to build the nation
on the basis of Dharma and his dedication and renunciation. He has also glorified the martyrdom of
Sikh Gurus and Banda Bairagi.
His essays are full of nationalistic thoughts. Like, 'Dharma' and religion are not equivalent concepts
and religion cannot be the translation of 'Dharma'; our concept of 'Rashrtra' is different from the
European concept of nation; Terminology based on European thoughts and paradigms is irrelevant in
our context; Identity of Muslims and Christians in Bharat is 'Hindu'; we are solely responsible for our
downfall because although we have a rich diversity of language, religion and regions we are divided
on the parochial notions of the same; we are divided due to casteism, untouchability; etc. On several
occasions he emphasized the need to rewrite the history of Bharat.
Patriotism was the soul of his poetry and music which later acquired the sobriquet 'Ravindra Sangeet'.
He has effectively used all facets of literature - poetry, music, essays, short stories, novels and dramas
- for social enlightenment. These very thoughts and music inspired the nationalist people fighting for
freedom. It is a testimony to his futuristic vision that these very issues remain the themes of
contemporary intellectual discourse.
The year 1901 saw the founding of 'Shantiniketan', a traditional Gurukula in its modern form. Many
stalwarts of the nation were educated here. He addressed Margarate Noble, the disciple of Swami
Vivekanand as 'Agnikanya Nivedita', the name which was later accepted and conferred on her by
Swami Vivekanand. He also supported Nivedita's efforts for education of women.
The movement against partition of Bengal forced by Lord Curzon had aroused a wave of patriotic
fervor across the country. The Rakshabandhan festival on October 16, 1905 celebrated under the
leadership of Ravindranath in Kolkata proved to be the starting point of this movement. This
movement also triggered the Swadeshi movement. Ravindranath's writings give a forceful exposition
of the idea behind Swadeshi. He himself sang Vandemataram in the Congress session.
He was the first Bharatiya to win the illustrious Nobel Prize in 1913 for his collection of poems
'Geetanjali' published in 1912. Geetanjali effectively reflects the ethos of the Vedas and the
Upnishadas. He is the author of the 'Jan Gan Mana', the poem adopted as national anthem in our
constitution after independence. He returned the title 'Nighthood' bestowed on him by the British
government, in protest against the Jalianwala Bagh carnage. He vociferously opposed the reservation
of separate assembly constituencies on the basis of religion. He took initiative in collecting funds from
many peoples including Maharaja of Tripura in order to help Jagdishchandra Basu for his foreign
travel.
Many national leaders of those days including Mahatma Gandhi held him as their source of inspiration
owing to the unity of preaching and practice exemplified in his life and Mahatma Gandhi honoured
him by the title 'Gurudev'.
The ABKM appeals to the countrymen to commemorate the occasion of his sesquicentennial birth
anniversary to make his nationalist thoughts exert influence in contemporary Bharat
Resolution - 2
Resolution - 2
150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHAMANA MALVIYA JI
The Akhil Bharatiya Karykari Mandal feels immense pleasure on reverential remembrance of
Mahamana Pt.Madan Mohan Malviya ji, born on the Paush Krishna Ashtami Vikram Samvat 1918 (25
December 1861), on his 150th birth anniversary. Malviya ji was a great patriot, freedom fighter, renowned
educationist, editor of several newspapers, skillful lawyer, eloquent orator and munificent donor. The great
cow-devotee, the moving force for building temple at Shri Krishna Janma Bhoomi and founder of the Banaras
Hindu University, Malviya ji got established gau-shalas, pathshalas and Mumukshu Ashrams at several places.
Malviya ji started his political voyage by leaving the Kolkata conference of the Congress spell-bound by
his speech at the age of 25. He became the President of the Congress four times and led the Hindu Mahasabha for
twelve years. Gandhiji has always held him in high esteem as the ocean of knowledge and as his spiritual mentor.
Compelled to adopt the career of teaching on completing the 10th standard of education, he adorned
education with the golden aura of Hindutva and had been the Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University for
20 years. The perceived objective of the Mahamana in establishing the university was to integrate dharma and
ethics as an inseparable part of education for moulding the character of the youth. He strongly believed that
dharma is the sole basis of character and source of bliss in life. For this purpose, he emphasised on Sanskrit
teaching and established the tradition of discourse on Geeta, which is continuing uninterrupted till date. The motto
“Hindunaam Maanvardhanah” written on the entrance of the Kashi Vishwanath temple built in the Banaras Hindu
University was his sole mission in life.
The second Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, revered Shri Guruji had been a student
and teacher in this university. He was blessed with the proximity and affection of Malviya ji at that time .It was
with the benediction of Malviya ji that the office of the Sangh could be established in the university campus and
the Sangh-karya continued to get his blessings.
It was a unique and rare combination in him that he was a political leader of mass acceptance, together
with being a widely respected educational luminary. To redeem his resolve to serve the cause of education and
social-service he renounced his well established practice of law in 1911, for ever. In order to follow the
tradition of Sanyaas throughout his life, he pursued the avowed commitment to live on the society's support.
But when 177 freedom fighters were convicted to be hanged in the Chouri-choura case he appeared before the
court, despite his vow and got acquitted 156 freedom fighters.
While considering the so called untouchables and indigent of the Hindus as the integral part of Hindu
Society and to give them respectable place, he continued to endeavour successfully, to arrange for their
Mantradeeksha and education, inspite of opposition from obscurantists. By virtue of his intimate relations with
Dr.Ambedkar and credibility, he succeeded to seek his consent on the Poona pact .
His commitment for Swadeshi, reflected in his explicit faith in indigenous products, thought, practice,
language and industry was also visible in his devotion for our cultural values. Malviya ji had strongly opposed the
obstruction of the flow of Ganga from Gomukh to Gangasagar and the British government had to restore the
uninterrupted flow of Ganga.
Totally opposed to the politics of appeasement, Malviya ji had opposed the separate electorates for
Muslims under the Lucknow Pact of 1916 and also opposed the participation of Congress in the Khilaphat
movement in early 20's. Giving his clear verdict against the division of the country, he cautioned Gandhi ji
against bargaining for freedom at the cost of division of the country.
His compassionate heart lacerated at the news of horrifying violence against Hindus, in 1946 in Kolkata
and Noakhali. He urged the Hindus to counter the oppressors by organizing against them. This very grief was
the cause of his demise.
Instead of aspiring for Moksha on his demise, he wished for rebirth for the sake of nation and
university.
In brief, in spite of being into politics he was above politics. He was explicit proponent of dharm, stood
against the obscurantism and was supporter of cultural values in life. He was propounder of Swadeshi and
committed for self-reliant Bharat and was strong advocate of reinterpretation of ancient scriptures in light of
contemporary needs. He was deeply devotional and away from parochialism. He was a royal beggar for the social
cause and munificent donor in the personal life.
The ABKM calls upon the central and state governments that while, celebrating the 150th anniversary
they should reintroduce his biography in the curricula as it existed earlier and should restore the originality of
the Banaras Hindu University which was established by him on the basis of the Hindu values and ideals..
The ABKM pays humble and heart-felt homage to Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya ji and calls upon
the Swayamsevaks and the countrymen to commit to mould the new generation by drawing inspiration from the
noble and intensely active life of Mahamana and follow the Hindu values as reflected in his articles, speeches
and life episodes, in personal life and establish these in the social life.
150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHAMANA MALVIYA JI
The Akhil Bharatiya Karykari Mandal feels immense pleasure on reverential remembrance of
Mahamana Pt.Madan Mohan Malviya ji, born on the Paush Krishna Ashtami Vikram Samvat 1918 (25
December 1861), on his 150th birth anniversary. Malviya ji was a great patriot, freedom fighter, renowned
educationist, editor of several newspapers, skillful lawyer, eloquent orator and munificent donor. The great
cow-devotee, the moving force for building temple at Shri Krishna Janma Bhoomi and founder of the Banaras
Hindu University, Malviya ji got established gau-shalas, pathshalas and Mumukshu Ashrams at several places.
Malviya ji started his political voyage by leaving the Kolkata conference of the Congress spell-bound by
his speech at the age of 25. He became the President of the Congress four times and led the Hindu Mahasabha for
twelve years. Gandhiji has always held him in high esteem as the ocean of knowledge and as his spiritual mentor.
Compelled to adopt the career of teaching on completing the 10th standard of education, he adorned
education with the golden aura of Hindutva and had been the Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University for
20 years. The perceived objective of the Mahamana in establishing the university was to integrate dharma and
ethics as an inseparable part of education for moulding the character of the youth. He strongly believed that
dharma is the sole basis of character and source of bliss in life. For this purpose, he emphasised on Sanskrit
teaching and established the tradition of discourse on Geeta, which is continuing uninterrupted till date. The motto
“Hindunaam Maanvardhanah” written on the entrance of the Kashi Vishwanath temple built in the Banaras Hindu
University was his sole mission in life.
The second Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, revered Shri Guruji had been a student
and teacher in this university. He was blessed with the proximity and affection of Malviya ji at that time .It was
with the benediction of Malviya ji that the office of the Sangh could be established in the university campus and
the Sangh-karya continued to get his blessings.
It was a unique and rare combination in him that he was a political leader of mass acceptance, together
with being a widely respected educational luminary. To redeem his resolve to serve the cause of education and
social-service he renounced his well established practice of law in 1911, for ever. In order to follow the
tradition of Sanyaas throughout his life, he pursued the avowed commitment to live on the society's support.
But when 177 freedom fighters were convicted to be hanged in the Chouri-choura case he appeared before the
court, despite his vow and got acquitted 156 freedom fighters.
While considering the so called untouchables and indigent of the Hindus as the integral part of Hindu
Society and to give them respectable place, he continued to endeavour successfully, to arrange for their
Mantradeeksha and education, inspite of opposition from obscurantists. By virtue of his intimate relations with
Dr.Ambedkar and credibility, he succeeded to seek his consent on the Poona pact .
His commitment for Swadeshi, reflected in his explicit faith in indigenous products, thought, practice,
language and industry was also visible in his devotion for our cultural values. Malviya ji had strongly opposed the
obstruction of the flow of Ganga from Gomukh to Gangasagar and the British government had to restore the
uninterrupted flow of Ganga.
Totally opposed to the politics of appeasement, Malviya ji had opposed the separate electorates for
Muslims under the Lucknow Pact of 1916 and also opposed the participation of Congress in the Khilaphat
movement in early 20's. Giving his clear verdict against the division of the country, he cautioned Gandhi ji
against bargaining for freedom at the cost of division of the country.
His compassionate heart lacerated at the news of horrifying violence against Hindus, in 1946 in Kolkata
and Noakhali. He urged the Hindus to counter the oppressors by organizing against them. This very grief was
the cause of his demise.
Instead of aspiring for Moksha on his demise, he wished for rebirth for the sake of nation and
university.
In brief, in spite of being into politics he was above politics. He was explicit proponent of dharm, stood
against the obscurantism and was supporter of cultural values in life. He was propounder of Swadeshi and
committed for self-reliant Bharat and was strong advocate of reinterpretation of ancient scriptures in light of
contemporary needs. He was deeply devotional and away from parochialism. He was a royal beggar for the social
cause and munificent donor in the personal life.
The ABKM calls upon the central and state governments that while, celebrating the 150th anniversary
they should reintroduce his biography in the curricula as it existed earlier and should restore the originality of
the Banaras Hindu University which was established by him on the basis of the Hindu values and ideals..
The ABKM pays humble and heart-felt homage to Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya ji and calls upon
the Swayamsevaks and the countrymen to commit to mould the new generation by drawing inspiration from the
noble and intensely active life of Mahamana and follow the Hindu values as reflected in his articles, speeches
and life episodes, in personal life and establish these in the social life.
RASHTRIYA SWAYAMSEVAK संघ-Resolution - 1
RASHTRIYA SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH
AKHIL BHARATIYA KARYAKARI MANDAL, Yugabd 5112
JALGAON 29 - 31 OCTOBER, 2010
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Resolution - 1
Accession of J&K is Full and Final – Talk of Autonomy is Treason
Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal expresses serious resentment over the way the present turbulence in the
Kashmir Valley is being handled by both the State and Central governments. The mistake committed in the
past of trying to pamper the separatist and secessionist leaders of the Valley is being repeated this time too.
Of particular concern is the lackadaisical attitude of the Central Government in addressing the issue. Never
before has the Central Government been perceived as so weak and ineffective before the antics of the State
Government, anti- national tirade of the secessionists and their pseudo-intellectual supporters and
unwarranted internationalization of the Kashmir issue. Treacherous speeches amounting to blatant treason
right under its nose go unchallenged.
The ABKM reiterates that the integration of J&K including Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzafarabad, Mirpur and
Aksai Chin etc into Bharat was full and final with the signing of the Instrument of Accession by the
Maharaja of J&K Sri Hari Singh on 26 October 1947 and subsequent seal of approval by Governor
General Mountbaton on 27 October 1947. Successive and successful democratic elections to the State
Assembly since mid-50s have ratified the integration. Indira Gandhi - Sheikh Abdullah Accord, Nov 1974
puts full stop to any further controversy over the status of the State’s integration.
The ABKM reaffirms that J&K is an integral part of Bharat and any challenge to that issue in the name of
Azadi is nothing short of treason. Azadi has become a euphemism for Islamist and
pro-Pakistan secessionism.
The ABKM takes strong exception to the statement of the Chief Minister of J&K in the State Assembly
that J&K has ‘only acceded but not fully merged with’ Bharat ‘like other Princely states’. Through his
immaturity and inefficiency he has already brought the state into the vortex of violence. With an eye on
vote banks he deliberately allowed the violence to perpetuate by not controlling it with iron hand. Through
his statements on several occasions he created an atmosphere against his own security forces. And now he
openly started speaking the language of the secessionists and their Pakistani mentors. The ABKM is aghast
at the way senior Ministers in the Central Government, in stead of condemning him, sought to support him
thus exposing their own ulterior political games at the cost of nation's integrity.
The ABKM notes with grief that it is this secessionist leadership, which is always held as representative of
the State although a large section of the population of the State is pro-Bharat and patriotic. This section
includes pro-Bharat (nationalist) Muslims in the Valley, the Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs, Shias , Pahadis,
Buddhists of Ladakh, Gujjars and Bakrawals of the State, people of Jammu region and several lakhs of
refugees and others who don’t have State Subject status even after 60 years. The ABKM urges the
Government to talk to all these sections – especially the Kashmiri Pandits, refugees of the PoK and West
Pakistan refugees - that have stood firmly for Bharat in spite of being the victims of the atrocities of the
secessionist and terrorist elements. The experience so far has been that it is the secessionists and terrorists
that are pampered by the successive governments while pro-Bharat elements are always dismissed with
contempt.
The ABKM regrets that this time also during the visit of the all-party delegation to the State the separatist
leaders, who should have been delegitimized by the delegation, have in stead been provided big
importance whereas there was no time for the leaders to listen to the pro-Bharat patriotic people.
The ABKM wishes to remind the government that the secessionists and terrorists have lost their ground in
the Valley due to the valiant fight put up by our security forces in the last 2 decades. Around 5000 of our
security personnel have laid down their lives fighting these forces. They continue to fight these forces in
the Valley with their hands tied up and backs to the wall. Instead of supporting and strengthening them the
government, some intellectuals and a section of the media are bent upon vilifying them.
The ABKM deplores this attitude of running down our security forces in the name of baseless allegations
of human rights violations. We should not forget that the intefada-style terrorism deployed by the
secessionists now a days is only a strategic shift in the same terror that they have been indulging in from
the beginning. Whether it was the attack of the Kabaili tribesmen in 1947-48 or the wars of ’65, ‘71 and
’99 or the terrorism and proxy war of the ‘90s or the new wave of
stone-pelting agitational terrorism – all these are different forms of terrorism employed by our neighbour
in J&K. The stone-pelting terrorism in a way betrays the cruel and inhuman face of the secessionist
leadership in which the leaders push young boys in the forefront with stones and make them scapegoats.
More than 3000 security personnel were injured, many grievously, in the recent spate of stone pelting in
the Valley.
The ABKM views the demand for withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the
Disturbed Areas Act as a dangerous one fraught with serious consequences to the national security. J&K is
a sensitive border state requiring continuous movement of armed forces and also infested with terrorism
sponsored by our neighbor. It is important that our security forces are equipped with sufficient powers to
deal with the situation and the AFSPA is one such Act that can't be dispensed with. While the Government
including the Prime Minister is bent upon withdrawing the Act in their effort to bend backwards to please
the secessionists the Army and the security establishment is strongly resisting any such dangerous move.
The ABKM strongly decries the statements and actions of the Group of Interlocutors, which betray their
lack of depth and understanding of the issues involved. Statements emanating from the members of the
group go against the stated position of our Parliament through the 1994 unanimous resolution. The Group
lacks not only vision and expertise but also legitimacy, as it doesn't have the mandate of either the
parliament or the country. The Group is acting overtly in support of the secessionists and Pakistan thus
greatly harming our interests. The ABKM deplores the reckless attitude of the Central Government in
appointing such a group of biased individuals for such an important mission and calls for its immediate
disbanding.
The ABKM is of the considered opinion that the Central Government is succumbing to foreign pressures
and trying to create a favourable atmosphere for secessionist forces in the Valley. Repeated statements of
the ministers about finding a ‘political solution to the J&K problem’ are nothing but a euphemism for
granting more autonomy. It is to create such an atmosphere that they are using all the forums like the all-
Party delegation, the Group of Interlocutors and even some members of the political establishment.
The ABKM reiterates that the direction of our efforts should be towards reaffirming the status of complete
integration of J&K in the true spirit of our Constitution and the 1994 unanimous Resolution of our
Parliament and not towards autonomy or pre-1953 status.
The ABKM warns the Government that any move to further alienate J&K will be strongly resisted by the
people of the country including the patriotic people of J&K. It calls upon all the political parties to rise
above their differences to ensure that the Government doesn’t compromise on vital national interests in the
context of the J&K problem. The ABKM calls upon the countrymen to understand and undo the
machinations of all these forces that are bent upon destroying the unity and integrity of our nation in the
name of autonomy and political solution to J&K issue. Autonomy is like a post-dated cheque for another
partition, which the country shall never accept.
AKHIL BHARATIYA KARYAKARI MANDAL, Yugabd 5112
JALGAON 29 - 31 OCTOBER, 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resolution - 1
Accession of J&K is Full and Final – Talk of Autonomy is Treason
Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal expresses serious resentment over the way the present turbulence in the
Kashmir Valley is being handled by both the State and Central governments. The mistake committed in the
past of trying to pamper the separatist and secessionist leaders of the Valley is being repeated this time too.
Of particular concern is the lackadaisical attitude of the Central Government in addressing the issue. Never
before has the Central Government been perceived as so weak and ineffective before the antics of the State
Government, anti- national tirade of the secessionists and their pseudo-intellectual supporters and
unwarranted internationalization of the Kashmir issue. Treacherous speeches amounting to blatant treason
right under its nose go unchallenged.
The ABKM reiterates that the integration of J&K including Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzafarabad, Mirpur and
Aksai Chin etc into Bharat was full and final with the signing of the Instrument of Accession by the
Maharaja of J&K Sri Hari Singh on 26 October 1947 and subsequent seal of approval by Governor
General Mountbaton on 27 October 1947. Successive and successful democratic elections to the State
Assembly since mid-50s have ratified the integration. Indira Gandhi - Sheikh Abdullah Accord, Nov 1974
puts full stop to any further controversy over the status of the State’s integration.
The ABKM reaffirms that J&K is an integral part of Bharat and any challenge to that issue in the name of
Azadi is nothing short of treason. Azadi has become a euphemism for Islamist and
pro-Pakistan secessionism.
The ABKM takes strong exception to the statement of the Chief Minister of J&K in the State Assembly
that J&K has ‘only acceded but not fully merged with’ Bharat ‘like other Princely states’. Through his
immaturity and inefficiency he has already brought the state into the vortex of violence. With an eye on
vote banks he deliberately allowed the violence to perpetuate by not controlling it with iron hand. Through
his statements on several occasions he created an atmosphere against his own security forces. And now he
openly started speaking the language of the secessionists and their Pakistani mentors. The ABKM is aghast
at the way senior Ministers in the Central Government, in stead of condemning him, sought to support him
thus exposing their own ulterior political games at the cost of nation's integrity.
The ABKM notes with grief that it is this secessionist leadership, which is always held as representative of
the State although a large section of the population of the State is pro-Bharat and patriotic. This section
includes pro-Bharat (nationalist) Muslims in the Valley, the Kashmiri Pandits, Sikhs, Shias , Pahadis,
Buddhists of Ladakh, Gujjars and Bakrawals of the State, people of Jammu region and several lakhs of
refugees and others who don’t have State Subject status even after 60 years. The ABKM urges the
Government to talk to all these sections – especially the Kashmiri Pandits, refugees of the PoK and West
Pakistan refugees - that have stood firmly for Bharat in spite of being the victims of the atrocities of the
secessionist and terrorist elements. The experience so far has been that it is the secessionists and terrorists
that are pampered by the successive governments while pro-Bharat elements are always dismissed with
contempt.
The ABKM regrets that this time also during the visit of the all-party delegation to the State the separatist
leaders, who should have been delegitimized by the delegation, have in stead been provided big
importance whereas there was no time for the leaders to listen to the pro-Bharat patriotic people.
The ABKM wishes to remind the government that the secessionists and terrorists have lost their ground in
the Valley due to the valiant fight put up by our security forces in the last 2 decades. Around 5000 of our
security personnel have laid down their lives fighting these forces. They continue to fight these forces in
the Valley with their hands tied up and backs to the wall. Instead of supporting and strengthening them the
government, some intellectuals and a section of the media are bent upon vilifying them.
The ABKM deplores this attitude of running down our security forces in the name of baseless allegations
of human rights violations. We should not forget that the intefada-style terrorism deployed by the
secessionists now a days is only a strategic shift in the same terror that they have been indulging in from
the beginning. Whether it was the attack of the Kabaili tribesmen in 1947-48 or the wars of ’65, ‘71 and
’99 or the terrorism and proxy war of the ‘90s or the new wave of
stone-pelting agitational terrorism – all these are different forms of terrorism employed by our neighbour
in J&K. The stone-pelting terrorism in a way betrays the cruel and inhuman face of the secessionist
leadership in which the leaders push young boys in the forefront with stones and make them scapegoats.
More than 3000 security personnel were injured, many grievously, in the recent spate of stone pelting in
the Valley.
The ABKM views the demand for withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the
Disturbed Areas Act as a dangerous one fraught with serious consequences to the national security. J&K is
a sensitive border state requiring continuous movement of armed forces and also infested with terrorism
sponsored by our neighbor. It is important that our security forces are equipped with sufficient powers to
deal with the situation and the AFSPA is one such Act that can't be dispensed with. While the Government
including the Prime Minister is bent upon withdrawing the Act in their effort to bend backwards to please
the secessionists the Army and the security establishment is strongly resisting any such dangerous move.
The ABKM strongly decries the statements and actions of the Group of Interlocutors, which betray their
lack of depth and understanding of the issues involved. Statements emanating from the members of the
group go against the stated position of our Parliament through the 1994 unanimous resolution. The Group
lacks not only vision and expertise but also legitimacy, as it doesn't have the mandate of either the
parliament or the country. The Group is acting overtly in support of the secessionists and Pakistan thus
greatly harming our interests. The ABKM deplores the reckless attitude of the Central Government in
appointing such a group of biased individuals for such an important mission and calls for its immediate
disbanding.
The ABKM is of the considered opinion that the Central Government is succumbing to foreign pressures
and trying to create a favourable atmosphere for secessionist forces in the Valley. Repeated statements of
the ministers about finding a ‘political solution to the J&K problem’ are nothing but a euphemism for
granting more autonomy. It is to create such an atmosphere that they are using all the forums like the all-
Party delegation, the Group of Interlocutors and even some members of the political establishment.
The ABKM reiterates that the direction of our efforts should be towards reaffirming the status of complete
integration of J&K in the true spirit of our Constitution and the 1994 unanimous Resolution of our
Parliament and not towards autonomy or pre-1953 status.
The ABKM warns the Government that any move to further alienate J&K will be strongly resisted by the
people of the country including the patriotic people of J&K. It calls upon all the political parties to rise
above their differences to ensure that the Government doesn’t compromise on vital national interests in the
context of the J&K problem. The ABKM calls upon the countrymen to understand and undo the
machinations of all these forces that are bent upon destroying the unity and integrity of our nation in the
name of autonomy and political solution to J&K issue. Autonomy is like a post-dated cheque for another
partition, which the country shall never accept.
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