Infrastructure vision- Best of allby Omkar S. Tiwari on Wed Apr 22, 2009 3:03 pm Friends, I downloaded the BJP's infrastructure vision yesterday and read it. According to me this vision is an excellent piece of work by the BJP. Earlier, I had criticized the manifesto as it had lacked accurate figures and possible steps in a particular direction. This infrastructure vision is highly detailed and gives information on how the BJP will proceed. I am a science student and teachers always told us- Be specific, don't beat about the bush. Be ready with points and exact figures. I find that this infrastructure vision is highly specific.I liked the following points very much:-Increase in power output by 1,20,000 MW.-Comparison between china and India is also good with best figures.-1,00,000 crore investment in power sector.-20% power from non-conventional resources.-Eliminating theft of Power. Indian electicity boards are suffering losses only because of two reasons- line loss and power theft. BJP will eliminate power theft. This is very good.-Open access system for power distribution.-6Kg cooking gas for poor. I liked this very much that BJP provided exact figure rather than just saying -give gas to poor !- BJP pointed a big error in distribution system. Government is taxing and subsiding the fuel- both together !- Promotion of clean coal technology. - Golden quadrilateral. Again accurate figures of BJP and congress rules have been provided. Good.- Modernization of 100 railway stations. This time no figures and list of railway stations ! Atleast 10 should have been listed. BJP would have cleared those 10 cities ! -National digital development project for creation of robust Internet backbone.- Unlimited broadband connectivity at 2 MBps at cable costs. This is an excellent shot. Sir, today India has problem of connectivity. We have only 75-100 Kbps connections for unlimited connectivity. 2 Mbps connections are available but only for 1GB and 2GB volume connections. This is the best thing BJP will implement.- Unrestricted VoiP service.- Development of IT hardware industry in India. Sir, if Public-private enterprise is established in this field, the cost of hardware will automatically come down. BJP's aim of computers at 10,000 Rs. will come true.- Providing 24*7 electricity to farmers.- Setting up of NIFMA.- JNURM project and all its objectives.Suggestions to Advaniji:Sir, this Infrastructure mission is par excellence. If printing costs permit, BJP should distribute the copies of this mission in all states where voting is still left along with the manifesto. The graphics are also well chosen and the cover page should be the picture of aeroplane and satellite. The last graph showing how development suffered during UPA rule should also be emphasized.Thank you sir for this vision,The nation is with you,Best of luck.Omkar S. Tiwari
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BJP'S FINAL ASSAULT - Let's Pitch in !
by Rita Pandey on Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:26 pm
Dear Bloggers/Forum members & all of us who are true Indians,Election 2009 is very important for us and it has reached nearly halfway mark. Now BJP and its leaders should harp on basics. Party agenda is very attractive to all section of society as there is some sops /concession to them. So leaders of BJP may devote almost 70% of election speech on highlighting the party manifesto for the welfare of the people, 20% time to the local issues/problems faced by the people and assurance to the people for solution of problems and 10% time for attacking the policies of opponents. In urban area, where middleclass is facing rising inflation,youth is facing retrenchment in employment and unemployment. Retired govt servant is getting meagre pension and lower range of incometax limit means, a portion of this meage amount is being taken away as incometax.Education is made costly. Bijli,pani and sadak are not in good conditon. Retired armed forces personnel are fighting for one rank one pension. Bjp manifesto has taken care of them. Now voters has started taking interest in this election. So. it is the time to tell these voters ,the offers of party in case they vote for its govt..In rural area, farmers are ending their lives after falling in debt traps. who is benefitting by UPA govt loan waiver scheme, no body knows. Bijli, pani,sadak, health facilities and good education are not available to them. Irriagation to agriculture land and good suport price to the crops are not available, causing farmers misery.UPA govt has paid penny to our farmer for their wheat and doller to imported wheat. Poor farmer can react only by suiside.Manmohan singh is shouting alone that"singh is king". Where as Laloo is daring him to sack. Alas! he cannot do that. Fine current example of his stongness, expose of him in the voters. Again Laloo and Paswan telling that in the congress reign communal roits occurred, whereas congress is blaming Laloo for Bhagalpur roits. EXpose of these leaders. Mr singh is not accepted leader of his congress party. Party caders are shouting Soniya jai ho and Rahul jai ho. He is not of the face of the party, then how he can be the face of the country. Country want a leader to lead us not a follower of someone. Expose it. Further, Robert Wadra has told that both Rahul and Priyanka are primeminister materials person and hinted that he may also fight an election from Moradabad. Robert thinks that indian still lives in his/her highness era. Expose of these guys.Dear fellow countryperson if these guys are prime minister materials then why not you and me, think over it for a moment.Vande-MataramRita
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Key Points BJP Manifesto

Dear Friends,Following are the Key Points of BJP's Manifesto for the ongoing General Elections to make India a Prosperous, Developed & a Stronger Nation.PUTTING POOR FIRST:1. All BPL families to get 35kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs 2 per kg.2. Ensure farm loans at a maximum interest rate of 4 percent.3. Initiate special schemes for the urban poor, such as loans at 4 percent interest to poor vendors.
ECONOMY GROWS, INDIA PROSPERS:1. Generate employment through massive public spending on infrastructure projects. Complete the implementation of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream projects: National Highway Development Project by building 15-20 km of new highways every day; and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, to link all villages with over 500 people by all-weather road.2. Exempt personal Income Tax for those earning up to Rs 3 lakh per annum. For women and Senior Citizens, the exemption will be Rs 3.5 lakh per annum. This will benefit over 3.5 crore people.3. Take firm steps to identify and retrieve Indian money stashed away in foreign banks. Estimated at Rs. 25 lakh crore- getting this amount back through international cooperation will be enough to complete road and power connectivity throughout the country; ensure setting up of quality schools in all villages.
WAR AGAINST ENEMIES WITHIN AND WITHOUT:1.BJP commits to introduce improved POTA type law to counter Terrorism & Insurgency. India’s 4000-km long coastline will be fully protected by enhanced naval security.2. We will systematically detect, detain and deport illegal immigrants who have emerged as a major source of homegrown terror. Fencing of the India-Bangladesh border, deliberately neglected by the UPA in pursuit of vote bank politics, will be speedily completed.3. Introduce a comprehensive Multi Purpose National Identity Card for all citizens of India. JAI JAWAN IN ACTION:1. All members of the armed forces and the para-military shall be exempted from payment of Income Tax. This will benefit nearly 20 lakh Jawans who guard our Nation.2. Implement one-rank-one-pension.
ENERGY SAVED, ENERGY GAINED:1. Generate an additional 120,000 MW of electricity in 5 years through speedy conclusion of ongoing projects while sanctioning new power plants. 20% of this will be through harnessing non-conventional energy sources.
WOMEN EMPOWERED, NATION STRENGTHENED:1. Introduce the Madhya Pradesh BJP Government’s highly successful ‘Ladli Lakshmi’ Scheme throughout India to directly transfer funds to the school going girl child to encourage education and secure economic self-sufficiency for young women. Rs. 1.18 lakh after completion of 12th standard.2. Pave the way for nationwide implementation of the Bhamashah Scheme proposed by the erstwhile BJP Government in Rajasthan to directly pay Rs 1,500 to open a bank account for every adult woman.3. Provide bicycles to every school going girl child from BPL families throughout India.4. Salaries of 28 lakh Anganwadi workers and helpers, who are the backbone of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) will be doubled.5. BJP believes all sections of Indian women cannot be fully empowered without the enactment of a Uniform Civil Code d emphasized repeatedly by the Supreme Court..YOUNG INDIA, NATION’S PILLAR:1. A network of National Knowledge Incubation Centres will be set up throughout the country to identify and groom young talent for every sector of the economy.2. Study loans will be made cheaper and more accessible by fixing student loan interest at 4%.3. BJP will create 12 million IT-enabled jobs in rural areas. Computer prices will be drastically cut to make it affordable to every section. All educational institutions will have internet facilities within 5 years. Broadband connectivity to every village.4. Launch an aggressive project to groom young sporting talent by allocating Rs 5,000 crore for creation of sports infrastructure especially in educational institutions Appoint trained coaches; secure employment for international medal winners. Sport will be a compulsory subject in school curricula.
NATION’S WEALTH, PEOPLE’S HEALTH:1.BJP is committed to making the right to clean water a fundamental right. A massive programme will be launched to provide clean, drinking water to every citizen.2. A regulatory authority to be set up for private hospitals and nursing homes to monitor unfair practices.3. A comprehensive project to bring health-for-all by 2014.4. Introduce a mandatory ‘Dial 108 for ambulance at your doorstep’ scheme throughout the country.5. Revive the creation of new AIIMS, originally initiated by the NDA Government but neglected by UPA. All six state-of-the-art hospitals will be rapidly constructed over the next 5 years.6. Janani Suraksha Yojana to care for delivering mothers and infants will be strengthened.
SENIOR CITIZENS: 1. Recognising the importance of Senior Citizens in nation-building and inculcating civilisational values, BJP commits itself to reducing the age for receiving travel benefits from 65 to 60 years. 2. Complete tax exemption to senior citizens in respect of pension income.CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT:1. Combating climate change and global warming through non-polluting technologies will be prioritized.2. Importance given to programmes to arrest the melting of Himalayan glaciers from which most major rivers in North India originate.3. Take all appropriate steps to save Tiger, the National Animal, and safeguard critical habitants of all wildlife. Emphasis to be laid on protecting India’s resplendent but endangered bio-diversity.DEFENDING THE CIVILISATION:1. The BJP remains committed to the construction of a grand Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.2. BJP will not allow anybody to touch the revered Ram Setu. We will evolve a new route for Sethu Samudram bypassing Ram Setu.3. Cleaning the revered Ganga and other major rivers will be a priority. Local communities will be enrolled in this gigantic task.4. Cow protection is an article of faith with BJP. This will be pursued relentlessly.5. Full integration of the nation is not possible as long as Article 370 stays on the statute books. BJP remains steadfast in its belief that the provision must be removed to ensure Indian unity.

Muslims and Christians should Vote for BJP

Muslims and Christians should Vote for NDA
by RSBAHETI on Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:56 pm
I feel it is high time now that all minorities should vote for NDA if they want to see their over all development along with others,As congress and now upa had done nothing but a vote bank politics in the name of secularism.All indian muslims and christians should understand , what they got in the 60 years of congress rule,they kept on voting congress party in the hope, of there development and upliftment, but that has not happened,all hollow promises made by congress year an after year to minorities for vote bank politics,
RSBAHETI

Muslims and Christians should Vote for BJP

Muslims and Christians should Vote for NDA
by RSBAHETI on Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:56 pm
I feel it is high time now that all minorities should vote for NDA if they want to see their over all development along with others,As congress and now upa had done nothing but a vote bank politics in the name of secularism.All indian muslims and christians should understand , what they got in the 60 years of congress rule,they kept on voting congress party in the hope, of there development and upliftment, but that has not happened,all hollow promises made by congress year an after year to minorities for vote bank politics,
RSBAHETI

CPOs have No Answer to Naxals

Josy Joseph
Saturday, April 18, 2009 3:38 IST
.New Delhi: While security forces and intelligence agencies perceived a threat to the poll process from Islamist terrorist groups based outside India, it is the home-grown naxalite violence that threatens to disrupt the general election. And the establishment says it can't do much to contain the menace.

At least 48 security force personnel have been killed in 100 naxalite attacks since the election was announced on March 2, 12 of them during the first phase of polling on Thursday. Of the 48, 30 are from the Central Reserve Police Force, 11 from the Central Industrial Security Force, and the rest from the Border Security Force. This figure is higher than the number of security force personnel killed in the corresponding period in Jammu & Kashmir and the Northeast put together.
With four more phases of polling still to go over the next month, the reach and scale of the naxalite attacks suggest that this general election will go down as India's bloodiest, officials in the security establishment have admitted.
"The reach and intensity of attacks is unprecedented, but there is little we can do now," a senior intelligence officer said. Central forces have been stretched thin for election duty and state police forces are not up to the task.
State police forces for years neglected and let the naxal menace grow. Now they are throwing up their hands and demanding the deployment of paramilitary forces. But central forces are also not qualified for the task, what with new terrain, strange topography, and no local sources.
While the CISF is trained to protect industrial complexes, the BSF guards peaceful international borders.
If the regularity and intensity of the present wave of naxal attacks is any indication, the day is not far when the state may have to deploy the armed forces, at least in some areas. India's response to all insurgencies has followed the same pattern: for years states ignore the problem or treat it as a mere law-and-order issue. Then, as it becomes unmanageable, they seek central paramilitary assistance. Eventually, the army is called in.
The naxal threat is far bigger in this general election as compared 2004.
When the first wave of naxalism struck India, it was contained by state police forces and through political efforts. But the new-generation naxalism is stronger, more widespread and cohesive, and has safe hideouts in central and eastern India. Many within the establishment are clearly worried.
"The money the Centre has given to these (naxal-affected) states for police modernisation is mostly unspent, and now they are shifting the responsibility to central forces," said a senior member of the security establishment. "There is very little we can do for the coming phases of polls. Already our paramilitary forces are very stretched," he said, admitting candidly that violence could continue at this level over the next phases, too.
In 2004, the naxalite calls for election boycott and violence were not so successful. "But this time, they are making a very strong statement," the official said.

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Brings out the tamil evening newspaper Malai Malar.Balasubramanian Adityan son of Sivanthi Athithan managers Malar Publications Ltd.B.Adityan set up ‘Air Media Network Pvt Ltd’ (AMN)AMN is into cable distribution, content productions and broadcasting.AMN owns AMN TVAMN has produced content for FM radio, All India Radio, Doordarshan, Vijay TV.Dina Mani is a tamil newspaper.Dina Mani is owned by The New Indian Express Group. (NIEG)NIEG owns Kannadaprabha, Andhraprabha, Malaylamvarikha, Indiavarta and Expressbuzz.NIEG also owns Cinemaexpress & TamilanexpressSTAR Vijay TV is a tamil TV channel.Vijay TV is owned by STAR TVSTAR TV is owned by News Corporation based in Hong Kong.News Corporation is owned by Rupert Murdoch.Fox Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of News Corporation.FEG owns Fox News Channel, in USA.Fox News is a conservative, pro-church Republican Party channel in USNews Corporation owns the The Wall Street JournalJaya TV is a tamil TV channel.Jaya TV is owned by Jaya Network.Jaya Network is owned by J.JayalalithaJayalalitha was the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (AIADMK party)Makkal TV is owned by Makkal TholaikatchiAct Now for Harmony and Democracy’s (ANHAD) Founding and Managing Trustee is Shabnam HashmiShabnam’s father was a freedom fighter.Shabnam went to USSR on a cultural exchange scholarship for six years.Shabham is married to Gauhar Raza.KN Panikkar is a Founding trustee of ANHADPanikkar is an Indian Marxist Historian.Panikkar was the Vice Chancellor of Sree Sankarcharya Sanskrit University, Kalady, Kerala.Panikkar received Homi Bhabha Senior Fellowship.Panikkar was awarded Padma Bhushan.Harsh Mander is a Founding trustee of ANHADHarsh Mander is a Human Rights activist, author and was in the IAS.Harsh Mander was close to Ajit JogiHarsh Mander, born into Sikh faith, was in-charge of the relief camps in Indore during the 1984 riots.Harsh Mander served as Managing Director of SC/ST Finance Corporation.Harsh Mander was the Director of ActionAid India.Ajit Jogi was the Chief Minister of Chhatisgarh.Ajit Jogi is from the Congress party (INC).It is claimed that after Ajit Jogi, a tribal Christian became the CM the rate of Christian conversions has gone up.Harsh Mander received the 2002 “Rev. M.A.Thomas National Human Rights Award”Rev M.A.Thomas National Human Rights Award was awarded by “Vigil India Movement.Shubha Mudgal is a trustee of ANHADShubha’s parents Skand and Jaya Gupta were professors of English literature at Allahabad University.Shubha’s grand-father Prof. P.C.Gupta was also a professor at Allahabad University.Shubha’s first husband was Justice Mukul Mudgal of Delhi High Court.Shubha is currently married to Aneesh Pradan, a tabla player.Shubha received Padma Shri.Shubha has received several awards in the field of music.Kamla Bhasin is a trustee of ANHADKamla is an Indian feminist.Kamla was a lecturer in the Orientation Centre of the German Foundation for Developing Countries, Bad Honnef, West Germany.Kamla was the Development Secretary of Seva Mandir, Udaipur.Saeed Akhtar Mirza is a trustee of ANHADSaeed Mirza is a writer and director in Hindi films and television.Saeed Mirza’s father is Akhtar MirzaAkhtar Mirza was a noted film script writer.Asianet Communications Limited (ACL) has a majority stake in Asianet TV.ACL is owned by Jupiter Entertainment Ventures Limited (JEVL).JEVL is a subsidiary of Jupiter Capitals Ltd.The other media outlets of ACL are: Asianet News, Asianet Plus, Best FM 95, Asianet Suvarana, Suvarna News, Asianet Sitara and Sitara News.Rajeev Chandrasekhar is the Chairman & Editor-in-chief.Rajeev Chandrasekar entered Rajya Sabha in 2006.Rajeev Chandrasekar’s uncle is M.K.NarayananM.K.Narayanan is National Security AdvisorM.K.Narayanan headed the Intelligence Bureau from 1987 to 1990.Malayalam daily, Mathrubhumi, is owned by M P VirendrakumarVirendrakumar is a MP through Janata Dal (Secular), from KeralaIn Kerala, Deva Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) party is a constituent of Left Democratic FrontLatest Editor of Mathrubhumi is Kesava MenonKesava Menon was the Associate Editor of The Hindu before taking up this positionShashi Tharoor is an Indian Diplomat.Shashi is the son of late Chandran Tharoor.Chandran was a journalist working for Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta.Chandran headed "The Statesman" in 1959.Shashi Tharoor is going to contest as INC (Congress) candidate in 2009.Ishaan and Kanishk are twin sons of Shashi.Ishaan lives in Hong Kong and works for "Time" magazine.Kanishk lives in London and works for "OpenDemocracy".Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan is a sister of Shashi.Smita Tharoor is another sister of Shashi.Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan is daughter of Shobha.Ragini is the editor of "India Currents".Shobha writes in "India Currents"India Currents is an Indian American monthly.Shashi's first wife was Tilottama Mukherji from Kolkata.Tilottama was/is a journalist and scholar.Sahshi's second wife is Christ Giles, a Canadian.Christa is Deputy Secretary of the United Nations Disarmament Commission.Mukundan Unni was Shashi's maternal uncle.Tharoor Parameswar was Chandran Tharoor's elder brother.Parameswar was the founder publisher of the Indian edition of "Reader's Digest".Param resurrected & presided the Advertising Club of Bombay.Param was also the Advertising Manager of Amrita Bazar Patrika.Shobhana Bhartia is the Chairperson and Editorial Director of Hindustan Times groupShobhana is the daughter of KK Birla; grand daughter of GD Birla.KK Birla joined INC (Congress) party in 1984.KK Birla was later elected Rajya Sabha member in 1984.Shobhana is married to Shyam Sunder BhartiaShyam is the Chariman of Jubliant Organosys Ltd, a Pharma companyShyam is the son of late Mohan Lal Bhartia.Shamit Bhartia and Priyavrat Bhartia are their sonsShamit is a Director at the Hindustan Times group.Shobhana was nominated for Rajya Sabha in 2006.Shobhana is politically affiliated to INC (Congress).She was nominated by UPA headed by Sonia Gandhi.Shobhana was a 2005 Padma Shree award. This was after UPA formed the government in 2004.Priyavrat is a Director at the Hindustan Times group.Shamit heads franchises of Dominoes Pizza and Hot Breads.Shamit also looks after the chain store ‘Monday to Sunday’Shobhana is a close family friend of Scindias.Late Madhavrao Scindia was a Minister from the INC (Congress) party.Jyotiraditya Scindia is Madhavrao’s son.Jyotiraditya is a MP from the INC (Congress) party.Karan Thapar writes a weekly column in Hindustan Times.Vir Sanghvi writes two columns ‘Counter Point’ and ‘Rude Food’Barkha Dutt writes the column ‘Third Eye’Sonal Kalra is a editor of HT City a supplement of Hindustan Times and writes a column.-------------------------------------- Joseph Bain D'Souza was CEO of a housing project in which Mrinal Gore, PB Samant and Suresh Narvekar were trustees.- N. Ram was a founder of Students Federation of India, CPI(M)'s student wing.- N. Ram's niece is married to Dayanidhi Maran.- Joseph D'Souza is the head of All India Christian Council.- Dalit Freedom Network operates out of a church in Colorado. Melody Divine is part of DFN and Melody Divine works for Arizona Congressman Trent Franks.- Joseph D'Souza is listed in Pat Robertson's 700 club, a group for fundamentalist Christians.- Dalit Freedom Network is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.------------All credits to Swamy G of http://www.india-forum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2209
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