U.P.A. AND LEMMINGS
At the valedictory session of the BJP National Executive in New Delhi last weekend, I referred to the Prime Minister’s comment about the opposition becoming impatient to see the UPA Government’s ouster in order to have an early poll. I said that in the country today, not only in the media, but also among the people, opinion is unanimous that the UPA. Government is in an unenviable mess. This fact is also widely recognised that the mess is of the Congress’s own making. I described the UPA Government as being ‘in a suicidal mode.’
I can never forget the six-seven months period just before the formation of the BJP in April, 1980. Before that we were part of the Janata Party. At that time I had said publicly about my own party that we are in a suicidal mood.
In one of the pieces I wrote those days I had referred to a Scandinavian rodent-like animal known as lemming. Ordinarily, I had written, only human beings are known to commit suicide. But lemmings are unique creatures.
Without rhyme or reason, large numbers of lemmings start marching towards the sea. Some swim and survive. Most die. These mass suicides of lemmings have long intrigued biologists. I wrote then that the Janata party seems to be “in the grips of a lemmings complex.” One can say the same thing about the UPA Government today.
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In December 2001, the Law Commission of India published its 179th Report strongly recommending enactment of laws to provide protection to whistle blowers who expose corruption.
The 113 page report opens with a letter addressed to the then Law Minister, Arun Jaitley by the Commission Chairman, Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy, in which he quotes Prime Minister Vajpayee affirming that the country’s attitude to corruption should be of “zero tolerance”. The Report has a couple of chapters describing in detail the kind of statutory protection given to Whistle Blowers in UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
On the basis of this Law Commission Report, the Manmohan Singh cabinet approved a Bill which protects Whistle Blowers and which in 2010 was formally introduced in the Lok Sabha by Personnel Minister, Prithviraj Chauhan. Presently this Bill is being considered by a Standing Committee of Parliament.
The Bill has not become law as yet. But the Cabinet having approved of it, Government should feel committed to its core principle.
Last week, accompanied by Arun Jaitley I visited the Tihar Jail to meet Sudheendra Kulkarni, a close associate of mine for many years, and two former Lok Sabha colleagues Kulaste and Bhagora who together had rendered a signal service to Democracy by blowing the whistle to expose how in 2008 crores were given as bribes to Lok Sabha MPs to cross vote in favour of the Congress, and enable UPA-2 to win a vote of confidence even after the Left Front had parted company with them. The Left Front had quit the UPA because of its opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deed. Along with Ashok Argal, the third BJP MP who was approached by the UPA, the three were offered 3 crores each, and paid Rs. 1 crore in advance.
The Hindu published a Wikileaks report showing that the Manmohan Government not only indulged in massive bribery to buy MPs to its side, but had no shame flaunting its dirty plans before U.S. Embassy officials only to reassure them that the UPA Government was not going to fall, and that the Indo-U.S. Nuclear deal will go through.
It is indeed shocking to find that the ruling party these days is exerting its utmost to protect corrupt ministers but has no qualms putting whistle blowers behind bars.
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An organization which surveys the level of corruption in various countries of the world, computes a Corruption Perception Index for each country and publishes a comprehensive list every year is the TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL.
The CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX assigns scores to countries on a scale of zero to ten, with zero indicating very high levels of corruption, and ten showing very low levels.
The list published for 2010 shows India’s score as 3.3, and out of 178 countries is ranked at a lowly 87th.
Three countries – Denmark, Singapore and New Zealand – have scored 9.3 and thus tied for first place in 2010’s List of 178 countries.
While Pakistan scoring 2.3, is 143rd in the List. Afghanistan, Burma and Somalia are the last three in ranking – 176, 177 and 178.
TAILPIECE
On September 30, the Congress President foisted a 2G Truce on the two senior-most ministers of the Union Government. That night when I switched on the TV I saw Salman Khurshid virtually jumping with joy shouting “All IZ WELL”, the punchline of a recent popular movie. Of the mediamen present on the spot, one told me later: from the media persons a voice was heard asking: “Salman Saheb, can you name the THREE IDIOTS?”
L.K. Advani
New Delhi
3 October, 2011
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October 3rd, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Advaniji, Very well said.. I really like the pinch of humor in the article.
October 4th, 2011 at 10:33 am
The arrest of Sudheendra Kulakarni and 3 other whistle blowers only shows that the UPA is pushed to the wall and they have been pushed to the wall. UPA has lost all credibility and has lost right to continue in the government. The only way for Dr.Manmohan Singh to keep his face is to immediately resign and come out of the UPA.
I have one question regarding the arrest of Kulkarni and others.
Is it not possible to file a PIL in the Supreme Court against the government?
October 8th, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Dear Advaniji,
I don’t Have other medium to contact you, please take it as a message from me,(A common citizen of India).
Advaniji you have worked a lot and continuing it to work for your country till the last breath, same time you have to maintain the responsibility as a leader of opposition, a party leader, a national leader, a national image and many more for various position and prospective.
Dear Advaniji You it better India is very large country by size and population, to take the control for ruling we need many more efficient and dynamic personals who loves their country and country people.
Once there was a time it seems that BJP was strong enough to control over India , but now it seems that BJP loosing its controls from many parts of India only staying in some states,
Ok For Some States it is OK, But while considering about National Party selection I don’ think BJP Looks As strong as the CONGRESS Looks, Its true and you have to accept this.
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October 8th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Advaniji
My request is please Choose some young boys who have the talent, motive to work for their district , village, state India , Those who can be the ICON of their locality, can be good at speech, Can understand the requirement of India, their locality having good knowledge subject like politics, history, sociology, Chemistry, management, agriculture, IT, Engineers, and more take some talent boys with extraordinary quality , those who are interested to work for their state or if you like can promoted for the Nation also.
But they should have knowledge good English as well 2/3 local language fluency (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, kannad, gujurati). I always admires you advaniji, bajpayeeji, sushama swarajji, uma bharati ji, promod mahajanji, venkeya naiduji, but problem the others party workers are not in the eys of indians as whether they are a part of BJP or not , You you cant able to show your power to Nation how and Why people will keep confidence on you,
October 8th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Dear advaniji while choosing your active workers, please consider some cases that , the candidate should not have a tendency to join party as a business, or job to gain monetary and other profit, to work for nation and people for nation should be main moto,
and you can choose some great teacher or some good engineers who are interested to work for india, but this should not make them feel as ( politics is the last choice of scroundals), some good doctors having great talent and being a good human being.
as per my knowledge in politics, people from junior level of politics learn how to betrey seniors and co-workers to take a upper seat. this concept should not be their and we need some selfishness less unmarried man.
October 8th, 2011 at 4:21 pm
advaniji you have to improve and restrcture your man power every party leading man dont have the capability to lead the nation, you have to choose the right candidate and always you should have a complete control over your candidate,
and the working party workers and many more I dont know , if you will not let them to play as a national level workers how people will know them and how people will keep confidence on them,
and about the state situation politics is going on every where in the village stll 10-20 rupees keeps matter, while in towns 1000 keeps no matters even autorisksha, for 6-7 k.m asking 200 rupees, how to survive and feel india is ours, and manmohan singh happy with their computerized calculation of inflation statistics, and definitelt one day you will see sonia will sell india properties to italy and USA, and the nehuru family will leave hapily with their famili at foreign, india not keep much meaning to them,
October 8th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
nehuru family was always rich and they just doing politics business, by taking photos with poor india people, india will not grow who will tell to rahil, gold rate is rising, dal is unnecessorily haigh from Rs. 30-70, with same petrol price $90 we are paying rs.25 more for petrol liter , to where these money are going or soniaji sending this to Italy, now a day even a person having 40K income hardly thinking about 2 kids,
No where house available below 30lakhs, Advaniji I dont know, Is this happening ing whole world or only in our nation, vagitable of any type were sold before below rs. 10. but every thing is above Rs. 20, why, after giving subsid to farmers rice price goes up to 18-25 for low standard rice. previously for many years it was below 10 or 8.
If we are suffering due to some foreign ecomnimist(USA) rule and economics policy go to hell this economist policy, we were happy with our economy.
why these gold rate are increasing from 7k to 27k,
October 8th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
whether USA going to take control over the world,
How the village people will make money to survive, or every one will become laborer and will come to town for searching a job, wheat kg become 18-20 after giving extra amount for wheat at Punjab previously it was below 10 now it became 20, how many gainers and how many suffers, who are planning to give rice at rs.2 per kg by spending our money, uncivilized people.
police works for money and politicians only, why every works are not maintaining computerized, why anna will ask to pass the bill, why 95% of IAS officers are not good for country, they are working hard to get into the office and they and their family enjoy the facility like a king. Why Full Person Identification Program is not running , why the properties of each person is not maintain from a date ( for bank , assets and all)
October 8th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Advaniji lists are more we dont have rord communication in many states, no prepaid auto service, no town bus services in many states, hospitals facility, doctors are becoming Brokers, very less seats are available for good student, doctor sont can be a doctor now days, and more we need financial support to start business, NGO, EXPORT, Firm and more. Third class people and brokers are making money these days what about good people.
Everybody have a dream to make at least one or two bed room where he can take breath in peace, without listening the voice of the roomrent owner. Cant we some thing for them,
Can we expect this , I never have the faith on Congress. they will help only those who have money.
Advaniji, I suggest you to Add some energetic boys, old prson who have the willing to work for his country, who want to work field work let them do who want to do, who want to work for your party as a office let them to do.
Make a hirerchy, and remove some OLD non- working Bulls, If
October 8th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
possible Add Some OLD BULL also,
Advaniji define , display your mans power their speciality, their responsibility , their talent, their comitment, their state, Describe how you relie upon them and so that the country people will relie upon them, their property , their profession, their family every thing we want to know, from bourn to till date. so that no need to again you need to introduce them that see this new face.
Advaniji I want you should go through this if required i will talk with you also.
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October 8th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Dear Advaniji,
This is with regards to your soon to start ‘Rath Yatra’. With Congress completely on a backfoot due to corruption issues, but the reports of Narendra Modiji unhappy, with few differences, are not good signs.
It is my personal opinion, in this ‘Rath Yatra’ at some stage of middle to final finish of the Yatra, you must be accompanied by Modiji and Varun Gandhi (his speech in the Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha was very inspiring for the Youth). This way you can project the new lot of leaders in the near future and the far future. Modiji and Varun should now address more of National and World issues.
The core team of Arun Jaitely Sir, Madam Sushma Swaraj, Ghadkariji etc. looks formidable. The need is project and add few more in the core team.
You are always taking RSS guidance, it sets a culture in the BJP. As two icons of BJP, yourself and Atalji are from RSS. RSS needs to facelift itself, with respect to modern evolving Indian Political system.
HChibber
October 9th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Sir,
UPA has created a perfect mess and the common man is completely frustrated with this government. However, it depends on the ability of BJP to leverage this discontent prevailing among the masses. It is one thing to expose a government, but it is different ballgame to convert the feeling of dissatisfaction into anti-incumbency.
NDA has been poor in capitalizing its own good work (it lost 2004 elections after a very healthy performance) and its opponent’s pitfalls (Congress increased its tally in 2009).
But, I sincerely hope and pray that BJP will not let the current opportunity falter down.
UP elections are a golden opportunity and the party should concentrate on it with full throttle. Any significant upturn in UP may provide the much needed momentum.
Also, BJP should fight the government not only inside the parliament & on the streets, but also in the courts. It may be nice if the party leaders get directly involved in various legal cases against the UPA.
October 19th, 2011 at 1:24 am
Respected Advani Ji,
Bharat mata ki jai!
We are very happy That you have started rath yatra for good cause.
Ealier in my message in your blog ,I had requested you for rath yatra.
Lots of thanks –you have started .
Please ensure to effectiveness of Yatra- Following Points shoud be high lighted :-
1. Lake of good governess of UPA
2. Corruption at highest level rised
3. Infletion is rise 5 Times in a single year
4. Making poor to poorer on name of globiliasation & so call groth.
5. UPA working only for Rich which is 18% of population.
6. Planning of govt. are benefited 18% rich only.
7. UPAQ leaders are behaving like Kings.
8. Joking poors by setting Rs,32/26 Per day ,Which shoud be 850 per day.
9. Taking away higher & good education from common men, Only 18%
Rich can take good education, Fee Of education hike at significant level,
Policies are same as was at British time.
10. Taking away Dal-Roti-Sabji from common men, Housing is now beyond dream
October 19th, 2011 at 1:25 am
of common men.
11 In parliament almost all the rich persons ,How can they represent poor or
Common men.
12 During your yatra awake and advice people of India ,Voting for Right Candidate
Who is honest, social worker, have no money or muscle power, If possible candidate should sign a bond with people of their constituency to promises he made
Will fulfill, If fail will resign from post.
13 People of country are living in painful &difficult condition due to wrong policies
& planning’s, Significance inflation, Corruption, Wide increased of poor –Rich gap.
14 There should be a limit set for rich to earnings, After certain limit Tax slab should be high as much as 80%.
15 Some part of profits of Huge profit making private companies /MNC “s should be
Used in nation building Or nationalize big companies.
16 Effective planning should be made Removing poverty,Unemloyment,to reduce inflation. Ensure Roti-Kapda Aur Makan for every citizen.
October 19th, 2011 at 1:29 am
17 Make huge difference in UPA & BJP Governess, At present is very thin difference.
18 Select & establish a model state of BJP Ruled.
19 Avoid vanshvad in your party as now Hissar seat won by son of Bhajanlal
20 Wrong is always wrong whether it done by congress or BJP mostly in debates opposite party
Justified this type wrong other party also doing.
21 Give promise to Janta you will give candidate for election among aam aadmi not bahubali, not criminal,not rich not seth, not corporator & ensure Ensure representation of 82% poor in parliament & respective Vidhan Sahbas.
22 Ensure corruption free in BJP ruled States.
23 82% representive will be among aam aadmi.
24 Ensure you will give Joy of Independent India to every countarymen which is at present not available.
Wish you great & significant Success of Rath Yatra .
Should be good Replacement of Present UPA GOVT.
J P Singh
October 19th, 2011 at 2:12 am
Respected Advani ji,
I had requested you on 6th june in your blog ,Under topic Anna Hazare Episod,Thank you again you have listen the voice of Janta, and trying hard fighting for common men &corruption on this Age.
I ones again sailute you from all countary men.
But Satna episod,Karnatka Episod are happenig big barriers just time of Yatra.If corruption in BJP ruled
State ,Insteate of denial preprair to rectify it & give Janta a word your party take hard action against corrupt or guilty either he belong to your party.
Wish you Great success of your Rath Yatra Mission ,It is the Mission of Indian citizen.
Jai Hind…JPS..
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:52 am
Respected Shri. Deepak Chopra ji,
Secretary to Hon’ble Statesman Shri. L. K. Advanji.
Sir, with profound respect, I write to you, in expressing my deepest appreciation to your good-self for being solidarity of strength in action with statesman’s yatra. On the same occasion, I am delighted to know the programme facts of the statesman’s yatra which stopover a night halt at Bangalore on 30th of October 2011.
On this wonderful moment, I seek the consent of your good office to space-time for an appointment to meet the Hon’ble statesman, as suitable to his leisureliness.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:52 am
Sir, you’re aware of the statesman’s selective action in directing the then Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri. Yeddyrappa, to grace and bless on my wedding day (21st of October 2009). I hope, the meet virtuously will be a privileged on my part and moreover worthiness to show my gratitude towards the statesman’s benevolent acts.
Thanking You,
Yours sincerely.
(K.S. Gurunath Murthy)
9902851266 – 08041252391 (guru.ksgm@gmail.com)
November 5th, 2011 at 1:19 am
Respected Advani ji,
As you contineous your rath yatra,UPA is behaving as unresponcible manner ,Seems time has come that this anti people govt should go.
Continue increasing uncontrolled inflation , Purposely increased oil priced by govt.
& indication by PM that other items also will be decontrolled is show lake of
Governance & great SIN towards people of India , It seems purely directorship not
Democracy at all.
Democracy means rule of majority people , majority in India of poor peoples
80% people in India are poor ,than why majority of Rich people is ruling govt.
Is it right in democracy. Rule should be of poor peoples & policies & planning
Should be favor of majority poor peoples.
Jai hind…!
J P Singh
November 6th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
advani ji my ek bat bolna chahtahoo
jab math bedh ke oopar praja ko vibhajit karte hai ho jagada hona asaan hai yeh tho pata hai
magar jab sarkar aur aap log chao tho praja ko aaykar (income) ke oopar vibhajit karte hai to koyi mathgarsh ki avsar nahi aasakthi hai na kya aap is vishay par sehamathi hai nahi hai tho daya karke ham aap ko ek ache netha samajthe hai isi liye aap ko hamari bhavana batha rahe hai daya karke hame is par jewab bechiye (hindhunanda@gmail.com) krupaya jawab beche.
Dhanyawad
Hindhunandha
November 16th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Advani ji,
I read about Dr. Raman Singh , CM of Chattisgarh on Wikipedia. The state under his leadership has got United Nations’ highest award to Chhattisgarh in recognition of its human development model. You should tell people about this. I Madhya Pradesh’s CM is also doing some commenddable job. I would like to request you to notedown individual , specific, concrete achievements of BJP ruled states. and vigourosly advertise and campaign these specific acievements no matter how small they appear.
General slogans of good, corruption free govt are not as effective as individual task accomplished or recognition earned.
And ofcourse zero tolerance for corruption. I also read some news that in Karnataka investigation of corruption cases against Yedurrapaa are being influenced in his favour. Well I think your party should try to find and face the truth no matter how embarassing it is. Your party should not protect corrupt no matter how strong they are.
November 21st, 2011 at 9:49 am
माननीया आडवानी जी ,देश एक उथल पुथल से जूझ रहा है, मेरा आपसे सवाल ये है की अब जब आप राष्ट्रिया मंच पे आने को पूरी तरह तय्यार हो, और जल्दी ही जनरल एलेक्षन आने वाले हैं, क्या आप गारंटी लेते हैं की आपकी सरकार काले धन वालों को बेनकाब करेगी? काले पैसे को देश में लाएगी? तो क्या आप या आपकी पार्टी गारंटी देते हैं? गारंटी का मतलब होता है काम पूरा नहीं तो समान (सत्ता) वापिस?
मैं और मेरे कई साथी आपसे ये सवाल पूछ रहे हें ताकि वो ये निर्णय ले सकें की इस इलेक्शन में आपको वोट दें या फिर किसीको भी वोट ना दें, क्या आप हमें भरोसा (गारंटी) देते हें?
December 12th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Dear Mr. Advani, Sushmaji & Mr.Jaitley I don’t agree with many of views of your party, but do respect you as a honest and able administrator and the leading statesman of the country today. I request you to intervene to restore the primacy of the Parliament. It is scary to see this institution succumbing to mob rule. Corruption is a cancer, to be dealt with at once. But giving in to mob sentiments means putting Parliament in deep coma. Not all politicians are corrupt, just as not all NGO’s are angels. If Parliament is representative of our country, then all the good and the bad of this country gets reflected in it in the same proportion. Why should this surprise us? But to demean or to weaken it will be fatal to this nation. Pl act to ensure that the laws are made after due deliberations. Not on the street, not in jantar mantar, not in rajghat.
Pl restore the parliament. Else we are in for dictatorship or, even worse, mobocracy.
December 25th, 2011 at 2:50 am
Hello Sir,
I am a big fan of Bharatiya Janta Party. My family is also supporting you all by heart. But I am looking for the last 4 5 years you don’t have anything to attract us. Could you please tell me a single benefit of your Rath Yatra or Ram Andolan. Surely We ought to respect God and I am also a great devotee of Ram. When our whole country is suffering from corruption, inflation, crime and other scams, you are thinking of Ram and Shyam. Where is your party? Where is your leader? You don’t have a single leader in UP. Rajnath Singh is busy in doing Prime ministerial activities. It’s rediculous and has to be criticized. I can’t say this is the most strong party of it’s time. We need some agenda, some strong steps from your side. This is the right time to take decisions. I have not seen you in front of media for the last 1 year atleast. Come at front with the issue of Lokpal Bill sir. With in the days you all will be Hero. It doesn’t matter your party is corrupt or not.
January 1st, 2012 at 11:48 pm
Advaniji,
I just want to draw an attention that only one month is remaining in the Assembly Poll in UP but your Party did not release the full ticket to which contituency whom will be candidate. This is ridiculous why ur party is so lazy in this most important state. I suggest u that in Up u will set agenda mosly on polarisation of hindu votes why are ur party is very fearing to raise the issue Hindutva. Your star Pracharak will be Varun Gandhi in western UP and Adityanath in Eastern UP, they are the leader to whoom public likes more. This time no one guess that which party wins or loss but I certainly saying that If u go with good strategy and agenda your party will winning more than 100 seats and the single largest party in the state. But get rid off with that leaders who are trying that Varun Gandhi shall not take thier position in the party.