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Is the GM crops safe for the country?

27 Friday Dec 2013

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Recently Jayanti Natarajan, Minister, Environment Minister, resigned from the Cabinet citing to take more party activity in the oncoming general elections. But the real reason is understood by all that the delay in clearance of environmental clearance for projects is the real reason.As in the case of Jairam Ramesh, former Environment Minister who took a stiff position on these clearances, Jayanti Natarajan was also following suit.
The new minister for Environment, Veerappa Moily, is acting fast and is understood to give early clearance to the GM (Genetically Motivated) Crops, which are questioned by the farmers and the environmentalists in the country. The new decision will benefit MNCs like Monsanto and others. The UPA II government, in the last leg of their five year rule is determined to support the MNCs and Indian agriculture lobbies, so that it will benefit them mobilising funds for the coming general elections. This process of starting tests on the GM crops is strongly supported by the PMO as also Sharad Pawar, Agricultural Minister, who himself is a part of the Agricultural lobby.

RED STAR OVER CHINA – CHINA CELEBRATES MAO’S BIRTHDAY

26 Thursday Dec 2013

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BEIJING,December 26(Xinhua) – Tens of thousands of Chinese flocked to Shaoshan and Tian’anmen Square, two major shrines for Mao Zedong, as well as other public venues on Monday, burning incense, eating noodles and singing “red songs” to mark the late leader’s 118th birthday.

Normally, the mausoleum of Mao on the Tian’anmen Square in Beijing is closed on Mondays for maintenance, but today tens of thousands swarmed to the mausoleum to pay their respects.

In front of the mausoleum’s south gate, about 20 people, who wore red-star caps and pinned Mao badges, faced the shrine and sang “The East Is Red,” which extols the deeds of Chairman Mao and was a well known anthem for every city and village’s public address system during Mao’s reign.

After bowing three times, the group punched their fists in the air while hailing “Long Live Chairman Mao.”

“Chairman Mao is our great savior. Chairman Mao genuinely loved the underprivileged and hard-working people,” said a tearful Nie Yeping, a 57-year-old woman from the southwestern city of Chongqing. (Courtesy: Ganashakti)

AAP Government in Delhi on 28th December 2013

26 Thursday Dec 2013

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It is reported that the Aam Aadmi Party headed by Arvind Kejrival will form the Government at Delhi by taking oath on 28th December at Ramlila Grounds in front of lakhs of people. There is no doubt that this is most welcome as there will be a government in Delhi which is different from the most corrupt and compromised governments of Congress and BJP which ruled there earlier. The capital city with hundreds of VVIPs, including politicians, corporates, big business tycoons as also hard core criminals can not be tamed unless a strong and committed government is there. Whether the AAP will be able to deliver the goods? Whether the Congress will allow the AAP to do these as also welfare measures?
I just remember the time, 1957, when for the first time in India, Communist party won in a state, Kerala. There was doubt, whether the centre will allow the government to be formed. The government was formed with E.M.S.Namboodiripad as Chief Minister.Within few months it brought Land Reforms, Educational Bill and other welfare measures. The Congress tried all machinations to dislodge it, but failed. At that stage the Centre intervened and dismissed it under Article 356 on the plea of fail of law and order. Every body will even now agree that was the best government.
In the same way Congress may be waiting for a chance to dislodge AAP government at a time suitable to them. Congress is not magnanimous to allow the AAP to cement their position by their welfare measures. Let us watch the developments.

66 years after Independence, 4.4 crore live in slums, 60% rural people have no toilet facilities.

25 Wednesday Dec 2013

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It is 66 years since India got Independence. But the life of crores of people have not improved. As per the 2012 report (69th round NSSO Report) of the National Sample Survey Organisation, the government body which collects many datas for government, 4.4 crore people are still living in slums, which have no basic necessities and facilities. These are temporary houses, crowded and with complete unhygienic conditions. According to NSSO report, there are such 33,150 slums mainly in Maharashtra, A.P.,W.Bengal, Gujarat etc.
The report also mentions that 60% of the rural households do not have toilet facilities. For the urban area, it is 8.8%. They have to use public spaces for their natural calls. Those who travel by trains can see the people utilising the spaces near the Railway tracks for this purpose.
About 25% in the urban and 55% in the rural areas do not have potable water to drink.
While the Prime Minister and the Planning Commission are all shouting loud about the GDP Growth etc. they do not care about poor, whether rural or urban. There may be only very rare countries in the world, where the benefit of growth has mostly gone to the rich and the poor has become poorer. The ruling class always speak about the poor and oppressed, but ignore them in their welfare.
A change is a must to this sorry situation.

Wish You All A Merry X-mas!

25 Wednesday Dec 2013

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Today,the world over people are celebrating X-mas, the Birth of Jesus Christ more than 2000 years back. In India also, just like other festivals, X-Mas is also celebrated by all people without consideration of religion etc.
On this day, My Best Wishes and Greetings to all our Comrades, Friends and Well Wishers a Very Merry and Happy X-mas!

AAP may form the government in Delhi – Announcement tomorrow

22 Sunday Dec 2013

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AAP is all ready to form the government on the basis of the good response it got from the public meetings conducted during the last one week. Who will be the Chief Minister? Kejriwal or somebody else? It is yet to be decided, it seems.

Raising of fuel prices a reason for fuelling prices of food items

21 Saturday Dec 2013

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Kolkata, Dec 21 (PTI) Attacking the Centre over rising prices of fuel, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat today said it was pushing up the prices of vegetables and food items though there was no dearth in production.

“Diesel prices are being hiked by 50 paise every month. The price of petrol was increased by 41 paise a litre yesterday. Increase in fuel prices is pushing up the prices of essential commodities,” Karat told a party rally at Barrackpore near here.

Criticising central policies for the price hike, he laid the blame on futures trading and the Centre allegedly batting for big business.

“The runaway food and vegetable prices have pushed up wholesale inflation,” he said. (PTI)

Congress and BJP compete for excellence in corruption – Yechury

20 Friday Dec 2013

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“A political alternative to the two main political formations – Congress and BJP – who compete with each other in excelling the levels of corruption, is required to cleanse our society from this morass of fast declining political morality.” (Com. Sitaram Yechury in ‘People’s Democracy’) – How true!

AAP to form Government in Delhi?

20 Friday Dec 2013

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The latest developments indicate that the Aam Aadmi Party may take a decision to form the Government in Delhi by next week. Party spoke person had already stated that AAP was getting lot of pressure from people to form the government.
The scenario is interesting. Congress was thinking that even if it gives support to AAP, the latter will not form the government, since it had already declared earlier that it will not form the government. The support offered was to trap AAP. If it does not form Govt. Congress can accuse it of shirking responsibility. What Congress will do now, if AAP decides to form the government? If AAP forms the government, it will start inquiries in the corruption cases of the Congress regime, which will hurt the Congress dearly. If AAP does not form the government and election takes place,the condition of Congress will be more pitiable. A Catch-22 situation.
BJP will be happy if AAP forms government. It can take advantage as the main opposition party and criticise the AAP government, while continuing with the 32 MLAs and the consequent benefit.
Any way, the decision of the AAP may come by Monday. Let us wait for the same.

Lokpal Bill passed by Parliament

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

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At last the Lok Pal Bill is passed by both houses of the Parliament and will become an Act after the approval of the President.
All the political parties except SP supported the bill.It is not everybody was happy, but the results of the recent assembly elections, the people’s anger against the high corruption and the forthcoming General elections – all compelled even the unwilling parties also to support the bill.
There are many weakness in the bill, which has to be rectified later.