Thursday, September 28, 2017

Sinha versus Sinha on state of economy

Former Union Finance Minister and veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha made a stinging remark on the state of the economy in the Narendra Modi-led NDA govt. in an article published in prestigious English daily. Yashwant Sinha is not only a former finance Minister but also a retired IAS officer, who used to be the Principal Secretary of former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur before joining politics. He was Union Finance Minister in the Vajpayee govt. As far as his academic record is concerned, he is an MA in Economics from Patna University. So, he cannot be a layman so far as his view is concerned on the state of the economy in the country. He may have a personal grudge against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not being given due position in the govt., but the way he criticized economic measures such as demonetization and GST cannot be given a go by. Instead of taking Yashwant Sinha’s criticism in a positive way, the entire Cabinet in the Modi govt. came out to attack him. But at the same time Opposition leaders have rejoiced at Yashwant Sinha's broadside of the economic policy of the Narendra Modi govt. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh defending the Govt. said that India is the fastest growing economy. There are four fastest growing economies in the world and India's position is at fourth. So, India is the fourth fastest growing economy in the world. The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mr. Jayant Sinha, who is the son of Yashwant Sinha, has also written a blog to defend the economic condition of the country. He is also a well-read person. He is very articulate and has in-depth knowledge of economics. Narendra Modi govt. put him into the service to defend the govt. and he has rebutted his father’s charges against it. The issue appears to have taken the shape of father versus son. Being the son of Yashwant Sinha, the appeal among his caste men is still working. What wrong Yashwant Sinha has said? He opened the public eyes by enumerating the price of essential commodities. Jayant has tried his best to rebut the charges made by his father Yashwant Sinha against the handling of the economy by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yashwant says in his article that as PM Modi has seen poverty from close quarters, so Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ensures that people see poverty from very near. In other words, Yashwant Sinha says that Jailtely ensures making the people poor. He has mishandled the economy. Jayant Sinha rebuts his father’s comments on the status of the economy. He in his blog has said that some "sweeping conclusions" were drawn from a "narrow set of facts", missing the "structural reforms" transforming the economy He said GST, demonetization and digital payments were game-changing efforts to formalize India's economy. He also said India is well on course to achieve 100% village electrification by 2018 with the number of villages remaining to be electrified having decreased to only 4,941 villages by 2017 from 18,452 in 2014. Son’s defence of the govt. doesn’t hold water. It also doesn’t carry weight. Modi govt. must take Yashwant’s broadside of its economic policy seriously at the earliest. Otherwise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may meet Vajpayee’s govt. fate, which was thrown out of power in the very next Lok Sabha elections after five years in 2004 despite the slogan of Shining India.

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Indo-US to jointly fight terrorism

The visiting US Defence Secretary James Mattis and India's Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held talks and resolved to fight terrorism jointly. Both agreed to hold to account those who use terrorism as the instrument of state policy and dismantle the infrastructure that supports it. In the recent years, undoubtedly, the US has come closer to India and strengthened defence and strategic ties with it. But as far as the terrorism to be used as the instrument of state policy is concerned, it is no secret which country adopts this. It is also no secret which country is terrorists' safe havens. The US is the sole superpower of the world. It is also the oldest democracy and India is the largest one in the world. Both are natural allies. Both understand democratic values and both respect them. But in Pakistan despite being the democratically elected government in power, its military rules the roosts. No country knows Pakistan better than the US. Pakistan has been the blue-eyed boy of the US since its inception. In the last few years, especially, after 9/11 when the tentacles of terrorism spread to the US, it started to maintain some distance from it. Now, Pakistan has gone completely into the lap of China. But one thing is certain that when the US' own national interest suffers, it leaves no stone unturned to plug the loopholes existing wherever. Even after a long time, the US got its most wanted terrorist Al-Qaeda boss Osama binLaden killed in Abbottabad near Karachi in Pakistan by its tried and tested Navy SEAL personnel. The US sent its navy personnel without giving any notice to Pakistan. But if the same thing had been done by India to get its most wanted terrorists living in Pakistan with full state patronage, the US itself would have been the first to raise a hue and cry on the international level. Though the US is a very good friend of India, it must treat its friend on equal footing. Despite the US President's Donald Trump's suggestion that India must play a greater role in Afghanistan, Defence Minister Sitharaman has rightly said that India would not send its military in Afghanistan. India has already been playing a vital role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and strengthening democracy there. It has also been experienced that American dignitary speaks one thing in India and just another in Pakistan. US must warn Pakistan that if they continued to use terrorism as the instrument of the state policy, it would pressurize UN to declare it a terrorist state. The US is still the greatest helper of Pakistan. If the US wanted to fight terrorism to finish in reality, no power on earth can support it. One major take away from the talks was also a categorical statement by Nirmala Sitharaman ruling out any troop contribution in Afghanistan. India's position assumes significance given that under the new Afghan policy, the Trump administration wanted greater participation by India in the war-torn nation. After the meeting, Defence Minister clarified that India won't send boots on the ground in Afghanistan and will continue its development and reconstruction efforts in the country. The two countries have agreed to expand their maritime engagements explore additional and specialized military-to-military exercises and re-energise technology sharing, co-development and co-production under Make in India in the defence sector. The two countries agreed that the full implementation of the status of a Major Defence Partner given by the US to India will provide further momentum to their collaboration on defence technology and manufacturing. They also discussed issues relating to maritime security in the Indian Ocean and the broader Asia-Pacific Region as well as regional connectivity issues. It is good that India's strategic partnership with the US is getting stronger and stronger. The need of the hour for the US is to act against the country which has used terrorism as the instrument of state policy and provided safe havens for terrorists.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Sushma's befitting reply to Pak

External Affairs Minister of Sushma Swaraj has rightly exposed Pakistan before the world about its achievements and attainments in comparison to India in 70 years since Independence. As there is a difference of few hours of time between the Independence of both the countries, they should develop equally. But here, there is a wide gulf in the development between India and Pakistan. While India is way ahead, Pakistan is on verge of being declared a terrorist state by the international community. India in the last 70 years established a number of IITs, IIMs and AIIMS and produced a large number of engineers, doctors, technocrats, scientists managers of world fame, intellectuals etc., while Pakistan created an army of terrorists and their organizations like LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Haqqani network. The successive governments in India kept itself involved in achieving all-round development. India has become IT super power, while Pakistan has converted itself into the breeding ground for terrorists. Swaraj has also rightly called Pakistan Terroristan. Pakistan is known for promoting terror all over the world while India is known for its intellectual temperament, scientific temper, rich cultural tradition and vibrant democracy. India being the largest democracy of the world, and the successful carrying out of the electoral process by it for the last 70 years is also commendable. While Pakistan has been under its military rule half of the period since its inception. Sushma Swaraj has rightly questioned as to what has Pakistan offered to the world and to its own people apart from terrorism. This way Sushma Swaraj showed the mirror to Pak Prime Minister for his objectionable remarks about the functioning of Indian democracy at UNGA shows her acumen in presenting India’s view at UNGA. Indian doctors, engineers, scientists and others have made their marks in international arena, while Pakistanis are famous for terrorism all over the world. It is also Pak tactics to Keep India engaged in blame game to show the world that it too is not constructive. So, it will be better for India to take no notice of Pak's baseless charges. In a stinging response to Pakistan at the UNGA, Swaraj said that India is completely engaged in fighting poverty, whereas Islamabad seems engaged in fighting New Delhi. India must respond to Pak Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi’s goof up at the UN where she had shown pictures of Palestinian victims and tried to pass them off as 'evidence' of atrocities on Kashmiris. The picture used by Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN was reported by a number of media outlets as that of Rawia Abu Joma'a, a 17-year-old girl injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza city in 2014. Rawia's picture was taken by award-winning photographer Heidi Levine. It is not goof up made by Maleeha Lodhi but it was her deliberate attempt to defame India’s democracy before the world. She must be rebuffed without any loss of time so that the world could know about Pak's knavery.

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Varanasi on development pedestal

Being the parliamentary constituency of the top Executive of the country, Varanasi is bound to see the light of the day. It is the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Before being PM’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi is known all over the world as the holiest city in India. It is also the religious and cultural centre of the country. Above all, Varanasi is the abode of Lord Shiva (Baba Vishwanath). As far as the development of the Varanasi is concerned, it first needs cleanliness then development. It is also known for narrow lanes. First of all, Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have ordered the civic body of Varanasi to keep the city neat and clean. Varanasi has also historical importance. The Ganges is said to be dirty in Varanasi and despite crores of rupees spent on her cleanliness, she remained dirty. PM Modi during the tour of his constituency should have taken serious note of it. PM has launched a bouquet of development projects and dedicated to the nation a Trade Facilitation Centre and Crafts Museum for weavers and artisans in Varanasi. It will certainly boost cultural heritage of the city and help increase the income of weavers and artisans. About 95,500 weavers in his constituency will be benefited. This Trade Facilitation Centre has been named after Deen Dayal Upadhya. PM's visit to Varanasi will certainly bring happiness and well-being for the weavers and craftsmen. Weavers and craftsmen will be economically benefited by several projects launched by the PM during his tour of the constituency. Being the VVIP constituency of the nation, Varanasi deserves all development projects' execution properly and speedily. By visiting Varanasi, PM Modi has shown that he is committed to the development of Kashi whom he had treated as his mother and on whose call he fought Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi as Prime Ministerial candidate. Undoubtedly, PM is development oriented and he keeps the issue of progress and peace as the top priority of his government. PM has also dedicated to the nation a state of the art Trade facilitation Centre named Deendayal Hast Kala Sankul and inaugurated the Crafts Museum.Craftsmen can now showcase their work at a global level and sell their crafts directly to buyers as well as preserve their heritage. PM also tried his hand at the digital interactive section that showcases the art and culture of Varanasi. Of special interest was the digital carpet in the carpet weaving display section of the Museum. Prime Minister had rightly said that the solution to every problem lies in development.He said that other parties are focused on only winning the elections, the goal of his government is the welfare of the poor. The Deen Dayal Hast Kala Sankul is an indispensable and necessary step to help weavers and artisans of Varanasi to preserve their heritage while integrating into the Global economy. This state of the art facility will certainly prove to be a boon for many. PM Modi has rightly criticized the previous UPA govt. for its lethargic approach towards development that resulted in great loss of time and money of the country.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Security is govt. domain

There must be a clear line of demarcation among the four wings- Judiciary, Legislature, Executive and the Press- in the democratically elected govt. As far as the matter of national security is concerned, it completely comes under the domain of executive and the legislature. Govt. of India has rightly filed an affidavit on Rohingya issue in the Supreme Court that decision to deport is an executive policy decision. Whether it is illegal Rohingya immigrants or anyone else who poses threat to the security of the nation must not be allowed to live in the country. These days, there has been an exodus of Rohingyas from the Rakhine province of Myanmar in large numbers because of a military offensive against them into Bangladesh, from where they are also crossing over to the bordering states of India adjacent to it. Rohingyas in large number are driven into Bangladesh across the border by the Myanmar military personnel. Myanmar slaps charges on ARSA, a terror outfit of Rohingya Muslims, who are bent on creating mayhem there, for the attack on its military personnel killing nine on August 25. Since then Myanmar army launched a military offensive against the Rohingyas who are allegedly in contact with terror organizations and IS. Myanmar alleges that Rohingyas are involved in carrying out terror acts and the military personnel are generally targeted. Though thousands of Rohingyas leave the Rakhine province of Myanmar for Bangladesh and from there some of them easily sneak into India, posing a security threat. Bangladesh High Commissioner already met Foreign Secretary Jaishankar and apprised him of the situation in view of a big exodus of Rohingyas from Rakhine province. They are reportedly pushed into Bangladesh. There are reportedly 40, 000 illegal immigrants (Rohingyas) living in India in different states and pose a serious threat to the security of the country. The govt. of India has taken right decision to deport all the illegal immigrants (Rohingyas) living in India. Illegal Rohingyas must not be allowed to live in India. India is also not under any obligation to take care of Rohingyas as a mark of humanitarian help. Only the genuine citizens of India have the right to stay here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi rightly looked the other way from the issue of Rohingya, while traveling to Myanmar. As Myanmar is India’s trusted, close and tradition friend, it cannot offend it on the issue of Rohingyas. First of all, it is the responsibility of the govt. to take care of all its citizens, who are legally living here. The Centre’s affidavit says many Rohingyas figure in suspected sinister designs of ISI and ISIS and other extremist groups who want to achieve their ulterior motives in India including that of flaring up communal and sectarian violence in sensitive areas of the country. The Govt. says intelligence inputs show that illegal Rohingya immigrants in areas like Jammu, Delhi, Hyderabad and Mewat have links with terror organizations while some are involved in an organized influx of illegal immigrants from Myanmar through agents and touts. National security ranks highest on country's list of priorities given its geopolitical influence in the region and its vulnerability to cross-border infiltration due to the porous nature of its borders. The Central Government observed that some Rohingyas are mobilizing funds through hawala channels, procuring fake documents and indulging in human trafficking. Many have managed to acquire fake Indian identity documents like PAN and voter cards. The affidavit makes it clear that the fundamental right to reside and settle in any part of India is available to citizens only and not to illegal immigrants. While treating the issue as a highly sensitive one, the government will take a decision in the national interest. Govt. must take a decision in the national interest. It is the sovereign right of Myanmar to deal with its own people. India need not interfere in internal security affairs of other countries. Rohingyas have posed a security threat to Myanmar military personnel because of disaffection among them. The best thing would be to find an amicable solution to the problems through talks.

Monday, September 18, 2017

Sindhu made India proud

Rio Olympic silver-medalist P.V. Sindhu took a sweet revenge of her World Championship defeat to Nozomi Okuhara by beating the Japanese opponent in the pulsating final match of the Korea Super Series badminton tournament. It was an exhilarating summit showdown that lasted one hour and 24 minutes, the ace shuttler produced a spirited performance as she bounced back from a game down to register a 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 win over Okuhara and eventually lift the third Super Series title. Badminton star PV Sindhu has made India proud by winning the Korea Superseries title in Seoul, South Korea with her brilliant performance. She is an extra-ordinary Badminton player who has displayed her talent in Badminton at several international stages. The entire nation is proud of her well-accomplished act on the field of sports. Sindhu is our sports icon. All of us are proud of her scintillating performance on the field. The entire nation has congratulated for her thumping performance. It is not the first time that Sindhu has made us proud. She has already performed brilliantly and won several awards for the nation at various international level sports competitions and matches in the past. The govt. of India must pay adequate attention to encourage more and more girls to participate in the sports of their choices. This is the time of women empowerment in every field of activity. Women are no less in any field than the men. The Hyderabadi shuttler staged a brilliant fight back to take a big lead in the mid-break of the decider and finally win the trophy despite a late surge from Okuhara. With the victory, Sindhu has become the first Indian to win the Korea Open Super Series title.World No. 4 Sindhu, who had won the China Super Series Premier last year and clinched the India Super Series and Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold this season, had earlier settled with the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after going down against Okuhara 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 in the finals in Glasgow. PV Sindhu has talent, technique and will to win the matches. She is always aggressive on the field. She is the pride of the nation, Sports ministry must take appropriate steps to encourage women sportspersons to play on large scale. At one point in time, the position of Sindhu weakened, but with the grace of God, she made a great fight back and won the match. The entire nation is grateful to her. She has done a miracle. Sports ministry must take a special step to encourage and confer awards on her. The days are not far off when she would emerge as the world champion of Badminton and hold the No.1 position.

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Take decisive action against terror

British Prime Minister Theresa May has rightly warned of an imminent terror attack. She has warned after the yesterday’s attack on Tube train. She brought terror threat in Britain from severe to a critical level. It means that the terror attack on Britain is imminent. She also rightly ordered to replace police officers on guard duties with military personnel. British Security and intelligence agencies failed to get a scent of terror attack beforehand. There has been this type of terror attack on a tube train in Britain earlier also. Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the explosion in which 29 people were hurt after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasted on a Tube train at the Parsons Green Station. The joint terrorism and analysis centre, the independent organization responsible for setting the threat level on the basis of available intelligence has now decided to raise it from severe to critical. This is the fourth time that the assessment has been placed at the highest level in the past 11 years.The UK's threat level was upgraded from "severe" to "critical" on May 23 following the Manchester bombing on May 22, in which a bomb exploded in the foyer of Manchester Arena moments after US pop star Ariana Grande left the stage. The attack left 22 dead and 59 injured. Britain has been a strong ally of the US-led International fight against terrorism. This is not the first time that terror attack on Britain Tube train took place. The US formed an international coalition when its own sovereignty was challenged by 9/11 terror attack. The US in a fit of rage called a meeting to form an international coalition to fight terror to finish. But it did not succeed in its aim. The US invaded Afghanistan to hold catch of the perpetrators of 9/11 and throw outlawed Taliban regime out. Since the terror had hurt it directly, it took initiative to fight against it unitedly. Otherwise, it did not pay any attention. This is the double standard in its approach towards terror. Britain has also been a very strong ally of an international coalition led by the US to fight against terror. Until and unless the entire western countries rise above self-interest and make concerted effort against terrorism, it can never be finished. Which one of the big 5 powers of the world does not know that terror emanates from Pakistan? It is the breeding ground of terror. The terror incident happening anywhere in the world has its roots in Pakistan. Despite knowing this, even one of the five big powers supports Pakistan on the issue of terror only because it hurts India most. So, as long as this tendency of double standard persists among the big 5 powers, the fight against terrorism will remain incomplete. Whether it is IS, LeT, Jaish or al-Qaeda, all must be flushed out of the world by a united attempt. And as long as the tendency that this terror is good or that terror is bad persists, nothing can be achieved and terror will continue to flourish all over the world. If the terror attack is not pre-empted, the merely upgrading of the threat level is of no use. With upgrading the threat level, the security arrangement must also be made to that proportion. British security agencies are required to be alert always to thwart any terror attack in advance.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Strengthening relation between India and Japan

The warmth, affection, and affinity shown towards Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Ahmedabad by Prime Minister Narendra Modi amply reflect how close these two countries are with each other. It is PM Modi's personal touch that he makes the world leaders visiting India his friends. He develops a personal rapport with Japanese PM Shinzo, who had also visited Kashi in 2015 along with PM Modi. India being the largest democracy of the world, the leaders of all developed countries keep PM Modi in the highest esteem. Both PM Modi and visiting Japanese PM Shinzo signed a number of agreements between the two countries. In the joint declaration issued by both the leaders, there has been specific mention of terror organizations like LeT, Jaish, and others based in Pakistan. They favour immediate action against the terror outfits. Pakistan has provided them safe havens. Prime Minister Shinzo supported India's demand of bringing perpetrators of 26/11 and Pathankot terror attack to justice. It is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effort that the name of Pak-based terror organizations like Let and Jaish got mentioned in Brics Declarations at Xiamen of China, despite the displeasure of the host. It is the personality of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that dominates every international meeting and platform. All the world leaders are found of PM Modi's charismatic personality. As PM Modi had promised to introduce Bullet train in India during the Lok Sabha elections if elected to power, he delivered on that by taking a loan of 1.1 lakh crore rupees on a nominal interest from Japan. Bullet train is the sign of development. Japan has shown readiness in providing all assistances to complete the track laying work speedily. The inauguration of the Bullet train foundation, which is to run between Ahmadabad and Mumbai, has already been done. Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Abe laid the foundation stone for the proposed Ahmadabad-Mumbai High-Speed Rail Network, known as the bullet train, at Ahmadabad. Prime Minister Modi has rightly said that 'friend' Japan gave India a loan worth Rs. 88,000 crore at 0.1 per cent interest and further praised Prime Minister Abe for taking a personal interest in the bullet train project and ensuring that it fructifies into something huge for India. As per the railway ministry officials, the operating speed of the bullet train will be 320 kilometers per hour and the maximum speed will be 350 kilometers per hour. With this, India has become the first to import the iconic 'Shinkansen' bullet-train technology after Taiwan. The Japanese Govt. has also agreed to fund the project at minimum interest rates. Undoubtedly, PM Modi is a development-oriented politician. He has left his imprint on all world leaders, and all respect him very much. Japan has been a good old friend of India. It has rightly condemned the nuclear tests undertaken by North Korea time and again. Japan has been the worst affected country by a nuclear explosion. PM's pet projects of Skill India, Digital, India, Make in India and Stand UP India were appreciated by the visiting Japanese PM Shinzo. Japan invested USD 4.7 billion in India during 2016-2017, which is 80 per cent higher than the last year. The initiatives like the Ease of Doing Business, Skill India or Make in India show that India is transforming. PM Modi has rightly urged the Japanese business community to open the maximum number of Japanese restaurant chains in India. This visit of PM Shinzo is very successful from India’s point of view as it has not only got heavy investment from Japan but also full-throated support to fight against Pak-sponsored terrorism. A new hope pouring in investment from outside has dawned on India with the visit of Japanese PM Shinzo.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Morale booster to Cong, strong jolt to BJP in DUSU elections

The result of DUSU elections is a booster to the sagging Congress morale and a very strong jolt to the ruling BJP at the Centre. Delhi University being the most prestigious in the country, the message which goes out of it has a great significance. It is the first time in four years that Congress grabbed the post of President in Delhi University Students' Union elections. The posts of president and vice president went to Congress and Secretary and Joint Secretary went to BJP. From any parameter of political standard, it can easily be deduced that the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone down among the students of DU, JNU, Punjab and Rajasthan University where the elections to students' union have recently been held. Whether the BJP accepts it or not, one thing that clearly indicates is that the students’ community dislikes the politics of division, discrimination, distortion, deviousness, and recrimination, which is being promoted and played by the fringe groups of the ruling political party. The students want peace, progress, employment, and co-existence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have realized that by only giving long speech extempore and doing nothing on the ground among the people are bound to fall flat. Preaching cannot fill the empty stomachs of the people. The youth had wholeheartedly supported PM Modi in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections with great hope. They chanted 'Modi, Modi very loudly as a sign of their approval to him, who now appears to be realizing that he is no different from his predecessors. The hastily introduced GST and whimsically implemented demonetization has now proved to be great failures. The market is getting gloomier and gloomier and economic growth has come down by two per cents. The employment opportunities are shrinking day by day in contrary to the promises made by PM Modi during 2014 Lok Sabha elections that if voted to power, his govt. would generate 2 Crore jobs every year for the youth of the country. The reality is that even 2 lakh jobs have not been created in any one of the three years of BJP govt. The condition of Jammu and Kashmir is getting worse and worse. It appears that Modi govt. is directionless and has no policy on Kashmir. Realizing the all round disillusionment prevailing in the country, the students of DU have given a very appropriate message to BJP to awake within the time. Otherwise, it would face the same fate as Congress faced in 2014. The vote of the people must not be taken for granted by politicians. The BJP may say that DUSU result will have no impact on the popularity graph of PM, but one thing is crystal clear that BJP must read the writing on the wall. Otherwise, it is bound to be thrown out. Only tall speech of PM is no longer taken seriously by the people. Congress must also be not in any delusion that with the victory in DU, it has won the battle. Its battle has begun now and be fought democratically to take to the logical end. Congress is also required to cast off its lethargy and overhaul organizational set-ups from the village to the national units as soon as possible.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

An endeavour to communicate with people

Congress Vice- President Rahul Gandhi is on a two-week visit to the US. He addressed there the students of California University, Berkley on 'India at 70: Reflections on the Path of Forward'. Mr. Gandhi spoke on a wide of range of topics. He attacked Narendra Modi govt. at the Centre. His sharp criticism of Modi govt. has unnerved the ruling BJP. He hit the BJP hard. To defend the govt., almost all important ministers and spokespersons of the party came out before the press to blast Rahul Gandhi and called him a failed dynast. Rahul said that Modi govt. failed on all counts. Prime Minister Modi’s hastily taken decision of introducing GST without giving much thought to it and his move of demonetization brought the GDP growth down to two percents. Though Rahul Gandhi candidly admitted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a better communicator than he, his failure on all fronts has caused dismay in the country. On the issue of dynastic politics in India, he rightly said that most of the states' politics is controlled by dynastic politics. So, it will be an exaggeration of the fact on the ground that only Nehru-Gandhi family members represent dynastic politics. Rahul Gandhi rightly said that Mr. Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, Mr. M K Stalin in Tamil Nadu, Anurag Singh in Himachal Pradesh and Abhishek Bachchan in Bollywood, are all dynasts. From the South to the North almost every political family pursues dynastic politics. Dynastic politics plays a major role in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh etc. In almost all states, the CM grooms his son as immediate successor in politics. In Himachal Pradesh former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal's son Anurag Singh has already been trained to take the charge of CM if ever the opportunity came his way. Badals family in Punjab is famous for ruling the state. In Bihar, Lalu's son Tejswi Yadav has been groomed to take over all political assignments of the family. This way, it is wrong to say that only Rahul Gandhi represents the dynatic politics. With the elapse of three years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's govt., vice-president Rahul Gandhi accused him of massively opening up space for the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Rahul Gandhi has rightly said that when the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), led by the Congress, was in power, he had worked with former prime minister Manmohan Singh and senior leaders like P. Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh to resolve the problems facing Jammu and Kashmir for nine years. He blames PM Modi for destroying the hope and aspiration of Kashmiris. The situation in Kashmir is getting worse and worse. Undoubtedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed so far to act to bring the normalcy in the region. It is correct that Narendra Modi govt. has neither given policy nor direction. India's Kashmir policy appears to be directionless. Gandhi would interact with global thinkers and political leaders, and address overseas Indians as part of an outreach initiative by his party, during his U.S. visit.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

India to play greater role in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is India's tried, tested and traditional friend. From the point of view of culture and civilization, India and Afghanistan have been very closely attached since time immemorial. Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has held delegation level talks with Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj aimed at advancing 'India Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Council'in New Delhi and agreed to remain united in dealing with the challenges posed by cross border terrorism. Both India and Afghanistan are faced with the problems of cross border terrorism. The sanctuaries and safe havens are provided to terrorists against India and Afghanistan. They are provided all assistances to create mayhem in these two countries. Without naming Pakistan, both the countries hinted adequately about its involvement in aiding and abetting terrorism. Since the beginning, India has been playing an important role in rebuilding and reconstructing Afghanistan, which was devastated by the Taliban. Despite the loss of precious lives and property, India never retraced its steps from helping Afghanistan. Apart from being an old and close friend of India, Afghanistan is also very strategically important. Due to Afghanistan's strategic importance, it India's obligation to be present there with men and material to build and reconstruct it. India has been constantly helping the civilian govt. of Afghanistan in its fight against cross border terrorism. Pakistan never liked Afghanistan to be closer to India. But it is a matter of importance that Afghanistan always preferred India to Pakistan whenever the question before it arose to choose between the two. India's presence in Afghanistan and its deep involvement in rebuilding and reconstructing it have always been an eye-sore for Pakistan. So, the need of the hour for both the countries to remain united like a rock against the onslaught of terrorism. Even the entire world knows that most of the terrorists are reported to be found at the place where Afghans regularly visit. The time has come for India and Afghanistan to remain united against all odds placed in the way by Pakistan. Pakistan is a very notorious country and its ISI is always on look out to create mayhem to make the security affairs vulnerable. After the talks, four agreements were exchanged in areas like health and transport between Afghanistan and India. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has rightly said without naming Pakistan that India remains united in overcoming the challenges posed by cross border terrorism and safe havens and sanctuaries to both our countries. India supports national peace and reconciliation in an atmosphere free from violence and within the framework of Afghanistan’s Constitution.It has been and will continue to work with the people of Afghanistan in their efforts to build a secure, stable, peaceful, prosperous, united and inclusive nation. Ministry of External Affairs has said that both ministers jointly agreed to embark on a New Development Partnership in keeping with the priorities of Afghanistan and the main focus will continue on building governance and democratic institutions; human resource capacity and skill development. The visit of Afghanistan foreign minister to India assumes a greater importance that it is being undertaken in view of US President’s Donal Trump’s suggestion that India should play a bigger role in Afghanistan.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Myanmar rebuffs ARSA’s truce offer

Since the insurgency broke out on August 25 by a group of Rohingyas in the Rakhine province of Myanmar, the chain of violence set in motion. Rohingya insurgents have reportedly killed 12 security officers of Myanmar. The Myanmar military launched an offensive against the Rohingya Muslims, who are largely the inhabitants of Rakhine province. It has been reportedly estimated that at least 1000 Rohingyas were killed in a military offensive against the insurgents. Thousands of Rohingyas are fleeing the Rakhine state. Their exodus on large scale in Bangladesh creates another problem of humanitarian crisis. The condition of Rohingya Muslims is reportedly getting worse and worse in the province of Rakhine. They are crying for food and shelter. Every country has its sovereign right to protect and maintain its peace and security. Rohingya insurgents try to create mayhem in Myanmar. So, Myanmar military has toughened its stand against them. The offer of truce for a limited period by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) was rebuffed by the Myanmar. It is not prepared to negotiate amid ongoing violence in Rakhine province of the country. Rohingyas are facing humanitarian crisis and the international organization UNHCR has taken note of the situation. Bangladesh is itself financially constraint. The refugees from Myanmar rushing into Bangladesh across the border have become unmanageable for it. So, Bangladesh High Commissioner has also met Indian Foreign Secretary to brief him on the problem arising out of the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar in Bangladesh. The issue requires serious attention of the international community to resolve it. Myanmar is also right in saying that there could be no negotiation with terrorists. It rightly believes terror and talk cannot go together. Myanmar says its security forces are carrying out clearance operations to defend against the ARSA, which the government has declared a terrorist organization.The ARSA in Myanmar's Rakhine state had declared a month-long ceasefire starting on Sunday after more than two weeks of violence and called on the Myanmar Govt. to respond in the same manner. At least 294,000 ethnic Rohingyas have fled across the border to Bangladesh since fighting broke out on August 25, according to a situation report from the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) in Bangladesh. The report said $77 million in funding was needed to deliver urgent aid to the new arrivals. Rohingyas are not recognized by Myanmar as its citizens and are called Bengali by them and leaders of countries with majority Muslim populations including Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh have led efforts to increase pressure on the Myanmar government. According to the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, so far, an estimated 270,000 Rohingya refugees have fled from the violence affected Myanmar's Northern Rakhine state and sought refuge in Bangladesh where the limited shelter capacity is already exhausted. Amid a dramatic increase in the number of refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar's Northern Rakhine state, UNHCR has rightly called for urgent action to address the root causes of the recent surge in violence, so that people are no longer compelled to flee and can eventually return home in safety and dignity. It is the urgent requirement of the international community to sit together and find out a solution to the problems of violence in the Rakhine province of Myanmar. The violence is stated to be espoused by Rohingya insurgents. All human beings must live safely with dignity.

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Horrible and shocking murder due to security lapses in school

Now, no one is safe anywhere in the city. Neither young woman, elderly people are safe in their homes nor are the boys and girls in schools. The gruesome murder of 7-year-old Pradyumn Thakur allegedly by school Bus conductor in the Toilet of his prestigious Ryan International School in Gurgaon is shocking and horrible. The perpetrators of appaling crime must be arrested without any loss of time. The school is considered to be the safest place for the children after their homes. The parents leave their children in school to study and become rest assured of their safety and security. But when the school turned out to be their children's graveyard, it is most heartbroken and shocking. Pradyumn's father had left him along with his sister at the school gate and went home. But after a few hours, school telephoned him that his son was bleeding and admitted to the hospital. He rushed to the hospital and found his son dead. He called it a clear case of murder. Undoubtedly, it is a clear case of murder. It also reflects very poorly on the law and order in Haryana. The Ryan school is not an ordinary school. It is one of the prestigious schools in Gurgaon. Gurgaon is also not like any other town or city of the country. It houses most of the MNCs and it is full of high rise buildings. People belonging to upper middle-class category live in large number in Gurgaon. The security measures should also be full proof there. But it is completely lacking in security and the city is ill-policed. The first responsibility of students’ safety and security is of school. The moment parents leave them at the school gate, their security lies with it. But the school has completely failed in providing safety and security to the children. The trusts of the parents are broken. The bus conductor of the school is accused of murdering Pradyumn. The conductor was reportedly stimulating in the school washroom when Pradyumn also went there and he saw him do this type of behaviour, he raised an alarm. It is also alleged that conductor assaulted the boy sexually as his semen was reportedly found on the shirt of the deceased school boy. According to the news paper report, when the boy resisted bus conductor's sexual advance, he slashed his neck with sharp tools. Though school promptly acted and informed the police and took the boy to the hospital, it is its lapses that why it employed the bus staff of this character and why it allowed him to share the toilet with the boys in the school. Had the school got the accused bus conductor verified by the police, this shocking and saddening incident of murder could not have happened. It is clearly evident that school management has left the safety measures to the winds. That is why the shocking and horrible murder of Pradyumn Thakur took place in school Toilet. The main aim of all the private schools in big cities of the nation, including Gurgaon, is to fleece as much money possible from the parents of the children in the name of different kinds of development and security measures, but do nothing. That is why the school turns out to be the graveyard of the innocent children. Though this is not the first time that a boy of 7 Yrs of the 2nd standard was murdered in school premises, there has been the death of boy due to drowning in another school as reported earlier also. The school management must take seriously this horrible and shocking incident and take measures to ensure that the incident like is not repeated.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Act against cow vigilantes involved in violence

The apex court has rightly asked all States and Union Territories to appoint nodal police officers district-wise to act against cow vigilante groups that engage in violence and mayhem. They should also be entrusted with prosecuting all those cow vigilantes, who are involved in violence. Four BJP-ruled States — Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Gujarat — accepted the apex court's suggestion to appoint dedicated nodal police officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to prevent cow vigilantes or gau rakshaks, as they call themselves, from "taking the law or becoming the law unto themselves." SC has rightly asked the state and central governments to act against cow vigilantes, perpetrating violence in society. Since the Narendra Modi-led NDA govt. came to power in 2014, there has been an unexpected rise in violence against Muslim cattle traders in the country in the name of protecting the cow. Cow slaughter has already been banned in many states of the country. It must be banned. But in the name of protecting the cow, unleashing violence against Muslims and Dalits is not acceptable. It is the duty of the state govt. to ensure the safety of life and property of the citizen. State govt. must also be made responsible to prevent violence in the name of cow protection. Central govt. must also act against the state govt., which fails to protect the lives and property of the citizens from the so-called cow protection group or Gaurakshaks. Central govt. should be very much serious to act against the states, which fail to enforce the rule of law and protect innocent lives, which are lost in the name of cow protection by cow vigilantes. The apex court has rightly asked the state govt. to appoint a nodal police officer district-wise in the state with the task of ensuring that no violence takes in the name of cow protection. Most of the violences in the name of cow protection by vigilantes have taken place in the BJP-ruled states. That is why the Central govt. should be extra-cautious to stop violence in society in the name of cow protection by the vigilantes. The senseless killing of Mohammad Aflaq over beef rumour in a Noida village, cattle trader Pehlu Khan in Rajasthan on Highway, a Muslim boy stabbed to death on a Faridabad bound train over the allegation of beef in Haryana and several other incidents like these in Jharkhand are enough for the court to put the state and Central govt. on notice. As the ruling BJP provides at least moral support to cow vigilantes despite PM Narendra Modi's warning time and again to them, it is a great matter of great concern for all law abiding people of the nation that violence continued to take place unabated. Undoubtedly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed strong observation against the so-called cow vigilantes and warned them seriously, but it is surprising that this made no impact on them. It is also beyond any doubt that so-called Gau Rakshaks are the staunch supporters of BJP and have a strong attachment with its doting parent the RSS. The apex court appears to have taken all activities of the BJP govt. at the Centre and in the states in regard to the taking action against the cow vigilantes in view while asking them to crack down on cow vigilantes involved in violence. The state and the Central govt must be made responsible for to check any violence in the name of cow protection. Protecting cow is good, but the killing of the innocent people in its name is highly reprehensible.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Gory murder – An attempt to silence the voice of dissent

Gauri Lankesh was known for outspokenness and raising voice against the Hindutva brand of politics. She was mercilessly murdered only because she gave voice to a cause. She always spoke her mind fearlessly. She was one of the famous voices against the Hindutva thought and action. She had also been slapped defamation case by a BJP member in which she was jailed for six months, though she got bail immediately. Gauri Lankesh was known among the journalist brethren and civil society as a fearless voice against religious fanaticism, superstition, obscurantism, and parochialism. This is not the first time that the anti-establishment voice has been crushed this way. She was shot dead outside the gate of her residence in Bengaluru's Rajrajeshwari Nagar allegedly by three unknown gunmen. It also reflects very poorly on the law and order of Siddharamaihya govt. of Congress in Karanataka. Fragile and feeble law and order of Karnataka has also come to the fore in Lankesh’s killing. Bengaluru is not an ordinary town but the state capital and IT hub of the nation. It was only around 8 in the evening when she was shot dead at her residence in the city. It is not the first time that the sane and rational voice has been crushed in this manner brutally in the country. Not very long ago only a few years or so, MM Kalmurgi, Govind Pansare and Narendra Dhabholkar were killed only because they were against superstitions, opposed BJP govt. in the country and talked of rationality. Their fault was only that they criticized govt.'s functioning openly. They were progressive and development-oriented. That is why they were allegedly killed by Hindutva elements. In democracy, freedom of the press is indispensable. Otherwise, fascist forces would pose a great threat to it. Gauri Lankesh edited her Tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike. She expressed her views through it fearlessly against the Hindutva forces. Every citizen of the country has the right to express his or her voice without any fear. The murder of Gauri Lankesh is not the murder of an individual but an attack on the freedom of the press. Though there has been a wide condemnation of the cold blooded murder of Lankesh, the need of the hour is to raise voice against this dastardly killing unitedly. The journalists, civil society members, social activists and common people must come under the single banner to oppose with all might at their disposal the attack on freedom of expression so that justice could be done. The culprits of Lankesh murder must be awarded deterrent punishment. It would be better if the case of Lankesh murder is immediately handed-over to CBI to look into it to take it to a logical conclusion. The culprits must be arrested by the Karnataka police immediately so that the people would come to know about them. The murder of this type is a very bad omen for democracy. The culprit of Lankesh murder must be brought to book as early as possible by the Karnataka police The murder of Kalburgi remains unsolved to date. The biggest finding in the Kalburgi murder case, being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department of the Karnataka police, so far is the fact that the 7.65 mm pistol used for the killing of the rationalist is the same gun that was used to murder 81-year-old Maharashtra rationalist and leftist thinker Govind Pansare in Kohlapur on February 16, 2015, by two unidentified men. Lankesh murder must not meet the same fate. So, all newsmen, publications, civil society members, social activists and media (print and Electronic) of the country must come under an umbrella to build pressure on Govt. at the Centre to act against Lankesh's killers as early as possible. IT is good that ministry of home affairs has sought the detailed report on Gauri Lankesh murder. But the most urgent need is to take stringent action against the culprits.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

China relents a little on terror

It is in India's favour that Pak-based and supported terror organizations - Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e- Mohammad and Haqqani network - were specifically mentioned in the Brics Declaration at its Summit in Xiamen in China. China had already asked India not to mention terror at Brics Summit. China is still opposed to India's move at UN supported by US, UK etc. to get Jaish Chief Masood Azhar declared a global terrorist. It has still not budged from its stand of supporting all-weather friend Pakistan. Brics is meant for the cooperation of all types, especially economic, among the member countries. The issue of terror, illiteracy, poverty, ecological and health problems haunts the Brics most. The need of the hour for all the Brics members is to make a united effort to deal with the burning issues in the region unitedly. Without eliminating terror, peace is impossible in the region. And without peace, there cannot be any development. Despite facing the problem of terror, which emanates from Pakistan, it is surprising that China does not want to hear against Pakistan on this issue. At the last Brics Summit in Goa, Pak based terror organizations were not mentioned in the summit declaration. So, it is India's success that its relentless effort to fight terror yielded a result. But merely mentioning of the Pak -based terror organization in Xiamen Brics Declaration and not acting seriously against it will be of any meaning. Unless and until all Brics member countries sit together and discuss the issue impartially how to cope with terror effectively, it is fruitless to talk of against terror. Why the country which is alleged to have abetted, aided, nurtured and supported terror was not singled out. Prime Minister Narerndra Modi always put forth India's views on terror very strongly at all international platforms. Among the Brics members, India has the adequate saying. The close friendship between China and Pakistan must not be allowed to come in between two Brics nations. As the issue of terror is directly linked to Pakistan, the Brics member countries have obligation and responsibility to act together to wipe out terrorism from the face of the region. China must not come to the rescue of Pakistan when its involvement in spreading terror has been proved times without number. By supporting Pakistan on the issue of terror, China also weakens the fight against terrorism on the international basis. Afghanistan is the most affected country in the region by terrorism. India has a great role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan even at the cost of lives and property. Several Indians have perished in terror attack in Afghanistan. And it is the handiwork of Pakistan because India's growing clout and involvement in the reconstruction of Afghanistan has always been eye sore for Pakistan. So, China must rethink and stop supporting Pakistan on the issue of Terrorism. It may back its all weather friend on the economic front but act against it on the issue of terrorism. The growing terrorism in the region is posing a great threat to humanity. Terror must be dealt with iron hand and all Brics nations must speak in one voice against it. It is against humanity. It has neither any religion nor caste. So, Brics nation should have taken a vow to eliminate terrorism from the region and tread the path of progress and development together.

Monday, September 4, 2017

Four BJP's Gen Next leaders promoted as Cabinet Ministers

The prominent leaders of next generation of BJP - Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Padhan and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi- have been promoted as Cabinet ministers in the Narendra Modi's Council of Ministers in its 3rd reshuffles. It is perhaps the last and final Cabinet reshuffles by Prime Minister Narendra Modi before going to assembly polls in nine states within a year and the Lok Sabha elections in 2019. PM Modi and BJP President Amit Shah have together are preparing the strategy to face the up coming state assembly elections, and finally the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. That is why the BJP leaders from the states which are to go to polls have been given prominence in the Cabinet reshuffles. But all the four BJP ministers of Gen Next- Nirmala Sitharama, Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Praddhan- are rootless leaders. They have not faced Lok Sabha elections even for once in their political lives so far. All are Rajya Sabha members. So, they cannot be considered as mass-based leaders as they are indirectly elected. One or two among the four newly promoted Cabinet ministers may have contested Lok Sabha elections, but have not tasted victory even once. The biggest surprise of the Union Cabinet reshuffle is the promotion of Nirmala Sitharaman as the Defence Minister. She will be only second female Defence Minister of the country after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She has got very quick promotion in only three years from the party spokesperson to the Defence minister of the country. Though Army is virtually the male domain, her being the Defence Minister will certainly encourage women to choose military service as the career. Sitharam was very articulate as the party spokesperson in 2014. She defended the party aptly and put forward its views very clearly before the anchors in the live TV debates during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. On the basis of extraordinary performance as party spokesperson, she was taken into the Council of Ministers as minister of state in 2014. Defence was under Arun Jaitely as additional portfolio after the resignation Manohar Parrikar as Defence Minister. Sitharaman being the Defence Minister, she will be automatically on the Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs along with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. PM Modi has promoted all these next generation leaders of the party on the basis of performance. PM expects from them to perform more and more and be visible on the ground in view the Lok Sabha elections only in two years. Piyush Goyal, Dharmendra Pradhan and Naquvi, the Muslim face of the BJP, have peformed better in the eyes of Shah and PM Modi. As far as the overall performance of the Modi govt. in the last 3 years is concerned, it has not been extraordinary. Nothing is visible on the ground for betterment. Reshuffling Cabinet does not mean it would enhance the performance of the ministers as it is also reported that they are asked to catch the thief with their bounded. Power is centred in PMO. No minister dare take the decision on his own without the prior consent of PMO. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been given the charge of Railway Ministry, post the mega Cabinet rejig on Sunday morning.This comes after Suresh Prabhu formally bade adieu to the 'rail family' on Twitter, earlier in the day. He has now been assigned the portfolio of the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Goyal has also been declared as the Minister of Coal. He has been responsible for bringing about a turnaround in power production and delivered on the government's plan to electrify villages. The Union Cabinet reshuffle shows that the MoSs, who have worked hard and brought result in the eyes of party president Amit Shah and PM Modi, have been promoted.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Bihar Cong gasping for breath

14 Congress MLAs out of 27 have reportedly formed an informal group and they are on the verge of joining Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U). CM Nitish Kumar has recently dismantled the ruling Mahagatbandhan of JD(U), RJD and Congress and aligned with BJP to form the government. After the fall of Mahagatbandhan govt., the pressure appeared to have been built on some Congress MLAs by Upper caste voters to go with Nitish Kumar. CM Nitish Kumar ditched the Mahagathbandhan and formed Govt. with BJP. As far as the Congress party is concerned, it had got an opportunity to be in power after it was thrown out of it in 1990. It is also after 27 years that it appeared that Congress could revive when it won 27 seats in the assembly out of 40 for which it had fought. When Congress leadership got a hint of the development about forming an informal group of 14 party MLAs, party President Sonia Gandhi acted promptly by asking state party president Ashok Chaudhary and the leader in assembly Sadanand Singh to come to Delhi to brief her. Mrs. Gandhi has rightly asked Chaudhary and Singh to take immediate measures to stop a split in the party. The Congress has 27 MLAs and six MLCs in Bihar. Of them, four — Ashok Choudhary, Madan Mohan Jha (both MLCs), Abdul Jalil Mastan and Awadesh Kumar Singh (both MLAs) — were ministers in the grand alliance government. A few other senior MLAs were hopeful of being accommodated in state boards and corporations before CM Nitish Kumar broke away from RJD and Congress to reunite with BJP. If the Congress splits at this juncture, there will be a great loss for the party. But it would strengthen CM Nitish Kumar in the assembly. Congress charges Nitish Kumar of engineering a split in the party to emerge stronger. It is natural that if 14 Congress MLAs joined JD(U), its strength in the assembly would go up. But it is the anti-defection law that prevents the 14 Congress MLAs from resigning from the party. So, they may be trying to cause a vertical split in the party to form a separate group. Mrs. Gandhi has swung into action and stopped a split in Bihar party unit for the time being. The base of the Congress has shrunk in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh considerably. These are the two biggest and politically most important states. And it is because of this that Congress is getting weaker and weaker election by election there. Without a strong base, a national party like Congress, which is also the oldest one, cannot rule the country. The main cause behind this deplorable and precarious condition of Congress is its weak organization from village to the state capital level. There is also a dearth of new and promising leaders in these two states. The old leaders in these two states have lost their connectivities with the people on the ground level. The time has gone when politics was done from the air-conditioned rooms in Delhi. Today, if you are in politics, you have to be on the ground to share people's problems. Still, there are at least some congress men in every village in India. But in the absence organizational support, the party men are vanishing very fast. So, the leadership of the Congress party first overhauls the entire organizational set-up in these two states from village to state capital level. Congress leadership must handover the charge of the Bihar state party units at all levels to the leaders, who are young, honest, and energetic and have ideologically unflinching loyalty to the leadership to take it out of a mess, morose and moribund condition.