Buring Kashmir- Failed Indian government

At last the nuclear-ly obsessed PM started proving why only an economist cant lead a country. The whole expectations rose high that after ABV, Manmohan Singh will prove to be the best prime minister, but unfortunately the end of the term seems to be darker. The expectations that were set on the PM was not on solving Kashmir problem or Ram Mandir issue. The expectations were regarding strong economy, solving the crisis at WTO, helping farmers to make agriculture a profitable business etc. I will not call it failure but a result of catastrophic mistakes. PMO had mostly been following defensive approach in planning. Every politician know some basic impending problems and so gradual need to work on their resolution. Its not rocket science, its just simple logic. Everyone knows that Terrorism is going to increase in coming days. We know that some day or the other the Kashmir Problems are going to increase. We know that increase in population would need more resources and need more facilities.

People can argue that its easy to write an Essay about problems sitting in AC but its real challenge to be on ground. But my point is not about the vastness of these problems but initiatives to solve them. An incessant policy to carry things forward no matter who is in power.

Let's go little deeper and try to see what's wrong. In the year 2004, the Kashmir agitation was at its lowest strength. All separatist were on the tables. Proper committees were amalgamated to talk to various groups and people. That was the year when UPA got power. PM welcomed the approach and vowed to carry it forward. Opening of Roads was proposed for Shrinagar Muzaffarabad. CBMs were vowed to be worked out. But nothing happened on the ground. They even stopped talking about it. Kashmir was sidelined as always and the policy of delayed justice was being implemented. PM became the popular Dhratarashtra and whole ministry is a cabal of Kauravs, who do what they want. If you ask each of the ministers, what had been their popular success in last 5 years and they will be mum. Agri minister had been mostly engaged in IPL matches and his wish to take ICC president post, the personality of home minister attracts terrorists(his Fav lines are "we are working" and "we will talk"), Tourism ministry talk big does nothing, Finance ministry is crying foul on Inflation, Foreign minister had been engaged in pampering communists to agree on 123 agreement(Gas Pipeline is being virtually thrown off), PM is as usual obsessed with 123 deal, Education Minister keeps increasing unusual quotas, Heath minister cares about medias' and actors' health more than shabby government hospitals and health programs, and the list goes on.




From the last eight months the whole country is hearing a single issue "Civil Nuclear deal ". What a big deal!! I am not criticizing the agreement here. I m just trying to make a point that only one issue is what one person is obsessed about. The outcome is, mishandling Kashmir issue,(which was at the verge of peace), constant deaths of farmers and labors, increase in terrorism across the most peaceful areas.

The burning Kashmir is the one issue that troubles me and the whole nation. Whole region had started being calm and now there are slogans like "jive jive Pakistan", "Hindustan teri Maut", "Azadi Azadi Azadi". What on earth are we supposed to do when we see one of our states shouting this way. Huge chunks of our money goes to this state to pamper it. It does not do what main stream states do. What was the center doing for 30 days when Amaranth Samiti started its agitation. They do not wake up until people put things on fire. Is this the psyche that Delhi thinks to solve issues. Why is our president so unmoved. Is she just there to cut ribbons or enjoy trips to Mexico with her family? Is that not the duty of the president to alarm the lackluster government.



Kashmir is drifting away. Hundred thousand of people are coming out with green flags in hand asking for freedom. The power centers who were pro nationalist are now turning other way, seeing the response of Delhi.The government is trying to shun its responsibility and try to blame others. They are the people who makes India a soft state and the softness is hailed as tolerance.

This is the way governments had been working in our country from decades. We start taking things as politics but we can not shun it off. Tomorrow when a Kashmiri obsessed youth bombs a bus somewhere and when one of our close relative faces such disaster then we will know what is politics. Everything that is going to be wrong is because of this pretense that we are not into politics and we don't care who is in power, doing what!!

Lets start somewhere

From past few weeks I had been thinking why the change is so difficult to produce results. Well, it seems change in itself is not difficult but the process and the initiatives are more energy consuming. I was looking at a report where a eighty year old gentleman had planted 10 thousand trees in his life time. The whole city is thankful to him. The inspiration that can be taken from this man is, his will to go on even though not much change was visible to him. He was telling the reporter that when he first heard that the reason of climatic change is deforestation, he knew that he should do something. He was not like most of us who will mock, criticize and discuss the relevant issues and then forget. He moved beyond with a spirit that someone has to do it sometime.

We as human seem to feel that I don't have time, its not right time for me to do and what can I do. Well all these questions arise due to a mental state of non leadership and laziness. Today kids and adults take courses to improve leadership skills and public interaction but they forget that standing in a class of 20 students and speaking, or doing a project, may not be real personality development. The real personality is developed when a person performs on ground and even though the performance may not be great importance it generates an inner confidence. This psyche also enables youth and even elder to understand the surrounding and their concerns. The positive aspect of such creative work is the sense of achievement which helps in eliminating depression and other mental tensions.

I see my nana jee, and one thing I always notice is is activeness. He keeps up with doing something or the other even at this age of 84. The positive feature about it is, that you don't feel alone, you have a reason to exist even at old age and a high moral spirit that you still contribute. These factors are very essential for even the senior generation of country.

All in all, even senior people can start to do something which is useful and beneficial to society than to think that its too late. The question then comes is what to do. Well if you are a graduate then you can start some tuitions to some non privileged students with out fee. If you are motived for plantation drive then get associated with some NGO and try to volunteer when you have time on weekends. If your education lets you help in some kind of infrastructural help then you can do it.

All these things happen with the help of some organization which have already found the problems and working on it. May be you are a loner and then you can start to do things from step one and may be you will form your own organisation.

But doing a little bit helps everyone. Work is the best friend for all.

Aam Admi Politics in India

I had been keenly reading news papers these days as this was budget season and most importantly the pre-poll budget for the UPA governement. It seems to be an exorbitant belly of exemptions that was announced lastly by the incumbent finance minister. The finance minister potted the voters with his bait of exemptions. The exemptions were extremely common man oriented like relief by waiving rupees sixty thousand crores to farmers by exempting their loans completely, more money savings for women and old, more money in employment schemes etc.

This budget was made a media hype before even it was tabled in parliament. Whole lot of speculations were rumored from the internal sources of Finance ministry and PMO. The rumors tried to make sure that the budget is going to be tough. Contrarily, when the budget was tabled things went out absolutely wonderful for common man. This hyped the performance of the government before aam aadmi. The party which was feeling despondent after losing state elections in past months and was succumbed under pressure of its left ally, started feeling on ninth cloud. All old gins of rotten politics surfaced and started making blatant statements.

Lalu is the first Dhoni who tried to show that he is one man in the country who can deliver the best in worst conditions. Railways never saw any price increase in last five years.By cutting prices of tickets this year again, lalu proved that he is Amitab bacchan of Indian Politics. But wait before I make these glorifying statements, any further, lets see how shrewed our politics have become.

Lets start with Lalu. All railways' budget saw this year was some or the other exemptions, new trains to bihar(where else), and more. As a good business firm Indian Gov.INC has done its part. However no one read the double stars while the budget was read with valor in parliament. The ticket price reduction will take place only in the trains which has new compartments with capacity of around 80 passengers. Currently, all the compartments in every train has some 70 seats. New compartments are in process of production. To suffice the need, it will take approximately 5 years to get all the compartments of each train replaced with newer ones. Until then there is no price cut. So my dear fellow aam aadmi, keep paying same amount but when you go to vote next time remember how much Lalu jee has done to make your life simpler and better. Another example was new trains. Well every year there are announcements of new trains to be introduced. Not even half of them are on rails till now. The announcements can not take effect till next session which means some other government (if country men are lucky enough). As another example of my own area, a train was announced between Delhi and Khajuraho. A wonderful idea. Not only this, the time table is also decided. It will run three times a week. I feel to bow before the god purush Lalu jee. But you know what, there is no railway line in Khajuraho. It was proposed by NDA government in 2002 and since then nothing has happened. So since there is no railway line so obviously no train. So Budget seems to be more of a vision statement of how railways will looks in 2015. As all the exemptions are going to take effect around that time if things go in normal way.

Anyways, so back to the main budget which offered great money to poor, deprived and secular citizens of India. Sixty thousand crore waiver to farmers is a huge relief. Lets see how it works now. Asked from the mighty FM, from where is this all money going to come?. Answer is, we have not decided it yet, but it will happen, we will find out the sources and there are many. There was confidence in his voice, shine and glow on his face. 25000 farmers suicided in last 4 years. If money for the releif was not the problem why was this not done 4 years back(There was no polls that time). The pro farmers parties like CPM and DMK were also blind. They can make a nuclear havoc, which is a non issue, kill poor farmers of Bengal to build unauthorized SEZs, expel writers from their houses but can not raise voice for common man. This is the same common man , a secular aam aadmi who voted for them with confidence.

Anyways, the debt relief story was surveyed in vidhabh where maximum suicides are reported. The case study is stunning. Again the stars were not read when the FM was making electoral budget, public. The relief will only given to farmers who own lands with less than 5 acres. 80% farmers in vidharbh own an average land of 8 to 10 acres. So non of them comes under this scheme. Next point is only loans taken from nationalized banks will be waived. Most of the farmers tend to go to private lenders in the market to get loans. So the mantra is "we will do but sorry it does not apply to you".

Now I m understanding why FM was not at all worried about arranging all this money as no money will at all be spent. So the crux becomes, good announcements, UPA ka haanth aam aadmi ke saath(UPA hand in hand with common man). Now the congress is eying to cash this opportunity. The mantra, being suggested from seniors, is go ahead with nuclear deal, Left will pull down the government and announce polls before year end and get votes before people forget what we have announced. A sympathy waive will always be there on nuclear issue on urban voters. So both urban and rural votes in Congress's Haanth.

Governments are happy, industry wont complain and banks shares are soring high. All win win except aam aadmi.