December 10th, 2009 — India Affairs
New Delhi, Dec 2009 : Union Home Minister of India, P. Chidambaram late Wednesday announced that the process of forming a separate state of Telangana would be initiated and a resolution would be moved in the Andhra Pradesh assembly.
KCR on hospital bed
‘The process of forming the state of Telangana will be initiated. An appropriate resolution will be moved in the state assembly,’ Chidambaram said in a statement in the capital.
December 7th, 2009 — current affairs
On 6th December, 1992, Babri Masjid in India was demolished by karsevaks in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, Indian state. Hindus claim that, a mosque was built on Ram Temple after demolishing it. This history of Babri Masjid thus goes back to many years which can be read at Wikipedia.
Babri Masjid
Intellectuals opine that, it has increased Hindu-Muslim divide in the country and gave birth to communal politics in India. Also, it resulted in serial bomb blast in Mumbai in 1993 which is said to be orchestrated by Dawood Ibrahim in retaliation to the Babri Masjid demolition.
November 2nd, 2009 — India, current affairs
Last general election and recently concluded state assemblies in four states saw decline of BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party, the right wing Indian political party, who was the only non-congress government in independent India to complete a full term.
BJP Leader LK Adwani Worried man
First they lost general election second time to Congress. Though their vote share remained almost same and their number of MP came down marginally, but they have seen few infighting between their top leaders. Jaswant Singh has been ousted from BJP and many uncomfortable questions on BJP top leadership has been raised.
In the recent assembly election, BJP-Shivsena combine was expected to do well in Mahrasthra, one of the most industrially developed state in India. The present ruling coalition between Congress and NCP ( Nationalist Congress Party, a breakaway group of Congress led by union agriculture minister Sarad Power) had been very poor in governance, was in power for last 10 years. 26/11 incident where Pakistani nationals attacked Mumbai city and killed more than 180 people including foreigners and top police officers of Mumbai, happened during their rule. Still, surprising everyone, NCP-Congress combine came to power. Many analysts opine that BJP-Shivsena vote share was eaten away by MNS ( Maharasthra Navnirman Sena), a break away Shivsena party led by Raj Thackeray, which won handful of seats. They even emerged as the second largest party in prestigious Mumbai city.
October 15th, 2009 — Election India, current affairs
On 13th October 2009, assembly election was held successfully in Zangnan or Arunachal Pradesh with 72% voter turnout for electing its state government. China has chosen this day to lodge a protest against India for a visit by Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh to Zangnan or Arunachal Pradesh. India, as usual, has rebutted the protest and claimed that Arunachal is an integral part of India. Every Indian media is shouting at top of their voice that the voter turn out of 72% proves that the people from Arunachal Pradesh or Zangnan are overwhelmingly with India, not China!
Many do not fail to mention that 40% of the polling booths are reachable only by trekking for 3 days on foot after 62 years of India’s independence. This is in contrast with Tibet where Indians media claim, China has built modern roads everywhere.
PTI news about high voter turn out in Arunachal Pradesh :
Itanagar, Oct 13 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh recorded a high turnout of 72 per cent in the election to 57 of the 60 seats in the state assembly today. Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and two other Congress candidates have been elected unopposed from the three seats in Tawang district.
“Around 72 per cent turnout was recorded, but it may go up,” Chief Electoral Officer Yeshi Tsering said.
The percentage in the 2004 assembly elections was 67.83. There were reports of disturbances and damage to EVMs from 23 polling stations in nine constituencies, he said.
July 16th, 2009 — India
Recently, India has witnessed a stranger political drama in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. The incidents might seem like a sequence of Hindi B-Grade movies. The sequence goes like this:-
10 July 2009 : News about Uttar Pradesh DGP visiting Dalit victims in his state and paying compensation as per SC/ST atrocities ac has hit
Rita Bahuguna Joshi arrested for hate speech against Mayawati, UP CM
16th July 2009 : News broke that Congress state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi remarked about his compensation that it is very inadequate, and said “If Mayawati thinks that such an amount is fair compensation for the mental and physical trauma suffered by a rape victim, then I would be ready to offer her a compensation of Rs.1 crore”. Source.
After this remark were known, Mayawati reacted quickly and ordered Rita Bahuguna Joshi’s arrest as well as charge her with SC/ST atrocities (Prevention) Act and she herself became eligible for Rs. 25000/- compensation as per the SC/ST atrocities (Prevention) Act. provisions.
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May 19th, 2009 — World Affairs
Last few days have been quite eventful in India and Indian neighborhood. Satarday on 16th May 2009, election result of 15th Loksabha in India was declared and Indian National Congress emerged clear winner with 206 seats. Though it felt short of simple majority, but it can be certainly said a mandate for Congress ( also claimed by many Congress Leaders). Its allies won 56 seats, so making UPA tally to 262 while BJP and its allies could win only 160 seats. Left parties fared worst in their history in India with 26 seats together! Other smaller parties like RJD (4), LJP(0), SP(22), AIDMK(9) are unlikely to play kingmakers role as it was projected.
There are two reasons for the spectacular success of Congress in this election
1. Rs. 60,000 loan waiver of farmers across the country.
2. Successful implementation of NREGA Sceme.
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