RELIGION ,CASTE ,AND CENSUS

The massive exercise of ‘Census of India 2011’ has commenced. The enumerators are visiting the households and are collecting various informations which will form the basis for planning for the future of the country. There is a demand and a move to collect the details of castes also. Every right thinking and nationalist citizen must ask whether we should continue to identify the Indians by their caste. The Supreme Court many a times has observed that dividing the society on caste and religious lines is not in the best interest of the nation. Unity of the country is at stake. In the past, India could be ruled by the outsiders like Muslims from the north western areas like Afghanistan and Christians from eastern areas like Europe as the Indian society then was very much divided on caste and clan lines.Now, therefore it is the appropriate time to abolish the caste and religion concept from all government records. The move by the great actor and nationalist Amitabh Bachchan to mention his religion/caste as ‘Bharatiya’ is laudable and worth emulating. Ex- minister Arif Mohammed Khan too has supported this move. Hence all the nationalist and right thinking citizens of India should consider mentioning their religion/caste as “Bharatiya” in the coming census.

REDEFINE THE GOVERNORS ROLE

Governor is a constitutional authority. His role and responsibilities have been defined in the constitution. Repeated Supreme Court judgments also have clarified the limits of his authority. Unfortunately the Governors are again and again transgressing their constitutional authority and engaging in political battles with state governments whenever the state government s belong to the party opposing the central government. This is most unfortunate. The Governor should be a ’Friend, Philosopher and a Guide’ to the state government. He should use his vast reservoir of knowledge to counsel the state government whenever needed. He should not act as a political agent of the party at the center. In the light of the controversial role the Governor of Karnataka is playing, there is an urgent need to redefine the role of the Governors. Besides a strong view should be taken not to post politicians as Governors. Only the retired Judges of the High Courts and Supreme Court should be appointed as Governors. This way the recurring controversies can be brought to a permanent halt.

BOWLED BY THE BOOZE

BOWLED BY THE BOOZE
The hat-trick of defeat at the 3rd edition of ICC 20-20 of our cricket team raises several questions. Cricket which was once a game of gentlemen has now become the game of ‘drinkers, diners and dancers’. In the good olden days of 5-day test matches the intelligence, the class and consistency of the payers were respected. Every one used to play for the team and the country. Individual’s records and individuals advertising endorsements and earnings never came into the picture. They never affected the performance of the players. However with the onset of IPL 20-20, the game has reached its nadir. The seriousness and gentleman character of the game is lost. What we see today are the mercenaries of the game who are willing to represent any brand and ready to play for any one as long as they receive huge money bags for their un-sportsmanlike services. They have neither pride in representing the country nor commitment towards the nation. Their only goal is to booze—drink , dine and dance. They have been bowled by the booze. They need to be booted out of the team.

VISHY’ DESERVES BHARAT RATNA

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By defeating the Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov in his own country and retaining the World Chess Championship for the fourth time Viswanathan Anand, better known to his friends as ‘Vishy’, has made all the Indians proud once again. His exploits in the field of chess are unparalleled in India. He became India’s youngest International master [IM] at the age of just 15 years. At the age of 16 years he was the India’s chess champion. He was the first Indian to win World Junior Championship. His achievements are endless. The recent win against Topalov is all the more great because he won against Topalov at all the odds. Due to the volcanic ash problems he could not get the flights to reach the venue well in time. His request to postpone the match was denied. The match was being played at the home ground of his opponent. Undeterred a determined and courageous Vishy travelled all the way by road for thousands of kilometers to reach the venue of championship just in time. Neither had he the time to relax nor to plan and practice his moves. Still by his grit and determination he won the championship for the fourth time. He is undoubtedly the greatest chess player in the world today. It is time we the Indians come out of the cricket mania and accord Vishy his due respect and glory. It is very appropriate to confer the greatest award of Bharat Ratna on him at the earliest.

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR MUSLIMS

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR MUSLIMS

The sentencing to death of the Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab has been widely welcomed by all the right thinking sections of the society including the right thinking non extremist Muslims. This is a welcome development. The UPA government at the center is postponing the hanging of Afzal Guru of the ‘Parliament Attack Case’ because it thinks that the Muslims of the country are against his execution. It is of the view that his execution would deprive it of its Muslim votes in the forthcoming elections. On a similar thinking it is likely to delay the execution of Azmal Kasab also. By indirect implication the UPA government is creating a wrong impression that the Muslims of India are supporting the Pakistani terrorists. This 26/11 judgement has opened a golden opportunity to the Muslims of India. All the right thinking and moderate Muslims should immediately hold demonstrations all over the country demanding the immediate hanging of both Afzal Guru and Azmal Kasab. It will send the right message to the UPA government at the center that Muslims in the country are against the Pakistani terrorists and that they welcome their immediate hanging. This will embolden the government to fast track both the cases and hang them both early. Such an action will also substantially change the image of the Muslims of India as supporters of peace and justice. Muslims of the country should not miss this opportunity to show that they are as just and as peace loving as the rest of the country.

CONSTRUCT MORE GODOWNS

CONSTRUCT MORE GODOWNS
The recent revelation that food grains worth Rs 58000 crores are lost for human consumption every year in the country due to poor storage, inefficient handling and lethargy of the Food Corporation of India [FCI] came as a rude shock. The FCI is buying food grains on a very large scale to provide for food security to the country. With increase in the population the quantity of the food grains to be procured is also increasing. This has necessitated increased properly covered storage space which is acutely lacking in the country. Instead of storing the procured food grains in the open, leaving them to the mercy of sun, rain and insects, and ,consequently losing them for human consumption, resulting in huge losses to the society, the government should embark upon a massive programme of godown construction. Such godowns should be constructed all over the country with preference to the places having large food grain markets, large consumption centers like metro centers, important railway junction points with good communication facilities etc. Apart from ensuring proper and scientific storage of food grains the government should also release the stocks to the market regularly so that the stock does not become stale and unfit for human consumption.

INTRODUCE UNIFORM AND DRESS CODE

INTRODUCE UNIFORM AND DRESS CODE
SSLC results have been declared and those who have passed are approaching the various colleges for admission to the PU course. At the time of giving out the applications itself the colleges should make clear their position on uniform and dress code. Only those willing to adhere to the uniform and dress code discipline should be admitted to the college. A suitable and binding undertaking should be taken from the parents as well as the students. Those colleges that do not have uniform and dress code should immediately adopt a suitable one. Uniforms are great levelers. They erase the distinction between the rich and the poor students. They also bring discipline and decorum to the colleges. Hence all the colleges should act promptly act in this regard now.