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Point Out Deccan Point Deccan Point »» Vijay Grover Playing with Fire? For those who have followed the career of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the complete U-turn in her approach to Eelam cause and the LTTE-led separatist movement comes as a surprise. The speed with which she ordered the release of the seven killers of Rajiv Gandhi clearly showed the desperation in her moves to wipe out political adversaries in the state. Most people in Tamil Nadu saw her as a politician who had kept the LTTE sympathizers in control and was acceptable as a progressive leader who was willing to go beyond a chauvinistic approach keeping the motto ‘India First’. But as 2014 general elections inched closer the changing stance of Jaya looks like a clear move to dislodge support that Karunanidhi , Vaiko and others have from the vote-bank of the separatists. Jaya’s stance came as a surprise, amidst her bid for prime ministerial candidate of the Karnataka government doing an AAP! M oving quickly on bringing further transparency in governance , Siddharamaiah government move to introduce the empowered lokayukta bill on the lines of the UPA proposed Lokpal Bill in Karnataka stumped many political observers. While opposition BJP , caught unawares on the issue opposed move of state government to bring in a panel assisted and a stronger Lokayukta vested with powers to prosecute , MLA’s , ministers and even the Chief Minister. The state is all set to become the first to replace the present lokayukta system in force. “We have drafted our bill on the lines of Lokpal, and our law may even have some new features that the Lokpal does not have” said T B Jayachandra. The incumbent Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rrushed to the Rajbhavan opposing the move to change the present system and more importantly his own chair. The move of the state government clearly did not go down well with him. The move however started a flurry of activity in Loayukta’s office with over 50 raids in the following week on corrupt bureaucrats to show that the present system was doing well. While the bill will have to wait till the general elections are over, but Siddharamaiah is making his intentions clear – he is a no nonsense Chief Minister. 11-member fledgling third front being cobbled up by various regional players. Was it a right move to champion cause of Rajiv’s killers or is it a blunder that will cost Jaya dear if ever she wants to fulfill her dream of becoming a Prime Minister. For her party, the move looks like an opportunity that will give Jaya’s AIADMK a chance to sweep the polls in the state. Poll pundits predict that Jayalalithaa can now romp home comfortably with 35 Modi eyes Seemandhra at Telengana’s cost N arendra Modi’s methods of reversing party policies followed for years has put the BJP state unit in Andhra Pradesh in a spot. Close after the reversal of the BJP FDI policy by Modi in Delhi , it’s the party line on Andhra Affairs which is seeing Modi-fication. BJP, was the first national party to ally with the TRS chief KCR supporting Telengana during the NDA regime. The move helped the BJP make inroads in Telangana region of state over the years. But what came as a shocker for state BJP unit was diktat from Narendra Modi, who wants state unit to tie up with TDP, a move the state unit feels will impact party performance in Telangana region where it wanted to contest all 119 seats on its own. Having been a supporter of Telangana for over a decade the state unit was looking at reaping its benefits, but Modi diktat on TDP tie up may set the party behind. Unfortunately for the state unit , Modi is eyeing the Seemandhra region by raking up the issue of deceit by Congress on every platform and making an effort to capitalize on the anti-Congress sentiment , the Telangana region where party is stronger is upset but has no option but to toe Modi line and work with TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu. seats enough to strengthen her bid. But to allies in the fledgling third front challenge is now to project and accept a prime ministerial candidate who instead of showing national fervor takes a dangerous stance of siding with the killers of a former prime minister. LDF hopes to get even with UDF In the politically hyperactive state of Kerala, it’s a pitched battle already not on the streets but within the UDF allies and the LDF allies itself over seat adjustments . The 12-member third front, has enthused the Left Front which got a drubbing in the last polls with allies seeking more seats. LDF which managed to get 4of the 20 Kerala parliamentary seats is looking at riding the anti-Congress sentiment in the country. While combinations of both the fronts are a little too complex for most within and outside the state , but the migratory season has started with smaller players bargaining and hoping to get a seat extra if possible. Even the JDS which has a marginal presence is believed to be negotiating for a few seats from CPIM. But away from the confusion of the two fronts , the BJP was the first one to announce its candidates and start campaign. Former union minister O Rajgopal will contest from Trivandrum , a seat represented by Shashi Tharoor. 46 <strong>MARCH</strong> 2014
VILLAGE ROOTS KARNATAKA Taking tablets to farm »» point out bureau In a bid to make farmer less dependent on vagaries of weather or information on cultivation process from middlemen, a novel scheme titled ‘e-Kisan’ has been launched by the government of Karnataka in collaboration with an IT company, Bapuji Rural Development Institute and Virtuex IT solutions. It is a first of kind initiative whereby farmers are being provided with tablet computers laced with agri information software free of cost. The pilot project involves 250 farmers from Bijapur and Bagalkot districts of the state and would be replicated elsewhere depending on its success. The tablet include comprehensive 47 The tablet include comprehensive details including composition and usage of fertilizers and pesticides, weather forecast, online crop prices, live video conference with experts. details including composition and usage of fertilizers and pesticides, weather forecast, online crop prices, live video conference with experts from universities and farmers, price of farm produce and agricultural equipments. There will be daily update for seasoned based crops through the latest cloud mobility technology. A group of three-member techies working in United States have developed a software for the tablet computer that will help the farmers to get better knowledge of agriculture to reap higher productivity and revenue. The tablets are also user-friendly and all information about crop pattern is provided in Kannada language. The project hopes to bring knowledge and cheer to the farmers who expressed hope that they will relieved from price fluctuation of farm produce and other problems confronting agriculture in droughtprone North Karnataka region. The farmers would be trained on use of tablets.
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