15 March, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party

CONTENTSFortnightly MagazineEditorPrabhat Jha, MPExecutive EditorDr. Shiv Shakti BakshiEditorial TeamRam Prasad TripathyVikash AnandCreative EditorDharmendra KaushalVikas SainiSubscriptionAnnual Rs. 100/-For 3 years Rs. 250/-ContactPhone : +91(11) 23381428Fax: +91(11) 23387887Subscription : +91(11) 23005798e-mailkamalsandesh@yahoo.co.inPublisher and Printer : Printed byDr. Nandkishore Garg for Dr. MookerjeeSmruti Nyas, at Excelprints, C-36, F.F.Complex, Jhandewalan, New Delhi-55 andPublished by Dr. Mookerjee Smruti Nyas,PP-66, Subramanya Bharati Marg, NewDelhi-03. Editor : Prabhat Jha.MP CM Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan and MP BJPPresident Shri Prabhat Jha celebrating BJP victoryin By-elections with karyakartasBy-election resultsBJP punches a stunning defeat to Congress........................ 7RalliesBangalore (Karnataka)................................................................ 9Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)................................................... 12Rohtak (Haryana)......................................................................... 13Kolkata (West Bengal)............................................................... 18InterviewDr. Raman Singh......................................................................... 16ArticlesDo a China on ChinaBy Vikas Anand........................................................... 21He’s majboor & ‘guilty’, admits Manmohan SinghBy Ram Prasad Tripathy............................................. 26OthersMemo to Prime Minister............................................................. 19Gadkari launches Water Management Cell............................. 22Atal Khadyan Yojana launched in Uttarakhand.................... 24“Journalism and Deendayal Upadhyay” released.................. 257March 1-15, 2011 3

Letters to the Editor...~~~~~~~☯☯☯~~~~~~~Highest corruption in ManipurDear Editor,I read January 16-31 issue of Kamal Sandesh. Iread article on corruption of UPA Government inthat issue. In my assessment, there is highestcorruption in Manipur. We have to pay hugeamount of illegal money to do any right work. Ithink each department of government whether beit hospital or bank we have to pay illegal money toget the work done. We have to pay 50% of totalamount of loan to concerning officer to get that loansanctioned. Congress MLAs ask their share in thesecorruptions instead of sorting out our problems.The corruption forces youth to wander here andthere. Poors like me are looking towards BJP.Nongthombam Prem Kumar SinghKabowakching MakhaBishnupur (Manipur)Certificate of RegistrationLeft rule turned West Bengal in to‘waste’ BengalDear Editor,The recent efforts made by the BJP to make itspresence felt in the state of West Bengal need tobe appreciated. More than three decades of leftrule has ruined the state and has turned WestBengal in to ‘waste’ Bengal. One of the prosperousstates at the time of independence, West Bengalhas turned out to be a laggard in every sphere ofdevelopment now. With the emergence of BJP asa serious player in Bengal the political discoursewill definitely see a radical shift for the better inthe coming years. Lotus blooms in muddy waterand the political water in Bengal has become somuddy that it has become conducive for lotus tobloom in the state sooner than later.Viswas ChhatopadhyayKharagpur (West Bengal)Title of the Newspaper : KAMAL SANDESHRegistration Number of theNewspaper : DELENG/2006/16838Language/Languages in which itis published : EnglishPeriodicity of its publication andthe day/days/dates on which it ispublished : FortnightlyRetail selling price of theNewspaper : Rs.10Publisher's Name : Dr. Nandkishore GargNationality : IndianAddress : 11, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1Printer's Name : Dr. Nandkishore GargNationality : IndianAddress : 11, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1Editor's Name : Prabhat JhaNationality : IndianAddress : 11, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1True and precise account of the : Excel Printpremises where printing isC-36, F.F. Complex,conductedJhandewalan, New Delhi-55Place of publication : Dr. Mookerjee Smruti NyasPP-66, Subramanya BharatiMarg, New Delhi-03Wr te to usThe Editor,We welcomeYour views & SuggestionsEditor,Kamal SandeshDr. Mookerjee Smruti Nyas,PP-66, Subramanya Bharati Marg,New Delhi-110003e-mail: kamalsandesh@yahoo.co.inMarch 1-15, 2011 4

India needs a strong, not ahelpless Prime MinisterEditorial...“How can one hope of a strong India from a helpless Prime Minister?” It is nota question being raised by the Opposition but now haunts the mind of every citizen.The Prime Minister himself has accepted before the editors of electronic media that heis helpless and whatever is happening in the country is due to his helplessness.Should such a helpless and weak person be the Prime Minister of India? Have thepeople given mandate to the Congress to make such a puppet the Prime Minister ofIndia? Congress should not have done this. “My dictates should be accepted, whateverI wish should be done, and for it a puppet should be made the Prime Minister of thecountry” – can such thinking be considered fit for the office of the Prime Minister.Should there be a check on the freedom of expression of any Prime Minister anywherein the world? Should he be dependent on anyone? Should any Prime Minister thinkthat Congress is bigger than the country? The Republic is entering its 62 nd year andthe Prime Minister of India is still under the chains of Congress president. What anirony? People hope to see the reflection of India in the image of the Prime Minister ofthe country. Congress becomes uncomfortable when Prime Minister Manmohan Singhis called a bureaucrat or an economist. Had he been a political leader, such a situationwould not have been created.It is true that in 2004 Lok Sabha elections mandate was not sought in his name.Congress had sought a mandate in the name of Soniaji. Had Congress went to thepeople in the name of Manmohan Singh, it would have not got the seats it could thenwin. But Sonia Gandhi by enacting a drama of ‘reluctance’ secured a ‘committed’Prime Minster making him to realize that he had occupied the chair given by her. A‘follower’ Prime Minister could not have done more. By occupying the chair which henever deserved, he even lost his original profile for which he was known. Congresscould have managed even then had the government been in majority. The situation inwhich Manmohan Singh today finds himself due to his inexperience and lack ofpolitical knowledge is his logical denouement. He was a ‘parasite’ and even now heis a ‘parasite’ so India has no hopes from him. This is the reason why instead ofpresenting his strong points he preferred to show his helplessness. India needs astrong Prime Minister and not a helpless one.The country will now have to rethink as to how long it will be led by helpless PrimeMinister? Can the nation remain secure in the hands of such helpless Prime Minister?What kind of image India will have before the entire world? Can such a helpless PrimeMinister solve the problems of the country? Therefore it is the need of the hour thatCongress should hang its boots and desist from continuing a helpless and weakperson as Prime Minister of the country. No one will have any objections.BJP sweeps by-electionsThe results of the recent by-elections clearly indicate that UPA is now on its wayout and NDA is slowly coming back. In Gujarat, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh BJP hasbeen able to retain its seat but it was really commendable in Madhya Pradesh. InMadhya Pradesh BJP not only snatched the tribal dominated seat held by Leader ofOpposition in the State but in Sonkutch it won the SC dominated seat earlier held byDeputy Leader of Congress. While in Kukshi the margin of victory was 16,151 votes,March 1-15, 2011 5

it was nearly 20,000 votes in Sonkutch. Both the seats had become traditional strongholds ofCongress. It was not easy to win. The victory on both the seats not only was a setback for Congressbut a message was also sent that the work of BJP is becoming all embracing with increasing supportamong SC/ST sections. It is to be noted that BJP State President Shri Prabhat Jha and MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan are working tirelessly among the SC/ST andbackward sections with strong organizational work and effective implementation of the developmentworks initiated by the government.The Vananvasi Samman Yatra of Shivraj ji is being seen in this context. The victory of BJP inMadhya Pradesh and other States has re-kindled the hope of the people who now feel that the futureof BJP is bright. The victory of Trinamool Congress in Manipur whose candidate was supportedby BJP is also a welcome sign. Congress may refuse to learn lessons from the results of these byelectionsor even after being beaten in Bihar elections but the BJP should not become over-enthusiasticand over-confident. Accepting victory with humility BJP should continue working for the peopleas ever before. If BJP karyakartas prepare for coming elections with a sense of unity, collectivity andcoordination then the BJP will definitely form governments in many states. In 2014 Lok Sabhaelections also BJP can win seats as per its expectations. •March 1-15, 2011 6~~~~~~~☯☯☯~~~~~~~Govt. to setup JPC to probe 2G scamAccepting the Opposition demand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Parliament onFebruary 22 announced the setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to look into the2G scam. Earlier unrelenting pressure from the Opposition and the report of the Comptroller andAuditor General (CAG) on the issue forced the then Union Communications Minister A Raja toquit the Union Cabinet on November 14 last year.There have been four investigative JPCs so far:• The first was instituted to inquire into the Bofors scam on a motion moved by then defenceminister KC Pant in the Lok Sabha on August 6, 1987. The Rajya Sabha endorsed it a weeklater. The committee, headed by B Shankaranand, held 50 sittings and gave its report onApril 26, 1988. Opposition parties boycotted the committee on the ground that it waspacked with Congress members. The JPC report was tabled in Parliament, but it wasrejected by the Opposition.• The second investigative JPC, headed by former Union minister and senior Congressleader Ram Niwas Mirdha, was set up to probe Irregularities in Securities and BankingTransactions in the aftermath of the Harshad Mehta scandal. The motion was moved bythen minister for parliamentary affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Lok Sabha on August6, 1992. The Rajya Sabha concurred with it the next day. The recommendations of the JPCwere neither accepted in full nor implemented.• The third investigative JPC was assigned to probe the market scam. Then parliamentaryaffairs minister Pramod Mahajan piloted a motion in the Lok Sabha on April 26, 2001, toput it in place. Senior BJP member Lt Gen Prakash Mani Tripathi (retd.) was named thechairman. The committee held 105 sittings and gave its report on December 19, 2002. Thecommittee recommended sweeping changes in stock market regulations.• The last JPC was set up in August 2003 to look into pesticide residues in soft drinks, fruitjuice and other beverages and to set safety standards. The committee, headed by NCPPresident Sharad Pawar, held 17 sittings and submitted its report to Parliament onFebruary 4, 2004. The report confirmed that soft drinks did have pesticide residues andrecommended stringent norms for drinking water. •

BJP punches a stunning defeat to CongressSweeps Assembly by-electionsFrom Our CorrespondentsThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 17 made a clean sweep of five assembly seats in party-ruledGujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand where by-polls were held, while the TrinamoolCongress, emerged triumphant in one seat in Manipur with the backing of BJP. Congress failed to retain asingle seat it held earlier. This is an indicator which way the electoral wind is blowing in the country. It isall the more creditable that BJP has snatched seats from Congress. The Rahul impact was absent and thegimmicks of Congress National General Secretary Shri Digvijay Singh stood rejected by the masses in nouncertain terms. The Congress has failed to recover from the humiliating defeat which it received in the Biharelections. After being reduced from nine seats to four seats in the Bihar assembly elections, the results of theby-elections is again a severe blow to the Congress which now stands completely tainted by corruption, scamand the loot of public funds. The day the results of the by-elections were announced, the BJP workers startedcelebrations for having defeated Congress on all the seats it contested. While BJP retained its seats inJharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat, the victory in Madhya Pradesh was something which the Karyakartaswanted to celebrate emphatically. Both the seats in Madhya Pradesh were snatched from Congress and thattoo in a very convincing manner. These seats had emerged as Congress strongholds and considered very toughfor the party to win. However, the commitment and dedication of the Karyakartas resulted in victory for theparty. It was a remarkable victory. The message is clear from every nook and corner of the country, the Congresshas dashed the hopes of the people and now they are completely disenchanted by its programmes and policies.JharkhandJharkhand Chief Minister Shri Arjun Mundawon the Kharsawan Assembly by-poll defeatinghis nearest Jharkhand Vikas Morcha rival, KrishnaGagrai, by a margin of 17,366 votes.BJP’s sitting MLA Mangal Singh Soy had quitthe seat to facilitate the election of Munda — party’sMP from Jamshedpur — to the Assembly.This was Munda’s fourth win fromKharsawan Scheduled Tribe constituency since1995.“The people of Kharsawan have made theirpreference public. We will try to live up to theirexpectations”, said Shri Munda after the win.March 1-15, 2011 7While Gagrai had the backing of the Congressand Rashtriya Janata Dal, no Opposition party, inan apparent bid to engage Munda in a straightcontest on his turf, fielded any candidate againsthim. The results are an indication that thedevelopment works initiated by the BJP led coalitiongovernment in Jharkhand is being received wellby the people and they are now hoping to see theState emerge from the regime of corruption andcrisis backed by Congress government at the centre.Madhya PradeshIn Madhya Pradesh BJP maintained itswinning spree and gave a stunning defeat to theCongress by wresting both the seats Congressheld earlier. It wrested both Assembly seats fromthe Congress. The Kukshi seat in Dhar district washeld by Leader of Opposition Smt. Jamuna Deviwhose death in September last year necessitated aby-poll. The tribal-dominated seat had beensending a Congress member to the State Assemblyfor over two decades, but this time the Congresslost by a huge margin of 16,651 votes to BJP nomineeShri Mukam Singh Kirade. The BJP also won theSonkutch seat election to which was necessitatedfollowing Shri Sajjan Singh Varma’s election tothe Lok Sabha. The Congress had fielded Shri

Varma’s cousin Shri Arjun Varma. As a matter ofstrategy the BJP had put a new face Shri RajendraVarma, whose father and former MP PhoolchandVarma had lost the 2008 Assembly elections by anarrow margin.In both the cases, the sympathy factor failedto work wonders for the Congress party.This win in Madhya Pradesh is a stamp ofapproval to the development work done by BJPgovernment led by Chief Minister Shri ShivrajSingh Chouhan and organizational programmesinitiated under State BJP President Shri PrabhatJha to reach out to every section of the societyincluding tribals, backwards and other marginalMarch 1-15, 2011 8groups.ChhattisgarhBJP in Chhattisgarh won the Sanjari Balodbye-election with its candidate, Smt. Kumari BaiSahu, retaining the seat for the party by a marginof 9,965 votes.The election to the seat was necessitatedfollowing the death of sitting BJP legislator ShriMadan Sahu. The BJP fielded his widow. The byelectionhas once again indicates the popularity ofthe Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarhwhich is working tirelessly for the development ofthe State through the implementation of pro-poorschemes and programmes which fighting theNaxal_Maoist menace at the same time.GujaratShri Bhushan Bhatt retained the KhadiaAssembly seat for BJP in Gujarat by a margin of2,419 votes. The seat had fallen vacant due to thedeath of Speaker Shri Ashok Bhatt, father ofBhushan Bhatt, in September, 2010. Shri BhushanBhatt is the sitting municipal councillor fromKhadia ward. Shri Ashok Bhatt had won the seatfor a record eight consecutive times.BJP got nearly 17 per cent votes in MuslimdominatedRaikhad for the first time. It showsthe increasing popularity of BJP government in theState led by Shri Narendra Bhai Modi among theminority community. •Verdict gives a degree of assurance that law andjustice has prevailed : Ravi Shankar PrasadThirty-one people were on February 22 convicted and 63 others,including the main accused Maulvi Umarji, were acquitted by aspecial court in the 2002 Godhra train burning incident that left59 people dead and triggered violence in Gujarat. The trialconducted inside the Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad beganin June 2009 with the framing of charges against 94 accused in thecarnageThe BJP welcomed the Gujarat special court verdict. BJPspokesperson Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad said it had “exposed thenefarious designs” of the UPA government which “tried to cover up” the entire episode. “Certainly, there hasbeen a degree of assurance that law and justice has prevailed. There were elements who were trying to belittleit. There have been politicians who tried to abuse it,” BJP Chief Spokesman Shri Ravishankar Prasad saidinteracting with media persons. He slammed the Justice Shri U.C. Banerjee Committee report, which found thatthe fire was lit from inside the coach. The Banerjee Committee, appointed by then Railway Minister Lalu PrasadYadav to probe the causes of fire in the Sabarmati Express in Godhra, had found that the fire was “accidental.”“You remember the Banerjee committee report. A retired judge of Supreme Court gave a collusive report thatthe fire was lit from inside,” Shri Prasad told reporters outside Parliament. “It was a sham report at the timeof 2005 elections,” he added.•

Janathaa Vandan–Karyakartha Abhinandan rally in BangaloreBJP Govt. in Karnataka completes 1000 days in officeExposure of black money would blacken faces ofmany Congress leaders : GadkariFrom Our CorrespondentTo mark the completion of1000 days of Shri BSYeddyurappa led BJPGovernment in Karnataka theState BJP organised a massiveJanathaa Vandan–KaryakarthaAbhinandan rally in Bangalore onFebruary 20, 2011. Around 4 lakhblacken the faces of manyCongress leaders”.Referring to Rs.1.76 lakhcrore scam in spectrum case hesaid, “One can imagine howmiraculous an impact can bemade on India’s poverty if theSupreme Court can compel theIndian states and especiallyKarnataka, which is facing watershortage and will make it a greenand abundant region. He saidresources for the proposed riverlinkingproject would be raisedby bringing back the blackmoney of Indians stashed awayparty Karyakartas from everypolling booth of the Stateparticipated in the Rally.Addressing the hugegathering BJP NationalPresident Shri Nitin Gadkarisaid the Congress led UPAGovernment did not disclose thenames of people with money inforeign accounts, he added that,“The Government says it cannotdisclose the names of peoplewith foreign bank accounts as itwould bring a bad name to thecountry. The only reason that Isee in the Government’shelplessness is that anydisclosure in this matter wouldGovernment to get back all thiswealth.” He quoted the GlobalFinancial Integrity’s evaluation,which pegs India’s wealth in TaxHavens at around 20.75 lakhcrore.He promised to bring backthe entire black money in foreignaccounts and “use it for thewelfare of poor” if the BJP isvoted to power in the nextelections.BJP National Presidentpromised that the BJP, if voted topower in the next parliamentelection, will interlink the Gangaand the Cauvery rivers to solvethe water shortage in southin Swiss Bank accounts.He further said, “I amconfident that tomorrow belongsto the NDA and we are sure toform the government at theCentre in the next polls,” he saidwhile remarking that “if there isa political party which canchange the country’s future andeffectively handle the menace ofterrorism, it is the BJP.”Shri Gadkari attacked theUPA government at the Centreby accusing it of failure in severalkey areas including price rise,national security and povertyalleviation. Shri Gadkariridiculed Prime MinisterMarch 1-15, 2011 9

Manmohan Singh for hisstatement that: “I am not asmuch as a culprit as I am beingmade out” and asked him tospecify, “what is the percentageof his culpability.” Takingexception to Dr. Singh blamingcoalition politics for not beingable to take stern action withrespect to several issues, hewondered why the coalitiondharma should come in the wayof prevention of corruption andacting against corrupt people.Alleging that the scamsinvolving the UPA governmentwere to the tune of Rs 4 lakhcrore as against the centralbudget size of Rs. 10 lakh crore,he said the UPA’s image wasdented with these scams.He said Shri Yeddyurappa,who recently led the BJP to aresounding victory in thepanchayat elections willcomplete his full term in office.Shri Gadkari also praised ShriYeddyurappa for his pro-peoplepolicies - including farm loansat 1 per cent interest and creationof more job avenues by attractinginvestment of around Rs 7 lakhcrore.He urged the party workersin Karnataka to take a pledge toensure that the party swept allContinued on page 30March 1-15, 2011 10Highlights of Kamalada Mane – Pradarshini(House of Kamala – an exhibition)• An exhibition was planned during the convention.• The Pradarshini was named as Kamalada Mane (House ofLotous) & it was spread over an area of 60,000 sq.ft.• The Government departments were invited to put up stalls toshowcase their achievements.• Three wings were there in the Pradarshini – Vichara, Vikasaand Anthyodaya.Vichara: This depicted BJP’s history, Growth, Struggles,Programmes, Publications, Periodicals, Cartoons & rare Photos.Almost a hundred political cartoons were written by SriRamadhyani, our Chitradurga MPSri Janardhana Swamy & othersenior artists were exhibited at theexhibition, displayed. A wing wasdedicated to Kannada poets &Kingdoms of Karnataka.Vikasa : This wing consisted of22 stalls depicting achievements ofKarnataka BJP Government the Stallshad sufficient information regardingthe performance of differentdepartments.Anthyodaya: In this section theconcept of Anthyodaya and alsosome of the projects undertaken by our senior workers were exhibited.• The Inauguration was itself eventful. Traditional lamp was litby BJP National General Secretary Sri Ananth Kumar.Chitradurga MP Sri Janardhana Swamy drew a cartoon aboutthe agricultural budget. State BJP President Sri K.S. Eswarappaunveiled the Chart that consisted the names of all Presidentssince Bharatiya Jana Sangha days.• More than 60,000 workers visited the ‘Kamalada Mane’. Manywere in tears & the atmosphere was nostalgic.• Workers from IT Cell, Mahila & Yova Morcha workers workedas volunteers in ‘Kamalada Mane’• There were two theaters each with 200 seating capacity. In onetheater Party videos viz., Sri Atalji speeches, CDs of variousother Programmes, CDs on Kashmir, Ayodhya, Naxalisam wereexhibition. In another theaters Advertisements of Governmentwere shown.• BJP National President Sri Nitin Gadkari, BJP national generalsecretary and Karnataka Prabhari Sri Dharmendra Pradhan,BJP national general secretary Shri V. Sathish & the entire cabinetmembers of the legislative visited the exhibition.The exhibition won the hearts of workers, drew the attention ofmedia and made everyone go through the bylanes of history of BJP.

Coalition dharma doesn’t meanoutsourcing a department : GadkariBJP National President ShriNitin Gadkari reacting onPrime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh’s Pressconference, said, “The PrimeMinister’s press conference wasvery disappointing and showshis helplessness. Coalitiondharma cannot mean support tocorruption. And coalition isrelated only to 2-G. What is therelation between coalition andthe case of ISRO (S-bandallocation), CommonwealthGames and Adarsh cases?”“In a way, an effort has beenmade to cover-up corruption. Hehas accused the media andopposition of spreadingmisinformation whilemaintaining that all is well. Hehas expressed his helplessness.”He termed as “laughable”the Prime Minister’s charge thatthe BJP was attacking thegovernment to vent its anger atthe action taken against aGujarat Minister (Amit Shah).“On JPC issue, he (PM) hastried to blame the opposition fornot allowing Parliament tofunction. If today the governmenthas indicated that it is ready tothink of a JPC, then why did itwaste one month (wintersession),” Gadkari said.“Why did you not agree to it(JPC) earlier? If you are ready toappear in front of anycommittee... That you areagreeing to now... Had you donethis earlier this situation wouldnot have arisen,” Gadkari said.Shri Gadkari alleged that thePrime Minister had failed toMarch 1-15, 2011 11check corruption inhis government andwas trying toindirectly shieldformer telecomminister A Raja.“To supportcorruption in thismanner in the nameof coalition dharmaand to ‘outsource’ adepartment to acoalition partner....For the first time, PMhas said all decisionstaken by A Raja hadthe support of the FinanceMinister. What support is thereof the UPA and the Congress inthis? This means everybody isresponsible,” Gadkari said. Heinsisted that as head of Group ofMinisters, it was the PrimeMinister’s responsibility to checkBJP NationalPresident'sresponse to PrimeMinisterManmohan Singh'sPress Conferenceon February 16this.“Was just writinga letter once (to Raja)his solution?...This ishis failure,” Gadkarisaid.“He has acceptedwith an open heart thathe is helpless, not ableto take decisions, thereis pressure of coalitionpartners, and (he is)not able to stop thiscorruption. This is avery honest expressionfrom him. I appreciateit,” Shri Gadkari said. The BJPalso said the comparison of the2-G Spectrum prices withsubsidy for fertilizers, gas andoil, foodgrain is unfair andmaintained that 2-G spectrumallocation was not subsidy but away of making money. (FOC) •BJP upset over delayin revision of teachers’ payThe Manipur unit of BJP has demanded the resignation ofChief Minister O Ibobi Singh alleging that he had failed to keep uphis word on the issue of payment of revised pay bands of the SixthPay Commission to teachers. Interacting with media persons onFebruary 20, 2011 in Imphal state BJP President Shri Shanti kumarsaid that while the Chief Minister had agreed to pay the revisedpay to the teachers a year ago in January, he has now washed hishands off the case saying there was no money to execute thepromise. He recalled that after the signing of the MoU between thestriking employees and the Government, the Chief Secretary hadissued an order on January 16, 2010 regarding the implementationof revised pay bands recommended by the Sixth Pay Commission.Shri Shanti kumar said, “How could the Chief Minister objectto the payment of revised pays to the teachers without revoking theorder of the Government? This shows that the CM is talkingirresponsibly” he added.

Mahasangram Rally, Rohtak (Haryana)UPA regime most corruptin history of the Nation : Sushma SwarajFrom Our CorrespondentThe Congress-led UPAgovernment at the Centrehas emerged as asynonym of corruption and it ishigh time the country got rid ofthe government that has createdinnumerable problems for theaam aadmi said Leader of theOpposition in the Lok Sabha Smt.Sushma Swaraj whileaddressing a massive state-levelMahasangram Rallyorganised by the Stateunit of BJP in Rohtak onFebruary 20, 2011. Shesaid the Prime Ministerhas been trying to coverup scams for thesurvival of thegovernment and theCongress governmenthas turned out to be themost corruptgovernment in thehistory of the nation.Urging the people tojoin hands to uproot thecorrupt UPAgovernment at theCentre, she said thatscams and corruptionwere the gifts given bythe government to the people inreturn for the faith reposed bythe voters in it in the lastelections.Criticizing the ManmohanSingh Government over thealleged scams during his tenure,Smt. Swaraj said it was strangethat the Prime Minister wasclaiming that he was notresponsible for all that has beenMarch 1-15, 2011 13going on.She said the BJP and theNDA would not backtrack ontheir demand for a JPC probe intomajor scams, including the 2-Gand the Commonwealth GamesscamsShe further said that thedemocracy was having a hardtime in the country and theOpposition would raise the issueof corruption with full forceduring the Budget Session of theParliament, commencing onFebruary 21.She also asked the PrimeMinister not to protect corruptpeople and ministers in the nameof coalition compulsion.Addressing the rally theNational Democratic Alliance(NDA) convenor and Janata Dal(United) President Shri SharadYadav said the Prime Minister,Dr. Manmohan Singh, isheading the most ever corruptedUnion Cabinet in the history ofIndia. Under his corrupt regimeall four pillars of Democracy-Legislature, Executive, Judiciaryand Media had come under greatthreat.Shri Yadav further said thiswas for the first time in thehistory of Indian politics whenso many Ministers of the UnionGovernment had been foundindulging in scams of thousandsof crores of rupees and despiteall, the chief of the Governmentclaims that he had beenproviding corruption-freegovernment and doing enough...Continued on page 30

Indian democracy and institutionsupholding it imperiledThe Bharatiya Janata Partyexpresses its concern andanguish at the prevailingnational crisis: An unimaginableseries of corruption, unbridledrise in inflation, lack of credibilityof the Government and itspolicies, disregard and dilutionof institutions, a complete lackof governance, and the deafeningsilence of those inpower. As a resultthere is a sense ofhelplessness in theminds of the peopleleading to cynicismand desperation.Indian democracyand the institutionsupholding it areimperiled. Thishappened once earlierin the ‘70s when theCongress declared astate of Emergency.Now, again thanks tothe Congress ledUnited ProgressiveAlliance (UPA), Indiais being pushed to thebrink. There is a crisisof confidence in theminds of our citizens.Administration has come to astandstill. Remedies andsolutions are not forthcoming formonths, now two years, even onan issue such as the food priceinflation.Growth or Inflation? Canattend to only one!This government’s obsessionon growth, uncaring as itremains about the rising foodMarch 1-15, 2011 14prices was not justified even bythe Reserve Bank of India whenit observed, “inflation needs tobe controlled if growth has to besustained…”It may not be out of placehere to remind that during therule of National DemocraticAlliance (NDA) led by Shri AtalBihari Vajpayee, inflation waskept well reined in. Based onConsumer Price Index (CPI), theyear-on-year December rate ofinflation clearly indicates thatsince the UPA came to power,inflation is only rising andstubbornly remains now for 3years continuously near or over10%.A cruel reminder is that theFood Price Inflation has hoverednear 15%-18% in the last 24months. They have failed to takeany substantial remedial stepsto curb inflation. They shifted theblame by saying that hoardersand black marketers were states’responsibility.In fact even on that matter,the non-Congress States were farbetter in clamping down onPolitical resolution passed by BJP National OfficeBearers meeting in Kolkata on 15 February 2011these operators, but their actionswere not supported by theGovernment at the centre. Worsestill, the faulty policies of thecentral government in exportingfood grains and sugar at lowerprices without an understandingof the demand and supplyposition, and then importing thevery same commodity at pricesthree times higher have only

complicated the matter. Theworsening fiscal deficit and thegrowing external borrowings arefurther weakening the economy.Money laundering addingto inflation?As the facts and figures ofthe series of scams are openingup, money trails are beingestablished. They show thatsince 2007 slush and illegalmoney from tax havens arecoming through various routesand most financial sentinels hadnot even blown the whistle, untilthe Comptroller and AuditorGeneral (CAG) flagged off suchissues both on 2G spectrum andthe CWG scandals.Money laundering, likenever before has emerged inIndia. The blatant nexus ofrealtors, corporate builders,bureaucrats and politicians isthreatening India. But not theUPA! It took more than a year,even after sustained media andOpposition pressure for theGovernment to file a FIR, albeit,without naming anyone!India is a member of theFinancial Action Task Force(FATF) on Money Laundering.This is an inter government bodywith an objective to develop aninternational response to combatmoney laundering. FATF laysspecial emphasis on monitoringtransactions with PoliticallyExposed Persons (PEPs).Notwithstanding, under theUPA, institutions have beensilenced that they failed to raisean alarm on the large scalemoney laundering by the scambeneficiaries. They have allowedtransactions to carry on. Eventoday their perpetrators moveabout freely and with impunity.Black Money abroadLegally earned but taxMarch 1-15, 2011 15evaded money and crime moneyare both stashed abroad. TheUPA after coming to power in2009, promised to act within a100 days to initiate steps to getthe crime money back. TheFinance Minister is well awarethat black money became amatter of debate at the G20 meetin 2009. India is yet to ratify theUN Charter on Corruption. Byratifying, India stands to gainwhen demanding informationon black money abroad. Clearly,there is a hesitation on the partof the UPA to move forward!One list of Indians who heldmoney in Liechtenstein, it isclaimed, reached GOI two yearsago. Not till the Supreme Courtcame down on the Governmentfor failing to act on the matterdid the UPA start its effort. Eventhen, it formed only a multidisciplinary group to estimatethe actual quantum of blackmoney abroad and to suggest theway forward. The SupremeCourt’s observation said it all:“It is a pure theft of the nationalmoney…a mind boggling crime,is plunder of the nation and thatis the pure truth.” The GlobalFinancial Integrity claims thatIndian money in Swiss banksalone is estimated to be Rs 20.85lakhs crores. Roughly, Indianblack money abroad is estimatedto be more than 10 times India’sforeign debt.The black money and theIndian wealth stashed abroad isa very serious matter of greatnational concern. Indiangovernment is only taking halfheartedefforts to get this wealthback to this country. Hasan Ali’sname stands out as the top taxdefaulter in the country withover Rs 76,000 crores as tax duesfrom him. He is roaming free andonly a few days ago the SupremeCourt observed that theprosecuting agencies shouldensure that he does not leave thecountry.A Series of UnbridledCorruptionA series of unbridledcorruption beginning with thedisbursement of 2G Spectrum,Commonwealth Games (CWG),Adarsh Housing Society and thenow shocking ISRO-Devasscandal have shattered the faithof the common man. In each ofthese scandals the nation’sexchequer was looted of lakhs ofcrores of rupees. Scarce nationalassets were frittered away or soldfor a song to ineligible fly-bynightoperators. The UPAgovernment is legally andmorally responsible for theproliferating corruption.The 2G stands out for theloss in astronomical figures andfor the realtor-politician nexus,the actual kick back earned is yetto be ascertained. It revealed howsystematically authorities wereby-passed, regulations weretweaked and manipulated,advisories brazenly rebuttedallowing arbitrarinesscompletely to overwhelm thesystem. All the while theconcerned minister affirmed thathe had obtained the due andnecessary clearances. In thename of collective responsibilityand being the first among equalsthe Prime Minister owes thenation an answer on the variousomissions and commissions inthis matter. The loss to the nationis shocking and the PM’s silenceon the matter deafening!The CWG stood out for thenepotism and the kickbacksearned at various levels. Equally,...Continued on page 28

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judiciary and I am sure they will do nothingbut justice and justice only.Your state is suffering from the Naxalite menace.What are you doing to tackle it?I am doing all I could and I should. But this problemis not confined to one State; it is a problem forthe whole nation. The Naxalite-Maoistchallenge should be faced by the whole nationcollectively and not single-handedly by a Statelike Chhattisgarh. It is good that the PrimeMinister too has recognised that it is a biggestthreat to the nation’s internal security.In the recent meeting of chief ministersconvened by the Centre to face the Naxalite-Maoist threat, I demanded that the Stateshould be reimbursed ` 700 crore it had tobear in providing security to the life andproperty of its citizens. The Border RoadsOrganisation is not performing the jobassigned to it for construction of roads inaffected areas.Your resolve?As long as my government is there, we arecommitted to usher in peace in the Naxalaffectedareas. I have decided that the Stateadministration will extend its authority inabout 5000 sq. Km Aboojhmaar dense forestarea during the next one year. At the sametime, the doors of my government are alwaysopen for a dialogue provided they shunviolence and stop killings of innocent. Mypriority is peace and prosperity.How do the people view the situation?People are fed up with everyday violence.Hundreds of innocent men, women andchildren have lost their life. Naxalites are theenemies of the innocent, peace-loving, lawabidingcitizens. They are standing in the wayof rapid development of the area because theydon’t allow government functionaries toperform their duty to help the needy people.The entrepreneurs also feel discouraged toinvest because of Naxalite threat. HadNaxalites helped create peaceful environmentconducive to industrial development, poverty,unemployment and illiteracy would havebeen a thing of the past.Yet, your government has been able to attractquite a number of industrial houses to yourState.That is true. Because of the rich tourist potentialMarch 1-15, 2011 17and mineral wealth, numerous entrepreneurshave ventured to put up their units in theState. Some industrial units have come uptoo. As a result, more and more employmentopportunities are being generated.To what extent are you getting financial or othersupport from the Congress-led UPAgovernment in the matter of development ofthe State?The fact is that Congress led UPA government isdiscriminating against non-UPA stategovernments in the country. Chhattisgarh isthe worst hit. We are not getting adequatesupplies of essential commodities to run thePDS system more smoothly and efficiently. Inspite of that we are implementing our policyof providing rations to poor sections atsubsidized rates Even in the matter ofallotment of funds under Indira Awas Yojna,MNREGA, PM’s Gram Sadak Yojna and thelike the State is being made to starve of funds.Your State is rich with vast mineral wealth. Yet,it has not helped usher in prosperity to themineral-rich areas.The mineral rich States, like Chhattisgarh, sufferfrom two handicaps. One, minerals are presentin forest areas which can have just scantyagriculture. The local population needs to becompensated for the fact of their suffering dueto existence of minerals. Two, under theConstitution, laws on minerals can be enactedonly by Parliament while their implementationis the responsibility of the States. In view ofour extant socio-economic conditions, thecountry needs a law that, apart from providingfor a transparent and domestic industryfriendlylicensing regime, is also peoplecentric.Its implementation should make thelocal inhabitants feel that presence of mineralsin their area is not a curse, but a boon bynature. The exploitation of minerals shouldusher in prosperity not only to those whoexploit the minerals but also to the peopleinhabiting the area and the State. The presentsituation is generating strife anddiscontentment among the inhabitants.Central government needs to devise a mineralpolicy in consultation with the concernedStates so that it fetches prosperity to the peopleof the area and revenue to the State for overalldevelopment.•

Navjagran Yatra rally, Kolkata (WB)States ruled by Congress and Leftmired in corruption : GadkariFrom Our CorrespondentAddressing a huge rally inKolkata held at thecompletion of the 15-dayNavjagran Yatra that started fromCooch Behar in North Bengal onJanuary 30 BJP NationalPresident Shri Nitin Gadkarisaid, “While farmers werecommitting suicide and youthswere roaming jobless, the likesof A Raja and Suresh Kalmadiwere giving shape to theCommonwealth Games and 2Gscandals, devouring lakhs ofcrores.” Without dropping anyname, he wondered “who theirgodfather and godmother were”.Shri Gadkari said while BJPruledStates were recordingphenomenal growth, those ruledby the Congress and Left weremired in corruption. He addedthat this graft was the root causeof under-development.The BJP President alsodemanded to know why theCentre is not giving the names ofthose who have kept lakhs ofcrores of black money in foreignbanks. He further said it isMarch 1-15, 2011 18evident that the BJP is taking theWest Bengal election seriouslyand advised the karyakartas towork relentlessly till the goal isachieved.Launching a frontal attack,BJP Parliamentary PartyChairman Shri LK Advanilambasted the Congress led UPAfor giving the country thegrandmother of all scams andsaid the party had allowed itsleaders to plunder the nation andstash the loot away in foreignbanks.Speaking out against Dr.Manmohan Singh’s inherentweakness in dealing with crucialaffairs, Shri Advani reiteratedthat he had seen several PrimeMinisters but no one as weak asthe present one. “I was told thatthe Prime Minister was hurtbecause I called him a weakperson. He may be a good personbut he is the weakest PrimeMinister because he could notstop corruption taking place infront of his eyes” he added. ShriAdvani pointed out that it wasduring Dr. Singh’s regime that aPrime Minister had to file anaffidavit in the Supreme Court toexplain his conduct.He demanded that JPCprobe should be ordered to coverall cases of corruption, including2G spectrum, CWG and AdarshHousing scam.Recalling his commentsmade during the 2009 Lok Sabhaelections when he had saidManmohan Singh is the weakestprime minister India has hadsince independence, Shri Advanicriticised the PM for not actingagainst corruption. “When I saidthis, many people came to meand said I should not say sobecause he is a good man. It’snice to be a good man, but whatif the man is weak and doesnothing to stop corruption?” hesaid.Linking corruption withcontinued price rise, former BJPNational President Shri RajnathSingh said, “While the Congresshad repeatedly given the nation...Continued on page 30

Memorandum to PresidentCorruption in the North-East has affectedthe life of the people : Nitin GadkariBJP National President Shri Nitin Gadkari led a delegation to the RashtrapatiBhawan to hand over to theHon‘ble President Smt. Pratibha Patil a memorandumon the scams in Congress ruled states in the North East region on February 18.Her Excellency Mrs. Pratibha PatilHon’ble President of IndiaRashtrapati Bhavan, New DelhiSub: Corruption in North East affecting development & poor peopleRef : BJP’s Fact Finding Committee Report on the Scams of North EastYour Excellency,The whole Nation is worried about the scams taking place in India. It is said that 2010 was the year of scams.Confidence of the common man is shaken. Scams are affecting the development and pushing up the prices/mehangai.Thousands of crores corruption in the North East States has affected the life of people. Development issuffering. Chief Minister, Ministers, Executive have been charged for corruption. Resources/funds of socialwelfare schemes, public distribution system are misappropriated, embezzled. Hardly 15% of the eligible poor, BPLfamilies are getting foodgrain of PDS in north east. Rice to be distributed through public distribution system goesstraight to black market and Bangladesh from FCI godowns. Transport contractors are none other than the familymembers of Ministers.BJP appointed a Fact Finding Committee to find out and compile the quality and quantum of scam /corruptionin North East. The Committee, after detailed work, field visit, interaction with experts and authorities, has submittedthe Report to me. The Team visited Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and other parts of the North East tounearth & document the various scams in the North East. The Report says: Hydro power Scam is another 2GScam, 63,000 Crore Scams in North East states.The Hydro Power projects are of Rs 4,00,000 crores. Kickback is given per mega watt. Direct MOU signed,projects allotted for highly technical projects of hundreds of crores with just formed companies.Scams….Hydro Power Projects Rs.4,00,000 Crore Hydro Kickback Rs.20,000 CroreAssam Scam Rs.20,000 Crore Manipur Scam Rs.5,000 CroreArunachal Scam Rs.10,000 Crore Sikkim Scam Rs.3,000 CroreNagaland, Mizoram Scam Rs.5,000 CoreTotal corruption/ kickback is more than Rs 63,000 crores.All the investigative agencies, regulators, authorities, social activists, NGOs, Opposition Parties have raisedquestions/concern about these scams. Courts have passed orders, CAG has passed strictures in their Reports,March 1-15, 2011 19

CVC and SIT (Special Investigative Team appointed by the Court), Media have castigated the authorities. Dozensof CAG reports on almost all the States reported the scam of thousands of crores.BJP Demands. Special Courts to speed the judiciary process and to punish the Scamsters. Special investigation system and speedy and coordinated investigation by NIA, CBI and other agencies. Special audit of all these scams. Time bound action plan by the Government on the observations / strictures of Courts, CAG and otherinvestigative agencies.Seizing the property of the scamsters and recovery of the public money.Strong action against the Ministers and officials found involved in Scams / Loot.I take this opportunity to present this Report to you. As the Constitutional Head, I would urge you to ask theconcerned authorities to have detail investigation and action to stop this misappropriation, embezzlement ofpublic money. You are aware of the sensitivity of North East. Such scandalous administration affects people’sfaith in the democracy.We are confident your directives will help to bring down corruption in the North East.With kind regards,YoursNitin GadkariMajor Scams of North East1. N C Hills Scam : Assam2. Subsidy (Transport) Scam : Assam3. Irrigation Scam :Assam4. Guwahati Municipal Corporation Scam : Assam5. Guwahati Urban Development (JNURM) Scam : Assam6. Police Constable Recruitment Scam: Assam7. Teachers Appointments Scam: Assam8. National Highway Scam: Assam9. PDS Scam of Rs 1000 crore: Assam10. Flood Control Scam: Assam11. Fake/Fraudulent payments scam, Assam12. SGRY funds scam, Assam13. NREGA funds misappropriation scam, Assam14. Rural development fund embezzlement, Assam15. Hydro Power Scam :Arunachal16. SGRY Scam : Arunachal17. PDS Scam of Rs 1000 Cr: Arunachal18. Mines & Mineral Allotment Scam : Arunachal19. Drinking Water Mission Scam: Arunachal20. Hydro Power projects scam, Arunachal21. PDS Scam, Arunachal22. Public Private Partnership scam, Arunachal23. NREGA scam, Arunachal24. Siphoning of Entertainment Tax, Sikkim25. Scam of Nayuma Cable (NC), SikkimMarch 1-15, 2011 2026. Fraudulent fire to declare burning of 25,000 showsmeant for poor children, Sikkim27. Smuggling of red sandalwood to China, Sikkim28. Sikkim Power Development Corporation scam, Sikkim29. Ranka Tourist Villa Scam , Sikkim30. Sikkim Khadi Board Fraud, Sikkim31. Kanchandzonga Tourist Villa Scam, Sikkim32. TB Medicine Scam, Sikkim33. Fake / Stolen Bank deposits Scam, Sikkim34. Rs.150Cr Fraudulent Bank deposit scam, Sikkim35. Hydel power scam, Sikkim36. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Scam, Sikkim37. SGRY Scam, Sikkim38. NREGA scam, Sikkim39. Midday meal scam, Sikkim40. PDS scam, Sikkim41. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyutikaran Scam, Sikkim42. Loktak Lake Cleaning Scam: Manipur43. Teachers Appointment Scam: Manipur44. Road Construction Scam: Manipur45. Big Dam / Irrigation Scam: Mizoram46. Cement Land Scam: Meghalaya47. North-East Subsidy Scam48. AIBP scam, Nagaland49. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund scam, Nagaland50. NREGA scam, NagalandHydro Power Scam another 2G ScamThe Hydro Power projects are of Rs 4,00,000 crores. ‘Kickback is given per mega watt.’ Direct MOUsigned, projects allotted for highly technical projects of hundreds of crores with just formed companies.• Congress Govt. corrupted a healthy concept.• 137 MOU/MOA’s signed in 2 years.• Projects awarded to dubious companies.• Newly formed companies with• Projects costing hundreds crores.• Corruption of thousands crores.• Projects cost Rs 4,00,000 crores• Kickback of more than Rs 20,000 crores •

Do a China on ChinaIn an article published inQiushi Journal, officialOrgan of the CentralCommittee of ruling CommunistParty of China, has termedincreasing co-operation betweenUS-India as ‘unbearable’. Itargued that Beijing must send aclear signal to these countriesthat it is ready to go to war tosafeguard its national interest.Throughout the history of thenew China (since 1949), thearticle states, peace in China hasnever been gained by giving in,but only through war.Safeguarding national interestsis never achieved by merenegotiations, but by war.It is well known that Chinais a belligerent and irresponsiblepower with imperialistic designs.For it national interest meansnothing but grabbing territoriesof others. History is full of suchexamples, which prove itsimperialist nature. India alreadyhas been a victim of Chineseimperialistic thrust. We havealready lost about 38000 squarekilometers of our territory toChina in 1962 war.The present UPAgovernment does not seem to bekeen to learn from the pastexperience with China. Indiacontinues to be complacent fromemerging threat to her fromChina. To this article threateningwar, our defence minister A. KAntony articulated that Indiawas “not unduly worried” overChina’s military modernization.It is noteworthy that such threatMarch 1-15, 2011 21By Vikash Anandis not new. An official meetingheld at Leh on January 10, 2010attended by officials from theJammu and Kashmirgovernment, Ministry of HomeAffairs and Army had agreedthat we lost substantial amountof land on boarder to Chinaduring the 20-25 years andencroachments on IndianTerritory by Chinese troops areslow but nonstop. China is alsodeveloping a rail link near Indianborders. The article also warnsthat China is preparing for war.The development surroundingIndia manifests that Chinawants to encircle India from allsides. Nepal is strategically veryimportant for India. There too,we seem to be a loser. Maoist’salliance has formed governmentin Nepal, which has proximityto China. Both these countriestogether provide logistic supportto Indian insurgent groups.Inspite of all these developmentsour Defence Minister says noneed to be unduly worried overthe new developments. Thepresent UPA government at theCenter seems to be toeingNehruvian line in its policytowards China. Pandit Nehruhad always been unconcernedabout threat from China. Hiscarelessness cost India a war in1962 and loss of her territory toChina.The neighbour continues topinprick India at every point itcan. However, India is ready togo another mile to extend herhand of friendship. During therecent visit of Chinese PremierWen Jiabao to New Delhi, Indiaestablishment was patting itsback that though India is notgaining on the political front yet,at least her trade with China isincreasing. At that time bothpledged to increase bilateraltrade by $100 billion from 49.5billion dollar by 2015. It isnotable that our trade relationwith China is a zero-sum game.Indo- China trade is badlyskewed in favour of China. Thatis why China is interested inincreasing trade relation withIndia.Now, the time has come torestructure Indian defence policytowards China keepinguppermost the interests of thenation in mind. Thrust ofdefence policy must move awayfrom being more Pakistan centricand less China centric. Weshould increase our defenceexpenditure. China is far aheadof India in terms of expenditureon defence. China’s defencebudget, pegged at $77.5 billion,is more than twice that of India’s$32-billion.We spend just 2.3 percent of the Gross DomesticProduct against China’s six percent. Chinese has high-techsecurity and surveillance system.But India does not seem to bekeeping pace with China’sstrategic threats in high-techsurveillance system. Forexample, we take our policesystem. China provides mobileto the level of a constable, whatIndia has not done so far whileIndia provides an official mobileto the level of Sub divisionalpolice officer.India must formulate a 20-year plan to take on China. If westart from today then we will...Continued on page 23

Gadkari launches ‘WaterManagement Cell’ of BJPAtwo-day seminar on‘Water ResourcesManagement in India -Challenges Ahead’ was held inNew Delhi on February 18 and19 to deliberate on adoptation ofinnovative irrigation practices toovercome future challenges.The seminar was organisedby Water Management Cell of theBJP, which was launched by BJPNational President Shri NitinGadkari on the same day. In hisinaugural speech BJP NationalPresident Shri Nitin Gadkarisaid, “It is a very importantsubject and with yourdiscussions and deliberations, Iam sure we will get a finitedirection to work in some Stateson this front. If there was anybiggest mistake that was doneon the planning side in thiscountry then it is not givingenough importance to water. Wealways talk about industrialgrowth rate but not aboutagriculture growth rate.”He added, “When BJP comesto power at the Center, we willgive top most priority to fix thismistake of neglecting the watermanagement and agriculturegrowth rate. Currently, irrigationsector is in the states list. Withlimited resources available attheir disposal, States are not ableto do enough allocation to thiscrucial irrigation sector. This isleading to migration of ruralpopulation to urban areas whichled to increase in urban poverty,increase in commodity prices etc.If ‘water and irrigation’ subjectsare moved into the concurrentlist, then the central governmentcan help in financing the stateson this crucial front.”He advised BJP ruled Stategovernments to introduce thewater conservation in theelementary, middle and highereducation schools. “InMaharashtra, Nagpurmunicipality is won by BJP. Weare planning to give 24 hours ofwater supply to the citizens ofNagpur. With the same amountof water as available before, weare planning to get thisaccomplished. We can supplycity’s sewage water to the powerplant near Nagpur and utilizethe good waters that are beingutilized by the power plant fordrinking and irrigationpurposes. Thus, management ofwater is an art and we can getthe best out of it propermanagement,” he added. Heasked the cell to suggestappropriate inter connectivityprojects and water conservationmethods and come up with ablue print so that these can beimplemented in the BJP rulingstates right away and also canbe implemented by the NDAGovernment when it comes topower at the Center.BJP National Vice PresidentMarch 1-15, 2011 22

Smt.Najma Hepthulla andBJP National GeneralSecretaries Smt. VasundharaRaje Scindia and ShriJ.P.Nadda, BJP NationalSpokesperson Shri PrakashJavadeker and All – IndiaCoordinator of Morchas &Cells Shri Mahendra Pandeyalso took part in the sessions.Shri T.Hanumantha Rao,retired Engineer-in-Chief, APand UN Consultant formerUnion Minister SureshPrabhu and Shri RajendraSingh the keynote speakers.In his address Shri SureshPrabhu stressed the need forinterlinking of rivers whichwas given importance duringthe earlier NDA Governmentbut later was abandoned bythe UPA Government. ShriRajendra Singh, RamonMagsaysay Award winnerand the ‘water man of India’spoke on the traditional waterbodies and management. ShriAnil Dave, Member ofParliament from MadhyaPradesh also spoke on theindividual and socialresponsibility to protect thewater bodies. The IrrigationMinisters of NDA ruled stateShri Prakash Pant ofUttarakhand, Shri BasavarajBommai, Karnataka, ShriJayant Mallayya, MadhyaPradesh, Shri Nitin Patel,Gujarat, Shri Satyanan JhanBhatul, Jharkhand, and MrHemachand Yadav,Chattisgarh gavepresentation in the session ontheir state’s policy regardingwater management. TheSeminar was conducted byNational Convenor of WaterManagement Cell Shri RamVedire. (FOC) •March 1-15, 2011 23UK OFBJP General secretary no moreGadkari expresses deep sorrow on his demiseShri Anil Pota, General Secretary of overseas friends of BJP in theUK has died following a rare ailment, his family said on February 13.Shri Pota, a retired businessman, was 72 and is survived by his wife,three sons and five daughters. On his demise BJP National Presidentexpressing deep sorrow, said “I am deeply saddened by the news ofuntimely and unfortunate demise of Shri Anil Pota (General Secretary,Overseas Friends of BJP, UK). Shri Anil Pota has been sincere andcommitted party worker. He has contributed immensely in strengtheningOverseas Friends of BJP’s network not only in UK but all over world.He added, “Shri Pota's death is an irreparable loss to the party and hisfriends and family. I extend my heartfelt condolences and pray to Godfor solace to the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved familyto bear the loss.” •Gadkari appoints committee to examine andevaluate Electoral ReformsBJP President, Shri Nitin Gadkari on February 19 has appointeda committee under the Chairmanship of Party Vice President Shri.Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to consider all relevant issues concerningElectoral Reforms. The committee will be working under the guidanceof senior Party leader Shri L. K. Advani. The committee comprisesShri Thawarchand Gehlot, Dr. Kirit Somaiya, Shri Anil Dave, ShriRamapati Ram Tripathi, Shri Banwari Lal Purohit, Shri SatyapalJain, Shri Ramakrishna Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Shri G. V. L.Narsimha Rao. •Continued from page 21leave China behind in 2030. We have also edge over China in youngmanpower. India has more young population than China.We should do a China (Prepare and wait for your turn) on China.‘Prepare and wait for your turn is the thrust of China defence strategyin post cold war era. Any bilateral security concern that involves Indiawith another country (mainly China and Pakistan) on her bordersshould be considered an enduring security concern regardless of howpacific the situation is at the moment or promises to remain in thefuture. We must always be in readiness to deal with a war every day.Although India needs strong and visionary leadership to streamlineits strategy and policy, India needs a leadership like that of Shri AtalBihari Vajpayee who dared to conduct nuclear test and made Indianuclear power. It placed India in P-5+1 nuclear club. Our pursuit ofpeace and good neighbourly relations should not mean surrender ofour national interests and failure to protect them. •

Atal Khadyan Yojana launched in UttarakhandEradicate poverty, provide food, clothand shelter to everyone : GadkariTo distribute low cost foodgrains to BPL and APLfamilies in UttarakhandBJP National President ShriNitin Gadkari launched ‘AtalKhadyan Yojana’ in Dehradun onFebruary 18, 2011.Launching the Yojana,which envisages providingwheat at Rs ` per kg and rice at` 3 per kg to the people, ShriGadkari said it would benefitaround 30 lakh in the State andhas a potential to emerge as amodel scheme for other States.“If you are in politics, your aimshould not be to just become anMLA, a Minister, or a ChiefMinister. Instead, you shouldaim at eradicating poverty andproviding each and every personwith food, clothing, and shelter,”he said. Referring to the rottingof grain worth ‘58,000 crore dueto lack of storage space, ShriGadkari said it only reveals theextent of misrule by the Congressled UPA Government.Shri Gadkari said he isproud to launch the scheme onthe punyatithi of Pandit DeenDayal Upadhyay. Citing theprogress witnessed byUttarakhand since its inceptionwith its GDP shooting from 2.1to 9.41 per cent and per capitaincome growing from ‘14,000 to‘42,000, he expressed hope thatthe Government will ensure leakproofexecution of the scheme sothat the citizens can reap itsbenefits.The BJP National Presidentoffered the example ofMarch 1-15, 2011 24From Our CorrespondentChhattisgarh, where the publicdistribution system has won theappreciation of the PrimeMinister. He asked the State foodand supply department to followthe Chhattisgarh model whileimplementing the scheme. Tomake this scheme successful ifyou need to increase thecommissions of PDS dealers thenyou increase their commission,Shri Gadkari said.Addressing the gatheringState Chief Minister Shri RameshPokhariyal ‘Nishank’ said theGovernment is committed toensure that every citizen gets asquare meal. Under the newlylaunched scheme, a BPLcardholder will be entitled to get25 kg of rice at ` 3 per kg and 10kg of wheat at ` 2 per kg. Thosehit by natural disasters havebeen unable to cope with thecurrent price rise and it is theywho will be benefited by thisscheme.Speaking on the occasionformer Chief Minister Maj GenBC Khanduri said that theprogramme of providing rationsat cheaper price began duringthe regime of NDA headed byAtal Bihari Vajpayee. FormerChief Minister Shri ND Tiwarialso expressed his happiness atthe naming of the scheme.Food and Civil SupplyMinister Shri Diwakar Bhatt saidthat the Government is dedicatedto implementing this scheme onthe ground level. To ensure leakproofdistribution, it has madepreparations at the district level.Following inauguration ofthe scheme, Shri Nitin Gadkari,Chief Minister Shri RameshPokhriyal Nishank and othersdistributed 35 kg of foodgrain tobeneficiaries. Cheques were alsodistributed to a few Atal AwasYojana candidates. •

“Journalism and Deendayal Upadhyay” releasedEfforts should be made to understand themindset of new generation : GadkariFrom Our CorrespondentReleasing a book named“Journalism andDeendayal Upadhyay”on Pundit Deendayal UpadhyayPunyatithi on 11 February 2011.BJP National President ShriNitin Gadkari said, “The mostpolluted field is that of politicsand for this, not individuals butpolitical parties are at fault”.“An effort should be madeto understand the mindset of thenew generation. They also havepotential. If they are not workingproperly, it is not their fault, it isours,”he said.He said that evencommunism has changed acrossthe world.”I do not want tocomment on any ideology.Communism had fallen in itsown backyard.It (communism) haschanged in Beijing. But inKolkata, it has not changed. Maybe because of political reasons.“Nehru was an intellectual.But his economic model did notgive the required focus todevelopment of villageeconomy, irrigation and manyMarch 1-15, 2011 25key areas and we are nowwitnessing the consequences ofit,” he added.On the present economicscenario in the country, hesaid,”Government is buying Rs70,000 crore aeroplanes whenpeople are starving and farmerscommitting suicide”.Shri Gadkari said thereshould be no gag on the media.Pandit Deendayalji alwaysthought for the welfare ofeconomically deprived people,villagers, farmers and labourers.He wanted the policies in theCourtesy : Asian Agecountry should ensurebetterment of these people. If thecountry had followed this visionand thinking of Deendayalji,there would not have been theeconomic imbalance that we seetoday,” added, Shri NitinGadkari.The book was edited by Dr.Mahesh Chandra Sharma.Published under the DeendayalSamagrah, a project started by theBJP recently, the book highlightsthe contribution and vision ofDeendayalji in journalism. Apartfrom a galaxy of senior leadersintellectuals, writers andscholars, former Governor ShriKidarnath Sahni, Leader ofOpposition in Delhi AssemblyProf. Vijay kumar Malhotra , BJPNational General Secretary Smt.Vasundhara Raje, Delhi BJPPresident Shri Vijendra Guptaand National Convenor ofDeendayal Samagrah Dr. MaheshChandra Sharma were alsopresent on the occasion. •

Prime Minister’s media interactionHe’s majboor & ‘guilty’,admits Manmohan SinghBy Ram Prasad TripathyNo one today, probably,understands the idiom“bitter truth better notsaid” better than Prime MinisterManmohan Singh. And the bittertruth is that the seven-year-oldCongress-led UPA governmentof Dr. Manmohan Singh iscrumbling under the weight ofinternal bickerings, unravelingof multiple scams and scandals,soaring prices and inflation andpathetic governance. Hisseptuagenarian foreign ministermistakenly read anothercountry’s speech at the UnitedNations recently. Many of hiscolleagues are actively involvedin corruption. His own name isgetting smeared by the scandalover the sale of telecom licensesthat caused huge loss to thenational exchequer, theappointment of a ‘tainted’person as CVC by him that haveraised eyebrows on his sincerityand capacity to fight corruption.His former telecommunicationsminister A Raja was sacked andarrested and the Supreme Courttook the unprecedented step ofcensuring the PM for failing toact sooner. Dr. Manmohan Singhhas been charged with actinglike a lame duck prime minister.All these probably happened forthe first time in the democratichistory of the nation. Untilrecently very few doubted thehonesty of the Prime Minister asan individual despite hisMarch 1-15, 2011 26government’s pretty ordinarytrack record in governance andmiserable performance on theeconomic and internal securityfronts. But, the recent spate ofscams and inaction by the PrimeMinister has reduced his regimeas the most corrupt inindependent India’s history.Antrix-Devas S-band spectrumscam is an issue where the PrimeMinister’s Office itself is underthe scanner.Today the Prime Minister isa shadow of his former self.Unearthing of humongousscams of monumentalproportions carried out underhis very nose has not only sulliedhis and his government’sreputation, even the country hasearned a bad name for all thiswith governance taking a backseat.Never the one among themost articulate of speakers, abattered and beleaguered Dr.Manmohan Singh on February16 decided to break his silenceon several charges of scams toface the media and clear the air.Millions of ordinary Indianswatched from beginning to theend PM’s televised interactionwith selected televisionjournalists. But it only ended upin showing his helplessness andleft the entire nation moredisappointed with giving rise tomore questions than providinganswers.The Prime Minister hadhardly spoken to hiscountryman, the aam aadmi ofIndia, on the various scamswhich have rocked the countryone after the other. The onlysource of information to thecommon man has been the mediaor the voices from the oppositionparties like the BJP. The nationhoped that this time the PrimeMinister will be candid to clearthe air and explain what wentwrong with his government andhow he intended to arrest them.The nation hoped for aninspirational leadership from thePrime Minister to reverse the rotthat has set in with continuingdecline in the credibility andimage of India as a result of thesescams. The media exerciseturned out to be an exercise infutility with an intention todivert the attention of the nationfrom the charges of scams andmore specifically to insulate thePrime Minister from these scams.The nation was lookingforward desperately for answersand not apologies from the PrimeMinister who had an excuse foreverything that went wrong. Hisexcuses not only soundedillogical but juvenile too. ThePrime Minister’s blame on‘coalition dharma’ as the causefor the ills afflicting Indiasounded miserable and madehim appear as a man undersiege. The PM perhaps forgot the

fact that the CommonwealthGames, the Adarsh HousingSociety, the S-band spectrumscams, all lead the trail to hisparty and party colleagues.Though the acceptance of scamscommitted under hisgovernment was implicit in hisspeech, yet he appeared like aman not in command and whohad been left to fend for himself:hapless and helpless. At a timewhen the nation was lookingforward to Dr. Manmohan Singhtalking tough talking and takingdrastic action, it did not help hisbrighten his image when he said,“I am not as big a culprit as I ambeing made out to be”. In otherwords, he did confess that he is“a culprit”, but not that “big asbeing made out”.The Prime Minister seems tohave completely ignored theconstitutional provision whichmakes him and his council ofministers “collectivelyresponsible”. It is the acceptedprerogative of a prime minister –and Dr. Manmohan Singh hasreiterated it at times – to choosehis team. But on appointment offormer telecom minister A Rajathe Prime Minster expressed hishelplessness before the will ofthe coalition partner. Raja wasthe DMK party choice and hencehe had no alternative but to bowbefore DMK wishes and had noauthority to object to Raja’sappointment. At the same time,it is also a fact that it was Dr.Manmohan Singh and CongressPresident Mrs. Sonia Gandhiwho had both given Raja a cleanchit saying he had done nowrong and had acted accordingto the policy of government.Prime Minister declared: “Iam not afraid of appearing beforeany committee, including a JPC.March 1-15, 2011 27Swaraj raises the issue ofkilling of Indian fishermenThe Leaderof Opposition inLok Sabha Smt.Sushma Swarajmet Shri PrasadKariyawasam,H i g hCommissionerof Sri Lanka ather residence onFebruary 11.During thismeeting, Smt.Swaraj raised the issue of killing of Indian fishermen by the SriLankan Navy. She apprised the High Commissioner about her recentvisit to Pushpavanam, Distt. Nagapatnam. During her visit, thefamilies of the killed fishermen and other villagers informed her thatthey do not enter Sri Lankan water. However, some times the windpressure pushes them inside that territory. The Leader of Oppositionapprised the Sri Lankan High Commissioner about the people’sanger and anguish relating to this issue.The Sri Lankan High Commissioner informed Smt. Swraj thathis Government disapproves these killings. Further, he promised toconvey her concerns to the highest authorities in Sri Lanka.(FOC)•And this is an entirely wrongimpression that I was the oneblocking the agreement on aJPC.” If this was so, the PrimeMinister owes an explanation tothe nation as to why it took himmore than three months to spellout his stand on JPC and after afull session of Parliament hadbeen wasted.Only in May 2010 the PrimeMinister had volunteered tomake way for Rahul Gandhiwhenever the Party asked him todo so. But during his interactionhe stressed his determination tocomplete his present term andcomplete his task. He is contentand comfortable in leading ascam tainted and scandal riddengovernment. The PrimeMinister’s silence on variousscams has been as stunning ashis media interaction todissociate himself from all these.The Prime Ministerdeliberately chose not to raise hisvoice on many issues lest that isseen as an assertion of hisauthority. But, it did raise thequestion whether our PrimeMinister has a voice of his own?He is in office, as Shri ArunJaitley, Leader of Opposition inRajya Sabha once said, but notin power. •

Continued from page 15...it lowered the national prestigeand image in the internationalarena.An investigation of theDefence ministry into the AdarshSociety scandal itself underlinedthe nexus between the builder,bureaucrat, politician and a fewsenior army officers. Theimpunity with which defenceland meant for war widows wasusurped for private purposeswithout a thought about itssecurity implication is serious.The ISRO- Devas has severaldimensions – a cabal driving afraud within the ISRO, a scarcenational resource given for free,diversion of public fund forbuilding custom-made satellitesfor private commercial use, etc.But the most frightening is thefact that a ‘golden band’ ofspectrum -2.6 GHz- used by theCoast Guard and Intelligencewas for the first time given forprivate commercial use! And thishas happened, withoutfollowing a transparent andaccountable procedure.The Department of Spaceunder who the ISRO functionsbelong to a Ministry held by thePrime Minister himself. It isunacceptable that the PM doesnot seem to care for the principleof first among equals to take theultimate responsibility for thecabinet decision. But in the S-Band scandal, it is a ministrydirectly under him. His silenceon this matter too raises seriousquestions of complicity andculpability.Just when the UPAgovernment was about towithdraw a case against OttavioQuattrocchi, an Income TaxAppelate Tribunal came out witha tax claim on the money earnedthrough the Bofors transaction.March 1-15, 2011 28In other words there werekickbacks given and taken.Media produced witnesses on MrQuattrochhi had unquestionedaccess to the first family of theCongress Party. The people ofIndia are still waiting foranswers on Bofors!In each case, we find that invarying ways, the checks andbalances built in the system havebeen by-passed or evaded. In afew cases, they have even beenbrazenly challenged! Butnothing made the UPA to assertor correct course. Till date theyhave no coherent answers fortheir failures. They are either ina denial mode or completelysilent. Their ministers speak outof turn, confuse and mislead –all aiming at covering up thescandals.Clearly, only a JointParliamentary Committee (JPC)can identify where the omissionsand commissions have takenplace- systemic failures, policyfailures, the role of lobbyists inre-designing regulations andexecuting policies, and their rolealso in taking away whatessentially is the prerogative ofthe PM-choosing his cabinet.Infrastructuredevelopment paralysedDuring the NDA ruleinfrastructure was given highpriority. The GoldenQuadtrilateral was built andcompleted in record time.Together with this the PradhanMantri Grameen SadakYojana (PMGSY) was alsotaken up as top priority. All thishas come to grinding halt, underthe UPA. In fact, the Congressmanifesto 2009 did not even talkabout rural infrastructure.At the end of UPA I nearlyconstruction of nearly 33000kmsunder the National HighwayDevelopment Project (NHDP)was stalled, as private investorsstayed away. The minister hadpromised 35000kms of highwaysin five years. This could havebeen achieved only if at least20kms/day was completedevery day. Now, not even 8kms/day is being completed. Therunning feud between theSurface transport and thePlanning Commission on targetachieving capability of theministry is well documented.Building of minor ports hasalso suffered, everywhere;Gujarat alone due to itsdynamism has succeeded incompleting several minor portsin the state.It is common knowledge thatAir India is suffering and it is asif it is left to suffer with onlyoccasional life saving cashinfusions. A comprehensivepackage to revive the nationalcarrier is absent. Even the privateairlines have seen strikes and airsafety continues to remain amatter of serious concern. It isreported that the IndianRailways, the largest employerin the world, is in deep financialcrisis. Freight charges are goingup but again passenger safetyhas been a continuing concern.The number of new linesawaiting clearance is growing,while those sanctioned are beingbuilt at snail’s pace.Indian Business PartlyMoving Out?The flip-flops in decisionmaking and the disconnectbetween the concernedministries such as Industries,Environment, Home and Financeis sending out wrong signals.Obstacles to obtainingpermissions are now becoming

insurmountable. Policycommitments made in theparliament are altered or beingnewly nuanced. Stategovernments’ decisions arebeing selectively questioned andsometimes even quashed.There is a clear lack ofcohesion in the government.Procrastination and staggeringof decisions on matters of criticalimport are confusing investors.The time for furthering secondgeneration reforms is runningout. Corruption and nepotism athigh levels are holding backinvestors. Absence of an enablingenvironment and lethargy ininfrastructure development arecasting doubts amongindustrialists.Industries which are tryingto set up manufacturing unitsare unable to get litigation-freeland. Investor friendly states arebeing given step-motherlytreatment. Unwritten taboosprevent PSUs from benefittingfrom vibrant economies withinIndia.In the words of an eminentbanker, “The big boys arelooking outside because it iseasier to do business; it is simplerto do business…”While it will be welcome forIndian business to expandoutside India, they should notbe discouraged from operatingin India due to our corruption,nepotism or red tape.Observing the recent trend,both agricultural andmanufacturing sector haveshown a decline in their growths.This again is a matter of worryand does not augur well for theinvestors.“Ethical and GovernanceDeficit”?These are the words of theMarch 1-15, 2011 29Home Minister P Chidambaramin an interview. As he rightlypoints out even if these concernshave existed for a long time, theefforts put in place by the presentgovernment to address themhave been totally inadequate.There is a complete lack ofgovernance.Government’s decisionslack credibility. Policies areframed too loosely and approvalsobtained are being questionedsubsequently. The appointmentof the Chief VigilanceCommissioner (CVC) wascontroversial and is now subjectof legal scrutiny. However, hisstubborn continuation in officeand the government placingmisleading half-truths in theapex court are worrisome.Leaders of Oppositiontreated unlawfullyLeaders of Opposition in thetwo houses of the parliament,Smt Sushma Swaraj and ShriArun Jaitley who went to Jammuto address a rally were not evenallowed to get off their aeroplane.They were without proper papersor authority made to wait in thetarmac of the airport andsubsequently late in the nightbundled out of the state of Jammu& Kashmir. The NationalConference and the Congress ledalliance government in J&Kclearly denied their rights andwere highhanded in mistreatingleaders holding constitutionalpositions.The ban on the BharatiyaJanata Yuva Morch (BJYM)Tiranga Yatra and the hoistingof the national flag at the LalChowk is a shame. Clearly, it wasan attempt to yield to the pressureof the separatists. This justifiedthe very call for the yatra itself,which wanted to question thispsyche of those who appease theseparatist and suppress thenationalists. They object to everysymbol of national pride from theKashmir valley.Phone tapping on anunprecedented scaleThe disclosure by a privatetelecom operator on the scale oftelephone tapping in thecountry is very serious.Telephones of individuals aretapped with due permission,only under securityconsiderations or when issuesof national security are involved.But tapping in this scale andnumber is frightening andraises serious questions aboutunder what considerations theyare being undertaken. The BJPdemands a comprehensiveofficial response from thegovernment on this matter.This government is sufferingfrom a leadership deficit. The BJPcharges the Congress led UPAgovernment as totallyresponsible for the prevailingsituation. It is unable andunwilling to lead and govern;sadly it wants only to remain inpower! It does not takeresponsibility; it does not feelaccountable except to itself andworse, it does not want even toanswer.The BJP demandsA Joint ParliamentaryCommittee to investigate thecorruption scandals of thisgovernment. A statement fromthe Prime Minister specificallyon the ISRO-Devas dealImmediate steps toreduce food pricesAn official statement fromthe Government of India on thetelephone tapping revelationswhich a private telecom operatorhas come out with. •

Continued from page 18...corrupt regimes, the CPI(M) andTrinamool Congress havehelped it in its corrupt acts atdifferent times.”The Congress has stashedaway lakhs of crores in foreignbanks and the Trinamool andthe Left have propped it at theCentre at different times, henoted.Shri Singh added that theBJP would bring all the blackmoney back to India and earmarkbetween Rs 15 crore to Rs 20 crorefor each village for itsdevelopment.Congratulating West BengalBJP President Shri Rahul Sinhafor his good work in bringingthe party alive, party in-chargeof the State Shri Chandan MitraMP said, “The BJP has come toBengal not to leave halfway. Wehave come to the State with oureyes set on the Writers’Buildings.”While the CPI(M) hasunleashed a reign of oppressionand terror and rendered the Statepoor, by inviting the Maoists toBengal, the Trinamool claimsitself to be an alternative but isthe other side of the same coin,Shri Mitra said.Shri Mitra said the State wassuffering from lack of growth onall sides - from health andeducation to industry andemployment - he said, addingthat Trinamool was equallycorrupt and tyrannical. Thesituation is such that the peoplehave to choose between the deviland the deep sea, he said.The BJP rally, the biggest inrecent times in West Bengal, wasattended by a galaxy of seniorleaders, including the ChiefMinisters of Uttarakhand,Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. •March 1-15, 2011 30Continued from page 10the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the State to help NDA come to power atthe centre.BJP National General Secretary Shri Ananth Kumar alleged thata cold war had started between AICC President Sonia Gandhi andPrime Minister Manmohan Singh. The ministers were issuingcontradictory statements on various issues while the UPAconstituents were feeling that they had been let down by the Congress,he said.Addressing the meeting Chief Minister Shri BS Yeddyurappasaid that his Government was pro-poor and announced his decisionto bring a separate agriculture budget this time.He said the Congress used different means, including misuse ofRaj Bhavan, to destabilise the BJP Government. But we are confidentthat BJP will continue to serve people the way he has served themin the last three years.Earlier on February 18, 2011 a small booklet “KaryakartaraKaidivige” (Handlamp for workers) was released by the ChiefMinister. This booklet along with a small booklet containing theachievements of the Government in 1000 days along with a smallhandout containing Vande Matharam, Nadageethe & Raitha Geethewas distributed to all invitees and Karyakartas on the occasion. •Continued from page 13~~~~~~~☯☯☯~~~~~~~for the overall development of the country.Describing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as a shadowPM, Shri Sharad Yadav said despite second consecutive term of theUPA at the Centre, it is yet to clear as to who is actually running theGovernment.Blaming the Congress for price rise, the NDA convenor said thatthere has always been high rate of inflation with the Congress rule.The prices were under control when Shri Morarji Desai and Shri AB Vajpayee were Prime Ministers, he maintained, and alleged thatthe Congress always come to loot the people and the country.Addressing the gathering former Rajasthan Chief Minister andBJP National General Secretary Smt. Vasundhra Raje Scindiacriticized the land acquisition policy of the Congress government inHaryana and said that officials who had been opposing or exposingscams were being victimized. She said that a scam worth Rs 27 crorehad been unearthed in the implementation of the MNREGA schemein Ambala district. At the national level, this scam could run intoaround Rs 15,000 crore, she added.Among others Akali Dal leader Shri Manjit Singh, Shiv Senaleader Shri Anil Kulkarni, State BJP President Shri Krishanpal Gujjar,BJP National Secretary Shri Kirit Somaya, National BJP Kisan MorchaPresident Shri Om Prakash Dhankar were among those whoaddressed the rally. •