Wednesday, December 16, 2009

BJP and Pro-BJP, Congress and Pro-congress, or pro-development

Is it possible if somebody is pro-BJP then he/she could also be pro-Congress or some other party which is not ally to the congress? Does BJP match with hindutwa idelogy or Hindu Rashtra completely? and Congress opposes the same idea of Hinduism. Are they ( Congress ) scientific minds? Guarantor of  new  modern and progressive India. or Who can care about so called minorities? Minorities, Hindu-Muslim-Cristian-Parsis-Tribals-Jats-Jains-Gorkhas-SCs-STs.
if BJP talks about development and make it an agenda for last legislative assembly then congress also talks about the development with their own perspective but opposes BJP. This happened with both parties at same time. But if it is the democracy and lets assume the definition of development is same then how both parties can strech people along different directions to propose the idea of development which is not happening from last 60 years.
Either BJP or Congress or any other party, India still facing the bad time on political front. We as people are manupulated over certain issues many a times and again and again. We, who represents democracy, we represent parties.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Telangana

Jawahar Lal Nehru again made a mistake when he constuted SRC ( state reorganization commission ) to prepare states on linguistic lines. And when this commission led by Justice Fazal Ali submitted the report not to  merge the two states Telengana and the then Andhra Region, because the common opinion was going against the merger, again then home minister Govind Vallabh Pant and congress party role out the unification of Telengana and Andhra State.
There was one agreement formed during the merger famously known as "Gentleman's agreement" between both stakeholders in which it was decided that developmental efforts will be put equally for both the regions and "Gentlemen's agreement" provided reassurances to the Telangana people as well to Andhra people in terms of power sharing as well as administrative domicile rules and distribution of expenses of various regions in both parts.
The movement of separating both states taken shape again in 1960 onwards when defected leader from congress Mr. Chenna Reddy formed the Telengana People's association as these leaders complained that Telangana region is discriminated again and any of the point in Gentlemen's agreement never implemented or followed.
In view of such opinions students from Osmania University helped in intesifying the movement and later on it was joined by people from the Telangana Region with big support. Despite electoral successes, however, some of the new party leaders gave up their agitation in September 1971 and, much to the disgust of many separatists, rejoined the safer political haven of the Congress ranks.
Despite lessenning popularity of movement BJP ( Bharatiya Janta Party ) again promished a separate state to people in that region only if then came to power in 1990. BJP could not created the separate state as opposed by their coalition Telegu Desam Party. These development braught separate life to the movement by year 2000. Congress party MLAs from the Telangana region, supported a separate Telangana state and formed the Telangana Congress Legislators Forum.
In another development, a new party called Telangana Rashtra Samithi (or TRS) was formed with the single point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state, with Hyderabad as its capital lead by Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao popularily known as KCR. Proponents of a separate Telangana state feel.. all the agreements, accords, formulas, plans and assurances on the floor of legislature and Lok Sabha, in last 50+ years, could not be honoured and Telangana was forced to remain neglected, exploited and backward. The experiment to remain as one State proved to be a futile exercise and therefore, separation is found to be the best solution.
In 2004, assembly and parliamentary elections Congress formed the alliance with TRS with a promise of separate telangan state. Congress came to power in the centre and TRS joined the alliance and praposal for creation of separate Telengana state entered to the common minimum programme ( CMP ). In September 2006 TRS withdrew support for the Congress led coalition government at the centre on the grounds of indecision by the government over the delivery of its electoral promise to create Telangana.
Later on the movement again picks up and left the political mileage for TRS. Which again forced congress to rethink about the demand for separate Telangan state. Again TDP devided and then Nava Telangana Praja Party was created in which Devender Goud led the party which was deputy to the TDP.
In october 2008 TDP also shared the willingness to make separate Telengana state to loosen the grip of Congress led by YSR Reddy. After that all oposition front along with newly formed party Praja rajyam used the movement issue for gaining political mileage in the region. And there was motive to loosen the grip of congress over the state.
Congress party still says it is committed to Telangana statehood to gain political support from people in that region but it does not have convincing answer when it asked why it could not create Telangana state in last 50 years.Also it claims Muslim minorities are opposed to creation of separate state along with majority people.

After when TRS chief KCR pick up the fast untill death unless congress reached to conclusion point, what I found that reason for such pickup point is devided congress leadership in AndhraPradesh, missing YSR and madness among people for their leaders. I see these thing in people from southern states. When YSR dies few days back atleast 10 people died of suiside. Yesterday atleast 10 people again burned their ownself with Karocene on road for this movement. School , colleges , work arround the hyderbad and other parts have been closed down. Andhra people have became thougtless at this point of time when they require most of their thinking tht what they actually have and what exactly they need from government, from stateleaders and from whole India. Though our past was highly manupulated, though Telangana was merged because of political gains. But it is the time when we need to think, what innocent people's life metters. 10 people those who lost their lives yesterday never going to come back to see a separate state of Telangana or the prosperity of their people and leaders. It was possible only when they would be among people who are still fighting and never left the hope that they can not win their movement of any time unless they have to give their life. People from southern place need to think about this sincerely.

Friday, December 04, 2009

'84 again : Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Sometimes I or we forget the issue or concern very easily with time. And when news channels in today’s world highlight that tragedy with a sense of agonizing people, it comes to our mind. It may be a case again when we forget the story next day eventually but here I'm trying it to remember for some more time than usual. 

It happened in the night of 3 dec 2009. A US company Union Carbide which produced fertilizers in Bhopal, one of the underground tanks containing Methyl Isocyanides blasted due to pressure and low safety measures in the factory cost almost 3000 lives in few hours immediately. And over 50000 people were treated over the period of 3-4 days caused with swelling over eyes, blindness, and kidney or lever failures. Problems like Cancer, undeveloped organs during birth, malfunctioning of kidney and liver , respiratory problems manifested till date due to that tragedy. And responsibility held with people, government and Union carbide management who were responsible for such homicide which caused loss of thousands of lives because of their carelessness and ignorance ( as per the different reports and sources inadequate safety measures were taken and continual reminder of workers out there management took no decision to rethink about that. Few of the questions were left unanswered like why such vulnerable plant was put near to city? Why management did not take any action of the suggested standards? Where were Government at fault? Why people's voice never heard of unless they came out on the road or to extreme situations? Why justice still pending to the victim or survivors of Bhopal Gas tragedy?

"Mothers didn't know their children had died, children did not know their mothers had died and men didn’t know their whole families had died." --Ahmed Khan, Bhopal resident 


Well there are certain facts when NGOs and activist fought for the compensation then in Union carbide had paid 470 million $ to victims but people complain that it is inadequate in some senses. 
Indian government still waiting for the outcome of the US court hearing for Dow chemicals ( who owns the Union Carbide now ) to clear the site. The former chairman of Union Carbide, Warren Anderson, still faces charges of manslaughter in India but refuses to return to the country. After 25 years of tragedy people of Bhopal still waiting for the right judgment and compensation to come which can at least give them a feeling of beginning of fresh life without any cyanide killer around them , not even in the dream. Also justice is pending from the Indian government and law regulators whose negligence or compromise with whom those who have actual power( money ), left impression of such incident on the hearts and minds of their own people, which left nothing but only pain.


Initial deaths (3-6 December): more than 3,000 - official toll
Unofficial initial toll: 7,000-8,000
Total deaths to date: over 15,000
Number affected: Nearly 600,000
Compensation: Union Carbide pays $470m in 1989

Source: Indian Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh government, Indian Council of Medical Research
 
There was one movie on this tragedy, Bhopal Express. It was very touching in some senses.

Details are also vailable at :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster





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