Congress has an interest to protect their legacy

"Problems cannot be solved by the same set of institutions and organizations that created it - Albert Einstein"


Atanu Dey, author of Deesha.org, a blog on India's development, invokes the above Einstein in his latest post "Why the Congress must go". Mr. Dey delves into what has been the problem of the Congress' establishments over the years, includig the current one, to deviate from the policies that have been in place from the much revered-albeit undeservedly- Nehruvian era.


He sets out his argument that the Congress has a familial interest in protecting the legacy of its first family's ancestors and hence is reluctant to disown policies that do not work thereby severely affect the 'growth needs' of the country.


The blog is a must read for anyone wanting to get a glimpse of what India needs to do to achieve all round growth and uplift the poorest of the poor sections of its society that have been subjected to perennial neglect over the decades owing to failed policies and mindsets of the Congress. And Mr. Dey, over the years, has built quite a reputation for himself for being a vociferous advocate of the necessity to throw out such mindsets in view of the welfare of the nation.


read the full post here: http://www.deeshaa.org/2010/04/15/why-the-congress-must-go/

What a Civil Aviation (disaster!) Minister!!

Lately, when I was missing from the website IndiaTrends I had been preparing for applying to the post of the Minister for Civil Aviation.

In the course of my preparations I found out that the most likely question I could be asked is this:

WHAT ARE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS TO BE THE CIVIL AVIATION MINISTER?

I could find just one qualification as my answer:

I did/do not sell 'BEEDIS'.

Because the guy who did/does that is the minister now for ages and he sure doesn't know how to sell air tickets.

p.s this post is in response to this

Madhu koda money politics

Madhu Koda, former chief minister of Jharkhand, now an MP, according to this report,  could be prosecuted soon under the Prevention of Money laundering act.

The ED and IT authorities apparently raided some 60 premises (what????)  'owned by him' and it was estimated that his worth was Rs. 300-400 crore.

I mean, lets be serious. This guy really has it. To be an independent MLA and become a chief minister requires some stuff and I think he's got it. If the figures of 300 crores is right then seriously he meant business everyday of his chief ministership.

Here is a lesson or two for politicians who take 15,000 to ask a question in the parliament.

TN bus corporations owe Rs.324 crores in compensation.

Lets talk some figures here. Some real startling ones.

Tamilnadu state transport corporations owe mishap victims a staggering Rs. 324 crore. Some of them, apparently have not been compensated for more than two decades.

There is two possible reasons.

1. the corporations do not care the tribunals that order them to pay compensation to the victims.
2. they just do not have enough money.

The first is too far from being possible although not impossible. The second is true of most public transport corporations of the country. Yet they are shameful enough to vehemently oppose privatisation.

Actually by now the victims family may have become huge vote banks. And the truth is, no political party in Tamilnadu realised this fact. Else there would have been instant justice or movements demanding the same.

Taliban alleges Pakistan government is behind Peshawar attacks

Well this is where it is supposed to come, right. I mean if a government has been sponsoring one sort of terrorism or the other to gain an upper hand over a foreign power or to create unrest in a foreign territory then it is very likely that such fingers of suspicion would be pointed at it.

After all Pakistan's ISI is one of the most gone rogue organisations of the world and let me say, its the best example of an instrument of terror that is sponsored by the state anywhere.

The taliban may have made this allegation to put the blame on the Americans to try and polarise the public opinion further against the American presence in the country. But their fingers are not pointing at any innocents either.