Why "Anna Majhi Satakli."

As the government has decided to introduce an ordinance in order to amend the existing  Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, hysterical protests against it has been enraged by opposition parties and social activist Anna Hazare. In my point of view, such changes are pro-industrial and have nothing to concern about farmers. Modi's fanaticism towards Make in India and his promises to curb the 'red-tape' may be the main reasons behind it. 

The current bill has a provision of compensation for those who do not own the land but work to cultivate it. The proposed amendments will increase the apprehension that the poorest of poorer sections won’t be benefitted from it. Amendments will place them nowhere.

The govt has amended the section 10(A) of the bill, which immunes five sectors (national security, defence, rural infrastructure including electrification, industrial corridors and housing for the poor including PPP) from 80% “consent clause.” Which means “no question needs be answered” while acquiring even fertile land. I am not surprised if Mr. Modi is now acting like the puppet of corporate houses. Such “authoritative” amendments would exploit poor people even more. Though govt has tried to balance it by adding some acts which were not included in previous version. But again it won’t help poor.

It’s time to support Anna Hazare and to revitalise the presence of opposition in the democracy. No economic growth can be achieved by creating the vacuum between rich and poor.

"Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay." 

–Oliver Goldsmith

Charlie Hebdo Massacre:The Result of Strife Between Western Sanctimoniousness and Islamic Zealotry!

“I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it”

- Evelyn Beatrice Hall

The reaction that Islamic extremities had given to Charlie Hebdo, is iniquitous and reprehensive. This will further aggravate the situation and deepen the gulf between Islam and rest of the world. Apparently, the world is slowly moving towards a nasty situation of hostilities between religions.

This incident is the result of strife between western sanctimoniousness and Islamic zealotry. Freedom of speech is th latitude but not the license to do something unacceptable. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted during the French Revolution in 1789, specifically affirmed freedom of speech as an inalienable right. The Declaration provides for freedom of expression in Article 11, states that:

“The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law.”

What Ccartoonistsof Charlie Hebdo were doing is totally absurd, stupid and poignant. Lampooning the believe system of a particular religion on the name of ‘freedom’ is disgraceful. You simply cannot mock a religion or anything, which prohibits doing so- it’s immoral and terrible for peace.

But the way that three blockheads had chosen to avenge the Prophet is even deplorable. Mohammad ElBaradei famously said, “There is no religion that was found on intolerance- and no religion that does not value the sanctity of human life.” Killing someone is not justified and it would never be. Such acts will not make Prophet happy, nor it is going to do any good for Islam. Time to sought-out things in a peaceful manner- an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.

Note: The Cartoon depicted in the post is not endorsed by the writer.

Open Letter To Sh. Ravinder Raina, MLA (Nowshera- Sunder Bani Constituency)

Dear Mr Raina,

My heartiest congratulations to you for being elected as MLA of Nowshera-Sunder Bani Constituency. Your victory was an unambiguous verdict of the people who are hankering to glimpse a change in their lives. I still remember the day I went to cast my vote, it was as difficult as mounting a hill without feet. Yet I didn’t let my broken leg to serve me as an obstacle. It was my belief for a better tomorrow which led me to abide the affliction.

People utterly believe your action-plan and they have a conjecture that ‘achhe din’ will turn-up for them. Not just the new challenges awaiting you, there are ample voids and huge disappointments are kept in regard by your predecessors’. And you have to conquer all. You may not get the support of people within your own party, whom I wrote too. They are merely concern to their own sphere. Time has gone when people used to elect parties & MLAs in lieu of liquor, blankets and delicious meals. That’s why people slapped hard on the face of R S Sharma with alms of 1088 votes. People didn’t vote BJP, they voted you. They voted a man whom they find alike, who can affix them.

Sir, there are numerous problems; it may take us to write an epic. Yet I noticed that; what we have, even it is not up to the mark. We have hospitals, but not enough doctors and beds. We have schools, but not enough teachers and class-rooms. We have roads, but not enough bridges and busses. We have pipelines but not water flowing into them. We have poles & wires, but not electric current passing through them. And so on and on and on. Let’s start from here; we can address this with minor efforts and maximum benefits. Rest of the things may go synergic.

Anything is possible, it takes an adamant of determination to transform the dreams into reality. We are with you in this journey of change. Together we will see a new day- better and bright.

Yours Sincerely

Sourav R