21 Take Away from Elections 2023

The turnout in an election rally does not necessarily convert into votes. Public is intelligent, silent and knows which party they are going to vote for. Exit Polls are an exercise in futility. No one can read the writing on the wall. People supposedly closest to you are the ones that you need to beContinueContinue reading “21 Take Away from Elections 2023”

MAHARASHTRIAN IMPLOSION

SUN TZU In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy’s country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entireContinueContinue reading “MAHARASHTRIAN IMPLOSION”

Rajya Sabha

Parliament of India Last week Rajya Sabha elections were held across various states in India. While the whole process of camping, voting and delayed counting was going on, a dear friend remarked, “What a waste of taxpayers’ money!! Why this whole process of complicated counting of votes? Why not just have one House where theContinueContinue reading “Rajya Sabha”

Jyotiraditya Scindia

Dear Maharaj, I am shocked and disheartened by your exit from my party. A party that you joined on 18.12.2001, after the demise of your father Late Madhvrao ji Scindia and pledged to uphold the “secular, liberal and social justice values”. We Congress workers had always looked up to you for your forthrightness, energy andContinueContinue reading “Jyotiraditya Scindia”

DELHI 2020

Today’s resounding verdict in favour of Aam Aadmi Party is victory of good governance, smart social media outreach/public connect and consistent delivery over the past five years. I am not a citizen of Delhi (I doubt being a Son-In-Law would count) and the deliverable’s are gauged only from the media reports and the people IContinueContinue reading “DELHI 2020”

Enron & Political Corruption

Dabhol Power Project at Night Deep inside one of today’s newspaper pages was a small report about the closure of corruption case of Enron’s Dabhol Power Project. As per the report the case has been closed on an application moved by the BJP-Shiv Sena led Maharashtra State Government. What an Irony!! https://epaper.bhaskar.com/detail/300915/04120254190935/0/12042019/18/image/ I remember thisContinueContinue reading “Enron & Political Corruption”

ADVANI JI

भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने आगामी लोक सभा के लिए अपने उम्मीदवार हाल ही में घोषित किये, चर्चा टिकेट मिलने से ज्यादा जिनको नहीं मिला उनकी थी, मुख्यतः आदरणीय लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी जी की!! उनके बारे में आज कल कम ही सुनने और पढ़ने में आता है जब से उनके शिष्य और हमारे देश के प्रधानमंत्रीContinueContinue reading “ADVANI JI”

UNDERMINING INSTITUTIONS

There is a famous Latin phrase “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” which means “Who will guard the guards themselves?” The last few days are nothing but playing out of this above phrase in the premium investigation agency of India i.e. The CBI. As the CBI files FIR against its own and the head of the BureauContinueContinue reading “UNDERMINING INSTITUTIONS”

General Elections 2019

  Immediately after the stupendous success of the BJP led coalition in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and the dismail performance of Congress, I happened to be at a social gathering. Knowing perfectly well where my political loyalties lay a dear friend walked up to me and said “अब तो हिंदूं की सरकार आ गयी,ContinueContinue reading “General Elections 2019”

Speak Up

  I concede that it is a little late in the day to vent my anger and disgust against the recent rape incidents that has rocked our nation, but the recent polarization and crazy messages floating across the social media questioning this very angst and that also from the so called educated mass is surprising.ContinueContinue reading “Speak Up”