The Falling Rupee!

The Indian rupee has fallen to a historical low, it's now Rs. 80 to a dollar. In 2014 the year Modi became Prime Minister it was Rs. 63 to a dollar. So we do not need more proof that the Indian economy under Modi has taken a tremendous beating. And while Modi himself drums up his achievements India is today in a very sorry state. In fact we have witnessed similar policies that drove Sri Lanka to bankruptcy and famine. Most parts of the country were unable to get a timely supply of fertilizers. While the government radio messaging was that farmers must switch to organic farming. To the credit of the hardworking Indian farmers they produced grains enough to sustain the year. The way Modi increases fuel prices and now GST shows that the government does not care about the economy. It only cares about how they can loot the people.

Race For Raisina !

Even as voting to elect India's next President is underway I am more concerned if our politicians have a conscience. Yashwant Sinha has appealed to the electors to listen to their conscience! Two opposition parties the Shiv Sena and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha who initially supported him now back the NDA candidate. Although Sinha is from Jharkhand the JMM prefers the BJP tribal from neighbouring Orissa. Ofcourse even as the ED probe Hemant Sorens aide for hundreds of crores corruption, wonder what his underhand deal is. The Congress and RJD should withdraw support to his government. And with the latest increase in GST rates the cost of a chapati has increased by Rs.10. And even GST on hospital beds. Antaraatma ka nidhan ho gaya hai.....

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Like even Mamata Banerjee will happily vote for Jagdeep Dhankar as India's vice-president, and perhaps give him a grand farewell from West Bengal. The West Bengal Governor used every weapon in his arsenal to discredit Banerjee but the Trinamul chief is a fighter. Unlike Uddhav and his coward Shiv Shinde Sena. Good Yashwant Sinha skipped Mumbai from his campaign. And instead did a Live outside the Rashtrapati Bhawan and explained how India is at a crossroad. If the electoral college listen to their conscience and choose him, he promises to work for democracy and it's constitution but if they choose to vote for the NDA pick then India may continue to slide to a very dangerous place. Of course the current occupant Shri Kobindji is not remarkable either. BJP rewards Governors who misuse their office to further the BJP agenda. Shri Kobindji role in Nitish Kumar's overnight switch to NDA should be probed. Also to be probed is Nitish Kumars antaraatma. And lastly how about making Sushmita Sen the CBI chief! She found Lalit Modi. And after Kangana Ranaut completes her Indira Gandhi role she should become President of Sri Lanka. Until then India should continue the oil credit line to Lanka.

Distorting The National Emblem!

The other day when India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the national emblem atop the new parliament Indians were in for a shock The large bronze sculpture looked menacing almost like a man eater and far from the peaceful, benign lion symbol of Ashoka lion. Infact it looked even more ferocious than the Lions Club emblem. As Modi looked up, the only thing missing was some blood. Distorting the national emblem is an offence punishable by a jail term. But who will punish the Prime Minister? The sculptor Sunil Deore however defends his art saying it looks menacing because of the low angle photo. At eye level and from a distance like when you look down from a Thai Airways plane it would look as peaceful as Buddha's 🦁. The opposition is ofcourse baying for Modi's blood and several MPs have spoken up. Before 2005 one could get away because there were no penal laws. Like I recall fellow libertarian Sauvik Chakraverti giving me his visiting card. It had the sarkari emblem embossed on it with a difference, there was a screw running through it. It was risky doing that even then but throwing Sauvik in prison was a greater risk to the State - he would liberate the minds of his fellow prison mates and they would understand true freedom.

Tribal Trump Card

Draupadi Murmu's candidature for President is BJPs tribal trump card. Of course the NDA did not have the numbers. And while the opposition were still getting their acts together and swearing unity over the telephone, Murmu's candidature has exposed the opposition. Their unity lies in tatters. And so that she wins the Shiv Sena can be destroyed. It's leader Uddhav Thackeray meekly supports her. Sanjay Raut explains that after all they did support Pratibha Patil, the Congress candidate before. But that's not the point. The point is for democracy to be saved Yashwant Sinha needs to win. If opposition parties prefer to cater to tribal vote bank then they might as well forget about having an election in 2024. And yes Draupadi Murmu is BJPs Pratibha Patil. Remember she is a BJP leader and the BJP can never look after tribal interests. It's interests are Adani and Ambani .

Support Yashwant Sinha For President

I am not against a tribal occupying the top post in India but I am against the means being used to elect someone who is to be the protector of India's constitution. In Maharashtra an entire government has been toppled so that Draupadi Murmu can muster the numbers even from the opposition camp. And the way the Shiv Sena MPs have now openly called upon Uddhav Thackeray to support the NDA candidate is further proof of the design. If Uddhav gives in to their demand only to save what remains of his elected members, then he is unfit to fight against Modi. Also if he let's the MPs then he does not have the mettle of his father Bal Thackeray. I watched an old interview of Thackeray where he said if he did not head the party for 30 years then the party would have been finished long ago. Uddhav must lead and not follow his MPs who look compromised already. And he must build his party from scratch... educate the Shiv Sainiks that BJP is disastrous for India hence he changed sides. If Hindutva meant only to get BJP elected then the Shiv Sena would have merged with them long ago. I think the electoral college must reject identity politics and elect Yashwant Sinha. Sinha alongwith Sharad Yadav and Shatrughan Sinha are among the few ex NDA leaders who have dared to fight Modi and call a spade a spade. I have never met Sinha, although I met his brother once to exchange some political notes. I think his victory would help slow the downslide of India. And I don't care about Naveen Patnaik or the Assamese groups who do Modi bidding... India's opposition must get it's act together.

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