Where is the manifesto Mr Modi?

Nearly every party,  in their run for the general election 2014, have come up with their manifestos sans BJP's. It is sending an erroneous signal to the populace.

That Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is in charge of the manifesto committee, is known to most of us, but, as he has recently been relegated to accommodate the PM-in-waiting from Varanashi, is learnt to have been fuming over the issue; and so the manifesto is being delayed--it seems.

Mrs Shushma Swaraj, Dr. Joshi, Mr Advani and every other stalwarts of the party are being given lass ear to their wishes or advises, as is conspicuous from various reports. Where the BJP is heading and venturing, amid such a golden opportunity of dethroning the apathetic regime of a decade, is the question, boggling most of the staunch supporters of BJP at the moment. The captain less opponent is buzzing around in one of the ads of BJP now a days, but have they thought, what repercussions it would have had on the voters of supporting a party without a manifesto? It is doing no good for the saffron brigade.

Ironically, the mask, and the face of the party are busy campaigning to garner the maximum votes in the general elections. And it is more unfortunate that the bickering within the party is coming out at a time when every move counts. Where is the manifesto then?

 Let's hope that these words make it to the ears and conscience of Mr Narendra Modi and Mr Rajnath Singh on time, before it is too late.

Saluting the future PM in advance

Mr Modi was here yesterday and he will be there tomorrow: Mr Rajnath has the following schedule etc. will only be heard and read in the media now-a-days. Does BJP has these two only ?

No doubt,  BJP has a plethora of wonderful speakers; and the duo named above are above par, but, the question is:- What happened to other good orators the party has, or had. Have the good speech-makers gone fishing ?, or were relegated, or it is the culmination of usurping BJP in all its sheen and shine?

What is there in the design of the duo? Will they let others to rent their voices--within or outside the party? The same thing has happened to the congress, where everyone was instructed to keep mum despite finding the wrongdoing of their ministers.And even after so many bills, they have their going, very tough--forget about the game changer. Is BJP on the same path of anarchism ?

Although, these questions are enough to put a question mark over the overt and covert design of the duo; India is destined to witness the return of the Tuglaq era once more; if the things will happen as predicted by various surveys--leave the sample size, or the nature of the sample or the ways of collecting them.

Fortunately, Indian stock market has showed signs of revival; so has the Rupee against Dollar, and the projection of economic growth . The market has started saluting the future PM in advance--an omen of good times ahead; and we should also not be far behind in bolstering that possibility coming true, because, the goodness allover will  throw a blissful time in every field.  And a compromised PM will throw India in utter chaos, which very few of us will accept.

नागनाथ, सांपनाथ और भूतनाथ !

ना, बिल्कुल नहीं। मेरे शीर्षक राजनीति से प्रेरित नहीं हैं। और अगर आपको लगता है कि है तो वैसा ही सही। अरे भाई, ये सब भोले बाबा का नाम है। संहारकर्ता भगवान् भोले शंकर का। अब समझे ? ठीक है  

कल मैंने सपना देखा कि भगवान् थोड़े चिंतित थे। भक्तो कि टोली गुहार लगा रही थी, पर बाबा के चेहरे पे कोई असर नहीं। वो तो कहीं और की सोंच रहे थे। एक बुजुर्ग , जो भोले बाबा के अनन्य भक्त थे के पूछने पे बाबा बोले:-

"वत्स!" ,"भैरों मिल नहीं रहे, अचानक बढ़ा हुआ  कोलाहल शान्ति भंग तो कर रहा है, पर, जो मैं देख पा रहा हूँ, उससे मैं ज्यादा व्यथित हूँ। पहले हर हर महादेव ! लोगों कि रगों में नयी स्फूर्ति और देव-भावना  बढ़ाने के काम आती थी, अब ये 'हर हर' शब्द भी लूट ली गयी है  भी व्याक्ति पूजा में लग गयी है और व्यक्ति पूजक एवं महिमामंडक विशेषण बन गयी है। 

अभिनेताओं के मंदिरों से जितनी मानशिक अशांति नहीं हुई, उससे ज्यादा अब हो रही है। निश्चित ही जनसँख्या के साथ मेरे भक्तों कि संख्या भी बढ़ी है , पर , इनमे सच्चे बड़े कम हैं। और ये जो नाथ है शब्द है, जहाँ भी लगा है, उससे मुझे कोई परेशानी नहीं ,और लोगों को भी नहीं होनी चाहिए, आखिर , अंबिकानाथ और गणनाथ भी तो मेरा ही नाम है।

सबलोग हवा के रुख पे ध्यान दिए बिना, मताधिकार का प्रयोग करें, और उसे चुनें जो सब कसौटी पे खरा हो; चोर, धोखेबाज़ या नाकारा न हो , तो फिर देखो, मेरे हस्तक्षेप के बिना ही कैसे बदलती है हवा। चुनावों तक हिमालय में--मतलब धौलागिरि में--इस हो-हल्ला से दूर रहना ही श्रेयस्कर है।  तुम सबलोग अपने अधिकार का प्रयोग करो, आखिर, विकल्प भी तो कम हैं। पर इतना अवश्य है कि ये लूट-खसोट अपने पूर्व-वर्ती जैसा नहीं करेंगे। और मैं हूँ न । नित नए नए रूप पे आता रहूंगा । और जैसा मैंने दिल्ली में किया, कहीं भी कर सकता हूँ।  समझे वत्स ?"

भक्त-"जी प्रभु", हर हर महादेव ! 

Yes, it needs courage Mr Kejriwal

Not long ago, media was agog with encomiums of the crusader and his team. Now it seems a laughing lot. No sooner the technocrat-cum-crusader-cum-politician started to fire his imprecations against the media houses, than his fall started.

In my previous blogs, I've presaged the trampling of a potential politician into oblivion, and my words are nearing come true. The hap-hazard political steps, mud slinging on the opponents and not sparing anyone sans his own team has left them tottering where they began from, i.e. they are back to square one. And the Indian populace, barring his own party members, are giggling at their ventures, and bran-new master-strokes  for grabbing the prime spots in Indian politics, each passing day.

Without proper homework, without proper party build-up, without proper planning and without everything else, they have taken a big plunge into the fray, and are destined to be relegated to an inferior position in Indian political system, until they will ruminate deeply in building their cadre and the party as a whole. The success in Delhi was made ephemeral, and in spite of building it as a base for future endeavours for capturing new grounds, they betrayed everyone--rather stunned and ditched all and sundry. And they stand from where they have began. The poor far-sightedness, and planning, and party principles are to be blamed for.

Ironically, the crusader and his team continues his tirade against those who were cause of his rise--the media. And until he makes room for a little manoeuvre and leniency for media, he is bound to extract a very little gain from this election. And penance of missing a golden opportunity after the elections will only be left for them. And Indians are notorious for their sentimental and strategic voting. Let's hope that the crusader and his team will get ample time after the elections to reinvigorate their cause and reinvent themselves with every thing proper in its place in their definition and understanding of Indian politics.

The gone neckerchief--the patented bonnet--the muffler, is what he is missing from his costume to attract and convince the common man to vote for him; and so is his eternal cough. But, it needs more courage to don the muffler in the scorching sun than leaving the posts he has held previously; and his party will suffer from the loss of suffrages of common men and the elites.Mr Arvind please remodel yourself as a common man once more, and trance the voters to dance to your tunes.

लोकतंत्र के महापर्व की हवा

एक दूसरे को नीचा, कमजोर, कामचोर, भ्रस्ट और निकम्मा दिखने कि होड़ है; कीचड़ उछालना, भद्दी-भद्दी गालिआं देना, कुछ पे चुनाव आयोग का डंडा चलना, सभी पार्टिओं को आचार-संहिता का पालन करनेकी नसीहत देना आम बात है। कुछ अपनी मर्दानगी से मतदाताओं को डराने में लगे है, तो कुछ अपने मोह-पाश में सबको बांध लेने में। कुछ तो बाकि सारे नेताओं के नस्ल को ही चोर-चुहाड़ कहने में लगा है तो कुछ काल-भैरव (कुत्ता)से आशीर्वाद लेने में। जिसकी जहाँ बन पड़ रही है, वहीँ निकटवर्ती मंदिरों में सर झुकाये, ललाट पे टिका चन्दन लगाये या, मस्जिदों, मज़ारों पे चादर चढ़ाते दिख रहा है।  श्रद्धावश नहीं , लालच-वश-- वोट का लालच, नोट का लालच, कुर्सी, जुत्ता, शक्ति, और न जाने क्या क्या चीज़ का। ये दिखावा , दम्भ में डूबे आशान्वित प्रत्याशी लालायित हैं, जीत के लिए। सब तो नहीं, पर ज्यादातर दिखाऊ और भयंकर लोभी ही हैं। जी हाँ, हवा भी बड़ी जोरदार चल रही है, या, चलने का हौवा दिखाया जा रहा है, पता नहीं; पर चाल, चरित्र हाव-भाव तो बस यही बता रहे हैं कि विश्व के सबसे बड़े लोकतंत्र के महापर्व में ये किसी और कि हवा निकालें न निकलें अपनी हवा ख़राब ज़रूर करेंगे, और कर भी रहे हैं।  वैसे सबकी सांस अटकी है कि आने वाला समय भारत किस दिशा में जायेगा, पता नहीं। आप पर निर्भर है ये दिशा क्या होगी, ऊंट किस ओरे बैठेगा या किसकी हवा निकलेगी?

Anarchic BJP

Call it sheer desperation or something else, in order to grab the power at the center, BJP is doing things, which is taking it nowhere. Once a party with a difference is looking like a party with differences.

Riding comfortably on the Modification wave, the party's top honcho has started castle-building to early, and taking steps which not only is denting its image, but, is decimating the morale of its grass-root level workers also.

Sidelining and demoralising the veterans; giving red carpet welcome to the refugees of other parties; garlanding the corrupts; cordially hugging the mafiosi; and arrogance, are few points, which are exacerbating  the prospects of the party: and the triumvirate is to be blamed for. The party was not moulded in a day; it is not the patrimony of  the few avaricious people, should be clear to the triad--now becoming notorious in decision making.

The trinity of leaders should be reminded that they are very learned, suave, and masterpieces in their fields; but, please store your master-strokes for coagulating post-poll alliances. Otherwise, the populace is intently watching your every move, and days to come can easily be presaged.

Ironically, few steps--decisions rather--taken by the triad of BJP leaders has slackened party's advantage over its adversaries, when discipline and principles are taken into account. For the time being, it has no principle, no discipline, and no foresightedness, it seems. Quick recap on the basic principles of BJP is what it requires most. And earlier it makes amends in its ways of functioning, the better. Otherwise, anarchic label is ready to be conferred to it, sooner than later--and unceremoniously.

Helplessness of the octogenarian couple

As the atmosphere in India at present is of electioneering, I nodded to be part of a team to awaken and entreat the voters to come out and vote. We were requesting all we met, to use their conscience and vote. In the process I chanced to meet an octogenarian couple, who were eager to vote, but were worried about not being included in the voter list after retiring from a leading vehicle manufacturer company of the world.

Seeing the couple's eagerness in talking to us, we gave an earnest listening to their woes. Here is the gist of the talk between us.

She has two offspring; the daughter an executive in Delhi and the son also an executive in Banglore. They own a car but can't drive. They also owned a scooter, but, can't drive it too. Their offspring send money erratically, and a visit too rare. The old-man was happy to talk to us, and promised us that they will go out to vote, if they can. For, as per them verbatim-'we are pulling somehow; had opted for domestic help with a handsome pay several times, but were robbed every time; and so they now have opted for food from outside.'

We moved onto other doors in our pursuit of covering maximum people. But, the words of the old-age couple still lingers in my mind. Will we meet the same fate, once we are old ? Where are the Indian tradition, we boast of? In the quest for excellence in our chosen fields, we have forgot to look after our parents, and have opted for the western traditions instead. But, there are people who look after their parents very well and are the real winners in this mortal world.

My salute to those who look after their parents and keep them happy, not to those meek; and weak; and coward  people who leave their parents to die their natural death in isolation.

Ironically, as the senior citizens are a dying factor, they are bound to get no mention, in the manifesto of any political party--big or small--in 2014 general elections, for, no one pays much attention to the setting Sun. 

Khushwant's malice leaves the angels defenceless

The man with a razor-sharp wit left for the heavenly abode a few days ago. And it is learnt that the angels there are feeling the heat--the ogling of a reticent sardar--ever since the old man of Indian Journalism, held in highest esteem in India, has whined in in the God's territory--the Heaven--sulking, for not making it to the celebrated list of centurions and missing by a whisker, for he died aged ninety-nine.And the angels are sulking in return, for Heaven not having any harassment at workplace bill. Unable to complain against the nonagenarian(on the Earth) and the new entrant (in Paradise), the angels have resorted to the Indian way, and thus they have conveyed the intelligence regarding his foibles to Kawal Malik; who is laughing boisterously on the intelligence and then retorted the angels that such hearsay have hastened her departure from earth twelve years before and now she really wants to rest in peace; let him fulfill his wishes. And mind all of you that goggles are not allowed in the heaven, and he can't see properly without them, but beware ! he has a myopic view; so keep at a safe distance.

N.B.-Khuswant Singh was seen loitering near an angels sorority and even after severe reprimanding by the Heaven guards he held, and held, and still holding his ground there--the way he had had held the ground in India and had even threatened to saunter into the Hell--where there is no hope, and every thing there remains in an utter chaos. But, the grand old man of Indian journalism fears the inferno, and so, has rescinded his plan of playing the peeping Tom in the bash of the nudist Hell.

Waverings of the Namo wave

The way the veterans--including the patriarchs--are being treated in BJP, is very saddening. Many such instances have been reported recently. Doesn't it seem preposterous in the name of party management?

All the old and tested horses of the Indian politics are regaled and insulted daily: be it Mr Lalji Tondon or Dr Murli Manihar Joshi or Mr Jaswant Singh or Mr L.K.Advani; all are mistreated with the same fervor and disrespect.

The new poll management team headed by the party's last CM in UP is upbeat from its expectations of the anti incumbency to such an extent that now the once acclaimed party of discipline and culture looks similar--sometimes worse also--to other parties in the rat race. Where is the guiding principles, the respect for Indian tradition, the culture? 

No doubt, BJP is a different party now--certainly not a party with a difference. But, will these GenX leaders will doubt that those leaders have worked very hard to bring BJP to the place where it is. And hardly the forefathers of BJP would have envisaged such a scenario when they will be insulted so often. 

If the new leaders think that they are going to make it alone, with a red carpet welcome to the refugees, but insulting the elders; let me reiterate that they will meet the same fate once they are old; for, one gets what one gives. And these precedents does not augur well for BJP.

Ironically, the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate is loosing his sheen on theses matters and all the happenings point to the fact that this new vote waiver will waver the expectations out of the expecting people of India very soon. Mr Modi and Mr Singh earlier you mend your ways, the better; for Genx leaders are ready to take over the mettle--the baton--with elan--sans your haughtiness and disrespect for elders-- for the next 2019 elections.

The end justifies the means will come into the picture only when you will inch closer towards the magic figure--by hook or by crook(the Machiavellian principle) or coalescing new tie-ups, before or after the polls. But, shenanigans like these--the insults--will not only dent your image of an iron man; but you will lose some valuable votes of those voters who still value the Indian system also.

A stitch on time...

If there is really a wave, why then these astute leaders are opting for a safe seats. Why don't they believe in the waves they have created? Everyone is begging for a comfort zone, barring few courageous[ sic] leaders who are on a roll. But, who'll tell them that rolling ball gathers no moss. And if he is told so, he won't be as red as beetroot, for, he has exchanged all the goodness for naught.

The nine days wonder has withered; no sooner he got the red carpet in Delhi than he opted out. His itchy foot is to be blamed for his iridescent behaviour or conduct. He has conditioned himself to be charlatan all the time. And conditioning moulds a man the pundits say. No road-map, no homework before taking the plunge, no spadework, no line-up to don the gloves of governance, still his wishes to metamorphose India--doesn't it seems chimerical?

The scion has now taken the backstage, and now again he is seen rolling his sleeves up. It seems that he will take time to take the center-stage. His body language confirms that he has accepted the defeat before the real battle.

Politics has remained an enigma in India and will remain so ad-infinitum, for , it involves people who are a puzzle in themselves. Those who see their future secured, remain stuck with their party; those who don't, switch sides at the blink of the eye. Is this politics? or a Pole-tricks?

The party, tipped to take over the reins is either busy hobnobbing or giving shelter and importance to the refugees.Will these activities not subterfuge the main aim of this highly ethical party? May the Almighty give them wits to act judiciously, for, a stitch on time...  .

काशी और कुत्ते !

पुरानी कहावत है-' सब कुत्ते काशी जायेंगे तो हड़िया कौन ढून्-ढुनायेगा ? अब इस कलयुग में काशी की महत्ता बढ़ी है या घटी है , मैं यह तो नहीं कहूंगा; पर इतना अवश्य है कि वर्त्तमान चुनावी परिदृश्य में इसकी चर्चा खूब होगी। सरे झंझावातों से लड़कर माननीय मोदी जी अब इस संसदीय क्षेत्र को सुशोभित  करने के लिए कमर कस चुके हैं। और पंडितों ने भविष्यवाणी कि है कि अगर काशी से भगवन भोले शंकर का आशिर्वाद मिल गया तो फिर दिल्ली की राजगद्दी पे राजतिलक शायद ही कोई रोक पायेगा।

अभी देश का राजनितिक परिदृश्य देखने लायक है, जिसकी जहाँ दाल गल रही है वहाँ पहुँच रहा है, गाजे-बाजे के साथ। द्वापर युग से  भगवान् कृष्ण के पूजक  दल तो मग्न है वर्त्तमान सरकार के कु-कृत्यों पर, सो, अभी भगवा और भगवान् से दूरी ही श्रेयस्कर है।

पर, भारतीय राजनीती की उस  नयी नवेली दुल्हन का क्या जिसकी दुर्दशा इतनी जल्दी होगी , सबने नहीं सोचा होगा ; उनलोगों ने भी ऐसी कल्पना नहीं की होगी। मैं कसम खता हूँ कि ये नहीं करूँगा--अभी ये बात फिज़ां में गूंजती ही रहती है की वो कर देते हैं। इतनी मानसिक अस्थिरता ? भगवान् भी नहीं जानते होंगे कि अगले पल वो क्या करेगा। अब काशी कि राह पकड़ी है, भोले शंकर की मज़बूरी है, आशीर्वाद तो एक को ही दे सकते हैं; बाकि आशीर्वाद काशी के लोग दे देंगे। पता नहीं, सनकी नेता अपने साथ कुत्तों कि फ़ौज़ लेके आयें, सो कुत्ते भी गुर्राएंगे अपने अधिकार क्षेत्र कि रक्षा के लिए। और कुत्तों के काटने से सुई कितनी लगती है, बताने कि ज़रुरत है क्या?

But we are unhappy

From the time our journey on this planet began there was happiness all around. When we were born, there was happiness in our family; when we started toddling, there was applaud from everyone; when we progressed from nursery to higher classes, there was happiness as well as encouragement. When we traversed to higher classes with flying colours, there was happiness and expectations all around. Then our hard work was paid and we got a job: some after rigorous training; some after passing out from a technical college. There was happiness all around. Our journey continued, and was accentuated with happy moments: it was marriage, the honeymoon, getting kids, or a promotion, or a new car or gadget; our life was full of felicity to the brim. Then we aged; got experience;  made the acquaintance with the vicissitudes of lives; and our happiness metamorphosed into resentment. Our lives started stagnating and we were devoid of the happiness. A flashing point occurred when our own child started performing well and even got to premiere institutions. Now, we get happiness in quantized form, but, we don’t let our faces to emit happiness. Rather, we try to be sad in our appearance—for reasons, God only knows and permeate sadness all-around. Why?

To this point, we already have travelled a lot far in our lives; already have achieved certain things, and are on the verge of possessing other—only to leave our friends, family members, subordinates or colleagues to envy from our achievements, excellence, possessions or ascent in our lives. Everything is there sans happiness. Why? The answer lies with you. The aspirations, inspiration and perspiration have taken a backstage. Let them take the center-stage—the guiding principle—now, and for ever, and happiness will be back with a bang again. Let the things happen, which is beyond our control, but happiness must remain and inspire our lives. And our wandering will transform into jogging, jogging into ambling, ambling into trembling, trembling into trotting and trotting into gallop. Whether we inspire the generation next or not, we can propagate happiness: in our homes, or at our works, or in our society. And don’t bother about the mark we will leave, bother about happiness, right attitude and the friendship or kinship we develop around ourselves. The departure from this planet, although will be painful to some, but, when people will think about you, they will boast about the happiness we have permeated in and around ourselves. So, be happy and perform well in every facet of our lives--is the catch line.