Caste Politics: Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of SC/ST Amendment Act of 2018

The Chronology of SC/ST Act 

The SC/ST Act was enacted on September 9, 1989 by Rajiv Ghandi government just before he lost the election. Rajiv Ghandi was facing charges of corruption and Bofors Scandal and it seems he and his party devised a way to win election by playing Caste Politics. But SC ST act did not help Rajiv Ghandi at all and he lost election (to VP Singh). The rules for the Act were notified on March 31, 1995. 

In the March 20, 2018 verdict, the Supreme Court had held that there will be no "automatic arrest" on a complaint filed under the SC/ST Act and had also introduced anticipatory bail provision under the Act.

Then Modi government had passed "SC/ST Amendment Act of 2018", to nullify the effect of the court's 2018 ruling.

A batch of PILs were filed in Supreme Court challenging the validity of the "SC/ST Amendment Act of 2018". 

Today, the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act. 

Does Modi Govt get Any Credits for this?

Please note that this stringent act was made by the previous Congress government and Modi govt has only made amendment to ensure that the act remains as it was earlier. 

Why SC/ST Act and All Caste-Based Laws Should be Repealed 

SC/ST act is an outdated act made for the last century. In modern times SC/STs have got reservations in school/college admissions as well as they get government jobs and other subsidies on the basis of their castes. Such special provisions to help a few castes is violation of fundamental rights of equality in our constitution.

In the true spirits of our constitution government should not bother about castes of our citizens, forget about giving people jobs and college admissions on the basis of castes. 

Government should stop promoting a few castes in the name of SC/ST/OBC and all such caste-based laws should be repealed in our country. 

News reference: India Today

दिल्ली चुनाव : भाजपा की केजरी के खिलाफ चक्रव्यूह रचना

भाजपा ने इस बार केजरी के खिलाफ चक्रव्यूह रचना बहुत अच्छे से की थी. काम असंभव जैसा था क्योंकि दिल्ली के गरीब तबकों में केजरी बहुत ज्यादा पॉपुलर था और एंटी इंकम्बेंसी अभी डेवेलप नहीं हो पाई थी. भाजपा ने छोटे पॉकेट्स में वोट्स काटे:

१. बिहार और उधर के लोग = मनोज तिवारी + जदयू
२. ब्राह्मण = मनोज तिवारी
३. सिख = शिरोमणि अकाली दल
४. जाट = जेजेपी
५. दिल्ली के इल्लिगल कॉलोनी वाले = ऑथोराइज़ करके ८० लाख लोग
६. झुग्गिओं में रहने वाले = पक्का मकान देने का वादा
७. लालची वोटर्स : बच्चियों को स्कूटी देने का वादा, २ रुपये किलो अनाज और फ्री योजनाएँ चालू रखने का वादा
८. महिलाएँ : २ लाख फिक्स्ड डिपाजिट का वादा
९. हिन्दू : सीएए, धारा ३७०, राम मंदिर
१०. कश्मीरी हिन्दू: धारा ३७०
११. एससी/एसटी: एलजेपी
इत्यादि 

इन सबका फायदा चुनाव में होने की उम्मीद है. 

सोशल मीडिया पर क्या माहौल है उसपर ध्यान नहीं दीजिये. डाटा दिखाता है कि केजरी के ज्यादातर वोटर्स गरीब तबके से आते हैं. ये सोशल मीडिया के अर्बन नक्सल्स, एंटी-नेशनल्स से फण्ड जुटाने के लिए मार्केटिंग ज्यादा करते हैं, वोट्स लाने का काम जमीन पर होता है. इस बार भाजपा ने जमीन पर बहुत ज्यादा काम किया था. देखते हैं रिजल्ट में क्या असर होता है. 

Delhi Elections: BJP Newspaper Ad

Delhi Elections: Congress has given a "Walkover" to AAP

In the recently concluded Delhi assembly elections, Congress Party has shown a lackluster performance. It did not campaign enough, it did not move its workers on the ground level best. This was done in national capital region of Delhi, where obviously Sonia and Rahul Ghandi also live and Con Party has enough workers on the ground. What happened? How could Con Party give a "pass" to AAP? If we look at history and background, we shall be bewildered more. 

Way back when AAP came to power, Sheila Dixit govt was doing good development work. But it was defamed by Anna Hazare movement over CWG games (where state govt was not even responsible) and Nirbhaya case (where govt had no role). But during election campaign Congressis spitted venom on BJP but not AAP. 

Since AAP had once formed govt with Cong, BJP had accused it to be Cong's B-team. Innocent Cong voters assumed it to be true and started voting for AAP. Result? Cong was wiped out of Delhi.

Entire M-community (which votes like herds) which was earlier Cong's vote-bank; started voting for AAP. #CongressWaliDilli became a joke. 

I guess Sheila Dixit would still be angry from the skies. The #AAPtards who evicted a good govt are running a thugistan in the name of running a government. The party was discarded wherever else it tried to run for elections. It was defeated in Punjab, it did not move at all in Bihar. It succeeds in Delhi only because it gets all the votes which is supposed to go to anti-BJP parties. 

It is a pity that Congress has given a "walkover" to AAP in Delhi assembly election. This way, Congress' resurrection will take centuries. 

How to Stop China : Some Thoughts

After recent outbreak of novel Coronavirus in China, some countries have offered monetary help to China. This idea that China needs funds came as a shocker. Who are we kidding. Everybody knows that the evil communist government in China is too rich. We should stop pitying demons! 

Once upon a time China did have technology. US/European companies opened plants and centers in China since labor/electricity/input costs were much less. They wanted to beat the competition. There was a race amongst US companies about who reaches China first. They taught technology to China. 

My idea is that the civilized world should simply isolate China. Although it is too late, but still China's economy is dependent on "exports". Exports are down and China is down. But "greed" does not allow other countries to ban China.

China has still not mastered English language and hence is not good in services industry. But just like they learnt tech, they will learn English eventually. And then China will be unstoppable. We should wake up and stop feeding the dragon.

Also, I see lot of misinformation. They often club "China & Japan" or "China & India". But Japan is China's enemy. And China is India's enemy too. We need to differentiate, isolate and boycott China. Though it may be difficult in democracy where govts and policies change

At one point, US had done same mistake with Japan which it is doing with China for some time now. The mistake is to "underestimate" your rivals.

And no one likes China. Look at their neighbors. They swallowed Tibet and still occupy Indian lands (after defeating India in 1962 war). They do not know how to make friends. Those are their weaknesses. But they are good at "buying" allies.

China is spreading up to Africa. They are "buying" ruling parties and governments in very small nations like Nepal, Srilanka or SE Asia. They are really thinking "global". Ironically, globalization was invented by the West; while China is truly doing it now; just in an evil way.