Opposition Parties Playing Hypocritical Politics Against PM Modi

In India, we are seeing one of the worst phases of opposition politics. Discouraged by full majority government at the center, led by BJP's Narendra Modi, the opposition parties have given up all principles and morals in order to attack him. This can be easily demonstrated by recent controversy over PM Narendra Modi's picture over Covid19 vaccination certificates. 

Covid19 vaccination is a mass movement. It is a people's movement and not only a government program.  As soon as vaccines were made available, opposition parties had tried to discredit the vaccine and spread fears in people against it. Due to its nature and in order to instill faith in people's minds so that they vaccinate in large numbers, PM Modi had decided to put his picture over the certificate. His image indicated that the vaccine and the vaccination process was authorized and safe. This worked well. But the opposition parties did not like it at all. 

Opposition parties criticized PM Modi for putting his picture over the certificate. TMC even wrote to the Election Commission alleging that the use of PM Modi's photograph on provisional certificates issued during Covid-19 vaccination violates the model code of conduct for state assembly elections. But nothing happened and PM Modi stood tall. But now, in the second phase of vaccination for people of age group 18-44, the same opposition parties are putting up pictures of their own state CM over the certificates! 

West Bengal, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Chhattisgarh, all ruled by non-BJP parties have removed PM Modi's photo from vaccine certificates. TMC led govt in West Bengal is the latest one to put the image of CM Mamata Banerjee over the certificates. 

I do not have objection to the use of CM's pictures over the certificates. Because vaccination of 18-44 age group is managed by the state government and not the center. But then, 

1. Why are opposition parties blaming the Center for issues during vaccination of 18-44 age group?

2. If opposition parties did not want PM's image over 45+ age group certificates, then they should also not put CM's image over 18-45 age group, as a matter of principle. 

Not practicing what they preach is called "hypocrisy". I think the opposition parties are playing shameless politics of opportunism. People are watching and they can make out what is happening. No doubt that opposition parties should be ashamed of denigrating our country's democracy to this low level. 

- Rahul 

Bihar Government Planning to Increase Taxes and Stamp Duty To Fund Revenue Shortage Due to CM's Pet Project: Prohibition Law

 

As per today's newspaper, Bihar government is planning to increase taxes, registry fee and stamp duty of property buying in order to fund the revenue shortage. On the other hand, the state government keeps spending on the whimsical schemes launched by CM Nitish Kumar. Prohibition law is one such law which is a total failure but government is still pushing it because of ego attached to it. 

Despite the liquor ban in Bihar, liquor is available on the ground level wherever you go. Liquor mafia has come up which smuggles and supplies liquor everywhere in the state, and the Police is busy playing cat and mouse game with them. Is it really worth it? The state is crime infested and law and order is still not good enough - in such a state is it good idea to involve the Police in chasing liquor suppliers? At places even such suppliers get police protection and end up creating a mafia raj. Several murders and other crimes are happening related to the illegal liquor business. On the other hand, due to the liquor ban, people are forced to drink liquor of questionable quality. 

Due to the liquor ban, the state of Bihar is facing huge revenue collection shortage. So far, CM Nitish Kumar has been taxing real estate transactions because he thinks that "only Rich people buy land/ real estate" which is totally a myopic view. Real estate sector creates huge employment of workers and craftsmen of all kind and it is really a bad idea to stunt its growth by hiking the stamp duty and registration fees. 

CM Nitish Kumar should show some maturity and remove the liquor ban in Bihar as soon as possible. He should give out licenses to eligible parties and allow its regulated sale. In this manner, the state will be able to earn revenue which it can spend on necessary items. 

Disclaimer: I am a teetotaler and have never consumed alcoholic products. 

Arvind Kejriwal Insults Indian Parliament by Tearing Copies of Law in Delhi Assembly

After getting used to doing publicity stunts to remain in the news, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is at his best once again. This time he as gone as far as tearing the copies of bills passed by the Parliament of India, in Delhi assembly. Can you believe it; that a Chief Minister will insult Indian Parliament like this?  

I request the Supreme Court to take note of this act as an act of contempt to the constitution of India and insult to our democracy and sack Arvind Kejriwal from any constitutional posts he is occupying. Let this not become an example where other people will learn from him, if he goes unpunished, and we shall start seeing such insulting stunts more often. 

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Veteran leader Ghanshyam Tiwari returns to the BJP

Veteran leader and former Minister Ghanshyam Tiwari rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jaipur on Saturday, 2.5 years after he left the party over differences with the then Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and the party’s central leadership. Mr. Tiwari had floated a new outfit, Bharat Vahini Party, ahead of the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly election.

Mr. Tiwary is a six-time BJP MLA and considered a hardliner. Ghanshyam’s associates have also rejoined BJP in Rajasthan

On Saturday, the 72-year-old leader, who was one of the founders of the BJP in the State in 1980, told reporters at the BJP State headquarters in Jaipur that he had not joined Congress or become a primary member of the party. “I simply shared the stage in a programme of the Congress before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections,” he said.

Mr. Tiwari said he was “completely committed” to the BJP’s ideology and his “heart and soul” were with the Bharatiya Jan Sangh and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. “I had to float the Bharat Vahini Party owing to some circumstances... I did not take part in the protests organised by the Congress against the Citizenship Amendment Act and abrogation of Article 370.”

Mr. Tiwari was the Education Minister in the 2003-08 Vasundhara Raje government and the Deputy Leader of Opposition during the previous Congress regime. He had been at loggerheads with the Ms. Raje-led dispensation over the issues such as farmers’ plight, corruption and reservation for higher castes.

BJP State president Satish Poonia said Mr. Tiwari’s return to the party fold was not an exception. “Leaders like Uma Bharti, Kalyan Singh and Babulal Marandi joined back after the leaving the BJP,” he said.

Source: TH