Rajeev Upadhyay

Anna Breaks His Fast

After all government has agreed to constitute Jan Lokpal. So Anna has broken his fast. I am happy and think that it can be construed as our victory but it’s a long battle and will continue for longer than expected. So it’s imperative the pressure on the government is mounted until this proposed law becomes reality.

Anything is possible in politics and nothing is stable. It keeps on changing. So promised made today may not matter tomorrow for the government. So it’s very important that government is forced to not turn on.

I don't understand whether to support Anna now or not. His agenda is the best thing India can hope for but the way he is now functioning i am finding it somehow undemocratic. Being arrogant is sometimes good for democracy but dictating the nation is never good.

What Anna is doing I appreciate and support in all the ways and forms. I have been part of this change since early days in June and July by participating in many events as a volunteer and some money as well. But we must decide what we want from this Lokpal? And do we want Lokpal under the current constitution or outside the preview of the constitution? Accountability is important for everyone. We have to decide in what way this Lokpal will function and at what would be the cost? And accountability too. Without accountability it will turn into another demon.

IIM-B Inclusive Business Model would not Work

News reports say that Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, under the program ‘Inclusive Business Model’, few students have to leave on meagre Rs. 20 a day. It looks good to hear it but in reality it is another gimmick that business schools across world are engaged into.

If it is possible that one can understand the pains and difficulties of the poor they suffer through by just having 20 rupees in pocket to spend that day for some days and security of returning back to AC rooms and five star dinners, then real world could have been more pleasant than ever. But the reality is that it is just mockery of the poor.

News reports and Team Anna’s statement suggest that Baba Ramdev has supported the demands of political parties to exclude Prime Minister and higher judiciary from Lokpal ambit. This is really frustrating for common supporters like me to hear it. It seems our efforts would yield nothing but new sets of politicians.

The way Baba Ramdev has been talking for some time, the politician in Baba Ramdev is now taking charge. He is now behaving like a politician. A cunning politician.

Neo Terrorism

This is a strange world. Who is who is very difficult to recognize and in the world of diplomacy, it’s even more complicated. May be weird! Problems are often disguised but the problem makers are always.

The word terrorism itself is self-defining word. No explanation required. So seems in case of terrorist countries. But today there are many kinds of terrorist countries in this world. Some are well known as terrorist countries because of their activities. Pakistan is a living example of it. But there is another kind of terrorist countries too. One can call those as Neo Terrorist countries. These countries basically don’t breed terrorists in their own land but sponsor terrorism through money, arms, asylum, ideology and diplomatic support. But the biggest player of the game is the US.

Finally CBI Raids Suresh Kalmadi's House

Mr. Suresh Kalmadi has been charged with several charges of corruptions relating to prestigious Commonwealth Games 2010 and government as well as the investigating agencies have been busy sleeping in their adobe! Till the date they did not have time to consider this case. However India is country of miracles so finally our celebrated and intelligent CBI has managed to get some time to raid on the home and offices of Mr. Kalmadi after more than two months. Great!

Women's Reservation Bill

Government of India has placed a bill before Parliament of India to give 33% reservation in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha to the women. It looks so good that government is making efforts to improve the status of women in our society. But I suspect that government has such an intention.

When I heard about it I felt elated but when I went through the details of it and how the government has pursing this bill, I am of opinion that this would never become a reality. Rather it is just another gimmick and will serve no purpose. It is just a flawed effort by various ranks and files of political spectrum with only goal to remain politically correct.