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Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

Yeah, because all of that pie in the sky stuff in the "BJP manifesto" (which looks surprisingly like the Congress Baba-log manifesto) is actually going to happen.

All that will happen is that the Congress' thugs and bandits will be replaced by the thugs and bandits who were around from 1999-2004.

Given how rapacious the Congress variety were, there's something to be said for that replacement because one can hope the BJP variety will be less skilled in the art of looting and plundering.

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G-BYGB · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:28 pm Post subject:

While the BJP's manifesto may look all promising, they must also reflect upon these many years, as to why they were not considered the best alternative to Congress. This is the time for them to reconcile with all the communities apart from the Hindus.

Otherwise, the sceptics, as rightfully they are, will not vote for them, even if it means that they have to grudgingly bare another brunt of the Congress's corruption practise and dynastic politics.
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Nimish · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:06 pm Post subject:

I for one hope we get some strong leadership as an alternate to baby-G!
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G-BYGB · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:31 pm Post subject:

Whether Namo becomes PM or not, but definitely Mulayam Singh Yadav, the biggest SOB of UP should never become even a MP, let alone become a PM (which I think is far-fetched) for degrading women.

He made an idiotic comment of not letting the rapists be hanged. He also went on to say Boys will be boys.

Here is the link to the whole story in Yahoo.

https://in.news.yahoo.com/mulayam-singh-shows-how-serious-our-politicians-are-in-tackling-crimes-against-women-130342680.html

Mad

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The_Goat · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:26 pm Post subject:

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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 11:00 am Post subject:

It was the same Mulayam who claimed prior to the last elections that computers and the English language go against progressive thinking? Lol.
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ssbmat · Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 1710

Boy, Do I love it when our pseudo-secularist media gets caught with their pants down..Just a moment ago, there was this OB van coverage of a crowd in Narendra Modi's village. The boyish looking Lead Anchor from Headlines Today was handing the mike around to an obviously pro-Modi crowd.

Amongst those, he managed to catch one person who said he belonged to BSP and switched allegiance after 18 years of serving BJP .Fair enough. Next, he managed to ask a local Congress person who surprisingly agreed that Namo should be PM. This anchor desperately tried to plead "dont come under pressure from the crowd etc"..that was one try.
Having failed to persuade the Congresswala, he next moved to a Muslim gent sitting behind him, and said, there are voices of dissent still around, and then asks this gent. The fellow says " I have no problem if Narendrabhai comes to Delhi and becomes PM, it will be good". Shocked

Poor Anchor-boy goes red in the face and doesnt know where to look. Then, he somehow regains composure and calls for an ad-break.

This is exactly the problem I have with our pseudo-secularist media. I am no Namo-fan, and not even from his state. But the harder this section of the media keeps fanning this unwarranted anti-Modi'sm, the more votes he will get eventually. I think the media is far more polarising than the people themselves, 90% of whom just want to earn their bread and realize their aspirations, whether they wear green or saffron.

And I am tired of this "dont shoot the messenger" BS that media puts up when confronted with this ugly reality.

I say, "dont shoot the message" to the media. Grill BJP and Modi by all means as much as you poke fun at Congress and its leadership . But not on the wrong lines. Dont spread misinformation and mistrust.

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G-BYGB · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:34 pm Post subject:

It is all to do with paid news only, irrespective of whichever political party we may talk about. People have to apply their own discretion in choosing who is the right leader to rule this country.
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stealthpilot · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB

Rahul Gandhis theme song video Laughing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWPVTGV6uoM
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vivekman · Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1897 Location: BOM

A good read...

http://harvardpolitics.com/world/india-need-narendra-modi/
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jasepl · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay

G-BYGB · Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 3:52 pm Post subject:

Amidst all this political drama that we see daily in our news channel, here is a funny video in YouTube by John Oliver about the current Indian election. He asks why American media is not covering the Indian elections that seriously.

It is hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDYsSOngik Laughing

The funniest part of the video is comparing American news media to Indian news media. Our very own "National Ratna"(Pun intended here), Mr. Arnab Goswami, Laughing

is being compared to O'Reilly as someone who repeats same thing over and over again.

There is a video clip in the end, where Arnab repetitively asks Meenakshi Lekhi, the BJP spokeswoman, as to, "how dare you say I take money?".

LOLs... Laughing

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HAWK21M · Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 2:53 pm Post subject:

Hopefully who handles the MOCA does a proactive job for the Industry.
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Nimish · Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:43 pm Post subject:

There was talk that PP wants to join the ruling NDA - perhaps he's longing for a first class seat in the sky?
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abhijith16 · Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 10:36 pm Post subject:

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Nimish · Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 1:46 am Post subject:

^^ Sharad Pawar will jump ship if needed, or perhaps PP will break away? Who knows how the political landscape will evolve, what we do know is that it will be a fascinating watch!
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HAWK21M · Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 2:13 pm Post subject:

abhijith16 · Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 4:07 pm Post subject:

If someone in the NDA brings in some reform in aviation policies, I will be glad.
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abhijith16 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:44 am Post subject:

Mods, time to change the name ! Smile

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The_Goat · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 11:33 am Post subject:

jasepl · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay

Congrats to the BJP. And the Congress deserve the pasting they're getting.

That said, that we will almost certainly have a prime minister with such bloody hands is possibly our greatest national shame to date.
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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 11:53 am Post subject:

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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 12:42 pm Post subject:

jasepl · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay

Other countries can do what they like; I'm talking about ours.

And I'm not begrudging your opinion. Rather, saying that I find it very, very saddening that, for the first time in the history of our country, someone with such a questionable, bloody past is going to become prime minister. And that that man's individual win is being celebrated as much as the party's triumph.

All that aside, clearly I'm not a fan of the BJP. And even more clearly I feel the man they've chosen to lead them and the country belongs in prison rather than in the Prime Minister's chair.

But I am also glad that, at long last, we will have one party with a clear majority in Parliament (that will hopefully not have to dance to the tunes of the near-despotic women of the regional parties).
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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 12:56 pm Post subject:

abhijith16 · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 1:22 pm Post subject:

And, in unrelated news, Kamal R Khan is fulfilling his promise of leaving India. Will leave on EK507!!!!
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The_Goat · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 2:22 pm Post subject:

jasepl · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay

I think maybe I'm not explaining my point properly. Of course there are countless tainted politicians, including many with actual blood on their hands.

However, never before has anyone been selected to be PM with said bloody record in their past. Whatever baggage other MPs and ministers brought with them the prime ministers have all been relatively untainted (at least they were before assuming office) : Singh, Vajpayee, Rao, Gujral, Gandhi, Desai, Gandhi and so forth.

One may believe that Modi isn't guilty of anything criminally and that he has no blood on his own hands. Fine. However, there's no denying that, at best, he failed in his single most important responsibility as elected leader of his state. And there's never been a hint of remorse, or the slightest bit of acceptance of responsibility.

The fact that, as a nation, we're delighted with someone with this troubled past becoming our PM is what I find sad.

Sadness aside, I now have three things that make me happy:
1. that a single party has a majority on one house at least
2. that Mayawati and the Carrots are pretty much wiped out
3. the news that I made an obscenely, ridiculously large killing when Delna decided to sell a chunk of my mutual funds yesterday!

ssbmat · Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 1710

This is akin to a Federer or Nadal destroying each other 6-2, 6-1, 6-0.

But more importantly, it is a resounding whupping of the hindquarters of an arrogant party, whose obnoxious pseudo-elite former minister proffered to give NaMo a chance to sell tea at their party convention.
That tea, 284 cups of it precisely, has scalded and drowned this party .

All parties have corruption et al, but this party, in the face of heaps of scams, was shamelessly pursuing divisive and economically destructive policies, even though the writing was on the wall after the assembly elections of Dec-2013. Like the mythical 100 sins of Shishupal (Mahabharat) , their time was finally up.

Now, about Modi and Co, I seriously hope they do the task of nation building that people have so generously invited them to. They will have to be INCREDIBLY stupid to waste this huge mandate, come 2019.

G-BYGB · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 9:36 pm Post subject:

It is a befitting reply for all the foul-mouthed Congressmen, who abused Modi till the end of this election.

I hope they will be muted forever and learn to mend their ways. They have been so over confident and the most corrupt people that India has ever seen.

Congrats to BJP! Hope they keep all communities together and let every Indian aspire to become prosperous.

I found it amazing that even today, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia are not interested in speaking at length about what went wrong and I would like to see them do a 1 on 1 interview with a news anchor.
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