HP CM directs officials not to meet MLAs in rest houses....

http://www.samachar.com/CM-directs-officials-not-to-meet-MLAs-in-rest-houses-njsnNocdibd.html
Interesting... ...

Hold simultaneous elections to Parliament and State Assemblies.

Why should we not revert back to the earlier system of having the Parliamentary and state Assembly polls simultaneously? Just think of the enormous savings.As a starter why not impose President's Rule in the 5 states/UTs in November 2013 (which are schduled to go to polls in November) and have the Assembly elections there along with the Parliamentary elections in May 2014.

What a vision!

'Narendra Modi plans to build world's tallest statue in Gujarat' (ndtvnews)

'Anne of Green Gables'

Saw a report in a newspaper about a Canadian play 'Anne of Green Gables' being performed by students of a school in Chandigarh....I may sound parochial but wonder what relevance has this play to Indian conditions....surely there are many good plays in Hindi and other Indian languages which can be staged...

Set up 500 special courts ...

Government may do well to set up 500 special courts to quickly try and give justice to the 90,000 and odd trials of rape cases reportedly pending in the country. Imagine the fear of law if those 90,000 accused are given stringent punishments within the next six months, of course following the due process of law!

Pappa, Pappu & the next PM of India

Pappu: Papa who will be the next Prime Minister of India?

Pappa: That's a good question but frankly I dont know.

Pappu: It will be either 'Ramu, Shamu or Damu'

Pappa: Go and finish your homework.

Is this a JOKE?

NDTVnews website is inviting readers to vote for 25 Greatest Living Indians. They have suggested 25 names with photos, but one can add more.

The funniest is for NDTVnews to suggest the name of one Karan Johar in this list. Is this a JOKE?

This is surely anaap-shnaap!

Looking at the US President's predicament I am reminded of two references, one filmy and the other from literature- 'Phas Gaye Re Obama' and 'To be or not to be' (Hamlet)!

Common-sense test, the new International Law!

"Syria crisis: Proven link of Bashar Assad to gas attack lacking, admits US
However, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough asserted, "The common-sense test says he is responsible for this." http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/syria-crisis-no-proven-link-of-bashar-assad-to-gas-attack-admits-us-416116?pfrom=home-world

Pray what wrong did I do...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pray-what-wrong-did-i-do-asks-atheist-teacher/article5080102.ece

This athiest is with you on this point Mr. Sanjay Salve.

Chemical weapons are terrible...

Chemicals weapons are terrible and no country or opposition should use those.....btw USA used Napalm bombs (a chemical weapon) in Vietnam quite extensively (Source Wikipedia)

"Fig leaf for an illegal war"

"Fig leaf for an illegal war"- Editorial in The Hindu, Chennai, September 7, 2013; http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/fig-leaf-for-an-illegal-war/article5101438.ece

Pappa, Pappu & Law of Estoppel

Pappu: Pappa what is 'estoppel'?

Pappa: I am so glad that you are not thinking of politics all the time and that you are now trying to learn Law.

Pappu: Thank you Pappa but tell me what is 'Estoppel'

Pappa: In law it is a rule of evidence whereby a person is precluded from denying the truth of a statement of facts he has previously asserted ...

Pappu: Does it mean that having said that he has never dreamt of becoming the Prime Minister, now Mr. Narinder Modi will be stopped by law from contesting for the post of P.M.?

Pappa: Oh no Pappu, you have come to politics again. Go and finish your homework.

Hear!...Hear!

"I have not dreamt of being the PM" says Shri Narendra Modi replying to a child's question.

If I were the Prime Minister of India... ...

If I were the Prime Minister of India, I would not have gone to attend the G-20 meeting but would have tried to tackle the domestic problems facing the country head on...

At Karnataka's 'water ATMs', 10 litres of water for Rs. 1

At Karnataka's 'water ATMs', 10 litres of water for Rs. 1....now that is innovative; http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/at-karnataka-s-water-atms-10-litres-of-water-for-rs-1-414071?pfrom=home-otherstories

Pappu, Pappa & Advani's prediction

Pappu: It seems that Mr Advani (has) predicted (that), "A non-Congress, non-BJP Prime Minister heading a government supported by one of these two principal parties is feasible".

Papa: You are again venturing into politics...

Pappu: Pappa, if that happens then 'Modi kay sapnay ka kya hoga'?

Pappa: I dont know...Go and finish your homework.

Whip, physically castrate, shame the rapists and set up 500 special courts

I am angry and I am ashamed to read about more and more cases of rape. In my view the follo0wing actions need to be taken:

Whipping:
Our lawmakers are requested to seriously consider re-introduction of the Indian Whipping Act for the offences rape/molestation and eve-teasing (Remember that the British ruled us by freely using the provisions of this dreaded Act). The Indian Penal Code can be suitably amended. There should be provision of a mandatory minimum of 12 lashes to be given in a public place for proven offences of rape/molestation and say ten for eve-teasing.

Physical Castration:
Make castration of the offenders found guilty by courts mandatory, and I am not suggesting chemical castration. I would recommend such offenders be physically castrated. Do you know the difference between a raging bull and a calm ox? Physical castration. So physically castrate the rapists weather they are 17 years or 74 years old!


Photos of castrated rapists on TV:
Follow this up by showing photos of the castrated offenders faces on the TV.

Set up 500 special courts:
So in the meantime let Government set up 500 special courts to try the existing pendency of one lakh rape cases under the existing laws of the land. Hearing should be on a day to day basis and cases finished within 180 days. Imagine one lakh rapists (if proven guilty) getting stiff sentences within the next six months.

Data base of rapists in public domain:
Government had announced that it will prepare a data base along with photographs of those convicted of rape. One wonders what is the present status of such a preparation. One also hopes that such a data base would be in the public domain. And, imagine again, one lakh names and photos being added to this data base .


Tell me what would you prefer to see in India - women being raped/molested/teased in public or the offenders of such crimes being whipped in public, and castrated, following the due process of law? Now don't tell be that whipping in public would be uncivilised, barbaric and primitive as if raping, molestation and eve- teasing are less uncivilised, heinous and barbaric crimes!

(Based on and in continuation of two of my earlier posted blogs)