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Stop reading and stop being noseled by Carnegie types whose sole test criterion is selfishness, greed, NOT seva, NOT dharma. Remember, there are many dharmaatmaa in Bharatam. This punyabhumi Bharatam watered by sacred Ganga Maa. Reach her waters to every home, every farm the way Karikala Chola did. The way he called the pushkarini in Gangaikondacholapuram as Chola Ganga and got anointed with a crown of Siva's snake.![Gangaikondacholapuram, Tanjore]()
Introspect. What will you do to undo the chamchagiri, the desiccation of every single Constitutional institution by SoniaG regime?
Convince the poor people of Bharatam with determined effort to bring back the kaalaa dhan and distribute to the poor.
Remember, it is a solemn promise you have made. Fulfil it, not with buzz words but determined, unswerving deeds. If you want to leave behind your name in textbooks, just do this ONE PROJECT. Create a National Water Grid Authority and put in place a National Water Grid. Do it in 3 years' time. SC has already laid out a roadmap for you. Do it. That will be in the fitness of swarajyam kraanti you have unleashed with you stellar delivery of hope to Bharatiyas, promising maximum governance. Tap water to every home in every house in 6.5 lakh villages. 24X7 365 day water to every farm. Do it.
Jeevema s'aradah s'atam. Live by dharma. You can get there: Rāṣṭram
Kalyan
![Modi signals women's quota in Parliament, zero tolerance for riots]( "Modi signals women's quota in Parliament, zero tolerance for riots")
NEW DELHI: Pushed to the backburner for the last four years, the women's reservation bill appears closest now to being passed with the Narendra Modi government expressing its commitment for 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.
Spelling out the Modi government's agenda in his address to the joint sitting of Parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday, "My government recognizes the important role our women play in the development of our society and growth of the nation. It is committed to providing 33% reservation to them in Parliament and state legislative assemblies."
While similar resolves for women's quota in legislatures were expressed in the past as well, the fresh pledge sounds credible both because of BJP's absolute majority in Lok Sabha as well as the near-rout of SP, BSP, JD(U) and RJD who vetoed the implementation.
Stressing that women's welfare will be one of the thrust areas for the new government, Mukherjee announced the launch of a country wide'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' (save girl child, teach girl child) campaign to save the girl child and enable her education and prevent crimes against women by strengthening the criminal justice system.
He also put the challenge of communal violence on the same footing as terrorism, extremism and crime, stressing that the government would follow a "zero tolerance" approach towards all. "A national plan will be chalked out in consultation with the state governments to effectively curb incidents of communal violence and the challenges posed by left wing extremism," said the President.
READ ALSO: Full text of the President's address
BJP, Congress and Left had joined hands to get the women's reservation bill passed in March 2010 but it has since languished because the UPA government could not get past the resistance of SP, BSP, JD(U) and RJD who insisted on reservation for OBCs and Muslims within the larger gender quota.
READ ALSO: Narendra Modi govt lays out a clear, action-based 12-point agenda
Though the Modi government can get the bill through the Lok Sabha on its own steam, its task will be made that much easier because of the support from Congress and Left. In fact, Congress president Sonia Gandhi thumped her desk in approval when the President listed protection of women among priorities of the new government.
About the 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign, the President said, "It will structure a comprehensive scheme, incorporating best practices from states in this regard."
The President was speaking against the backdrop of a spate of horrific crimes against women in UP and elsewhere, and he referred to that. "In the recent past, the country has witnessed some gruesome incidents of violence against women. The government will have a policy of zero tolerance for violence against women, and will strengthen the criminal justice system for its effective implementation," he said.
Mukherjee also said the government will work to ensure that by 2022, every family has a "pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply and access".
He also said that the government would set up Lokpal and would spread e-governance.
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President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
The stated aim to prevent communal violence acquires significance because of the persistent allegations about Modi's handling of the 2002 riots in Gujarat. The PM has denied any wrong doing, claimed that he was victim of a vilification campaign and was boosted when an inquiry ordered and supervised by the Supreme Court failed to turn up evidence of his complicity.
The President's address bore the stamp of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the first word to the last.
The themes that Modi laid out during the three-month long election campaign were distilled in to a vision for nation-building. The President's 55-minute speech said that India was poised to realize its aspirations and regain the admiration of the international community with "democracy, demography and demand" on its side.
READ ALSO: As it happened — President's address to Parliament
Describing Lok Sabha 2014 as an election of "hope" the Presidential address articulated the Modi government's support to the Women's reservation bill, poverty elimination, infrastructure development in irrigation, urban cities and waterways while laying down strong social agenda themes through a new health policy, launch of a national multi-skill mission and national education policy.
Reiterating its slogan of 'sabka saath, sabka vikaas' the President's speech said that the government would maintain utmost vigil in the area of internal security. The President's speech also outlined energy policy, cleaning up of Ganga and creation of 100 cities as a priority.
"My government is conscious of the fact that our urban infrastructure is under severe stress. Soon, 50 per cent of our population would be residing in urban areas. Taking urbanization as an opportunity rather than a challenge, the government will build 100 Cities focused on specialized domains and equipped with world class amenities. Integrated infrastructure will be rolled out in model towns to focus on cleanliness and sanitation. By the time the nation completes 75 years of its Independence, every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply and access," he said.
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Rāṣṭram. NaMo, governance of hope. NaMo, to be credible, get rid of chamchas who may turn out to be your undoing.
You know what is most impressive in the Presidential address to the Joint Session of Parliament on 9 June 2014? Your promise to set up a Central University of Himalayan Studies. Remember what Kalidasa said in Kumarasambhavam: astyuttarasyaam dis'i himalayo naama nagaadhi rajah, There is in the northerly direction, a king of mountains called Himalaya. Remember, this Himalaya will protect this Rāṣṭram. Manage the world's greatest water reservoir in the service of over 2 billion people of United Indian Ocean States. Good to have pure, pristine, sacred Ganga. Every tirthasthana should be celebrated. Do it. Set up National Water Grid and show what India can do for all Himalayan glacier waters to reach out to every home, clean, potable tap water. Make this your ONE POINT mission.
You have a goal to reach:
Rāṣṭram This can be reached only with a good team. Introspect, do you have it? Have you surrounded yourself with frauds?Stop reading and stop being noseled by Carnegie types whose sole test criterion is selfishness, greed, NOT seva, NOT dharma. Remember, there are many dharmaatmaa in Bharatam. This punyabhumi Bharatam watered by sacred Ganga Maa. Reach her waters to every home, every farm the way Karikala Chola did. The way he called the pushkarini in Gangaikondacholapuram as Chola Ganga and got anointed with a crown of Siva's snake.
Introspect. What will you do to undo the chamchagiri, the desiccation of every single Constitutional institution by SoniaG regime?
Convince the poor people of Bharatam with determined effort to bring back the kaalaa dhan and distribute to the poor.
Remember, it is a solemn promise you have made. Fulfil it, not with buzz words but determined, unswerving deeds. If you want to leave behind your name in textbooks, just do this ONE PROJECT. Create a National Water Grid Authority and put in place a National Water Grid. Do it in 3 years' time. SC has already laid out a roadmap for you. Do it. That will be in the fitness of swarajyam kraanti you have unleashed with you stellar delivery of hope to Bharatiyas, promising maximum governance. Tap water to every home in every house in 6.5 lakh villages. 24X7 365 day water to every farm. Do it.
Jeevema s'aradah s'atam. Live by dharma. You can get there: Rāṣṭram
Kalyan
| Tuesday , June 10 , 2014 |
2004 to 2014: What’s new | ||
What sets the presidential address on Monday, delivered by Pranab Mukherjee for the NDA government led by Narendra Modi, apart from that a decade ago, delivered by APJ Abdul Kalam for the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh NDA: Vibrant, dynamic and prosperous India UPA: Inclusive NDA: Brand India UPA: Bharat Nirman NDA: Rurban (to end the rural-urban divide) UPA: New deal NDA: Poverty elimination UPA: Poverty alleviation NDA: Ek Bharat — shreshtha Bharat. Stress on strong nation UPA: Stress on secular India THE VERDICT NDA: This (the 2014 poll) has been an election of Hope. The electorate transcended the boundaries… to vote decisively in favour of development through good governance UPA: The election outcome (in 2004) was indicative of people’s yearning for inclusiveness — economic, social and cultural — and their rejection of the forces of divisiveness and intolerance. The verdict is for… repairing our secular fabric THE THRUST NDA: The government pledges itself to the principle of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’. We will work together to re-establish the credibility of institutions of democracy. The mantra: minimum government, maximum governance. Will be guided by the core values of our great civilisation UPA: Will work according to the common minimum programme (prepared with the Left). Committed to preserving, protecting and promoting secular values and enforcing the law without fear or favour to deal with all obscurantist and fundamentalist elements THE LAST WORD NDA: The people have given a clear mandate. They want to see a vibrant, dynamic and prosperous India UPA: The mandate (in 2004) is to treat power as a sacred societal trust… paying particular attention to the pressing needs of farmers and other downtrodden sections ALPHABET SOUP ADDICTION The President’s speech echoed Modi’s penchant for catchphrases 3D: Democracy, demography and demand to help actualise aspirations 5T: Brand India to ride on tradition, talent, tourism, trade and technology 3S: Aim for a globally competitive manufacturing hub powered by skill, scale and speed AND UTOPIA ACCORDING TO MODI
SOME HABITS DIE HARD If the Manmohan government launched eight more IITs and seven new IIMs — which stirred fears whether the core strengths of the renowned institutes would be undermined, the Modi government has said “we will set up IITs and IIMs in every state” | ||
| COMPILED BY SANJAY K. JHA |
Modi signals women's quota in Parliament, zero tolerance for riots
"My govt recognizes the important role our women play in the development of our society and growth of the nation," Pranab Mukherjee said.
NEW DELHI: Pushed to the backburner for the last four years, the women's reservation bill appears closest now to being passed with the Narendra Modi government expressing its commitment for 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.
Spelling out the Modi government's agenda in his address to the joint sitting of Parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday, "My government recognizes the important role our women play in the development of our society and growth of the nation. It is committed to providing 33% reservation to them in Parliament and state legislative assemblies."
While similar resolves for women's quota in legislatures were expressed in the past as well, the fresh pledge sounds credible both because of BJP's absolute majority in Lok Sabha as well as the near-rout of SP, BSP, JD(U) and RJD who vetoed the implementation.
Stressing that women's welfare will be one of the thrust areas for the new government, Mukherjee announced the launch of a country wide'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' (save girl child, teach girl child) campaign to save the girl child and enable her education and prevent crimes against women by strengthening the criminal justice system.
He also put the challenge of communal violence on the same footing as terrorism, extremism and crime, stressing that the government would follow a "zero tolerance" approach towards all. "A national plan will be chalked out in consultation with the state governments to effectively curb incidents of communal violence and the challenges posed by left wing extremism," said the President.
READ ALSO: Full text of the President's address
BJP, Congress and Left had joined hands to get the women's reservation bill passed in March 2010 but it has since languished because the UPA government could not get past the resistance of SP, BSP, JD(U) and RJD who insisted on reservation for OBCs and Muslims within the larger gender quota.
READ ALSO: Narendra Modi govt lays out a clear, action-based 12-point agenda
Though the Modi government can get the bill through the Lok Sabha on its own steam, its task will be made that much easier because of the support from Congress and Left. In fact, Congress president Sonia Gandhi thumped her desk in approval when the President listed protection of women among priorities of the new government.
About the 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign, the President said, "It will structure a comprehensive scheme, incorporating best practices from states in this regard."
The President was speaking against the backdrop of a spate of horrific crimes against women in UP and elsewhere, and he referred to that. "In the recent past, the country has witnessed some gruesome incidents of violence against women. The government will have a policy of zero tolerance for violence against women, and will strengthen the criminal justice system for its effective implementation," he said.
Mukherjee also said the government will work to ensure that by 2022, every family has a "pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply and access".
He also said that the government would set up Lokpal and would spread e-governance.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
The stated aim to prevent communal violence acquires significance because of the persistent allegations about Modi's handling of the 2002 riots in Gujarat. The PM has denied any wrong doing, claimed that he was victim of a vilification campaign and was boosted when an inquiry ordered and supervised by the Supreme Court failed to turn up evidence of his complicity.
The President's address bore the stamp of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the first word to the last.
The themes that Modi laid out during the three-month long election campaign were distilled in to a vision for nation-building. The President's 55-minute speech said that India was poised to realize its aspirations and regain the admiration of the international community with "democracy, demography and demand" on its side.
READ ALSO: As it happened — President's address to Parliament
Describing Lok Sabha 2014 as an election of "hope" the Presidential address articulated the Modi government's support to the Women's reservation bill, poverty elimination, infrastructure development in irrigation, urban cities and waterways while laying down strong social agenda themes through a new health policy, launch of a national multi-skill mission and national education policy.
Reiterating its slogan of 'sabka saath, sabka vikaas' the President's speech said that the government would maintain utmost vigil in the area of internal security. The President's speech also outlined energy policy, cleaning up of Ganga and creation of 100 cities as a priority.
"My government is conscious of the fact that our urban infrastructure is under severe stress. Soon, 50 per cent of our population would be residing in urban areas. Taking urbanization as an opportunity rather than a challenge, the government will build 100 Cities focused on specialized domains and equipped with world class amenities. Integrated infrastructure will be rolled out in model towns to focus on cleanliness and sanitation. By the time the nation completes 75 years of its Independence, every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply and access," he said.
