January 4, 2015
Dear Editor,
Bloomberg.
I have seen the report by Mr. Tom Lasseter published on 29.12.2015 under the caption “India Seeks Mystic River From Legend As Water Crisis Gets Worse” with great pain and disappointment. I took the group seriously when they called upon me during their visit to my place, little realizing that they have come with pre-conceived ideas and misplaced notions.
Mr. Lasseter seems to be suffering from a Hindu phobia as he writes about ‘Hindu river’ and the project, ‘alienating minorities, which includes the country’s 172 million Muslims’ , ‘Hindu agenda’ and ‘Singh 37 is a Sikh not a Hindu’.
Lasseter talks of so many irrelevant things ignoring the overwhelming evidence which was shown / provided to him in the form of Revenue Record, Survey of India Topo-Sheets, ISRO’s satellite imagery of the river Saraswati from Glacier to Runn of Kutch, Mapping of paleo-channels flowing in North-West India and reports of experts such as Dr. G.N. Srivastava, Suptdg. Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India, Chandigarh Circle, Dr. A.R. Chaudhari, Chairperson, Deptt. of Geology, Kurukshetra University and several others eminent scientists from ISRO, ONGC, Central Ground Water Commission, Geological Survey of India etc.
He quotes my photograph with Shri Narendra Modi but misses to see me in standing with Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who very enthusiastically supported our project with his endorsement in our Visitors’ book. He also forgets that it was Governor Shri Babu Mahavir Prasad (A Congress Man), who inaugurated the project in April 2000 on my request. Again, it was the Congress Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who spent Rs. 13 Crores on this project in Distt. Kurukshetra. Last but not the least it was the UPA Govt. which provided over Rs. 1 Crore to construct a Gomukh, Sarovar and Museum at Adi Badri stated by Lasseter in his report as an RSS project.
Bloomberg is held in high esteemed all over the world and I feel sorry that it should have person like Lasseter as their correspondent.
Darshan Lal Jain
President,
Saraswati Nadi Shodh Sansthan,
Jagadhri – 135003
Distt. Yamuna Nagar
(Haryana)
Another Drain Inspector's Report, this time from Bloomberg
It is disgusting to see a rambling, politicking report of Tom Lasseter claiming to report for Bloomberg.
The report smacks of Hindu phobia.
Since Hon'ble CM is mentioned, the CM's office will refute the nonsense being reported as Bloomberg news broadcast through NDTV.
No specific response is called for, the credibility of Bloomberg is in the mud publishing such rubbish reports. It is unfortunate NDTV has become a part of the broadcasting network for falsehood masquerading as news report.
Haryana Govt. officials need not get concerned about unsubstantiated, frivolous comments in the report.
One is reminded of Katherine Mayo's 1927 book titled Mother India about which Mahatma Gandhi commented: "It is the report of a drain inspector sent out with the one purpose of opening and examining the drains of the country to be reported upon, or to give a graphic description of the stench exuded by the opened drains."
Surely, Bloomberg does not come through as an organization which really cares about the water needs of the citizens of Haryana.
Kalyanaraman
http://www.ndtv.com/india-