Singling them Out

The latest Indian origin student casualty Andrew Naidu gunned down in Toronto has not only merely raised the death toll by a single digit but also the eye-brows of many analysts who might evaluate these incidents in a different way.
There has been a spate of attacks on Indian origin students mostly IT Professionals in Countries like USA, Canada and Australia.
It is well known that Indians are as compatible to IT just like any marine species blending with its surrounding aquatic conditions.
The Profound research and abundant supply of cheap but technically-sound labor has relegated yesterday’s invention redundant today.
All these has resulted in better, cheaper and competitive products and of course better and through knowledge based professionals who migrate to western countries in hordes to graze in the greener pastures and better working conditions.
It is quite possible that the locals may have been sidelined by employers favoring the more elite and cheaper expatriates. It is seen in recent surveys that unemployment figures are steadily rising in the western countries and the ire is often directed at expat Indians.
The South east Asians- all the lot comprising of Pakistanis, Indians or Bangladeshis are referred as Pakis as it is very difficult to distinguish this lot for most of the local population because of the similar facial features and the common language.
When it is difficult even for us Indians to distinguish and identify the South Indians for that matter it is quite surprising as to how the Andhraites are singled out and targeted by the attackers.
If one analyses the attacks carried on in the recent past almost 90% of the people are from Andhra Pradesh. One might safely assume that either 9 out of 10 techies migrating to these lucrative Countries are from Andhra or those techies are not adjusting or mingling/behaving with the locals.
Some time back a major racket involving Andhraites was unearthed who used a novel method to gain admission to an university run on dubious lines in violation of the laid down US norms and laws. The University had a sole intention or call it a hidden agenda to aid the ‘infiltrators’ (read students here) gain access/foothold in the US of A. Once the Visas were issued these so called students tried to solicit work without having a legitimate work-permit. Stung by the nefarious activities the US took an extreme step of clamping tags on their feet till better sense prevailed and put their ordeal to an end.
It is easy perhaps to criticize the US action but after the recent terror acts they are bound to protect their Citizens and if outsiders infringe on their sovereign right the authorities were bound to retaliate in a harsh manner.
No one however, has given a thought to the manner of the attacks which has often singled out students from Andhra in particular and authorities should analyze /investigate as to why such incidents revolve around a specific and miniscule community.

Managing the Politicians

We are proud to say that we are the World’s largest democracy and assume that we are in a far better state than impoverish and anarchy ridden countries like Somalia, Egypt, Myanmar and some east African countries. Perhaps India is affected by both anarchy and oligarchy.
Once the elected representatives get hold of their coveted Posts all they can manage is to go on endless trips with their entourage to European countries, stash away the black money in safe tax havens, corroborate with high-profile business magnates and hobnobbing with dreaded criminals.
Its 64 years that we became Independent but still we have not been able to unshackle the bonds of illiteracy, female infanticide, soaring crime rate, widespread corruption, ever widening gap between the haves and the have-nots.
In 1947 India indirectly benefited from the numerous infrastructures like good roads, steel plants, textile industry and ports etc which was built during the years of the raj and was naturally the most industrialized Asian Country.
Most of the Asian Countries today have marched past India and can exercise their right and influence in decision making in the economic affairs relating to the World due to their sound economic Conditions.
The dearth of good quality leaders has led to this mismanagement and chaos. All political Parties in India have a Single Point agenda of clinging to Power and have no real interest of catering to the well-being of the Country and its folks.
Politicians who have committed frauds and scams have somehow always managed to hoodwink the law and emerge unscathed.
The recent opposition to the Jan Lok-Pal Bill by the wily politicians is very much justified considering that once the bill is ratified then the Politicians would be at their wits end to save themselves from the tentacles of Justice.
Any person trying to garner a mass movement against this scam ridden Govt. would find themselves throttled by the Govt. agencies like the CBI/Tax authorities and would have to face a barrage of questions ranging from questioning their nationality to barring their assets and the ways and means of acquisition of the same.
If the Govt. is so worried why doesn’t it act when they feel wealth is being amassed /accumulated from undisclosed sources? Why foreign nationals are not stopped from entering this country illegally?
Why allow people from HOSTILE Countries to settle in hordes and pave way for suicide attacks like 26/11?

Sycophants like Kapil Sibhal /Digvijay Singh with their usual way of owning and disowning a statement ,trying to divert the peoples mind and even making a desperate attempt to create a rift amongst the members of the Civil Society will realize the folly of playing to the gallery as the Common man is fed up of the antics and give back what they deserve.
A well known Stooge of the UPA/Paid self styled Journo/small time actor cum entrepreneur recently made a statement that the Civil Society has no right to ask for reforms or amendments in the Jan Lok-Pal Bill citing only elected representatives of the Govt. can decide who should be within the ambit of the law. Though everyone is entitled to his/her opinion his backlash on TV, the adamant manner in which the views were voiced/dictated were atrocious.
What has this Stooge/self-righteous man done for this Country than rile away at the top of his Voice in the comforts of A/C Press Box?
It is very easy to speak about Politics in trains /buses, give discourses sitting in A/C media rooms etc but try contributing to the Common man on the street ,try to be involved in social causes, most of us would sulk citing some goddamn alibis and instead preferring our neighbour to take the plunge first.

Anna Hazare /Ramdev have barely managed to Pass STD.V but have definitely managed to awaken the educated illiterates across the length and breadth of the country by their sincere and conscious efforts. While one has changed the attitude of his countrymen the other has changed people’s life and vision that was dormant for years
The elected representatives (our eminent Parliamentarians) were the ones who have repeatedly blocked the bill since the 1960’s fearing that their right to cheat and right to commit all types of atrocities would get exposed.

The CAG-Comptroller and Auditor General along with the Supreme Court in their recent overviews have time and again commented adversely over the functioning of the Govt. but the Puppet PM along with his coterie have chugged along without any remorse. The Choreographer of this nautanki along with her projected PM Son are working overtime behind closed doors to magnify /cleanse their larger than life image to no avail.

The Politicians know very well that their days of cowering/bullying the people are numbered going by the mass intelligentsia who have joined the movement to jettison the sinister designs perpetrated on the Common man since the last 6 decades.

TOLL Taking its ''TOLL''

Modern Technology has made road travel more comfortable, faster and reliable and it’s a pleasure to go on long journeys keeping our spinal cord intact. It was only during the last decade or so that the govt. has woken up to solve the grave problem of setting up a decent infrastructure and expressways have sprung up all along the country.
We have had a perennial problem of farmers not getting the correct procurement price due to lack of warehousing facilities, lack of good roads connecting the rural cultivating area to the urban Consumer market which often leads to wasting about 25% of the total produce.
More than one lakh people succumb on the Jittery roads and crore’s are doled out every year from the TAX PAYERS money to the next of kin of the unfortunate Victims in compensation.
Gallons of Petrol/Diesel are wasted day in and day out due to the lack of good roads or bad maintenance.
Building an infrastructure needs lot of capital investment which culminates in national benefit because it arrests most of the ill effects mentioned earlier. The Govt. ropes in Companies of repute after setting a deadline offering the contract to the lowest bidder. It further gives them authority to operate on BOT basis. BUILD, OPERATE & TRANSFER.
The Person who builds the roads/bridges has to maintain that infrastructure in a sound condition.
The Govt. gets the credit for building the bridge and the Contractor the coffers from the TOLL that they subsequently impose/collect from the end users.
Unfortunately off late it has been seen Kiosks have been built alongside old roads which are in dilapidated state to collect tolls. Though the sum is quite meager in some cases , huge amounts are being collected for no effort at all. The Babus in the govt. have hit upon this new found idea to procure advance money from the so called infra co’s which in turn, more than recovers the same through engaging in ‘’TOLL””.
One would have felt happy if the toll was utilized for maintenance of the roads but most of it is ends up in the wrong side of the pocket after paying the trivial salaries/mundane expenses of the collection agents.
After a certain number of years when the cost of the infrastructure is recovered through the levies some benefit should be passed on to the users may be through reduced fare structure, instead the toll inevitably goes on mounting every passing year devoid of any logic or sense.

The people have become immune to all these irrelevant taxes that are treacherously levied on them and seldom protest against these unjustified and immoral practices.
Though we Indians are intelligent, mature and knowledgeable we show an amazing tolerance level that has instigated and emboldened the perpetrators (our spoilt parliamentarians) to levy any tax at their whims and fancies.
The muck in the Parliamentary sort of working where the netas dictate terms to the electorate ,raise their own salary by unilaterally amending/flouting the laid down norms in the name of ‘’DEMOCRAZY’’ should be exposed at all levels .