Since some days Gujjars have blockaded railway routes to have reservations in ST category. They are in OBC category. They want to move to ST category because Jats were added to OBC category. Meenas are opposed to Gujjars being given ST status. The violent agitation has resulted in many deaths. There are other losses as…
Month: May 2008
Long live Bombay and Poona
Some Marathi fundamentalists want the names Bombay and Poona erased. In Bombay some institutes were targetted. In Poona around 100 institutes are asked to change their names. They are threatened that if the names are not changed voluntarily there will be consequences. Threatening in such a way is terrorism and needs to be resisted. There…
Smoking and drinking on screen and in public
There is ban on smoking in public places in India as per Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of advertisements and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution) Act 2003. Roads and Stadia are public places. Anyone smoking on a road or in a stadium needs to be punished as per law. Some…
Jaipur blasts
Jaipur blasts have once again exposed India’s vulnerability to terror attacks. One reason why terrorist attacks take place frequently in India is there is no proportionate punishment for the crime. People are killed and murderers live for years. There should be no bandh as it causes inconvenience to people and does not affect terrorists. The…
Strengthen rupee
RBI had weakened rupee when it was getting strong. It was Rs.39.16 per dollar. RBI had brought it down Rs.40 or more per dollar. Now oil price has gone up to $122 per barrel and dollar costs Rs.41. Now RBI should strengthen rupee by selling dollars. Dollar should be less than Rs.40. As price of…