On 11/8/2008 Abhinav Bindra won gold medal in 10m air rifle shooting in Beijing Olympics. He became the first Indian to win a gold medal in an individual event in Olympics. India had won gold medal in hockey eight times. K. Jadhav, Leander Paes and Karnam Malleswari had won bronze medals. Rajyavardhan Singh had won…
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Criminals should not vote in Parliament
Tomorrow 22/7/2008 is vote of confidence (trust vote) in Lok Sabha. Six members of Lok Sabha are prisoners, three of them convicted for murder. These six members of Lok Sabha should not be allowed to vote on the motion. The Speaker should not allow them to vote. Criminals who are in jails should not vote…
Amar Singh, inflation and rupee rate
I am glad that Amar Singh has written to the Prime Minister about the exchange rate and asked to dollar rate be brought down to Rs.39/-. If that happens, as per him, inflation will come down 2 to 4%. Amar Singh represents Samajwadi Party which has 39 MPs in Lok Sabha and whose support is…
Price rise
Since March 2008 prices are rising steadily. The Government of India has not done anything that could bring down the prices. RBI has not strengthened the rupee which could have prevented price rise. The Government of India seems to be occupied with the Nuclear Deal. Left Front has made it clear that it will withdraw…
Domain names
Today, 26/6/2008, the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will vote on two key proposals. The first would allow domains that do not use Latin characters, meaning domain names using Chinese, Arabic or Cyrillic letters. The other proposal would allow domains to use nearly any letter or number combination, up…
Rioting in Mulund
On Saturday, 21/6/2008, Sikhs demanding arrest of Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim rioted in Mulund. They brandished swords, damaged buses, blocked trains and threw stones at trains. Many commuters ducked. The culprits must be arrested. Cost of damage must be recovered from them. TV channels have shown the people who blocked trains and threw stones on…
Mobocracy triumphs in Rajasthan
The Gujjars got what they wanted through violent means. They blocked roads, destroyed public and private property, uprooted railway tracks, put people to hardships. Central and State Governments did nothing to confront them. The Rajasthan Government by agreeing to the demands of Gujjars allowed mobocracy to triumph and has sent a message that violence pays….
Changes in Indian Penal Code
In India judicial process is a long one. Many give up pursuit of justice along the way. Sometimes judgment is delivered but people feel justice is not done and the punishment is not proportionate to the crime. I propose changes to following sections of Indian Penal Code. 57. Fractions of terms of punishment — In…
Petrol, Diesel and LPG price hike was avoidable
The Government of India has increased prices of petrol, diesel and LPG cylinders by Rs.5/- per litre, Rs.3/- per litre and Rs.50/- per cylinder respectively. Price hike of petrol and diesel has cascading effect on other prices. The Government of India claims the hike was unavoidable. Opinions differ about the avoidability of hike. There are…
Gujjars, reservations and violence
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…