The conviction of Sunil More after eleven months and a few days of rape at Marine Drive has restored confidence in people that justice will be done. After Jessica Lall murder case when all the accused were aquitted there was cynicism about open and shut cases. The rich and the powerful got away. Sunil More…
Category: India
Office of profit
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Madan Mohan Shukla of Congress went after Jaya Bhaduri and got her disqualified as MP for holding chairpersonship of UP Film Development Council which was an office of profit. This opened floodgates for similar petitions. Most prominent petition was against Sonia Gandhi. The effort to…
Visit of Danish Prime Minister
The Government of India has told the Danish Prime Minister that it is not the optimal time to visit India due to cartoon controversy. The Danish Prime Minister should have been allowed to visit India. Most of the protests regarding cartoon controversy were over by the time George Bush left India. The protests this time…
Comments about budget 2006
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, Mid-day Meal Scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission, Total Sanitation Campaign, National Rural Health Mission, Integrated Child Development Services, National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission should be scrapped. National Social Assistance Programme Old people should be taken care of by their families or charitable organizations. Scheduled…
Bush visit
President George Bush visited India and nuclear deal was signed. There were protests against the visit. Our government had invited him. It was not proper to protest. Bush has nothing to do with Danish cartoons. Protests in that regard were targeted wrongly. Whether the nuclear deal is good for India is debatable. It needs to…
Thoughts on 26/2/2006
Railway budget was good as there was no increase in fairs. There is outrage at acquittal of criminals in Jessica Lall murder case. TV channels should not call the lawyers of the accused. Boycott of criminals and associates will send a strong signal to them. Re-investigation and re-trial are necessary. A brave constable was enough…
Thoughts on 19/2/2006
UP Minister for Minority Welfare Yaqoob Qureshi should be arrested and prosecuted for announcing Rs.51 crore award for beheading of Danish editor. Giving a contract for a murder is a crime. The Governor should dismiss him immediately. Otherwise President should intervene. The first session of a year of Lok Sabha has to be addressed by…
Letter to Shailaja Bajpai
This is in reference to your column on 6/2/2006. FTV is telecast from Hong Kong. 9.30 p.m. IST is midnight at Hong Kong. I expected you to know that. Midnight hot is a good programme. I watch it. It is good that it appears it at 9.30 p.m. It is a visual delight to watch…
Adult Films
When Star Movies began it showed adult movies at any time without any cuts, computer graphic coverage, darkening or alteration. At one time ZeeMGM used to show adult movies mostly without any cuts, computer graphic coverage, darkening or alteration especially at 11.00 p.m. on Saturday nights. I want to see adult movies without any cuts,…
Budget 2006
I expect the following in budget 2006: The budget shall be a surplus budget. Calendar year shall be Financial Year. Budget 2006 shall be for April — December 2006. There shall be uniformity in tax rates. Income tax exemption limit is Rs.1,00,000/- except for women which is Rs.1,25,000/- and senior citizens Rs.1,50,000/-. The exemption limit…