On 10/3/2022 election results for five states were out and mostly as per exit poll predictions. AAP won in Punjab. BJP retained power in four states. In Punjab out of 117 seats AAP won 92, BJP 2, BSP 1, Congress 18, SAD 3 and Independent 1. AAP had tried to form government in 2017 and…
India Against Sanctions
India conducted nuclear tests in 1998. USA imposed sanctions. They were removed years later as USA wanted a nuclear deal with India. Russia attacked Ukraine on 24/2/2022. After that there have been many sanctions on Russia and also on Belarus. There are economic sanctions. Many Russian banks are cut off from SWIFT. Many countries banned…
Ukraine War
On 24/2/2022 Russia attacked Ukraine by air, land and sea and called it special military operation. Around 4.45 a.m. there were explosions in Kiev, also known as Kyiv. Many countries called it invasion and condemned it. Some called it Russia’s version of shock and awe. USA’s war industry wants endless wars. Peace is bad for…
Freedom Convoy
In 2020, at the end of November, when farmers mostly from Punjab, Haryana and UP blocked roads outside Delhi, Justin Trudeau supported them. He said “Let me remind you, Canada will always be there to defend the rights of peaceful protesters. We believe in the process of dialogue. We’ve reached out through multiple means to…
Budget 2022
On 1/2/2022 at 11 a.m. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2022. It was telecast on Sansad TV. It used to be telecast on Lok Sabha TV. Last year Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV were merged to form Sansad TV. There was echo during telecast. It was very irritating. I dialled 011 23445700…
Suspension of MLAs
On 28/1/2022 Supreme Court ruled that suspension of 12 BJP MLAs for one year on 5/7/2021 by Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was unconstitutional, substantially illegal and irrational. It held that suspension could not have been beyond that tenure of the session and one year suspension is worse than expulsion, disqualification or resignation. The MLAs were suspended…
Game of Parties
Elections in five states are going on. Many politicians have switched parties. More are likely to switch in coming days. Swami Prasad Maurya was a minister in UP government. He quit BJP and joined SP. Dara Singh Chauhan and Dharam Singh Saini followed him. Some BJP MLAs joined SP. BJP got some SP members to…
BJP and Jains
There was a raid on perfume trader Piyush Jain at the end of December 2021. Directorate General of GST Intelligence raided his premises in Kanpur and Kannauj. DGCI seized 196 crore rupees in cash, 23 kg gold and sandalwood oil worth 6 crore rupees and arrested Piyush Jain on 26/12/2021. He was accused of evasion…
Punjab Lynchings
Punjab witnessed two lynchings in two days. The victims were accused of sacrilege. On 18/12/2021 there was a lynching at Golden Temple, Amritsar. Politicians condemned sacrilege but no word of condemnation against lynching. Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said the culprit should not have been killed because he could have helped…
Helicopter Crashes
There have been many helicopter crashes in India and abroad. Questions are raised after crashes. Many times there are no satisfactory answers. On 8/12/2021 a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying 14 persons including Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat crashed near Coonoor. It was in service since 2012. It was supposed to be safest. On 2/9/2009 helicopter…