1022: 50 BJP/NDA MPs may not rebel against BJP/NDA Top Leadership- Discussion

Triggers to me, for my this blog post, are: 1) Discussion in Telugu News Channel TV9, on 3rd Oct. 2017, 8.30 p.m., about the developments in BJP, and the Economic Development Arena of this country. Link to see this TV9 discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCH_zZN205Y. 2) Full page advertisement released by Govt. of India, and the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, in the DeccanChronicle.Com, print Edition dated 3rd Oct. 2017, Page7, on the occasion of laying of Foundation Stone for 13 NH Projects costing Rs.4153 crore (Rs. 42 billion), at IGM Stadium, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Photo courtesy DeccanChronicle.Com. My sincere thanks to them. Interested Readers can visit the Epaper of the DeccanChronicle.Com. The aforesaid TV9 discussion has also a marquee line saying 'laka laka laka' (Telugu language). One of the participants expressed a view that if the top BJP Leadership does not initiate corrective measures, there is a possibility of about 50 Ruling Party Members moving away from BJP, in case BJP fails to win Gujarat Elections, and that 50 Senior Members are waiting for a Right timing. The Participant praised the performance of the Govt. of Shri Modi, upto the point of Demonetization.

Personal views of ybrao-a-donkey which are not intended to be imposed on others.

I am not a supporter or hater of Shri Narendra Modi, our Hon. Prime Minister. I am too small a fry to do that. But the TV9 Discussion linked above was very lively, and they have expressed some very valid points. The Representative of the BJP Party, who participated in the discussion, faced a tough situation amidst the criticism by the other two participants, and the penetrating questions by the anchor, who has made tremendous fair and frank effort to elicit replies from the BJP Representative.

Is it really likely that 50 Members will raise against BJP Top Leadership?

Ans: This may not happen for the following reasons:--
1) MPs of all Parties have spent millions of Rupees, to get elected to the Parliament. Revolts by Lok Sabha Members can lead to Mid Term Elections. Fresh Elections means, fresh burden of expenditure. They have to recover their 2014 Election Expenses, and add more bucks for the 2019 Normal Elections. The Prime Minister himself has pledged a slogan, 'na khAtE' or 'na khAnE dEtE'.(English: Shall not EAT, nor will allow others to EAT). Then, how the 2014 MPs are going to recover their expenses? By toppling the existing Leadership, and going for a New Prime Minister who will 'khAtE' and 'khAnE dEtE' (Will Eat, and allow others to Eat), --some MPs may wish for. But, they cannot speak about or canvass for that openly, because that may lead them to face fresh troubles.

2) Like many Indian Voters, Indian MPs also may not shift their loyalties, unless there are some financial motivators. Such financial motivators may run into Crores of Rupees. If at least 100 MPs are to be purchased to change their loyalties, Rs. 1,000 crore (Rs. 10 billion) may be needed. Such billions, only Industrialists and Business Tycoons can pay. As on date, Industrialists and Business Tycoons seem to be fully happy with the present BJP Leadership Dispensations. Even if some dissatisfaction exists among some Industrialists and Business Tycoons, still they have not lost hope that the unhappy features in Govt. Policies can be corrected and retuned to meet their needs.

3) If sufficient number of MPs do not jump over the fence, there is a danger of Defecting/ Rebel MPs facing Disqualification.

Today's politicians are very much practical politicians. They know very clearly on which side, their bread is buttered.

Advertisement released by GOI and GOAP (see the above picture)

It is strange that the above Advertisement contains the photographs of Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, Shri Nithin Gadkari, Union Minister of our Road and Water Ways, and Shri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Conspicuously absent is the photo of the Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose photo we see ubiquitously (omnipresent) everywhere, nowadays.

Is this omission to add PM's photo, deliberate or accidental (inadvertant)? Has Mr. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, lost his patience with our Hon. PM? Mr. Naidu is eager for funds from Center. He has Great Plans for Construction of New Capital for Andhra Pradesh, at New Amaravati. Besides, he has revised the Estimates for the Polavaram Project to Rs. 50,000 crore (Rs. 500 billion or about $9 billion). He does not leave any occasion, in Meetings to ask the Central Ministers for funds. These repeated entreaties by Mr. Naidu for Central Funds, might have irked the Central Leaders, because their antennae are focused towards Gujarat and Karnataka, in particular, and the BJP Ruled States in General.

There is also the debt burden which the Residual Andhra Pradesh inherited, after forced bifurcation of the United Andhra Pradesh in 2014, both by Congress and BJP at Centre, against the wishes of the People of the Residual Andhra Pradesh, while outstanding debts have been divided in the Ratio of Populations of the Two New States, income-yielding assets, Income Sources, Central Institutions have gone to the Telangana State, along with the Hyderabad City which was developed with combined funds of both the States. Though both the BJP and Congress promised to compensate Residual Andhra Pradesh for their deprivation and destitution, nothing solid was done by the Centre.

Why Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu is not getting appointment for Interview with the PM?

Of course, to reply to this question, Hon. Prime Minister may not have time or energies. Mr. Naidu can answer. Let us hope that he will answer.

There are News Reports which indicate that Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu is not able to get an appointment with the PM for the last one year. In the above TV9 discussion, there is also a mention that Central Govt. Officials are asking from the CM of AP, for 'Agenda' for the Meeting, to examine the scope for fixing an appointment with PM!

Residual Andhra Pradesh, after its bifurcation from Telangana, has lost its strength of MPs. The number of AP MPs has got nearly halved. Now, Residual A.P. is only a small State, among 28 other such Entities. Central Leaders are too busy elsewhere.
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751 (Part /10) Politico-Judicial Relations. If the Govt. and the Ministers do their jobs, Judges will be happy. Their work will be reduced.

This is in continuation of series of our blogposts on Judicial Reforms needed for India. The last previous post of the series, was made by us on 25th April 2016, post No. 737. Click to study 737 . Now, our Union Minister for National Highways, and Shipping has shot another bullet on the judiciary, and its judicial activism. He is reported to have commented:

"...But why are the judges trying to do a minister's job? If judges want to do a minister's job, they should quit, contest elections, and become ministers. ..." "...if judges wanted to do government job, they should quit, contest elections and become ministers. ..."

"...I have immense respect for the judiciary. ... Country's democracy is based on its four pillars. ... Constitution provided for separation of powers. ..."

ybrao-a-donkey

People too have immense respect towards their ministers. But are they doing their jobs honestly?

If Government and the Ministers do their jobs properly, executing the Rule of Law in proper manner, and without bias, and without dangers to human rights and natural justice, Judges will be the happiest persons. Their burden will be reduced substantially. They can use the time thus saved, to clear other pending cases of disputes between private parties.

The misfortune of the People of India is, they had GREAT EXPECTATIONS from Mr. Narendra Modi, and elected him-his party, with full majority, replacing the inefficient and tainted Congress. But regrettably, the NDA Government is also following the same perilous and rotten path which its predecessors UPA 1 and UPA 2 Governments have followed. Just as Ms. Sonia Gandhi was surrounded by her coterie, Mr. Narendra Modi also seems to be surrounded by a coterie, which does not believe in Rule of Law, or has disdain towards judiciary.

We should compare what Mr. Gadkari said to what Mr. Arun Jaitley said in his blog, discussed by us in our blog-post Click to study 587 . Here is a quote from Arun Jaitley Maharaj:

"...The judgement ignores the larger constitutional structure of India. Unquestionably independence of the judiciary is a part of the basic structure of the Constitution. It needs to be preserved. But the judgement ignores the fact that there are several other features of the Constitution which comprise the basic structure. The most important basic structure of the Indian Constitution is Parliamentary democracy. The next important basic structure of the Indian Constitution is an elected Government which represents the will of the sovereign. The Prime Minister in Parliamentary democracy is the most important accountable institution. The Leader of the Opposition is an essential aspect of that basic structure representing the alternative voice in Parliament. The Law Minister represents a key basic structure of the Constitution; the Council of Ministers, which is accountable to Parliament. All these institutions, Parliamentary sovereignty, an elected Government, a Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, Law Minister are a part of the Constitution’s basic structure. They represent the will of the people. The majority opinion was understandably concerned with one basic structure – independence of judiciary - but to rubbish all other basic structures by referring to them as “politicians” and passing the judgement on a rationale that India’s democracy has to be saved from its elected representatives. The judgement has upheld the primacy of one basic structure - independence of judiciary - but diminished five other basic structures of the Constitution, namely, Parliamentary democracy, an elected Government, the Council of Ministers, an elected Prime Minister and the elected Leader of the Opposition. This is the fundamental error on which the majority has fallen. A constitutional court, while interpreting the Constitution, had to base the judgement on constitutional principles. There is no constitutional principle that democracy and its institutions has to be saved from elected representatives. The Indian democracy cannot be a tyranny of the unelected and if the elected are undermined, democracy itself would be in danger. Are not institutions like the Election Commission and the CAG not credible enough even though they are appointed by elected Governments? ..."

The President of India himself is elected. The Ruling Party made him a rubber stamp. Whatever may be his own reasons, the President of India, does not appear to be applying his mind, while signing on dotted lines. We must not forget that President of India has been mis-equated with the British Queen, by our UPA Rulers , and NDA Rulers. While British Queen is an unelected functionary in British Monarchy (styled as Matured Democracy), President of India is elected not only by Members of Parliament, but also Members of 29 State Assemblies. Still, he neither follows Rules of Law, nor Principles of Natural Justice.

If the Advocate Generals / Attorney Generals, Governors, State / Union Law Ministers, State / Union Cabinet Members, follow rules of Law- in the form of laid down Statute, honor principles of Natural Justice, also keep in mind the ratio decidendi given by Supreme Court in previous Cases, normally there should be no need and opportunities for High Courts and Supreme Courts to interfere and intervene. But, sadly, it is not happening. May be, for selfish political reasons.

But tables will get reversed in consequence of elections, and the King may become a beggar , and a mendicant may become a King. A Ruling Party may become an Opposition Party, and vice versa. The same Ruling Party which now says UNELECTED JUDGES ARE TYRANNICAL , when it becomes an Opposition Party, will shout hoarsely at the top of its voice that COURTS SHOULD PROTECT AND RESCUE INDIAN DEMOCRACY and that they have FULL CONFIDENCE IN COURTS. Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are doing it now. But the same Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi when they become Rulers, will not hesitate to tear and throw off papers, if they are not to their liking. !

Writer: Shri Bhujangaraya Sarma.

కలిమి నిలవదూ లేమి మిగలదూ, కలకాలం ఒకరీతి గడవదూ, Wealth does not stay for ever, poverty does not remain for ever, time does not run in the same manner forever,
కలిమి నిలవదూ లేమి మిగలదూ, కలకాలం ఒకరీతి గడవదూ, Wealth does not stay for ever, poverty does not remain for ever, time does not run in the same manner forever,

నవ్విన కనులే చెమ్మగిల్లవా వాడిన బ్రతుకే పచ్చగిల్లదా the eyes which laughed will get moist.

ఇంతేరా ఈ జీవితం తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం
ఇంతేరా ఈజీవితం, తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life. a revolvng giant wheel. ||
ఆఆఆఆ అఆఆ ఆఆ humming.

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ఏనుగుపైని నవాబూ, పల్లకిలోని షరాబూ, The nawab on the elephant, a shroff in the pallanquin,
గుఱ్ఱం మీది జనాబూ, గాడిదపైని గరీబూ, the Noble on the horse, the impoverished on the donkey,
నడిచే దారుల గమ్యమొక్కటే ... the direction all walk is the same,
ఆ ఆ ఆ ఆ అఅఆఆ, humming.
నడిచే దారుల గమ్యమొక్కటే ... the direction all walk is the same,
నడిపేవాడికి అందరొక్కటే ... all are equal for the driver,
ఇంతేరా ఈజీవితం, తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life. a revolvng giant wheel. ||
ఆ ఆ ఆ ఆ అఆ humming.

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కోరిక ఒకటి జనించూ, తీరక ఎడద దహించూ, A desire sprouts, relentlessly consumes the mind (or heart, if translated literally),
కోరనిదేదో వచ్చూ, శాంతిసుఖాలను తెచ్చూ, something unwanted arrives, and brings in peaee and comfort,
ఏది శాపమో ఏది వరమ్మో .. ఏది శాపమో ఏది వరమ్మో which is a curse and which is a gift, which is curse and which is gift,
అఅ ఆ అఅ ఆ humming,
ఏది శాపమో ఏది వరమ్మో .. ఏది శాపమో ఏది వరమ్మో which is a curse and which is a gift, which is curse and which is gift,
తెలిసీ తెలియక అలమటించుటే anguishing in darkness
ఇంతేరా ఈజీవితం, తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life. a revolvng giant wheel. ||

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త్యాగమొకరిది, ఫలితమొకరిదీ, sacrifice is for one, fruit is for another,
అమ్మ ప్రాణమా యిద్దరిదీ, mother's love is for both,
వ్యథలూ బాధలు, కష్టగాధలు, చివరికి కంటికి ఎన్నో కథలూ, miseries, sufferings, tales of hardships, at the end numerous stories for the eye,
ఇంతేరా ఈజీవితం, తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life. a revolvng giant wheel. ||

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ఆగదు వలపూ, ఆగదు వగపూ, love does not stop, sadness does not stop,
ఆగదు జీవనమాగదూ, life does not stop,
ఎవరు కులికినా, ఎవరు కుమిలినా, even if somebody wassails or somebody wails,
ఆగదు కాలం ఆగదూ time does not stop. ఇంతేరా ఈజీవితం, తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life. a revolvng giant wheel. ||

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కలిమి నిలవదూ, లేమి మిగలదూ, కలకాలం ఒకరీతి గడవదూ, నవ్విన కళ్ళే చెమ్మగిల్లునూ, వాడిన బ్రతుకే పచ్చగిల్లునూ. Wealth does not stay for ever, poverty does not remain for ever, time does not run in the same manner forever, the eyes which laughed will get moist.
ఇంతేరా ఈ జీవితం తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life, a revolving giant wheel.
అఅ అఆఆ humming.

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ఇరుగింటిలోన ఖేదం, పొరుగింటిలో ప్రమోదం, sorrow in this house, revelry in that house,
రాలిన పూలూ రెండూ, పూచే గుత్తులు మూడూ, flowers that dropped are two, clusters that blossom are three,
అఅఆ humming
ఒకరి కనులలో చీకటి రేయీ , ఇరువురి మనసుల వెన్నెల హాయీ, dark night in one's eyes, moonlight in minds of two,
అఅఆ ఆఆ humming
ఇంతేరా ఈ జీవితం, తిరిగే రంగుల రాట్నం|| This is all the life, a revolving giant wheel.
అఅ అఆఆ humming.

The latest examples in this respect are the toppling of elected Opposition Governments in Arunachal Pradesh and the Uttarakhand. The NDA Government at Centre, and the President of India should not have given an opportunity to the Uttara Khand High Court, and the Supreme Court to flex their muscles. NDA Govt. should act JUSTLY, and then Courts will have no work.

Subject to corrections and deletions. A lot more is to be added. To continue. सशेष. ఇంకా ఉంది.

659 Why did Ms. Asha Parikh approach Mr. Gadkari direct, instead of sending wads of currency notes?

There does not seem to be anything wrong, in Padma Award aspirants directly approaching concerned bureaucrats, leaders recommending or deciding on the conferment of Awards, or the leaders of the particular Region or State, direct with their applications or CVs or CDs.

This can at the most be called sakAma karma (action, seeking fruits of performances). Why should anybody in a Capitalist Society do nishkAma karmas (actions without expecting fruits and results)? Asha Parikh, the Veteran Hindi Star is right in approaching Mr. Nithin Gadkari, seeking his help in getting a Padma Bhushan.

The real rot does not lie in that. Our decay has reached a level, where aspirants send brokers with wads of currency, to canvass for them, and buy it by any means. Nobody knows the size of the India's Padma Market. Of course, Prices will vary depending on the level of the Award (Bharat Ratna 1, Padma Vibhushan 2, Padma Bhushan 3, Padma Shri 4, Padma Shri being the lowest in the ladder).

Are Foreign Investments through Mauritius, Dubai and Singapore welcome? Electronic Money Transfers will not be allowed. Correct!

Will there be concessions for God Persons and Spiritual Gurus? Or the Telugu proverb "ekkaDainA bAvE kAni, vanga tOTalO bAva kAdu" will apply? Here is an anecdote which explains the background of this Telugu proverb. In Telugu lAnguage, an elder sister's husband is called "bAva". (Difference between brother-in-law and bAva is: Brother-in-law of the English language does not make any distinction between two brothers-in-law in age or respectability. For example, English language does not make any distinction between an elder-sister's husband, and an younger sister's husband. But Telugu language aims at mathematical exactitude and fineness of measurements in the meanings of words. bAva, an elder-sister's husband denotes greater respectability, whereas "maridi" an younger-sister's husband indicates, an younger age, less respectability, but more affection. These distinctions will be discussed in another blog post. Maridi is expected to show ample respect to his bAva. But this does not happen in brinjal gardens.

Back to the story of "ekkaDainA bAvE kAni, vanga tOTalO bAva kAdu" (meaning: Anywhere a brother-in-law, but not a brother-in-law in a brinjal garden). A bAva went to his (bAva-maridi= wife's younger brother) maridi's brinjal field, to see his maridi (also maradi). After the exchange of usual affections and courtesies, the bAva went back, empty handed. The maridi has not gifted any brinjals to his bAva either out of affection or respect. (Here, we should remember Karl Marx's saying: All human Relationships are pecuniary, monetary, financial). When the bAva returned home empty-handed, his wife (elder sister "akka" of our brinjal-garden owner) asked her husband (bAva): "Where are the brinjals?" . I am waiting for them to make a curry. The husband wearily replied: "Where are the brinjals? ekkaDainA bAvE kAni vanga tOTalO kAdu. Don't you know this proverb?". The akka became silent.

Click to go to ndtv.com/india-news, which reports a disclosure by Mr. Nithin Gadkari, India's Transport Minister 2014-16.

"(We) receive so many letters for Padmashree and Padma Bhushan recommendations. I have sent around thousand recommendations until now,"

"...One actress met me, she has turned old... Asha Parekh. She came to meet me in Mumbai. The lift to my residence was not working, she climbed up 12 floors. I felt very bad and asked her why she took the trouble. She said I have received Padmashree, Nitinji, now I want Padma Bhushan. I said you have received a Padmashree, it is like Padma Bhushan. She said no, ..."

ybrao-a-donkey's humble comments. वैबीराव एक गधे के विनम्र राय . వైబీరావ్ గాడిద వినమ్ర వాణి. You have every right to differ with me. I respect your right. आपको मेरे मत से भिन्न राय रखने के संपूर्ण हक है। मै उस अधिकार को परिपूर्ण रूप से गौरव देता हुँ. మీకు, మీ భిన్నమైన అభిప్రాయాన్ని కలిగిఉండే సంపూర్ణ హక్కు ఉంది. దానిని ఎంతో నేను గౌరవిస్తాను. However, pl. examine this donkey's views also. परन्तु एस गधे के दृष्टिकोण को भी अनुशीलन कीजिये. కానీ ఈ గాడిద దృష్టికోణాన్ని కూడ ఓర చూపుతో కంటజూడుమీ, క్రీగంట జూడమీ.

I do not want to cast any aspersions on Mr. Gadkari, though in his previous incarnation of BJP President, he was made to quit his post, on allegations of some corruption. Of course, the politicians expect, and it is also true, that the memory of People is poor. Hence, what I write here may or may not apply to Mr. Gadkari's thousand recommendations for Padma Awards. There are 29 States in India, and about 650 Districts. Applications for Padma Awards may be recommended from any of these 650 Districts and 29 States, not to speak of Indian Embassies and Consulates Abroad. Probably even Foreign Embassies and Consulates operating in India can also probably put through their recommendations. Can apply to anybody, some or all.

Even if Rs. 10,000 is charged for forwarding an application with no guarantee of success, for 1000 applications, the aggregate will come to Rs. 1 crore (10 million). Suppose, a bargain is struck, with a guarantee of success, and if at least a million Rupees are charged for that particular case, and if a political leader succeeds in getting, say, 10 awards in his quota, the Marginal Revenue will be another Rupees 10 million. Total Revenue will be Rs. 20 million.

The mistake done by Ms. Asha Parikh is, she approached directly, climbing stairs of 12 floors. She ought to have sent wads of currency notes, not necessarily to Mr. Gadkari, to the right person who is an "ande vEsina cEyi" (A Telugu idiom) in lobbying for awards.

Meaning of the Telugu idiom "ande vEsina cEyi" = Hand which is embellished with a gold or diamond studded gold bracelet. This Telugu gold/silver ornament "ande" can be used to adorn either wrists or legs. cEyi= "hand".

Even in the 20th Century, it was a custom in Andhra Pradesh (probably throughout South India), to reward people with "ande"s and en-bangle their hands with "suvarNa ghanTA kankaNams" (gold studded wrist braclets or a sort of bangles with hollow-but-large girth, with interlaced precious stones). The suvarNa ghanTA kankaNams, artists, poets and scholars used to conspicuously demonstrate and exhibit, to show-case their merits.

Back to Mr. Gadkari's quote that Ms. Asha Parikh climbed 12 floors of stairs to reach him at his Residence in Mumbai, as lift was not working. I am unable to convince myself that Mr. Gadkari would have climbed 12 floors on foot to reach his home, if lift was not working. My understanding, --may be erroneous-- is , that there will be a separate lift for a VVIP politician like him which will be kept in a working condition. He ought to have requested her to use that Special VVIP Lift, and instructed the Operator of that Lift over phone to allow Ms. Parikh to use it. It is the way to honor a Senior Artist.

The non-working lift may be for hoi pollois to dissuade them from coming up. We should appreciate Ms. Asha Parikh's stamina, and sincerity in climbing stairs to 12 floors.



About "Padma Awards" in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States, we shall take up in a separate blog post.

To continue and revise this, with more proof.. सशेष. సశేషం.