Says dialogue worthless unless Maoists shun violence
Demands special package of Rs 1000 cr for new districts in naxal-hit areas
Raipur, July 14, 2010
Chief Minister Raman Singh has reiterated that eradication of naxalism is must to save the democracy. He said the Centre and all the naxal-affected states should jointly wage final war against the Maoists. He said even holding talks with the naxals would not produce any result unless they shun violence and express their faith on democracy.
The naxalism and terrorism forms either sides of the coin, said Singh while he was speaking during the special meeting of CMs of naxal-affected states that was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday morning.
He also demanded special package of Rs 1000 crore for new districts in naxal-infested areas. He informed Bijapur and Narayanpur were two newly formed districts while Balrampur, Surajpur and Gariyaband were new police districts and each require at least Rs 200 crore for development works.
He said the state government launched its anti-naxal campaign six years back that resulted in unmasking the Maoists who were pretending to be the real well-wishers of the inhabitants. The rising naxal violence and its aftereffects apparently indicate that the naxals against development and people’s growth.
Quoting the PM’s statement that naxalism had become major threat to the nation’s internal security Singh said the problem would only be dealt when a joint strategy would be formulated by the Centre and all the naxal-hit states.
Debunking the negative publicity of the naxal supporters and self acclaimed intellectuals of the society that the state government had given the invaluable mineral rich lands of Bastar to the multinational companies and industrialists, Singh said none of the private companies had been able to take even one kg of iron ore from the region in past 50 years.
Bastar is spread in about 40,000 square kilometer and only one percent of its lands have been given to public sector undertakings (PSU) like NMDC, SAIL and CMDC for mining and prospecting, he informed. He said it was unfortunate that in spite of overt violent activities of naxals and their anarchic background, many people had still not discerned their real intentions. He also criticised certain section of intellectuals who support naxals without anticipating its long-term consequences.
CM demands special allowances for Central forces at naxal belts
The naxalism and terrorism forms either sides of the coin, said Singh while he was speaking during the special meeting of CMs of naxal-affected states that was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday morning.
He also demanded special package of Rs 1000 crore for new districts in naxal-infested areas. He informed Bijapur and Narayanpur were two newly formed districts while Balrampur, Surajpur and Gariyaband were new police districts and each require at least Rs 200 crore for development works.
He said the state government launched its anti-naxal campaign six years back that resulted in unmasking the Maoists who were pretending to be the real well-wishers of the inhabitants. The rising naxal violence and its aftereffects apparently indicate that the naxals against development and people’s growth.
Quoting the PM’s statement that naxalism had become major threat to the nation’s internal security Singh said the problem would only be dealt when a joint strategy would be formulated by the Centre and all the naxal-hit states.
Debunking the negative publicity of the naxal supporters and self acclaimed intellectuals of the society that the state government had given the invaluable mineral rich lands of Bastar to the multinational companies and industrialists, Singh said none of the private companies had been able to take even one kg of iron ore from the region in past 50 years.
Bastar is spread in about 40,000 square kilometer and only one percent of its lands have been given to public sector undertakings (PSU) like NMDC, SAIL and CMDC for mining and prospecting, he informed. He said it was unfortunate that in spite of overt violent activities of naxals and their anarchic background, many people had still not discerned their real intentions. He also criticised certain section of intellectuals who support naxals without anticipating its long-term consequences.
CM demands special allowances for Central forces at naxal belts
Raipur, July 14, 2010
Chief Minister Raman Singh has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to impart special allowances to the jawans of Central forces deployed in the naxal belts of the state peer to the jawans pressed in Jammu & Kashmir. He said the Centre should also give Rs 10 lakh as compensatory amount to the families of innocent people and government staff who lost their lives in naxal violence.
FLIP SIDE
Price rise, politics & dharna
The rising prices of essential commodities have given golden opportunity to the opposite parties to hit the Congress-led UPA government, expose its flawed policies and create its ‘bad boy’ image before public. So, all the opposite parties including BJP joined hands and staged nationwide dharna and demanded from the Centre either to bring down prices or to step down. After the dharna of opposition was over, the Congress decided to show the public a different angle of bringing the prices down, especially fuel prices. In Chhattisgarh, the state Congress staged dharna and informed people that the state
government, too, can curb inflation by merely reducing VAT (Value Added Tax). The Congress said if the government would cut down VAT on petroleum products from existing 25% to 14%, the petrol and diesel would be cheaper by Rs 5 and Rs 3 respectively while the LPG cylinder price would plunge by Rs 35. Suddenly, the ball is in BJP’s court and Congress is smiling. But will the UPA further slash prices of
essential commodities including petroleum products if the state governments including Chhattisgarh reduce VAT? The fact is, neither the state governments nor the Centre will take any decision in people’s favour. They simply want to deceive the citizens on pretext
of dharnas. Gandhiji, alas, this is not your period and now dharnas are staged not for masses, but for classes (self). Is Congress still smiling?
FLIP SIDE
Price rise, politics & dharna
The rising prices of essential commodities have given golden opportunity to the opposite parties to hit the Congress-led UPA government, expose its flawed policies and create its ‘bad boy’ image before public. So, all the opposite parties including BJP joined hands and staged nationwide dharna and demanded from the Centre either to bring down prices or to step down. After the dharna of opposition was over, the Congress decided to show the public a different angle of bringing the prices down, especially fuel prices. In Chhattisgarh, the state Congress staged dharna and informed people that the state
government, too, can curb inflation by merely reducing VAT (Value Added Tax). The Congress said if the government would cut down VAT on petroleum products from existing 25% to 14%, the petrol and diesel would be cheaper by Rs 5 and Rs 3 respectively while the LPG cylinder price would plunge by Rs 35. Suddenly, the ball is in BJP’s court and Congress is smiling. But will the UPA further slash prices of
essential commodities including petroleum products if the state governments including Chhattisgarh reduce VAT? The fact is, neither the state governments nor the Centre will take any decision in people’s favour. They simply want to deceive the citizens on pretext
of dharnas. Gandhiji, alas, this is not your period and now dharnas are staged not for masses, but for classes (self). Is Congress still smiling?
Water harvesting
Just a month back, the government and all the civic bodies were appealing to the people to save water and to install water harvesting system. In the capital, the RMC had given ultimatum to all the residents, builders and government edifices to install water harvesting system before June 30, 2010. The municipal also launched an awareness campaign to inform the benefits of this acute water conservation technique to the people. But unfortunately, only few people showed interest. Why? Because, water consumption and wastage is more in the large edifices, both government and private and people think the water harvesting system should be first installed in these buildings. Another reason is the high cost of installation. There are only few experts in water harvesting system and they demand inordinate fee and installation charges. The maintenance charge of water
harvesting system is also expensive. So, first the civic bodies including the RMC should deal with the cost factor of the technique and must take help of the government. If the installation process will be economical and its maintenance would not dent people’s pocket then everyone will readily agree on municipal’s terms and conditions. Interesting suggestions have surfaced from slum and low-lying areas that face water crisis during summer and flood-like situation during rainy season. The residents of these places say that the installation of water harvesting system in their localities would not only rid them
from the problem of water scarcity in summer and affluence in the rainy season, but would also increase the groundwater table of the surrounding areas. However, they say the installation cost should be incurred by the government as they do not have enough money even for their subsistence. The RMC must be thinking if it would keep on doing charity works then how its exchequer would bulge.
Overloaded school buses, autos
Finally, there is someone who cares for students. Thanks to the state Transport department that has decided to take action on school buses, vans and auto rickshaws overloaded with students. The Additional Transport Commissioner BS Maravi has directed the flying squads of all the districts to keep an eye on these vehicles. This is a welcoming move. The kids wake up early morning to pick the school bus, van or
auto. They utilise their travel time from home to school by either by completing their sleep or swotting some chapters. At school, they spend at least 6-7 hours. Hence, when they return, they again want to relax. But they do not get anticipated comfort as the school buses and vans fill students double the number of their seats while autowalas
pack the children thrice the capacity of their vehicles. Ironically, parents pay hefty conveyance fee hoping that their kids would have safe and comfortable journey. Now, if Transport department can realise that the overloaded vehicles with students are more prone to road mishaps and further inaction would cost innocent lives, why police
administration is sleeping? Why it does not take action against the overloaded vehicles carrying students and seize them along with driving license of the driver? Why it does not admonish school managements to consider children as humans, not goods while pushing
them in the buses or vans? In addition, the police should also take action against the children below 18 who have developed a cult of racing their vehicles in the crowded areas. Why any of the police campaign against norm violating vehicles does not last more than a week or fortnight? Till how long the traffic cops will allow the violators to disappear along with their vehicles merely by taking Rs 50 (earlier it was Rs 20)? Now, the responsibility does not end with the police alone. The parents and school managements should also be blamed. Why parents do no check whether their kids get seat everyday or not? They should quickly inquire from the autowala or the school
management why their children had to face inconvenience during travel when the pay the full fare or conveyance fee. Unfortunately, these parents only awake when they read the headlines in the newspapers that some school bus dashed a truck or a crowded auto with students turned turtle. However, instead of taking lesson from such episodes, they
start blaming the police, district and civic administrations. Finally, the school managements are completely indifferent towards the problem of the students. They simply want money, no matter how much inconvenience the students face in bus. So, after the Transport department’s initiatives, will the police, parents and school managements follow the suit?
Potatoes costlier than petrol
The cost of potatoes went gone past Rs 60 per kg this week due to sudden increase in transportation fare that happened because of recent fuel price hike. The petrol that cost almost Rs 53 per litre was Rs 7 less than one kg potato. The comparative rates of potatoes and petrol confused the common man and he could not help thinking like a businessman. He considered petrol a profitable deal than potato because he knew that there was no other option for the fuel, but he would at least find alternate additives for food for a time being.
Oracle octopus Paul
The psychic Octopus Paul, who is more popularly known as oracle octopus, is on seventh heaven after his prediction once again proved correct that Spain will win the Football World Cup final. This octopus has knack of predicting outcome of the games. Presently, octopus Paul is in Germany’s Oberhausen Sea Life aquarium. We want this octopus
desperately in India as it can do miracles through its prophecies. The politicians will also agree on this because they too would know about the crests and troughs of their career. If we can give several opportunities to the politicians who always deceive us then why cannot we trust on this octopus that is of course not selfish and would foretell impartially. We can take help of octopus Paul in finding the solution of various problems including naxalism, terrorism, starvation, etc. We can also know when exactly the prices of essential commodities would come down. Who knows, this octopus may become like
Nostradamus.
Just a month back, the government and all the civic bodies were appealing to the people to save water and to install water harvesting system. In the capital, the RMC had given ultimatum to all the residents, builders and government edifices to install water harvesting system before June 30, 2010. The municipal also launched an awareness campaign to inform the benefits of this acute water conservation technique to the people. But unfortunately, only few people showed interest. Why? Because, water consumption and wastage is more in the large edifices, both government and private and people think the water harvesting system should be first installed in these buildings. Another reason is the high cost of installation. There are only few experts in water harvesting system and they demand inordinate fee and installation charges. The maintenance charge of water
harvesting system is also expensive. So, first the civic bodies including the RMC should deal with the cost factor of the technique and must take help of the government. If the installation process will be economical and its maintenance would not dent people’s pocket then everyone will readily agree on municipal’s terms and conditions. Interesting suggestions have surfaced from slum and low-lying areas that face water crisis during summer and flood-like situation during rainy season. The residents of these places say that the installation of water harvesting system in their localities would not only rid them
from the problem of water scarcity in summer and affluence in the rainy season, but would also increase the groundwater table of the surrounding areas. However, they say the installation cost should be incurred by the government as they do not have enough money even for their subsistence. The RMC must be thinking if it would keep on doing charity works then how its exchequer would bulge.
Overloaded school buses, autos
Finally, there is someone who cares for students. Thanks to the state Transport department that has decided to take action on school buses, vans and auto rickshaws overloaded with students. The Additional Transport Commissioner BS Maravi has directed the flying squads of all the districts to keep an eye on these vehicles. This is a welcoming move. The kids wake up early morning to pick the school bus, van or
auto. They utilise their travel time from home to school by either by completing their sleep or swotting some chapters. At school, they spend at least 6-7 hours. Hence, when they return, they again want to relax. But they do not get anticipated comfort as the school buses and vans fill students double the number of their seats while autowalas
pack the children thrice the capacity of their vehicles. Ironically, parents pay hefty conveyance fee hoping that their kids would have safe and comfortable journey. Now, if Transport department can realise that the overloaded vehicles with students are more prone to road mishaps and further inaction would cost innocent lives, why police
administration is sleeping? Why it does not take action against the overloaded vehicles carrying students and seize them along with driving license of the driver? Why it does not admonish school managements to consider children as humans, not goods while pushing
them in the buses or vans? In addition, the police should also take action against the children below 18 who have developed a cult of racing their vehicles in the crowded areas. Why any of the police campaign against norm violating vehicles does not last more than a week or fortnight? Till how long the traffic cops will allow the violators to disappear along with their vehicles merely by taking Rs 50 (earlier it was Rs 20)? Now, the responsibility does not end with the police alone. The parents and school managements should also be blamed. Why parents do no check whether their kids get seat everyday or not? They should quickly inquire from the autowala or the school
management why their children had to face inconvenience during travel when the pay the full fare or conveyance fee. Unfortunately, these parents only awake when they read the headlines in the newspapers that some school bus dashed a truck or a crowded auto with students turned turtle. However, instead of taking lesson from such episodes, they
start blaming the police, district and civic administrations. Finally, the school managements are completely indifferent towards the problem of the students. They simply want money, no matter how much inconvenience the students face in bus. So, after the Transport department’s initiatives, will the police, parents and school managements follow the suit?
Potatoes costlier than petrol
The cost of potatoes went gone past Rs 60 per kg this week due to sudden increase in transportation fare that happened because of recent fuel price hike. The petrol that cost almost Rs 53 per litre was Rs 7 less than one kg potato. The comparative rates of potatoes and petrol confused the common man and he could not help thinking like a businessman. He considered petrol a profitable deal than potato because he knew that there was no other option for the fuel, but he would at least find alternate additives for food for a time being.
Oracle octopus Paul
The psychic Octopus Paul, who is more popularly known as oracle octopus, is on seventh heaven after his prediction once again proved correct that Spain will win the Football World Cup final. This octopus has knack of predicting outcome of the games. Presently, octopus Paul is in Germany’s Oberhausen Sea Life aquarium. We want this octopus
desperately in India as it can do miracles through its prophecies. The politicians will also agree on this because they too would know about the crests and troughs of their career. If we can give several opportunities to the politicians who always deceive us then why cannot we trust on this octopus that is of course not selfish and would foretell impartially. We can take help of octopus Paul in finding the solution of various problems including naxalism, terrorism, starvation, etc. We can also know when exactly the prices of essential commodities would come down. Who knows, this octopus may become like
Nostradamus.
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