Sunday, June 26, 2011

Fellow called Sandeep Kanwar, son of Nankiram Kanwar, who is Home Minister of Chatisgarh has been buying up land from poor farmers in his state in his capacity as Public Relations Officer of the Videocon group, a large Indian multinational company. ( TOI, June 24 ). According to Chatisgarh law a non tribal person cannot buy land from a tribal without authorisation from the District Collector. Being a tribal himself, Sandeep Kanwar is able to buy any amount of land. The illiterate farmers are intimidated by his VIP car with a lotus flower which is the party symbol of the BJP. The farmers cannot even claim rehabilitation expense from the company because the land was bought by an individual and then transferred to the company. Chatisgarh has a BJP government which charges social activists like Binayak Sen with sedition and throws them into prison for life. Meanwhile in Congress ruled Maharashtra survey maps from 1872-1960 relating to Adarsh ( of the scam fame ) land and surrounding Colaba area in Mumbai have gone missing from the land records office. This was defence land earmarked for building flats for Kargil veterans and war widows but a large multi storeyed building was built instead and sold at low cost to retired generals, politicians and their relatives. The high court is hearing the case for demolition of the building but with so many powerful people involved important documents have gone missing on at least 3 occasions. Meanwhile 2 more rapes have been reported from UP which is ruled by the BSP. Every politician is a criminal which makes every party a gang. Will they ever pass a Lok Pal bill? Hang the lot and start again.

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