Monday, September 11, 2023

Lesson from Ramayana.

"The central government has called a five-day special session of Parliament from September 18, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs informed." BT. "This comes nearly three weeks after the end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which saw a massive ruckus amid demands by the opposition parties to have a thorough debate on the Manipur issue." "While the first day of the session will be held in the old building, the remaining part of the session will be held in the new building that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28." HT. On 8 August, 2022, "The Union government has set the ball rolling for the construction of the Prime Minister's residence complex - one of the most important and high- profile components of the Central Vista redevelopment project," which will "come up in a total built-up area of 2,26,203 square feet and is estimated to cost Rs 467 crore (Rs 4.67 billion)." The Print. Perhaps, we will see Modi moving into his new palace and campaign for a third term in office as the new Emperor of India. The agenda of the special session of Parliament has not been disclosed, leading to speculation about sinister designs of the government. "Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole...alleged the agenda of the upcoming special session of Parliament is to separate Mumbai from the state and declare it as a Union Territory." HT. To that Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said, "In a democracy, nobody should play politics over the issue." That is hilarious indeed. In a democracy the government must answer to the people and parliament is the center for politics. Is there any doubt that the BJP is planning something to give it an edge in the coming general election? Ominously, "Last week, media reports said that the Indian Army had passed an order to all its soldiers going on leave - soldiers are authorised 60 days annual leave - to spend time doing 'social service' to enhance 'nation building' efforts," wrote Sushant Singh. "What are they supposed to do?" They have to draw attention to this government's social schemes while ignoring those of opposition parties. Using soldiers as BJP agents is dangerous. India and Pakistan became independent on the same day. While governments in India, under successive prime ministers (Britannica) till Manmohan Singh, have kept the army away from politics, Pakistan suffered its first coup when Gen Ayub Khan seized power as martial law administrator and later made himself president. TOI. Since then there has been a succession of military rulers in Pakistan. "It can be argued that more ordinary Pakistanis than ever are now clear that the military establishment is the ultimate arbiter of power in Pakistan." Dawn. It is instructive that India has defeated Pakistan repeatedly in armed conflicts despite generals being in charge. wikipedia. Civilian leaders have a habit of dying suddenly once an army assumes power. See Pakistan. Remember what happened when Ram went for the golden stag. google. Learn from it.        

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