A 'Bhakt' opens fire at students in Jamia

The Bhakts seem to be living by example, it seems. 

A miscreant opened fire at the protesting students near the Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi, today.

Coincidentally, the man, who fired through a country-made gun injuring a student named Shadab, is one Rambhakt Gopal. He was heard saying, "Yeh lo azaadi…Hindustan zindabad…Delhi Police zindabad" before firing a shot at the peaceful protesters. 

All this happened in the presence of police and media persons. Soon, he was bundled up in a police van whisked off the scene.

Incidentally, Gopal had even shared his video minutes before he took out a pistol and shot aimlessly at the protesters.  

Earlier this week, a man with a gun had showed up at Shaheen Bagh. Here too protesters, a majority of whom are women, are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Looks like the fellow literally took Parliamentarian Anurag Thakur's SUGGESTION. Or was it intentional, only time will tell.





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Parliamentarians & their unparliamentary jumle

Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma. Photo credit: Wikipedia

Parvesh Verma: “They will enter your houses, rape your sisters and daughters, and kill them” on Shaheen Bhagh protesters.

Well, that’s certainly a first, I didn’t know women could rape. READ

Anurag Thakur: The Minister of State for Corporate Affairs prompts, “Desh ke ghadaron ko” and the crowd chants, “Goli maro s……n ko”.

This is most surprising as I knew him as a thorough gentleman during his days as a cricket administrator. I suppose the gentleman tag was only limited to the gentleman’s game. VIDEO (external link – NDTV. Requesting restraint & caution)

C. T. Ravi, (Minister of Kannada and Culture of Karnataka): “Anti-Nationals should get Bullet not Biryani” while showing his support for Anurag Thakur on Twitter.

The BJP government, which seems to have gained expertise in such ‘jumlebazi’, may have the Delhi elections high on their agenda, but, this isn’t the first time that their leaders have been caught using such incendiary slogans. 

Are we forgetting Pragya Singh Thakur? No, not really. A look at some of the famous ones: 

Please, exercise restrain & caution while watching. VIDEO (external link – Soch)

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BJP - a government of keywords & hashtags

Got a feeling that anything or everything the BJP government does or their leaders say is somehow connected to metadata. 

Let's look at a few keywords their leaders frequently use:

#Deemak (termites)
#urbannaxal
#TukdeTukde gang
#CAA
Surgical Strike
Fake News
Jumla
'Ab ki bar Modi Sarkar' 
'Modi hai to mumkin hai'
Also - 'Ab ki bar Trump Sarkar' lol

Let's not forget how vital keywords are for websites and social media platforms. It's these keywords that create a hoopla around a particular topic. This phenomenon is called ORM (Online Reputation Management).

No marks for guessing who is behind this? 

It's their IT wing. They are effectively using AI (artificial intelligence) for the purpose. Chances are an advertising agency that might be involved. I am saying this as counter-insurgency operations were carried out by previous governments too, but catchphrases like 'surgical strike' were rarely used. And I am not talking about DAVP.

Not to forget the 'Data Protection Bill' is high on their agenda & even a schoolkid would be able to tell what the government intends to do with it. Hint - It's a tool for surveillance.



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What? Women indulging in rape, yes, if BJP’s Parvesh Verma is to be believed

Parvesh Verma. Photo credit: Wikipedia

Mr. Parvesh Verma's statements would certainly drive you bonkers. Here's what the BJP leader said: 

READ & WATCH (external link - HT)

"Arvind Kejriwal says he is with Shaheen Bagh (protesters). Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also says he is with Shaheen Bagh. The people know that a fire engulfed Kashmir in which their mothers and sisters were raped. This later happened in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Hyderabad," Verma told ANI.

"Today, that fire has engulfed a corner of Delhi. Lakhs of people gather there (Shaheen Bagh). People of Delhi will have to think hard and take a decision. They will enter your houses, rape your sisters and daughters, and kill them. There’s time today, Modiji (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and Amit Shah will not come to save you tomorrow. It will be a lot better if the people of Delhi wake up today," he added.

Does he mean that those assembled at Shaheen Bagh are rapists? 

Talk some sense man. The majority of people assembled there are women. 

Obviously, Mr. Verma has completely and utterly lost it. I wonder what made the BJP give him the ticket to contest in elections and how on earth did he become an MP. 

To set records straight, I'd say this form of social evil does call for some research. After all, when was the last time a Member Parliament called a woman a rapist. 😐

A Personal anecdote - a naked woman was right in front of me, yet I stayed away from sex. No! It definitely wasn't performance anxiety, after all, I am a father two and we all know how babies are made. It was something sinister. 

Yes, an intoxicant was involved and I now know that the weirdo had hypnotised me too. Apparently, the damned woman was sent by certain Hindutva schemers, her husband included, with an objective. Apparently they call it 'Love Jihad'. 

Needless to say what religion she belonged to. I wouldn't have brought the 'religion' factor here, but do we have a choice. Maybe it's all come down to religion now. Seems like we have been pushed decades into the past, way back into 1947. Or is it worse than that, seems so. 

I thought she loved me, but she had other ideas. Imagine, a husband sending a woman to other men to corrupt them. What the f.....k is going on?

But, my example isn't the only one here. Time and again I have pointed out the case of the Peepli Live director, who is of the same religion as I am. The entire nation knows how these conspirators ganged up against him.

We are not rapist Mr. Parvesh Verma, get your facts in order.

Or maybe he is doing it to get the eyeballs. After-all, 'there's no such thing as bad publicity'.


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Jailed for 14 Days Over Anti-CAA Protest

Jailed for 14 Days Over Anti-CAA Protest, Mother of Infant Breaks Silence
WATCH VIDEO

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19 दिसंबर को बच्ची की मां एकता और पिता रविशेखर को पुलिस ने नागरिकता संशोधन कानून के विरोध में प्रदर्शन करने के आरोप में गिरफ्तार किया था. 14 दिन बाद चंपक की मां को रिहा किया गया. विस्तार से बता रही हैं एकता. (Video Credit: The Wire)

Forget the living, UP Police is now chasing the dead!

Banne Khan, a resident of Firozabad, who died 6 years ago, was also
mentioned in the list of those who caused violence during the protests in Uttar Pradesh. Photo credit: India Today, ABP Live

Forget the living, UP Police is now chasing the dead!
READ 
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And now BJP’s changing perception through advertising

The iconic AishAbhi Prestige Cooker advertisement has been rendered
obsolete following ‘decriminalisation of adultery’ by the apex court.

Latest example of how the BJP Government is changing the perception of people, is the new Prestige Cooker advertisement. And this is in line with the 'decriminalisation of adultery' by the Supreme Court.

The age-old #Prestige Cooker advertisement was: 'Jo biwi se sach-much karte pyar, woh Prestige se kaise kare inkar. WATCH

And the famous AishAbhi advertisement, 'Jo biwi se kare pyar, woh Prestige se kaise kare inkar. WATCH 

The new advertisement says: 'Jo mazbuti se kare pyar, woh Prestige se kaise kare inkar.'

And 

'Jo apno se kare pyar, woh Prestige se kaise kare inkar.' WATCH

So, even the world of advertising is falling a prey to their designs. Haan bhai, jab Modi ji apni patni ko chod sakte hain, to aap kyon nahi... Superb!

In September 2019, the Supreme Court decriminalised adultery in what was called a landmark judgment aimed at upholding the right to equality and freedom, scrapping a law passed under the British colonial rule in 1860. READ


So even though adultery is no longer a criminal offence in India, it can still be used for obtaining a divorce. Needless to say where the society is heading to - Bindas Ayashi!

Guess it's part of the tukde-tukde scheme. Skeptics may say that the law was passed by the SC. But, the most pertinent question is, whose government was in power when the law was passed.

Dil ke tukde, tukde kar ke...  

(Initially published three weeks ago on LinkedIn)

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Of all those acts and laws...

A look at some of the controversial or much-talked about laws passed by the BJP Government or rulings by the Apex Court:

1.   On September 6, 2018, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was quashed by the SC, effectively decriminalising private homosexual activity. It’s a Rainbow nation! Brilliant! In other words, if you don’t get a ‘p……’, fret not, there are options in the offing.

2.   On September 27, 2018, the colonial-era law on adultery, that prescribed a maximum five-year imprisonment for men, was struck down by SC. Though the offence remains a valid ground for divorce, it no longer is crime to ‘f…….’ around 'even if' you are married. Wow!

3.   Article 370 + Article 35A that gave Special status to Kashmir were revoked. Now Kashmir is part of the Indian Union without the ‘ifs and buts’.

4.   The Triple Talaq – 'The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act of 1937' that legalised Triple Talaq also called as ‘Instant Divorce’ by some (you know who), was struck down. On July 30, 2019, ‘Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act – 2019’ was passed in the Parliament making Triple Talaq a criminal offence.

5.   In July 2019, the ‘RTI Amendment Act 2019’ was passed. The Narendra Modi Government did away with the fixed tenure (five years) of the Chief Information Commissioner and the Information Commissioners, paving the way for their effective 'arm-twisting'. To add to their misery, their salaries too have been altered. The move was reminiscent of the Government's treatment of the Reserve Bank of India and the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission (Yojana Āyog) is long gone and in it's place one finds NITI Aayog.

6.   The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 – In July-August this year, the Modi Government passed this law under which individuals can be declared as terrorists and their properties seized. The Act also facilitates a travel ban on such individuals. In a first, the law vested powers on the Director General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to attach properties of such individuals. Earlier, the NIA was forced to take prior permission from the respective state police chiefs if it were to consider that move.

7.   The Ayodhya Verdict – On November 9, the Supreme Court ordered the disputed land (2.77 acres) to be handed over to a trust (to be created by Government of India) to build the Ram Janmabhoomi temple. The court also ordered the government to give an alternate 5 acres of land at another place to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.

8.   The Citizenship Amendment Act - 2019 – On December 11, 2019, the CAA was passed. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 paving the way for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities that had fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014, to avail India citizenship. In a first, the Act excludes Muslims, so the Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar and entering Indian shores, would as expected, be deported. In 2003, amendments to this act were carried out by the NDA Government that prohibited illegal migrants from obtaining Indian citizenship. The law also provided provisions for deportation.

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NRC – On November 19, 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah, declared in the Rajya Sabha that the NRC will be implemented throughout the country.

NPR - On December 24, 2019, the Union Cabinet approved ₹3,941 crores (US$570 million) (wiki info) for updating the National Population Register (NPR). It is widely billed as one of the first steps in implementing the NRC even though the top-brass of the BJP has denied it. The NPR is scheduled to take place in April 2020 throughout India (except Assam). 

Not to forget the ill-effects of 2016 banknote demonetisation (notebandi) and the GST that came next year, are still being felt.

(The article has been written using various sources including Wikipedia. It was first published on January 1, 2020 on my LinkedIn page)

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The Constitutional scenario

The Preamble, Constitution of India

Do see the nature of discussion here:

VIDEO (external link - India Today)

It’s what they call: “Baal Ki Khal Nikalna”. No offense to the two.

Why is this happening?

It is because the Top Brass in the BJP Government does not know what they are up to.

As my wife recently said, “Yaar! lagta hai ab hum logon ko baithke Constitution padna padega.” She said this after a reporter from a TV channel, that famously broadcasts Government ideologies to the hilt, said to one of his panelists (a Muslim in a crowd supporting CAA - strange, but true), who had got confused between the contents or Article 14 & Article 21, “Kya bol rahen hai aap? Jhut to mat boliye.” Imagine!

Q - How many of us have actually read the Constitution?

Q - Have the Top Brass in the BJP Government read the Constitution?

Picture this -

A city-dweller returns home only to be sent back by his wife saying: “Don’t step into the house until you have bought a copy of the Constitution.”

Or a young fellow in a village goes to the local shop & asks: “Bahiya ji, aap ke pass Constitution ki copy hai kya?”

This thanks to CAB turned CAA, NRC, NPR & the abbreviations that are driving us bonkers.

Question - What is the Government trying to do? Do they have any respect for the Constitution of India?

This post was earlier published on my LinkedIn page

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Understanding CAA, NRC, & NPR

A protester at Lucknow’s Ghanta Ghar. Photo courtesy: Aisha Khatoon

The first and the foremost point to remember here is that these two concepts (if I can say that) should be understood in the light of BJP’s Hindutva agenda, not to be confused with Hinduism, which is the third-largest religion in the world (according to Wikipedia) and is a dharma way of life. The former is a right-wing radical ideology and has little to do with religion. 

Hindutva, the term popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923, is a right-wing ideology. It is based on the beliefs that the entire Indian subcontinent is the homeland of the Hindus, or their matribhumi (motherland) and punyabhumi (holy land). (Wikipedia)

Now coming to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizen (NRC). 

NRC was recently carried out in Assam to drive out the illegal immigrants, who may have crossed over from Bangladesh. Apparently, the BJP was under the impression that all the immigrants were Muslims, so to promote their agenda of ‘Hindu Rashtra’, this was but the obvious thing for them to do. However, the result of the NRC wasn’t what they had expected.

The final NRC (National Register of Citizens) list was released on August 31 and an estimated 19-lakh people were excluded from it. Of these some 7-lakh were Muslims.

Watch: Rohini Mohan’s lecture (external link)

Now, those, who are unable to furnish proof of their citizenship, would be sent to detention centres. In Assam, the government insisted on showing pre-1971 genealogy proofs (like names in the then electoral rolls, etc.). 

However, on December 21, the PIB released 13 FAQs to clear the confusion with regards to the NRC, which stated that the genealogy proofs were only required for Assam, based on the ‘Assam Accord’ and as per the directive of the Supreme Court. The same may not be required in other parts of India, whenever the NRC is carried out. Apparently, the same would be carried out along with the next Census (to be understood as National Population Register or NPR).

Going back to the Assam exercise, the government hadn’t expected that as many as 13 lakh Hindus would be excluded from the NRC rolls in Assam. So, in a bid to accommodate them, the Centre passed the CAA or the Citizenship Amendment Act. As a friend says, paving way for a ‘backdoor entry’. 

Now, the question – why is there so much hoopla over it? It is because of the very nature of the Act. It distinguishes or divides people according to their religious beliefs as the CAA considers individuals of all religions except Muslims, much according to the Hindutva ideology. In other words, it’s a separatist doctrine. Via the CAA, Hindus and other religious migrants, except Muslims, from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh can avail Indian citizenship. 

Watch - The Wire (external link)

This even though the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has time and again implied that the 130-crore (1.3 billion) people of India are ‘Hindus’. 

“By saying that all are Hindus, we do not want to change anyone's religion, language or caste... We do not want any power centre other than the Constitution because we believe in it. Hindutva is a holistic approach and we believe that the ancestors of all were Hindus. This is unity in diversity and is marked by emotional integrity,” Bhagwat was quoted as saying at a recent public gathering in UP's Bareilly city.

Not to forget that the layman is yet to figure out what the CAA, NRC or NPR are about and the confusion regarding it is so much that is leaves room for doubt. Besides, the police atrocities, especially on students, is astounding. And all this they are doing in the name of religion.

Also, why is the government keen on spending close to Rs 55,000 crores on this futile exercise when bodies like the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner are already present. Not to forget, it is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs, of which Amit Shah is the Minister. Then things like Aadhar Card, PAN cards, voter ID cards et el are already in use. Question is – how many cards does an Indian citizen need to showcase his citizenship?

Clearly, this is an exercise to get everyone’s mind off the core and pressing matters of the economic kind. 

Not to forget the most pertinent question – 

Was there no provision for granting citizenship to immigrants earlier? 

Do watch Vinod Dua show No. 206 (external link) 

An abridged version of this article was published on December 22 on my LinkedIn page.

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The ‘tukde tukde’ of my heart

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, and the Bhakts had been going hammer and tongs about saving India from the ‘tukde tukde gang’ before they were struck a legal jibe.

 ALSO SEE Tukde-tukde gang (external link)

Suddenly, silence became their refuge and they just let the Home Ministry do the talking. The ministry, while replying to an RTI filed by an activist and lawyer Saket Gokhale, merely said that it had no information concerning the 'tukde-tukde gang'.

However, the opinions haven’t stopped since with political leaders, activists, and scribes on both ends of the spectrum voicing their opinions.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweeted, “The tukde-tukde gang does exist. They are running the Government and dividing the nation,” while Kapil Sibal, also of Congress, said, “I think the home minister knows more about the tukde-tukde gang than we do... the country knows who is dividing India”.

“Anyone who has closely observed the events of the last two years knows that democracy has been eroded and democratic institutions have been debilitated those who are in power are the real ‘tukde tukde’ gang,’ tweeted former Union Minister P Chidambaram.

To which Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back saying, “Chidambaram recently came back from jail on charges of theft... the country knows what kind of work was done in Chidambaram's time. People like P Chidambaram, who went to jail after ‘Chindi Chori’ (petty theft) will always have trouble with people who are following the rules and regulations.”

Even as you delve into this war of words, or should I say ‘keywords’ with hashtags and metatext included…. Let me pay homage to India’s secular fabric or my heart that is truly ‘tukde tukde’.

DO LISTEN TO

Dil Ke Tukde Tukde Karke Muskurake Chal Diye - Yesudas Hit!

PS: Sorry about those names of cities. It's an old picture.

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An open letter

Dear Bhakt!

What would your fate be post BJP govt's exit? 

Echoing PM Modiji, “You have been identified by your clothes,” so, as per actress-turned-parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan’s suggestion, would you be “lynched” or would you witness what I did?

I wonder if you too would face cyber-attacks & be trolled? Would your phone be tapped & residence bugged? Would Whats-app be as active as it is now? Would escorts be hired for the humping job? Or would you be subjected to Love Jihad?

Would you be fed halwa or be given spiked food at alumni meets? Would you be publicly shamed, or witness some form of mumbo jumbo & hypnotism? 

Would you be alienated by your family, friends, & colleagues? Would a friend, who safe-keeps keys to your vacant flat, spot a freshly used condom at its premises? 

Would your statements be recorded & used against you in form & action? Would MeToo be revived & what you did decades ago or at school be dug up. Perhaps, an argument with your in-laws be used as an excuse.

Would cars steer off lanes & come dangerously close? 

Finally, would you be called an anti-national?   

Dekhenge hum log!

After-all, history tends to repeat itself. Not to forget your allies, including the trusted ones, are away.

Thank you,

Yours truly,

‘The Presstitute’

This letter was published two weeks ago on my LinkedIn page.

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