Economic Freedom, Muslim Appeasement and Subvertion of Dalit Movement
Everything is readjusted with the age old line of Brahminical Survival strategy: Divide and rule!
Palash Biswas
Contact: Palash C Biswas, C/O Mrs Arati Roy, Gosto Kanan, Sodepur, Kolkata- 700110, India. Phone: 91-033-25659551
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It is not a matter related to only expected Mid term Election with Vote Bank Scenerio. For the first thing is that there is no immediate chance for any midterm election. Secondly the Marxist Comradors would save this anti national government whatever may come.
Mainstream toilet media highlights the immediate political scenerio underplaying the socil implication. And that is dehumanisation and demographical rearrangement of population with Eviction Rural India Drive and de-industrialisation, everything is readjusted with the age old line of Brahminical Survival strategy: Divide and rule!
The Brahminical Hegemony wont allow any National dalit Movement and internationalisation of dalit issues terrorise this ruling comradors most. they cry for so called social justice and equal oportunities and indulge in mock fight for SC, ST, OBC and minority benefits to project a benevolent polity which it has never been.
This Indian Hindu Nation or Nationality never belonged to either dalits or the Muslims. this is the hard fact. They deny apartheid and aparteid prevails with the worst cast system whish is furthe enhanced and emphasised on to strengthen the brahminical Hegemony.
Great Indian Marxists , famous for Historical blunders do never commit a mistake to isolate the underprevileged from so called mainstream in every sphere of life. Not only this they betrayed the ideology and revolution for the continuance of manusmriti dictated caste system. Their scientific Brahmism is logiocally resultant and expressed well in Buddha brand capitalist Development.
Mind you, all these declaration of different policies and progrrammes are targeted to diasintegrate the Dalit Muslim Insurrection!
India 69th on global eco freedom index
BS Reporter / New Delhi September 05, 2007
India has secured an all-time high rating of 6.6 on a scale of 10 in the index of Economic Freedom of the world for 2005 and has been ranked 69 out of 141 countries. The ranking, though, has slipped from 60 in 2004.
The index, prepared by the Canada-based Fraser Institute, was released today by Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, who said the country is following a path of economic reform which was tailor-made to suit its particular needs.
Significantly, this is the highest increase in rating registered by any of the 141 countries on the index in the past 15 years. Though India is ranked higher than countries like China (86), it lags behind Third World countries like Botswana (38) and Mongolia (44). The highest rank is secured by Hong Kong, followed by Singapore and New Zealand.
“The report shows that though India is doing well in pursuing economic reforms, other countries are doing even better,” said Parth J. Shah of the Center for Civil Society, one of the partners involved in the preparation of the index.
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India Inc. may not have to reserve jobs for the underprivileged once the government sets up the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) which will institutionalise affirmative action just like in the US. So says N.R. Madhava Menon, who has just finished a draft national policy on criminal justice to be submitted to the government.
"This Commission, when it is set up, has the potential to be the guiding light for all government policies concerning not only employment but all other areas that includes the private sector," Menon told IANS in an interview.
"Pushing equal opportunity has its merits as it enjoins upon every organisation to factor social responsibility - both in the private and public."
Given the responsibility of laying out the contours of EOC based on the recommendations of the Justice Rajinder Sachar report on the socio-economic conditions of Muslims in the country, Menon believes affirmative action is a historic opportunity whose time has come.
"Did you know that in America federal contracts are awarded to companies and corporations that have to be equal opportunities players, otherwise they are not eligible?" he asked.
It was US President Lyndon B. Johnson who coined the term Equal Opportunity Employment. It was created to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, sex, creed, religion, colour or national origin.
"Let us see the terms of reference first. Only after that can I figure out whether this will be a constitutional or statutory body and the powers that will vest with the Commission," said Menon.
Menon was told by the ministry of minority affairs to work on the charter for the Commission and the powers it would enjoy.
Assisting him in drafting the charter will be Yogendra Yadav and Javed Alam, senior fellows at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Rohington Nariman, son of eminent lawyer Fali Nariman, and Ashwini Deshpande of the Delhi School of Economics.
Menon says his first task would be study the EOCs functioning in the US, Britain, Canada and South Africa and see how best practices can be employed in the Indian situation.
Besides submitting a seminal draft national policy on criminal justice, Menon is a key member of the committee on centre-state relations and is also part of a law ministry panel to study judicial impact assessments.
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'India can never be a Hindu State'
September 06, 2007
Former Delhi high court judge Rajinder Sachar was appointed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's [Images] United Progressive Alliance government to head a committee to study and submit a report on the social, economic and educational status of Muslims in India. The panel submitted its report to the government on November 17 last year.
In an exclusive interview with Rediff India Abroad Senior Editor Ajit Jain in Toronto -- where he was a guest of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (Canada [Images]) -- Justice Sachar said, "We have indicated the dismal education and poverty levels among Muslims, and we have offered our suggestions on what steps should be taken to improve the dismal conditions. I believe the government is taking action on our suggestions."
Justice Sachar said top officials have assured him that the UPA government will try and implement most of the recommendations made in the report. "It is good that both Houses of Parliament will discuss our report now."
For Justice Sachar the question is not whether there is any kind of systemic discrimination against the 174 million Muslims of India. "There is such a perception, and there is such a feeling in the minority community. It is not as if there is any deliberate attempt to discriminate against Muslims but, frankly, Muslims lack very much on the education side. There is reluctance on the part of parents to send their girls to school. The government has to make a lot of effort in this direction so that more and more Muslims -- men and women alike -- receive proper education," he said.
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Government has identified 90 minority concentration districts across the country where it intends to carry out development programmes, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
A budgetary provision of Rs 120 crore has been made in the Annual Plan 2007-08 for implementation of a multi-sectoral development programme for minority concentration districts to address the "development deficits" of such districts, Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay said in a written reply.
No funds have been released yet under this budgetary provision, he said.
Computer Centres: The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language has established 228 centres through non-governmental organisations, particularly in states with a large Muslim population, Antulay said in reply to another question.
"The aim is to make available in the urdu language the knowledge if scientific and technological developments as well as the knowledge of ideas evolved in the modern context," he said.
A government-appointed panel's recommendations on implementing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in educational institutions will cost the exchequer Rs 17,270 crore during 2007-12, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
The Oversight Committee's recommendations on OBC quota are based on the five subject specific groups which dealt with different disciplines, Minister of State for Planning M V Rajasekharan said in a written reply. The Committee has also suggested setting up of empowered panels in each of the institutions like the IITs, IIMs and Central universities and at the ministry level, he said.
Rajasekharan further said the Committee has suggested the government to set up an Inter-Ministerial Monitoring Committee to monitor and review implementation of OBC reservations.
The Committee took into account the groups' report on the financial requirement while recommending adequate funds for implementation in a phased manner, he added.
Booker winner Desai credits Bush for award
Hindustan Times - 1 hour ago
The Indian novelist has been selected for his novel Animal's People, which is based on the Bhopal chemical disaster. India-born novelist Kiran Desai said she may never have won the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards, ...
Indian novelist Indra Sinha shortlisted for Man Booker Prize Zee News
Remember Bhopal '84: Booker-nominated novelist CNN-IBN
China, the great polluter, embraces fight to save the planet
New Zealand Herald - 1 hour ago
By Greg Ansley Chinese President Hu Jintao, leader of the world's largest polluter, yesterday pushed his nation fully into efforts to combat climate change.
Stampede in Jabalpur; 11 killed, 24 injured
Jabalpur (MP): At least eleven persons, including five women, were killed and nearly two dozen injured, three of them critically, in a stampede at a congregation at an ashram in village Bharra near Jabalpur on Thursday.A large crowd had gathered at the Ashram of one Sarota Baba alias Ishwaridas who had been holding camps with claim to cure diseases with help of herbs and spiritual healing, when the stampede broke out following heavy rains.The incident took place as people ran hither and thither into narrow lanes and some fell into a rivulet in the vicinity.
As many as 11 persons, including five women, were killed, he said adding some persons are also feared drowned after falling into the Bharra rivulet.
Nearly two-dozen persons were injured, of whom the condition of three was stated to be critical, he said.
The World Bank has said it will deepen its engagement in poor states such as Orissa and Bihar in India, the country which borrowed the biggest sum of 3.75 billion dollars globally during 2006-07.
The bank said it will focus on cross-cutting reforms such as governance and fiscal management, and continue addressing deficiencies in the South Asian region's investment climate, such as weak infrastructure, red tape and corruption.
"We will also deepen our engagement in states where poverty is increasingly concentrated, such as Orissa and Bihar in India and Sindh in Pakistan," it said in a media release.
The World Bank's programme in India focuses on providing basic services such as access to clean water and education, improving infrastructure for rural areas, and employment.
The Bank's lending reflects 700 million dollars in lending to the health sector to India. Pakistan was the bank's seven largest borrower with 985 million dollars of loans.
The World Bank extended 6.9 billion dollars to South Asian countries in 2006-07, an increase of 2.3 billion dollars over the previous year. With 3.75 billion dollars, India accounts for more than half of the lending to the region. The country also makes up 15 per cent of total lending of World Bank and International Development Association.
Eight countries of South Asia are using World Bank Group support in more than 78 projects designed to overcome poverty and enhance growth.
South Asia is home to the largest number of people in the world living below one dollar a day, so the agenda for poverty alleviation in the region remains very large, said Praful Patel, World Bank vice-president for South Asia.
Ex-supermodel begs for a living
New Delhi Sept 3: It's a riches to rags story of Geetanjali Nagpal, a former super model who once walked the ramp with Sushmita Sen, but today is forced to lead a desolate life on the streets of Delhi.
She now dresses in shabby clothes and begs for scraps for a living. Some NGOs and the Delhi Commission for Women have now offered her help.
Daughter of a navy officer, Geetanjali studied at Mount Carmel School in Delhi and later graduated from Lady Sriram College.
Little is known about the former model's personal life and the circumstances that led to her ruin. However, sources say she lost assignments and got into drugs to cope with stress.
Geetanjali studied fashion designing at South Delhi Polytechnic and ventured into modeling in 1990. She was living-in with a British man in Goa until recently.
"Its actually very shocking to hear something like this and to witness it. I have been here for almost a decade now. There have been models here before me and I haven't seen anybody's life being staked like this," says former model Mehr Bhasin.
"It's really unfortunate. But don't blame the modeling world for it. It could be the people she met, the circumstances she went through," she adds.
Geetanjali's parents, who live in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar area, have disowned her, sources told CNN-IBN.
When contacted, they said, they would only accept her back if she gave up drugs and went into a rehab to be a "refined human being".
Modeling is associated with a dark, ugly side, which remains unseen to most people outside. A glamorous lifestyle, high-profile parties and contacts that come as a perk with a model's job do not always translate into money.
"An actress or a popular model cannot go and work in a shop or in a call center like other people if she loses her job. And it's a high maintenance lifestyle that these people have to support," says psychologist Dr Chabria.
Although drugs and alcohol aren't necessarily a part of everyone's life in the modeling world, but most take it up because the "stressful" job demands it.
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More than 45,000 Muslims attend ISNA convention in US
By Ayub Khan
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CHICAGO,IL-- More than 45,000 Muslims from across the
nation attended the 44th Annual convention of the
Islamic Society of North America at the Donald
E.Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, near
Chicago. The convention featured multiple parallel
sessions ranging from issues as diverse as economic
development to the art of being interviewed. Most of
the session centred on the convention theme:
"Upholding Faith, Serving Humanity." The convention
was addressed by a wide array of scholars, academics,
politicians, and activists.
Read more:
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Gujjars threaten stir if Chopra Committee term is extended
By IANS
Thursday September 6, 05:43 PM
Jaipur, Sep 6 (IANS) The Gujjar community Thursday warned the Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan of 'serious consequences' if the term of the high-powered Justice Jasraj Chopra committee, looking into the demand to grant them tribal status, is extended.
'The government is planning to evade the issue by trying to extend the term of the Chopra committee. But the Gujjar committee would not allow this to happen,' expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Prahlad Gunjal said here.
Gunjal, a Gujjar leader, while addressing a press conference said the community would not allow any extension of time to the Chopra committee and it will have to submit its recommendations within the stipulated date of Sep 12.
The high-powered Chopra committee, set up by the state government on June 12 was to submit its report in three months' time on Sep 12. However, in a letter to the government on Aug 30, the committee had said that it wanted an extension till Dec 15 as it had completed only 40 to 50 percent of the work.
'The government is committed to approve the recommendations of the Chopra committee within the stipulated time and inform the Gujjars about it. Any departure from this commitment would be disastrous and the government would be responsible for it,' warned Gunjal.
He said the third maha panchayat (mass meet) of the Gujjar community to be held on Sep 13 at Dholpur would decide the future course of action.
Gunjal said 300,000 persons attended the mass meet held in Jhalrapatan a few days back and the number would be higher at Dholpur.
He blamed Chief Minister Raje for creating a caste conflict in the state.
jothiraj mcraj raj to palashcbiswas, me, p.k.mahanandia, pardeep_rattu, parminder_ahir
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Phoolan Devi murder case officer to appear: Prosecutor
New Delhi, Sept 06: A Public Prosecutor assured a court here that the Investigation Officer (IO) of the Phoolan Devi murder case would appear before it today for identifying the sister of the slain bandit-turned politician who wanted to depose as a witness.
Special Public Prosecutor S k Saxena submitted before Additional Sessions Judge V K Bansal that the IO, against whom the court had earlier issued summon for Thursday, has informed that he would appear today.
The recording of Munni Devi`s statement, who claimed herself to be Phoolan`s sister and an eyewitness to the incident, has not been done due to the continued absence of the IO. His presence before the court is required under the law as the identity of every prosecution witness needs to be verified by a competent officer before recording of the statement.
Earlier, the court, while issuing summon against the IO, had asked Munni Devi to remain present on September 06 and ordered that her testimony could only be recorded after her identity was established. Saxena had earlier challenged the identity of Munni Devi and said it was necessary to find out as whether she was the same witness whose name figured in the list of prosecution witness, containing 175 names.
The court, on the last hearing, had asked Delhi Police to provide security to Munni Devi on her fervent plea alleging she was apprehending danger to her life from certain policemen and various others people.
Friends
We are on the eve of the 60th year of India’s independence from the British regime. For many millions of people in India it means nothing. They are not even aware that the British once ruled over this country and that now there are Indian rulers making use of the same systems and structures to oppress them in the name of nationalism and development.
In order to bring more awareness and some meaning in the lives of the Dalits (We are trying to change this negative identity into Adijan), Adivasi people and Muslims of India we have written our next book. It is called “Dalitocracy”, The Theory and Praxis of Dalit Politics. However, it is not exclusively for Adijans (Dalits). It will also make a lot of sense for Women, Adivasis and Muslims. It is a volume of 300 pages.
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The book will be officially released on 24 August at the Ambedkar Bhavan in Miller’s Road in Bangalore. This is part of a national seminar that we are organizing in the same venue in view of the 60th year of Independence. About 15 organizations have joined hands to organize this seminar. The release of the Book will be at 11.30 in the morning and will end with a simple lunch.
We write this to personally invite you for the release of the Book. We like to request you to subsequently participate also in the seminar. However, if you are unable to take part in the seminar at least come for the Book release. This book will definitely become a landmark in the political history of the Dalit people and other minorities in India because it is substantiated proposal for electoral reforms in India towards a Proportionate Electoral System. We plan to launch a national campaign for Electoral reforms in India later. We shall print invitations and send them to you. However nothing like writing to you personally like this.
The Book is the consequence of a research Raj did in Germany on German electoral system. This research has been further embellished by both of us with political theories and the way the whole things is being put into practice in the Dalit Panchayat Movement in Tumkur District. A major highlight of the book is the new political theory we have developed vis-à-vis Dalit politics. We are sure. you will like the book. It is priced at Rs.300/- but for you it is available at half price.
Dr. Heinz Werner Wessler of Bonn University in Germany has written the Preface and Dr. Ruth Manorama of National Federation of Dalit women has written the Foreword. The Book has been dedicated to the memory of our friend, philosopher Dr. Badal Sen Gupta.
We are giving below some excerpts from Dr. Heinz and Dr. Ruth.
“I find “Dalitocracy” very interesting in its combination of political theories, its reconstruction of historical events relating to the demand for Separate Electorate by Babasaheb Ambedkar, its analysis of the German Electoral System and its convincing argumentation which may in its entirety boost a change in the Indian Electoral System” – Dr. Heinz Werner wessler, Bonn, Germany
“A history has been created already with the highly commendable leadership of raj and Jyothi in order to provide a neo-politics for the Dalits. Dalitocracy is truly a compendiul of theory and praxis of Dalit politics. Students, activists, politicians, political thinkers and Dalit leaders all over India are highly encouraged to read it and reap a rich harvest…
Raj and Jyothi explain in great detail what power as participation is and how it is qualitatively different from the dominant world and their strategies…
The research on German Electoral System which is a Mixed Member Proportionate representation System becomes a very useful learning. The explanation of how the German Electoral System has worked for the advantage of the underprivileged people in indeed a treat to the reader….
The authors have made an apt critique on Dalit Intelligentsia which, according to them has miserably failed to give any sort of direction and guidance to the Dalit youth…
I have been a witness to the success stories of Raj and Jyothi in the lives of the Dalit people in Tumkur District of Karnataka. They have succeeded in galvanizing the Dalit people through the Dalit Panchayat Parliament. Their theory becomes highly realistic because of the authority of their success. Their praxis becomes fodder in their continuous endeavor for theorizing on many realities of the lives of the Dalit people…” – Dr. Ruth Manorama, National Convener, National Federation of Dalit Women
Wishing a good reading pleasure of the entire book and hoping to see you in the release function on 24 August at 11.30 a.m. at the Ambedkar Bhavan, Miller’s Road in Bangalore.
Jyothi and Raj
Intimidating Peace
Muslims in Gujarat: Victims of a conspiring State
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat
Nafisa Bi lost her eyesight three years back after three of her sons were arrested under the notorious Prevention of Atrocities & Terrorist Act (POTA) after the Sabarmati Express, was burnt by the miscreants in Godhara railway station in February 2002. Today, Nafisa, 60 is completely blinded in her isolated home, which used to have a bakery. There are 11 such families living in Rehmat Nagar area of Godhara who have lost everything after their male members were arrested and kept in prison. Charges have not been framed yet, said Rehana Bi whose husband Shabir Hussein was a conductor in a private bus and was randomly arrested along with other 'conspirators' for their alleged role in the incident. The meager earning were not enough to sustain their family of four. Her younger daughter Shamim Bano was not born yet and has not seen her father so far. Rehana does not have any other members to support and is earning her livelihood through domesticated work at the houses of nearby Muslim locality of Boharas. " I go at 8 in the morning and return at 12 pm. They give me the left over food, which I eat and bring for my children. In cash, I just get Rs 250/-. My husband was getting Rs 1,200/- as monthly salary. How can my family survive in a meager Rs 250/-, she asks. No body comes here to ask us about our problems. A few social work organizations were here for some year but now they too have left leaving us in lurch. We have no clue about when our people will be released from the jail, despite the fact that we are informed that Supreme Court has ordered them bail, she explains.
Gujarat has witnessed systematic isolation of the Muslims in the past 10 years. Their movements are traced and livelihood shattered. It is very difficult for them to get even the work in the Hindu households. Even if the community wants to restart its life forgetting the past, there is no certainty whether the product that they make would sale in the market or not. Efforts were made by many NGOs, which failed because of the un written economic blockade by the powerful group of the Hindutva brigade. In fact, the tribal and Dalits face the same wrath in the village if they ally with any likeminded organizations which talks of their identity and rights.
The pain of Nafisa bi needs to be understood in terms of the ailing Gujarati society and the crisis Muslim women face in Gujarat. With most of the male members gone behind the bar, these women today face the uphill task of reviving their lives in a deeply polarized and hostile atmosphere. Rehmat Nagar area reflects the mood of the state government and their zeal to isolate Muslim further. There is no activity in the area, which is completely cut off from the main high way. No link road and if it rains then perhaps it would become nearly impossible for these women to go to earn. Most of the women are surviving on the alms which their employer give them apart from a salary of Rs 250/- per family per month.
Activists come and promise that our people would be released soon as the Supreme Court has ordered, said Rehana Bi. But Nafisa Bi seems to be resigned to her fate. 'It is more than three years that I saw my sons. Now even if they come, I would not be able to see them.' Neighbors inform that Nafisa weeps all the time. Her husband divorced her long back without caring their children. Fortunately, her sons were hardworking and earned their livelihood well to take care of her. Today, she is thoroughly dejected at the plight of her sons who she alleges were beaten up mercilessly in the police lock up. Her son Shabir Anwar Ansari have three sons and one daughter while Alauddin, the other son got married the same year. The locality is about 5 kilometers away from the railway station where the Sabarmati Express's coach were burnt. ' The police came in the evening with their face covered and asked the male members to accompany them to their bosses office', say Rehana. She further added that there were no women police personnel when they came. They were all men showering the choices abuse on us.
Fakharuddin Yusuf was a Bus driver. He was arrested as soon as he returned from his trip. He was put in Sabarmati jail where he died one year later. He was beaten up mercilessly in the police lock up. Obviously, the Gujarat police whose track record is worst while tackling with the minorities cannot escape the blame. Many young children who were born after their father was arrested often ask their mothers when would their father return.
The police and administration has become so nasty that it does not even allow the
detainees to meet their ailing parents even when they were waiting for a peaceful death. Rehana's mother in law died weeping and crying to see her son who could not come to see her before her death. Payroll was granted to Rehana's husband three days later after his mother was cremated. Mother and son did not see each other for three years says Rehana wiping her moisted eyes. When the Gujarat police come here they do not bring any women constables and on our defiance we are beaten up. She was arrested for one day. Rehana is outspoken when I ask about who burnt the train. " we did not know about the burning of train before the police came and started arresting the people. They informed that all the male members would be required to go to SP sahib but once they were put in the police vehicles they never returned and families only came to know about the whereabouts of their male members about three months later when they started writing to them.
' I too was arrested but they released me the very next day but my father was kept up in the lock up for six days', she says. Her moist eyes narrate the innocence inside her ', we do not burn even the dead, why would we burnt people alive?'
A total of nearly 100 families are charged under POTA in Godhara. The eleven families whose male wards have been arrested immediately after the train was burnt hail from this locality of Rehmat Nagar which is located on right hand side of the Godhara-Badodara high way. There is no connectivity road to this locality and one has to take off from the vehicle to reach here. The narrow muddy lane is the only way for you to reach the place. None of the man in the area has any work. In fact, they do not get any work outside. Tragedy is that Nafisa and like her many women's pains and agonies are compounded with the fact that with in their own community they have lot of resistance. When there i