About Raj Thackrey and North Indian

Whole country seemed condemning Mr. Raj Thackrey for his mobilisation of Marathi people against "North Indians". Here is what I got from internet:

"Mr. Raj Thackrey has done a great service to the country. What Indian government could not do for 60 years, Mr. Raj Thackrey has done in months! That is Giving North Indians the tag they deserved always, that is "North Indian"! For the first time in India, people from North Indian states are being labeled ( also actively published in north Indian TV Channels/News papers) as "North Indians". Previously Indians from Southern states were South Indians, from North East are North East Indians, but Indians from North Indians ? Well they were "only" Indians! Now that has changed! Nobody is simple Indian anymore, you are either North Indian, south Indian or Odiya or any Other Indian as per your place of birth, your face, skin color! The great pride of North Indians being labeled as "Indians" has been destroyed forever and brought down them to be equal to South Indian or Other Indian from Other parts of India! Raj Thackrey has made all Indians equal now! Nobody is more Indian! Everybody is either South Indian, North Indian or Odiya or any other Indians! Previously Only North Indians were Indians, rest were either South Indians, Bengali etc.. Not any more! Raj Thackrey should be given BHARAT RATNA for bringing all Indians to same level now!
So, Mr. Raj Thackrey should be given "Bharat Ranta" for doing this extra oridinary service to the country in terms of national integration and equality among Indian citizens! But as usual in this country, do-gooders get jail term and Mr. Raj Thackrey also got he same! "

Quite thought provoking!

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JD(U) MPs resign to protest MNS attacks

NEW DELHI: Politicking over the attacks on examinees from Bihar appearing for a railway recruitment test in Mumbai and the shooting of a Patna
youth, Rahul Raj, took a new turn with JD(U) Lok Sabha MPs handing in their resignations and putting RJD, LJP as well as BJP in a fix.

The JD(U) MPs' move to hand in their papers was immediately attacked by RJD leader Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan as "mere drama" while the BJP chose not to react to the development. The senior UPA ministers said the resignations were patently insincere and accused JD(U) leader and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar of breaking a cross-party consensus on the issue.

JD(U)'s move, aimed at catering to the growing anger in Bihar against MNS attacks on people from the state, also forced the BJP to review the situation at the meeting of the party's parliamentary board.

But it was Lalu who, incidentally was the first to threaten resignations, appeared most peeved with JD(U)'s populist ploy. The railway minister said that if the Bihar CM was really concerned about the travails of north Indians in Mumbai, he ought to quit his post along with JD(U) MLAs. He said Nitish had gone back on a pledge to work with all other parties from Bihar on the issue of harassment faced by people from the state in Mumbai at the hands of MNS led by Raj Thackeray.

Yet, the RJD boss appeared on the defensive as his MPs and MLAs have submitted their "resignations" to him rather than to presiding officers of the respective legislatures, as required. Having initiated the resignation move in response to JD(U)'s announcement that its MPs would quit, the railway minister is having to answer what he intends to do with the resignations submitted to him.

Paswan pointed out that no significance could be attached to the JD(U)'s move as the current LS had more or less run its course. But he was cagey about whether he and his MPs would follow suit. "I don't believe in this kind of politics. Is Nitish not responsible for conditions that force people to leave Bihar looking for jobs?" he said.

As things stand, resignations of LS MPs, are a low cost option for the CM but is likely to cause disproportionate discomfort to the UPA. Lalu is already out of power in Bihar and quitting LS means sacrificing his Cabinet berth and losing his clout at the Centre. This would also lead to the government losing its majority as RJD has 24 MPs.

Paswan is as annoyed with Lalu as with JD(U) as he feels the RJD leader has needlessly upped the ante for everyone. The dilemma for Paswan is that after having demanded Raj's arrest under NSA, he is now being asked whether his commitment to the Bihari cause will see him offer the resignation of LJP MPs.

Source : Times Of India

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BJP releases list of 95 candidates for Rajasthan polls

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) late on Sunday evening released a list of 95 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly polls.


The polls for the 200-seat state assembly are scheduled December 4.

The list includes chief minister Vasundhara Raje, who will contest from Jhalrapatan, the constituency from which she won in the last elections.

In its first list of candidates for the Rajasthan polls, the BJP has dropped the names of 12 sitting legislators and repeated 24 members. The rest of the candidates are new faces.

The candidates include 15 women, 10 candidates from Scheduled Tribes and 19 from the Scheduled Castes.

The next list will be announced on November 13.

Source : Times Of India

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