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PM launches nationwide BJP ‘Sadasyata Abhiyaan’‘Saath aaye, desh banaye’.......................................................... 6BJP aims to break records with its membership drive............ 8BJP Membership drive in States................................................ 9

ArticlesConfidentiality clauses and the battle for tracing black money

By Arun Jaitley..................................................................... 12Making Bengal the den of jihadi terror

By Balbir Punj...................................................................... 22Nehruvians discredited modern India’s builder

By A Surya Prakash............................................................ 25

OthersDevendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra CM.............. 10Manohar Lal Khattar sworn-in as Haryana CM..................... 10PM flags off, joins Run For Unity on Sardar Patel Jayanti.. 14Narendra Modi takes ‘Clean India’ Campaign to the Ganges 16Mann Ki Baat................................................................................. 24

StatesTamilnadu, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh.................................... 28Karnataka........................................................................................ 29

Golden words from Aadhyatama................................................ 30


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~~~ “BJP membership drive from November 1

to March 31, 2015 is not to increase theparty’s power but give more strength tothe people of India.”

-Amit Shah

Chhath Pooja : October 29, 2014

“countrymen trusted me on the matter of blackmoney, still I wished to repeat my aim thatwhatever money had illegally gone abroad fromIndia should return.”

-Narendra Modi

Chhath Puja is an ancientHindu festival and only VedicFestival dedicated to the Sun God,Surya. Chhath Puja is performed onKartika Shukla Shashthi, which isthe sixth day of the month of Kartikain the Hindu Calendar. This fallstypically in the month of October orNovember in the GregorianCalendar.

The Chhath Puja is performedin order to thank Surya forsustaining life on earth and torequest the granting of certainwishes.The Sun, considered the godof energy and of the life-force, isworshipped during the Chhathfestival to promote well-being, prosperity and progress. In Hinduism, Sun worship is believed to helpcure a variety of diseases, including leprosy, and helps ensure the longevity and prosperity of familymembers, friends, and elders.

The rituals of the festival are rigorous and are observed over a period of four days. They includeholy bathing, fasting and abstaining from drinking water (Vratta), standing in water for long periodsof time, and offering prashad (prayer offerings) and arghya to the setting and rising sun.

Although it is observed most elaborately in Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern UP and the Terai regionsof Nepal in modern times, and is more prevalent in areas where migrants from those areas have apresence, it is celebrated in all regions and major urban centers in India.

Chhath is a festival of bathing and worshipping,that follows a period of abstinence and segregationof the worshipper from the main household for four days. During this period, the worshipper observespurity, and sleeps on the floor on a single blanket.This is the only holy festival which has noinvolvement of any pandit (priest).

The devotees offer their prayers to the setting sun, and then the rising sun in celebrating its gloryas the cycle of birth starts with death. It is seen as the most glorious form of Sun worship.

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.It is the wish of the BJP National President to make Bharatiya Janata Party number

one in the world in terms of its membership. At present China has the number onepolitical party in terms of membership. Congratulations to BJP President for such

an approach. Such approach of the party president inspires everyone to work.For last two decades people have become indifferent towards politics. Negativity

has grown in people. The sentiment that “we are not concerned” has increased. Suchkind of sentiment is not good for democracy. Democracy will get weakened by thisapproach and in the last two decades India has been weakened due to indifference ofpeople.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi created ahistory. He made efforts tirelessly to break the political negativity and indifference inthe people. He was successful to certain extent and this is the reason that people gavefull majority to BJP.

This is the reason that Amit Shah has decided to connect the mood of the peoplewith the party. There are many political parties in the country but if we look at them,most of them are confined within the boundaries of certain families. We may leave CPIand CPM as exceptions. But the condition of both these parties is also very miserableand people say that both these parties are counting their last breath. Here is a party BJPwhich conducts membership drive every six year and elections are held from the postof national president to mandal president every three year. So far Congress is concerned,its existence cannot be imagined without Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. For Congress,Sonia ji and Rahul ji are working as ventilators. The reality is that the Congress willbe finished without Sonia ji and Rahul ji.

While membership drive has started with full vigour, it has to be noted that strongdemocracy in the party has to be further strengthened. Discussion and dialogue in anyparty makes its internal democracy strong. In parties internal discussions shouldalways exist. Except BJP, discussions are almost nil in other political parties.

In parties independent discussions-dialogue-talks should continuously take place.People’s organizations should always discuss with the people also. The attempt toconfine democracy in the last ten-fifteen years is dangerous.

The shape and form of BJP is expanding. While the acceptance of Narendra Modiis increasing among the people, the acceptability of BJP is expanding. The BJP NationalPresident Amit Shah has understood this mood. This is the reason that he has fixed thetarget so that people may say that Bharatiya Janata Party is the party with largestmembership in the world.

Everyone should join in this sacred work. BJP has given an opportunity to thecountrymen to dial a number from their mobile and get membership. “Online is free”.It is a big decision. The manner in which Amit Shah by remaining in the backgroundis making BJP move ahead step by step in different states is praiseworthy.

BJP National President Amit Shah will have to take one more praiseworthy step.Along with membership, to get the members connected ideologically he will have tomake historic efforts to help party literature and ideology reach village to village. If BJPis successful in doing this then BJP will not be foremost in the membership alone butideologically also it will become number one in the world.

Initiative in the direction of makingBJP number one in the world


Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi launchedthe online nationwide

membership drive (SadasyataAbhiyaan) of BJP on 01November 2014 from BJPheadquarters in New Delhi withan aim to enroll at least threetimes its current membershipfrom the current 3.5 crores —which would make it world’slargest political. This is the first

time the BJP has set such anambitious membership target, farbeyond the 20% benchmark ofprevious years, and the drivewill go on till March 31, 2015. Ifit manages to meet its target, itwould have overtaken theCommunist Party of China, theworld’s largest with nearly 87million workers. The BJP haslaunched a toll-free number —18002662020 — to facilitate thedrive, laying stress on new-agetechnology for which renewal of

membership through SMS is alsopossible. BJP workers arerequired to renew theirmembership every six years andthe new membership would bevalid for 2015-21. The partyplans to prepare a database ofmembers, link them to BJP boothsin their localities and holdregular meetings.

After launching the onlinenationwide membership drive

(Sadasyata Abhiyaan) Shri Modibecame the first member of theparty to register online and hewas followed by party NationalPresident Shri Amit Shah. ShriModi also thanked the party forallowing him to become the firstmember of BJP through theonline drive.

Now to join BJP theinterested individual will haveto give a missed call and addresson a toll free number. Followedby which one will immediately

get registered as party memberand BJP Karyakartas would thenmeet the individual andhandover the registration receipt.

Speaking at the launch of thedrive PM Shri Narendra Modisaid that the aim of themembership drive is to ensurethat people from all sections ofsociety should be represented inthe party. He added that the poorand illiterate should also feel

that they are a partof BJP. He statedBJP should beexpanded in sucha way that itrepresents peopleof all strata and beable to fulfilldreams of all.“Our country isfull of diversity.BJP should also beseen as full ofdiversity. Thebouquet of croresof BJP workersshould be suchthat people fromall regions should

feel that their flower is alsorepresented in this bouquet,” hesaid.

Shri Modi noted thatpeople’s expectations frompolitical leaders and partieshave changed over the years andthey now expect them to play animportant role in public life andhelp improve their lives.Contending that BJP has racedahead of its rivals in the country,he told the party cadres to reachout to all sections of the society

PM launches nationwide BJP ‘Sadasyata Abhiyaan’

‘Saath aaye, desh banaye’ : Narendra ModiMatter of pride to become a member of BJP, says Modi


so that it represents the country’strue diversity. “The era of massagitations for politics seemsover...Now people expect partiesand their leaders to playsignificant role in public life,”he said. Modi said to run thecountry and take it forward, onehas to bring a change in it.

“The better the informationflow from bottom to top, thehealthier is the decision-makingprocess at the top. Till there is noperfect flow of information frombottom to top, perfect guidancefrom the top is not possible,” hesaid.

that. To be a member of BJP is tolive the disciplined life itdemands... every member of BJPis a representative of the people,”he added.

Shri Modi asked researchscholars from universities andsocial scientists the world overto study the process of the party’smembership drive on how aperson takes his first step inpolitics. “The membership driveshould be cited as a case studybefore the world,” he saidinviting research scholars fromacross the world to see and studythis “pure and democratic”exercise to reach every section ofsociety.

Further encouraging thepeople PM said that when onebecomes the member of the partywhich is in power the individualalso becomes a representative ofthe people. Encouraging peopleto be a part of politics, he saidthat BJP is a party of the diversity.“Contrary to popular belief,politics is not tainted. If it wasbad, Mahatma Gandhi wouldnever have been a part of it,” hesaid.

He told the party cadres notto bother about other parties,contending that BJP has alreadytaken a big lead. “Put youreverything into it...Like you doduring an election campaign...It(the drive) should become aninspiration for parties across theworld,” the Prime Minister toldthe BJP cadres.

Throwing light on how thepolitics has changed in therecent times he said that “Nationexpects political parties, workers,leaders to play an important role.Indian politics has changed.Now people expect parties toplay significant role in public

The Prime Minister said thatfor the development of the party,its horizontal as well as verticalgrowth is essential and calledupon partymen not to leave asingle village unrepresented.

Terming BJP as an importantdemocratic organ across theworld, he said the party shouldaspire to be an inspiration for allpolitical parties globally andsaid it never positioned itself likea force to reckon with in thedemocratic order. “BJP is one ofthe most importantorganizations in the world. Yetwe have never positioned it like

Article IX of BJP constitution deals with membership.It says :


life.”PM also congratulated BJP for

turning digital at a time when theCentral Government is also talkingof digital India. He complimentedthe party Karyakartas and theparty President Shri Amit Shah forusing the modern technology tostrengthen the party.

Earlier, delivering theintroductory speech on theoccasion, BJP National PresidentShri Amit Shah said, “It’s animportant and fortunate day forall of us because our membershipdrive was going to be launched byPM Shri Narendra Modiji.

Shri Amit Shah said that thedrive from November 1 to March31, 2015 is not to increase theparty’s power but give morestrength to the people of India. “Itis increasingly important that moreand more people join BJP. We arestarting this membership drive ata time when our party is in powerand a new movement ofdevelopment has begun,” He said.

Shri Shah said that whoeverwants to join the party can joinmerely by dialing a toll-freenumber. “People can join the BJPby just giving a miss call on a tollfree number. Thereafter, you willimmediately get registered and theparty members will come to meetyou and handover the registrationreceipt to you,” Shri Shah said.

He said the party’s aim is tohave three times its currentmembership from the current 3.5crores. “This membership drive hasto be taken differently by all BJPcadres as the party is in power now.This membership drive is veryimportant for the party.

Once more and more people getassociated with it, the party will bestrengthened and so will the countryand the country,” he said.

BJP aims to breakrecords with its

membershipdrive : NaddaPresiding over a meeting

of party leaders from sevenNorth Eastern states and thestates of Odisha, Jharkhand,West Bengal and Assam BJPNational General SecretaryShri J P Nadda said the partyis aiming to break all recordsin inducting new membersduring a membership drive tobe launched from November1. “We would like to break allrecords in terms of ourmembership drive throughoutIndia this time. Themembership drive will belaunched at our central partyoffice tomorrow and willcontinue till March 31, 2015.The membership will be forsix years,” Shri Nadda said.

He said other than the oldmethod of filling up forms formembership; the party wasalso taking help of technologyto reach out to the masses.“Apart from the age-oldmethod of filling up forms, weare also taking help oftechnology.

There will be onlineregistration as we will belaunching an exhaustivecampaign process. He said,“We are going to touch allcorners, all sections of thesociety through thismembership campaign. Wehave planned an exhaustivecampaign schedule,” hesaid.

Highlights ofhis speech:

• BJP has given me immensepride by offering thisopportunity. It’s a matterof pride to become amember of such a party.I’m going to be the firstmember...it is “sone pesuhaga!”

• I know what it means to bea member of BJP. A BJPmember has to fulfillsociety’s expectations.

• Let’s invite universities. Letthem see how BJP iscarrying out themembership drive.

• Our country is diverse. BJPshould also be diverse.Everyone should feel likethey’re part of the BJP.Every section of societymust feel represented.

• Important that we havehorizontal (development ofvillages) as well as verticaldevelopment.

• There should be one BJPmember in every Indianvillage. Right from a remotevillage in Andaman to Lehin Ladakh.

• Indian government hasenvisioned a ‘DigitalIndia’. Here ‘Digital BJP’ isbeing launched.

• This is a great effort, itdeserves appreciation.

• There is a negativeperception about politics.Politics isn’t bad. If it was,Mahatma Gandhi wouldhave never stepped into it.

• This should serve asinspiration to everypolitical party.


PUNJAB

BJP plans to enroll21 lakh new members

Motivated by the performance in the Lok Sabhapolls and after the recent victory in Haryana

Assembly polls, a rejuvenated Bharatiya Janata Partyin Punjab is planning to enroll 21 lakh members in theState. State party affairs in-charge Shri Ram ShankarKatheria’s maiden visit after taking over the newassignment mainly focused on expanding the party’sbase, reaching out to the unexplored areas and sections,bring into party fold maximum people to strengthenparty organization.

Interacting with media persons Shri Ram ShankarKatheria said, “The membership drive was launchedby Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on November 1,and we’ll be launching it from November 09 in Jalandharwhich would continue till March 31, 2015, he said. ForPunjab, the target has been fixed at 21 lakh. The statehas been divided into 33 districts, which covers a totalof 21,450 booths. “We have given the target of 100members from every booth in all villages, towns andcities, which is compulsory, either personal or online,”he said.

To make it a success, the BJP state unit has alsodecided to hold special four-day camps in all 33 districts.Party’s state leadership, including BJP State PresidentShri Kamal Sharma, will also be available on one ofthese camps, the he said.

CHHATTISGARH

Dr. Raman Singh kicks off BJP’sonline membership campaign

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s online membershipcampaign in Chhattisgarh was started by Chief

Minister Dr. Raman Singh in presence of party’sNational General Secretary Shri JP Nadda at party’soffice ‘Ektam Parisar’ in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Shri Singh also reviewed party’s membership drivethrough online system . Addressing the workers onthe occasion, Shri Nadda said that BJP’s onlinemembership is increasing day-by-day and the partywill break all the records with maximum number of

members.He said that the membership can be easily counted

for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and booth level from thissystem. Each member will be given an identity numberand on the basis of which the party worker can tracehis name, address, booth number and voter ID, ShriNadda said.

BJP State president Shri Dharamlal Kaushik saidthat the membership is renewed after every six years.After launching the membership drive in Raipur, thecampaign will be started in all districts. The targetgiven by the national leadership will be achieved.

A large number of people of Muslim communityled by Saleem Asharfi also took membership whichwas being provided online as well as offline by givingreceipt.

MADHYA PRADESH

Our drive will reach bus stands,railway stations and airports :

Nandkumar SinghLaunching online membership campaign in Madhya

Pradesh, BJP State President and MP ShriNandkumar Singh Chouhan called on the people tomake BJP membership drive a huge success for realisingthe imagination of a strong India. Senior BJP leaderShri Meghraj Jain has been made in-charge of the Statemembership drive and has started knitting warp of it inall the 56 organizational districts of the State, he added.Shri Singh in a statement said, “By making an individuala member of the party, we should make him feelhonoured. This would on the one hand make the newentrant in the party honoured and on the other handwould strengthen the party,” he added.

Shri Singh said that where 9 to 10 crore memberswould be made at national level we have to carryforward our membership ahead from 2.21 crore. Phasedprogramme has been made for the membership and weneed to achieve our target of for it before March 31,2015.

He said that from next month our drive wouldreach bus stands, railway stations and airports whereparty office bearers would welcome the visitors andwould honor them with party membership.

BJP Membership drive in States


Devendra Fadnavis was on October 28sworn-in as Chief Minister of the first BJPgovernment in Maharashtra at a grandceremony. 44-year-old Fadnavis, a third timeMLA was administered the oath of office andsecrecy by Governor Shri C Vidyasagar Raoat the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai in thepresence of Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi, BJP National President Shri Amit Shah,several Union ministers and leaders like ShriLK Advani and Shri MM Joshi among others.Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states includingSmt. Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan),Smt.Anandiben Patel (Gujarat), Shri ManoharParrikar (Goa), Shri Raman Singh(Chhattisgarh) and Shri Manohar Lal Khattar(Haryana) and those governed by alliesincluding Shri Chandrababu Naidu (AndhraPradesh) and Shri Parkash Singh Badal(Punjab) also attended the event. Top

Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra CM

Manohar Lal Khattar sworn-in as Haryana CMNarendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh among others attend the ceremony

Shri Manohar Lal Khattar was sworn-in as CM ofHaryana at Panchkula on October 26. While PM ShriNarendra Modi paid little heed to the protocol to attendthe swearing-in, his cabinet ministers, including Smt.Sushma Swaraj and Shri Rajnath Singh, and the party’sstate leaders too made it to the ceremony in full strength.

Along with CM designated Manohar Lal KhattarShri OP Dhankar, Shri Ram Bilas Sharma, Shri Anil Vij,Smt. Kavita Jain, Captain Abhimanyu and Shri NarvirSingh also took oath as cabinet ministers. Apart fromthese cabinet ministers three ministers of state (MoS),Shri Bikram Singh Thekedar, Shri Krishan Kumar andShri Karan Dev Kamboj, too were administered the oathof office and secrecy. They all will hold independentcharges.

As the new CM assumes office, he will be confrontedwith weak state finances. The new regime will have a tough job putting state’s fiscal situation in orderas it faces huge revenue deficit and ballooning debt in the wake of “populist” decisions taken by theprevious government, says an expert. It is also going to be a major challenge for the first BJP-ledHaryana government to fulfill its election promises, including raising old age pension, providingfoodgrain at Rs 1 per kg to BPL families given the “precarious” financial position of the state, he said.

Apart from these public confidence needs to be restored in the wake of huge cases of scams &corruption reported from the State.

industrialists along with other eminent personalities,including from Bollywood were present at the packedvenue when seven Cabinet Ministers and two Ministersof State also took oath.


The 10-member Devendra Fadnavisministry sworn in along with CM-designatein the presence of Prime Minister NarendraModi is a blend of youth and experience.

The seniormost among them is EknathKhadse (born in 1952), Leader of Oppositionin the outgoing 12th State Assembly. Aprominent leader from Jalgaon district inNorth Maharashtra, he was FinanceMinister during the Shiv Sena-BJP regime in1995-99.

Shri Sudhir Mungantiwar (born 1962)is a former president of Maharashtra BJP.He was a minister for some time during theShiv Sena- BJP regime in 1995-99. He hailsfrom Chandrapur district in Vidarbha.

Shri Vinod Tawde (born 1963),who waseffective as leader of Opposition in theLegislative Council, hails from Sindhdurgdistrict in coastal Konkan region and is anelectronics engineering graduate.ShriChandrakant Patil, an MLC from Punegraduates seat. Hailing from Kolhapurdistrict in western Maharashtra.

Smt. Pankaja Munde (born 1979) wonher second term as MLA from Parli inMarathwada region. She was made amember of the state BJP core committee afterthe death of her father Gopinath Munde ina road accident in Delhi in June.

Shri Vishnu Savara won fromVikramgadh constituency in Palghardistrict. He was a minister during the Sena-BJP government in the 90s.

Shri Prakash Mehta representsGhatkopar East constituency in Mumbai.He is a former Mumbai BJP president. Hewas a minister during the Sena-BJPgovernment in the 90s.

Among the ministers of state who tookoath today was also Shri Dilip Kamble,who won the October 15 poll from PuneCantonment defeating sitting MLA RameshBagve, a former minister, by over 14,000votes. Ms Vidya Thakur is former deputymayor of Mumbai. She defeated Shiv Senaleader Subhash Desai from GoregaonAssembly constituency in the recently heldassembly polls.

PM invites suggestions ondealing with drug addiction

Taking up the cause of addressing the menace ofdrug addiction, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiinvited suggestions from the public as well as NGOs onways to mitigate the problem.

Shri Modi, who touched upon the issue in his ‘MannKi Baat’ programme on radio last Sunday, said theviews and experiences could be shared on MyGovwebsite. “During ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, I talkedabout many friends writing to me on menace of drugs.I said I will take it up in next programme,” he tweeted.“I invite you to share your views on the issue ofmitigating the menace of drugs. If you worked in thisarea, please share your experiences,” he added inanother tweet.

The Prime Minister asked NGOs that are workingon this to share their experiences as well. “It will bewonderful to know about the work being done.”

He also suggested that those having personalexperience but not wanting to share it in public maywrite to him directly. He has promised to talk about thissocial problem in his next ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme,expected after a month.

In his last such programme, Shri Narendra Modihad cited a letter received by him from a citizen talkingabout the problem of drug addiction.

He had said youth are the asset of the country andthe nation cannot afford to see them falling into theproblem of drug abuse. “The issues I touch are the oneson which government comes under attack. But howlong will be hide things? For good intent, the truth hasto be spoken and I will keep doing it,” he said.

He had said the government has a responsibility toaddress social problems like drug addiction and it willcreate an environment in this regard.

Five phase elections in Jharkhand,J-K announced

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir andJharkhand will be held in five phases between November25 and December 20, it was announced on October 25 byelection commission. Votes will be counted on December23. Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir will vote onNovember 25, December 2, December 9, December 14 andDecember 20, Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampathsaid at a press conference in New Delhi.


The world is increasinglymoving towards a morestructured and organized

struggle against illegal moneyparked in tax havens or evenotherwise transacted at foreignsoil. Originally the tax havenswere completely non-cooperative. However,international pressure hascompelled some of them to relaxthe rigidity against non-disclosure.

Almost all countries whichentered into Double TaxationAvoidance Treaties or have adomestic legislation, as in thecase of US, that has an extra-territorial application insist thatinformation parted to thereceiving State would besubjected to confidentialityclauses. The confidentialityclauses make it incumbent thatdisclosure would be made onlyafter prosecution is filed before acharging court. Thus the issue isnot whether but when disclosurecan be made.The debate is notbetween disclosure and non-disclosure of confidentialinformation. It is betweenunauthorized disclosure inviolation of tax treaties anddisclosure as per tax treaties. Anunauthorised disclosure inviolation of tax treaties entailsthat the disclosure is made forcollateral purposes. It is usuallynot accompanied by anyevidence or proof. But when adisclosure is made in pursuance

of a charge sheet in a court oflaw where a criminalprosecution is filed, it wouldcertainly be a disclosuresubstantiated by adequate proofand evidence.

A disclosure in violation oftax treaties helps the accountholder. The reciprocating statewould treat this as a violation ofa tax treaty and refuse to provide

any evidence in support of theunauthorized account. Theholder of the unauthorisedaccount in the absence of anyproof and confirmation from thereciprocating State would get thebenefit in any investigation orprosecution and then claim that“I stand vindicated”. In fact, apre-mature disclosure wouldadditionally alert the accountholder to prepare somedocumentation or a shamdefence. It may even enable himto destroy evidence.

India has to take a consciouscall. Does it want to be a part of

the global coalition which ismoving in the direction ofautomatic sharing of informationor not? Does it ensure allinformation is supported bysubstantial evidence and proofor only wishes to remainrestricted to sloganeering? In therecent meeting of about 50countries in Berlin whichproposed automatic sharing of

information, India could notparticipate since a prevalentview is that confidentialityclauses are unconstitutional inIndian law. This view requiresreconsideration. An automaticexchange of information wouldrelate both to authorized andunauthorised movement ofmoney. Why should anyinformation with regard toauthorized movement of moneybe made public? Why shouldinformation even in relation ofunauthorized movement ofmoney be made public only forpolitical or collateral purposes?

Confidentiality clauses and the battle fortracing black money outside India

By Arun Jaitley

A disclosure in violation of tax treaties helps theaccount holder. The reciprocating state would treat

this as a violation of a tax treaty and refuse toprovide any evidence in support of the unauthorizedaccount. The holder of the unauthorised account inthe absence of any proof and confirmation from the

reciprocating State would get the benefit in anyinvestigation or prosecution and then claim that “I

stand vindicated”.


Why should the account holderbe alerted in advance? It shouldbe put to an authorized use withcollection of evidence and filingof prosecution.

The United States haslegislated the Foreign AccountTax Compliance Act, 2010(FATCA). The FATCA containsa confidentiality clause. It makesit mandatory for foreign financialinstitutions (FFIs) to register withthe appropriate authority andexchange information. Theforeign financial institutions arerequired to enter into agreementwith the US Internal RevenueService. Alternatively foreigngovernments can signagreements with US government.Mandatory exchange ofinformation subject toconfidentiality clause beingnecessary. FATCA mandates thededuction and withholding oftax equal to 30% on a US source

payment to recalcitrant FIIs orFFIs in non compliant countrieswhich do not meet with therequirements of FATCA. Such30% withholding will also beimposed by other FATCAcompliant countries against noncompliant countries.Theconsequences of not signing thethe agreement with US underFATCA would be disastrous.Itwill negate the efforts being

undertaken by our governmentto revive the Indian economy.The Reserve Bank of India hasalready informed theGovernment of India about theserious and adverse

consequences of non-complianceof FATCA by India. Severalcountries have alreadysubscribed to FATCA.

An unauthorised disclosureof information is fraught withboth investigation and economic

consequences. They cansabotage the investigation. Theycan attract sanctions in the formof withholding taxes. It isobvious that in a choice betweenunauthorised disclosure anddisclosure as per treaties, thelatter is both a fair and beneficialproposition. It will help incollection of evidence andexposure of a wrong doing inaccordance with law and fair

procedure. A disclosure withoutevidence would ensure thatevidence is never available.

Notwithstanding its clarity,why should someone withadequate understanding of the

subject, demand a disclosure inviolation of the treaty. TheCongress Party’s stand isunderstandable. It does not wantevidence to be forthcoming insupport of the names availablewith SIT. Are some others illinformed, just indulging inbravado or are they Trojanhorses? I am sure the SIT whichhas been entrusted by theSupreme Court with theinvestigation, will succeed inbringing out the truth whilerealising the full implications ofthe subject matter.

The NDA Government hashad an exemplary record in thismatter. The first decision of itsCabinet Meeting was to acceptthe Supreme Court direction inconstituting the SIT. It hascomplied with every decision ofthe SIT. It made available all thenames in its possession to theSIT on 27th June, 2014 itself. Itwill continue to support the SITfully and unequivocally insearch of truth.

(The writer is Union Ministerof Finance & Defence)

The United States has legislated the Foreign Account TaxCompliance Act, 2010 (FATCA). The FATCA contains a

confidentiality clause. It makes it mandatory for foreignfinancial institutions (FFIs) to register with the appropriateauthority and exchange information. The foreign financial

institutions are required to enter into agreement with theUS Internal Revenue Service. Alternatively foreign

governments can sign agreements with US government.

The NDA Government has had an exemplary recordin this matter. The first decision of its CabinetMeeting was to accept the Supreme Court directionin constituting the SIT. It has complied with everydecision of the SIT. It made available all the namesin its possession to the SIT on 27th June, 2014itself. It will continue to support the SIT fully andunequivocally in search of truth.


Flagging off the “Run ForUnity” on the occasion ofSardar Patel Jayanti, the

Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi on 31st

October,the birthanniversary of SardarPatel recalled themantra of “Ek Bharat:Shresth Bharat” andsaid that SardarVallabhbhai Patelgave us “Ek Bharat”(United India), and weshould all worktowards creating“Shresth Bharat” (BestIndia). He wasaddressing a largegathering of youthand people from allwalks of life, atRajpath in New Delhi.

The PrimeMinister referred toSardar Patel Jayanti asan inspirationalmoment, and said acountry that forgetshistory, cannot createhistory. He saidIndia‘s gloriousheritage will always be aninspiration for its aspirationalyouth. He reminded the peoplethat India‘s rich heritage cannever be divided on ideologicallines. He remembered formerPrime Minister Smt. IndiraGandhi, noting that today washer death anniversary.

Mentioning Sardar Patel‘sunique contribution to thefreedom struggle, the Prime

Minister drew a comparison ofthe Sardar‘s relationship withMahatma Gandhi, to therelationship between Swami

Vivekananda and RamakrishnaParamahansa.

The Prime Minister alsospoke of Chanakya‘s vision of aunited India, and said the Sardarhad, through his strategicforesight, converted that dreaminto reality.

On India‘s unity in diversity,the Prime Minister said thisdiversity gives us strength. Hesaid India‘s people should

PM flags off, joins Run For Unity on Sardar Patel Jayanti

Sardar Patel gave us “Ek Bharat” –let us all make “Shreshth Bharat”: Modi

always be vigilant to guard thisunique strength of unity indiversity. He regretted that thirtyyears ago, India‘s fabric of unity

in diversity had been attacked,as one specific community hadbeen targeted.

The Prime Ministeradministered the pledge of unityto the assembled people andlater flagged off the Run ForUnity. Even as he exhortedpeople to begin the run, theassembled youthenthusiastically waited for thePrime Minister to lead the run.


Sidelights – Run For Unity Event at Rajpath, New Delhi• PM’s arrival was greeted with slogans and cheers. ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ resounded

everywhere.• PM led the chant of ‘Sardar Patel amar rahe’ before addressing the gathering.• PM dwelled at length on the unbreakable bond between Mahatma Gandhi and

Sardar Patel in his speech.• Run for Unity was flagged off by the PM. The enthusiastic crowd competed with

each other to participate. PM came down from the stage to be among the people.PM also ran some distance to encourage the participants. People kept onpouring in the run long after he left.

• Youth and children formed the most enthusiastic contingent among the runners.• Sports personalities including Olympics, Asiad and Commonwealth medal

winners and cricketers drew huge applause from the crowd.• Illustrating India’s Unity in Diversity, the Prime Minister said:

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Eventually, the PrimeMinister led the RunFor Unity.

Union MinistersShri Arun Jaitley, Smt.Sushma Swaraj, ShriVenkaiah Naidu andShri Ravi ShankarPrasad, andLieutenant Governorof Delhi Shri NajeebJung,Rajya Sabha MP& BJP National VicePresident ShriPrabhat Jha werepresent on theoccasion.

Earlier, the PrimeMinister paid floraltributes at the statueof Sardar Patel, atPatel Chowk onParliament Street.

BJP Youth Delegation to visit ChinaBharatiya Janata Party has received an invitation from International Department of Communist

Party of China (IDCPC) for strengthening political relationship of ruling parties of both the countries.Under the leadership of Sh Sidharth Nath Singh , National Secretary BJP a 14 member team is visitingChina from 26th Oct to 4th Nov. The delegation will visit 4 cities of China which are Hangzhou, Beijing,Chongquig and Shanghai.

The four cities selected have their own identities. Hangzhou is an industrial town, Beijing is thepolitical capital, Chongquig is a rural area with urban infrastructure and Shanghai a modern city.

The delegation will interact with Zhejiang Federation of Industry and Commerce, Alibaba Companyand other business associates, Asian Bureau of IDCPC, Liangjiang Economic Development Zone and abanquet will be hosted by Vice Minister of IDCPC. The delegation will also visit Chongquing’s City Servicehotline office and one stop Public Service Center.

For better understanding of how political parties work in their respective countries the delegationwill be meeting CPC members at various levels including Community level CPC organisation. Party levelinteraction will give a better understanding of how public opinion helps in shaping social and economicpolicies of their respective countries. Apart from meetings and interactions the delegation will also maketwo important visits for in depth knowledge of how One Stop Service window is provided for Businessin China and a village to see how China coordinates rural area development and agricultural upgradingfor higher income of farmers.

BJP’s Youth delegation to China comes after 2011.The invitation by IDCPC is in line with the visitof President Xi to India and Prime Minister Modiji’s government agenda of building modern cities, ruraldevelopment with urban amenities, one stop window for business, one stop public service center andother development schemes.


Bringing Swachh Bharatcampaign to his LokSabha constituency, Prime

Minister Shri Narendra Modi on08 November 2014 wielded aspade to remove silt depositedalong the banks of River Gangain Varanasi and nominated ninepersons, including ChiefMinister Shri Akhilesh Yadav,to carry forward the cleanlinessdrive in UP.

Shri Modi arrived at the AssiGhat where he climbed downthree stairs and worked throughan uneven muddy track to reacha makeshift stage where fivepriests were waiting for the PrimeMinister to assist him in a specialGanga puja. The Prime Ministerspent close to 15 minutes offeringprayers to the river, as hymnsechoed through speakersinstalled at the venue.

After the prayers, Shri Modi,who was accompanied by a fewBJP leaders including party Statepresident Shri Laxmikant Bajpaiand city mayor Shri Ram GopalMohale, picked up a spade andbegan vigorously digging thehuge amount of silt that haddeposited along the ghat after therainy season. Significantly, hedid not stop after a few strokesbut carried on to fill basket afterbasket with silt as a small crowdcheered him on with slogans.

Speaking to media personsassembled at the spot, he saidthat just like the launch of

Narendra Modi takes ‘Clean India’Campaign to the Ganges

Picks up spade, cleans Assi Ghat in VaranasiPM shares his vision for Varanasi's

renewal (Kayakalp)The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi described Varanasi as an

important part of India`s heritage, and underlined his resolve to restore itto its position of global pre-eminence. He was interacting with leadingcitizens from various strata of society in Varanasi. He said he is talking toand receiving suggestions from a lot of people in this regard. The PrimeMinister gave examples of the redevelopment of London post World War2, which retained its original character; and the redevelopment of Bhujpost the 2001 earthquake. He said Kashi needs similar renewal.♦ Ruling out any big announcements, the Prime Minister mentioned

some key elements of his vision for Varanasi`s renewal:♦ Making Banaras Hindu University a wi-fi university; modernizing it

and placing it alongside the best universities of the world.♦ Separate toilets for boys and girls in schools.♦ Cleaning of the Ganga using latest technology.♦ Provision of clean drinking water.♦ Modernization of the Ganga ghats ensuring dignity of women.♦ Creating a contemporary ambience and feel for the Ganga aarti, using

modern lighting.♦ Running a special "Palace on wheels" train for Kashi.♦ Small battery operated cars for Kashi.♦ Solid waste management for the town.♦ Enough seating for everyone at Varanasi railway station.♦ Modern restrooms in public places.♦ Solar lighting in public places.♦ Creating a global market for handlooms and handicrafts using e-

commerce.♦ Free emergency ambulance service.

The Prime Minister remarked that thanks to modern tools ofcommunication, he had perhaps received more support than even MahatmaGandhi for the Swachhta Abhiyaan. He said awareness is growing amongpeople. An atmosphere is being created where people will start hating dirt.

The Prime Minister said that on the basis of his experience over thelast six months, he sees no reason why the country should remain where itis today. Noting that the whole world is looking to India today, he said it isup to India to take best advantage of the situation.


Swacch Bharat Campaign in Delhi on Gandhi Jayanti, he was nominating nine noted persons fromUP to take the drive forward in the state.

Besides the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, those nominated by Shri Modi include Bhojpuri actorShri Manoj Tiwari, Sufi singer Shri Kailash Kher, comedian Shri Raju Srivastava, cricketers ShriMohd Kaif and Shri Suresh Raina, Chancellor of University of Blind at Chitrakoot Swami RamBhadracharya, Sanskrit scholar Shri Devi Prakash Dwivedi and writer Shri Manu Sharma.

The Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi, today madea strong pitch for re-

establishing Varanasi on the globalmap through revitalization of itstraditional textile industry. Speakingafter laying the foundation stone ofthe Trade Facilitation Centre andCrafts Museum, and inauguratingthe Powerloom Service Centre in thishistoric city, the PrimeMinister said theUnion Government isworking towardsrevitalizing the textilesector through ascientific approach,coupled with infusionof appropriatetechnology. He saidthis Centre that wasenvisioned inVaranasi, was thebeginning of ac o m p r e h e n s i v evision for this sector.He said this Centre wouldencapsulate the heritage of Varanasiat one place. The Prime Minister saidthere is need to understand thechanging demands and needs of thecustomer, and create new productswhich satisfy his need, to retain thecustomer.

The Prime Minister said ladiesin every family in India had heard ofthe term "Banarasi Saree." Everymother wanted to gift a Banarasi

saree to her daughter for herwedding. He asserted that thisrepresents an assured market ofcrores of sarees for Varanasi. Therequirement now is to meet thisdemand and satisfy the customerwith modern design, products andservice.

Observing that afteragriculture, textiles was the sector

which generated maximumemployment, the Prime Minister saidthat textile workers weave not justcloth; but through the harmoniousnature of their workplace, they alsoweave the fabric of a cohesive,harmonious society. He said this"Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb" wasVaranasi`s heritage, and indeed theheritage of India.

The Prime Minister narrated ananecdote of how he had seen a

PM lays foundation stone of Trade FacilitationCentre and Crafts Museum in Varanasi

"Banaras street" in Boston, USA.This was a street where "Gurus"lived, he said, adding that the wholeworld knows of the heritage ofBanaras. He exhorted the people ofthe city to now use e-commerce andstrategically tap the global market.He called upon people to worktowards creating a modern, active,vibrant, forward-looking Banaras.

The Prime Minister said he hadnot come to Varanasi to make tallpromises and his actions would

speak for themselves.He announced theUnion Government`sdecision for a Rs. 2375crore revival packagefor districtcooperative banks. 16of these banks are inEastern UttarPradesh. This wouldensure easyavailability of credit tothe lower and middleclass, and help revivethe handloom andpowerloom sector.

The PrimeMinister also visited an exhibitionshowcasing the traditional arts andcrafts of Banaras.

The Governor of Uttar PradeshShri Ram Naik, and the Union MoS(IC) for Textiles Shri Santosh KumarGangwar were present. The PrimeMinister specifically thanked ShriAhmad Hasan, Minister in the UttarPradesh Government, for beingpresent on the occasion.


The Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi onOctober 7 visited Jayapur

village of Varanasi district. Heannounced that as the Lok SabhaMember of Parliament fromVaranasi, he had selectedJayapur as the village underSaansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.

Setting at rest all speculationover why he was choosingJayapur, the Prime Ministerrecalled that soon after he wasnominated to contest the LokSabha elections from Varanasi,he had learnt of a tragic fireincident in this village. He hadthen spoken to officers andpeople to coordinate relief effortsfor the village. Stating that bondsforged in times of distress weretimeless, the Prime Ministerasserted that this was the solereason for choosing Jayapur.

Shri Narendra Modi said

that it is not MPs who are takingguardianship of the villageunder the Saansad Adarsh GramYojana, but villagers who weretaking MPs under their wing,through this scheme. He saidthat a good public representativehas a lot to learn from villagers,their wealth of experience and

their insights on solvingproblems. He said the SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana does notmean infusing additional fundsin a village, but ensuring thatschemes are properlyimplemented, and the entirevillage participates in solvingproblems and ensuringdevelopment. “I come to beseechJayapur - adopt me. Teach mehow to solve the problems ofvillages,” the Prime Ministersaid. He said he wanted toremove the deficiencies that hadprevented villages from

Positive social energy can help create amodel village : Narendra Modi

PM Modi selects Jayapur as the village underSaansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

progressing over the last 60years.

The Prime Minister said thatif one village developed as anAdarsh Gram, it would influenceseveral others, and officerswould also get an idea of howbest to implement schemes. ThePrime Minister laid a lot of

emphasis on generatingsocial consciousness, andmaking significantachievements through thecollective will of the people.Every village should celebrateits birthday, and all shouldparticipate in this celebration,the Prime Minister said,adding that this is the bestway to end casteism. Can wedecide that we will not allowJayapur to become dirty; canwe ensure children washhands before eating, the Prime

Minister asked the large,vociferous gathering, assertingthat these things did not requireGovernment intervention.

He said such positive socialenergy can help create a modelvillage.

The Prime Minister alsocalled for every family in Jayapurvillage to celebrate the birth ofevery girl child as a festival. ThePrime Minister said he has a lotof plans for Varanasi, but hehopes to achieve these objectivesthrough people’s power -Janshakti.


Two days after SachinTendulkar accepted PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’sClean India Challenge,industrialist Anil Ambanion October 29 picked up abroom, urging the nationto follow suit. He was oneof the nine peoplenominated by Modi to takethe ‘Clean India’ messageforward. Shri Ambani wasseen cleaning the streetsof Mumbai early onWednesday morning. Hehas in turn nominated 9other people includingactor Amitabh Bachchan,boxer Mary Kom and tennissuper star Sania Mirza totake up this challenge. Hehas also nominatedShobha Dey, ShekharGupta, Prasoon Joshi,Hrithik Roshan andsouthern actor Nagarjunafor the challenge.

Film stars, industrialists pick up broom tocontribute in PM‘s CLEAN INDIA MISSION

When Amitabh Bachchan tookup the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’

In Mumbai October 30, ever since PM Narendra Modi asked every individualto contribute to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or the Clean India Campaign on theoccasion of Gandhi Jayanti, celebrities from various fields have been participatingto keep the mission going. Bollywood actor Shri Amitabh Bachchan also joinedthe league.

Salman Khan , who accepted the invite sent by PM Narendra Modi for the‘Clean India Campaign’ or the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, initiated the task onOctober 23. The Bollywood superstar contributed to the nationwide campaignby transforming a part of Karjat in Mumbai he also seen painted a house to giveit a new look. Here’s what Khan tweeted:

I once again thank @narendramodi for taking up the Swachh Bharat initiativeand nominating me.

-Salman KhanThe actor took the opportunity to inspire and request all his fans on Facebook

and followers on Twitter to take part in the ‘Clean India Campaign’ by nominatingeach of them.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi appreciated the salman efforts andtweeted:

The effort by @BeingSalmanKhan is a significant one that will inspire severalpeople to join Swachh Bharat Mission. #MyCleanIndia

-Narendra ModiActor Abhishek Bachchan has been named a goodwill ambassador to

represent the state of Maharashtra in Swachhata Abhiyan, along with eight othereminent personalities, some of which include singer Sunidhi Chauhan, RelianceIndustries director Nita Ambani and Marathi film star Makrand Anaspure.


Pakistan should draw a redline whether it wants totalk to government of India

or those who want to break India,Defence Minister Shri ArunJaitley said on 05 Novemberasking it to make a “conscious”choice. India, he said, was“ready to speak to Pakistan” andis “willing to normalise therelationship” but “then there area few red lines”.

“We create the environment,we fix up a dialogue at the levelof Foreign Secretaries, ourForeign Secretary is to visitPakistan (and) literally a fewhours before that they invite theseparatists for a dialogue to theirHigh Commission (in NewDelhi).

“So I think a new red linehas to be drawn in Pakistan toreconsider this question that whothey want to speak to? Do theywant to speak to the Governmentof India or they want to speak tothose who want to break India,”he said at the India EconomicSummit in New Delhi.

“So unless Pakistan makesthe conscious choice, a dialoguewith Pakistan will not bepossible,” he said.

India in August called off ascheduled foreign secretary-leveltalks after Pakistan’s envoy metKashmir separatists on the eveof the dialogue.

Referring to ceasefireviolations by Pakistan on theLine of Control, he said theconsequences of its“misadventure” like firing on

civilian population anduprooting of village, “would bean unaffordable cost forPakistan.”

Shri Jaitley, who is also theFinance Minister, said NewDelhi has given three messagesto Pakistan.

“The first is that we want totalk. So we invited them. Thesecond is we send a foreignsecretary there. But they must

Pakistan has to make a consciouschoice of peace with India : Arun Jaitley

President dissolvesDelhi Assembly

President Pranab Mukherjee on November 5 dissolved the DelhiAssembly after which the Election Commission (EC) withdrew thenotification issued for holding bypolls in the national capital. Anotification issued by the Home Ministry said that President PranabMukherjee has dissolved the “Legislative Assembly of the NationalCapital Territory of Delhi with immediate effect” on November 4. Theby-elections were to be held in the three Assembly constituencies -Mehrauli, Tughlakabad and Krishna Nagar - after the BJP leaders fromthese areas were elected to Lok Sabha. The EC had earlier announcedthat elections in these constituencies were scheduled to be held onNov 25. The national capital is headed for fresh polls after UnionCabinet approved Lt Governor Najeeb Jung’s report whichrecommended dissolution of the Delhi Assembly after holding talkswith AAP, BJP and Congress.Delhi has been under President’s Rulesince February 17 after the Arvind Kejriwal-led government resignedafter 49 days.

decide whether they are ready tospeak to our foreign secretary orto speak to those who want tobreak India. The third is that thiskind of a situation ininternational border cannot goon. “That’s not an environmentfor a dialogue... India would liketo normalise the relationship. Butwhether Pakistan wants tonormalise the relationshipdepends on Pakistan,” he said.


PM hosts Diwali Milan for NDA MPs

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said on 22 October 2014 that 400 odd MPs of the NationalDemocratic Alliance (NDA) together represented a force with tremendous positive energy, whichcould help chart a new course for the country. “Let us think big. Let us think far. Let us think above

politics,” Shri Narendra Modi said. He was speaking at a Diwali Milan hosted by him at 7 Race Course Road,for MPs of the National Democratic Alliance.

Talking about the recently launched Swachhta Abhiyaan,the Prime Minister said the initiative has received tremendousresponse from all sections of society. He called upon all NDAMPs to connect with people as they undertook efforts for SwachhBharat in their areas. He urged them to visit schools in their areasover a five-day period beginning November 14th – the 125thbirth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister Shri JawaharlalNehru, and explain to children the importance of hygiene. Thiswould send a positive message, he said.

The Prime Minister said that achieving Swachh Bharat istough, but just as people of this country got together to eradicate polio, in the same spirit, Swachh Bharatcan also be achieved. The Prime Minister urged the MPs to take to the people, the work done by the NDAGovernment for the welfare of the poor. The Prime Minister felicitated BJP President Shri Amitbhai Shah. ShriAmit Shah, in his remarks on the occasion, also called upon the MPs to go and explain to the people, the workbeing done by the NDA Government. Greeting the assembled MPs on the occasion of Deepavali, senior leaderShri L.K. Advani said that this Diwali was the best he had ever witnessed, as the party had risen tounprecedented heights. Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley briefed the MPs on the Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana, coal, gas pricing and diesel deregulation. Rural Development Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari spoke aboutthe Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana and Labour Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar briefed the MPs on thevarious initiatives taken under the Shramev Jayate Karyakram. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shri VenkaiahNaidu gave some tips to the MPs for the upcoming winter session of Parliament.

Dr Harsha Vardhan gives prominence to alternative medicineFinally Ayurveda, the ancient science of India might get its required attention. Health minister Dr Harsha

Vardhan has taken necessary steps to ensure the same. In this context the nearly dozen upcoming All IndiaInstitutes of Medical Sciences across the country will have ‘huge’ departments of alternative medicine with aspecial focus on ayurveda, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on 07 November.

‘We want to ensure that ayurveda gets proper recognition in modern day science,’ Harsh Vardhan saidat the 6th All India Congress on ayurveda here. He also mentioned that creating huge departments of Ayushin the modern AIIMS will aid for holistic development of medicine and healing. Here are some of the benefitsof living life the Ayurvedic way.

According to Dr Harsha Vardhan, Ayurveda has given to the world most of the things which modernmedicine wasn’t adapt to. Modern medicine came up with solutions to most human problems after Ayuvedahad presented the solutions for the same. He also informed that government had been keen to provide Ayurvedawith its requisite attention since the independence. Here are seven types of ayurvedic massages one shouldknow about.

Lok Sabha Speaker Ms. Sumitra Mahajan, who was also present said that there are numerous methods inAyurveda but these have not been tapped properly. She also informed that to ensure better research and workis done on the field of Ayurveda the government is exporting more raw material than finished drugs and goods.She said there is a need to ensure a comprehensive quality control mechanism as far as Ayurvedic drugs areconcerned.


As the Government ofWest Bengal is seencompromising security,

the question for Union Ministerfor Home Affairs Rajnath Singhis: How far will he tolerate thealarmingly rising threat tosecurity in the entire region?

The trail of Burdwan blastlooks like enveloping theTrinamool Congress like apython’s grip and squeezing theruling coterie in West Bengal.Three weeks ago, a house ownedby the West Bengal ruling partyleader was rocked by a blast of abomb in the making.

When the State policesearched the place, a bomb inthe making and a few othercrumbs were all that were found.The persons who rented thathouse happened to be fromBangladesh, and what they weredoing in that house got the mediasmelling around. Resultantly,more suspicious have cometumbling out.

The ruling party thereseemed to be obfuscating issuesand preventing a full-scale probeinto the premises. The mediarevelations made it imperativethat the Central agency dealingwith terrorism, the NationalInvestigation Agency, take overthe probe.

Instead of welcoming sucha move, the State’s Chief Ministerand the TMC supremo sought toplace all sorts of hurdles, quotingthe Constitution and the law toprevent such intervention of alegal authority. The Centre hadto act with your leave if possible,

without it if necessary. The latteralternative got a NationalSecurity Guard contingent toenter the blast house.

What the NSG, led to the spotby a local boy, found was notonly beyond description; it wasa damning evidence of a long-standing Trinamool closing ofthe eye to jihadis making use ofthe TMC’s minoritymagnanimity to turn the placeinto a virtual factory to makebombs, grenades and other items,with some of them alreadydispatched to Bangladesh. Dayby day the NIA probe exposedmore and more the links to a hostof jihadi elements both here andin the neighbouring nation.

That only confirmed what

the Intelligence Bureau had toldthe Union Government, whichNew Delhi duly conveyed toDhaka: The Islamic orthodoxyin Bangladesh under theleadership of Jamaat-e-Islamiwas teaming up with someelements in that country’s Armyto stage a military coupe to topplePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina’sGovernment and install a pro-jihadi regime.

The India part of theconspiracy was to light bombfires across this country and tryto seize and hold as hostage anIndian leader of great politicalvalue. In Bangladesh, pro-Jamaat leaders who hadcollaborated with the PakistaniArmy to terrorise and suppressBangladeshi leaders in 1970 hadall been put behind bars and thetrial courts had given deathsentences to many of them —though an appeal got them to alesser sentence of life-terms.

The liberal elementssupporting the HasinaGovernment had got her to returnthe Constitution to its primalcommitment to equality of allreligions, had begundemonstrations against thisreduction in the sentence onthese jihadi leaders. Thewarning to the DhakaGovernment from New Delhiwas timely in this context.

But what happened inBurdwan focuses equally ormore on the TMC’s role in theentire affair. The very firstquestion that arises is: Why wasthe TMC Government trying to

Making Bengal the den of jihadi terrorBy Balbir Punj

As the Government of WestBengal is seen compromisingsecurity, the question for UnionMinister for Home AffairsRajnath Singh is: How far willhe tolerate the alarminglyrising threat to security in theentire region? The trail ofBurdwan blast looks likeenveloping the TrinamoolCongress like a python’s gripand squeezing the rulingcoterie in West Bengal. Threeweeks ago, a house owned bythe West Bengal ruling partyleader was rocked by a blast ofa bomb in the making.


block the NIA investigation intothe Burdwan blast? The vastamount of bombs, grenades andother items discovered by theNSG team in the very house thatthe State police had searched theprevious day and did not findthis incendiary treasure, isenough of an evidence toquestion the desultory nature ofthe State police’s search.

Normally this discrepancybetween what the State policefound and the NSG acting onbehalf of NIA found at the same

spot later could also be attributedto the State police’s inefficiency.But the fact that the TMCGovernment sought to block theNIA from getting into this searchshifts the finger of suspicion tothe TMC’s own role in it.

More evidence has sincecome in. In another location in aGovernment land just outside thedistrict headquarters of Birbhum,the NIA has found a terroristtraining centre run by the jihadis.After the Burdwan blastoffOctober 2, all the occupantsexcept one ‘disappeared’.

From these houses, the NIAhad seized computers, datacards, and documents related tojihadi teachings. The NIA hasrevealed that the land thatbelonged to the Government andhad been given to tribals, hadbeen illegally ‘sold’ to the three

jihadi trainers, out of whom onlyone could be apprehended by theagency.

From the Burdwan house tothe Birbhum land, everywhere,where the jihadis were trainingpersonnel, making bombs andstoring them, there is a chain ofconnections with the TMC.

To be fair to the TMC andChief Minister Mamata Banerjee,it is possible that all these house-owners and others in her partyinvolved may not have come toher notice at all. And that the

Islamist terror groups whomisused these areas had got theirreal purpose in renting/buyingthese properties, hidden from theactual owners and the TMCcadres.

But this fig leaf falls to theground when we examine thevirulence with which the ChiefMinister wanted to keep the NIAand the Union Government outof the probe. Considering MsBanerjee’s role leading themovement against the Left Frontregime — which itself was softon the Islamist terror groups —and the Muslim orthodox clerics,she should have welcomed theNIA probe.

The TMC cadres are seeninvolved in facilitating terroristsactivities. One does not knowhow many more Burdwan-likeevents are flourishing in West

Bengal. We know that theIslamist and Muslim orthodoxgroups have shifted loyalty to theTMC ever since Ms Banerjee’sascendence in West Bengalpolitics.

These events are indicatorsof the jihadi elements getting anupper hand in West Bengalpolitics, first with the Left Frontand now with the TMC. Forgetabout the packaging and labels, the hard reality is all the‘secular’ parties end upencouraging radical Islam intheir relentless pursuit of Muslimvotes.

Among events that stronglysupport these observations werethe riots that shook Kolkataduring the Left Front regime onthe issue of some waste paperpackages unloaded from a shipcontaining torn pages from theholy book of Islam. The mostdamning evidence of terror linksis the finding of the policeinvestigations into the Saradhachit fund scam.

The Sheikh HasinaGovernment has beencooperating with New Delhi intracking down jihadi elementsseeking refuge in her country. Itsgesture of capturing andreturning to India of many of theterror leaders from India, hidingin Bangladesh, is a shiningexample of a joint effort to curbterrorism.

But as the Government ofWest Bengal is seencompromising security, thequestion for Union Minister forHome Affairs Rajnath Singh is:How far will he tolerate thealarmingly rising threat tosecurity in the entire region?

(The writer is BJP RajyaSabha member)

Normally this discrepancy between what the Statepolice found and the NSG acting on behalf of NIAfound at the same spot later could also be attributedto the State police’s inefficiency. But the fact thatthe TMC Government sought to block the NIA fromgetting into this search shifts the finger of suspicionto the TMC’s own role in it.


The Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi, has saidthat recovery of black

money from abroad is an articleof faith, and a commitment forhim. Sharing his thoughts withcitizens on the programme“Mann Ki Baat” over All IndiaRadio for the second time onNovember 2, the Prime Ministersaid that though he was surethat countrymen trusted himon the matter of black money,still he wished to repeat his aimthat whatever money hadillegally gone abroad fromIndia should return.

He said it was natural in ademocracy that there could bedifferent views about how toapproach this issue, but hewished to assure the people onthe basis of the informationcurrently with him, that theGovernment was on the righttrack.

The Prime Minister saidno one could have imagined thatthe Swachhta Abhiyaan wouldbecome such a mass movement.He said good results are alreadyvisible.

He said there are two aspectsof this matter. The first is howthe existing dirt can be removed.But the second, equallyimportant aspect is how peopleare now enthused to say thathenceforth, they will not doanything that spreads dirt. ThePrime Minister said children tooare now aware aboutcleanliness.

Shri Narendra Modiexpressed satisfaction thatpeople from all walks of life whocome to meet him – these include

Government officers, sportspersons, cine-stars,businessmen, scientists etc –talk about taking responsibilityfor social issues. The PrimeMinister said he sees this as abig change.

The Prime Minister praisedthe officers of the Ministry ofHuman Resource Developmentfor coming up with twoinnovative schemes for specially-abled children. The first is: onethousand scholarships forspecially-abled children topursue technical education. The

second is: a grant of one lakhrupees each to all KendriyaVidyalayas and all CentralUniversities for creating

appropriate infrastructure forthe specially abled.

The Prime Minister alsoexpressed happiness thatsales of Khadi had more thandoubled since his last radioaddress, when he hadsuggested to people to keepone khadi garment at home.

The Prime Ministerreferred to his visit andinteraction with soldiers atSiachen on Diwali day. Hesaid he went there because wecould celebrate Diwali onlybecause of them.

He congratulated thearmymen who had recentlywon the Cambrian Patrolevent in Britain, where armiesfrom 140 countries hadparticipated.

The Prime Ministerinvited suggestions from peopleon how to tackle the menace ofdrug abuse among the youngergeneration. He said he wouldtalk about this subject in his nextradio address.

Shri Narendra Modi statedthat an active citizen is thebiggest strength of development.In order to enable people withoutaccess to internet tocommunicate with him, thePrime Minister has invitedpeople to write to him at : “Mannki Baat, Akashvani, Sansad Marg,New Delhi-110001.”

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The Narendra ModiGovernment’s decision toobserve October 31, the

birth anniversary of SardarVallabhbhai Patel, as RashtriyaEkta Diwas (National Unity Day)and to mount a nationwidecampaign to acquaint thecountry’s 1.3 billion citizens ofthe extraordinary achievementsof this great son of India, will behailed by all patriotic citizens.

This is the first major steptaken by a Union Governmentover the last six decades to accordSardar Patel, who wasinstrumental in securing theaccession of 554 princely Statesinto the Indian Union and forthe unification of the country, hisrightful place in the pantheon ofnational leaders.

Apart from being a leadinglight in the freedom movement,Sardar Patel played a critical roleduring the most sensitive,nascent phase in independentIndia’s history. As the country’sfirst Deputy Prime Minister andHome Minister, he had to grapplewith the bloody riots and theinflux of millions of refugees inthe horrendous aftermath of thepartition; play a key role in thedrafting of the country’sConstitution; and, moreimportantly, unite a nation,which stood splintered into 554

parts. The last named task — theunification of India — was anextraordinary achievementwhich only a man with foresight,determination and true grit couldhave achieved. Therefore, but forSardar Patel’s iron will anddoordrishti, the political map of

India which we are all so usedto, would never have existed.Instead, India would have beena truncated nation with manysecessionist time bombs tickingaway in different regions.

In brief, here is what theSardar did: Following thedeparture of the British, allprincely States had the option toeither accede to India or Pakistanor remain independent. In otherwords, a united India wouldemerge only if all the Statesbelow the Pakistan borderacceded to India. If any chose toalign with Pakistan or remainindependent, a united Indiawould be an impossibility. Also,if States deep within the Indianheartland decided to accede toPakistan (as desired byHyderabad State in the south),India’s unity and integritywould be in peril, and in future,these States would have posed amajor threat to national securityand provided Pakistan multiplebases for cross-border terrorism.Finally, India’s map would havelooked jagged with several mini-Pakistans blotting thelandscape. The unification ofIndia was therefore paramountand Lord Louis Mountbatten,the Governor-General,concluded that there was justone man — Sardar Patel — who

Nehruvians discreditedmodern India’s builder

By A Surya Prakash

The usual suspects have already begun to grumble over the Modi Government’sdecision to observe Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary as National Unity Day.

The Iron Man of India deserved this honour decades ago

Apart from being a leading lightin the freedom movement,Sardar Patel played a criticalrole during the most sensitive,nascent phase in independentIndia’s history. As thecountry’s first Deputy PrimeMinister and Home Minister,he had to grapple with thebloody riots and the influx ofmillions of refugees in thehorrendous aftermath of thepartition; play a key role in thedrafting of the country’sConstitution; and, moreimportantly, unite a nation,which stood splintered into 554parts. The last named task —the unification of India — wasan extraordinary achievementwhich only a man withforesight, determination andtrue grit could have achieved.


had the courage, tenacity andingenuity to undertake thisresponsibility. Sardar Patel wasentrusted the task and in a brieftime he achieved the country’sunification by coaxing, cajolingand, at times, bamboozling, somereluctant princes; he got 554 ofthem to sign on the dotted line.This included the State ofHyderabad which was ruled bythe Nizam.

The Nizam was keen toaccede to Pakistan and SardarPatel made every effort to get himto join India. When the Nizamoffered resistance and evenencouraged communal violenceagainst his Hindu subjects, theSardar asked the Indian Army tomarch in and capture the State.Jawaharlal Nehru foolishlywanted Hyderabad to take itsown decision and was opposedto its forceful integration. ButSardar Patel was absolutely clearin his mind that Hyderabad Statecould not be outside the IndianUnion. He is reported to havesaid that he “did not want anundigested lump in India’sbelly”. But, for his foresight,India would have had aPakistani enclave in her belly.One can well imagine itsconsequences!

The Sardar also brushedaside Nehru’s objections andflew in troops to Srinagar in thenick of time to save whatever isleft of the State of Jammu &Kashmir. But for his firm resolveand quick action, Pakistanitroops, which were on theoutskirts of Srinagar, wouldhave overrun the remainingparts of the state. Similarly, hisdecisiveness enabled theintegration of Junagadh and afew other States on the western

coast into the Indian Union.A fact that is hidden from

the public by Nehruvianhistorians is that, of the 554 Statesthat had to be integrated, Nehrugave Sardar Patel theresponsibility to integrate 553,which the Iron Manaccomplished with ruthlessprecision. Nehru kept theresponsibility of integration ofJammu & Kashmir with himself.We all know the price that Indiais paying for this decision.

Yet, the man whoconstructed the India of ourdreams and who was literallythe builder of the nation, wasnever accorded the exalted statusthat he deserved. Starting withthe days of Nehru, this familyensured that no national leader— be it Sardar Patel, NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose or BRAmbedkar — were given his due,lest it diminish the image ofNehru and some lesser mortalsthrust on the nation by fate orpolitical circumstances. As aresult, Sardar Patel’s incrediblecontribution towards theunification of a nation literallyin tatters after the British madetheir exit on August 15, 1947, hasnever been highlighted. Thisdespicable plan to wipe SardarPatel out of the nationalconsciousness was abetted byhistorians and media personswho were patronised by theNehru-Gandhis. Egged on by thePrime Ministers from this family,

these phonies who belonged tothe Nehruvian or Marxistschools, not only hid the truthabout the Sardar’s phenomenalcontribution, but also tried totarnish his secular, democraticimage and paint him as a Hinducommunalist.

On the other hand, Nehruwas painted as a great democrat.But the truth about his ‘election’as the first Prime Minister wasnever told. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s observationlast year that India’s historywould have been different ifSardar Patel had become India’sfirst Prime Minister, is notwithout basis. In 1946, when theCongress had to elect the partypresident/ Prime Minister, 12 ofthe 15 Pradesh CongressCommittees proposed SardarPatel’s name. The remainingthree committees did notnominate anybody. However,Nehru, the ‘great democrat’, wasunwilling to accept the verdictand told Mahatma Gandhi thathe would not be number two toanybody. Mahatma Gandhithen persuaded Sardar Patel towithdraw his nomination andensure the ‘unanimous’ electionof Nehru as Congress presidentand Prime Minister-in-waiting!In other words, the Sardarcombined magnanimity withtoughness.

These are just a few of thereasons why the ModiGovernment’s initiative must bewelcomed. Although SardarPatel is getting the recognitiondue to him, 60 years too late, itcan no longer be said that we arean ungrateful nation, at leastwith regard to Sardar Patel.

(The writer is a renownedcolumnist)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’sobservation last year that India’shistory would have been differentif Sardar Patel had becomeIndia’s first Prime Minister, is notwithout basis.


BJP State Prabharis announcedOn October 21 BJP National President Shri Amit Shahhas appointed following Organisational State Prabharis:

No. STATE PRABHARI1 Andhra Pradesh Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy2 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Ramen Deka3 Assam Shri Mahendra Singh4 Bihar Shri Bhupendra Yadav5 Chhattisgarh Prof Ram Shankar Katheria6 Dadra Nagar Haveli Smt Poonam Mahajan7 Daman & Diu Smt Poonam Mahajan8 Delhi Shri Prabhat Jha9 Goa Shri Purushottam Rupala10 Gujarat Dr Dinesh Sharma11 Haryana Dr Anil Jain12 Himachal Pradesh Shri Shrikant Sharma13 Jammu & Kashmir Shri Avinash Rai Khanna14 Jharkhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat15 Karnataka Shri P. Muralidhar Rao16 Kerala Shri H. Raja17 Lakshydweep Shri H. Raja18 Madhya Pradesh Shri Vinay Sahasrabuddhe19 Maharashtra Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda20 Odisha Shri Arun Singh21 Punjab Prof Ram Shankar Katheria22 Rajasthan Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda23 Telangana Shri P. K. Krishnadas24 Tamilnadu Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy25 Tripura Shri Sunil Deodhar26 Uttar Pradesh Shri Om Prakash Mathur27 Uttarakhand Shri Shyam Jaju28 West Bengal Shri Siddharth Nath Singh

Amit Shah appoints Dinesh Sharma as National Membership InchargeBJP National President Shri Amit Shah appointed Dr. Dinesh Sharma, BJP National Vice-President and

Mayor of Lucknow (UP)as National Membership Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party. Besides, Shri Shahappointed the following office bearers as Co-Incharge of the National Membership Campaign.

Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, National Vice-PresidentShri Arun Singh, National SecretarySmt Sudha Yadav, National SecretaryShri C.T. Ravi, Former Minister, Government of Karnakata.

Amit Shah formsteam to probe death

of BJP worker inWest Bengal

BJP National President ShriAmit Shah on October 29constituted a three-memberrepresentative team to probealleged murder of a BJP workerin West Bengal’s Birbhumdistrict. BJP vice-president ShriMukhtar Abbas Naqvi,Memberof Parliament(MP) will beconvenor of the team and ShriKirti Jha Azad,MP and Shri UditRaj,MP will be members. Theteam will soon visit the spotwhere violence took place andtake stock of the situation.

Amit Shah appointsnew in-charge of

OFBJPBJP National President Shri

Amit Shah has appointed ShriVijay Chauthaiwale as in-charge of OFBJP (OverseasFriends of BJP).BJP NationalPresident also dissolved allNational Cells of BJP till thereformation. Reformation ofCells is proposed.


TAMILNADU

Won’t Disturb Rama Sethu’salignment for SSCP : Nitin Gadkari

Union Shipping and Transport Minister ShriNitin Gadkari in Ramanathapuram on 05th

November assured that the Sethusamudaram Ship

Canal Project (SSCP) would be implementedwithout disturbing the current alignment of theRama Sethu.

After conducting an aerial survey of thenatural structure, Shri Gadkari told reporters atthe Coast Guard’ Mandapam station that thematter would be discussed by the Union Cabinetand a report be submitted to Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi who would take a final call onimplementing the project through a new alignment.

Meanwhile, the minister, who met the familymembers of the five fishermen who were sentencedto death in Sri Lanka, assured them of Centre’saction to obtain their release. Further promisingthat the Union government would makearrangements for the aggrieved families to meetthe fishermen through the Indian embassy in SriLanka, Shri Gadkari assured a permanent solutionto the fishermen’s problem.

“The Prime Minister and the External AffairsMinister will be briefed over the plight of fishermenand the Centre will take steps to find a lastingsolution to the problem,” he said.

Minister of State for Heavy Industries andPublic Enterprises Shri Pon Radhakrishnan andSethusamudaram Project CMD Athulya Mishraaccompanied Shri Gadkari.

WEST BENGAL

Didi lost her balance seeing steadyrise of BJP in Bengal : Rahul Sinha

The West Bengal BJP hascome down heavily on

Chief Minister MamataBanerjee for terming it an allyof the Marxists.

Criticizing Ms Banerjeefor bringing wild charges,State BJP President ShriRahul Sinha said “she haslost her balance seeing thesteady rise of the BJP in the State.”Informing thathis party had already acquired a 6 lakh-strongmembership which would be increased three-foldin days to come Shri Sinha said he would “commitsuicide than to team up with the CPI(M).

“Banerjee had earlier said that the BJP washiring CPI(M) goons to attack the Trinamoolworkers. “The dichotomy in her words are clear asshe had herself met the CPI(M) leaders after theLok Sabha elections and offered to help themrebuild their organisation,” Shri Sinha said.

Meanwhile, alleged Trinamool goons onceagain attacked the BJP workers torching theirhouses at Basanti village in South 24 Parganas.The attack was allegedly carried out by the men ofthe Trinamool Pradhan, the victim’s familymembers alleged. The police were investigatingthe matter.

CHHATTISGARH

New State workingcommittee formed

Bharatiya Janata Party on 03 Novemberannounced its new State Working Committee

in Raipur. The Committee was announced byparty’s State unit President Shri DharamlalKaushik with the consent and approval of BJPNational President Shri Amit Shah. The newWorking Committee has new Vice Presidents like–Shri Chandrashekhar Sahu, Shri Girdhar Gupta,Shri Major Anil Singh, Shri Hemchand Yadav andShri Vikram Usendi.

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SarvShri Shivratan Sharma continued to beretained by the party as General Secretaryalongwith Bhupendra Savanni and KrishnaKumar Rai with the names of Rampratap Singhand Pawan Sai announced as State GeneralSecretary (Organisation) and State Joint GeneralSecretary (Organisation) respectively. Chhagan LalMundra, Srinivas Rao Maddi, Nirmal Sinha,Yashwant Jain, Lakhan Lal Dewangan,Champadevi Pawel and Roopkumari Chaudharyhave been appointed as Secretaries. WhileLeelaram Bhojwani has been made Treasurer andSubhash Rao is the party’s Office In-charge.

SarvShri Sachchidanand Upasne, Dr SubhauKashyap, Shrichand Sunderani and SanjayShrivastava are appointed as the spokespersonsfor the party.

KARNATAKA

BJP protests against increasingsexual assaults on women and

children in StateBJP leaders, including party national vice-

president Shri B S Yeddyurappa, party statepresident Shri Prahlad Joshi, leader of Oppositionin the Assembly Shri Jagadish Shettar and MPShobha Karndlaje joined BJP workers in theirmarch towards Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’sresidence to protest against the state government’salleged failure in preventing sexual assaults onwomen and children. The BJP leaders accused thestate government of trying to cover up the recentdeath of the 13-year-old girl in Tirthahalli. The

march began from the party’s office inMalleswaram.

Things turned nasty when BJP workers werestopped by the police near Seshadripuram anddetained. Tempers ran high when police personneltried to detain Ms. Karandlaje. Accusing the policeof high-handedness, she strongly protested whenpolice personnel, including women cops, tried todrag her to a nearby police van.

She staged a dharna at Nehru Circle inSeshadripuram and demanded an apology fromthe police. She relented only after PoliceCommissioner promised action against those whotreated her roughly.

Addressing party workers, Shri Yeddyurappaaccused the Congress government led bySiddaramaiah of total failure in preventing rapesand other assaults on women and children in thestate. He also demanded that the government orderfor an impartial probe into the Tirthahalli caseand arrest the culprits immediately.

“Jeevem Shardah Shatam”“Jeevem Shardah Shatam”“Jeevem Shardah Shatam”“Jeevem Shardah Shatam”“Jeevem Shardah Shatam”

All the BJP leaders, Karyakartas, Kamal Sandesh Editor ShriPrabhat Jha and Kamal Sandesh Parivar join the nation inwishing their Margdarshak Shri Lal Krishna Advani a very happybirthday and pray for his long life to continue to guide the Partyand the nation for long.

Birthday : 8 November


Benefits of YogaPractice

Life today is full of stress andstrain, of tension and nervousirritability, of passion and hurry.If man puts into practice a few ofthe elementary principles ofYoga, he would be far betterequipped to cope with hiscomplex existence.

Yoga brings in perfection,peace and lasting happiness.You can have calmness of mindat all times by the practice ofYoga. You can have restfulsleep. You can have increasedenergy, vigour, vitality,longevity and a high standardof health. You can turn outefficient work within a shortspace of time. You can havesuccess in every walk of life.Yoga will infuse in you newstrength, confidence and self-reliance. The body and mindwill be at your beck and call.

Yoga brings your emotionsunder control. It increases yourpower of concentration at work.Yoga discipline gives poise andtranquillity and miraculouslyrebuilds one’s life. The Yoga wayof life deepens man’sunderstanding and enables himto know God and hisrelationship with Him.

Yoga leads from ignoranceto wisdom, from weakness tostrength, from disharmony toharmony, from hatred to love,from want to fullness, fromlimitation to infinitude, from

diversity to unity, and fromimperfection to perfection. Yogagives hope to the sad and forlorn,strength to the weak, health tothe sick and wisdom to theignorant.

Through Yogic discipline,mind, body and the organ of

speech work togetherharmoniously. For a Yogapractitioner, a new outlook, anew health, a new awarenessand a new philosophy rush inand vividly transform his life.

Lust for power, materialgreed, sensual excitement,selfishness, passion for wealthand lower appetites have drawnman from his true life in the spiritinto the materialistic life. He canregain his lost divine glory if hepractices, in right earnest, theprinciples of Yoga. Yogatransmutes animal nature into

divine nature and raises him tothe pinnacle of divine glory andsplendour.Beware of Siddhis

If a Yogi is not careful, if aYogi is not well-established inthe preliminary practices ofYama and Niyama, he isunconsciously swept away fromhis ideal by temptation—Maraor Satan. He uses his powers forselfish ends and suffers ahopeless downfall. His intellectbecomes blind, perverted andintoxicated. His understandinggets clouded. He is no longer adivine Yogi. He becomes ablack-magician or Yogiccharlatan. He is a black sheepwithin the fold of Yogis. He is amenace to the society at large.

Many people are attractedto the practice of Pranayamaand other Yogic exercises, as itis through Yoga that psychichealing, telepathy, though-transference and other greatSiddhis are obtained. But Yogais not for attaining Siddhis orpowers. If a Yogic student istempted to attain Siddhis, hisfurther progress is seriouslyretarded. He has lost the way.

Do not stop Sadhana whenyou get a few glimpses andexperiences. Continue thepractice till you attain perfection.Do not stop the exercise andmove about in the world.Examples are not lacking.Numerous persons have beenruined. A glimpse cannot giveyou safety. The Yogi who is bentupon getting the highestSamadhi must reject Siddhiswhenever they come. Siddhis areinvitations from Devatas. Onlyby rejecting these Siddhis can oneattain success in Yoga.

(Source: Divine Life Society)

YogaBy Sri Swami Sivananda

Golden words from aadhyatam

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