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Complacent politicians from the big

parties were alarmed as millions of

Delhi voters chose the Aam Aadmi

Party, a political party founded only a year

ago by Arvind Kejriwalto fightcorruption.

KejriwalsAAP won28 of the 70 seatsin the

Delhi assembly, with the BJP winning 31

and Congress reduced to just eight.

With general election looming next year,

these recent trends demonstrate the ability

of Indias unusually impassioned electors

to reshape politics in dramatic and unpre-

dictable ways. It was a triumph of democ-

racy. One of the implications of AAPs suc-

cess is how the rules of politics are begin-

ning to change.

Supportedby idealisticvolunteers and fi-

nanced by small donations from the public,

theAAP notonlysurvived in thecut-throat

and corrupt world of Indian politics but

also performed brilliantly. Its sudden suc-

cess in Delhi suggests that the first-time

voters in next years general election will

be a force to be reckoned with.

By contrast, for Congress these latest

state elections were a debacle. Young, edu-

cated andurbanvoterswho want economic

growth and skilled employment are im-

pressed neither bythe partys populist poli-

cies foodsubsidiesand rural jobschemes

nor by its dynastic leadership.

The hapless Rahul Gandhi is assumed to

be Congresss candidatefor prime minister

but has yet to display either the desire or

the ability to do the job. Political analysts

say Congress could lose half its seats in

parliament in the coming election, leaving

it with only about 100 in the 545-seat lower

house.

If the BJP remains favourite to win the

election andheadthe next nationalgovern-

ment, it is largely because Narendra Modi

appeals to Indias aspirational young vot-

ers,speakingeloquentlyof the needfor eco-

nomic development and rejecting sugges-

tions that he would stoke old-fashioned

communalist passions between Hindus and

the Muslim min ority.

The so-called Modi wave is still sweep-

ing up Indian voters disenchanted with

Congress; in the Rajasthan election, the

BJP won nearly eight times as many seats

as Congress.But theemergence of theAAP

in Delhi means that a third front nation-al government of regional and minor par-

ties, as opposed to the usual coalition dom-

inatedby Congress or theBJP, remains one

possible outcome of the election.

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WE THE STATEChhattisgarh2 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Clean sweep by BJP in Korea despite sabotage

RAIPUR

In the Korea district the BJP made a

clean sweep bagging all the three seats.

Among three BJP candidates, the stakes

were higher for Bhaiyalal Rajwade. In

the last assembly, he was appointed par-

liamentary secretary. Although his per-

formance as an MLA was good, grass-

roots party leaders tried to scuttle his

chances of getting a ticket and when

that failed, they tried sabotage.

On the other hand, the Congress can-

didates from all three constituencies

were backed wholeheartedly by one of

the strongest signatures of the district,

Ramchandra Singh Deo, scion of the

erstwhile royal family of Korea. Deo

represented the Baikunthpur con-

stituency four times, which is still a

record here. He was also deputy chair-man of planning commission and later

irrigation minister in undivided MP,

and also state finance minister. Though

he has shifted base to Kolkata, he ac-

tively campaigned for Congress candi-

dates. It was his presence that had given

hopes to Congress in the district. He,

however, left for Kolkata immediately

after results.

The Korea district reposed faith in

BJP in all its three assembly con-

stituencies - Baikunthpur, Bharatpur

Sonhat and Manendragarh. With Korea

turning saffron, some of its representa-

tives may find a place in Raman Singh's

cabinet.

This time around, barring Bhaiyalal

Rajwade, BJP had changed its sitting

MLAs for the remaining two con-

stituencies of the district. BJP fielded

Champa Devi Pawle from Bharatpur-Sonhat, instead of Phoolchand Singh

and Shyam Bihari Jaiswal from Manen-

dragarh instead Deepak Patel. Inciden-

tally, Patel bagged the 'Best MLA' award

in the last assembly. The main Opposi-

tion Congress, however, repeated its

candidates from all three constituencies

of the district.

Cong was soft on RamanSingh govt, didnt take

advantage of many issues

RAJIV TIWARI

Email: [email protected]

RAIPUR

Infighting in the Congress is inten-

sifying following partys defeat in

assembly polls. Party in Chhattis-

garh is now in disarray after the de-

feat. Congress leaders have withdrawn

into a shell, saying reasons for debacle

need to be analyzed in detail. All the

factions in Congress are blaming one

another for having put up rebel and

dummy candidates to defeat official

candidates and a fresh row could erupt

again in opposition when the newly

elected legislators meets to elect their

new leader. Infighting has surfaced

once again as warring factions have al-

leged a possible sabotage by the other

group.

Chhitranjan Bakshi, veteran leader

of Communist Party of India ( CPI)

said, "Congress has not only failed to

act as a credible opposition, but also

went soft on Raman Singh government

and on many issues pertaining to peo-

ple including corruption, land acquisi-

tion, plunder of natural resources..Two recent incidents are enough to

throw light on the state of affairs in

the Congress. After the May 25 Maoist

attack that had eliminated its frontline

leaders, including the then PCC chief

Nandkumar Patel, Congress failed to

politically corner the Raman Singh

government on the issue of alleged

lapses in providing security to the par-

ty's 'Parivartan Yatra'. Instead, a war

broke out between the state party or-

ganisation faction and former chief

minister Ajit Jogi's group even as Con-

gressmen themselves floated conspira-

cy theories to floor the state's first

chief minister.

Just ahead of the polls, another issuecame handy to Congress when the

state chief secretary himself put up a

note to the government, suggesting a

probe into alleged corruption in the

school education department. It

sparked a controversy putting power-

ful school education minister Brijmo-

han Agrawal and the chief secretary at

loggerheads-forcing chief minister Ra-

man Singh to intervene to settle the

row. Surprisingly, opposition Congress

did not lap it up to make it a political is-

sue ahead of the elections.

10 hardcore Maoists surrender in CG

RAIPUR: Ten Naxalites, including two

couples, recently surrendered at the

court in Bijapur district.

The Maoists were part of the Nation-

al Park area committee of the outlawed

Communist Party of India (Maoist).

They expressed their willingness tojoin the political mainstream. They

said they were disappointed by the

"high-handedness of senior cadres and

atrocities on tribals by them."

Police said those surrendered, in-

clude Sonu Korsa ,24, his wife Korsa

Bodhi, 25, Madkam Joga, 27, his wife

Madkam Budhri, 25, Budhram Hapka,

30, Arjun Telam, 20, Korsa Kosa, 20,

Mahadev Gawde, 24, Vijay Majji, 28,

and Midium Dewa, 23. Sonu Korsa, who

possessed an INSAS rifle, had joined

the Naxalite movement in 2005 and was

working in the Bijapur region. Korsa

Bodhi was a member of the medical

team of National area park committee

since 2007.Police said Maoists fled from their

camps and reached the police. Among

those who have surrendered Madkam

Joga is a hardcore rebel and he was

heading the local guerrilla squad

group since 2008 and possessed a SLR

rifle. His wife Madkam Budhri, worked

with him. Budhram Hapka LGS, was

an influential commander from

Bairamgarh region.

BSP loses grip even over SC communities in CGRAIPUR:Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won only one seat this time against two seats

that it won in the 2008 elections in Chhattisgarh. BSP lost both Pamgarh and

Akaltara, which it had won in 2008, but managed a win at Jaijaipur, an unreserved

seat. BJP had won nine of ten seats reserved for Scheduled Castes.BSP founder Kanshi Ram had contested his maiden Lok Sabha polls from Chhat-

tisgarh region's Janjgir in 1984 in undivided Madhya Pradesh. Nearly three decades

later, BSP has virtually lost its grip even over the Scheduled Caste community-forc-

ing SC voters to shift their loyalties to BJP and Congress in state's bipolar politics.

Mayawati had canvassed support for her party candidates in Janjgir-Champa

where the party finished third. In other parts of the state, like Takhatpur, Bilaigarh

(SC), Beltara, Baloda Bazaar, Sarangarh (SC), Masturi (SC) and Kasdol, BSP se-

cured a convincing third position by winning almost more than 15,000 votes in

more than half of these constituencies. Congress wrested the Akaltara seat from

BSP this time, while Pamgarh went to BJP. Saurabh Singh, who had won Akaltara

seat on a BSP ticket, had joined Congress just before the assembly polls but he could

not get the ticket. Congress fielded Chunnilal Sahu, who won the seat by an im-

pressive margin. BSP's Santanlal Ratre was relegated to the third position.


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WE THE STATEEditorial3 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

ASTROLOGY

11-12-2013- Wednesday - Margshrish

Mah Shuklapaksh-Navami

Positive directions - North and West

Bad time - 12:16 pm to 1:36 pm

Good time - 6:55 am to 8:15 am

and 2:57 pm to 5:37 pm

12-12-2013-Thursday - Margshrish

Mah Shuklapaksh-Dashmi

Positive directions - East and North



and 10:26 am to 1:35 pm and 4:17pm

to 5:37 pm

13-12-2013- Friday - Marg shrish

Mah Shuklapaksh-Ekadashi

Positive directions - East and North

Bad time - 10:26 am to 12:16 pm


and 12:17 pm to 1:36 pm and 4:17 pm

to 5:37 pm

14-12-2013- Saturday - Margshrish

Mah Shuklapaksh-Dwadashi (

Pradosh )

Positive directions - East and South

Bad time - 9:35 am to 10:26 am


and 12:16 pm to 4:17 pm

15-12-2013- Sunday - Margshrish

Mah Shuklapaksh-Trayodashi

Positive directions - East and South


Good time - 8:15 am to 12:16 pm

and 1:36 pm to 2:57 pm

16-12-2013- Monday - MargshirshMah Shuklapaksh-Chaturdashi

Positive directions- East and South

Bad time - 8:15 am to 9:35 am


and 9:36 am to 10:26 am and 1:36 pm

to 5:37 pm

17-12-2013- Tuesday -Margshirsh

Mah Shuklapaksh -Poornima

Positive directions- West and South


Good time - 9:35 am to 1:36 pm

By AACHARYA SARVESH

E-Mail: [email protected]

Mobile: 9826609192

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A pleasant painting orany favorite pictureshould be placed at thelocation where it can beimmediately seen whenone enters the bedroom.

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placed in the bedroom. The bedroom floor is just

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Delhi Elections 2013:Will Congress learn from AAP?

BIPIN SASI

The massive defeat of Congress in

the Assembly elections is the mes-

sage of change from the people of

the country. Sonia Gandhi admits that

people were unhappy with the ruling

Congress. Rahul Gandhi on the other

hand wants to learn the strategy from

AAP. He wants to involve people in the

election like the way Arvind Kejriwal

did .He is now going to follow Arvind Ke-

jriwal as a new Strategy for 2014. Does

Rahul Gandhi know that AAP is against

corruption? Congress as a new strategyis planning to involve common man

more in party, but does the common man

really want to join Congress? Is there

any scope for a common man to join and

survive in the Congress? These are few

questions which needs introspection.

Since 1947 till today, Congress party

has ruled India for maximum years al-

most 50 years, little less or more...so

what were they doing all this time, that

they have to still do introspection? Any

common man of India knows that what

the problem is...Scams, scams and

scams, almost each and every minister

has done some scams plus superiority

complex, inflation, corruption, not an-

swerable to general public, misuse ofpower in every big section, weak (main)

leadership, no consideration for middle

class as they keep paying taxes and only

promises to 'so called' very poor for 1 or

2 Rs per kg grains, only secular and sec-

ular words don't work, housewives can-

not buy onion 1 kg for Rs. 100 and other

vegetables not less than 80 or 50 a kg. Big

talks don't work, political parties have to

reach to middle class too and see that

how their budget has gone topsy turvy

that they cannot afford basic amenities

like food. This can go on and on. People

of India are fed up, they now want a

change and change is inevitable in this

world.

The Congress party has a lot to un-

learn first. They must stop brag on what

their forefathers have done decades ago.

They must give up pseudo secularism,

dynasty politics, and minority appease-

ment. The party will take decades to

gain people's faith again. Congress mustbe patient until then.

Will political parties adoptfair practices?

AAP wont be a Delhi centric party

anymore. AAP is setting good norms

and standards either BJP/Congress

change themselves and adopt fair prac-

tices. It seems that both leading parties

have realized that they have to adopt fair

practices else will be rooted out shortly.

When a party is not democratic in their

own candidate election, how they can

even talk about running a democratic

country? Both national parties doesnt

want to come under RTI, doesnt want to

share their funding sources. Let Con-gress learn these things from AAP.

Both BJP and Congress underestimat-

ed Aam Admi Party and the power of a

common man. In India it was always be-

lieved that election can be won by mus-

cle power and money. Both BJP and Con-

gress know that AAP dont have huge

money to run the campaign .BJP and

Congress both underestimated the sup-

port that AAP had in Delhi and foreign

countries. Many NRIs supported AAP

campaign in the last moment. There

have been several theories about the

AAP but this election shows that the vot-

ers have not chosen to buy them. It wont

be a Delhi centric party anymore but

AAP will require time to show the mag-

ic in other cities.

Results have raised ques-tions about Rahul Gandhi's

political strategy and skills:

Outgoing Chief Minister Sheila Dixitissued a brief statement in which she

said that the party needed to analyse its

crushing defeat in the Delhi assembly

polls. Why they want to analyse? Why

they dont want to read the sentiments

and mood of people. Congress leaders

still believe that defeat in Rajasthan,

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Del-

hi might not reflect on national mood

ahead of Lok Sabha polls due next year.

Analysts said the results have raised

questions about Rahul Gandhi's politi-

cal strategy and skills to sway voters. He

has been a reluctant politician and

leader. His future is uncertain as of now.

Election results have proved that India

remains a vibrant, functioning democ-racy constantly improving towards the

ultimate goal. The party now needs a vi-

brant leader to make stand against

Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi.

This may be the high time for Congress

to rightly estimate the power of a com-

mon man. Selection of a historical face

would not help Congress in any manner.


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WE THE STATEPolitics4 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Cong paid for unpopularity

of its MLAs in ChhattisgarhRAIPURC

ongress paid dearly for

anti-incumbency of its

MLAs in Chhattisgarh.

As many as 27 of the 38 party

MLAs lost in the tightly-contest-

ed elections, a loss that offset

the gains made in Bastar

region. PCC chief Charandas

Mahant hinted at internal sabo-

tage behind the loss of strong

MLAs in such big numbers. On

the other hand BJP leaders, in-

cluding Narendra Modi, roamedthe state asking Congress to

clarify if Jogi was its CM candi-

date. It was aimed at reviving

memories of his government

that is resented by many for law-

lessness.

The Congress, however, chose

to ignore the query and didnt

announce its CM candidate. An

answer either way was bound to

increase the partys problems. A

refusal would have displeased

Jogi who had the ability for sab-

otage while an answer in the af-

firmative would have seriously

dented the party's chances.

A senior Congress functionary

admitted that the urban voters

overwhelmingly voted for BJP.

The leadership void in Congress

was created by the killing of

state Congress chief Nand Ku-

mar Patel in the Naxal attack in

Bastar in May. Patel was

groomed over two years by

sidelining Jogi with little

doubt on who would be the poll

mascot. The sudden killing

ahead of elections left the state

Congress headless.

Modis development credentials hisstrongest card as PM candidateB

JP Prime Ministerial candidate

Narendra Modi has softened his

stand on Article 370. Earlier he

had favoured withdrawal of special sta-

tus for J&K. To call for a debate, in-

stead, is a much more sensible and de-

sirable position.

Modi committed a factual error byclaiming that Kashmiri women mar-

ried to non-Kashmiri men will lose

their domicile rights.

However, this error has since been rec-

tified. Article 370 does imply substan-

tial restraints on people from the rest

of India getting jobs, education, prop-

erty, etc in the state.

On the other hand there are no re-

straints on security forces empowered

by the Armed Forces Special Powers

Act from pouring in.

It can be argued that these restraints

and excesses together create an ex-

tremely anomalous situation and theseissues should be considered for the

sake of the state.

Modi invoked Vajpayee and the

latter's call of Insaniyat, Jamhuriyat

and Kashmiriyat. Vajpayee put BJP's

divisive manifesto promises on the

backburner when he was Prime Minis-

ter. In the run-up to 2014 Lok Sabha

elections, Modi must make it clear that

he will do the same.

BJP must distance itself from back-

ward-looking obsessions like building

a grand temple in Ayodhya after having

destroyed a long-standing mosque

there. Then only reasonable proposi-tions like debating Article 370 and ush-

ering in a uniform civil code can be

fruitfully debated. Modi's strongest

card as PM candidate lies in his devel-

opment credentials and proposing a vi-

sion of India as a modern economy and

society.


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WE THE STATEFeature5 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

India MournsMandela the Gandhian

The death of Nelson Mandela trig-

gered an outpouring of tributes

from Indians who feel a special con-

nection to the great man, seen by many as

one of the worlds most successful followers

of the ways of Indias independence leader:

Mahatma Gandhi.

India announced five-days of mourning

Friday in honor of the former South

African president and anti-apartheid revo-

lutionary who died at his home in Johan-

nesburg late Thursday.

He was a true Gandhian, said Indias

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through

the official twitter account of his office.

His life and work will remain a source of

eternal inspiration for generations to

come.

The man who led the movement to replace

South Africas apartheid regime with a mul-

ti-racial democracy had strong connections

to India.

He was one of two non-Indians to ever be

awarded the countrys highest civilian

award, the Bharat Ratna or Jewel of India.

The other was Mother Teresa. As a strong

follower of Gandhi, Mr. Mandela was also

awarded the International Gandhi Peace

Prize by the Indian government in 2001.

Mr. Mandelas campaign to end the

apartheid regime of South Africa echoed

Mr. Gandhis struggle against the British

rule in India.

Mr. Mandela was one of Gandhis true

heirs, said veteran social activist and long-

time Gandhian, Chunnibhai Vaidya. Both

had the same goals and both achieved free-

dom for their countries through non-violent

means.

Around 15 Gandhian organizations in the

state of Gujaratwhere Gandhi was born

and where many of his most avid followers

still residewill conduct prayer meetings for

Mr. Mandela over the weekend.

Mahatma Gandhis grandson, Gopalkrish-

na Gandhi, who met Mr. Mandela a number

of times over the years, said the South

African visionary used the techniques of

mass resistance he learned from the Mahat-

ma. The world today needs more leaders like

them, he said.

Its a very complicated world that is fac-

ing many crises which were not (around)

when the two were fighting, for their caus-

es, he said.

Gandhi lived in South Africa for nearly

two decades. He initially moved there to

work as a lawyer in Durban in the late 1800s.

He fought for the rights of Indians in the

country facing racial discrimination. On re-

turning to India, Gandhi continued to prac-

tice the non-violent methods he had devel-

oped in South Africa. The fact that they

both fought for the civil rights of the sub-

jected people in South Africa and they used

the same methods make their life and work

very similar, said Sabyasachi Bhat-

tacharya, former chairman of Indian Coun-

cil of Historical Research, a New Delhi-

based think tank.

Scholars are quick to point out that there

were also major differences between the

two. During Mr. Mandelas early days, he

and other members of the African National

Congress party did not have complete faith

in the policy of non-violence, said M.P.

Mathai, a scholar and dean of Gandhi Re-

search Foundation, a research organization

in the western state of Maharashtra.

In extreme situations they believed vio-

lence was justified, he said. Gandhi was

uncompromising on non-violence. Howev-

er during decades of imprisonment, Mr.

Mandela grew to appreciate the importance

of non-violence, said Mr. Mathai. He was a

totally changed man after that.


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WE THE STATECapital6 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Poll outcome in MP sorely disappointing for Third FrontRAJIV TIWARI


Bhopal

T

he poll outcome in Madhya Pradesh

was sorely disappointing for the

Third Front especially Samajwadi

Party (SP) and Bahujan Samajwadi Party

(BSP). The Third front could not make any

impact and the polity in the state remained

bipolar with the combined strength of the

BJP and the Congress consistently grow-

ing.

As State politics turns increasingly bipo-

lar, both BSP and SP are greatly disap-

pointed. While the reason why the SP and

BSP could not gain foothold in the State is a

matter of deeper analysis, one reason could

be that MP is not as caste-ridden as UP and

Bihar and the appeal of both these parties

is solely caste- based.

Significantly merely five days before

polling, BSP supremo Mayawati promisedthe people of Madhya Pradesh something

even chief minister Shivraj Singh

Chauhan in his wildest fit of generosity in

public would not have dared. Every land-

less poor in MP, she announced, would be

given three acres of public land if her par-

ty came to power in the state. But the peo-

ple did not take her seriously and the BSP

failed to make any impression.

The BSP started making inroads into the

Vindhya Pradesh and Gwalior- Chambal ar-

eas of the state in 1990 but it could never

reach the position of even being a King-

maker, what to speak of the King. Its vote

percentage could grow from 3.54 per cent in

1990 to 8.97 per cent in 2008 and this time, it

fell to 6.28. That means it has barely man-

aged to double its vote share in 23 years. As

for SP, it could never cross the 5 per cent

mark. The Independents are also being

cold- shouldered by the voters. The number

of winner Independents has fallen from 10

in 1990 to 3 this time.

The vote share of parties and candidates

other that BJP and Congress has also been

shrinking. The cumulative vote share of

BJP and Congress has never been less than

70 per cent since 1990. It was 79.42 per cent

in 1993 and this time it has crossed the 80

per cent mark. The two parties have cumu-

latively secured 81.24 per cent votes (BJP

44.97, Congress 36.37) this time. Both have

gained at the cost of other parties.

Buoyed by win, BJP now confident of bettering Lok Sabha tally in MP

BHOPAL

After the landslide win in assembly

polls, the BJP is confident of bettering

its Lok Sabha tally in 2009 when Con-

gress managed to wrest 12 parliamen-

tary seats which include Guna by Jy-

otiraditya Scindia, Shahdol by Rajesh

Nandini, Mandala by Basori Singh

Masram, Chhindwara by Kamal Nath,

Dewas by Sajjan Singh Verma, Ujjain

by Premchand Guddu, Mandsaur by

Minakshi Natrajan, Ratlam by Kanti-

lal Bhuria, Dhar by Gajendra Singh

Rajukhedi, Khandwa by Arun Yadav,

Rajgarh by Narayan Singh Amlawat

and Hoshangabad by Rao Uday Pratap

Singh, who switched over to BJP few

days before polling day. There are 29

Lok Sabha seats in MP.

Of them 17 are with BJP. Buoyed by

the 2013 landslide, BJP is confident of

wiping out the last standing Congress

citadels.

However, all four seats in Scindia's

Gwalior have been won by BJP.

Though Scindia is an MP from Guna, a

BJP victory in Gwalior is a huge psy-

chological blow to Jyotiraditya. In

Guna Lok Sabha seat, five assemblyseats are with Congress and three be-

long to BJP, including Shivpuri, which

was won by Yashodhara Raje Scindia,

his aunt.

Meanwhile, the Congress appears to

have lost the support of its tribal vote-

bank. BJP sweep is complete in all sev-

en assembly segments of Kantilal

Bhuria's Ratlam-Jhabua Lok Sabha

constituency. In 2008, Congress still

had one seat with it while one was won

by an independent.

In Dewas, Sajjan Singh Verma is

threatened by saffron forces with all 8

assembly segments conquered by BJP.

In Dhar parliamentary seat, 6 out of 8

assembly segments are with BJP. In Uj-jain, Congress was deceived by his own

MP Premchand Guddu when he ma-

nipulated a Vidhan Sabha seat for his

son. All 8 assembly segments of Ujjain

Lok Sabha seat are now with BJP. In

Mandsaur parliamentary seat held by

Minakshi Natarajan, 7 of 8 seats are

taken over by BJP.


7/12

7 Glamour WE THE STATEBHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Shocking: WasKoffee With

Karan Scripted?W

e have all watched KoffeeWith Karan with the ideathat it's a spontaneous out-

pouring of celebrity hearts. But itlooks like some of it is as scriptedas the movies. Katrina recentlytold Bollywood Life that, "Beforethe shoot of the episode, Karanhosted a dinner where Kareenaand I were present. Kareena saidto me that she will pull everyone'sleg (on the show). She asked me ifshe can say it (sister-in-law re-

mark) in a fun wayand that wasokay with me." We wonder if thisis really true or just one more ruseof Katrina's to deny her alleged af-fair with Ranbir.

Salman Khan: I had nointentions to be a star

NEW DELHI

Actor Salman Khan, who has a huge fan fol-

lowing across the globe, says he had no in-

tentions of becoming a star.

"I took birth in a family which was a part of this

industry. By luck, I got this platform thanks to

Sooraj Barjatya who gave me a break, and luckily

the film also worked. I have no contribution in it,"

Salman Khan told reporters Thursday during the

trailer launch of 'Jai Ho'.

"I had no intentions to be a star. I like to travel byrickshaw, cycle. I am enjoying my success and

when I don't have it, then also I will enjoy," he said.

The actor who has lost his temper several times

said fans should not cross their limits.

"Fans tend to cross their line at times. They get

into personal lives. At times, fans get carried

away," he said.

Salman also promoted Aamir Khan's 'Dhoom 3'

by wearing a hat similar to what Aamir has been

wearing during promotions.

"'Jai Ho' bhi Dhoom machayegi," Salman said.

It was my dream to meet Shah Rukh Khan, says Sunny LeoneBANGALORES

unny Leone today said it was a dream

come true for her to meet Bollywood su-

perstar Shah Rukh Khan at the special

screening of Kaizad Gustad's 'Jackpot' in Mum-

bai.

Sunny, who was here to promote her Hindi

film 'Jackpot',told reporters, "It (meeting

Shahrukh) was a dream come true.I am a fan of

Bollywood and those you have been watching

on screen for years, happen to meet you, you

feel extremely nice.They are so down to earth

and humble."

On Naseeruddin Shah, who is cast opposite

her in the film,she said it was a dream to act op-posite the veteran actor, who commands im-

mense respect in Bollywood.

"Working with Mr Naseer is a dream for me.

You learn a lot on and off camera; how he con-

ducts himself; how he acts on camera. You learn

as a new actor and new actress," she said.

"Hopefully people would say, yes Sunny you

did a better job acting in this movie than your

first one. For obvious reasons that you know

your first movie you are nervous facing the

camera but this film was extremely comfort-

able."

The 32-year-old Indo-Canadia adult film star,

who made her return to India with reality show

Bigg Boss, is hoping that people would like her

performance in 'Jackpot'.

She said she is learning things about India and

Bollywood,which is completely different from

Hollywood.

"I have learnt so much over the last three

years. It is almost like going to school again. I

am learning Hindi, learning to dance and learn-

ing all these little things about this industry,

how it works. It's completely different thanHollywood. I have been told how Katrina Kaif

also learnt them all, slowly but surely," she

added.

Indian-origin Sunny was born in Canada. She

later moved to the US with her family. She was

19 when she ventured into the world of adult

films. She made her Bollywood film debut with

'Jism 2'.


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WE THE STATERajasthan8 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Vasundhara loyalist Mehrishi likely

to be next CS of RajasthanJAIPUR

Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi, who

is a Vasundhara Raje loyalist, is ex-

pected to be the next chief secretary of

Rajathan. Mehrishi is currently on deputa-

tion to Centre and holding the post of

Union secretary with the department of

fertilizers in the Union Ministry of

Chemicals and Fertilizers in New

Delhi. Mehrishi got into good

books of Raje when he was the

principal secretary (finance)

during her first term as the

chief minister of the state from 2003 to 2008.

The 1978-batch IAS officer would replace the

current incumbent CK Mathew, who is likely to

be shifted as deputy chairman of the state plan-

ning board, sources said.

Mathew has taken a long leave after he was ac-

cused by the BJP of favouring the then Congress

government prior to the December 8 assembly

polls when the model code of conduct was in

place. Mathew's leave will end on December 13.

Additional chief secretary CS Rajan has been

holding the charge of chief secretary ever since

Mathew proceeded on leave before the state as-

sembly elections.

BJPs decision to bring Raje

as state president paid offSANGEETA SHARMA

E-mail:

[email protected]

JAIPUR

The BJP decision to bring Va-

sundhara Raje back as the

state unit's president paid off

in Rajasthan as the party won by a

historic margin. There were several

protests and senior members raised

objections but the party high com-

mand went ahead and handed over

the reins of the party to Raje, who

was the most popular face among the

masses.

She took over as the state president

in February, but the formal an-

nouncement on her being the chief

ministerial candidate came at thelaunch of her Suraaj Sankalp Yatra

in April.

It was a gamble that paid off for the

party, as with the passage of time and

during the course of the yatra, sup-

port and popularity of Raje increased

manifold.

The party's decision to declare

Narendra Modi as its prime ministe-

rial candidate added to its prospects

in the state.

The announcement helped in mobi-

lizing party workers, who worked

hard to ensure party's splendid per-

formance in the state. Raje's team

worked hard on a well-planned cam-

paign against the Ashok Gehlot gov-ernment and in favour of the BJP.

After choosing to stay behind the

curtains for a long time, Raje, since

February, lashed out at the state gov-

ernment at every opportunity and

never missed a chance to react

strongly or question chief minister

Ashok Gehot's every move.

After the alleged 'absenteeism' of

four years, Raje and the BJP were

suddenly everywhere, taking to the

streets and holding protest cam-

paigns against the state government.

Despite Raje being given a free

hand, she had to work to get every-

body's support and portray a united

face of the party. She also had to iron

out her differences with the RSS and

the RSS-backed leaders in the state.

Members, known to be her detrac-

tors like Ghanshyam Tiwari and

Prahlad Gunjal, were included in the

party's first list of candidates.


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WE THE STATEWorld9 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Sign language interpreter at Mandelas

funeral has faced murder chargeThamsanqa Jantjie, the fake signlanguage interpreter at NelsonMandelas memorial on Tuesday,has faced a number of criminal chargesin court, including a murder charge in

2003, according to South Africa TV

channel eNCA. eNCA's investigations

have found that Thamsanqa Jantjie,

who is being treated for schizophrenia,

has also faced rape (1994), theft (1995),

housebreaking (1997), malicious dam-

age to property (1998), murder, attempt-

ed murder and kidnapping (2003)

charges, the channel reported.

According to the eNCA story, most ofthe charges were dropped because Jan-

tijie was apparently mentally unfit to

stand trial. However, he was convicted

of theft and given a three-year sentence

but it was not certain whether he had

served time for the crime or not. Jantjie

was seen on stage making hand gestures

next to Barack Obama during the US

Presidents speech. It emerged later that

those gestures were not in fact sign lan-

guage and Jantije was merely waving

his hands about. At that point his name

and his whereabouts where unknown

but he subsequently came forward to

identify himself claim he suffered from

schizophrenia and that he had an attack

while on stage and began hallucinating

and hearing voices in his head. "There

was nothing I could do, he said. I was

alone in a very dangerous situation. I

tried to control myself and not show the

world what was going on. I am very sor-

ry, its the situation I found myself in.

eNCA claims that the court records it

scrutinised shows that the murder and

kidnapping case against Jantjie and

several others was referred to the SouthGauteng High Court in 2004 but the

court file for the case is empty. It is un-

clear how Jantjies background was not

checked before he was appointed to

translate speeches into sign language at

Mandelas memorial.

WASHINGTON

Expressing concern

over the Indian

Supreme Court

verdict which ruled that

gay sex is illegal, the US

has said that it is op-

posed to any action thatcriminalise consensual

same sex between two adults.

"We oppose any action that

criminalises consensual same-sex

conduct between adults. LGBT

rights are human rights. We call on all

governments to advance equality for

LGBT individuals around the world,"

State Department spokesperson Jen

Psaki said on Wednesday. "We are in reg-

ular touch about these issues and others

with India. I don't have anything specif-

ic to readout for you in terms of future

meetings or conversations about this,"

she said. Responding to a question, Psa-

ki said it is for the Indian Government

to take a decision or any steps it want totake to protect the rights of the gay and

lesbian community after the Supreme

Court order in this regard. "That's a de-

cision that the Indian government

would make. We obviously don't make

decisions on behalf of other govern-

ments and their legislation. So I ex-

pressed our deep concern about any ef-

forts

around

the world to not recognise that LGBT

rights are human rights and that's a

message we'll continue to convey," she

said. Meanwhile, a top American LGBT

organisation has joined hands withtheir Indian counterpart in opposing

the latest verdict of the Supreme Court,

which rules gay sex illegal. "This is a

sad day for India and for the world," said

Joe Mirabella, Director of Communica-

tions for All Out, a top American LGBT

organisation, which has a membership

of more than a million. "No one should

have to go to jail because of who they

are or who they love. We stand in soli-

darity with India's human rights com-

munity," she said. India's Supreme

Court overturned a lower court rulingfrom 2009 that decriminalised the love

between two men. Now, gays could once

again face prosecution under section

377, which makes it illegal to perform

'unnatural offences'. People found guilty

of violating section 377 could face 10

years in prison, it said. "Sadly this rul-

ing now brings the total number of

coun-

tries that

make it a crime

to be gay, lesbian, bi,

or trans from 76 to 77,"Mirabella said. "It essential that

we bring that number to zero. No person

should have to sacrifice their family or

freedom, safety or dignity, because of

who they are or who they love," she said.

India faces an election in May, making

the political climate for a legislative

change in the near future more difficult.

US opposesSupreme

Court verdictcriminalising gay


10/12

Commerce10 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013 WE THE STATE

Diamond Park project near Indore may move forward nowINDORE

Big industrial projects such as the

Diamond Park venture coming

up in Rangwasa near Indore will

now move forward as the assembly

elections are over.

The Audhyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam

(AKVN) Indore that had got a detail

project report (DPR) prepared through

a consultant is awaiting clearance,

which is stuck due to technical reasons.

Officials said certain formalities need

to be completed and the project will

move forward after model code of con-

duct ends. The project will be devel-

oped on a public-private partnership

(PPP) model with an investment of Rs

175 crore on infrastructure develop-

ment.

The park, which is proposed to be a

hub for cutting and polishing of dia-

monds, will have an SEZ and a non-SEZ

zone, and so will suit diamond process-

ing units with 100% export-based oper-

ations. A residential colony, helipad,

hospital and education centre are also

proposed to be set up. The development

agency will also carry basic infrastruc-

ture, including roads and sewerage sys-

tem. Tenders will be taken out for se-

lection of the development agency.

While several companies had evinced

interest in the project being developed

on 118 hectares of land, no one has yet

signed an agreement with the govern-

ment. In fact, the gems and jewellery

park project, popularly known as Dia-

mond Park, has been lying in the cold

storage for the past many years.

Monsoon Rains Cool Onion Prices at Last

Some staple foods are at last becom-

ing cheaper thanks to the delayed

arrival of summer crops, provid-

ing relief to millions of Indians who

couldnt afford onions last month.

Prices of onions, tomatoes and other

vegetables have fallen by more than 50%

from their peak levels in November

when unseasonal rains damaged the

crops that were about to be harvestedand pushed up many food prices to

record levels.

Since then the prices of vegetables that

have benefitted from the steady monsoon

rains this year have plunged. In Delhis

Azadpurs wholesale market, onion

prices have fallen to around 20 rupees

per kilogram from 60 rupees per kilo-

gram. Tomatoes are selling for between

10 rupees to 20 rupees per kilogram from

50 rupees and green peas are selling for

between 5 rupees to 10 rupees a kilogram

down from 30 rupees to 40 rupees a kilo-

gram.

We expect the prices to fall even fur-

ther this month, said Rajinder Kumar

Sharma, general secretary of the Azad-

pur wholesale fruit and vegetable mar-ket. The moisture in the soil due to an

unusually long monsoon season will con-

tinue to help the crops.

The lower prices were too late to save

the countrys ruling party. The high food

prices had stoked public outrage and are

one of the main reasons why the Con-

gress Party was decimated in recently

state elections.

The monsoon season extended more

than a month beyond the normal close in

mid-September, delaying the harvest of

vegetables which usually comes in Octo-

ber.

The lower food prices are expected cool

Indias wholesale price indexthe most

widely watched indicator of inflation in

the subcontinentwhich has been stuckabove the central banks comfort level for

years.

Food prices account for about 15% of

the index which decides the WPI infla-

tion rate which recently hit an eight

month high of 7%.

We should see lower inflation by the

second half of December, said D.K

Joshi, chief economist at rating firm

Crisil. He said the prices are likely to

continue to slide over the following three

months thanks to a bumper winter crop.

The fall in food prices could be the ex-

cuse the Reserve Bank of India needs to

avoid hiking its key interest rates again,

economists said. While the central bank

has been raising rates to keep inflation

in check, the country needs lower ratesto help jump start the economy which

has seen its growth slow to a 10-year low.

If the inflation comes down, the RBI

may not tinker with rates, and around

March, may cut rates if it is convinced

that inflation will continue to move

downwards, said Madan Sabnavis,

chief economist at CARE Ratings.


11/12

The temperature appears to be rising ahead of the Test series in South

Africa, with the Indian team management denying reports of

demanding an explanation from host broadcaster SuperSport

for editorialising their content related to a video clip of

Virat Kohli.

During the third game at centurion,

the broadcaster carried a clip

of Kohli being stuck in

the ribs by Dale

Steyn dur-

ing the

first

one-dayer at

Wanderers.

Veteran South African

journalist Neil Manthorp reported

that coach Duncan Fletcher summoned

the director of the coverage that ran with a cap-

tion, "Kohli - Softened Up".

It was followed up by a footage of Kohli clutching an

ice pack to the blow on the dressing room balcony, and

then rehearsing the pull stroke during a net session.Fletcher reportedly told the director that this was-

n't objective broadcasting, but editorialising of

content. Sources in the Indian team have,

however, insisted that Fletcher want-

ed footage of the bowlers.

The communications manager

of SuperSport was quoted as

saying, "I'm not sure what Su-

perSport did wrong. We are in

the business of producing

good television. "We reflected

what occurred and there was

a genuine storyline there. It

sounds like good television to

me."

WE THE STATESports11 BHOPAL December 9 to December 15, 2013

Has Virat

Kohli'sfootageirked TeamIndia?

I am not retiring, says Mary Kom

The 30-year-old, who has taken a brief sabbatical

from the game after the birth of her third child,

was in the capital to launch her autobiography

'Unbreakable'.

As she unveiled the book, the former Khel Ratna

awardee made it clear that she had no plans to hang

her gloves just yet.

"I just want to say and request that I am not going

to retire," said the affable Manipuri even before was

asked about it by the media.

"My humble request is please support me, I will try

my best to win a medal for the country," she added.

The autobiography, which details her rise to the top

from a modest background, was launched by Sport

Minister Jitendra Singh and two-time Olympic medal-

list wrestler Sushil Kumar, whom Mary Kom

addressed as 'big brother'.

"I wrote this book in short time. It is about my

struggle. I want children to be inspired by it," said

Mary Kom.

Sushil was effusive in praise of Mary Kom, calling

her the toughest of the six Indians who won medals at

the London Olympics last year.

"She is the strongest among the six of us. All those

who have supported her have actually done the

country proud. She is a fantastic person and a truly

great athlete. I congratulate her for this book," said the

soft-spoken wrestler.

The Sports Minister said Mary Kom was an exam-

ple of how sports can unite.

"I am Minister of State (Defence) as well and when

I travel to places like Ladakh and I talk to people, she

is the hero there. It shows that sports is a binding fac-

tor," said Singh.

Pele hopes Brazil towin 2014 World Cup

Costa Do Suipe (Brazile), Dec 7: Brazilian soccer legend Pele put his faith

in Brazil of winning next year's World Cup on home soil here Friday dur-

ing the draw ceremony. Before the 32 qualified t eams being drawn into

eight groups for the finals, Pele, presented as a special ambassador, was

asked on the stage by the host whether he believes Brazil could make to

the final.

"I think we will be in the final," Xinhua quoted 73-year-old Pele, the living

legend, as saying. He followed up to remember how his father cried after

Brazil suffered the shock loss to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup final. "I

can always remember my father crying after we lost the World Cup to

Uruguay in 1950." Just eight years later the then 17-year-old Pele helped

Brazil to win their first of five titles so far. "So I don't want my kids to see

me crying! I hope we will win!" said Pele.


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High food prices,corruption led to Congs downfallS. MANI


NEWDELHI

The B.J.P.s success in four states seems

largelydrivenby thesour anti-incumbency

mood, high food prices and anger over cor-

ruption. In Delhi, the biggest sensation, however,

wasan unexpectedlystrong showingby theyear-old

Aam Aadmi Party.

The results make it clear that the Congress Par-

tys welfare programmes and customary promises

can no longer compel a younger, urbanized elec-

torate,and thatthe partyhasfailedto projectan im-

age of leadership at a time when voters crave it.

Only a year ago, Sheila Dikshit appeared to be a

formidableincumbent, creditedwith spearheading

Delhissubway system andeasingpollutionby com-

pelling buses to switch to natural gas. She was

among thosewhohad shruggedoff thethreatposed

byAAP. Butthe results showedhow wrong shewas.

Sheherself hadto face defeatat thehands of Kejri-

wal.

Historian Ramachandra Guha said charisma of

the Gandhi family is basically more or less gone.

The results, he added, represented the voice of a

much younger group of voters who do not remem-

ber the contributions or sacrifices, real or imag-

ined, of Indira Gandhi or the martyrdom of Rajiv

Gandhi.

The results in four states show people no longer

cast their votes based on caste, family or religion.

Todays voters, especially the younger ones, are

more receptive to a discourse that harps on educa-

tion and jobs, and less to one that is redolent with

populism.

AAPcan cash onvoters cryingout for analternative political forceNEW DELHI

The stupendous success of Aam Aadmi

Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly

polls has enthused the party cadres.

But if AAP is to expand beyond Delhi and

make a mark in the 2014 general elections, it

must show an appetite for governance. It must

seek toform governments andleadby example.

There`s no denying that several electoral con-

stituencies especially long-neglected urban

centres are crying out for an alternative po-

litical force. AAP`s secular motto of trans-

parency and integrity in politics could find

many takers in metropolitan cities like Mum-

bai, Kolkata and Chennai where the contend-

ing parties who often seem like clones of

each other and thus deny real choice to voters

have been responsible for poor governance.

But for that AAP must make a serious bid for

power and go beyond commendable electoral

performances.

Both Congress and BJP had dismissed AAP

in the poll run up the former refusing to ac-

knowledge AAP as a serious party while the

latter described it as a vote stealer. The two na-

tional parties underestimated the groundswell

of anger against incumbent legislators and

their cynical brand of politics. The AAP`s sim-

ple message of honest and clean governance

resonatedwitha wide cross-sectionof theelec-

torate, transcending narrow vote banks.

RTI reveals overRs 20 lakhwere spent on UPAs anniv celebrationsLUCKNOW

Over Rs 20 lakh was spent in the

fourth anniversary celebra-

tions of the UnitedProgressive

Alliance (UPA). The party spent Rs

6,871 per guest, with total expenditure

on the May 22 event coming to Rs

20,61,359. This was revealed in an RTI

document obtained by an RTI activist

here.

RTI document available with RTI ap-

plicant Urvashi Sharma states that

out of 522 guests invited to the func-

tion, only 300 eventually turned up.The total cost incurred on floral deco-

ration was Rs 10,896, while electricity

charges for the day was Rs 3,03,770.

The bills pertaining to catering and

tent charges are still under process,

and as per RTI documents, they stand

atRs 6,30,874and Rs11,15,819. The sum

total of these charges is Rs 20,61,359.

Ironically only a few months ago

Congress MP from Firozabad Raj Bab-

bar had said that a person can have

full meals all day for Rs 12, while his

former Rajya Sabha colleague Rashid

Masood claimed a meal can be bought

for Rs 5 in Delhi's Jama Masjid area.

The non-vegetarian dinner package,

which was ordered from Taj Palace

Hotel as buffet dinner for 300 guests,

was worth Rs 6,30,874. The per head

cost incurred on thelavishfood wasRs

1,525 for the event, which lasted for

nearly 5 hours from 7.00 pm to mid-

night.

RTI applicant had claimed that the

prime minister's office had earlier ex-

pressed its inability to provide the list

of the guests invited for the occasion

owing to security reasons.

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