Sunday 8 September 2024

AN APPEAL

Have you ever thought of a 15-month-old baby suddenly rendered helpless, motionless by a stroke of medically induced spasticity, not even able to suckle her mother for the much-needed milk, How a father used a dropper like a pipette to put the milk in her mouth one drop at a time, How the family coped with this child as she grew up, her spinal cord paralyzed. The relentless effort by the father to get her back to "normal" making her sit, her back to the wall with two pillows on either side for support - at the age of four years! And as the years passed she improved but very slowly. She started walking only with someone at her side, which was to be a lifelong necessary precaution, as her balancing function was far from working optimally. She attended the Savera Special School (opp New  Excelsior Cinema) for children with special needs for almost three decades. After her parents passed away her brother was her sole caretaker who quit his job as a copywriter to be able to take care of Ruqaiyah full time...

But the loss of income has made there life really difficult as he takes her  for an outing throughout south Bombay in her wheelchair pushing it himself which is physically draining him since both are aged. Shakir bhai is 62 and Ruqaiyah bai is about 72 years of age.
Shakir bhai is her sole caregiver. They used to have a two-wheeler before but it got stolen when he had taken it for  repairs to a workshop near Tardeo A/C Market. Getting its replacement is not something he can afford. Rising costs for her medical needs and diapers are continuously making it difficult for him to manage their lives. 
A few years back livemint even published an article about them. Here’s a link to the same  
https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/TIoEvzuPhNjv2hOC6lAYBM/The-ride-back-home.html?facet=amp&utm_source=googleamp&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=googleamp

Please help them generously, who are struggling in old age. 

Details for direct bank transfer / UPI 

MOBILE NO.+918898041648
UPI ID
8898041648@ptaxis

BANK OF INDIA 

BENEFICIARY NAME- SHAKIR R VIRPURWALA, 
BENEFICIARY BANK A/C 
NO.002810110001297, 
BENEFICIARY BANK-BANK OF INDIA, MAHALAXMI BRANCH,MUMBAI 
400026. 
BANK IFSC-BKID0000028, 
BENEFICIARY PAN CARD NO.-AESPV5815J 

KOTAK BANK 

BENEFICIARY NAME- SHAKIR ROSHANALI VIRPURWALA. 
BENEFICIARY BANK A/C 
NO.0911973486
BENEFICIARY BANK-KOTAK BANK , WORLI BRANCH, MUMBAI 
BANK IFSC-KKBK0000634
BENEFICIARY PAN CARD NO.-AESPV5815J

Wednesday 29 May 2024

EC's Need To Be Prosecuted Over Multiple Offenses Including Voter Fraud - Oliver D'Souza



In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won over 40 seats with less than a 50,000 margin of votes. It also won over 77 seats by less than 1 lakh in the election.

Normally, as in previous elections, in 2019 for instance, the full details of the polling were put online latest with 48 hours and included details of voters, votes polled, percentage of votes and also comparison with 2014.  

This election, however, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has failed to put out total polled votes to date, merely percentages. 

What’s worse is that, after voting in phase 1 took place, in which 102 seats were polled in 21 states, the election commission not only upped the figures by an average of 6% but took 11 days to come up with it, and provided only percentages without figures of polled votes. 

Shockingly, the total count of votes also increased by over a whopping 1 crore votes. Several states have lesser voters than that! In Lawkshwadeep the vote percentage increased by 25%.

Among other states, for instance, after the revision by ECI, while Andaman which has 3,15,148 voters had the least increase of 22,785 votes, Tamil Nadu which has 6,23,33,925 voters, increased by 46,93,745 votes, Rajasthan which has 2,53,15,541 voters increased by 16,18,141, Assam which has 86,47,869 votes increased by 5,94, 109, Maharashtra which has 95,54,667 voters increased by 8,04,503 and MP which has 1,13,09606 increased by 4,99,886. 

On an average there has been 4,76,190 votes per state or 98,039 per constituency in phase 1.

If you go by the 50,000 figure margin that BJP won by in 40 seats, 1 crore extra votes can turn the results in 40 seats. If you go by the lees than 1 lakh margin, it can affect 77 seats. 

When the matter was brought before the CJI, the government gave all kinds of excuses including the time it takes to collate data, that too in a digital age. If that’s so, how were the earlier EC’s able to do it latest within 48 hours? What did the EC need 11 days for?

Former EC, S Y Qureshi, who has conducted several elections is on record saying that it takes less than an hour to collate all the figures after a day’s polling.

More importantly, what happened in those 11 days? Were EVMs replaced? Were EVMs subsequently manipulated? Is ECI conspiring to play the fool on counting day by announcing figures that it has announced as percentages? Any number of possible criminal processes could have been indulged in.

There is no way of knowing the facts immediately, but what is immediate is that there is a major problem here and it needs to be addressed.  

The only way this can be corrected is by having re-polling in all the 102 seats. 

In fact, since the same pattern continues – to date ECI has not revealed total votes polled but only percentages, how can one trust the entire electoral process in all phases so far? This would require for the entire elections themselves to be annulled and re-conducted.

The CJI saying that he would sit all night if necessary on 24th before the next day’s polling of phase 6 to sort out the issues indicates that the courts have taken this matter extremely seriously. It remains to be seen how the Judges rule on this.

At the same time, considering the almost complete failure and visible collusion of the ECI with the ruling party, a case is made out to initiate criminal proceedings against all 3 EC’s leading to subsequent initiation of impeachment proceedings against them.  It also calls for a SC monitored re-election to be held.

Is it too late in the day for all this because 5 phases are over? Never. No price is too much to have a free and fair election in a democracy.

Wednesday 10 April 2024

WHY WE MUST ENSURE THE DEFEAT OF BJP IN 2024:60 REASONS WITH FACTS AND EVIDENCE By Sanjay Jha

No Jumla.  India is bigger than any political party or leader. It deserves much much better.  It is up to you now. Thank you.
1) The BIGGEST SCAM SINCE 1947: Electoral Bonds. Corruption, Criminality and Crony capitalism combined. The government told the SC; People have no right to know who funds political parties
2) Chandigarh Mayor election fraud under cameras: SC said; Murder of Democracy, mockery of democracy.
3) Patanjali: The government allowed the company to fraud Indians during Covid. Why?
4) Farmers were lied to by saying their income will double by 2022. Agriculture growth has been below average.
5) Demographic dividend story destroyed; Record unemployment among the young in India, has effectively damaged the “ India story”. 2 crore jobs per yer were promised.
6) The Great Washing Machine of BJP: 23 out of 25 opposition leaders who joined the BJP found their cases closed or in cold storage.
7) Abuse of Power: 95% of cases against opposition leaders by CBI/ED/IT etc.
8) Over 500,000 Indians died during Covid, and will you ever forget the nightmare of second Covid wave of 2021 ever in your life?
9) Instead of giving credit to vaccine manufacturers, a politician’s face was marketed on Vaccine certificates even as people were dying left, right and center. No other world leader sold themselves amidst the humanitarian tragedy.
10) Operation Lotus and resort politics to buy MLA’s lowered India’s stature. India resembled a banana republic.
11) MLA Stock Exchange boomed during 2014-24 as many opposition governments were toppled. Source of funds? Cash? Or was threats enough?
12) Lynching deaths in mob violence made India look like a Ku Klux Klan republic. But nobody cared.
13) Over 150 deaths and nearly 50,000 homeless in Manipur, but the PM of India has not even visited the state in 10 months. That is okay? Really?
14) What happened to the extradition of Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Mehul Choksi etc?
15) Do you know who is India’s Lok Pal and what exactly are they doing on anti-corruption since 2014? The UPA was defeated on this issue despite the fact that they passed the RTI and Lok Pal Act. You are fine with this?
16) In Dharam Sansads there was an open call for the genocide of Muslims. A deathly silence from the powers that be has since followed.
17) CAG pointed out serious corruption charges of approximately Rs 7.75 Lakh crore in the handling of infrastructure projects. No discussion because blanked out by Big Media
18) Rafale Scam: Yet to be investigated; why was a big industrialist favored over India’s biggest defense manufacturer HAL ? This issue is far from closed. Will need to be reopened.
19) The Adani Group Scam: The allegations are yet to be fully investigated. This does not need further elaboration as the markets have spoken. SEBI/SC looking into it. A potential financial heist could emerge.
20) The PM in 10 years has not held a SINGLE press conference, a world record. Seriously??? Why would that be? Democracy?
21) The 11 rapists of Bilkis Bano who was gangraped during the 2002 Gujarat riots were released on India’s 75th anniversary of Independence Day. Nari Shakti, anyone?  
22) Women wrestling champions of India were forced to protest on the streets of Delhi for justice for many months, as they accused a BJP MP of sexual harassment. No one bothered.
23) A former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik ( a BJP leader ) alleges that he was told to keep quiet after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 brave soldiers. A disturbing expose which has not been followed up. Why?
24) Over 16-20 lakh Indians have surrendered their citizenship and / or left India during the last decade. Acche Din? Why would they do so if everything was hunky dory?
25) Inequality has worsened during the last 10 years with 1% of Indians owning over 40% of its wealth. Inequality is worse than during the British Raj and only one rank better than South Africa.
26) On an average over 30% of our children are stunted, underweight, wasted etc. And yet, health budgets are barely growing. Why?
27) Free foodgrains for over 57% of Indians for 5 years shows that poverty and destitution remains disturbingly high. The PR says Amrit Kaal?
28) Average GDP growth during 10 years of BJP rule of 2014-24 is just 5.9%, way below Congress/UPA’s 7.8%. In the last 5 years ( 2019-24), GDP average growth has been 4.1%. That’s why the USD 5 trillion spin that was promised in 2024?
29) Make in India was another jumla; the share of manufacturing in India’s GDP has dipped to around 14%
30) The RTI act, empowering citizens, has been steadily diluted. Afraid to disclose?
31) A record 146 MP’s were suspended from the opposition, and bills passed without any discussion.
32) On a Jaipur-Mumbai train, a railway police constable went on a shooting spree targeting Muslims. Can you imagine the anger and hate within? Who is causing it? Why?
33) Snooping and surveillance is rampant; besides Pegasus spyware, there was the issue of Apple iPhones being hacked. A thorough investigation never really happened.
34) A BJP MP in Parliament named Ramesh Bidhuri used the obscenest offensive speech against Muslims. No action taken against him.
35) 75% of all hate-speeches have happened in BJP ruled states.
36) The SBI became a puppet bank, as it tried to obstruct investigation into Electoral Bonds at the behest of the government. Another one bites the dust.
37) A HC Judge who suddenly resigned and joined the BJP said: I cannot make up my mind between Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse, when asked to choose in a rapid-fire round on TV. This is the ideology amongst the educated in the ruling party?
38) Rural real wages of agriculture labour, unorganized sector and the self-employed has remained stagnant over the last decade. Farmer suicides are averaging over 10,000. That’s why the farmers are on the streets.
39) India’s independent institutions such as the Election Commission, ED, CBI, IT, NIA, PSU’s etc are all weak and are being strangulated further every day in front of our eyes.
40) The Great Washing Machine saga : Extortion, mafia-style is evident. Criminals overnight become approvers. Where does the ordinary Indian go? Is Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest justified?
41) On Electoral Bonds, besides threats and favors, there is obvious use of black money, as companies with no income and profits, donated money. Where did they get the money from?
42) In Lakhimpur-Kheri, several farmers were maliciously run over by a jeep which had prominent leaders from the BJP. The case is nowhere near closure.
43) 42% of Modi’s cabinet has criminal charges against them. How can change ever happen?
44) SC Judge on Demonetization: Where is the black money?? This is another scam like Electoral Bonds. An investigation is a must.
45) 40% of children between 14-18 years unable to read, write or do math’s of standard 2.
46) Police constables kicked Muslims offering namaaz, while students were beaten up for offering Ramazan prayers in a hostel. Is this what India should be?
47) Dalits and Adivasis have faced extreme penury, discrimination ( Rohit Vemula case and Unna thrashing) and marginalization. Caste bigotry has worsened during the last 10 years.
48) Mahua Moitra targeted for exposing the Adani issue repeatedly in parliament and public. Scared?
49) BJP leaders like Anant Hegde and others openly threatening about changing India’s constitution after 2024 if they were to win. Hindu Rashtra on the way?
50) The top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India. Should that not bother us? What changed since 2014? Did they become a Smart City?
51) Whatever happened to the investigation in money laundering cases exposed in the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Paragon Papers etc.??? Rs 15 lakh came in your bank account?
52) India’s ranking in key Global Index : Human Development Index ( 134 of 193), Per Capita Income ( 131), Global Hunger Index ( 107 out of 121), World Press Freedom Index ( 161 out of 180), Gender Disparity Index ( 127 out of 146), Environmental Performance Index ( 180 out of 180). It is a dismal story of failure and incompetence.
53) Why is the public of India not being told about the PM-CARES Fund: source of money, utilization, etc?? Why the secrecy? What is there to hide? Has it been used for political purposes?
54) Is there any justification for arresting writers, activists, journalists, etc.  under charges of sedition and anti-terrorism because they questioned the government? Disha Ravi, a 23 year old girl was arrested for fanning a global conspiracy against India. How bizarre can one get?
55) Why are think-tanks, Amnesty International, NGO’s etc. being regularly hounded? Is this free speech?
56) The famous case of BK-16 is worrying, as it alleges that evidence was planted against the accused using digital hacking; in that case, is anyone safe? Are you safe?
57) Why is the government silent on Chinese incursion on Indian soil? Is that the reason why they allowed the renowned activist Sonam Wangchuk to fast for 21 days and completely ignore him?
58) The Agniveer scheme makes a mockery of building a strong skilled permanent defense manpower. Does this government even have the right to talk about national security?
59) When an 84 year old activist Stan Swamy is denied even a sipper to drink water and dies while in captivity, can we deny that we have become a brutal authoritarian police state?
60) This government lives in the past; it is rewriting history, dropping uncomfortable truths, one of them being that its founders did not participate in India’s freedom struggle. But can one change facts, historically recorded and available in libraries and the internet?
The above is a list compiled using elementary mental recollection of the prominent events post-2014, but it is far from exhaustive. I will update this from time to time. Please share liberally on social media and WhatsApp groups you are part of. With the media capture and regulatory bulldozing in place, direct access to our friends and family, acquaintances and associates is the only option. But it can work magic, so do not be complacent if you care for India’s democracy and its future.
Good luck!