Friday, July 24, 2009
Minimal Rainfall - Cause of Worry
It appears July 2009 is going to record a deficit of about 30 % rainfall than previous year. It is really a cause of worry for Northern India, Paddy sowing has been affected.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
18.07.09 Justice at Last Rita Bahuguna Joshi released on Bail
Justice at last. Rita Bahuguna Joshi President of U.P Wing of the Indian National Congress was released on bail today 18.07.09 by the Moradabad Court.
It appears Rita Bahuguna Joshi has got sympathy from the Congress High Command and from the Congress Chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi . Rahul has openly accused Mayawati and at the same time appreciated the motive of Ms. Rita Bahuguna Joshi statment, and has only disapproved the language of the message. Rita Bahuguna Joshi has affirmed to continue her fight for the cause of the Dalits, exploited by a Dalit Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati who is more interested in her statues and shows no interest in the general development of U P and also is bothered about the Dalits and their Economic upliftment.
Happy Birthday Priyanka Chopra 18.07.09
Let me Congratulate and Wish Priyanka Chopra on her 27th Birthday. May God bestow you with many more laurels
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
What actually Rita Bahuguna Joshi meant !
There is nothing wrong in Rita Bahuguna Joshi's statement. She was only driving a point by giving an example ,if Ms. Mayawati is caught , in such a situation she will compensate her with Rs.1.00 Crore What she actually meant was ,the amount given as compensation, to the outraged victim was less. So what the ho Halla ! To a crude Chief Minister, a crude answer.
At the first instance Ms. Sonia Gandhi has disapproved Ms. Bahuguna's statement.Even Congress Spokesperson has disassociated Congress from the statement made by Ms Joshi, insisting , the statement of Rita Bahuguna is in her indivisual capacity and not that of the Congress party. Congress has been fighting for the Cause of Dalits since 1920.
Smt Rita Bahuguna Joshi President ,Indian National Congress Uttar Pradesh Unit
It is a matter of regret that Smt Reeta Bahuguna Joshi President of the U.P. Unit of Indian National Congress (Indra) has been arrested for making a statement allegedly against Mayawati U.P Chief Minister ,in Moradabad. An FIR has been registered against her at Moradabad u/s 504,506 IPC and under SC/ST Act.Her arrest has been made at Ghaziabad in the wee hours of 15th/16th July 2009. Instead of letting the law to take its own course, the Chief Minister of U. P. baffled and puzzled by her party losses at the hands of the Congress ,in U. P, is out to settle political score. Her conduct, is to be condemned by one and all. Her highhandedness , through goons enrolled in her Party, sent by her party, her own partymen ,in collusion with Ms. Mayawati, to ablaze Smt Reeta Bahuguna Joshi house,and belongings including vehicles parked outside her house.Politics in U.P. is dirty and no doubt Ms. Mayawati is filthy. Let the Nation condemn U.P. Chief Ministers act. Misuse of Power. It would be not out of place if the Union Cabinet takes a decision to impose Article 356 of the Constitution of India ,and thereafter recommends to the President of Indida to dissolve the U.P Assembly and order for fresh election of the State Legislature.
Friday, July 3, 2009
4th July 2009
Wishing United States of America , and its Citizens and its Government a Happy,progressive,peaceful,and loving Independence Day 04.07.2009. Long Live America. I love you America.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Gay Rights Delhi High Court redefines section 377 I.P.C
The Delhi High Court in a Judgment delivered today i.e 02.07.2009 gave a new meaning to section 377 I.P.C and held consensus sex among the sex partners is not crime. A Major Victory for gay right activists and credit goes to Delhi High Court holding that consensual gay sex is not a crime, signalling an historic breakthrough for homosexual community and as well as Anti-HIV/Aids Campaigners. Introduced by Lord Macaulay in 1860, homosexual intercourse is ranked alongside paedophilia and bestiality as “sex against nature” and imprisonment upto 10 years.India is one of the few democracies to still have such a law.
But the Delhi High Court ruled today that applying Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code - to consenting adults violated the Constitution and International human rights
“Consensual sex amongst adults is legal which includes even gay sex and sex among the same sexes,” a two-judge bench said after considering a petition against the law for more than eight years.
The ruling is non-binding outside Delhi, and can be appealed at the Supreme Court, but is being hailed nonetheless as a landmark in an increasingly vocal campaign to have Section 377 repealed.
Naz filed petition in 2001, after police in the northern city of Lucknow ,raided its offices and detained some of its staff for suspicion of running a “gay sex racket”.
Section 377, though seldom used to prosecute people in the past 20 years, police, and others often used to harass, intimidate and blackmail gay men and women.
It also said that the law contributed to the spread of HIV/Aids by forcing homosexual activity underground and making it difficult for infected gay men and women to seek treatment.
National Aids Control Association of India, which is part of the Ministry of Health supports its cause,however it was opposed by the Home Ministry in the previous Government, which argued that changing the law would open the floodgates of delinquent behaviour.
Public opinion and the current societal context in India does not favour the deletion of the said offence from the statute book, it said in a response to the petition in 2005.
Other opponents argued that the law was the only one that could be applied in cases of homosexual child abuse or male rape.
Naz and other activists had hoped that the new Government, which took power in May, might support repealing the law.
P. Chidambaram, Home Minister, was reported at the weekend to have proposed a meeting with the two other ministers whose consent was required - those of Law and Health.
Veerappa Moily, the Law Minister, had already said that he favoured a review’ of the law, and the Health Ministry under Ghulam Nabi Azad, had been calling for its repeal for years.
Mr Moily and Mr Azad appear to have changed their positions and are calling instead for a public debate to establish a consensus on the issue.
Human Rights Watch groups urged the Government not to Appeal the Delhi High Court’s ruling and requested Indian Parliament ,to rewrite Section 377 . This long-awaited decision testifies to the reach of democracy and rights in India.
But the Delhi High Court ruled today that applying Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code - to consenting adults violated the Constitution and International human rights
“Consensual sex amongst adults is legal which includes even gay sex and sex among the same sexes,” a two-judge bench said after considering a petition against the law for more than eight years.
The ruling is non-binding outside Delhi, and can be appealed at the Supreme Court, but is being hailed nonetheless as a landmark in an increasingly vocal campaign to have Section 377 repealed.
Naz filed petition in 2001, after police in the northern city of Lucknow ,raided its offices and detained some of its staff for suspicion of running a “gay sex racket”.
Section 377, though seldom used to prosecute people in the past 20 years, police, and others often used to harass, intimidate and blackmail gay men and women.
It also said that the law contributed to the spread of HIV/Aids by forcing homosexual activity underground and making it difficult for infected gay men and women to seek treatment.
National Aids Control Association of India, which is part of the Ministry of Health supports its cause,however it was opposed by the Home Ministry in the previous Government, which argued that changing the law would open the floodgates of delinquent behaviour.
Public opinion and the current societal context in India does not favour the deletion of the said offence from the statute book, it said in a response to the petition in 2005.
Other opponents argued that the law was the only one that could be applied in cases of homosexual child abuse or male rape.
Naz and other activists had hoped that the new Government, which took power in May, might support repealing the law.
P. Chidambaram, Home Minister, was reported at the weekend to have proposed a meeting with the two other ministers whose consent was required - those of Law and Health.
Veerappa Moily, the Law Minister, had already said that he favoured a review’ of the law, and the Health Ministry under Ghulam Nabi Azad, had been calling for its repeal for years.
Mr Moily and Mr Azad appear to have changed their positions and are calling instead for a public debate to establish a consensus on the issue.
Human Rights Watch groups urged the Government not to Appeal the Delhi High Court’s ruling and requested Indian Parliament ,to rewrite Section 377 . This long-awaited decision testifies to the reach of democracy and rights in India.
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