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Hong Kong to Recruit 80,000
Bangladeshi Housemaids in 6 months
DHAKA: The government would in weeks
prepare a dat abase of women workers
aspiring to work abroad, expatriate welfare and
overseas employment minister Khandakar
Mosharraf Hossain said Tuesday.
He said that the women workers would be sent
to different countries including Hong Kong
depending on the database,
Around 80,000 housemaids would be sent to
Hong Kong in next six months, he said.Online
registration of housemaids aspiring to work in
Hong Kong would begin in two or three weeks
under the initiative of the government, the
minister told reporters at his office after a
meeting he had with a 10-member team of a
Hong Kong based recruiting agency. The team
leader Patrick Chan said Hong Kong would
need 20,000 housemaids in six months.
He said three more teams from Honk Kong
would place their demands for housemaids in
next six months.
The minister said the housemaids would be
sent to Hong Kong under government-to-
gover nment ar r angement t o keep t he
middle-men out of the process.Involvement of
middlemen in the recruitment process only
leads to exploitation of workers, he said.
No female worker woul d be sent abroad
without registration, he said.
Enlistment of housemaids would start in two or
t hr ee weeks acr oss t he count r y, he
said.Aspirant housemaids having a minimum
educati on of cl ass VII I who coul d l earn
Cantonese language would get preference in
getting jobs in Hong Kong, said the minister.A
housemai d woul d get a mi ni mum wage
equivalent to US $ 490 in Hong Kong and the
wage would be higher for the efficient workers,
he said.
BMET officials said the housemaids would be
recruited under an agreement signed between
Bangl adesh government and Hong Kong
General Chamber.They said aspirants would
be taught to speak Cantonese and English
languages, child rearing, how to prepare
Chinese food and housekeeping.
Officials said for going to Hong Kong under
government arrangements the aspirants would
not be required to pay any fees in Bangladesh.
I ni t i al l y, Hong Kong woul d r ecr ui t t he
housemaids for two years under contracts
renewable up to five years, said officials.
HALAL Scam
McDonald's To Pay
$700,000
DEARBORN, Mich. -- McDonald's and one of
its franchise owners agreed to pay $700,000 to
members of the Muslim community to settle
allegations a Detroit-area restaurant falsely
adver t i sed i t s f ood as bei ng prepar ed
according to Islamic dietary law.
McDonald's and Finley' s Management Co.
agreed to the tentative settlement, with that
money to be shared by Dearborn Heights
resident Ahmed Ahmed, a Detroit health clinic,
the Arab Ameri can Nati onal Museum i n
Dearborn and lawyers.
Ahmed's attorney, Kassem Dakhlallah, told
that he's "thrilled" with the preliminary deal
that' s expect ed to be fi nal i zed March 1.
McDonald's and Finley's Management deny
any liability but say the settlement is in their
best interests.
Dakhlallah said there are only two McDonald's
in the United States that sell Halal products
and both are in Dearborn, which has one of
the nation's largest Arab and Muslim
communities. Overall, the Detroit area is home
to about 150,000 Muslims of many different
ethnicities.
The locations advertise that they exclusively
sell Halal Chicken McNuggets and McChicken
sandwi ches and they have to get t hose
products from an approved Halal provider,
Dakhl al l ah sai d. He sai d t here was no
evidence of problems on the production side,
but he alleges that the Dearborn location on
Ford Road sold non-Halal products when it ran
out of Halal.
Roughly $275,000 is expected to go to the
Huda Clinic, about $150,000 to the museum,
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BANGLADESH NEWS
Bangladesh Wins UNDP Award
with Poverty Reduction Story
Missions to the UN.
Bangladeshs submission highlights
t he st r uggl es and t r i umphs of
Shyamola Begum of Korail slum in
Dhaka, as she found her feet after
Bangl adesh has won second place in an
annual Uni t ed Nat i ons Devel opment
Programme competition, with a story that
highlights the success of the countrys poverty
alleviation efforts.
The st or y had a speci f i c f ocus on t he
contributions that destitute women made in the
economic sphere, said a press release of the
UNDP. Abdul Momen, Bangl adesh s
Permanent Representati ve to the United
Nations in New York, received the award from
UNDP Administrator Helen Clark on January
28, the press release added.
Sixty-six countries submitted more than 120
stories to the competition, with the Asia Pacific
region winning two of the top three awards.
The 12-member jury that selected the winners
i n t he st oryt el l i ng compet i t i on i ncl uded
i nt ernat i onal devel opment and pol i t i cal
journalists, in addition to representatives from
the Canadi an and Austral ian Permanent
DHAKA: A recent report says that migrant
workers remitted $14.17 billion back in 2012.
This amounts to a 16.43 percent growth over
that of previ ous year. In 2011, too, the
remittance registered 10 percent growth over
what it was in 2010. And this year's remittance
figure is considered by the experts a new
benchmark. However, a study of the World
Bank reveals that remittance inflow goes up by
$1,000 to up to $11,000 per year with every
new expatriate. So if Bangladesh can uphold
the trend of manpower export, certainly the
being abandoned by her husband with two
children to feed.
With the help of an entrepreneur grant from
UNDPs urban poverty project, Shyamola set
up a tea-stall that provided a consistent source
of income, which has lifted the entire family out
of poverty.
The Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction
project, funded by UKAID, has benefited more
than 3 million people across 29 urban centres
in Bangladesh.
"These stories highlight UNDPs critical work
on poverty reduction, democratic governance,
cri si s prevent i on and recovery, and the
environment and sustainable development,"
said UNDP chief Helen Clark in a statement.
"They remind us that people are and always
will be the centre of UNDPs work," she added.
Mahtab Haider, communications analyst, and
Nader Rahman, communications associate, of
UNDP Bangladesh chapter co-wrote the story.
growth in this regard will continue. It is a fact
that i n l ast fi scal year, manpower export
increased 57 percent and the total number of
workers who went abroad was 691,402, the
second highest in Bangladesh history. It may
be mentioned that in 2007-08, around 981,102
went abroad for job, according to the central
bank statistics.
The measures the government have taken for
increasing the outflow of workers and ensuring
transfers of remittance quickly to the recipients
are praiseworthy. Even so, in some areas the
Bangladesh Needs Efficient Diplomats in Countries
Hosting Migrant Labors
government could do better. Bangladesh
gover nment f ai l ed t o sol ve pr obl em of
renewing visas in some countries, if only
because of its insufficient diplomatic efforts.
They al so showed poor perf ormance i n
exploring new potential manpower markets. It
may be mentioned that Saudi Arabia stopped
renewing visas to fresh workers in 2008 while
Abu Dhabi st opped such r enewal i n
September last year.
We urge the government to appoint efficient
and time-tested ambassadors in the countries
which have prospects for our workers.
FBI Regular in Dhaka
DHAKA: The US Feder al Bur eau of
I nvest i gat i on ( FBI ) i s di scussi ng wi t h
Bangladesh a proposal to post a permanent
representative in Dhaka.
The issue was discussed during the Dhaka
visit of a senior FBI official, Assistant Director
of its International Operations Division, Michael
S. Welch.
During his stay in Dhaka this week, Welch met
Bangladesh Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan
Al amgi r and Inspector General of Poli ce
Hassan Mahmood Khandaker and other senior
officials, said an US embassy press release in
Dhaka.
But it did not provide the exact dates of
Welchs visit to Dhaka, perhaps in keeping
with the tradition of secrecy in movement that
is followed in such agencies.
"To further underscore the FBIs commitment
to partnering with the people of Bangladesh
and promote the rule of law, Assistant Director
Welch discussed plans for the FBI to soon
post a permanent representative in Dhaka,
who will continue efforts to assist Bangladeshi
authorities in joint investigative endeavours
and subject matter expert exchanges," the
release said.
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform
LAS VEGAS: President Obama said that he is
creating a fai r and effecti ve immi grati on
system that lives up to our heritage as a nation
of laws and a nation of immigrants.He was
speaking at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas,
Nev., on Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013.
He said, "Im here because most Americans
agree that its time to fix a system thats been
broken for way too long." President Obama
said. "Im here because business leaders, faith
leaders, labor leaders, law enforcement, and
leaders from both parties are coming together
to say now is the time to find a better way to
welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who
still see America as the land of opportunity.
Now i s t he t i me t o do t hi s so we can
strengthen our economy and strengthen our
countrys future."
The good news, President Obama said, is that
for the fi rst time in many years, there i s
bi par t i san suppor t f or compr ehensi ve
immigration reform. But action must follow.
He further said, "We can't allow immigration
reform to get bogged down in an endless
debate. We've been debating this a very long
time," he explained. "As a consequence, to
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President Obama's proposal for immigration
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wor ker s. Thi r d, hol d undocument ed
immigrants accountable before they can earn
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Dr. King's Legacy
Malala, and not Obama, is the true inheritor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's heritage
Much has been said of Martin Luther King Jr
as the US celebrates two major events: Dr.
King's holiday and the second inauguration of
America's first black president. There is no
doubt that by his very ascension to the highest
seat of power, President Barack Obama would
have made Dr. King proud to call him an
inheritor and beneficiary of his struggle against
racial injustice.But there was another part of
Dr. King's legacy that is often forgotten and is
especially applicable in our current era of the
perpetual war on terror. As a strict adherent to
the belief that peace was both the means and
the ends to the political struggle for freedom
across the worl d, Dr. Ki ng st ands as a
compl ete opposi te to Presi dent Obama.
Rather, individuals like Malala Yousafzai who
confront terrorism not through the gun turret,
but through peaceful agitation, are thereby the
true inheritors of Dr. King's legacy.
Speaki ng bef ore a crowd of one mi l l i on
African-Americans, Dr. King proclaimed: "I
have a dream that my four little children will
one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character." Dr. King's second
son was born the same year as Barak Obama,
so one can easily surmise that he would be
overjoyed to see Obama seated in the Oval
Office, running the affairs of the country just
like any president before him.
One could further argue that President Obama
took steps to deliver on Dr. King's message
concerning the need to uplift the poor sectors
of American society. Through the passage of
uni ver sal heal t hcar e and ot her soci al
programs, President Obama has at l east
attempted to stay on course with Dr. King's
struggle against poverty.
But the direct contradiction between Obama
and Dr. King revolves around American drone
war and Obama' s overal l poli cy of usi ng
militartisic means to achieve political goals. In
the 1960's fog of war, many supporters asked
Dr King not to speak against the war for fear
that he would be labeled a traitor, yet he was
an ardent critic of the Vietnam War or any war
fought by the US government. In his speech "A
Time to Break the Silence," he stated the
f ol l owi ng, whi ch appl i es equal l y t o t he
subsequent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and
now in Pakistan and Somalia:
In that vein, anti-war and anti-drone activists
shoul d recall Dr. King' s inspi rati onal and
pragmatic view that "history is cluttered with
the wreckage of nati ons and i ndi vi dual s
thatpursued this self-defeating path of hate.
We stil l have a choi ce today: nonvi olent
coexistence or violent co-annihilation. We
must move past indecision to action.... These
are the times for real choices and not false
ones."
The Vietcong were j ust as demoni zed i n
American society as terrorists are today, yet
Dr. King denounced military action, arguing
instead that "our only hope today lies in our
ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and
go out i nt o a somet i mes host i l e wor l d
declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism,
and militarism. Every nation must now develop
an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in
order to preserve the best in their individual
societies".That "overriding loyalty to mankind"
has been ignored by President Obama through
his drone wars and other military adventures,
but has been evidenced by Malala Yousafzai,
who led a peaceful campaign in her region of
Pakistan advocating for the right to education
for all, regardless of gender. Much like Dr.
King, who was shot because he posed a real
threat to the racist status quo with his peaceful
act i ons, Mal al a was t ar get ed f or her
wi l l i ngness to confront the second-cl ass
position of women living under the control of
oppressi ve and di scri mi natory ext remi st
groups.Therefore, Malala has once again
validated Dr King's belief that the only way to
wage war against injustice is through peaceful
means. Based on his speeches and writings
as a peace activist, one could image Dr King
marching today to protest the perpetual drone
war launched by Barack Obama as a failed
r el i ance on mi l i t ancy t o sol ve human
pr obl ems. Al l humans, and especi al l y
Presi dent Obama, who used Dr Ki ng' s
personal bible during his presidential oath
ceremony, should reflect on these principles
not as anomalies of history subject to the
existence of visionaries like Dr King, but as
necessary steps to confronting the difficulties
of our time, which are no more or less tenuous
than the problems Dr. King faced, from the
Vietnam War to discrimination in America.
"If America's soul becomes totally
poisoned, part of the autopsy must
read: Vietnam.... A true revolution of
values will lay hand on the world
order and say of war, 'This way of
settling differences is not just'. This
business of burning human beings
with napalm, of filling our nation's
homes with orphans and widows...
cannot be reconciled with wisdom,
justice, and love."
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Nawaz Playing
His Cards Well
By: Salahuddin Haider
THE PML (N) chief, indisputably the front rank
opposition leader, does give a look of a quiet,
calm and unassuming person, but has been
playing his cards remarkably well, much more
assertively, and in cool, calm, and composed
manner. Whi l e t he government seemed
pani cky and di spl ayed undue hast e i n
organizing the committee to negotiate peace
with Tahi rul Qadri, Nawaz Sharif showed
tremendous political sagacity and wisdom. By
organizing the conference of practically the
entire opposition at his Raiwind House, he
managed to raise his stature far too higher
than he has been able to achieve so far.
On the face of it, the declaration, delivered
after the day-long moot, may have appeared
pro-Zardari in nature, but a cooler reflection
would convince even the most ordinary of the
ordi nary anal ysts, that he alone was the
beneficiary of his transformed thinking. The
move to summon principle leaders of different
parties may have appeared as an attempt to
serve warning to Minhajul Quran chief or to
many other important segments of the society,
but in the long term perspective, it meant
much mor e. The get - t oget her and t he
decl arati on comi ng out of the marathon
meeting, had actually sent meaningful signals
to concerned quarters, that compromising on
the est abl i shed norms and defi ni ti on of
democracy bei ng t he sol e cust odi an of
country s i ntegri ty, and i ts onl y pi l l ar of
strength, would be totally out of question.
That declaration alone, had perhaps, brought
far more bigger pressure on the preacher
protestor than any other single factor on the
political contours of a State, sinking sharply
towards an abyss and a morass, pulling out
from which will be difficult, and may well nigh
be impossible if any further time is allowed to
be wasted in gimmicks or tamasha , which
the rulers have been busy staging till date. A
fuller impact of the operation Raiwind will
begin to be visible sooner than anticipated, but
even at this stage it had impacted the political
spectrum. The second classy move, Mian
sahi b made, was t o j oi n hands wi th Pi r
Pagara, whose announcement that he will feel
relieved if muslim league factions are united at
one platform, brought smiles on the face of
Nawaz Sharif.
He tried to hide it from those present at the
joint press conference with Pir Pagara, and
Murtaza Jatoi, but eyes focused on the PML
chief, could very well notice it. He was gleeful
at the Pirs unequivocal statement. A help of
such vol ume and si ze comi ng f r om a
leadership of substantial following in Sindh,
would be like a dream come true for a person,
Nawaz Shrif and Pir Pagara Both talked of
Si ndh si tuati on, and of gri evances of i ts
inhabitants, mainly the peasants, called haris
in local parlance. Mian saheb fully cashed on
the situation to question the PPPs inability to
help the native Sindhis or to bring about any
change in their life style in nearly five years of
thei r rul e si nce March 2008. The Si ndh
scenario looks set for achange. Whether the
change will really come this time, is difficult to
predict at this stage. Sindhis still consider
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as their real benefactor, and
may perhaps vote for the PPP again this time.
They do have complaints against Zardari and
his party associates, but they continue to seem
commi t ted t o Bhuutt oi sm. But t hen, Pi r
Pagara, and the Sindhi nationalist parties
could join hands to dent the PPP vote bank is
quite possible. Ayaz Lateef Palejo, Qadir
Magsi etc, have t hei r f ol l owi ngs among
extremists and die hard Sindhi nationalists.
Their real test in election is still to come. Sindhi
nationalism has been effectively nipped in the
bud by late Z A Bhutto who defeated the
Godfather of the concept, G M Syed in 1970
elections, and Rasul Bux Palejo too failed to
impress in electoral politics, It remains to be
seen now as to how Ayaz Lateef palejo and
Qadir Magsi can really be instrumental in
distancing their followers from Bhuttoism.
They can do that provided they work hard. But
so far their performance has been not very
impressive. However Nawaz Sharif has his
eyes on Sindhi votes. In 1997 elections he did
win seats from Sindh and also from Karachi.
Whet her he wi l l be abl e t o repeat t he
performance in coming elections, or improve
upon his past performance, has a big question
mark. Elections this summer may be different
from those of 1997. Nawaaz has his on his
side, Pagara, and Jatois, both do win quite a
few seats in Si ndh. They have their own
pockets of strength. The Pagara-Jatoi factor
will definitely be a big help for him. Nawaz is
trying hard nevertheless. Let us see what is in
store for him.
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The Gr t st ea e B n f ctor e e a of M nkind a
By: Mohammad Jami
This month we are celebrating the birthday of
Mohammad (pbuh), who was the last Prophet
and Messenger of God. Therefore, we need to
introspect ourselves honestly as to what extent
we have acted on His teachings.
His wisdom, indeed, created a society based
on the principles of equality and justice; thus,
demolishing all barriers that stand between
people. He advocated the unity of God and,
thereby, the unity and equality of mankind. He
was the greatest benefactor of mankind, who
liberated people from the shackles of race and
colour bars, and untied the warring Arab tribes
into a cohesive unit that later ruled the world.
Today, however, the Ummah stands divided
because it has lost spiritual unity and in the
pr ocess, pol i t i cal uni t y; and Musl i ms
throughout the world are at the receiving end
of injustice and harm.
Islam heralded the end of the reign of the old
world of oppression, inequality and injustice, of
pride and privileges based on distinctions of
race, colour and creed. It gave the message of
peace, socio-economic justice, human dignity,
reason and light.
Its rejection of outdated customs and traditions
is enough evidence that Islam is a radical
religion. Those who misinterpret it as being
dogmat i c, conser vat i ve, uphol der of
obscurantism, in fact, overlook the simple,
rational and humane spirit of Islam.
The foremost among the fascinating features
of mans characteristics is that God granted
him knowledge of the names of things, which
made him superior to angels, and as such the
angels were commanded by the Lord Creator
to prostrate to him. And He taught Adam all
the names, then showed them to angels,
saying: Tell me of the names of these, if ye are
truthful (2:31). Our Prophet Mohammad
(pbuh) always prayed: O God! Grant me
knowledge of the ultimate nature of things.
Historical evidence suggests that religion
brought by a Prophet invariably was anti-status
quo in nature, but with the passage of time it,
unfortunately, lost its revolutionary appeal and
became part of the status quo as a result of
the clergys manoeuvrings, by preaching
dogma than essence and spirit.
Jesus Chr i st s message had changed
directions of the Roman Empire - and for that
mat t er of Europe - f rom mat eri al i sm t o
spiritualism, from self to society, from pleasure
to piety, but it lost its flavour when possessed
by demagogues, pushing Europe to Middle
Ages of which at least 500 years were known
as the Dark Ages.
This is exactly what happened to the Muslims;
they are now afflicted with illiteracy, hunger,
disease and are facing ignominy in the world.
During the last few centuries, however, Europe
has excelled in knowledge, arts and sciences,
and has, t hus, domi nat ed t he wor l d.
Unfortunately, our scholars have not seriously
tried to reawaken the spirit that lies hidden in
us and turn it into a useful energy with the
potential to change our condition and find a
niche in the comity of nations.
There is need to make religion a dynamic
force where qualities like humanism, tolerance
and intellectual attainments shine. Equipped
with fresh vision and outlook towards life and
religion, Pakistan can change its priorities and
get over its problems in no time.
The writer is a senior journalist and freelance
columnist. Email: mjamil1938@hotmail.com
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New Estimate Pegs Indias Black Money at Rs. 25 Lakh crore
By: Gaurav Choudhury
Indian Finance minister P Chidambaram is
likel y to reveal a new estimate of Indias
unaccounted "black money", most of it stashed
abroad, in the budget session and follow it up
with a plan to hold it to account, top officials
told HT. The new estimates, the first since
198 5, ha v e bee n c ompi l e d at t h e
governments behest by three think-tanks, the
Nat i onal Counci l f or Appl i ed Economi c
Research (NCAER), National Institute of
Publ i c Fi nance and Pol i cy (NIPFP), and
National Institute of Financial Management
(NIFM).
This report, submitted to the government in
December, is speculated to have pegged the
size of black economy at about 30% of Indias
gross domestic product (GDP) or about Rs. 25
lakh crore.
About a t hi r d of I ndi a s bl ack money
transactions are believed to be in real estate,
followed by manufacturing and shopping for
gold and consumer goods.
The Centre has tracked Rs. 50,000 crore in
undisclosed incomes over three years, while
tax evasion worth more than Rs. 1,000 crore
has been detected from inputs from foreign
countries. The revenue department is pursuing
50,000 pieces of information on suspicious
transacti ons recei ved from overseas and
domestic agencies.
Nearly 12,500 inputs on assets and payments
received by Indian citizens in several countries
have been obtained, "which are now under
di f f er ent st ages of pr oces si ng and
investigation".
The BJP, in a 2011 report, had estimated
Indias black economy to be worth around
$500 billion and $1.4 trillion or about between
Rs.27.5 lakh crore and Rs.74 lakh crore, while
US think-tank Global Financial Integrity had
estimated India had lost $123 billion ( Rs. 6.76
lakh crore) in "black money" in 2001-10.
This is money that is earned and transferred
illegally abroad in tax havens, such as Cayman
Islands, typically to avoid taxes. Viewed as
going hand in hand with corruption, "black
money" had been at the top of the agenda of
widespread public protests last year.
These sums, compared to India's total annual
welfare spending of about Rs. 3 lakh crore, are
staggering. If hidden incomes of R25 lakh
crore were to be disclosed and taxed at 30%, it
would generate Rs. 8.5 lakh crore, enough to
build a 2,000-bed super-specialty hospital in
each of Indias 626 districts.
Alternately, it could offer a "zero-tax" year for
all individuals and companies, and still enable
a sufficient budget that funds all expenses,
including salaries and welfare schemes.
The government has introduced compulsory
reporting in case assets held abroad and also
started tax collection at source in case of
purchases in cash of gold or jewellery in
certain cases.
Mahatma Gandhi is 'Brand
Ambassador' for Anti-liquor Drive
in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Mahatma Gandhi is the face of an
anti-liquor drive of Chhattisgarh Beverages
Cor por at i on, a gover nment - cont r ol l ed
organization.
"Chhattisgarh Beverages Corporation is the
countrys first government body in the liquor
busi ness t o l aunch such an ant i -l i quor
campaign as a part of its social responsibility.
The Corporation has made Father of Nation
Mahatma Gandhi brand ambassador of the
drive," a government statement said.
The announcement was made when Chief
Minister Raman Singh released Corporations
calendar for 2013 which has photographs of
Gandhi in different stages of his life.
The Corporation controls distribution of liquor
shop licenses in the state, among other things.
"Mahatma Gandhi relentlessly campaigned
against alcohol and the evil of drinking, and
the calendar will inspire the people to stay
away from alcoholism," the statement quoted
Singh as saying.
Chairman of the Corporation Devji Bhai Patel
said the calendar will become an inspiration
against alcoholism. The state wants to achieve
total prohibition in phases, he said.
Patel added that the Corporation had closed
liquor shops in all the villages with a population
of less than 2,000, and later in the villages with
population of less than 2,500. In all, 343 shops
were closed down in the recent past.
Besides, the Corporation has also constituted
213 Bharat Mata Vahini, women organisations,
which work to curb sale and consumption of
liquor in the state.
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Way Ahead for Rahul
By: Sunanda K. Datta-Ray
Si nce Wi l l i am Pi tt was onl y 24 when he
became Bri-tains Prime Mi-ni-ster, I cant get
all excited about a bunch of middle-aged
politicians masquerading as the Congress
Part y s youth bri gade. In any case, t he
challenge Rahul Gandhi faces as the new
vice-president of the Congress has nothing to
do with age. He must find a way of reconciling
the octogenarian Prime Ministers pragmatism
with the populism that the 66-year-old party
president apparently represents.
If reports be true, the Indo-American nuclear
agreement highlighted the divide. Manmohan
Singh made no secret of his conviction that
there was no way India could meet future
energy needs without generating nuclear
power with US cooperation. Reports had it that
Sonia Gandhi hesitated not because she had
any doubts about his logic but because as a
tactician, she had doubts about the political
fall-out of closer ties with George W. Bush.
It wasnt age but perception and priorities that
accounted for the division. What Gandhi called
"the tools of the modern world television,
social media, mobile phones and the Internet"
at the Jaipur Chintan Shivir are not necessarily
t he prer ogat i ve of any age gr oup. Her
mother-in-law once told me that Kamalapati
Tripathi ("Panditj i" she called him) was a
"modern man". Seeing my scepticism, Indira
Gandhi added, "Dont be taken in by all that"
and she gestured across her forehead to
indicate Tripathis sandalwood paste caste or
puja marks "he has a modern mind inside!"
Whether he did or not I dont know, but its
modern thinking India needs.
Though well meant, the talk at Jaipur about
bringing dalits, tribals and the Other Backward
Cl a s s e s i n t o t h e f o l d c o u l d b e
Rahul Gandhi
count er- product i ve. Gandhi was ri ght l y
dismayed by the few representatives present
of these underprivileged groups. But he must
go beyond counting heads (which, by the way,
admirably demonstrated courage and candour)
to ask why this is so. The reason established,
he must look for lasting answers. If he leaves it
to his lieutenants, they will only send out their
agents to bribe or bully recruits. The Congress
would not have lost state after state if its
l eader s hadn t mi st aken r ent - a- cr owd
attendance for the mass following of yore.
India is a land of minorities. The ruling party is
always upheld by a coalition of groups. They
suppor t ed t he Congr ess because i t
represented the finest in the Indo-British
tradition of liberal thinking, secular unity and
r esponsi bl e st at ecr af t . Ot her par t i es
represented particular lobbies. The Congress
alone rose above narrow loyalties of religion,
language or caste and was thus able to inspire
the trust of all communities.
This goes beyond slogans. Indira Gandhis
"Garibi Hatao" served a purpose as a rallying
cry. Her daughter-in-laws "Congress ka haath,
garib ke saath" sank without a trace because it
was recognized as a catchy ad mans coinage.
Jairam Rameshs complaint against mining
was another superficial attempt to pander to
the gallery. The Congress will not regain its
heritage or win back confidence so long as it is
content wi th the shoddy PR gi mmicks of
opportunistic courtiers.
was another superficial attempt to pander to
the gallery. The Congress will not regain its
heritage or win back confidence so long as it is
content wi th the shoddy PR gi mmicks of
opportunistic courtiers.
Gandhi doesnt mouth empty platitudes. But
its tough for someone with no experience of
conduct i ng an el ect i on or wor ki ng i n
gover nment t o convi nce vot er s t hat
progr ammes t hat seem i mmedi at el y t o
threaten jobs will ultimately benefit everyone.
Not that he is without assets. He likes saying
and there is no reason for disbelief that
he is not judgmental, he is flexible, and his
opinions are based on what works, not dogma.
The Singaporean statesman long ago warned
Gandhi not to let people force him into high
office too soon. "If he is wise, he should not
take the lead position until he is fully equipped
to understand all parts of the complex and very
intricate whole of India,"
Speaking in another context, Lee highlighted
t he enor mi t y of Gandhi s t ask. The
Singaporean had begun by admiring P.V.
Narasimha Rao whom he compared with
Chinas Deng Xiaoping. But disillusionment
followed. He gathered from Dr Singh that
Narasimha Rao was curbing his free market
programme because of political reasons. Lee
also accused Narasimha Rao of not standing
up t o vot er s i n t he 1996 el ect i on and
defending liberalization by saying, "This is
going to make you a better India, you will have
a better life." He said nothing at all about
reforms.
That must change now. Instead of allowing his
fl unkeys t o denounce mi ni ng because i t
allegedly displaces tribals and compounds
poverty, Gandhi must explain how, properly
managed, mining generates wealth that can
enrich the entire country. Having done so, he
must weed out the vested elements that
maximize their own profits at the expense of
the rest of the community. It wont be an easy
task. Good luck to him.
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