* Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi have an undeniable and unprecedented advantage to represent national integrity and social harmony even in remote villages of India. * Because they REPRESENT Pars!, H!ndu, Musl!m and Chr!st!an cultures of Indians. * No other political family in India has similar PRIVILEGE.
In India members of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty are most high-profile. Less than thirty years ago three members of the dynasty died violently – within a single decade. Consider their deaths and the unconvincing conclusions from the investigations. It may show why a federal agency is unlikely to succeed in the prevailing system.
Sanjay Gandhi died early morning while flying his small twin-engine aircraft. It is mandatory for the Director-General Civil Aviation (DGCA) to order a probe into all air accidents. A one-man Commission of Inquiry was set up under Justice ML Jain. Several theories arose about the crash. It was speculated that a loose nut of the plane’s tail-rotor detached the tail to make the plane crash. Another theory suggested that the fuel tank was empty but that the fuel indicator needle failed to show it. Foul play and sabotage were not dismissed. But, inexplicably, Mrs. Indira Gandhi intervened and aborted the Commission – in violation of law. I asked Justice Jain why and how this was done. He confessed puzzlement because he was offered no explanation.
The late CPN Singh, Minister of State for defence production, was shocked by the decision. He approached the late AP Sharma, cabinet minister for Civil Aviation, for an explanation. Sharma expressed helplessness and advised him to ask Mrs. Gandhi. Singh then approached Mrs. Gandhi and asked why the Commission had been wound up. According to him Mrs. Gandhi became very emotional. We do not know if
Re: High profile terrorist crimes of india
by antonio on May 23, 2009 10:25 AM
We do not know if he ever received a satisfactory explanation. We cannot know now because during that decade CPN Singh was murdered.
The late Madhav Rao Scindia was scheduled to accompany Sanjay on that fateful early morning flight. But he overslept and failed to turn up. A short while after the plane crash, in the presence of a mutual friend, I mentioned to Scindia that many eyebrows were raised over his non-appearance for the flight. Scindia was visibly embarrassed. But he did not deny that he was expected to fly with Sanjay. Oversleeping resulted in providential escape. Unfortunately, Scindia’s promising political career was cut short by his own death in another plane crash.
Indira Gandhi’s assassination has been written about earlier. The probe findings were quite unconvincing. To enable Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, the Sikh guards who shot her, to be present when Indira Gandhi came out of her house for a TV interview with famous actor Peter Ustinov, the timings of their guard duty had been altered. The guard duty roster was in the custody of Indira Gandhi’s secretary, RK Dhawan. Dhawan could have disclosed, perhaps, whose handwriting it was that altered the duty timing of Beant and Satwant.
In the first FIR lodged with the police, Beant, just before the shooting, reportedly shouted to Satwant to ensure that no harm came to Dhawan. Beant and Satwant surrendered their weapons after the shooting. Approximately 40 minutes later they were shot in cold blood by the
Re: Re: High profile terrorist crimes of india
by antonio on May 23, 2009 10:26 AM
The Justice Thakkar Commission of Inquiry set up to probe Indira Gandhi’s assassination recommended a separate probe for the conspiracy angle behind the assassination. The Thakkar Report stated that the “needle of suspicion” pointed at Dhawan for complicity in the conspiracy. Dhawan was in the political doghouse after Indira Gandhi’s death. But later Rajiv Gandhi rehabilitated him. Justice Thakkar went on to become Chairman of the Law Commission. By a strange quirk both the accuser and the accused were promoted by the slain victim’s son.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991. A woman suicide bomber, Dhanu, blew up herself and Rajiv Gandhi during a public function in Sriperumbudur, Chennai. Security officials have congratulated themselves for successfully nailing LTTE for the murder. DR Kaarthikeyan, former CBI director who headed the Special Investigative Team (SIT), wrote a whole book describing the triumph of his investigation.
However, very recently Major Ravi, the officer who led the commando team to capture Sivarasan, leader of the LTTE killer squad, claimed that for one whole week Kaarthikeyan prevented him from nabbing his quarry. Inexplicably, the CBI chief disallowed action until allegedly his delayed arrival from neighboring Andhra. That enabled Sivarasan to commit suicide. The chance to extract information from him was lost. Major Ravi has made a film about his experience.
Former RAW Additional Secretary B Raman in his new book, The Kaoboys of R&AW, commen
Re: Re: Re: High profile terrorist crimes of india
by antonio on May 23, 2009 10:27 AM
The Kaoboys of R&AW, commenting on the assassination wrote: “The prevailing view was that he (Rajiv Gandhi) had fallen a tragic victim to the factional politics in the Tamil Nadu Congress . . . . It was only after a video-recording . . . everybody accepted that it was the LTTE which had assassinated him.”
But why should LTTE’s hand in the murder preclude collusion of local politicians? Dhanu, Rajiv’s suicide bomber, was a tenant of a senior Congress leader. When Dhanu went to kill Rajiv Gandhi she was accompanied by the Congress leader’s daughter who later became a Congress MLA. Did the SIT probe how the suicide bomber succeeded in penetrating the Congress party circle? It might be noted that the deaths of all three members of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty were investigated under Congress governments.
Experience shows that no investigation of high-profile cases can succeed unless investigators are insulated from politicians. That has been the recurring tragedy of the CBI. Big crimes can embarrass big people. So, how will the proposed federal agency overcome this problem? To what authority will it be responsible to ensure impartial and fearless investigation? This raises fundamental constitutional questions that the Madhava Menon Committee could not possibly address.
the other day after counting i saw a photograph in The Hindu i believe, of our great governor nd. tiwari making y samuel rajasekhar reddy eat a sweet with a smiling face. it was shameful. In democracy, governor and the likes of president, chief justice, dgps needs to be neutral in their behavior. i havent seen any such earlier instance, where a governor or president celebrating a particular partys victory. it is a shame on the part of congress to have brought our democracy to such a state where governors, presidents, cbis, election commissioners etc are looked upon with suspicion of partisan attitude.
This a total misconcept in elctronic media that majlis-e-ittehaadul muslimeen is not a pre poll ally of congress,majlis have always been in oppossittion in state and supported UPA in 2004 to keep the communal forces away from the power.
Re: majlis not an ally of congress
by Jay Sen on May 19, 2009 11:59 PM
Salman,
What do you exactly mean by "communal" forces? someone who is not secular or someone who backs one religion specifically?
If a communal party supports a so-called "secular" party, then does the combine become secular or do the individuals retain their characteristics?
In my view, MIM is THE MOST communal party in the country, its blatantly Islamic. Shielding the city's criminal and anti-national Muslim elements. A party that does not think twice before creating mayhem and disturbing the entire city. A party whose legislators fire at govt employees when they do their duty.
You supported Congress to keep "communal" elements at bay. Man, who should we back to keep the bigger "communal" like you shut out forever?
The MIM is the bane of Hyderabad - keeping the majority of its Muslims backward and illeterate. And ISI's terror cells in safe shelter in Old City.
Re: Re: majlis not an ally of congress
by murali on May 20, 2009 01:09 PM
mr sen i totally agree with u. in my view congress is also the most communal party in india bootlicking minority communities. ysr govt in andhra is providing assistance for marriages of minorities, haj and jerusalem yatra sponsorship, 5% reservation for muslims which is not there anywhere in country. on the other hand hindus, the majority, they have to cough up 3 to 4 times the normal rtc bus fares during any of hindu festivals like sankranthi. how do you explain this. its anybodys guess, whether cong is communal or secular
Re: Re: majlis not an ally of congress
by Guest on May 20, 2009 12:04 PM
this people say others are communal , people who say others communal r more dangerous, there minds are corrupted with communalism. thats the reason Md. Azaharuddin won in Moradabad. Just because he is a Muslim. Before going to elections he did not know where is moradabad & people doesn't not know azharduddin just coz he is muslim they made him win. so now who is communal? & who is supporting communalism
Re: Re: majlis not an ally of congress
by Mahavir on May 20, 2009 06:46 AM
Duplicitious M_Oslms like Salamn Naveen will not be able to give answer. He will go into hiding as you showed him a mirror.
Kangress is a party that sucks the blood out of the country. Very corrupt and very incompetent. Again they have scceeded in fooling the people of my community. I feel sad for my people. They are goats and will always remain goats as long as they don't educate themselves.
Re: first gift to AP ppl ..two cops fired by ISI agents ..
by Jay Sen on May 20, 2009 12:06 AM
Precisely my friend.
Terrorism raised its head just 48 hours after election results. And people call the BJP "COMMUNAL" and the Congress "Secular".
Let the Congress show the guts to get behind these fanatic Muslims who killed the homeguards. In my view, nothing of this sort will happen so long as the Congress is in power.
They will be prevailed upon by the MIM and the whole matter will be hushed. The sufferers are the family of the homeguard who was killed for no fault of his.
When will this country wake up to the Islamic menace terrorising the whole country? The impunity and the will at which they strike - this only gets enhanced with the "secular" parties like Congress in power.
And yes, THIS NEWS HARDLY RECEIVED ANY COVERAGE WORTH ITS NAME IN THE ENGLISH MEDIA and Rediff did not carry the story at all.
Its probably too small and insignificant for rediff. Killings of policemen by Islamic terrorists are their birthright according to rediff and you dont publish birthrights every day - do you rediff?
Shameless English media!!! This is what "secularism" means friends.
Re: Re: first gift to AP ppl ..two cops fired by ISI agents ..
by Guest on May 20, 2009 12:00 PM
Yes I agree , with you.. when ever the minorities do anything wrong they are hushed up. they want to follow the islamic rule in marriages & giving birth. But not for the wrong doings if the same rule is applied to them in india 75% of them should be hanged in public
Re: first gift to AP ppl ..two cops fired by ISI agents ..
by murali on May 20, 2009 01:16 PM
u r right. people who voted for congress, majority of them are false beneficiaries of schemes like arogyasri, indiramma houses etc. i know in my circle people who are lakhpatis enjoying the benefits of arogyasri, white ration cards and indiramma houses. yatha raja, tatha praja. corruption has become a synonym with congress. only god can save ap.
>>>Though the Y S Rajasekhar Reddy-led Congress party swept back to power, winning 157 seats in the 294-seat assembly, it failed to secure an absolute majority........148 out of 294 makes absolute majoirty. Congis got 157 Seats. Then where they are short of majoirty?
Re: Re: Something wrong with Rediff??
by JGN on May 19, 2009 09:19 PM
Simple majority is more than enough to form the Govt. One Ministry in Kerala survived with the "casting-vote" of the Speaker (for about 8 times or so in a single day) a few years back.
• Tampered EVMs, which ever button was pressed the vote went to congress. News was on TV 9 on 16th Apr but downplayed later. • Navin Chawla, I V Subba Rao, Polling booth Officers were strong supporters of Congress. • Rowdyism - No action was taken against YSR even after making hatred, biased, serious region based comments in Nandyal. • In the name of helping rural/illiterate voters with EVM, the Polling Officers used to press the congress button each and every instance. Happened in many places in AP. • Full rigging and goondaism, else hw come Samuel jagan can win with 2 lakh majority. What is his credibilty and what he has done so far to get 2 lakh majority ?
Y Samuel Rajashekar is a chatta kantri dirty crooked corrupt cunning fox. We have to bear this rogue for 5 years. Hope he will not turn AP into Somalia or Africa.
Congress Won Elections in AP due the enoromous courtesy of EC, CEO bought by Congress. This is a fake win for congress.
Re: Congress win courtesy EC, CEO
by Jay Sen on May 20, 2009 12:14 AM
Along with mollycoddling Muslims and their great party the MIM, Y Samuel Rajasekhar will continue something more discreet but far more sinister - the rampant conversion of Hindus to Christianity by the Church. His son-in-law, Brother Anil Kumar is a Christian priest and is the unofficial "overseer" of this holy activity in AP.
In the next 5 years, AP's Christian population will increase by at least 75 - 100%, if not more.
And "secular" Hindus will meekly sit back and deny such things or pretend such things are not happening at all. If pointed out, they will attack the BJP. To aid them are a whole array of private English Media channels - who will jump on the BJP at the slightest pretext but will NOT CARRY EVEN ONE REPORT ON THESE CONVERSIONS ENTICED BY RICE BAGS?
Re: Re: Congress win courtesy EC, CEO
by reddy saisurendranath on May 23, 2009 12:25 AM
Jayasen go and comment on your bas, vanerjee, luterjee.... if yo u dont know the middle names of my state people try to find the correct name. And i think you dont have any right on commenting on my state. S stands for Sandinti not Samuel....... There are idiots who have lost election in andhra who are commenting. by gods grace all our people are lot better than you bangali babu's.
