federal govt. issues leave notice

Federal govt. has issued a 'leave  notice' to Satprem Maini , a long term resident of Auroville, and Director of Auroville Earth Institute.  

"I have given more than 34 years of my life to Auroville, which is my home. And India is my country. Yet I am thrown out like a piece of garbage," said Satprem in a WhatsApp message. 

Satprem released a technical evaluation report alleging that, the crown road laid by the Auroville Foundation, does not comply with the Indian Road Congress Codes. 

Satprem said that officials from FRRO, Chennai had told him that Auroville foundation secretary, had revoked the recommendation  for his stay at Auroville. 

A section of residents feel that revenge is being taken for exposing irregularities in the crown road project. 

Times of India,    June 28, 2023

raj Dharma vs right wing dharma

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was set to dismiss Chief Minister Narendra Modi's government after the 2002 riots. 

While going to the federal executive committee meeting in Goa, in 2002, he had made up his mind that the Gujarat government would be dismissed, if Narendra Modi refused to resign. 

But Vajpayee withheld his decision, because his Home Minister Lal Kishan Advani, threatened to resign from federal cabinet. 

- The Economic Times, May 10, 2019 

mei warutha coolie tharum

Deivathaan aagadu eninum 

muyarchi thun mei warutha coolie tharum

- Walluwar 

Autonomous States with common currency and defence umbrella?

Reorganization of States  on linguistic basis removed the Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu speaking regions from the Madras State. And Annadurai had to change the call for an independent Peninsular State to an independent Tamil State. 

Remaining in the Indian Union meant economic backwardness and linguistic subjugation.

But the China war brought changes to the Constitution. 

The sixteenth Amendment banned, parties with autonomy ideals, from contesting elections. Annadurai vehemently debated against this amendment in parliament, but could not stop it from being passed. 

And Annadurai worked at better cooperation between the Southern States. 

- Wikipedia 

stupid Indian policy

Russia is now occupying 20% of Ukraine's land. 

This is going beyond everything we have seen so far. 

But it's a fact that you can't violate borders. 

Borders must be safe.

Philipp Ackermann, German Ambassador to India 

Politicians push regional languages to extinction

Federal government should set right the disparity in allocation of funds to promote sanskrit and hindi, compared to other languages. Instead it is keen on imposition of hindi and sanskrit through Federal Education Policy. 

One of the official languages of the federation, is hindi; English is another. 

Linguists have pointed out that due to dominance of hindi, other languages like Maithili, Bhopuri, Santhali and Awadhi are on the verge of extinction. 

- M K Stalin, Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu 

The New Indian Express     September 15, 2022 

Amendment violates Constitution?

The words socialist and secular were inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution under the 42nd Constitutional amendment moved by the Indira Nehru Khan's government in 1976. The amendment had changed the description of India - a sovereign, democratic republic. 

It is not possible for policy makers to  vary, alter or repeal the Preamble - it is not equivalent to an ordinary statute.

Also, the insertion is against the rights to freedom of religion, concept of judicial review. And so, it violates the Constitution. Only a limited amending power has been conferred on the Parliament. 

Shruti Kakkar @ New Delhi, 

The New Indian Express,   Saurday Sep. 03, 2022