BJP welcomes Satpal Maharaj

First they said "He has stolen money in govt. project"
Then they said "He will make us strong".
They refers to BJP and He is Satpal Maharaj. All the characters in this story are true and greedy. 

Why do I call them greedy?
I cannot overlook the fact that here is a party in the best circumstances some would say (in the past 10 years) of forming government at centre. Thus its obvious that people would like to join the bandwagon but even in good circumstances, BJP has joined hands with the people whom it accused of corruption a few days back showing unethical conduct in mild words. What It would do in difficult circumstances? I can't guess.

It would take something to acknowledge this, especially for a BJP supporter. 

Facts on the matter

1. Satpal Maharaj, the Congress MP from Pauri (Uttarakhand), joined the BJP this morning. Rajnath welcomed him in the party headquarters, saying: “Satpal Maharaj will boost the party’s prospects in Uttarakhand. I welcome him in the BJP.”

2. Maharaj, said: “India will become a superpower in Narendra Modi’s leadership.”

3. Less than a month back, BJP State unit had demanded a CBI probe against Maharaj, Rawat and their son Suyesh for channelling horticulture subsidy to build polyhouses in their private nurseries.

On February 19, BJP MLAs led by Leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt stormed the Well of the Uttarakhand Assembly demanding a CBI probe into a ₹63-lakh subsidised loan scam in which Maharaj and his family were involved.

BJP has 31 MLAs in Uttarakhand and Congree has 32 MLAs.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/politics/bjp-gives-a-royal-welcome-to-satpal-maharaj/article5815729.ece

P.S. The writer is neutral on all parties in politics. He prefers to look at individuals over parties.

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Media - the Holy Cow

I saw a video in which Mr. Arnab Goswami said that "Media exposes corruption without seeking any benefits for itself" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlzkGrvqNv0)

"Media exposed CWG scam, 2G scam, Devas ISRO scam, Adarsh Kargil scam. We have fought against corruption we have taken risks and questioned politicians. We do it every night and we don't do it so that we can fight an election and become an MLA, MP or Chief Minister."

Prima facie it looks a good argument. There is no doubt that corruption scams highlighted by media have increased pressure on government to take action.

But There are some concerns:

1. Was 2G scam exposed by media?

The ground work was done by others most notably

• An NGO Telecom Watchdog files complaint to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on the illegalities in the spectrum allocation to Loop Telecom.(4 May 2009)
• Mr. Subramanian Swmay: HC refuses to direct the prime minister to decide on a complaint by Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy seeking sanction to prosecute Raja for his involvement in 2G scam. (18 August 2010)

Media highlighted it but appropriating all the credit for it?

2. Does media follow up scams?

It is obvious to all that  media moves on from one sensational news to another without tracking actions taken for their key story item of previous day.

CWG scam has seen no conviction.

3. Media selflessly exposes scam

It would take a stretch of imagination to assume media altruistically does it. A more reasonable explaination is "News is infotainment not just information in the cut throat competition" So media highlights scams to grab eyeballs.

It is as simple as that. But of course just like "Politicians are in politics for serving the country. Media is in business to save the country. No questions asked?" We understand. :)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G_spectrum_scam

http://beloved-brands.com/2012/09/22/does-the-sacred-cash-cow-still-exist/ (Cash cow image)

What can Lok Sabha MPs do

A Lok Sabha MP goes to the Lok Sabha

Thus he works for the Indian government and not the local administration
So apart from policy making at national level What can he do for local area

1. There is the local area development fund
Each MP will have the choice to suggest to the Head of the District works to the tune of Rs.1 crore per year, to be taken up in his/her constituency. Elected Members of Rajya Sabha representing the whole of the State as they do, may select works for implementation in one or more district(s) as they may choose. Nominated Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha may also select works for implementation in one or more districts, anywhere in the country. The allocation per MP per year stands increased to Rs.2 crores from the year 1998-1999.

Source: http://mplads.nic.in/dpguid.htm

Escape Plan (2013)

Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone

As expected from the star cast this is an action movie with a plot of breaking out of prison. I won't spoil the plot by revealing it. We know the rule for action movies - "You don't apply too much logic." It's a good entertainment.

Rating: Watch it When you want to switch off your brains and enjoy an action movie.

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