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Sahara removed Aziz Burney--Rozanama Rashtriya sahara liberated from Communal editor

2011-11-25T00:00:00.003+05:30

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Aziz Burney has been ultimately removed from all editorial position of Rashtriya Sahara group. He was editor of Rozanama rashtriya sahara and Almi sahara. His communal and controversial writings gave the bad name to Sahara group. His anti national position on 26/11 helped Pakistan to retort India's claim that pakistan was behind 26/11. Burney gave clean cheat to pakistan, Kasab and blamed RSS for the happening! later he issued a apology letter and called RSS a patriotic organisation. his apology was published in all editions of Rashtriya Sahara but he refrained to publish it in Urdu Rashtirya Sahara. eight months ago he was given signal by the sahara management that he was no longer in their good book but he used his skill to continue in the Sahara group. but enough is enough. he recently blamed one of top journalists of Sahara group forcing his to issue apology letter. Burney forgot apology letter was issued by him, he basically wanted to save himself . He was in Pakistan when 26/11 took place. he had not given convincing reply to the question raised by many civil right activists including Syed Asdar Ali, what was he doing there when Pakistani were trying to subvert India's sovereignty? Why didn't he return India once he came to know 26/11?

Burney has been given very insignificant job in sahara, an indication for him to leave the group gracefully. His best place is All India Muslim League where he can act as its spokesperson.

राष्ट्र भाषा के योद्धा राजकरण सिंह को श्रद्धांजलि-प्रो राकेश सिन्हा

2011-11-04T21:26:00.004+05:30

राजकरण सिंह के असामयिक निधन का समाचार सचमुच में मन को कचोटने वाला है. राजकरण संघ लोक सेवा आयोग में हिंदी के प्रति दोहरे व्यवहार के लिए लम्बे समय तक लरते रहे. अस्सी के दशक में उनके आंदोलनात्मक प्रयास से सफलता भी मिली. तब से वे भीड़ में खो गए. ऐसा हमेशा ही इमानदार सिपाहियों के साथ होता है जो व्यक्ति से अधिक विचार को महत्व देते हैं. यही राज्करंजी के साथ हुआ. उनकी म्रत्यु का समाचार किसी हिंदी अख़बार से नहीं बल्कि उपभोक्तावाद के युग में भी सामाजिक सरोकारों के साथ जी रहे २०-३० साल की आयु के नौजबनो से मिला. राजकारण जी के मिशन की यही सार्थकता है की उन्होंने नै पीढ़ी को मातृभाषा और राष्ट्रभाषा की लारी लारने के लिए प्रेरित किया है. यह एक असामान्य उपलब्धि है.

राजकारण एक बार सवाल हमारे बिच छोड़ गए हैं. हिंदी अस्मिता और अस्तित्व के लिए भले ही नहीं जूझ रही हो , उसे अपने ही मैदान में साम्राज्यवादियो की भाषा चुनौती दे रही है. अंग्रेजी बोलना, सीखना , जानना आवश्यक हो सकता है परन्तु इसकी जिस प्रकार अनिवार्यता बन गयी है वह राष्ट्र की सव्यतई पहचान पर ही सवाल खरा कर रहा है.

अंग्रेजी बाजार का एक उपकरण है. अंग्रजी जनेंवाला ही इस बाजार में चल पाएगा. चाहे बाजार वास्तु का हो या शिक्षा का. गव देहात में यह सन्देश चला गया है की अगर आपका लदल/लाडली अंग्रेजी नहीं जानती है तो रोजगार, सामाजिक ओहदा और सांस्क्रतिक पहचान सभी मोर्चो पर कठिनाई का सामना करता रहेगा. इसलिए अंग्रेजी पढ़ना और पढ़ाना नै सभ्यता का मापदंड जैसा हो गया है.

लड़ाई भाषा से नहीं, भाषा से उत्पन्न होनेवाली मानसिकता से है. औपनिवेशिक वातावरण को यह जारी रखने का साधन मात्र है. प्रतिभाओ को चुनौती ज्ञान की नहीं भाषा और उससे निकलनेवाली अपसंस्कृति से निपटने की होती है.

भारतीय भाषाओ के बीच विवाद ने अंग्रेजी के कुलीनों को अंग्रेजी के ब्रचास्वा कायम रखने का अवसर दिया है. अतः भारतीय भाषाओ के बीच सेतु बनाकर अंग्रेजी और अंग्रेजियत के अधिपत्य को चनौती देना होगा. भाषा के प्रति सरोकार संस्कृति को जिन्दा रखती है. परम्परा और आधुनिकता के बीच संवाद अपने जुबान और समझ से होनी चाहिए. जुबान उधर लेकर हम मनोकंक्षित संवाद नहीं कर सकते हैं. फिल्म, साहित्य, पत्रकारिता, पढाई इन चारो को जोड़कर हिंदी को प्रोत्साहित करने उसे अधिक स्वेक्कारी बनाने का प्रेस होना चाहिए. महात्मा गाँधी ने अपने पुत्र अवाम पुत्रबधू को विवाह के बाद कुछ वर्ष हिंदी का दक्षिण में प्रचार करने एवं तबतक ब्रह्मचर्य पालन करने का आशीर्वाद दिया था. यह सरकार अब कहा है? हर व्यक्ति अपनी विवशता प्रकट कर रहा है. सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक और आर्थिक वातावरण उसे हिंदी, मलयालम, मराठी, पंजाबी , गुजराती छोड़ अंग्रेजी को अव्वल प्राथमिकता देने के लिए मजबूर कर रहा है. हिंदी के कुलीनों के पास कोई दीर्घगामी योजना नहीं है. वे अपने घर की चौखट के भीतर ही पराजित हो रहे है. कुलीनता की पहचान अंग्रेजी बन चुकी है.

राजकरण की लड़ाई इसी कुलीनता के आडम्बर से थी. संघ लोक सेवा आयोग कुलीनों एवं नीतिनिर्धारको को बनाने वाली फैक्ट्री है. अतः उन्होंने एवं उनके साथियों ने अपने कैरियर को दाव पर लगाकर आने वाली पीढ़ी के हित और अपनी सभ्यता की लड़ाई का पहला निशाना इसी फैक्ट्री को बनया था. देश पश्चिम का appendix बन जाएगा अगर हम कमर कसने में देर कर देंगे. पश्चिम तो सिर्फ आर्थिक मंदी का शिकार है वह हमें वैचारिक और सांस्कृतिक मंदी के अग्निकुंड में डालने के लिए आमदा है. उसे पता है की हीन भावना से ग्रस्त समाज और राष्ट्र को ही आर्थिक बाजार और राजनितिक उपनिवेश बनाया जा सकता है. राजनितिक डालो के चेहरों में हिंदी लुप्त होती जा रही है विक्टोरियन अंग्रजी उनकी पहचान बनती जा रही. वे पश्चिम के सबसे सार्थक वाहक हो रहे हैं. इसी गुलामी की जंजीर से मुक्ति का मार्ग तलाशना होगा.

Communal & Targeted Violence Bill is targeted for Vote Bank,- Justice KT Thomas

2011-10-23T15:57:00.003+05:30

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Justice KT Thomas outrightly rejected the proposed Communal and Targeted Violence Bill as divisive and against the constitution of India. He said, “The integration is the founding stone of the Indian constitution. What was India before the Constitution? The Constitution achieved integration and what it achieved the proposed Bill wanted to reverse this.”

Addressing the Advocates for Dharma in Chennai on 23 October 2011 , Justice Thomas asked, “Does this piece deserves to be even called as a Bill; yes for convenience purpose we can use the term Bill, its merely a nomenaclature , that’s all.” He derided the framers of the Bill , the members of the National Advisory Council, headed by Mrs Sonia Gandhi and said, “The framers of the proposed Bill have made their own mockery and by doing so they have shown the world what they are?” He further asked, “should we take this proposed bill seriously and debate like this? It does not deserve even to be debated and taken to be seriously.”

He said that the tiniest of minority in India , the Parsees, has no concern, they are assured of their individuality. Another minority is irreligious people who are seven lakhs, according to 2001 census, they are too are assured of their dignity and freedom of expression.

He said that secularism is not related with religion. It is related to human dignity. The prevalent notion of secularism is wrongly interpreted. Furthermore, he said even if the parliament passes communal and targeted violence bill, the Supreme Court will not uphold it. It will be thrown out into dustbin. It is in the embryo of the framers and will never see the light of the day.

He also said that a month ago he shared the dais with Sh Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief, and said he was a born and practicing Christian. He received several offensive mails including from one of the members of the National Advisory Council. On the advise of his wife he ignored the hate mail by the NAC member.

Kumar Ketkar ,hate RSS crusader , facing legal action

2011-10-20T17:10:00.004+05:30

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Dapoli court(Maharashtra) issued order to the local Police to register a FIR against Divya Marathi editor Kumar Ketkar for his defamatory article in Loksatta on October 25,2010.

Dapoli based social activist N R Shigwan had earlier issued legal notice to Ketkar to seek the clarification regarding allegations made by Ketkar against Indian Judiciary and RSS.After unable to get answer to his notice from Ketkar,today he approached Hon Court to seek exemplary legal action against Kumar Ketkar under IPC clauses 499,500 and 501.

After carefully hearing argument by Shigwan's lawyer Adv Mrs Ashwini,court was visible upset to hear the allegations made by Ketkar against judiciary and immediately passed the order to Dapoli Police to register FIR against former Loksatta editor Kumar Ketkar.

The next hearing of the case would be on January 9,2012.Before which Dapoli Police are likely to issue summon to Kumar Ketkar to register his statement.In case of failure to respond to notice issued by Police,Police may request Hon.Court to issue non-bailable warrent against Ketkar.

This is second consecutive blow to Ketkar after loosing the post of Loksatta editor few months ago.

(Based on the infoprmation Provided by Sh Vinay Joshi, RTI activist)

RSS RESOLUTION

2011-10-15T22:08:00.000+05:30

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Need for Comprehensive Strategic Initiative for National Security

The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal is gravely concerned about the indifferent attitude of the Government towards growing tensions along the borders; rising incidents of encouragement to separatism and terrorism from across the borders; emerging challenges across aerial and oceanic borders; and increasing threats in the international seas and outer space. The ABKM wishes to highlight the following challenges in this context.

Challenges from China:

China is constantly exerting military pressure on our borders; indulging in repeated incursions into our territory; demolishing military and civilian assets and intimidating civilians in the border areas. Presence of Chinese military in our neighbouring countries, development of military bases in those countries and strategic partnership with them with the objective of military encirclement of Bharat must be taken seriously. Some conspicuous examples of this encirclement are: arming Pakistan against Bharat; patronizing anti-Bharat terrorism there; its military activism in the PoK; attempts to control the reins of power in Nepal through Maoism; and the presence of defense experts in countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

The ABKM is of the considered opinion that apart from abetting terrorism and separatism from across the borders, China’s active support to the insurgent groups in our North-East is a direct challenge to the unity and integrity of our nation. Incidents of China using its cyber warriors for breaking into the information and communication systems of our country and spreading its spy network near sensitive areas by capturing projects through low cost tenders is also going to pose serious threats to nation’s security.

Government of Bharat has on one hand completely forgotten the resolution of the Parliament on 14 Nov 1962 for taking back the 38,000 sq. km territory annexed by China during the war that year; on the other hand its response to China’s new claims over another 90,000 sq km has also been woefully feeble. Government’s utter apathy towards development of basic infrastructure facilities like telecommunications, railways, roads and airports etc in view of these claims and military maneuvers of China in our border areas is ominous.

Stationing of long distance ICBMs capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads along the Bharat’s border by China is a serious challenge. China has successfully tested anti-satellite and anti-ship missiles. It has developed nuclear submarines that are equipped with missiles, which can carry nuclear warheads and hit targets upto a distance of 8,500 kms. It is imperative on the part of Bharat to immediately develop capabilities to effectively counter these things.

Indian markets are brimming with Chinese goods thus leaving our native industry in doldrums; additionally the huge trade deficit with China is also emerging as a serious challenge to our economy. In Telecommunications area Bharat has not made any efforts to go beyond developing first generation technology. As a result all the equipment required in 3 G and 4 G technology is being supplied by China only. This is posing a serious danger to our information and communications systems. Our over dependence on China in high technology areas including power generation is leaving us permanently at the mercy of that country.

Bharat should take a firm stand against China’s attempts to divert river waters in Tibet and China including the waters of Brahmaputra and take lead in mobilizing nations that get affected by the diversion of these rivers like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar for securing a just water sharing agreement with China.

Conspiracy by Pakistan:

On the western front activities of Pakistan are a matter of concern. Addressing the top military brass the Prime Minister has himself acknowledged the fact that there was an unprecedented rise in the cross-border infiltration in the last few months. According to one estimate seventy incidents of firing from across the borders or infiltration have occurred in the last four-and-half months along the Kashmir border alone. Growing influence of the fundamentalists in Pakistan Army is posing serious challenge to the safety of the nuclear arsenal there.

Recent killing of the fountainhead of global terrorism Osama bin Laden on Pakistan soil, where he had taken shelter for years along with his family, exposes the deep nexus between the Pakistan Army and ISI and the international terror network. It needs mention here that the doctor who was instrumental in the capture of Osama is being tried on charges of sedition.

It is once again established that the ISI was involved in the recent bomb blasts outside the Delhi High Court. There is also adequate evidence that the ISI network is helping China in giving assistance to the Maoists. The links between the ISI and the dreaded Haqqani terrorist group that is active in Pak-Af region are well known.

Pakistan is relentlessly trying to destabilize the Karzai regime in Afghanistan. On the eve of withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan starting from next year owing to their internal situation Pakistan is pushing hard to install anti-Bharat fundamentalist Taliban regime there. Any such situation in Afghanistan will be a serious direct challenge to Bharat. The ABKM wishes to draw the attention of the Government towards these developments in the Pak-Af region. However the response of the Government of Bharat in this scenario still remains ineffective.

Border issue with Bangladesh:

During the talks with Bangladesh in September 2011 adequate attention has not been paid to the national interests. Handing over of several thousand acres of our territory in Assam and West Bengal to Bangladesh under the pretext that it was already under the latter’s control can’t be justified on any account. It is unwise and unacceptable to cede more territory and get less in the name of territorial exchange. This would result in a large number of Bangladeshi Muslims in CoochBihar and Jalpaiguri automatically becoming citizens of Bharat. This will lead to serious demographic distortion in the region causing enhanced threat of separatism. It is unfortunate that the issue of millions of Bangladesh infiltrators residing in Bharat never figures in these talks. The ABKM demands that in all the treaties with Bangladesh the interests of our nation, its unity and integrity be considered paramount.

Challenges in Indian Ocean region:

The ABKM notes with concern that the region of Indian Ocean is fast turning in to the new battleground for supremacy between the new power blocks reminiscent of the cold war days Europe. Countries of the Indian Ocean Rim are resource-rich and also strategically located in the new power-order.

Bharat has been a prominent presence in this region for millennia. The ABKM opines that Bharat's two millennia old civilizational and cultural relations across the region should be further strengthened.

China has drastically improved its naval strength as well as its activities in the region. Its intimidating presence is leading to rising tensions in the region. On the other hand the US seems to be desperate about its distant presence in Diego Garcia and scrambling for foothold closer in the region. Creation of East Timor out of Indonesia in 2003, war between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan forces in our neighborhood, Taiwan issue etc represent the growing big power conflict in the region. This race for influence between these two countries is offsetting the balance in the region and escalating tensions.

The ABKM feels that Bharat cannot remain a mute spectator in this situation. A large number of countries in the IOR region too want Bharat's benevolent presence to be a reassuring factor for regional peace and stabilization.

Our Government’s initiative of "Look East" is completing 20 years now. The ABKM calls upon the Govt. of Bharat to transform this "Look East" policy in to "Act East" policy and further our engagement with a large number of countries in the region. Our foreign policy objectives must be in consonance with our strategic needs. In this connection it welcomes the new initiatives with countries like Myanmar and Vietnam.

Bharat has been experiencing the belligerence of China and its allies in the Indian Ocean region of late. Two recent incidents vividly illustrate this highhanded behavior -one between Bharat's and Chinese Navy near Vietnam in the South Chinese Sea and another in the Arabian Sea between Bharat and Pakistan's naval ships. From Gwadar to Hambanthota to Chittagaon to Coco Islands, the influence of China in the Indian Ocean region is growing fast posing serious challenge to our security. License for mining Poly-Metallic Sulphides in a 10,000-sq. km area in the Indian Ocean will provide China a plausible excuse to position its Navy there.

Our armed forces are capable of warding off threats from these forces. They have demonstrated their capability several times. However they seriously suffer from lack of infrastructural support as well as support for weapon's modernization from the Government.

There is a serious disconnect between the nationalist aspirations widely present among the general public and the policy approach of the political establishment. Bharat has scientific capability, military prowess and patriotic fervor in abundance. But it is unfortunate that these aspects do not reflect in the policy initiatives of the Government.

In view of these security challenges the ABKM urges the Government to initiate effective measures to safeguard the entire national borders including the Indo-Tibetan border, sea and aerospace borders and also protect the national interests in the entire oceanic region; and adopt strong measures to counter the challenge of separatism, terrorism and infiltration. In order to counter all the security challenges before the nation, the ABKM demands that the Government should develop effective defense mechanisms and also to initiate extensive measures to achieve comprehensive self reliant in the fields of economy and high-technology. The ABKM appeals to the people to be ever vigilant on the issues of national security and prevail upon the government to take effective measures in this behalf.

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