Can't help but feel surprised at the way things are going from the news grabs of the day. So, without much ado, let me go through a few:-
(a) The Africans in New Delhi.
Being an Indian, one can't resist from feeling bad about the manner in which the common man behaves
with the foreigners. They're normal human beings with emotions, a fact that most people seem to forget.
Otherwise how does one account for the boorish behaviour meted out to them? One of the Congolese
lady has told the police, during the filing of the FIR, that when men walk past them they shamelessly ask,
'kitna paisa'?
It's incumbent on the government and the law enforcing agencies to ensure that the foreigners are assured
of their safety, within the country, at all times. Any negative move can whip up agitations in their
homeland and no one can afford to forget about the thousands of Indians eking out their living in that part
of the world. Their lives would be at stake for our stupid actions!
(b) The state's budget.
Today happened to be the day when the state's budget was announced by the finance minister in the
State Assembly, that's currently in session. The 'pantomime' is not different from the past, but this time the
emphasis has been on agriculture which accounts for the minister's predominant vote bank. How blatant
can one get, especially because this is an election year - he's to play up to the gallery and the people
simply seem to lap it up!
The prices of essential items are gonna shoot up for sure, pinching the public where it hurts the most -
balancing the family budget.
But forget about all these, one can justify them to say that the income into the state's coffers needs to be
reinforced with budgetary measures, albeit, bittersweet. But there's no single suggestion that has been put
forth to curb government expenditure. And for heaven's sake why can't the state's badly run 'road
transport corporation' be handed over to a consortium of its own workers to sort out the mess and make
it a profit oriented organisation without pumping the tax payer's money into it, presumably to rejuvenate it?
(c) Indian cricket in New Zealand.
It's sad to note the consistency in which the Indians are performing in New Zealand - the batsmen are
perturbed by the short ball, meekly succumbing to pace and the bowlers lack the sting. Their 'numero
uno' position has thankfully become a thing of the past, thanks to their back-to-back losses.
Let's hope that they get their act together for the sake of the country.
Tailpiece.
The television, these days, is full of discussions and possible post election scenarios of May '14. The environment is, therefore, very noisy and rhetoric driven. And for us, it's entertainment unlimited!
(a) The Africans in New Delhi.
Being an Indian, one can't resist from feeling bad about the manner in which the common man behaves
with the foreigners. They're normal human beings with emotions, a fact that most people seem to forget.
Otherwise how does one account for the boorish behaviour meted out to them? One of the Congolese
lady has told the police, during the filing of the FIR, that when men walk past them they shamelessly ask,
'kitna paisa'?
It's incumbent on the government and the law enforcing agencies to ensure that the foreigners are assured
of their safety, within the country, at all times. Any negative move can whip up agitations in their
homeland and no one can afford to forget about the thousands of Indians eking out their living in that part
of the world. Their lives would be at stake for our stupid actions!
(b) The state's budget.
Today happened to be the day when the state's budget was announced by the finance minister in the
State Assembly, that's currently in session. The 'pantomime' is not different from the past, but this time the
emphasis has been on agriculture which accounts for the minister's predominant vote bank. How blatant
can one get, especially because this is an election year - he's to play up to the gallery and the people
simply seem to lap it up!
The prices of essential items are gonna shoot up for sure, pinching the public where it hurts the most -
balancing the family budget.
But forget about all these, one can justify them to say that the income into the state's coffers needs to be
reinforced with budgetary measures, albeit, bittersweet. But there's no single suggestion that has been put
forth to curb government expenditure. And for heaven's sake why can't the state's badly run 'road
transport corporation' be handed over to a consortium of its own workers to sort out the mess and make
it a profit oriented organisation without pumping the tax payer's money into it, presumably to rejuvenate it?
(c) Indian cricket in New Zealand.
It's sad to note the consistency in which the Indians are performing in New Zealand - the batsmen are
perturbed by the short ball, meekly succumbing to pace and the bowlers lack the sting. Their 'numero
uno' position has thankfully become a thing of the past, thanks to their back-to-back losses.
Let's hope that they get their act together for the sake of the country.
Tailpiece.
The television, these days, is full of discussions and possible post election scenarios of May '14. The environment is, therefore, very noisy and rhetoric driven. And for us, it's entertainment unlimited!
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