As one sees and hears the news swirling around, one can't help but wonder about the consequences. Since it's poll time, political parties try to outdo one another in announcing sops, if voted to power - a few of the promises being outrageous, notwithstanding!
(a) Amma's Promises.
Jayalalitha has, in her manifesto, promised the following if voted to power:-
(i) Mobile phones to all ration card holders.
(ii) Employment to one member of each household through various programmes including
vocational training.
(iii) Free 100 units of power.
(iv) Wi-Fi in public places.
(v) Free laptops for the students of classes XI and XII along with free internet connections.
(vi) Rs.18,000/- as financial assistance under a maternity scheme.
(vii) Waiver of farm loans.
(viii) Creation of Amma Venture Capital Fund of Rs.500 cr to encourage new entrepreneurs.
(ix) Rs.100 cr Amma Collateral Guarantee Fund to provide free collateral free loans
to SMEs and
(x) Rs.500/- coupon for people to buy hand loom clothes from the state run Co-optex outlets
during Pongal.
Wonder what resources would be left for the state to be governed in terms of agriculture,
Industries and Infrastructural outlays? And don't you think that an average Tamilian is being
converted into a lazy guy because the state provides him with everything?
(b) Post Indo-Bangladesh Border Accord.
For the first time since independence, more than 84% of the voters of the 25 constituencies of
the erstwhile enclaves of Cooch Behar and Midnapore districts had exercised their franchise
during the final phase of elections in West Bengal today.
Wow, history has been created!
(c) Simply deplorable.
Col Jasjit Singh has been arrested in Aizawl for his alleged involvement in planning the
highway robbery of gold biscuits, worth Rs.14.5 cr, smuggled from Myanmar, on 14 Dec '15.
What was even worse was that he was in his uniform as the police took him away to jail
after the court which was hearing his plea denied him an anticipatory bail.
He seems to have worn the uniform to evoke sympathy from the court. Not Acceptable! Sad!!
Tailpiece.
My good friend and course mate, Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, will take over as the Chief of the Naval Staff on the 31st of this month and the beauty is that he'll have a full three year tenure. Here's my message for you on the occasion, Sunil, "So, finally, the news that we're waiting for has come around. Here's us wishing you and Reena the very best and hope to see momentous happenings in the IN during your watch."
(a) Amma's Promises.
Jayalalitha has, in her manifesto, promised the following if voted to power:-
(i) Mobile phones to all ration card holders.
(ii) Employment to one member of each household through various programmes including
vocational training.
(iii) Free 100 units of power.
(iv) Wi-Fi in public places.
(v) Free laptops for the students of classes XI and XII along with free internet connections.
(vi) Rs.18,000/- as financial assistance under a maternity scheme.
(vii) Waiver of farm loans.
(viii) Creation of Amma Venture Capital Fund of Rs.500 cr to encourage new entrepreneurs.
(ix) Rs.100 cr Amma Collateral Guarantee Fund to provide free collateral free loans
to SMEs and
(x) Rs.500/- coupon for people to buy hand loom clothes from the state run Co-optex outlets
during Pongal.
Wonder what resources would be left for the state to be governed in terms of agriculture,
Industries and Infrastructural outlays? And don't you think that an average Tamilian is being
converted into a lazy guy because the state provides him with everything?
(b) Post Indo-Bangladesh Border Accord.
For the first time since independence, more than 84% of the voters of the 25 constituencies of
the erstwhile enclaves of Cooch Behar and Midnapore districts had exercised their franchise
during the final phase of elections in West Bengal today.
Wow, history has been created!
(c) Simply deplorable.
Col Jasjit Singh has been arrested in Aizawl for his alleged involvement in planning the
highway robbery of gold biscuits, worth Rs.14.5 cr, smuggled from Myanmar, on 14 Dec '15.
What was even worse was that he was in his uniform as the police took him away to jail
after the court which was hearing his plea denied him an anticipatory bail.
He seems to have worn the uniform to evoke sympathy from the court. Not Acceptable! Sad!!
Tailpiece.
My good friend and course mate, Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, will take over as the Chief of the Naval Staff on the 31st of this month and the beauty is that he'll have a full three year tenure. Here's my message for you on the occasion, Sunil, "So, finally, the news that we're waiting for has come around. Here's us wishing you and Reena the very best and hope to see momentous happenings in the IN during your watch."
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