1. Crazy Logic!
The Left Democratic Front(LDF) has given its constituents who are miffed with it for not being
allotted any Lok Sabha constituency to contest a strange alibi and I quote, "All parties want to
contest, that's natural. But we took a decision that is most suitable in the prevailing political
situation. All parties accept that. Our only aim is to draw maximum strength to defeat the
BJP".
The constituent parties, who have been left in the lurch, cannot take a harsh stand because all of
them had migrated to the LDF, from the UDF, because of perceived 'ill treatment' and that, too,
only recently! Secondly, what happens if the dispensation were to fare badly in the coming
general elections?
Will Modi and his party have the last laugh?
2. The Ayodhya Dispute on Mediation, Yet Again.
There have been four failed attempts at mediation before, which were:-
(a) The 1994 Judgement recorded negotiations between the VHP and All India Babri Masjid
Action Committee, which broke down at a crucial phase.
(b) In 2003, a significant effort for a negotiated settlement was made by the Kanchi Shankara-
acharya. It broke down after his letter of 01 Jul '03 to the All India Muslim Personal Law
Board which said, "Kanchi, Mathura and Ayodhya, all three belong to the Hindus and keeping
in mind the larger interest of the country and communal harmony, if not today, but at some
time or other, these places have to be given to the Hindus. The Muslims will have to mentally
prepare themselves for this".
(c) On 21 Oct '17 the then CJI, JS Khehar had entertained BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's
plea for early hearing of title suits and surprised many by offering his services for mediation.
"All must adopt 'and give a bit and take a bit' approach to find a solution to this issue," he had
said.
(d) Later in 2017, attempts by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Shia Wakf Board
chairman, Waseem Rizvi, too, failed to yield any tangible result.
Bars Media and referred the 70 year old dispute to a three-member panel which will submit its
report in eight weeks. The panel consists of former SC Judge, FMI Kalifulla, spiritual guru, Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar and well known mediator, Sriram Panchu.
My take.
Following are pertinent:-
(a) The Ayodhya temple issue has been tossed out of the poll arena.
(b) Is it to facilitate rumblings among the Hindu organisations and create a rift in the front, during
the forthcoming polls?
(c) The resolution of the problem has been postponed further.
3. A Disturbing Trend.
The Madras High Court has said that extra-marital relationships have become a dangerous social
evil. In its opinion heinous crimes like murders and kidnappings are increasing day by day due to
clandestine relationships.It has asked the central and state governments to find out as to who the
primary culprit is - Mega TV serials or the economic independence of both the spouses or the
internet?
I think the fact that adultery has been decriminalised is another contributing factor!
Tailpiece.
Had got up with the alarm though very reluctantly. Went about our chores and were ready well on time. Washing machinex of the bed linen was carried out before going across to the bank to get Lekha's PAN card linked with her account. Subha has rejoined from the adjacent bank and now, it's gonna be easy to get things done because she always looks after Lekha and me when we fetch up there.
The Left Democratic Front(LDF) has given its constituents who are miffed with it for not being
allotted any Lok Sabha constituency to contest a strange alibi and I quote, "All parties want to
contest, that's natural. But we took a decision that is most suitable in the prevailing political
situation. All parties accept that. Our only aim is to draw maximum strength to defeat the
BJP".
The constituent parties, who have been left in the lurch, cannot take a harsh stand because all of
them had migrated to the LDF, from the UDF, because of perceived 'ill treatment' and that, too,
only recently! Secondly, what happens if the dispensation were to fare badly in the coming
general elections?
Will Modi and his party have the last laugh?
2. The Ayodhya Dispute on Mediation, Yet Again.
There have been four failed attempts at mediation before, which were:-
(a) The 1994 Judgement recorded negotiations between the VHP and All India Babri Masjid
Action Committee, which broke down at a crucial phase.
(b) In 2003, a significant effort for a negotiated settlement was made by the Kanchi Shankara-
acharya. It broke down after his letter of 01 Jul '03 to the All India Muslim Personal Law
Board which said, "Kanchi, Mathura and Ayodhya, all three belong to the Hindus and keeping
in mind the larger interest of the country and communal harmony, if not today, but at some
time or other, these places have to be given to the Hindus. The Muslims will have to mentally
prepare themselves for this".
(c) On 21 Oct '17 the then CJI, JS Khehar had entertained BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's
plea for early hearing of title suits and surprised many by offering his services for mediation.
"All must adopt 'and give a bit and take a bit' approach to find a solution to this issue," he had
said.
(d) Later in 2017, attempts by spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Shia Wakf Board
chairman, Waseem Rizvi, too, failed to yield any tangible result.
Bars Media and referred the 70 year old dispute to a three-member panel which will submit its
report in eight weeks. The panel consists of former SC Judge, FMI Kalifulla, spiritual guru, Sri
Sri Ravi Shankar and well known mediator, Sriram Panchu.
My take.
Following are pertinent:-
(a) The Ayodhya temple issue has been tossed out of the poll arena.
(b) Is it to facilitate rumblings among the Hindu organisations and create a rift in the front, during
the forthcoming polls?
(c) The resolution of the problem has been postponed further.
3. A Disturbing Trend.
The Madras High Court has said that extra-marital relationships have become a dangerous social
evil. In its opinion heinous crimes like murders and kidnappings are increasing day by day due to
clandestine relationships.It has asked the central and state governments to find out as to who the
primary culprit is - Mega TV serials or the economic independence of both the spouses or the
internet?
I think the fact that adultery has been decriminalised is another contributing factor!
Tailpiece.
Had got up with the alarm though very reluctantly. Went about our chores and were ready well on time. Washing machinex of the bed linen was carried out before going across to the bank to get Lekha's PAN card linked with her account. Subha has rejoined from the adjacent bank and now, it's gonna be easy to get things done because she always looks after Lekha and me when we fetch up there.
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