Here are some more news bytes and my views on them......things seem to be hotting up for no rhyme or reason. But it would be best to wait and watch because the drama is still on.....So without much ado, here we go.
(a) The differences are building up.
Yes, the differences between Kerala's Governor, Mr. Arif Mohammad Khan and his government
don't seem to subside. Something or the other keeps cropping up on a daily basis. The Governor
is pretty sure of his stance regarding the state Assembly's resolution against the Citizenship
Amendment Act (CAA) which are:-
(i) The citizenship law is purely a central subject and the state has no role in it.
(ii) No legal validity for the Assembly resolution.
The ruling dispensation (LDF) and the opposition (UDF) find that what they've been bandying
about - supposedly for the Muslims of India - is blunted by the firm and solid arguments put
forth by the Governor and his consequent support for the Act! I think, of all the guys, the
statements made against the Governor, by the Congress MP, K Muralidharan have exceeded the
limits of propriety.
It would be interesting to note as to who would blink first in this eyeball-to-eyeball
confrontation. To my mind, the Governor is on a firm wicket and will ensure that good sense
prevails among all concerned!
(b) Now what's wrong with the Pakistani PM?
Imran Khan is at his worst yet again...he peddles lies at the drop of a hat and in doing so, has
lost credibility over a period of time! Today, he seems to have tweeted certain shots of agitations
that had taken place in Bangladesh, as the chaos that's taking place in India. He has cut a sorry
figure on that, in front of the international community, as the facts have hit the screens the world
over.
And guess why he resorted to the lies? Goons had attacked Sikh pilgrims at Nankana Sahib
Gurudwara in his country, injuring many of them and he was only trying to - without success,
though - divert the attention of the world community.
Sad! Probably, it's an act of desperation at the thought of being thrown away from his
exalted position soon because his army has realised that he's become more of a liability. He's
resorting to falsehoods and innuendos to stick on to his chair!
(c) A case of jealousy?
India's former foreign secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon has come out against the government
on the enactment of the CAA and the revoking of the Article 370. A few of the foreign office
mandarins - Congress followers basically - have not been able to stomach the foreign policy
initiatives of the Modi government and hence, are its ardent critics. Their presence is needed,
very much, to keep the government under check from making gaffes.
But I, too, support his statement that PM Modi's endorsement of President Trump - 'ab ki baar
Trump ka sarkar' - could have been avoided!
Why do I get a whiff of professional jealousy towards his successor on being made the
country's foreign minister, immediately on completion of his tenure as foreign secretary!
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, went through the chores and were ready on time. It was a quiet day.
(a) The differences are building up.
Yes, the differences between Kerala's Governor, Mr. Arif Mohammad Khan and his government
don't seem to subside. Something or the other keeps cropping up on a daily basis. The Governor
is pretty sure of his stance regarding the state Assembly's resolution against the Citizenship
Amendment Act (CAA) which are:-
(i) The citizenship law is purely a central subject and the state has no role in it.
(ii) No legal validity for the Assembly resolution.
The ruling dispensation (LDF) and the opposition (UDF) find that what they've been bandying
about - supposedly for the Muslims of India - is blunted by the firm and solid arguments put
forth by the Governor and his consequent support for the Act! I think, of all the guys, the
statements made against the Governor, by the Congress MP, K Muralidharan have exceeded the
limits of propriety.
It would be interesting to note as to who would blink first in this eyeball-to-eyeball
confrontation. To my mind, the Governor is on a firm wicket and will ensure that good sense
prevails among all concerned!
(b) Now what's wrong with the Pakistani PM?
Imran Khan is at his worst yet again...he peddles lies at the drop of a hat and in doing so, has
lost credibility over a period of time! Today, he seems to have tweeted certain shots of agitations
that had taken place in Bangladesh, as the chaos that's taking place in India. He has cut a sorry
figure on that, in front of the international community, as the facts have hit the screens the world
over.
And guess why he resorted to the lies? Goons had attacked Sikh pilgrims at Nankana Sahib
Gurudwara in his country, injuring many of them and he was only trying to - without success,
though - divert the attention of the world community.
Sad! Probably, it's an act of desperation at the thought of being thrown away from his
exalted position soon because his army has realised that he's become more of a liability. He's
resorting to falsehoods and innuendos to stick on to his chair!
(c) A case of jealousy?
India's former foreign secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon has come out against the government
on the enactment of the CAA and the revoking of the Article 370. A few of the foreign office
mandarins - Congress followers basically - have not been able to stomach the foreign policy
initiatives of the Modi government and hence, are its ardent critics. Their presence is needed,
very much, to keep the government under check from making gaffes.
But I, too, support his statement that PM Modi's endorsement of President Trump - 'ab ki baar
Trump ka sarkar' - could have been avoided!
Why do I get a whiff of professional jealousy towards his successor on being made the
country's foreign minister, immediately on completion of his tenure as foreign secretary!
Tailpiece.
Got up at our usual time, went through the chores and were ready on time. It was a quiet day.
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