Many districts in India are drought-hit. Maharashtra's most districts face acute water crisis. Desperate people requested Deputy Chief Minister ( who is also Irrigation and Power Minister ) to arrange water. At a public function Minister Ajit Pawar said that the only way is FOR HIM TO URINATE IN THE DAM. He then had a hearty laugh and his cronies shared his laughter. Minister could not control his glee and laughter.
Minister Ajit Pawar had a shock waiting for him when the media , political parties , and civil society turned their guns towards him baying for his political blood. Minister first offered excuse that what he said was a jovial comment. But even his party NCP found it impossible to defend him. So he apologised. But that is not satisfying his critics who are in the majority.
Minister Ajit Pawar's remarks are atrociously insensitive . It is inconceivable that a Minister, instead of offering help to the suffering people , dared to insult them and the dignity of the electorate. Yet he is still allowed to continue as Minister because of the clout of his political formation, and the coalition Compulsions of the Govt leadership .The least Ajit Pawar Could do is to RESIGN . But his uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar asks why his nephew should resign as he has already offered his apology.. Senior Pawar is CORRECT because he and his Party are aware that the voters are fickle and they will vote for the URINE FOR WATER Minister. And that too with a massive mandate .
Marie Antoinette , French Queen till 1792, is still quoted for her infamous remarks "LET THEM EAT CAKE " when her hungry people were begging for bread.Though she was executed by Guillotine in 1793 after the French Revolution, human memory is still fresh all over the world. The appalling apathy of our ruling elites manages to continue because of our democratic system with all the weaknesses. Otherwise how we, the people of India, could absorb mind-boggling scams , scandals, corruption and atrocities calmly?
Minister Ajit Pawar had a shock waiting for him when the media , political parties , and civil society turned their guns towards him baying for his political blood. Minister first offered excuse that what he said was a jovial comment. But even his party NCP found it impossible to defend him. So he apologised. But that is not satisfying his critics who are in the majority.
Minister Ajit Pawar's remarks are atrociously insensitive . It is inconceivable that a Minister, instead of offering help to the suffering people , dared to insult them and the dignity of the electorate. Yet he is still allowed to continue as Minister because of the clout of his political formation, and the coalition Compulsions of the Govt leadership .The least Ajit Pawar Could do is to RESIGN . But his uncle and NCP chief Sharad Pawar asks why his nephew should resign as he has already offered his apology.. Senior Pawar is CORRECT because he and his Party are aware that the voters are fickle and they will vote for the URINE FOR WATER Minister. And that too with a massive mandate .
Marie Antoinette , French Queen till 1792, is still quoted for her infamous remarks "LET THEM EAT CAKE " when her hungry people were begging for bread.Though she was executed by Guillotine in 1793 after the French Revolution, human memory is still fresh all over the world. The appalling apathy of our ruling elites manages to continue because of our democratic system with all the weaknesses. Otherwise how we, the people of India, could absorb mind-boggling scams , scandals, corruption and atrocities calmly?
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ReplyDeleteTrying to create awareness and hoping to put stop (anybody is welcome) to a cruel practice followed in Kerala all in the name of tradition/religion/economics whatsoever. Please check in on FB page for STOP Elephant Abuse in Kerala and if you believe in it and if you are not worried of Devaswom Board/elephant owners/religious sentiments, request you to pass it on to others. The site is not meant for newsfeed/updates but more as an awareness creation tool (link given to Joyce Poole’s speech is highly recommended for those interested) and is being used to comment on other posts. Hopefully this practice will come to an end with or without on the field campaign asap.
Commenting on blogs selecting them at random from google searches, I am not a blog follower (tried blog past 2 yrs for the same issue). Any inconvenience caused is regretted.
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