A man wants to earn his bread by doing a legitimate trade. He is helping the poor farmers (by giving them a better price for their produce), the common man (by providing better services at cheaper rates) and the government (by paying VAT/ TAXes since all his transactions are billed). In doing so, he is antagonizing a lot of people who have vested interests in screwing the common man, the poor farmers and the government.. just to line their pockets… So they just team up and go ahead and ransack his guy’s shop.
What should the government do?
Should it not help this guy, and prevent people from terrorizing people into submission? Instead our educated and learned Mayawati is siding with the mobsters by ordering all big retail outlets to shut shop. Not only this, she created a committee (atleast 6 months delay) to decide when and how to reopen it.
What kind of justice is this? Are we some sort of anarchy where any Tom, Dick and Harry can pelt a few stones and get what they want…. whether its stop screening of a movie, or just getting rid of competitors.
I am surprised because it is a ‘Mukesh Ambani’enterprise. There would be no confusion if it was ‘Anil Ambani’s enterprise,which was at risk.May be Congress could help ‘Reliance Fresh’? Or Mukesh Ambani may contribute to BSP party fund and the committee gives his report in 15 days.Wait and see. Nothing is impossible in UP- the land of infinite opportunities.
Comment by pr3rna — August 24, 2007 @ 11:40 am
yups contribution to party funds is always a way out… but we should not create a situation where a man cannot survive without bribing officials.
also i hate the street justice which shiv sena has mastered
Comment by Ankur — August 24, 2007 @ 11:44 am
does mayawatis logic have logic ever?
still she gets her votes
she has carisma and masseha status
like most politicians in the south
Comment by Prax — August 24, 2007 @ 7:49 pm
Mayawati doesnt need to operate on logic
she works on her godly status and charisma
like the leaders in south
Sena learnt the tactics from the Old guard of the
CPI under likes of Ranadive etc …
Comment by Prax — August 24, 2007 @ 7:53 pm
Infact from a person living in a sena stronghold and knowing their mindset,
they were virtually raised by the Congress to counter
the communists who later on shifted base from maharashtra
to bengal and kerala
Comment by Prax — August 24, 2007 @ 7:56 pm
hey i did not knew sena was initially raised by congress… can u tell me more about it.
about maya…. she is full of shit… but i guess in democracy a leader is what the people want it to be.
Comment by Ankur — August 25, 2007 @ 7:28 am
not directly,
in boom times , there were many mills in central mumbai and maharashtra had a major presence of the commi central committee .local leaders like Desai n george fernandes would try to control the mill mazdoor unions,later mill union leaders like Datta Samant ruled the roost, With Bombay bandhs etc
thackarey was a toon editor at fpj along with laxman
he quit to start a sarcastic daily marmik which went superhit among the locals during the eco recession and joblessness and during the first influx of the south indians to mumbai. Congress leadership along with likes of Naik then got wary of the strength of the likes of krisnha desai and helped the sena to form and spread so as to counter the communists and union leaders.
Comment by Prax — August 25, 2007 @ 6:52 pm
now i get it.. thanks
Comment by Ankur — August 25, 2007 @ 8:12 pm
do u know that there r rumors that the 2 maratha strongmen one i talked about and one who is more interested in bat n ball than foodgrains have a secret tactical alliance ?
Comment by Prax — August 26, 2007 @ 1:05 am
what does sharad pawar and bal thakery have in common.. they r fighting each other.. and an alliance between them is almost impossible due to huge differences in opinion.
Comment by Ankur — August 26, 2007 @ 1:36 am
dont u know? they are both MARATHA
sons of soil and claimants to Shivajis lineage
Comment by Prax — August 26, 2007 @ 1:38 am
not alliance but say a tacid understanding
in times when required , and in times of common interest
Comment by Prax — August 26, 2007 @ 1:39 am
i know both of them are marathas… but they r like 2 warring bros who won’t mind committing fratricide.
i am a bit rusty about maharastra’s politics.. so can u tell me about the instances where they supported each other.
Comment by Ankur — August 26, 2007 @ 6:45 am
in case of the konkan strongman and mahsul mantri
Comment by Prax — August 26, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
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