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Economy – Status quo
March 22, 2023
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Economy – Status quo
Padmini Arhant
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The pulse of the economy is sensed in three important rubrics with the middle income class bearing the burden and they are;
Taxes, Interest rates and Inflation.
Presidential Assassinations
March 22, 2023
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Presidential Assassinations
Padmini Arhant
Presidential assassinations are the norm in global politics and the reason behind such fate is necessary to understand the risks in political career.
United States:
President Abraham Lincoln (Republican) – The abolition of slavery and emancipation of black Americans from white slave ownership and discrimination.
President John F. Kennedy (Democrat) – The public statement denouncing the secret society as ‘repugnant’ and called for open society.
Yet another vocal candid stance was opposition to Israel’s secret nuclear weapons and called for the termination of the Negev Nuclear site near Dimona.
Palestine:
Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat (PLO) – seeking peace and independence ending Israeli illegal colonization and occupation of Palestine.
Venezuela:
President Hugo Chavez: The populous leader for nationalizing Venezuela oil resources in protection against western energy companies market capitalization. The Venezuelan President survived earlier assassination attempts like Palestinian PLO leader Yasser Arafat and
United States – Extortions and Hypocrisy
March 21, 2023
United States – Politics Witch-hunt
Extortions and Hypocrisy
Padmini Arhant
The interesting details on events corresponding to Presidential terms 2009 – 2016 and 2021 – 2023 till date in office is noteworthy.
The major United States and international banks on the target during Barack Obama Presidency then and now.
BNP Paribas – The French International Bank headquartered in Paris with presence in 65 countries settled on June 30, 2014 nearly $9 billion with then U.S. Department of Justice headed by former Attorney General Eric Holder on charges as criminal plea for facilitating bank transactions for nations under U.S. economic sanctions. The nations quoted are Sudan, Iran, Cuba.
NB: The Barack Obama Presidency a year later in July 2015, released US $100 billion to Iran citing contingent to nuclear deal much to neighbor and arch nemesis Israel’s fury and frustration.
Wells Fargo – United States’ one of the largest banks headquartered in San Francisco, California was another target in 2013, 2016 under Barack Obama Presidency extended into 2021 until now.
Wells Fargo was initially reported in 2013 – during Barack Obama term in office on the bank’s “widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized accounts.” and fined by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (a federal government arsenal on political witch hunt than serving consumer real issues) fined the bank $100 million in September 2016.
Fast forward in December 2022 – the Wells Fargo Bank in the Bay Area California was pursued again upon return of Barack Obama defacto Presidency displacing Biden administration.
This time the financial institution was charged $3.7 billion in settlement on charges of wrongful banking practice in auto loans, mortgage and variety.
On personal account – my experience in this regard due to unlawful political intervention from the White House at that time in 2011 – 2013 resulted in loss of investment assets in real estate that were verified and confirmed in independent inquiry on the dealings. The bank was not Wells Fargo.
In 2023 – Upon Barack Obama return to power, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in Silicon Valley, California again one of the largest banks serving the Silicon Valley tech industry collapse in the manufactured crisis.
The SVB event propagated as a major fiasco and wildly spread in recent dissemination reverberating in the Presidency surrogate podcast and Indian social domain by design with New Delhi counterpart as alter ego coordination.
The multi billion dollars from international banks specifically BNP and United States financial institution Wells Fargo cited in the above mentioned events during Barack Obama Presidency –
The settlements in billions of dollars BNP – approximately $9 billion and Wells Fargo $100 million in September 2016 and $3.7 billion in December 2022 received by then Department of Justice (DOJ) under then Attorney General Eric Holder directly serving under Barack Obama administration and later transaction in 2022 merit accountability and audit to ascertain the funds return to U.S.Treasury.
Here are the interesting connections between me – Padmini Arhant and the banks sought after during Barack Obama Presidency then and now which is conspicuously more than a mere coincidence.
In the early years of my professional career – I briefly worked for BNP Paribas in the late 1980’s in Melbourne Australia. Subsequently I continued my career in banking industry in Wells Fargo, San Francisco, California in 1990.
Now the Silicon Valley Bank is tied to my Silicon Valley base though I have no affiliation or link to the bank.
I wonder if I happen to live on the moon, would there be a Bank created on the moon and intentionally designed to crumble?
Regardless of the selectively targeted above financial institutions’ activities and charges against them to which I have no connection or relation only highlights inappropriate political motive in the Presidential pursuits.
It is clear to me the political bullying and harassment associating my personal and professional career background with institutions notwithstanding extortions under the pretext revived reminiscent of unethical indulgence in 2009 – 2016.
The practice conveniently evading transparency on funds receipt by government in power and deposit or the lack thereof to relevant department between 2009 – 2016 and 2021 – 2023 till now.
What is next for Barack Obama expired Presidency 2009 -2016?
In my professional career – I also worked for international banks – Bank of Singapore and National Australia Bank in late 198o’s in Australia.
Are they going to be pursued now by defacto Barack Obama Presidency having resumed action against Wells Fargo Bank in 2022 in continuation of the past action against the institution in 2016. The latest being Silicon Valley Bank in 2023.
FYI – Barack Obama Presidency
My late father was a Chief Executive for international airline British Airways – with whom he had life time career.
Is that going to be in the line of target as well in slew of politically charged unscrupulous actions misusing the office of Presidency and public funded federal agencies for reasons other than intended purpose?
The latest statement from the democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren emphasizing on none are above law and necessary indictments are appropriate against the former President Donald Trump in the continuous saga between democrat political party and former Presidency of Donald Trump.
In that context, the legitimate question arise concerning a citizen of the United States and the members in the highest office.
When is the open public investigation with indictments scheduled against the Obamas – Michelle and Barack Obama in the incident involving the unarmed civilian African American Miriam Carey – the young mother mercilessly gunned down with 25 or more round of bullets by White House secret service personnel per authorization from the Oval Office? The D.C. police joining the shooting spree.
Justice maneuvered to suit political bias is serious assault on constitutional based democracy unfortunately under siege right now.
Padmini Arhant
Presidential Crime Part 2
March 16, 2023
India – Declassify Information
March 14, 2023
India – Declassify Information
Padmini Arhant
While fake news and incessant propaganda continues unabated on alleged threat to incumbent Prime Minister’s position and life,
When the contrary is true in abuse of power committing crimes with impunity throughout political career till date.
Indian politics – the ruling and so-called opposition collusion and complicity on many national issues is the norm. Among them, the electoral bonds inviting flurry of unlimited funds and illicit financing from anywhere nationwide and across the globe auctioning democracy and election is a leaf plucked out of yet another so-called democracy branch.
The United States’ Supreme Court ruling on unlimited corporate and special interests’ cache cashing in on political candidacy from top to bottom i.e. Presidential race to municipal, city and mayoral election is political establishment cash trove.
Indian incumbency raucous on sedition charges with slogan coined as Tukde Tukde gang translated as disintegration mob referring to one of Delhi Universities’ Jawaharlal Nehru Unuversity (JNU) students isolated and profiled on unsubstantiated sedition allegations.
In the backdrop of Indian politics unanimity in many critical national issues whether flouting democratic rules and principles in electoral process via controversial electoral bonds or evading surrender of illegal wealth stashed in offshore tax havens and exotic island nations by political class across the spectrum setting precedence for the rest to follow in economic, entertainment and religious cult,
Indian political unity at the state and national level in the non-disclosure of pertinent facts in the following matter concerning India and Indian republic especially in 75th anniversary of Indian independence celebration raise these questions.
The subject is related to none other than India’s nationally and internationally renowned patriots and iconic legends in their own rights who significantly stood up to colonial rule to free India from colonization.
India’s freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi – assassinated by RSS associated Nathuram Godse.
RSS – the fundamentalist organization never shying away from deal making with then imperialists for individual and Hindutva ideological interests had a member Nathuram Godse pulling the trigger on the leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – the pioneer of non-violence independence struggle energizing the freedom March pre-1947.
India’s other proud son – the brave and tenacious Subash Chandra Bose having challenged British Raj oppression until his mysterious disappearance albeit known to Indian polity regardless of party affiliations such as Congress and BJP as two major national political parties seated in power since independence as dominion republic and until now.
Last nonetheless relevantly India’s exemplary political leader and office bearer – Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri who practiced righteousness and anti-corruption values – oxymoron in politics share similar classified information tag.
Then Prime Minister Shastri hailing the soldier and farmer in the famous slogan – Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan was genuinely a populous leader at that time. Subsequent to ending India – Pakistan war in 1965 with ceasefire and signing peace agreement to that effect in January 1966 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Indian PM is declared no more the day later.
Indian politics together with international ally summed up the contentious issue as heart attack behind Indian PM Lal Bahadur Shastri sudden passing away in Tashkent, Uzbekistan – then under former Soviet Union in 1966.
In 2023,
Are the Indian political leadership in New Delhi and political party BJP along with so-called opposition in Parliament and state assembly prepared to come forward and declassify information on unnatural cause of deaths of all three leaders?
Their sacrifice for the nation they endeared were exemplified with utmost commitment towards liberty and sovereignty?
1. What is the compelling factor for Indian politics to have accepted foreign and internal forces versions on all three leaders’ deceased status that remain highly speculative till date?
2. To whom are the Indian political class obligatory and pledged secrecy under oath in maintaining paradoxical data on India’s proud sons as veteran leaders and soul of Indian freedom?
Nottwithstanding Indian politics’ dismissal of Indian republic awareness on their leaders popularly known as Father of the Nation,
The leader Subash Chandra Bose creating Indian National Army defending self-determination of his nation and citizens against foreign subjugation and,
India’s truly honorable Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri whose words to the nation were translated into action and whose actions reflected unity and progress for entire country.
The late Prime Minister Shastri also a visionary who acknowledged farmers and soldiers as two guardian angels for a nation unlike the contradictory treatment of both defense personnel and farmers today under current national leadership and administration.
3. Finally, What is going to take besides courage and integrity for Indian politics at the national and state level to declassify real factual information behind unnatural deaths including one known assassination of these three leaders?
Padmini Arhant
Editorial – Politics – Plutocracy displace Democracy
March 8, 2023
United States – Presidential Crime – Introspection and Scapegoat
March 1, 2023
United States
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Presidential Crime
Part 1
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Introspection and Scapegoat
Padmini Arhant
Life provides opportunity. When that opportunity is misused and abused which happens with those misinterpreting opportunity as exclusive and exploit the opportunity as entitlement, they indulge in scapegoat rather than introspection.
When they are weak and guilty, they would blame anyone and anything except them. They would use old, outdated and obsolete strategy such as race card to absolve them from any responsibility and wrong doing. In this context, they conveniently ignore their legacy glaring at them in the absence of integrity and courage to accept their violations and intentional crimes they committed during that opportunity i.e. power in their possession.
However, none escape Karma. All actions are registered and well documented to be checked and accounted for upon imminent departure from the world. The judgment process in the other world do not allow tricks, evasive tactics and shenanigans deployed in the material world on earth where power and money corrupts human mind resulting in lifelong guilt and grief. That in itself cause self-inflicted punishment with nowhere to run and unable to hide from within.
Those stirring the pot using sycophants performing for pennies dropped in their hat making a spectacle of those they are serving and themselves in service, they are clarifying they have nothing positive and productive to live for except engage in self-deprecation and own humiliation.
Nonetheless, them using race card only backfire at them and repeatedly pose questions from victims belonging to the race they violated with their power at disposal.
The two term black Presidency extended right now has lot to account for on many issues.
In foreign policy:
The African nation’s former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan request to then Black Presidency in the White House in 2012 and 2013 for U.S. aid was turned down. The issue related to Nigerian based Boko Haram terrorist groups having outgunned Nigerian government and at that time abduction of Nigerian young girls – school students held hostage in undisclosed location wreaked havoc in Nigeria.
The White House instead focused on Arab Spring in 2011 and thereafter aiding and abetting terror outfits leading to creation of IS, ISIS, Al-Nusra and various al-Qaeda factions fragmented and evolved into cannibals and worst terror elements committing crimes like maim, murder, rape and horrific violence against Syrian young girls, pregnant women, male youth, disabled and vulnerable population in the country.
Notwithstanding the Libyan saga of Benghazi gate is a major violent debacle in U.S. and NATO operation in Libya.
In the domestic front, the following victims and their survivors having suffered merciless death and persecution ask the perpetrators of crimes,
On what basis are they exploiting race to earn empathy and credit they have irretrievably lost in this life?
Their crimes exacerbating severe karmic debts and sins bearing on them in living and upon demise is incontrovertible reality.
The black family in White House with Black Presidency and Black First Lady presiding the public execution of unarmed young black mother Miriam Carey ruthlessly gunned down with more than twenty five round of bullets in public square by the Black President and First Black Lady’s security personnel during their term in office in 2013.
The brutality did not end there. The infant witness to heinous murder of her mother Miriam Carey was denied reunion with her maternal relatives such as her aunt and grandmother. Then the two-year-old survivor was also declined participation at her mother’s funeral with then White House Black Presidency in 2013 rejecting plea from her maternal family.
To make maters worse for the infant, the family and the deceased Miriam Carey’s soul, the toddler was tossed to a stranger not a black individual rather a white male – ex-CIA operative with whom none of the victims in the Presidential office crime had relations with.
Similarly, the other black victim during black Presidency was Troy Davis executed by lethal injection in September 2011 in the crime he did not commit and proven as such by his white defense counsel. Yet the callous execution carried out in gala media event hosted by CNN in public view.
The media fanfare with CNN leading the show was mocking me as they are now for standing up against unjust impulsive state crime.
Troy Davis life could have been saved with clemency via Presidential pardon from then sitting Black President Barack Obama who chose to prioritize own re-election prospects in 2012 over scrutiny of politically charged justice that took Troy Davis life.
NB: Presidential history in the United States provide evidence of Presidential pardons issued to any President’s many political aides and those having had close relations with the office bearer in the White House. The quid pro quo is exercised regardless of political representation and affiliation even with the accused or convicted individual guilty of crime.
Whereas in Troy Davis case, a civilian was sentenced and sent to the gallows without appropriate due process.
The recanted testimonies is testimony in this case highlighting flawed false concoction of theories failing to avert jeopardy of justice. The defendant Troy Davis as United States citizen was entitled to constitutional right for fairness and equality to prove his innocence that was refused to him.
My written plea to the White House at that time and via cited blog posts verify positions in the past and present time.
There is lot to think about and repent by those having squandered power in destruction of lives entirely in personal gains and glory that are now haunting them to involve in image damage control.
Needless to say, one leave the world with one’s Karma and not the ones borrowed, stolen or unlawfully claimed or dismissed as theirs trending right now exemplifying delusion.
Padmini Arhant
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FYI – Delusion, Envy and Toxicity
February 26, 2023
Feet on Fire – Bully, Bribe and Bankrupt
February 24, 2023
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Feet on Fire
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Bully, Bribe and Bankrupt
Padmini Arhant
The New Delhi executive branch arsenic strategy upon feet held on fire are bully, bribe and bankruptcy.
Bully – the nations in South Asia – Indian sub -continent viz. Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Pakistan. Maldives on Indian Ocean. These nations are in fact caught between China and India in economic trade war.
India investment in power and infrastructure projects in these countries are proved to exclusively benefit New Delhi’s close partner Adani groups as opposed to Indian economy in entirety or for that matter the population in any of these host nations in the territory. As a result, the latter is hamstrung to oblige New Delhi’s lopsided demand.
Unlike New Delhi policy with South Asian nations briefed above, the approach with the west is appeasement and appreciation.
Bribe – the west expending multi-billion dollars in purchase of hundreds of aircrafts by funding Indian oligarchy in aviation industry using Indian tax payers money and expatriate foreign remittance.
The funds generally derived from Indian middle class tax payers since the wealthy oligarchy and upper echelons in Indian society through direct and indirect links as well as representation in politics freely avail tax evasion privilege hoarding money offshore.
The foreign currency reserve is predominantly received from Indian expatriate foreign remittance to support their family back home in India.
The government divestments from public sector to private sector in the past nine years having exponentially increased creating unemployment, income inequality amid hyperinflation exacerbated with unaccounted black money in circulation in the economy, the Indian work force is exported rather than export of Indian manufactured goods and services abroad.
The administration in New Delhi lobbying the west viz. the United States, Britain, Australia…to expedite visa processing for Indian skilled work force to serve the above enunciated requirement is the ongoing trend.
Again in the absence of domestic job growth to employ workforce at home in various skills and occupation, the government generated brain drain with professionals, assorted tradesmen and service providers exodus overseas is essentially evacuation of natives i.e. Indians from the country.
Not to mention the eviction of native Indians with majority Hindus leaving the country, the government’s Hindu Rashtra agenda is null and void.
Meanwhile, the nation for sale with tangible movable assets, prime land and endowments are handed over to government partnered oligarchy barring transparency and accountability.
The state corporate press and media dissemination on government targeted individuals regarded threat to fascism prevalent at the moment engage 24/7 in indoctrination and false narrative.
In the trade angle, the flip side of boosting foreign economy via extravagant spending on aircrafts and other lofty items besides damage mitigation of the much focused self-image of the head of the nation are the following.
A. The depletion of foreign reserves considering the irrevocable firm order on the economic deal viz. the recent commercial aircrafts.
B. GDP decline with little or no manufacturing at home despite widely propagated Make-in-India slogan during political rallies not translated into experience.
C. The current momentum on imports having substantially increased with significantly minimal exports, the foreign investment in Indian economy is made non-essential. The situation also facilitate government favored oligarchy monopoly in Indian economy with ingredients and components mostly imported from China in the consistent trade deficit so far.
Indian central government head attempt to lure western approval on self-image is premised on major expenditure buying goods from western companies similar to wild shopping spree.
The other tactic is showcasing India as a huge consumer base without enabling consumer affordability and buying power contrarily reduced to struggling to make ends meet at the middle class level. The lower income and poorer segment can hardly survive in the tough economic environment let alone participate in the consumer market.
Accordingly, the foreign investors’ diversion allow them to produce and manufacture on their soil promoting job market in respective foreign destinations.
The unemployment and underemployment of educated qualified youth representing majority population in India impetus immigration to foreign nations. The migration pose a challenge not only to new immigrants but also local work force unable to accept foreign workers competing for the limited opportunity.
The real winners in the economic deal are those at the helm in corporate empire and politics while common workforce at both ends are left with compromise as the only option.
That leads to bankruptcy of people in Indian economy.
Bankruptcy – The average Indian citizens’ pay dear price in this economic shamble. They are deprived of economic stability and progress. Simultaneously, their hard earned savings wiped out in national banks and private financial institutions due to rampant financial fraud from government’s intimate associates turned fugitives like Vijay Mallya, Mehul Chinubhai Choksi, Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi and the likes….all of them absconded and fled the nation with government aided security and mutual agreement.
There was a time in Indian history when the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq was called a mad king for legitimate reasons. The ruler frequently shifted state capital along with people. The token currency he introduced unbeknown to population and the projects as well as experiments declared own ideas were unsuccessful. Yet the ruler presumptuously considered self a genius.
In India in 2023 for ordinary people is an uphill battle combating corruption, inflation and economic stagnation. Additionally the ones with potential and ambitions are facing nomadic life in search of locations with job prospects across the globe. The country is displaced with oligopoly of which duopoly enjoy unlimited gains as entitlement.
With democracy dissipation, the fundamentalist ideology evolved into authoritarian is the reality.
Padmini Arhant
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Democracy – To Be Or Not To Be
February 22, 2023
Democracy – To Be
Or
Not To Be?
Padmini Arhant
Any government and political leadership at the helm in particular responding to foreign comment on the undemocratic status of the head of the state in the so-called democratic system would not allow and legislate the following undemocratic process.
The electoral bonds flooding the political campaigns with incumbent at the national level benefitting the most from known and unknown as well as anonymous sources from within the country and offshore including the nation’s adversary like China financing the candidacy while occupying national territory in Northeast and Himalayan range deploy the nation and citizens at foreign aggressor’s mercy.
Notwithstanding treason transpiring in such transactions.
The horse trading applicable to open bidding with cash and kind incentives buying out elected members – the MLA’s and MP’s in state and national level dismiss election purpose. The democratic system is subverted to benefit major political party in the nation.
The trend though previously existent under earlier administrations and national political party i.e. Congress and state political groups in swaying votes on key legislations is further established in political party representation shifting minority to majority and vice versa in contemporary governance at the center.
The political maneuvering albeit with unaccounted black money in plain corruption deals other than controversial electoral bonds facilitate toppling majority governments and political parties in states and union territories nationwide.
Importantly, the present Central government chronic political strategy targeting political factions at the state and national domain debilitate democracy and void electoral outcome regardless.
On national security, the external affairs ministry attributing sole credit to head of the executive branch on deployment of national defense force along the Himalayan range and LAC with China stationed since March 2020 until now fails to acknowledge the unresolved crisis with China costing Indian economy enormous resources and expenditure to sustain troop deployment in the extraordinary Himalayan terrain.
All the more reason for the head of the executive branch in national public administration to meet the nation’s press barring selective admission of government choice questions and address all matter related to national interests.
The protocol followed in most parts of the world as vital democratic duty from the head of the state clearing doubts and alleviating citizens’ concerns is somehow not respected and never adhered to by current Indian leadership since assuming office in 2014 and till date.
The RSS trajectory on treason pre-independence and post-independence is irrefutable.
The RSS prominent member Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s plea bargain with colonial ruler – then British Raj for personal release in exchange for RSS trained armed contingency aiding India’s foreign colonial ruler against Indian population en masse exacerbated freedom struggle.
Thereafter post-independence RSS member Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. The assassin Godse is hailed a hero by sitting BJP Parliament member and government in New Delhi.
Fast forward to recent events. The executive branch in New Delhi misusing armed forces for political and personal gains is evidenced in Pulwama attack in Kashmir i.e. Jammu-Srinagar national highway on February 14, 2019 with national election scheduled in May 2019.
A convoy of vehicles carrying Indian security personnel on the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway was targeted resulting in 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel deaths leaving their young dependents and survivors bereft of parent and earning member.
The Pulwama attack was a colossal failure from central government to avert the incident. The inaction from government with intelligence information available beforehand confirm the lack of initiative and interest to protect armed forces lives prioritizing election prospects over defense force by central government.
Subsequently the incumbent Prime Minister candidate in 2019 abusing Pulwama attack in election rally with campaign speech delivered in the backdrop of bill boards featuring armed forces – the politics using national defense force prohibited by election commission for all political parties across the board was slighted and violated by BJP and incumbent PM candidate in 2019.
The series of violations from the head of the nation in 2019 election and political career misusing religion, defense force, communal divide…among myriad anti-democratic display is a severe setback for democracy.
Above all, the chief of executive branch in New Delhi direct engagement in systemic destruction of institutional autonomy and independent status to function with respect to judiciary, monetary authority such as the Reserve Bank of India, the election commission and not even sparing the Indian national defense force is the last straw.
The national defense force with creation of chief of staff for the combined army, naval and air force command directly reporting to Prime Minister sidelining the traditional constitutional Presidential obligations to preside over the defense force as the commander-in-chief has more to it than meets the eye in terms of job description.
The newly set up joint chief of defense staff post under Prime Minister would be responsible for defense procurement and stockpiles for all three forces which is a phenomenal cash cow for corporate run politics with selective oligarchy such as Adani, Ambani groups enjoying unlimited unfettered access to economic windfall across economic sector. The defense contracts and projects are icing on the cake exclusively benefitting specific oligarchs and their representative as the head of the executive branch.
In successive blow to Indian national defense force organizational structure and sanctity known for the once admired institutional discipline in keeping communal sentiments and corruption at bay,
The incumbent BJP government introduction of the contentious Agnipath defense recruitment policy last year in 2022 transforming conventional long term defense recruitment to four-year-limit contractual hiring to serve government favored corporate agenda revealed true colors of the present leadership, the political party and government.
The revelations on government decisions related to defense force and objectionable abuse of executive power across the spectrum speak volume on the state of affairs.
The head of the government modus operandi exemplified in disrespect for uniformed forces, not preventing their murder in Pulwama attack along with abandoning their survivors were not all.
The government and leadership default in this incident alluded to State sponsored terrorism against defense personnel. The presumption aroused queries regarding Pulwama attack that were evaded and substituted with government’s unsubstantiated narrative.
The prejudice against potential defense force volunteers lately demonstrated in much protested Agnipath defense policy reducing defense force to mere contractual outsource recruitment.
The agonizing trail from the chief executive in New Delhi represent egregious and irreconcilable deeds committed against the nation, the defense force and citizens at large.
To sum it up the latest stunt not surprisingly from the head of the nation is involving retired servicemen in government propaganda on regional politics to settle political scores with people in southern state of Tamil Nadu.
In a real functioning democracy, the state would not control and operate press and diverse media in overt and covert means by proxy.
There would be no duplicity in criticism of government policies, plans and performance.
Unlike the political leadership monetized criticism to showcase fake democracy, the genuine constructive criticism of government and political actions are struck down in social media like youtube and other format.
Furthermore, extreme measures such as authorizing the murder of female writer, journalist in cold blood in daylight at her residence in Bengaluru and the head of the nation cheering that heinous crime on twitter by swearing the deceased in public pale a defiant authoritarian regime in comparison to pseudo democracy.
The actions against critics such as authors, former members in the national or state government cadre as IPS officer viz. Sanjiv Bhatt for daring to speak the truth on Gujarat pogrom in 2002, human rights activists like Mrs. Sudha Bharadwaj pledging life in representing indigenous tribes Adivasis and farmers land rights against feudal corporate oppression, Mrs. Teesta Setalvad for providing social and humanitarian service to Gujarat Godhra victims of violence and environmentalists for saving scarce territories and habitats from oligarchy proprietorship…all and many of these activities involve imprisonment without due process on false charges.
Though the latter two female members Mrs. Sudha Bharadwaj and Mrs. Teesta Setalvad are released on bail after long hard legal battle, the former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt is sentenced for life on political vendetta by government shaming democracy and judiciary ethics in non-compliance of national constitutional law granting equal rights to the accused barring government intervention and influence that is rampant and norm in the present time more than ever.
In other undemocratic unruly interference by incumbent national government – unlawfully eliminating former defense force personnel Tej Bahadur Yadav from campaign trail for gaining popularity over incumbent Prime Minister candidate in Varanasi in 2019 general election are not merely few and far between governmental intrusions exceeding predecessors in silencing democracy through undeclared emergency.
The head of the state open instigation in public speech during political rallies to target nation’s minority citizens i.e. muslims based on their clothes and outfits leading to violence in university campus and main street exploiting religion both Sanatan Dharm, Islam, Christianity…are common political practice again superseding former governments and political factions in power.
Against Hindus, the politics maintaining the abhorrent caste system entirely for vote banks besides marginalization and polarization of society is lauded by state media as the real power and model democracy.
Last but not the least, the system touted as world’s largest democracy parading the head of the national administration constitutionally confined to five-year-term limit position as the symbol and icon is contradictory to democracy and idea of republic presiding over sovereignty and constitution via electoral ballots.
The excessive self-adulation and flamboyance being the signature traits of the head of the public national administration buttressed with cronyism ad nauseam from key cabinet members, groveling media as state propagandists…leave candid totalitarian regimes far behind in amassment of power, glory and carte blanche authority.
There is a thin line between democracy deformed into hypocrisy and despotism aided by plutocracy declared paradigm of democracy.
The status quo defining the system and designation misconstrued to suit personal and political dogma incontrovertibly is anything but democratic.
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