[Reader-list] I LOVE GUJARAT

[anupam chakravartty]

Bipin,

He hasn't said anything new apart from praising sushil modi, which he is
bound to, and then making that statement that Gujarat is thankful for the
relief provided during Earthquake. Bipin, I understand your position very
clearly even though you have denied several times that you do not have any
kind of political bias. I think i would defend your position as well because
everyone has the right to assert their opinions. However, Modi's ( I am not
saying BJP now but very exclusively) stand point as I learn from you, to
become a pillar against congress and its policies turns him into a subset of
the Congress party. This i am saying from what you and several others have
accused Congress party for:

1. On many occasions, you have accused Congress for minority appeasement.
So, can we not say that the billboards about Gujarat government and how
Muslims are faring well in Gujarat publicised in Bihar are nothing but
blatant examples of minority appeasement (at least for electoral outcomes)

2. Today, Modi made a statement in the news media calling Sonia Gandhi as a
"maut ka saudagar", as she is the party chairman/president and she is being
quiet about Bhopal. the charge is understandable (although misplaced) in the
context of the recent exchanges  between finance ministry, ministry of
external affairs and DOW chemicals, which bought, Union Carbide ( minus the
legal liabilities, as claimed by the DOW officials, which is still undecided
in the court of law). however, Modi calling sonia gandhi maut ka saudagar in
this context (for Bhopal tragedy) is misplaced because Gujarat Alkalies and
Chemical Limited invited Dow Chemicals to invest Rs 600 crores in a joint
venture. the unit situated in Dahej, about 50 kilometers from CPCB labelled
critically polluted Ankleshwar, which will be producing Phenol, Acetone,
Propylene oxide and expansion of an already existing Hydrogen Peroxide
plant. The production is going to begin from Jan 2012.

3. former union minister for state and tribals, Faggan Singh Kulaste MP from
Mandla constituency (for some details of his background, click
this<http://www.indiarightsonline.com/Sabrang/india7.nsf/38b852a8345861dd65256a980059289d/4f77e389a15d0101652570de007d9496?OpenDocument>)
who is now a member of BJP's adivasi morcha was seen in Vadodara along with
the Gujarat tribal and forest minister, Mangu Patel, telling press reporters
that Gujarat government has not done enough in the implementation of the
Forest Rights Act. Then, he went on to praise Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana of the
Gujarat government. and then he also criticised gujarat and the central
government for picking up innocent persons as naxals. a good number of
people could not figure out what his position was. he went on talking about
alienation of the indigenous communities, then he spoke of church and maoism
are two things eating away their cultural capital. he was addressing a
meeting of leaders from Guj and Rajasthan to discuss the plans of Adivasi
Morcha. now if you see the contradictions in his statement, i strongly feel
that there is some desperation not just with Modi but generally with former
leaders of BJP to make absurd statements and then get away with them. and
you there, Bipin, going on and on about how you love Gujarat. how people are
tarnishing Gujarat. nobody is, people are critical about the administration
of Mr Modi and his billboard gimmickry.

It is from here that i conclude that neither you, nor Narendra Modi, nor
Govardhan Zadaphia or even the existing political leaders of Congress, can
truly speak of Gujaratis nor you have any understanding about the issues in
Gujarat. all that you have got is claims for a tv advertisement about
Gujarat. trust me, only a certain class of affluent Gujaratis enjoy such
visual culture, rest barely have means to make their ends meet.

Thanks

Anupam



On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

>  In his rally speech at patna please listen the speech fully than argue
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> *From:* anupam chakravartty [mailto:c.anupam at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2010 10:21 AM
> *To:* Bipin Trivedi; sarai list
> *Subject:* Re: [Reader-list] I LOVE GUJARAT
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> Precisely, when did Modi administration thank Bihar government for
> providing funds during earthquake? Could you please enlighten us Bipin
> Trivedi.
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> thanks anupam
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> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Bipin Trivedi <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:
>
> Announcement of Kosi fund allotment was noticed immediately and criticized
> without any delay, but announcement of thanking Bihar people for earth
> quake
> relief fund not noticed even.
>
> Since Nitishkumar told earlier to sent back the unused relief fund received
> from Gujarat, Modi mention that Kosi fund topic in the speech. If
> Nitishkumar not told that in public it would have not been there in the
> speech. Since there is malicious propaganda from some people against
> Gujarat
> and Modi, one has to take extra effort by way banner publicity and what is
> wrong with it. Anywhere before election, banners/photo by way of ad used by
> all the political parties. So, they are preparing for election coming in
> Bihar well in advance, what is the problem with it.
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> I am not here for getting any RATNA, but I love Gujarat along with India
> and
> so I am keeping my honest real views and giving my extra effort to revert
> so
> called tarnished image of Gujarat created with false propaganda.
>
> Thanks
> Bipin
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