Exciting times for Indian Politics

These are really exciting times for Indian Politics. Prime Ministerial Candidates interviewed on TV, a new party coming up and winning state elections, riot leaders, dharnas etc.
Who would have thought a party would come and campaign for few months and just remove the incumbents from their seats and pass with flying colors.Who would have thought that after coming to power they would use dharnas which was never seen in the past. He focussed on all the points the common man is unhappy about, VIP treatment, safety in Delhi, high inflation and using all the ways we would not expect a politician to use, at least not in the Independent India. Have you seen something like this happening in the past?
A probable PM candidate of Congress comes to a TV interview unprepared, unaware of what is going to be asked to him. He expected to talk about future issues wherein he was asked about his past. For such person with all of us having high expectations, it kind of ruined for him. Have you seen that happening in the past?
The PM candidate of other big party BJP, is accused of Anti Muslim Riots. Although BJP was itself skeptical about launching him but even they didn't have any choice and from last election's defeat they have learned a lesson not to launch same candidate again. There was and has been huge outcry against him but surprisingly he is getting a lot of support. Have you seen something like this happening in the past?
The current Delhi CM, is not trying to make friends with any of the Corporates. He filed an FIR against one of the richest man and Industrialist in the country. Have you seen anything like this happening in the past?
I don't know who is right and who is wrong but these sure are pretty exciting times.

Hung up on you!

Why am I hung up on you?
Why can't I move on!
What can I do!
Apart from writing a song!

I am broken inside
But I can't show it to anybody
A million times I have cried
Want to run away or flee

Will you forgive me for what I did
Will you ever know my love was true
Though I ran away and hid
Cannot tell you what I was going thru

Now that I know nothing can happen
What I did cannot be undone!
Why am I hung up on you?
Why can't I move on!
What can I do!
Apart from writing a song!

Do you know!

I have been okay
I have lived thru
My thoughts are the quay
Just waiting to be thrown into the ocean blue

Do you realize how I feel?
Do you know how it I am?
Do you miss my zeal
Did you ask, what's wrong, oh damn!

I have been weak,
I have been strong
Though I didn't speak
but I needed you for long

Don't be hard on me,
Just gimme some time
I know I have been away
but is it a crime?

Happy about it

When you were here
My life was beautiful
and now that you have left
I can't be sad about it

Coz I cherished every moment spent with you
Trying to be happy about it
Happy about every moment spent with you
Happy about the love you gave me
and what you made me see

Can I be in your memories?
Will you be in mine?
My life full of adversaries,
They mean millions of dimes!

Even though I can't have you
Can't walk with you to the isle!
It was my luck to know you
Even for a short while

Trying to be happy about it
Happy about every moment spent with you
Happy about the love you gave me
and what you made me see

Trying to forget

Few months have passed

Since I last saw you

And I know I am late but I miss you

but the life goes on

I am trying to forget

Trying hard

Trying to move on with my life

I know we can't be together

I know I am not good for you

I know you have learnt to live without me

Coz I know that

life goes on

I don’t wanna go down the memory lane

The happiness of the past brings sadness

Crazy love we were in with madness

But it ain’t matter and

Life goes on

You are the best thing that happened to me

I wish you the best for life

I say that with a sigh

I know you cant be mine

But the life goes on

I am trying to forget

Trying hard

Trying to move on with my life

The AAP and its promises

AAP did well in Delhi elections and after much ado Kejriwal has sworn in as Delhi's CM. The AAP's election promises seemed quite impossible and to a lot of people's surprise, it is trying to fulfill them. I am one of the supporters of AAP. Not because I was impresses by all the promises mentioned in the manifesto but because I wanted change and the anti corruption policies that it promised to bring lured me. Now, when I look at how it is moving ahead, frankly, I am not very happy.
The free water supply and 50% rate cuts of electricity as the election manifesto were more of publicist moves which any corrupted party would also love to do. When I saw Arvind Kejiwal I saw an ex-IITian and a bureaucratic background who will run country as a successful business having socialist measures as well. The way these water and electricity moves are delivered, it has put a burden on exchequer and subsidies comes with a lot of free riding.
The better way would have been to deliver better management. The audit of power distribution firms is a welcome step. It has been lingering on for quite some time for some reason, valid or not. but it is giving a clear signals to the firms against cooked books. Yesterday when 50% rate slash in electricity was announced, we had a power cut for 8 hours continuous. They said it a fault but it gets me thinking I want to pay for the services and would definitely not like the situation where I don't pay because I don't get. Also, cheaper units to some limit will also encourage people for power theft and meter maneuvering.
Leaving the quality of services aside, I don't want AAP to make people happy by using subsidies. I don't want us to get false hopes that this is the future of Delhi promised by AAP because it is not. It is our money and I want it to be used on better delivery. These are short term measures.
I request Kejriwal to use all the money from the taxes, from leakages and make the kind of fool proof system wherein leakages can be checked and frameworks are available to utilize the money for better tomorrow.

Invitation to Third World War?

The Chemical Attack on Syrians which killed 1400 people including 400 children was one of the heinous act in the world history. I am not sure if Assad government was involved but obviously attack at such level cannot be done by some small group of un-influential people.

Then, there is Obama who wants to teach a lesson to Assad for doing what he did. He plans to launch some missiles which will do a lot of destruction if not equal to what chemical attack has done in terms of killing innocent people.

Some people who are autocrats and will do anything to retain their power will do anything to hurt their own people and we as an outsider would do nothing and just sit around and say its too bad, doing nothing. If Assad has really done it, he is not the first one. In the past, Saddam Hussein did similar thing and he kind of paid the price. 

I am really confused and I want to know the answers of two questions. 

We as outsiders, have UN , sanctions and rules for world peace but when something happens like this, can anyone do anything to help the local people?

So my confusion is whether we should take some action or not? Is Obama right in what he is doing? Launching an attack will make those who have done such thing, afraid that they just can't do whatever they want to and the world is watching. but what about those innocent people who will bear collateral damage?

Or Should we just keep quite, use sanctions and bad words to solve the problem?

Then, what is the confirmation that after this attack those people will actually be afraid of doing sch things in the future?

and my last concern, what if this becomes big? what if Syrian allies come to its rescue and US allies for its own and few non interested countries are dragged into it? 

What if we are looking at 3rd World War?

Adding women lawyers in Sexual Harassment Act - Is it enough?

Yesterday SC issued a law to protect women lawyers against the sexual harassment against their counterparts in courts. Though this is a welcome step, I don't understand one thing. Why do we have so many loopholes in existing laws so that every time a new things comes we decide on a new law!

Thankfully, not after so much delay after the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“Sexual Harassment Act”) come into place on April 23, 2013, these regulations for women lawyers have been formalized. There have been cases where women lawyers could not take benefit of this law, as they do work at courts but courts are not their employers. I think the law itself should be changed based on workplace and co-workers.

The case of women lawyers came because there were several cases in the recent past on harassment of women lawyers. So, every time we realize we have missed some other sector as well, are we going to wait till there are changes in the law?

Is the woman who has already been harassed has to face more harassment by the hands of policemen and law because for them the law is not in place.

I think, we should seriously consider, all possible aspects and loopholes in the Act to save and empower thousand other women.

Still Fighting

The recent developments in Egypt have been quite heartbreaking. Md. Morsi elected after an year of coup through democratic election process has been removed from his position and an interim govt. has been formed.

The issues have been many. The followers of Mubarak, Muslim brotherhood and Tamarod have been fighting. Most of the Egypt is secular there is a demand for a secular govt. but even after an year, things have not changed/improved.

The anger and frustration is more about jobs and policies which are pro-mass. Since Mubarak has been the leader, all the policies were pro-rich and money were in the hands of few people.

The people protested and Morsi was elected but he wasn't probably strong enough to replace policies. Then there is contention on Islamist or Secular state. The problems of Egypt seem never ending and people are trying so hard to solve it.

I always feel how hard it is to keep one motivated when we don't know where the end is, seeing our loved ones dying. Even after a good leader is elected whom everyone likes, there will still be a lot of work to be done for democracy to run successfully. Many generations will have to fight and struggle to make it work.

For now, lets hope that this fighting stops, A Secular-Muslim leader becomes the head with pro-mass policies to improve the economic, political and financial status of the country.

Is Delhi becoming unsafe for women or its just an temporary phenomenon?

There has been lot of agitation and anger over the rape of 5 year old girl in NCR region, which is good actually because unless people stand for some cause there is absolutely no serious work done or action taken against it.
But one thing I want to point out. People are worried that National Capital is becoming unsafe day by day. The fact is if you take out the newspapers of last 3 years only, one will find cases reported on rapes in every age group in almost everyday's paper. but now that people have become aware and are fighting for this issue, newspapers are also reporting the same as headlines or on the front page.
Rapes are one of the most common crime around the world. It has nothing to do with India or any developing country.

If we take data from UN statistics, the rape cases reported are highest in US. Apart from this, if we look at the statistics of the age of victims, 44% of the girls raped were below 18 years of age (Source: RAINN). In light of all the statistics, people should stop worrying whether NCR has become more unsafe or not and work on strict punishments for rapists and rules for safety for women.