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Government's AchievementsPM hoists tri-colour from ramparts of Red Fort...................... 7

Organisational ActivitiesParivartan rally in Gaya, Bihar.................................................... 10Parivartan rally in Saharsa, Bihar............................................... 11BJP wins in Civic Polls of MP & Rajasthan............................ 12

VaicharikiWho is a Suitable Candidate?

- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya........................................... 13

ShradhanjaliKushabhau Thakre....................................................................... 15

ArticleRecovering an Integral Humanism

By Krishna Chaitanya......................................................... 27

OthersPM Modi’s visit to the UAE...................................................... 16PM announces a Rs. 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar........................ 20BJP President welcomes special package for Bihar................ 23PM inaugurates Forum for India Pacific Island Countries Summit 25Golden words of aadhyatama..................................................... 30

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“We will leave no stone unturnedin fulfilling the aspirations of thedynamic & industrious people ofBihar.”

-Narendra Modi

Krishna Janmashtami : 05 September, 2015

Sri Krishna Janmashtami, also known as Srikrishna Jayantior sometimes merely as Janmashtami, is a major annualHindu festival celebrated on the birth of Lord Krishna.

Hindus celebrate Janmashtami by fasting and staying upuntil midnight, the time when Krishna is believed to have beenborn. Images of Krishna’s infancy are placed in swings andcradles in temples and homes. At midnight, devotees gatheraround for devotional songs, dance and exchange gifts. Sometemples also conduct readings of the Hindu religious scriptureof the Bhagavad Gita.

Janmaashtami popularly known as Dahi Handi inMaharashtra and is celebrated as an event which involvesmaking a human pyramid and breaking an earthen pot (handi)filled with buttermilk (dahi), which is tied at a convenientheight.

Places in Uttar Pradesh that are associated with Krishna’s childhood, such as Mathura, Gokuland Vrindavan, attract huge visitors from all over the world. People in the city of Dwarka in Gujarat– where Krishna is believed to have established his Kingdom, celebrate the festival by visiting theDwarkadhish temple.

In Jammu, kite flying is an important part of the celebration on his day. In the eastern state ofAssam, North East, West Bengali and Odisha, people celebrate Janmashtami by fasting and worshipuntil midnight. Purana Pravachana from the Bhagavata Purana is recited. The next day is calledNanda Utsav.

In Southern India, floors in houses are decorated with footprints made from flour, to symbolizeKrishna’s childhood sport of stealing butter from houses. About eighty percent of the population ofNepal identify themselves as Hindus celebrate Krishna Janmashtimi as a major festival.

Janmashthami is a national holiday in Bangladesh. On that day a procession starts fromDhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka, the National Temple of Bangladesh the procession dates back to 1902.Janmashthami is celebrated by Pakistani Hindus with singing of bhajans and delivering of sermonson Krishna. The festival is also celebrated widely by Hindus and ISKCON followers in all over theworld.

“India cannot grow at 10% unless theEast catches up, and manages to growfast, and uneven growth within thecountry cannot be sustained.”

-Amit Shah~~~☯

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.From the ramparts of Red Fort…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation from the rampartsof Red Fort has further strengthened the faith of the people in ourpolitical system and democracy. He has again emphasized that

development is the only mantra which may be an answer to many problems likecasteism and communalism. ‘Vikas ke amrit se smapradayikta aur jativad komitana hai’ should be welcomed and pursued with full strength. At the sametime he highlighted the importance of people’s participation to make democracysuccessful. It is a fact which is known to everyone but practiced rarely by thepolitical leaders. The prime minister has reiterated his commitment towards‘Janbhagidari’ and the manner he has tried to ensure it through myGov.in,Mann ki Baat, inviting letters in lacs from the people and different interactionsand dialogues with the people. In fact he has tried to make democracy functionin a more effective and meaningful manner because India may succeed onlywhen we make our democracy successful.

In his speech he also highlighted the achievements and commitment of hisgovernment. It is true that Jan Dhan Yojana today has become a hugeachievement of the government not only in term of the 17 crore bank accountsbut the record time in which it was completed. He reminded the people that onthe last Independence Day he had promised to ensure time bound completionof the scheme and after one year it may be said that the promise has beenfulfilled. While talking about the need for financial inclusion he also talkedabout the pyramid of development the wide base of the which constituted ofDalit, exploited, oppressed, deprived and neglected people. He said that hisgovernment is committed to strengthen this section of the society by openingthe door of their financial inclusion through bank accounts and thereby bringingthem in the financial mainstream of the economy. He also talked about world’slargest social security initiative taken by his government to include poorest ofthe poor sections of the society. Pradhanmantri Suraksha Yojana , Atal PensionYojana and Pradhanmantri Jivan Jyoti Yojana – these are the three schemeswhich have created a new roadmap of social security through insurance andpensions. Swachh Bharat has also caught the imagination of the people and hethanked the children for acting as the most important brand ambassador bycreating awareness about cleanliness both within and outside the family. Healso talked about Shramev Jayate which has brought in revolutionalry changefor the labourers of unorganized sectors by ensuring dignity of labour alongwith many social security schemes. By simplifying labour laws and reducing


them from 44 to four codes has further helped the labourers.While talking about corruption the prime minister further resolved to make India corruption

free and talked about various initiatives taken by the government in a very short time. TheDBT scheme of the LPG cylinders has not only removed corruption in the system but alsosaved 15000 crore rupees while 20 lac people have voluntarily given up LPG subsidy. Thenation has earned around 3,00,000 crore rupees through the auction of coal blocks andcountry has also earned enormous amount through transaparent system of auction of spectrum.He also talked about the efforts made on the issue of black money which he raised during G-20 summit. The strong law enacted on black money has ensured that now no black money maybe transferred outside the country while process of bringing in black money stashed in foreigncountries is progressing. The other achievement of the government was on the front of pricecontrol – the inflation was kept in control even in the face of deficit rain last year. The doubledigit inflation was tamed and progressively brought down and the trend is continuing.

The Prime Minsiter touched almost all the issues related to villages, farmers, jawans,youth, Dalit, tribal and women. While talking about several initiatives taken for the farmersand improvement in agriculture he said that the name of Ministry of Agriculture will bechanged to included ‘Welfare of Farmers’ with a focus on the farmers also. He further saidthat while steps are being taken to ensure supply of water and electricity to the farmers 18,500villages which have not yet seen electricity will be connected with electricity lines. Announcingan innovating scheme of start of Start Up India and Stand Up India he called upon the1,25,000 branches of the banks in the country to give loan to at least one dalit or tribal anda women and help nurture entrepreneurs from these sections as a tribute on the 125th

anniversary of Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar. He also called upon those who want to investin India to create maximum employment opportunities which will entitle them to specialpackages. He also appealed to remove the provision of interviews for junior level governmentjobs as it will help in removing corruption also. He announced, that the government hasaccepted 'One rank, One pension' in principle and modalities for its implementation are beingworked out and people will receive good news shortly.

The Prime Minister’s address to the nation has further strengthened hope and confidenceabout the future and people are feeling encouraged to participate in the nation buildingprocess. The nation was assured of the good works done by the government and apprised ofthe fast progress that has been achieved on almost all fronts. The expectation of the peoplehas been answered by the untiring efforts of Narendra Modi who is working day and night toensure that India attains its desirable place in the comity of the nations. His appeal to everycountrymen to contribute to the process of nation building and resolve to make India adeveloped, prosperous, corruption free and vibrant nation is finding resonance with everyIndian. Prime Minister’s address has not only motivated the nation but instilled every Indianwith new energy to work for the great future.


Prime Minister NarendraModi on August 15hoisted the National

Flag(tri-colour) from theramparts of Red Fort on theocassion of 69th IndependenceDay. In his secondIndependence Day speechafter taking oathas country’s PM,Modi laudedTeam India - ateam of 125 croreIndians - for theirefforts in theprosperity of thecountry and saidthe team will takethe nation to newheights. “This isTeam India, a teamof 125 croreIndians. This is theteam that makesthe nation andtakes our nation tonew heights,” hesaid in hisIndependence Day speech.“This country has progresseddue to Team India. Had theworld ever thought that whenso many people become ateam, it takes the country tonew heights and saves thecountry,” he said. People fromall walks of life weregathered outside the Red Fortpremises amid tight securityarrangements to participate inthe flag hoisting ceremony

and listen to the PM’s speech.Here are the highlights of

the PM’s Independents -Dayspeech:

I salute our brave freedomfighters todayThis is the Team thatmakes the nation and

takes our nation to newheightsBe it casteism orcommunalism, there is noplace for them. In no waycan they be tolerated‘Jan Bhagidari’ is thebiggest asset of ourdemocracy. “Be itMyGov, letters fromcitizens, Mann Ki Baat,communication withpeople...daily Jan

Bhagidari is increasing”,the PM said.The poor want to moveaway from poverty andthat is why, all ourprogrammes must be forthe poor.Bank accounts are

essential for integratingpoor into the financialsystem, 17 crore peopleopened accounts underJan Dhan Yojna.All our programmes andinstitutions should behelpful to the poor; haveto empower them throughfinancial inclusion.Last time from the RedFort I spoke about toiletsand cleanliness. People

Team India will take the countryto new heights : PM

Government's Achievements : PM hoists tri-colour from ramparts of Red Fort


wondered what kind ofPM is he, talking aboutthese issues.If there is something thathas touched every person,it is the movementtowards cleanliness.Almost 4.25 lakh toiletswere built in 2.62 lakhschools nationwide in oneyear; this gives self-confidence that we can dowhat we want.Who has given maximumstrength to Swachh BharatAbhiyaan? It is thechildren of India.We have been verysuccessful in our campaignto make toilets, especiallyfor girls in schools acrossIndia.We introduced ShramevaJayate Yojana. It is aneffort to chage the waywe look at the workers ofIndia.Dignity of labour has tobe our national duty, ithas to be a part of ournature.India can be free ofcorruption but we needlots of measures. We haveto start from top.Some people like toremain in ‘Nirasha’. Andthey are not satisfied tillthey have spoken about itto other people.20 lakh Indians havegiven up LPG subsidyCoal block auction hasbeen undertaken by thegovt, national exchequerwill get Rs 3 lakh crore.On the issue of blackmoney, we took a lot of

steps within such a shorttime. We formed a SITunder the SC’s guidancethe day we took over.Some people are worriedabout tough law on blackmoney. It has ensured thatnobody dares to take

Government to club 44labour laws into four codesto simplify them for thepeople.Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchai Yojana launchedwith an outlay of Rs 50,000crore.Ministry of Agriculturewould be renamed as theministry of agriculture andfarmers’ welfare.Boost to financial inclusionwith 17 crore bankaccounts opened throughthe Pradhan Mantri JanDhan Yojana.Scheme for direct transferof LPG subsidy has resultedin savings of Rs. 15,000crore.Promise of toilets in allschools had been almostfulfilled with thecooperation of states.Corruption cases probed byCBI have gone up from 800before NDA governmentassumed office to 1800now.Each of 1.25 lakh bankbranches should encourageat least one dalit or adivasientrepreneur and at leastone woman entrepreneur.A house and access to basicservices like electricity toall by 2022.

black money out of thecountry.PM makes disclosure thatRs 6500 crores disclosedunder compliancewindow of black moneyand foreign assets law.CBI has registered 1800corruption cases after weformed government.India cannot develop tillthe eastern part of Indiadevelops.India will progress ifUttar Pradesh, Bihar,West Bengal, Odisha andthe north east develop.Even after so manydecades of Independencethere are 18,500 villagesin India which do nothave electricity.We affirm ourcommitment to provideelectricity to all thosevillages that do not haveelectricity.Agriculture ministry to berenamed as ministry ofagriculture and farmerwelfare forinstitutionalised care ofthe farmers.This is not just a changein nomenclature of theministry. This meansfarmers issues would getprime importance in theministry’s scheme ofthings.A new vertical has beencreated to look afterfarmers’ welfare and tohelp those farmers whoare in distress.‘Start up India’ and ‘Standup India’, PM exerts in hisspeech.


As part of the SkillIndia and DigitalIndia initiative, thePrime Minister said apackage of incentiveswill be given tomanufacturing unitsfor generating jobs.Our government hasagreed to One RankOne Pension inprinciple, talks are inlast stages.The Prime Ministerreiterated hisgovernment’s resolveto make India adeveloped nation by2022, with a house andaccess to basic serviceslike electricity, to all.He said thegovernment hadresolved to connectwith electricity, all the18,500 villages whichstill remain withoutpower, within thenext 1000 days. Healso reiterated hisvision for thedevelopment ofeastern India.Questioning thepractice of“interviews” forrecruitments even atrelatively juniorlevels, the PrimeMinister called uponc o n c e r n e ddepartments to endthis practice at theearliest, and topromote merit byrecruiting onlythrough transparent,online processes.

Rededicate yourselves in creating anew and great India under the

leadership of Shri Modi : Amit Shah

The BJP NationalPresident Shri AmitShah on 15 August,

2015 urged the people ofthe country, especially theparty workers, to pledgethemselves to help createa strong India under theleadership of PrimeMinister Shri NarendraModi.

Unfurling the nationalflag at the BJPheadquarters in NewDelhi, Shri Shah paid richtributes to freedomfighters who fought forthe independence of thecountry and exhortedpartymen to rededicatethemselves in creating anew and great India."

Shri Shah said, “Let us again rededicate ourselves to thenation and move forward shoulder-to-shoulder under theleadership of Shri Narendra Modi in creating a new and greatIndia."

“I appeal to people of the country, especially the BJP workers,to take a pledge to help contribute and take forward the workcarried out under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s leadershipin building a strong India and taking it forward,” Shri Shah saidin his address.

Remembering the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for thenation, he said, “I also pay my rich tributes to all those whoparticipated in the country’s freedom struggle and helped thecountry be independent and due to whose contribution our nationalflag is flying high.”

He added that after this 68-year journey, the nation has onceagain committed itself to achieve the future goals.

Among others a number of BJP senior leaders including UnionMinister Shri JP Nadda, Shri Vinay Sahsrabuddhe, Shri ShyamJaju, Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP Office Secretary Shri Arun KumarJain and other Karyakartas attended the function.


Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modiaddressed a massive

rally in Gaya, Bihar on 09August, 2015. Shri NarendraModi said that the hugeturnout clearly shows peopleof Bihar wanted change in thestate. He added that peoplein the state have decided tomake Bihar stronger and havealso taken the decision onParivartan, a change inregime.

“The increase in numbersshow which way the wind isblowing. People have decidedthey want to make a strongBihar and they’ve also takenthe decision on Parivartan”,said the PM.

The Prime Minister saidthat coming elections were allabout making Bihar free fromJungle Raaj and an arrogantgovernment who have ruledfor twenty five years. Headded that in the yesteryears,political parties like JDU andRJD have destroyed thegolden past of Bihar.

The PM said that theseparties have shattered thedreams of people of Bihar andstalled the progress of thestate.

“They have been rulingBihar for twenty five years.If this goes on for five moreyears, the state will bedestroyed”, added the PM.

He urged the people of

Bihar to elect a stable BJPGovernment for progress ofthe state. “Bihar hascontributed the most in thecountry’s development. Wesee a Bihari IAS officer inalmost every corner of thenation”, he said.

Taking a dig at JDU andRJD, Shri Modi said that they

stood for ‘Janata ka Damanaur Utpidan’, ‘RozanaJungleraj ka Darr’respectively. The PM said thatthe Chief Ministers, LaluPrasad Yadav and NitishKumar have left people ofBihar in darkness.

He said that both theparties were driven by vote-bank considerations andcaste-based politics. “Theirpolitics is driven by votebankconsiderations and they didnothing for Gaya. In Patna a

BJP worker was killed. Ithappened under their nose.It’s a start of Jungle Rajagain”, PM added.

Shri Modi said that theyouth of Bihar needed skilldevelopment and technicaleducation. He noted thatthere were only 25,000engineering seats for over 80

lakh students in Bihar ascompared to other smallerstates where there were manymore engineering seats. Healso talked about boostingtourism in the state thatwould add the developmentof Bihar.

BJP National PresidentShri Amit Shah, UnionMinisters Shri Ram VilasPaswan, Shri Rajiv PratapRudy, Shri Sushil Modi andother BJP leaders attendedthe event. (FOC)

Organisational Activity : Parivartan rally in Gaya, Bihar

People of Bihar want change and have takenthe decision on Parivartan : Narendra Modi


After dedicatingdevelopment projectsworth Rs. 1.25 lakh

crores in Ara district of Bihar,Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi addressed a megaParivartan Rally in Saharsa on

18 August, 2015. Speakingabout the upcoming stateelections, the Prime Ministersaid that it was very clearwhich way the wind wasblowing in Bihar.

He noted that how sevenyears back the flood in KosiRiver adversely affected thelives of lakhs of people in theentire state. Adding further,the Prime Minister quoted,“People across India stoodwith you during those times.But the arrogance of a fewpeople in power is such theycan’t understand things.”Adding further the PrimeMinister said that if someonelaunched a personal attack on

him, he would never commentabout them in public. “Butwhen because of arrogance,the pain of the people is toyedwith, I can’t stop myself”, hefurther added.

The PM said, the people

from Gujarat had contributedRs. 5 crore from their hardearned money for relief workafter the devastating floodbut those in power at that timerefused the cheque. “See thearrogance. You were sufferingwhile their arrogance was skyhigh. He sent the cheque back.Is this behaviour acceptable?”said Shri Modi. Speakingfurther, Shri Modi said thatdue to such arrogance, thedreams of people of Biharwere shattered completely.

Shri Narendra Modi alsorecalled the contribution ofJayaprakash Narayan whowas put in jail during theEmergency period for raising

voice against corruption. Heheld the Congress party underIndira Gandhi’s ruleresponsible for the same.“Who is responsible for thedemise of JP? These people ofthe Congress who played

these games with JP”,said the Prime Minister.

In his address, thePM also took note onsurge in crime ratesunder the current JDUGovernment. “In January2015 the crimes in Biharstood at 13,808. In 6months the number hasreached 18,500”, saidShri Modi. He expressedconcern over the numberof riots in Bihar that rosesteadily from around 866in January to around

1500 by the month of June.The common people of Bihar,Shri Modi said were not safe.“These killings and riots haveto stop”, the PM added.

PM Narendra Modi saidthat today’s Bihar wasmoving towards the politicsof development. He exhortedthe people of Bihar to elect asteady and developmentoriented NDA Government inthe coming State elections.Shri Narendra Modi said thatthe Centre has beencommitted to Bihar’sdevelopment and the specialpackage worth Rs. 1.25 lakhcrores would change the faceof Bihar.

Organisational Activity : Parivartan rally in Saharsa, Bihar

Bihar is moving towards politics ofdevelopment : Narendra Modi


BJP sweeps MadhyaPradesh urban body polls

The Bharatiya Janata Partyswept the Madhya

Pradesh urban body polls bywinning eight out of 10chairpersons’ posts whichchief minister Shivraj SinghChouhan described as thepeople’s rejection of theCongress’ propaganda againsthis party. With the victory,the party now rules all the 16municipal corporations in thestate. The voting to the 10urban bodies was held onAugust 12 and the resultswere declared by the stateelection commission onAugust 16. The Congress haswon the lone chairperson’spost in Sarangpurmunicipality of Rajgarhdistrict and the remainingone has been bagged by anindependent candidate inGhuwara nagar parishad ofChatarpur district.

The BJP has won theMayoral posts in Ujjain andMorena, chairperson’s postsin Vidisha and Hardamunicipalities and Kotar,Chaakghat, Bhainsdehi andSuvasara nagar parishads, thestate election commissionofficial said. An elated chiefminister Shivraj SinghChouhan visited the BJPheadquarters in Bhopal tocelebrate the victory with theparty workers amidstfireworks, drums and slogan-shouting.

BJP registers animpressive win inRajasthan municipalelections

Bharatiya Janata Partyregistered an impressive

win in municipal elections inRajasthan. Elections results forthe 129 civic bodies—including the Ajmer municipalcorporation, 15 municipalcouncils, and 113municipalities—that went topoll on August 17, wereannounced on August 20.

Out of the total 3351wards, BJP won 1435 whilethe Congress won 1162.

People repose faith on BJP inMadhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Victory of the developmental policies of BJP : Amit ShahCongratulating the people of the state, BJP workers,

organization officials and Chief Minister Smt. VasundharaRaje Scindia on unprecedented and grand success of the BJPin civic body elections in Rajasthan, BJP President Shri AmitShah said that this victory is the victory of the developmentalpolicies of BJP and good governance in the state.

BJP President Shri Amit Shah has said that this victory isthe mandate given by the people of Rajasthan against anti-developmental and negative politics of baseless allegationsof Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi and CongressVice-President Shri Rahul Gandhi and the people have shownthe mirror of truth to Congress via this victory.

He said that there is an anger in public against thenegative tendency of the Congress to obstruct country’sdevelopment and economic progress and the people willcontinue to respond properly in the same manner in comingdays. BJP President Shri Amit Shah said that the public courthas dismissed the ongoing unrestrained and baselessallegations of the Congress and imprinted on BJP againexpressing their allegiance to the development and goodgovernance. He said that the Congress party standing at thesideline in the country’s politics, needs to make serioussoliloquy.

Of the 113 municipalities,BJP won 62, leaving theCongress with 25.Independents won 17 whilenine had hung assemblies. BJPalso won the Ajmer municipalcorporation, cornering 31 outof 60 seats.

Chief minister VasundharaRaje thanked the people ofRajasthan for reposing theirfaith in “Sushasan” or goodgovernance.

“Like always, this victoryalso belongs to the people andthe BJP workers. Thanks forthis unprecedented verdict,”Smt. Raje tweeted.

Organisational Activity : BJP wins in Civic Polls of MP & Rajasthan


The programme for thenext General Elections,as announced early by

the Election Commission, hasbeen confirmed by theGovernment. Whatever theastrologers might predict, thepeople and the politicalparties have to be serious andbusiness like in preparing tomeet this great democraticchallenge. Parties havefinalised their list ofcandidates. While some of theorder parties, notable thecongress, experienced muchdifficulty in seeking anagreeable formula to satisfythe conflicting claims offactions and communalgroups, the newer partieshave had to make hecticefforts to find out ‘suitable’candidates, to contest theelections on their symbol. A‘suitable’ candidate is a termwhich is better understoodthan defend. However, for acorrect appraisal of thepolitical health of the countryand the parties, it would bedesirable to discuss some ofthe salient qualities of such acandidate.

A suitable candidate to aman of commonsense shouldbe one who can represent the

party’s views in thelegislature, who has beennursing his constituency andcan claim to air the feelings ofits people. As an individualhe should be devoted to thepeople and as a member ofthe party he seeks torepresent, he should bedisciplined and dedicated toits cause. If he has any otherqualifications they may addto his stature, but they cannotbe substituted for these basicingredients of suitability.

But in India hardly anypolitical party worries aboutthese things. Their onlyconsideration is that he shouldbe able to win. Like racegoers they have no love for aparticular horse. They willbet on one which has brighterchances of winning. But theyforget that in politics theirassociation with the winner

does not end after the play.They have to carry the burdenall through and it is throughhis medium that the party willbe required to act in thelegislatures and in theconstituency.

Most of the politicalparties today have no grass-roots. The Congress whichone day was a mass party inreal terms has now ceased tohave any hold on the masses.The newer parties have yetto work hard to endearthemselves to the masses.Under these circumstancesappeals other than those ofthe party have to be made. Itis for this reason that the ex-rulers are being wooed byevery party. Even ministerhave hesitated to oppose ifany member of the rulingfamily is in the fray. And ifthey choose to go with theCongress, all other oppositioncandidates consider theirchances of victory bleak.

Even granting that the ex-rulers have the citizen’s rightto participate in the elections,it must be admitted that thepresent state of affairs is nothappy. The situation cannotbe mended by ex-rulers butby the people and by the

Who is a Suitable Candidate?-Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

An article published in Organiser on 4 December, 1961 discusses about the merit ofa candidates selected for elections by the political parties. We are publishing it for ouresteemed readers:

VAICHARIKI


various political parties. Theex-princely order mustdefinitely be encouraged totake part in politics, but aticket in the elections shouldnot go to them by birth butby merit. People should alsorealise that a vote is not aninstrument of expressinggratefulness to any candidatebut a mandate to carry outtheir wishes.

Caste and communalconsiderations also play agreat part in theselection of candidates.Congress is the worstsinner in this respect, butother parties also cannotescape the odium. Thisalso is due to lack of asound and solidorganisation. It is no useabusing casteism. Thosewho do indirectly rely on it.Everybody in India belongsto some caste or community.By accusing the other partyof indulging in casteism orcommunalism, you throw anindirect hint and make anunconscious and subtle appealto these sentiments in the restof the society. Experience ofthe last elections shows thatcandidates who tried toarouse caste feeling invitedthe antagonism and the unitedopposition of the rest andthus lost badly. But still thatconsideration weighs heavilywith political parties. If otherbasic qualifications are there,I would not mind to whatcaste the candidate belongs.He cannot be a castelesshuman being at least not inIndia. But if the situation

develops to such an extentthat even Dr. Ram ManoharLohia had to forego hiscandidature only because hedid not belong to the castethat numericallypredominated in theconstituency (this happenedin a U.P. by-election,sometime back), it betokens aserious malady. The way outis to strengthen the partyorganisation, rather thanaccentuate appeal to caste

considerations as the socialistdoctor is trying to do by hispromise of reserving sixtypercent seats for backwardcastes and classes.

Financial viability isanother big factor thatinfluences the choice ofcandidates. A number ofpeople are given tickets forno other qualifications thantheir capacity to spendmoney. These people come inthe field at election time andthen hibernate for five yearsin the crowded bustles ofCalcutta and Bombay. Theydo not come to the people tosolicit their votes but topurchase it. For them no priceis too high. All that they wantis to grease their way to theparliament. For them it is abusiness deal. The parties,

including the Congress, areso tight of fiancés that theyare only too willing to obligethese aspirants for power andfame. The Congress has beenreported to have struck a dealwith some of the industrialistsin Calcutta to give them someparliamentary seats if theypromise to foot the electionbill of the Assemblycandidates. The Swatantraparty is commonly charged asbeing a party of Dalal Street.

The financial stringencywith the parties is sogreat that theGanatantra Parishadhas, just on thataccount, decided tomerge with theSwatantra party.

All these are factorsthat are likely to give a

wrong direction to the politiesof the country. If steps arenot taken to mend them,powerful lobbies will emergein the country’s legislaturesand political decisions willhardly be taken in an objectivemanner taking intoconsideration only the welfareof the people and furtheranceof national interests.

The parties that want todevelop into major partiesshould be careful not tosacrifice principles for quickgains. People too have a duty,and if they exercise theirfranchise in a judicious andintelligent manner, they canalso correct the distortedviewpoint of the politicalparties.

The voter should notcomplain; he should

Caste and communal considerations alsoplay a great part in the selection ofcandidates. Congress is the worst sinnerin this respect, but other parties alsocannot escape the odium. This also is dueto lack of a sound and solid organisation.


Shri Kushabhau Thakre was bornon August 15, 1922 in Dhar,Madhya Pradesh to parents Dr.

Sundar Rao Shripati Rao Thakre andSmt. Shanta Bai Sundar Rao Thakre.He was educated at Dhar and Gwalior.In 1942 he was inducted as a Pracharakin the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghthen moved to the Ratlam Division(Ratlam, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Jhabua,Chittaur, Kota, Bundi, Jhalawad,Banswada(Raj.), Dahod (Gujarat)). Shri Kushabhu Thakreremains a guiding light to thousands of karyakartas of BJPwho were inspired by him to dedicate themselves to nationbuilding process. He is remembered as true karyakarta whoheld high offices in the party but always remained connectedto the ground and committed to ideology and organization.

RSS & Jana Sangh: Shri. Kushabhau Thakre was associatedwith the RSS since 1942. He became Pracharak in 1942 atNeemunch (M.P.) and then moved to the RatlamDivision(Ratlam, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Jhabua, Chittaur, Kota,Bundi, Jhalawad, Banswada(Raj.), Dahod (Gujarat)).

A glimpse of his journey through the years in the BharatiyaJana Sangh:1956 : Secretary (Organisation) Madhya Pradesh since its

inception.1967 : All India Secretary, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Orissa

and also additional in-charge of Gujarat.1974 : All India Secretary (Organisation).1977 : President, Madhya Pradesh Janata Party.1977 : Jailed for 19 months during Emergency.1979 : Elected to Lok Sabha in a bye-election from Khandwa

in Madhya Pradesh.1980 : Was appointed All India Secretary of the Bharatiya

Janata Party and in-charge of Gujarat, Orissa andMadhya Pradesh. Remained on this post upto 1984.

1984 to 1986 : All India Vice-President.1986 to 1991 : All India General Secretary and in-charge of

Madhya Pradesh.1991 to 1993 : Vice-President and in-charge of Uttar Pradesh.1993 : General Secretary (Organisation) and in-charge Madhya

Pradesh up-to-date.1998 to 2000 : President All India Bharatiya Janata Party.He left for his heavenly abode on December 28, 2003.

Shradhanjali : Jayanti – 15 August

Kushabhau ThakreShat-Shat Naman!

command. He should notdesire; he must demand. Heshould not grumble andgrudge; but should assess andassert. The voter should seethat he votes for a principleand not for a party, that hevotes for a party and not fora personality, that he votesfor a person and not for thepurse.

Let him consider the causeand not the caste; go with theworthy rather than with thewinner. Choose the right manand see that the man youchoose wins; that will be yourvictory. If you simply go as acamp follower of the man whohas created an impassion thathe win, you have already lost,whatever the result of theelection be.

Vote is a matter ofconscience. Do not sell it. Donot destroy it. When you votetake a momentous decision,please do not take it just onthe spur of the moment.

Vote is an individual rightto be exercised socially. Itsymbolises your freedom; useit freely. If you are a democratdo not be dictated byanybody but your conscience.Political parties that stand forthe people also stand on thestrength of the people. If thepeople want that nobodyshould bend them the peopleshould lend them theirstrength.

It is the people who arethe architects of politicalparties, and through them oftheir political destiny. Letthem succeed in the great testthey are faced with.


PM Narendra Modi wason 16th-17th Augusttwo-day historic visit to

UAE by an Indian PrimeMinister took place after 34years of long period. Foreignaffairs expert Shri C.RajaMohan says, “There wasnothing in the worldview ofour first PM, JawaharlalNehru,which prevented Indiafrom undertaking a significantsecurity role in Asia and theIndian ocean. HoweverPakistan played importantrole is sustaining the securitylegacy of the Raj in theregion”. As a result withdeepening security ties withthe region, Pakistan put India

on political defensive. PMModi visit to UAE markedthe beginning of a new andcomprehensive strategicpartnership between Indiaand UAE in a world ofmultiple transitions andchanging opportunities andchallenges. He was warmlyreceived by Crown Prince ofAbu Dhabi SheikhMohammed bin Zayed AlNahyan at the Abu Dhabiairport. In a special gesture,five brothers of His HighnessSheikh Mohammed bin ZayedAl Nahyan also accompaniedhim to welcome PM Modi atthe airport. PM NarendraModi was also accorded with

a Ceremonial Welcome. ThePrime Minister also visitedthe Sheikh Zayed GrandMosque in Abu Dhabi. Therewas immense enthusiasm inthe crowd seeing PM Modi atthe mosque. PM Modi alsoreached out to Indianworkers at the ICADresidential city and interactedwith them. PM NarendraModi thanked the UAE Govtfor their decision to allot landin order to build a Temple inAbu Dhabi. A high leveldinner was organised for PMModi. Discussions were heldregarding investmentopportunities in India. Indiaand the United Arab Emirates

PM Modi’s visit to the UAE

Begining of a new and comprehensivestrategic partnership


agreed to elevate theirrelationship to a“comprehensive strategicpartnership” with heftysecurity and economiccontent. “The two nationsreject extremism and any linkbetween religion andterrorism. They condemnefforts, including by states,to use religion to justify,support and sponsorterrorism against othercountries. They also deplore

efforts by countries to givereligious and sectarian colourto political issues anddisputes, including in Westand South Asia, and useterrorism to pursue theiraims,” said a joint statementreleased by the two countriesat the end of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s two-dayvisit to the UAE.

The two countries willalso “coordinate efforts tocounter radicalization andmisuse of religion by groupsand countries for incitinghatred, perpetrating andjustifying terrorism orpursuing political aims,” itsaid. Both countries

denounced terrorism “in allforms and manifestations,wherever committed and bywhomever, calling on allstates to reject and abandonthe use of terrorism againstother countries, dismantleterrorism infrastructureswhere they exist, and bringperpetrators of terrorism tojustice”.

The UAE has signed upas part of an international US-led coalition against the

Islamic State, a Sunni hardlinegroup, while India accusesPakistan of sheltering anti-India Islamist militants. Thestatement also said India andthe UAE would regularizesecurity dialogue betweentheir national securityadvisers, strengthen maritimesecurity in the Gulf and theIndian Ocean region,reinforce defence ties throughregular exercises of naval, air,land and special forces. Thetwo countries “will worktogether to promote peace,reconciliation, stability,inclusiveness and cooperationin the wider South Asia, Gulfand West Asia region and

support efforts for peacefulresolution of conflicts andpromote adherence to theprinciples of sovereignty andnon-interference in theconduct of relations betweennations and settlement ofdisputes”.

On the economic front,India will “encourage theinvestment institutions ofUAE to raise theirinvestments in India,including through the

establishment of UAE-IndiaInfrastructure InvestmentFund, with the aim of reachinga target of $75 billion tosupport investment in India’splans for rapid expansion ofnext generationinfrastructure, especially inrailways, ports, roads,airports and industrialcorridors and parks”, thestatement said. India and theUAE will “promote strategicpartnership in the energysector, including through theUAE’s participation in Indiain the development ofstrategic petroleum reserves,upstream and downstreampetroleum sectors, and


collaboration in thirdcountries”.

Both countries will alsocooperate in peaceful uses ofnuclear energy in areas suchas safety, health, agricultureand science and technology,it added. Earlier in theday,Shri Modi made a strongpitch for investments from theUAE, telling investors thatIndia had the potential toabsorb $1 trillion immediatelyin areas like infrastructure,agriculture and warehousing.His Highness the CrownPrince and the Prime Ministerresolved to maintain regularsummits, high level ministerialdialogue and meetings ofbilateral mechanisms torealize their vision of a strongcomprehensive strategicpartnership. They areconfident that it would play adefining role in securing afuture of sustained prosperityfor their people and shapingthe course of their region, andalso contribute to a peaceful,stable, sustainable andprosperous Asia and theworld.PM's address at DubaiCricket Stadium

On August 17, PrimeMinister Shri Narendra Modiaddressed a very enthusiasticcrowd of more than 50,000Indian diasporas at the DubaiCricket Stadium. Here are keyhighlights of the speech :

I see before me here amini-India. You are thosepeople who have workedhard and are working herefor many years. At thesame time you are

enhancing India’s pride.Even if it rains in India,people in Dubai open theirumbrellas to keep us safe.When Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji was the PM, India hadconducted nuclear testsand the world wasshocked. Sanctions wereput on India. That time,Vajpayee ji had askedIndians all over the worldto help the nation.Indian working in this Gulfcountry had the biggestcontribution is filling thetreasury of India.

So many flights are therebetween India and UAEbut it took 34 years for aPM to visit this nation.

Crown Prince and fivebrothers received me atairport. I am very thankfulto him. This love, thisrespect is not for anindividual. This is therespect for India’schanging perception. India

is slowly making its ownidentity in the world.His Highness has agreedto give us land for buildinga temple. People who stayhere will realise theimportance andsignificance of thisdecision.I am happy today aboutthe joint statement releasedby India and UAE. Youwould also be happy toknow, the Crown Princehas pledged an investmentof Rs. 4.5 lakh crore inIndia.Today, I am also thankfulto the top leaders of thiscountry that they havebacked the candidature ofIndia’s permanentmembership in the UnitedNations Security Council.UAE and India have madea clear statement againstterror in their jointstatement today. This isvery important... samajhnewale samajh jayenge (themessage will be clear tothose it’s intended for).In their attempt to ensurethat there are no morewars 70 years ago. But theyhave not been able to defineterrorism. What isterrorism, who is aterrorist and which countrysupports terrorism. I amhappy to tell you that hisHighness crown prince hassupported India’s stand.1.25 crore Indians haveelected a majoritygovernment after 30 years.When a person shakes handwith Modi, that person


sees 1.25 crore Indians, andsees the fast growingeconomy of India.We had launched ‘Make inIndia’ a while back. We say,welcome, India is a countryof opportunities. It is alucky country which has65% population that isbelow 35 years of age.Today be it IMF, Moody’sor any other financialrating institution. All havesaid unanimously that thefastest economic reformsand growth is happeningin India. In India, theForeign Direct Investmenthas increased by 48 percent.Today the world getsterrified with the name ofterrorism. They hate thisword.Our innocent people havebeen killed by the bulletsof the terrorists.When I used to talk aboutterrorism with otherleaders, they used to sayit’s a problem of your lawand order. And now theyunderstand that terrorismhas no boundaries.Good terrorism, badterrorism is not going towork anymore. Everyonewill have to decidewhether they are withterrorism or humanism.Nagaland has been reelingunder the influence ofinsurgency. Slowly, itspread in the neighboringstates with differentnames, groups. Today I cantell you with satisfactionthat just a month ago, we

have been able to talk tothese insurgent groups andbring them intomainstream after 60-70years.In the end, solution isfound through talks. Itdoesn’t matter for howlong you fight, the finaldecision is taken after talksand on a table.Bangladesh and India haddifficulty in decidingborder. Infiltration waseasy. With your blessings,India took the initiative tofind a solution throughtalks. Last September, Imet the President ofBangladesh and we signedthe agreement to end thedispute.Today, there’s a

government in Delhi thatis visible everywhere. In amatter of few hours,whatever we could do,Indians went to aid thepeople of Nepal at the timeof need.Some people (in SAARC)have problems with us. Butare we going to stop ourwork because others havea problem. We are tryingto put a fresh lease of lifeinto SAARC. Earlier it wasa forum to fight with eachother.We have decided that wewill send a SAARCsatellite to the Space, thefacilities of which will begiven free to the SAARCcountries.We work, not witharrogance of being big, butwe work shoulder toshoulder with everyonetowards development.I urge my people in theGulf countries, on theoccasion of Rakhi, give yoursisters in India, the JeevanSuraksha Yojana. Justdeposit Rs. 600 in theiraccount.If you have problemsrelated to embassy, Govthas launched a platformcalled Madad. This can beused by Indians abroad sothat they can reach the rightauthorities. e-Migrateportal can also be used.If there is an Indiananywhere in the world, wedon’t look at the colour ofpassports, the color of hisblood, the relation with themotherland is enough.

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UAE and India have madea clear statement againstterror in their jointstatement today. This isvery important... samajhnewale samajh jayenge (themessage will be clear tothose it’s intended for)... Intheir attempt to ensure thatthere are no more wars 70years ago. But they havenot been able to defineterrorism. What isterrorism, who is a terroristand which countrysupports terrorism. I amhappy to tell you that hisHighness crown prince hassupported India’s stand.


Projects being launched today would transformthe face of Bihar in the days to come : PM

Prime Minister, ShriNarendra Modi onAugust 18 announced a

Rs. 1.25 lakh croredevelopment package forBihar. He said an additionalRs. 40,000 crore was also beinginvested in the state throughvarious projects underimplementation.

He was speaking at thelaunch of several

Sectors Amount Highlights

Farmer’s Welfare

Rs 3,094 cr

• Up-gradation of Rajendra Prasad Agriculture University to Central University, creation of new Research Centre

• Development of Fisheries, Farm water management,Storage capacity, Farm mechanisation, Seed productionsystems

• Construction of new Godowns for foodgrains

Education Rs 1,000 cr • Central University near Bhagalpur • IIM at Bodhgaya

Skill Development Rs 1,550 cr

• Establishment of Mega Skill University • Training of 1 lakh youth

Health Rs 600 cr • Up-gradation of 3 medical colleges at Patna, Bhagalpur, Gaya

Electricity Rs 16,130 cr

• 1,300 MW new power plant at Buxor • Electrification of villages under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram

Vidyut Yojana (sufficient for farms, uninterrupted for homes) • Electrification of towns-cities under Integrated Power

Development Scheme

Rural Roads Rs 13,820 cr • 22,500 kms of Rural Roads

Highways Rs 54,713 cr • 2,775 kms of National Highways (four-laning & widening) • Construction of Bridges (across Ganga, Sone, Kosi) • Construction of 12 Rail overbridges

Railways Rs 8,870 cr • Doubling and Tripling of 676 kms of Railway line • Electrification of 574 kms

Airports Rs 2,700 cr • Construction of new airport at Patna • Development of airports at Gaya, Raxaul, Purnea

Digital Bihar Rs 449 cr

• Software Technology Parks, Rural BPOs, Training Centres • 1,000 new Mobile towers to increase coverage and quality • 30 WiFi hotspots across prominent tourist places • Common Service Centres to be scaled up from 8,800 to

26,000

Petroleum & Gas Rs 21,476 cr

• Expansion of Barauni Refinery + new Petrochemical Plant • Construction of Gas pipelines, new LPG plants and massive

expansion in domestic LPG connections • Petrol-Diesel pipeline from Raxaul to Nepal

Tourism Rs 600 cr • Development of 7 Tourist circuits

Total Rs 1,25,003 cr

development projects at Arain Bihar. The Prime Ministerunveiled plaques for thededication to the nation andfoundation stones of 11National Highway projects.He also inaugurated 22 SkillTraining Centres, andunveiled the foundation stonefor Regional VocationalTraining Institute for women,Patna. The Prime Ministersaid the projects beinglaunched today wouldtransform the face of Bihar inthe days to come. He said hisGovernment does not thinkin compartments.

The Prime Ministermentioned the Make in Indiaprogramme and the fact thatforeign investment was beingpromised. In this context hementioned the commitment ofthe UAE Government. Headded that skill developmentand assured power supplywere essential for the successof Make in India and ensuringemployment. He also

PM announces a Rs. 1.25 lakh crore for Bihar


mentioned his call for StartUp India, Stand Up India. Hesaid Dalit and Adivasientrepreneurs should beencouraged by banks. He saidthis was the holistic visionwith which his Governmentwas working.The PrimeMinister said farmer welfareis essential for agriculture todevelop. He said theAgriculture Ministry was nowbeing renamed andreoriented as the Ministry forAgriculture and Farmers’Welfare. The Prime Ministersaid that for India to progress,the eastern part of India hadto move forward.

Category Amount Unspent amount of 2013 Package (of Rs 12,000 cr) Rs 8,282 cr

Ongoing works of National Highways Rs 12,375 cr

UMPP (Ultra Mega Power Project) in Banka under PPP Rs 20,000 cr

Total Rs 40,657 cr

Other Investments

Prime Minister’s Bihar Package over and above on-going nationalsocial sector schemes:Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, PradhanMantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BimaYojana, Atal Pension Yojana, Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana, MUDRA,Free LPG connections to BPL, Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan and soon. (FOC)

India Inc hails PM Narendra Modi’s thruston agri production, startups

India Inc on August 15 welcomed Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s emphasis onaddressing issued related to agriculture in the country as well as the importance accordedto startups and social security.

“CII salutes Prime Minister for impressive implementation of new campaigns andschemes announced in 15 months. Social security, Startup India, and agricultural productivity,as stressed by the Prime Minister, are the foundations for the next growth trajectory,” theindustry chamber said in a statement.

The objective of offering incentives for investments is to promote employment. It makeseminent sense to give incentives directly as per employment generated, it added.

The parameter of employment in financial incentives to new manufacturing units, asstated by the Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech, can be a game-changer forthe labour intensive sectors such as textiles, leather, food processing and so on,” CII said.

Industry body FICCI also said the announcements on ‘Start up India Stand up India’ andfor providing employment linked incentives to industry are welcome steps as these willboost entrepreneurship and create the much needed employment opportunities for thenation’s youth.

Creating a few million entrepreneurs across the country will not only create many moremillion jobs but also provide livelihood opportunities for the poor in remote corners of thecountry,” FICCI President Jyotsna Surri said in a statement.

Strengthening merit-based employment ecosystem by doing away interviews for low-end jobs is a step in the right direction, inculcating a sense of confidence and empowermentfor all citizens, she added.


BJP President Shri AmitShah has welcomed theannouncement of

special package of Rs.1.25 lakhcrores with a total of Rs.1.65lakh crores including 40,000crore rupees allotted foralready running schemes byPrime Minister Shri NarendraModi to Bihar.

Shri Shah said that thereare huge possibilities ofdevelopment in Bihar. Notonly this, there is unlimitedpotential in people. If thesepossibilities and capabilitiesmet in the right direction thenit will develop not only thepeople of Bihar but it will alsostrengthen the country. Hesaid that the centralgovernment led by Modi Ji iscommitted that all theresources should be madeavailable to all the easternstates of India including Biharso that the inclusivedevelopment become possibleof the region and the countrycan move forward.

He said that Hon’blePrime Minister has granted acomprehensive economicpackage to establish Bihar inthe list of developing statesso that the state could become

a self-reliant state, to providejobs for the youngergeneration and everyone willbe able to achieve all-rounddevelopment opportunitieswhether it will be farmers,laborers, women,downtrodden or backwardclass.

BJP President Shri Shahsaid that in this packageapproved by the center,special attention has beengiven to the masses of Biharfor their basic needs - power,roads and water. Thepriorities have been focusedon roads, railways, airways,waterways and digitalconnectivity for thedevelopment of Bihar in thispackage so that it would leadto rise of industries in Bihar,the youth would have theopportunities of employmentand the farmers would getthe maximum returns on theirproducts.

Rs.54,713 crores have beenallotted for the developmentof national highways,construction of bridges onrivers, railway overbridgesetc and the planning toconstruct 22,500 km of roadshas been approved under

Pradhanmantri Gram SadakYojna. Development of theairports of Gaya, Purnia andRaxaul including a newairport in Patna has beenproposed to connect Biharwith different regions athome and abroad. On theother hand, announcementhas been done to establishTechnology park inDarbhanga and Bhagalpurunder Digital Bihar program,to provide facility for skilldevelopment, to establishskilled university and toestablish an IIM in BodhGaya.

Energy production forrevolutionary changes inpower system, transmissionand distribution system inBihar has been emphasizedenough in this package. A newpower generating station of1,300 MW is proposed inBuxar. Special attention isgiven in the field to betterthe life by bringing electricityto villages in Bihar, to providebetter fuel facilities towomen, to provide healthfacilities to the people ofBihar, to develop new touristdestinations for better job

There are huge possibilities ofdevelopment in Bihar : Amit Shah

If growth potential and capabilities of Bihar giventhe right direction, it will not only strengthen thestate but also the entire country, says Amit Shah

BJP President welcomes special package for Bihar

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India cannot possibly growat 10 % unless the EasternRegion including States

like West Bengal catches upwith the rest of India, andgrows fast, commented BJPNational President Amit Shah,while addressing the IndianChamber of Commerce(ICC)in Kolkata on 12th August,

2015.Shri Shah was speaking at

a high-profile ExclusiveInteractive Session, titled“Economic Agenda ForDevelopment of EasternRegion”, which was jointlyorganized by the ICC and theChamber’s Ladies’ StudyGroup (LSG). The Forum sawhuge turnout of people fromthe Industry, Media, Politicsand other cross sections.Sharing his views on theIndian economy in general,

and the possible futuregrowth path of Eastern India,in particular, the BJPPresident said that the UPAGovt. had created anatmosphere of policyparalysis, and when theprevious Govt. went out ofpower, India’s growth ratehad plummeted to only 4.4%

of GDP. While referring tothe pro-active steps that arebeing taken by the BJP-ledGovt. at the Centre, Shri Shahopined that a liberal FDIregime, the ‘Make in India’Campaign to boostManufacturing ; the coal andpower sector reforms, directtransfer of subsidies,streamlined tax regimes etc.have created a new wave ofenthusiasm about the Indianeconomy among the domestic& the international investor

community, and in about oneyear’s time, GDP growth rateincreased from 4.4% to 5.7% .He further elaborated howthis reform-orientedGovernment is trying toimprove ease of doingbusiness in the country, andunleash the potential for aninvestment-led growth byaddressing key economicchallenges and infrastructurebottlenecks. Emphasising thatthe Union Govt. is seriousabout streamlining ofprocesses and procedures,Shri Amit Shah said decision-making has become mucheasier now, which has led toimprovement in Industry’sperception about governancein the country.

Focusing on macrofundamentals, he said thatoverall inflation which usedto be in the range of 5-7%,has come down to anextremely impressive -2.4%,thus proving the Govt.’sability to undertake prudentfiscal & monetary measures& policies. The ambitious‘Make in India’ campaign willgo a long way in boostingt e c h n o l o g y - d r i v e nmanufacturing & technologytransfers to India, and willgive a big push to employmentgeneration, Shri Shah opined.Commenting thatManufacturing Excellence andemployment generation will

India cannot grow at 10 % unlessthe Eastern Region grows fast : Amit Shah

BJP President's address to ICC, Kolkata


need massive improvementsin Infrastructure, Shri Shahsaid that while during theUPA regime, 4 km of roadused to be built per day on anaverage, this figure has goneup to 13 km per day now. TheBlack Money Bill, the push toAgricultural Reforms,establishment of the Niti Ayogfor ensuring Policy formulationthrough participativeconsultations with the States,the FDI reforms, among otherthings , will set the ball rollingfor higher future growth &development, he emphasized.Commenting that the Govt.wants 24x7 electricity in everyIndian village by 2019 underthe Deen Dayal UpadhyayGram Jyoti Yojana, he addedthat there has been a 8.6%increase in production ofelectricity in this country, and22,000 MW added to installedcapacity over the last one yearor so.

Talking about the East &North-East’s future growthprospects and constraints, ShriShah said once a leader , aState like West Bengal, andthe entire East as a matter offact, has now become alaggard due to economicmismanagement.

He said India cannotgrow at 10% unless the Eastcatches up, and manages togrow fast, and uneven growthwithin the country cannot besustained. Emphasizing thatthe BJP-led Govt. believesthat all regions and statesacross India should grow intandem irrespective ofwhichever Party is in power

in those States, Shri Shah saidthat the Central Govt. istrying its best for ensuringthat high-potential States likeBengal can usher in a steadyprocess of industrialization.

Lauding the absenceof any corruptionallegations against thecurrent Govt. , Shri Shahsaid that more than Rs 2lakh crore has been addedto the nation’s treasury bytransparent auction of coalmines, adding that thishas tremendouslybenefited States like WestBengal, Odisha,Jharkhand andChhattishgarh insignificantly augmentingtheir resources necessaryfor growth &development, and wipingout their fiscal deficits.

Stressing upon the CentralGovt.’s commitment to bringin balanced growth acrossStates and co-operativefederalism, the BJP NationalPresident highlighted that asper the recommendations ofthe 14th Finance Commission,the East & the North-East willbenefit the most , and Stateslike Nagaland, which will geta post-devolution revenuedeficit grant of Rs 18,475 crorefor a 5-year period, and WestBengal which will get Rs11,760 crore, are among top 5beneficiary revenue deficitstates.

Among the otherbeneficiary revenue deficitstates are Assam, Manipur,Meghalaya, Mizoram andTripura, Shri Shah informed,

adding that this trend ofbenefitting the East & theNorth-East proves that theUnion Govt. places immenseimportance upon this region’sfuture progress.

The decision to increasestates’ collective share oftaxes collected by the UnionGovernment to 42 % from theearlier 32 % would give morefreedom to the States, hesaid, adding that the cashstarved East can now spendmore on it’s developmentalpriorities.

Talking specifically aboutWest Bengal, the BJPPresident said that Bengalused to be a leading State atone point, but due to severalreasons ranging fromeconomic mismanagement topolitical turmoils, the state isunfortunately nowconsidered to be anunattractive investmentdestination. He said thatwhile the Union Govt. iscommitted to handholdBengal and partner the Statein its future progress, it is ofutmost importance thatinvestment climate in the Stateimproves considerably.Unless law & order,investment climate andbusiness sentiments improve,the impact of pro-active policymaking at the Centre will notpercolate down to Bengal,Shri Shah said, adding thatthe political will to deliver,and take industrializationforward is lacking in WestBengal, and this has to becorrected if the state has torealize its true potential.


Inaugurating the Forum forIndia Pacific IslandCountries (FIPIC) Summit

in Jaipur on 21 August, 2015Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi said it is truly a greathonour and privilege to hostyou in India for the secondSummit of Forum for IndiaPacific Islands Cooperation –FIPIC, as it is called now. Thisis the first regional summitthat I am hosting in India.This one will always remainvery special for me. It is alsospecial because India andPacific Island Countries aresetting an example ofpartnerships for this century.

He said it is a partnershipforged by shared aspirationsand challenges. It is shapedby the belief that all nations,small and large, have equalstakes in this world. We alsorecognize that a globalisedworld has deepened inter-dependence and changed our

perception of geography. Inparticular, the centre ofgravity of globalopportunities and challengesare shifting to the Pacific andIndian Ocean Region. Thefortunes of nations in andaround the two oceans areinter-linked and for thisreason, the tides that bearhopes and bring challenges tothe shores in India and thePacific Islands are the samethat is why some call theregion the Indo-PacificRegion, he added.

The PM said that is not allthat brings us together. SmallIsland States may add up tosmall land area and evensmaller population. But, theyare as important for us as anyother nation. We have andwill stand with you ininternational forums. It iswith this sense of solidaritythat we made the strongestcontribution to the SIDS

Conference in Samoa last year,which led to the evolution ofthe Samoa Pathway. We alsosupported the interests ofSIDS on capacity building inthe latest outcome documenton the Post-2015Development Agenda.

He said India standsshoulder to shoulder with youfor a dedicated seat for SIDSin an expanded and reformedUnited Nations SecurityCouncil in both categories.India will support therealization of your vision ofPacific Regionalism. It is ashining example ofcooperative regionalism thatshould inspire others aroundthe world. Excellencies, theworld may see you as SmallIslands with modestpopulations. I see you asLarge Ocean States with vastpotential, he said.

He said we are at the cuspof a new era, where oceans,

PM inaugurates Forum for India Pacific Island Countries (FIPIC) Summit in Jaipur

India and Pacific Island Countries are setting an exampleof partnerships for this century : Narendra Modi


like Space, will becomeimportant drivers of oureconomies. Their sustainableuse can bring prosperity; and,give us clean energy, newmedicines and food securitybeyond just fisheries. Ocean iscritical to India’s future, too.That is why, in the past year,I have focused a lot on oceaneconomy, both in India andinternational engagement. Isee huge potential for ourcooperation in this area.

PM said India waspleased to stand with you inensuring that sustainable useof oceans and marineresources constitute a distinctelement in the SustainableDevelopment Goals in theUnited Nations that werefinalized recently.

He said climate change isan existential threat to thePacific Islands. It is alsotaking a toll on the teamingmillions on India’s shorelineof 7500 kilometers and itsnearly 1300 islands. We bothseek a concrete and effectiveoutcome on climate change atCOP 21 in Paris later this year.We worked together for aseparate goal on climatechange in the SustainableDevelopment Goals, and in amanner that addresses theinterests of developingcountries. We must also buildcloser partnership in pursuitof our shared aims in theWTO-for example onfisheries, he added.

Shri Modi said during thelast Summit, India announceda number of new initiativeswith the Pacific Islands

countries. I am pleased thatwe have been able to deliveron many of our commitments.

These include increasingIndia’s grant-in-aid to PacificIsland countries from 125,000to 200,000 U.S. dollars, e-tourist visas, deputation ofIndian experts in the area ofcoir industry and a specialtraining programme fordiplomats of the Pacific Islandcountries. Trade, more thanaid, is the enabler fordevelopment. I am pleased toannounce the establishment ofthe FIPIC Trade Office in theFederation of IndianChambers of Commerce andIndustry in New Delhi.

He said this is just thefirst step towards promotingtrade and investment

opportunities between Indiaand Pacific Island countries.

He said I eagerly lookforward to hearing yourviews. I will also share mythoughts on our futureinitiatives to take thiswonderful partnershipforward. I want to say aspecial word of thanks foryour support for the record-breaking adoption ofInternational Day of Yoga bythe United Nations, and formaking the first InternationalDay of Yoga a grand successin your countries.

Shri Modi finally said wewill work together to sustainand nurture some of Nature’smost precious gifts and someof this world’s mostwonderful people.

opportunities, to implement the process to make the youthself-reliant through new industrial investment, to applyspecial attention to better ongoing social security schemes,to provide bank loans to entrepreneurs, to clean schools, toconstruct toilets etc.

Shri Shah said that the steps taken by the Centre for thedevelopment of Bihar, if the state government implementthis in right direction then Bihar will soon grow rapidly onthe growth path and Bihar will secure special partnership incountry’s development and it prevent the exodus of youthand labour power from the state.

But the political paries especially JD(U) and RJD obsessedfrom party politics mentality is inexplicably opposing thispackage for political gains, they are not opposing only thepackage but also the development of Bihar and it isunfortunate. Shri Shah said that the people of Bihar shouldconsider this that how the development of Bihar is possiblewhen these political parties oppose such steps which hasbeen taken for the development of the state by the centre?The people of Bihar will hit back and answer these partiesin coming election. (FOC)

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In a review of the last bookof Schumacher, A Guideto the Perplexed, published

just before his death in 1977,while . paying a merited tribute,Theodore Roszak stresses theinadequacy of even the wisestcomment of life when it does notbegin by’ squarely confrontingthe vast negations of our times,when it has not looked into “theheart of darkness and seek thehorror”. He adds: “It is naive tosummon us to self-knowledgewithout acknowledging that thedeepest self-knowledge of ourtime begins in the experience ofradical absurdity and cosmicabandonment. Self-knowledgefor us must go through Nietzsche,Kafka, Sartre, Beckett, not aroundthem.” At some in the drama ofthe modern world, “the verticaldimension failed to provide a surepurchase upon the need forpersonal autonomy.”

Actually, before regaining thefreedom to be free to realise fullythe potentialities of our being, allthe possibilities of an integralhumanism, we have to confrontnot only Beckett and comparableothers, but also the reductionistreading provided by everyspecialised discipline fromphysics to psychology andsociology. This is because thefundamental question that can beasked regarding the world, manand man’s destiny was met withan answer which was very limitedright from the beginning and,when it was illegitimately

extended, gave rise to fatefullydisastrous consequences.

This is the question: what isthat which, when known, willmake all things known?

Antiquity had raised thisquestion. And it is because themost important aspect of theanswer it had framed was lostsight of when the query was takenup in modern times that mankindin our age has been steadilyslipping down a gradient towards

nihilism in thought and possibleannihilation in a nuclearholocaust.

Five or six centuries beforeChrist, the Philosophers of Ionia,the Greek settlement in AsiaMinor, raised this question. theysought the primordial matter from-which by condensation,rarefaction and combination, allthe plurality of the world, itsmaterial forms and theirvicissitudes, could be derived. Butit was always affirmed thatprimordial matter waspsychophysical. Soul was heldto be the principle of life, motionand sense perception. And theatoms of Leucippus and

Democritus, the ultimateindivisibles of divisible matter,were held to have the intrinsicpowers of animation, motion andsensation.

As in Thales, Anaximenes andHeracleitus of ancient Greece,water, air or fire is tried out asthe primordial element in theBrhad Aranyaka, Chhandogya andKatha Upanishads. But whateverthe element may be, it is held tobe psychophysical. The

Kaushitaki starts by positingPrana or air as the primordialelement. But very swiftly, Pranais identified with life, withconsciousness and with the selfitself. Thus, Prana, which isoriginally a form of matter,becomes identified with life fromthe biological point of view,consciousness from thepsychological and the self fromthe metaphysical points of view.A similar movement of thought isseen in the Taittiriya also.

But when the modern agetook up the quest again, it missedthe old insight and also itstremendous importance for anintegral humanism. Galileo

Recovering an Integral HumanismBy Krishna Chaitanya

Actually, before regaining the freedom to be free to realisefully the potentialities of our being, all the possibilities ofan integral humanism, we have to confront not onlyBeckett and comparable others, but also the reductionistreading provided by every specialised discipline fromphysics to psychology and sociology... This is thequestion: what is that which, when known, will make allthings known?


nullified the brilliance of hisanalysis of matter by the dogmaticassertion that only the quantitativeaspects of matter were real. Theextension of matter is real ;sensations are illusory. Anerroneous world-view was thuslaunched on a conquest of alldisciplines of knowledge, physicsor the science of matter being thevantage ground from which theattack began. Galileo studied thebehaviour of material bodies onearth; Kepler studied extensive

agglomerations like planetarysystems; Newton integrated bothand enunciated universal lawswhose implications were thatmatter was dead and insentient,had no capacity for self-movement, and moved only whenit was pushed or pulled by externalforce. And this went foreverything made of matter, andman is also made up of matter.

There was fantastic amnesia,and worse, here. Science is thecreation of the mind whichcollects facts, forms hypothesesfor explaining them, confirmsthem by testing. But, as theexploration of the reality “outthere” gathered momentum, theself behind the quest and theexploration was at first forgottenand, later, denied. The denialemerged from the hardening of

the picture of the world as amachine which necessarily mademan a robot. Cicero said longago that there is no nonsense socrazy that some philosopher orother would not havesententiously pronounced it sometime or other. Science wrestedfrom philosophy the doubtfulhonour of being the target of thisirony. But the danger now wasimmensely greater. Contrary tothe fond beliefs of philosophers,nobody takes them seriously. But

science established its empire overmankind in its aspect oftechnology. And even if peopledid not bother about scientistswhen they philosophised, theywere deeply affected bytechnology which derived itsmomentum and orientation from.the basic outlook of science. Andthese led in the direction of thedissolution of man.

As Hans Jonas has put it,scientism brought out thinkingunder the ontological dominanceof death. Deadness became thenatural thing, life andconsciousness became problemsto be explained. The physicalistthinking based on a theory ofmatter which regarded it as deadand inert made manincomprehensible and the worldnormatively empty. There were

glaring contradictions in thisstance. For instance, if there isno such thing as consciousness,what precisely is the status ofscience as an epistemologicalsystem elaborated byconsciousness? But a fantasticability to ignore suchcontradictions was displayed. Theclassical example is thebehaviourist who uses thisconsciousness to elaborate atheory that there is noconsciousness. But let us not betoo vociferous in marvelling atthis stupidity. For presti- giousphilosophical traditions which, ina similar way, denied the realityof both the world and thepsychophysical self which triesto understand itself and the world,have flourished for long, in Eastand West alike.

From physics, the basicdiscipline of matter, the anti-humanistic world-view started itsconquest of all disciplines andcoloured all phases of man’s lifeand activity. The result has beenthat the ontological dominationof death, instead of remainingsafely confined to highbrowtheorising, has become a terribleincarnate apparition right in ourmidst threatening the physicalsurvival of mankind. The nucleararsenals of the nations today haveaccumulated enough potential tokill every living thing in the world,flora, fauna and man, ten timesover. This real threat to thesurvival of mankind and the worldhas stemmed directly from theamplification by a runawaytechnology of the libertinism ofthought that denied all value inman and the macrocosm.

Redeeming ourselves from

The nuclear arsenals of the nations today haveaccumulated enough potential to kill every living thingin the world, flora, fauna and man, ten times over. Thisreal threat to the survival of mankind and the world hasstemmed directly from the amplification by a runawaytechnology of the libertinism of thought that denied allvalue in man and the macrocosm.


the predicament is not going tobe easy. Perhaps that is putting itappallingly mildly and may reallyamount to a sick joke, for there isa very real chance of man beingdestroyed by the colossal energythat was safely locked up in theheart of matter and which heunleashed without the ability tocontrol it. This ability isfundamentally a moral ability, theself-discipline in integrity. Thatsounds like a neat, simple formula.But it is no copy-book maxim.Analyse its terms and you willfind that for its exegeticalclarification, you need to recoverthe commanding perspectivewhich philosophy gains byintegrating all the disparatedisciplines of knowledge. Self-discipline in integrity : Is therethen a self, an awareness ofawareness? How does oneestablish it in view of theundeniable fact that man hasevolved from organic evolutionwhich in turn was a continuationof an inorganic evolution, and inview of the claim of behaviouristsand others that since matter lacksthe capacity for awareness, mantoo lacks it as he is structuredout of matter? Self-discipline: Thisassumes the volitional freedomof the self (once you can provethat there is a self) to work notonly on the world, but on itselffor its own growth. How doesone establish this freedom whenscience claims to have establishedthat nothing in the world has thepower of self-movement butmoves only under the irresistiblepull or push of a force external toitself? Integrity: In a normativelyempty world, what possiblemeaning can this word have when

it envisages the self-discipliningitself in harmony with the truthof things and the imperatives thatstem from its own truth orauthenticity?

Here people may be sorelytempted to take the line that suchquestions are all academic and ofinterest only to philosophers wholove endless and pointlessdisputation, and that one caneasily solve all theSe unrealproblems by returning to thesimple good life prescribed bytraditional religion. This is apathetic illusion. For one thing,-the negative world-view hasentrenched itself deep in the lifeof mankind and prescribes itsbehaviour in every field. The fullclarification of this will needconsiderable space. But briefly:Psychology reads man as motoredby instincts, drives, rationalisa-tions, all riveting his personalityto a low, unenlightened level ofself-interest; economics enshrinesthis self-interest, leav-ing it to aninvisible hand to produce concordout of this basic discord like a

magician producing rabbits outof a hat; politics believes thatpower should be captured first,since only force is effective;communication theory hasnarrowed down to the view ofhuman groups as target groupswho can be conditioned andmanipulated. This ambiencecannot be wished away by areturn to traditional religion. Andlet us be honest with ourselves:have not religions played atragically divisive role, splatteredthe pages of history with blood?The good people will now hastento point out that the blame hereshould be attributed, not toreligion, but its misunderstanding.But what would that mean exceptthat religion should become self-critical and clear its tremendousoverburden of impurities if manis to be redeemed? And once youconcede the need for radicalcritical revaluation, one can claimthat science too can be redeemedfrom scientism by similarcleansing.

As the Gita said, man needsfor his redemption both Vijnana(Knowledge: Basically Science),and Jnana (Intuition: basicallyreligious inner illumination). Ifintegral humanism is to berealised, it is this integrationwhich men of all temperaments,intellectual or religious, analytic orintuitive, have to take up. Andimmediately too, for we arerunning against the atomic dock.

(The article was published inreputed journal 'Manthan' inSeptember 17, 1979. We are

publishing this for ouresteemed readers for an

understanding of philosphicalcontext of Integral Humanism)

As the Gita said, manneeds for his redemptionboth Vijnana (Knowledge:Basically Science), andJnana (Intuition: basicallyreligious innerillumination). If integralhumanism is to berealised, it is thisintegration which men ofall temperaments,intellectual or religious,analytic or intuitive, haveto take up.


We are orthodoxHindus, but werefuse entirely to

identify ourselves with“Don’t- touchism”. That is notHinduism; it is in none of ourbooks; it is an orthodoxsuperstition, which hasinterfered with nationalefficiency all along the line.Religion has entered in thecooking pot. The presentreligion of the Hindus isneither the path ofKnowledge or Reason - it is“Don’t-touchism”. - “Don’ttouch me”, “Don’t touch me”- that exhausts its description.

“Don’t touchism” is aform of mental disease.Beware! All expansion is life,all contraction is death. Alllove is expansion, allselfishness is contraction.Love is therefore the only lawof life. See that you do notlose your lives in this direirreligion of “Don’t-touchism”. Must the teaching(Atmavat sarvabhuteshu) -“Looking upon all beings asyour own self” - be confinedto books alone? How will theygrant salvation who cannotfeed a hungry mouth with acrumb of bread? How willthose, who become impure atthe mere breath of others,purify others?

We must cease totyrannize. To what a ludicrousstate are we brought! If abhangi comes to anybody as

a bhangi, he wouldbe shunned as theplague; but nosooner does heget a cupful ofwater pouredupon his headwith somemuttering ofprayers by apadri, and get acoat to his back, nomatter how threadbare, andcome into the room of themost orthodox Hindu, I don’tsee the man who then darerefuse him a chair and ahearty shake of hands! Ironycan go no farther.

Just see, for want ofsympathy from the Hindus,thousands of pariahs inMadras are turningChristians. Don’t think thatthis is simply due to the pinchof hunger; it is because theydo not get any sympathy fromus. We are day and nightcalling out to them “Don’ttouch us! Don’t touch us!” Isthere any compassion orkindliness of heart in thecountry? Only a class of“Don’t-touchiest”; kick suchcustoms out! I sometimes feelthe urge to break the barriersof “Don’t-touchism”, go atonce and call out, “Come allwho are poor, miserable,wretched and downtrodden”,and to bring them alltogether. Unless they rise, theMother will not awake.

Each Hindu, I say,is a brother toevery other, and itis we, who havedegraded themby our outcry,“Don’t touch”,

and “Don’ttouch!” And so thewhole country hasbeen plunged to

the utmost depthsof meanness, cowardice andignorance. These men have tobe lifted; words of hope andfaith have to be proclaimedto them. We have to tell them,“You are also men like us andyou have all the rights thatwe have.”Solution of the casteproblem

Our solution of the castequestion is not degradingthose who are already highup, is not running amuckthrough food and drink, isnot jumping out of our ownlimits in order to have moreenjoyment, but it comes byevery one of us fulfilling thedictates of our Vedanticreligion, by our attainingspirituality and by ourbecoming ideal Brahmana.There is a law laid on eachone of you in this land byyour ancestors, whether youare Aryans, or non-Aryans,rishis or Brahmanas or thevery lowest outcaste.

To be continued ……….Courtesy: The Divine Life Society

Caste problem in IndiaBy Swami Vivekananda

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