History, Election Manifesto & Development

    Recently concluded process of Punjab State Assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal along with its alliance partner Bhartiya Janta Party create history in the 46 years of state Assembly elections by wining second consecutive time with more then required numbers (59 seats) to form the government otherwise both parties (Shiromani Akali Dal and Indian National Congress)were getting chance to govern the state one by one after every polls. During the time of 1^st term Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal on different platforms had said that we will govern the state for next two and half decades and they get down in elections with their work of developments which they did and first time it had seen religion issue was not Akali Dal’s agenda. Sukhbir Singh Badal during election  campaign had said that in coming one year or one and half years period Punjab state will become power surplus state, state public will have facilities of two International Airports and three Domestic Airports link, soon public will get internet facilities to access government services’, so as now they returns in power with 64 seats( SAD 44, BJP 12 seats) which have stamp of 78 percent eligible voters of state, so now time ahead for them is to complete the projects which were under progress plus need some more time to complete.

     To woo voters ruling party/alliance comes with advertisements having detail of their achievements before the election code of conduct comes into force, plus ruling party and other parties release their election manifestos having populist schemes and offerings if they get next term to rule. This time SAD announced in their manifesto schemes which required as per rough estimates money worth 80 billion rupees, below coded were the main offerings in their manifesto -

• Students of 11^th and 12^th standard will get free laptops. 
•  All girl students of above ninth standard will get free bicycles.
• Unemployment allowance of rupees one thousand per month for unemployed. 
• Conversion of state public transport fleet into air condition. 
•  Cash incentives on the birth of girl child. 
• Free Gas connections to Below Poverty Line families.
• Free 250 units of electricity per month to financially weak & schedule caste families of state. 
•  Plot of 5 marle for families which owe no land. 
•  Metro rail for Ludhiana city. 
• Will erect cancer hospitals one each in Majha, Doaba and Malwa region of state.

and to deliver all the above coded state government would need of 80 billion rupees and how it will arrange the money for implementing the promises it will be interesting to see but if one has to imagine the source of money then during elections time Sukhbir Singh Badal had said that they will invite private parties to invest in the state for projects.

  Right now Punjab state is in the grip of massive debt as state is under 7,50 billion rupees debt and state is paying around 70 billion rupees amount per year as debt and interest.; to implement the recommendations of last pay commission seven billion rupees is yet to distribute to the government employees of the state; plus 20 billion rupees bills yet to clear, so in this scenario to bear additional financial burden state exchequer need free flow of money so that populist schemes do not hamper the pace of development projects of state. Coming time is tough for state government to meet the demands easily but with tough decision and private parties participation it’s not impossible, time ahead is full of challenges for the state government but its hard fact that true fighters remain victorious in tough environments. So very best of luck to SAD/BJP alliance.

Happy Birthday

Today is birthday of M. Raizada in the picture, on this auspicious day all the members of Family Trilochan Jaswal wishes’ her health, happiness & prosperity and pray to ubiquitous Almighty God Lord Shiva to fulfill her each and every desire/wish and May her dreams turns into practical by becoming part of her life. Hopefully this year has store for her lot of happiness, happiness and only happiness which will unfold with every passing day with pleasing surprises’. Many Many Happy returns of the Day.

Happy Holi

Today India is drawn in the festival of colour by name Holi, on this day groups (irrespective of age and sex) roams in the streets and colour every individual they see regardless they know him/her or not along with well known phrase, “Bhoora naa mano Holi Hai”. Traditionally People uses tools as colour like different shade of dry colours powder produce from chemicals, wet colours, balloons inflated with water or wet colours and of late few naughty stuff also becomes as tool of Holi festival viz eggs, paints, grease and inks. In some parts of country guys make beverage which is called ‘Sardayee’, the main ingredient in making Sardayee is Bhang(sort of intoxication) and after drinking it few guys behave differently under the wave of beverage, but folks its part of Holi festival, so instead of pin pointing towards any issue we should enjoy the spirit of Holi festival with great fervor and joy. Happy Holi to everybody.

Final Picture of Five States Assembly Elections

   6^th March, 2012 is the day when five states assembly elections schedule to declare. Although voting held in Mainpur, Punjab and Uttrakhand on 28,30 and 30 January respectively and in Goa on 3^rd March along with seventh and last phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly, so it was the reason that counting of votes in all the assemblies hold on 6^th March in spite of the fact that it was maximum of 35 days gap of counting of votes after voting but its simple and straight forward answer is that it was due to that result of any state may not effect on to the polls of other state which follow next. As per opinion polls which were based on samples collected from constituencies few pockets and its calculation, which was keep on changing with every opinion polls. Partywise position of all the five states in the 2007 Assembly Elections which goes into polls 2012,were –

·        Goa  - 40 seats

INC - 16

BJP - 14

NCP - 03

MG - 02

SGF – 02

UGDP  - 01

Others -02

·        Manipur – 60 seats

Indian National Congress – 30 seats

MPP – 5 seats

BJP- 0

Independents – 10seats

Others – 15 seats

·        Punjab – 117 seats

SAD/BJP – 67 seats

Indian National Congress -44 seats

Others – 5 seats

·        Uttrakhand – 70 seats

BJP- 34 seats

Indian National Congress – 21 seats

BSP – 8 seats

Independents – 3 seats

Others - 3 seats

·        Uttar Pradesh – 403 seats

BSP - 206

SP - 97

BJP+ - 51

INC+ -  22

RLD - 10

Others  - 16

As per Exit polls by different agencies with leading news channels had given below coded seats to different parties in major states which goes into polls –

·        Uttar Pradesh -

Aaj tak – (SP) 195-200 – (BSP) 88 -98 – (BJP) 50 -56 – (Congress) 38 -42

News 24 – (SP) 185 – (BSP) 85 –(BJP) 55 – (Congress) 55

Star News – (SP) 160 - (BSP) 86- (BJP) 80- (Congress) 70

·        Uttrakhand –

News 24 – (INC) 30 – (BJP) 28 –(Others) 12

Star News –(INC) 29– (BJP) 39–(Others) 02

CNN IBN 7 -(INC) 31-41– (BJP) 32–(Others) 04 -10

·        Punjab -

News 24 – (INC) 60– (SAD/BJP) 52–(Others) 5

IBN 7 -(INC) 48-60– (SAD/BJP) 51 -63–(Others) 3 -9

Star News –(INC) 65– (SAD/BJP) 47–(Others) 5

Today till 4.30 P.M. position of Five State Assembly Elections 2012 is as follow –

·        Goa  - 40 seats (status known for 38 seats)

INC + - 8  seats won (Leading 1 )

BJP – 18 seats won( Leading 1)

MG – 3 seats won (Leading 0 )

Others – 7 seats won (Leading 0)

·        Manipur – 60 seats (status known for 54 seats )

Indian National Congress – 33 seats won(leading in 5 seats)

All India Trinamool Congress – 7 seats won(leading 0)

Lok Jan Shakti Party – 1 seat won( leading 0)

MPP – 0 seat (leading 1)

Naga Peoples Front – 3 seats won(leading 1)

Others – 3 seats(leading 0)

·        Punjab – 117 seats

SAD/BJP – 53 seats won(leading 3 seats) / 12 seats won(leading 0)

Indian National Congress -46 seats(leading 0)

Others – 3 seats(leading 0 )

·        Uttrakhand – 70 seats

BJP- 18 seats won(leading 14 seats)

Indian National Congress – 16 seats won(leading 15 seats)

BSP – 1 seat won(leading 2 seats)

UKD(P)- 0 seat won(leading 1 seat)

Others - 2 seats won(leading 1)

·        Uttar Pradesh – 403 seats

BSP – 29 seats won(leading 49 seats)

SP – 85 seats won(leading 137 seats )

BJP – 12 seats won(leading 37)

INC -  9 seats won(leading 18 seats)

RLD – 2 seats won(leading 8)

Others  - 4 seats won(leading 12)

Surprising results came from- 

•  Punjab State- It was trend that Indian National Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal govern the state for only one term one by one after every elections , but this time in the 46 years of Punjab States’ history SAD/BJP Alliance comes to power for second term. 
•  Uttar Pradesh -Samajwadi party emerges as single largest party and going to form government at its own, leavening far behind other main parties of national and state level stature. 
•  Manipur- Indian National Congress comes to power for third consecutive time.

Motor Vehicle Act gets Amendment Nod

    Motor Vehicle Act is going to have tough norms in the coming days as it is believe that in the next session of parliament Motor Vehicle Act can be present for amendments which are strict in nature as monetary fine will get many fold jumps in all the categories if driver of the vehicles violate traffic rules. Cabinet stamps its approval on to the amendments of Motor Vehicle Act, so once it comes into force then driving the vehicles on Indian roads will be more cautious. As per stats vehicles plying on Indian roads are merely one percent of the world but contrast of it India has very high percentage on road accidents chart which is ten percent of the world, as per words of Doctor Kamaljeet Soi who is founder of N.G.O. by name Safe Community and Vice President of Punjab State Road Safety Council that every day four hundred peoples die in India due to road accidents, so considering these horrifying stats tough traffic rules is need of the time in the country. 

   On 1^st March,2012 Prime Minister of India Doctor Manmohan Singh presided the cabinet meeting which was held in New Delhi, gave its nod to amend the Motor Vehicle Act and have proposed increase monetary fine from its present status in almost all the categories like fine of rupees fifteen hundred on jumping the red lights; not only monetary fine if driver find guilty of intoxication but can also put behind bars for four years and also strip off from his license; will be offense to use mobile while driving and at the time of death in road accidents kin will get compensation four time higher from its present level, below is brief glimpse of cabinet proposal on to Motor Vehicle Act – 

•  Talking on cell phone while driving the vehicles fine of minimum Rupees five hundred to maximum of Rupees five thousand. 
•  Compensation of Rupees One lakh to the family of victim in case if he/she died in road accidents. 
•  License of driver can be cancel, can send to jail for term of four years along with fine of minimum of rupees two thousand to maximum of rupees ten thousand, if driver drive the vehicles after drinking. 
•  Without helmet driving two wheelers or driving without seat belt fine will be Rupees five hundred to maximum fifteen hundred. 
•  Jumping the red lights fine will be fifteen hundred Rupees. 
•  Driving the vehicles without Registration Certificate can cost the driver fine of Rupees twenty thousand and along with it one year jail term also. 
•  Driving the vehicles under any type of drugs fine will be five thousand rupees.

No doubt these tough proposals once comes into force across country then it will make driver to drive the vehicles with more cautious but at the same time it is responsibilities of the concerned government authorities that there should not be any flaw in implementing new terms of Motor Vehicle Act and by no mean any genuine driver wont be harass on the name of law as well guilty driver should not escape due to any reference, other wise it will prove more powers to the concern enforcement department to grind public unnecessarily. 

Two Miraculous Days

   26^th and 28^th of February month were miraculous days as far Indian sports are concern, as on these two days Indian players played best games that can also be named as miraculous and their opponents lick the dust of massive defeats which inflate the chest with proud of Indian sports followers. On 26^th February Indian hockey thrash France in the final by 8-1 and get entry into Men’s hockey event of London Olympics 2012, unfortunately first and only time in the history of Olympics which spread over eighty years unable to qualify in the Beijing Olympic 2008. On 28^th February Indian cricket team won one of most exciting and unbelievable match in recent time as on that day India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets while chasing mountain of runs in record overs. 

   India had supremacy in the hockey sports since its inception & inclusion in the International tournaments, that’s why hockey is India’s national sport, but for Beijing Olympics 2008 Indian hockey team failed to qualify first time till date. This year from 18^th February,2012 to 26^th February, 2012 ‘Pool A’ qualifier held in New Delhi for London 2012 Olympics. In the final India beat France 8-1, thanks to five goals by Sandeep Singh and one each by Birender Lakra, Sunil Vitacherya and V.R. Ragunath. Below is Indian hockey team’s journey in the tournament – 

•  February 18th, 2012 ---India v/s Singapore---15 – 1 
•  February 19th, 2012---India v/s Italy---8 – 1 
•  February 21st, 2012----India V/s France---6-2 
•  February 22nd, 2012---India v/s Canada---3-2 
•  February 24th, 2012---India v/s Poland---4 – 2 
• February 26th, 2012---India v/s France---8 – 1

the way Indian hockey played in the tournament and if they get down with same pace in the coming Olympics London 2012, then it will be surprise if India won’t win medal in Olympics 2012, so all the best for Indian Hockey team to continue their best show till Olympics.

    Indian Cricket Team after the pathetic debacle during the tour of England in which they lost all the International games without wining single match in any format of cricket viz Test Match, ODI and T20, presently Indian cricket team is in Australia and England story is continue in Australia as they have lost test match series 0-4, T20 stands 1-1 and before their last game of Australia tour was against Sri Lanka on 28^th February( if they don’t qualify for Finals), they were pathetic, clueless, divided and scattered in almost all their games they played, so team India’s last match against Sri Lanka team India needed to defeat Sri Lanka with bonus point as then their standing in points table equal to Sri Lanka thus can hope for birth in the finals but along with it if Australia beat Sri Lanka in the last game. On 28^th February until the Sri Lanka innings it appeared that team India is coming back to India after the game is over as Sri Lanka hit 320 for the lose of four wickets in their stipulated fifty overs, so not only India had to won the game but also chase it under forty overs to get bonus point, which was tough but not impossible, countless fans across country switch off their TV sets, but Indian batters surprise everybody especially Virat Kohli who was remain unbeaten on 133 and his innings contains sixteen fours and two sixes, below is scorecard of the match –

India v/s Sri Lanka, 28^th February,2012 -played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, India won the toss and opted to field first –

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum) 

•  DPMD Jayawardene caught Sehwag ball Jadeja  -22 
•  TM Dilshan -not out  160 
•  KC Sangakkara  ball  Parveen Kumar  105
• NLTC Perera       run out (Kumar/Tendulkar) 3 
•  AD Mathews        caught Ashwin ball Zaheer Khan 14
• LD Chandimal not out 2

Extras   (leg bye 3, wide 11)14                                                 

Total    (4 wickets; 50 overs)    320 (6.40 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-49, 2-249, 3-279, 4-309                                                      

Bowling -                    

Zaheer Khan -9 -0 -61-1      

Parveen Kumar – 9-0-64-1  

UT Yadav-8-0-56-0              

RA Jadeja-9-0-43-1             

R Ashwin-10-0-52-0             

V Sehwag-3-0-24-0               

SK Raina-2-0-17-0               

India innings - 

•  V Sehwag caught Dilshan ball Maharoof -30 
•  SR Tendulkar       lbw b Malinga 39 
•  G Gambhir run out (Chandimal/Mathews) -63 
•  Virat Kohli not out  133 ball faced 86 hit fours 16 hit sixes’2 Having Strike Rate of 154.65 
•  SK Raina not out  40

Extras   (bye 4, leg bye 6, wide 6)                                                        

Total    (3 wickets; 36.4 overs) 321 (8.75 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-54 , 2-86, 3-201

Bowling-                    

SL Malinga-7.4-0-96-1        

KMDN Kulasekara-8-0-71-0          

MF Maharoof-3-0-21-1                   

NLTC Perera-7-0-59- 0       

AD Mathews-7-0-44-0                     

HMRKB Herath-4-0-20-0

and I don’t think there is any need for guessing who was Man of the Match, certainly it was Virat Kohali.

     Two days which belongs to Indian sports was simply due to two heroes in both the games by name Sandeep Singh five goals (Hockey) and Virat Kohli 133 not out having sixteen fours and two sixes’ with striking rate of 154.65(Cricket), hopefully not only both will continue their forms in the forthcoming games but they will also inspire their respective team members to lift their performances at higher levels.