CHAPTER 117

117

ABILITY

The Union Cabinet on 19 October, 2009 decided to sell 5 % shares of the public sector National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and 10 % of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL). The Government said that the present decision was to enable share ownership of the people.

If the Government really wanted the people to own the shares of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), it could have reserved a definite amount of shares for every State. This is not an impossible object to achieve. This would have made the sales a constitutional one. But the Government is not doing this. Therefore, the sale is unconstitutional.

If the Cabinet Ministers wanted, they could reverse this decision even now. If the President of India were against this, the President could restrain the Government from going ahead with this decision. If the learned judges of the Supreme Court were against cutting the precious head of the Constitution, they could also make the sales a constitutional one.

An enquiry would show that the shares of the PSUs go into the hands of some selected private individuals of one or two States only. Therefore, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) also could dissuade the Government from going ahead with this policy.

Above all, the act of selling the shares without giving FREEDOM to the people to see this work is out and out unconstitutional.

The militant people killed two police men in the West Bengal State on 20 October, 2009. On the same day, police killed three militant people in the Jharkhand State.

The CBI on 22 October, 2009 raided the headquarters of the Department of Telecommunication for corruption of about Re.22000 crore to Re. 60,000 in the allotment of 2G spectrum by the present Government. The Union Minister for Communication retorted that the spectrum was allotted with the knowledge of the Prime Minister of India.

One or two opposition parties demanded the resignation of the Minister for Communication and not the Prime Minister. This prompted the former to allege that the previous NDA Government had allotted spectrum causing a loss of not less than Re. one lakh and sixty thousand crore. As if the spectrum were their “ancestral property”, they gave it to their men without the approval of the Cabinet. He added that a few new players were consciously introduced only to put an end to their monopoly.

The media mafia now approached some political leaders and published their views that went against this minister. Some political leaders might have wanted the CBI to take action against the Prime Minister of India. Some others might have considered this as an act of corruption at all levels. But their views were not published. However, realizing the dangers, the media mafia began to retreat.

Everyone knows that the orders flow from top to bottom and not vice versa. The moment the Minister said that the spectrum was sold with the knowledge of the Prime Minister of India, the CBI must have taken the case to its logical conclusion. Now, the CBI fishes where there are no fish.

The present writer had wanted the Union Government to delegate the question of giving the telephone licences to the State Governments to avoid favoritism. It was the seventh point of the first letter dated 1-6-2001. Had the suggestion been accepted, the common people in India would have been benefited by more than Re. 5 lakh crore. Besides, the Union Government would have been free from such corruption charges.

Obviously, the words of the Union Minister are complementary to this work. Now, anyone would recognize the importance of this work.

It must be noted that the Supreme Court - in the BALCO case - put the economic policy above judicial review. This judgment is perpetrating corruption in India. The nature of the calamities the Supreme Court drags down upon the nation could be gauged.

Chinese made soap worth Re. 20 lakh was found in Chennai port on 23 October, 2009. This is not an act of smuggling by an individual for his day –to-day life. It is an organized crime committed by the people close to power. They must be brought to light. The act of buying illegally imported Chinese items must be deemed as an anti patriotic act.

Four militant people and four police personnel died in Chhattisgarh State on 25 October, 2009.

A Minister of Sri Lanka on 26 October, 2009 said that Sri Lanka would not sign a defense pact with China.

It maybe recalled that Sri Lanka on 2 July, 2009 compared India and China to two tracks on a railway line. This writer, in Chapter 111, wanted Sri Lanka to opt for either India or China. The firm stand taken by this writer is forcing Sri Lanka to talk like this.

Sri Lanka on 25 October, 2009 said that China was building a port and not a naval base in Sri Lanka. This is a misleading statement. It must be noted that a Chinese port in Sri Lanka is far more dangerous to India than a Chinese port in India.

Army killed three militant people in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) State on 26 October, 2009.

A meeting of the RIC (Russia, India and China) took place at Bangalore on 27 October, 2009. China had asked the Prime Minister of India not to visit Arunachal Pradesh. But the Foreign Minister of China visited India without any compunction.

The Chairman of the public sector Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on 30 October, 2009 said that his organization had spent Re. one lakh crore in the last six months to buy shares. The Chairman disclosed this when the Prime Minister and one or two other leaders talked about poverty alleviation.

Obviously, the public sector banks would have spent not less than Re. five lakh crore to buy shares in this year. If allowed, they would give Re.10 lakh core more in the next six months. Next year, they would give about Re. 30 lakh crore – the double the amount of the Union Budget!

The Prime Minister has a firm faith in his ability to give this money to them as a reward for keeping him as the Prime Minister. The Cabinet Ministers must believe in their ability to use this money for large scale public investments.

The manipulators would always get a few people like the present Prime Minister to do this job for them. The secret of the strength of such people is their diabolical cunning. Therefore, the leaders like the Chief Minister of the Tamil Nadu (TN) State must remain in Delhi to prove their ability to put an end to this malpractice.

It may be re-called that it was the fourth point in the first letter dated 1-6- 2001. This writer has been showing the various facets of this issue for the last eight years with partial success only.

The Queen of England handed over the Commonwealth Games Baton to the President of India at Buckingham Palace on 29 October, 2009. The Queen might have requested the President to give FREEDOM to Indians.

Sri Lanka, on 29 October, 2009 purchased vehicles worth Sri Lankan Re. 2049 crore from China. China gave this as loan. Sri Lanka should have purchased vehicles from India using the money donated by India. Now, Sri Lanka is deliberately antagonizing India. The people expect equal and opposite reaction from India.

The Director General of Hydrocarbons resigned on 29 October, 2009 as the CBI found evidence of his nexus with private exploration companies. The resignation shows that the Government gave discovered oil and gas blocks to private Companies.

On 30 October, 2009 a woman Inspector of Police was arrested in the TN State for receiving a bribe of Re.1500. If the “spectrum” had not gone into the hands of less than ten individuals, she would not have demanded money because of her higher salary income. Now, those who keep over Re. one lakh crore through simple manipulations have the last laugh.

On 31 October, 2009 several Union Cabinet Ministers sat in front of the Prime Minister of India forming a part of his audience. If the Prime Minister could not allow the Cabinet Ministers to sit beside him in public meetings, they need not be invited.

After the last email, the Government is sparingly showing some Union Ministers in the public sector National and National News TV Channels. Yet, 50 per cent of the Ministers are not seen. They are shown in their respective States only.

The Cabinet Ministers belong to all Indians and all people must see them. Now, even High School students do not know their names and their policies.

Some Cabinet Ministers accompany the Prime Minister like the members of the ministerial staff. This situation should not exist.

On 31 October, 2009 the Department of Income Tax found evidence of unaccounted money after conducting country wide searches on nearly sixty properties of a former Chief Minister of Jharkhand State.

A Union Minister on 1 November, 2009 said that the militant people in India have every right to seize power through democratic means. He vowed to eliminate militancy.

In this connection, it must be reiterated that the militant people cannot seize power so long as the Union Government transfers the natural resources to less than ten individuals.

The militant people of Nagaland on 1 November, 2009 said that they would not accept anything less than sovereignty. They would part with this demand, the moment the Union Government comes forward to give a share in the assets of the Nation.

Now, the Government of TN State allotted Re.12 crore for the Sri Lankan refugees.

There is no threat to the life of Sri Lankan refugees in their home land now. Even if there were some threats, Indian army could protect them. Their absorption in India would create a vacuum in Sri Lanka. Therefore, they must go home. The Sri Lankan Government must find money for them. This is possible for the Chief Minister of the TN State.

Notwithstanding anything, a man must have a firm faith in his ability. Then only he would do his duty. This is what the sages say.

The facts from 18 October, 2009 to 2 November, 2009 are being submitted to Her Excellency the President of India on 3 November, 2009 through email. A copy is being sent by post. The website: howeverythinghappenedinindia.blogspot.com is also updated.

V.SABARIMUTHU