[The issue is how voters are are going to respond to such obviously cock-and bull constructions, that too dished out literally at the last moment? And, does it show up an element of despair on the part of those adopting such wild stratagems?]
I/III. http://thewire.in/2015/10/26/modi-plays-anti-muslim-card-at-bihar-rally-to-woo-dalits-obcs-14079/ Modi Plays Anti-Muslim Card at Bihar Rally to Woo Dalits, OBCs BY THE WIRE STAFF ON 26/10/2015 “Nobody will be allowed to take away your reservation and give it to any other community in pursuit of their vote bank politics,” the Prime Minister told OBCs and Dalits at an election rally on Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing an election rally in Buxar on Monday. Credit: PTI Buxar (Bihar): Openly pitting the dalit and ‘backward class’ voters of Bihar against the state’s Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the grand coalition led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad of plotting to reduce quotas for SCs, STs and OBCs by five per cent in order to benefit “a particular community”. Modi’s decision to generate resentment against Muslims in this manner appears to be his way of deflecting the Mahagathbandhan’s charge that the BJP is looking for ways to end reservations. Citing an interview the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gave last month in which he called for a debate on the system of affirmative action, Lalu has sought to paint an apocalyptic picture of what might happen to the OBCs and dalits in the event that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA wins the ongoing assembly elections in Bihar. “The leaders of this ‘Mahaswarth’ (opportunistic) alliance are trying to mislead the people on the issue of reservation … It is clear through the discussion of our constitution makers that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion. The Supreme Court has said reservation cannot be more than 50%. There is a cap,” Modi said at an election rally in Buxar. “These leaders are making a devious plan. They are conspiring to take away five per cent reservation of dalits, mahadalits, backwards and extremely backwards and give it to a particular community,” he alleged. “I come from an extremely backward class and understand the pain of having been born to a poor woman. I will not allow this to happen. I pledge to protect the rights of dalits, mahadalits and backwards,” he said. Calling this a sinful plan (‘paap ki yojana‘), Modi said: “Nobody will be allowed to take away your reservation and give it to any other community in pursuit of their vote bank politics.” If the anti-BJP alliance is voted to power ‘Jungle raj’ will return and crimes like kidnappings and atrocities on women will rise, he warned. Modi also attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad for not acting against the corrupt and cited recent examples where their MLAs and candidates were allegedly found taking bribe and “fixing deals”. Attacking leaders of the grand alliance, he said a JD(U) MLA and a candidate of Lalu Prasad’s RJD had been caught red-handed taking bribe, but no action was taken against them. “I want to ask these people, why are they silent on the issue of corruption after they were caught on camera taking bribe. Even before the polls, they are selling away Bihar and striking deals. “Should Bihar be handed over to those who are out to sell it? Should Bihar be given to them? Should those who engage in corruption and protect the corrupt be allowed to form a government in Bihar?” he asked. Hitting out at RJD chief Lalu Prasad, he said, “For them taking money is no big thing.” Taking a dig at Nitish Kumar for his promise of providing computers to the youth, Modi wondered how the machines will work in the absence of electricity. Moreover, he said the computers have contracted the “Lalu virus” resulting in “lawlessness”, with crimes like atrocities on women and kidnappings on the rise. “Your (Nitish’s) computers have ‘Lalu virus’ which is venting out ‘Jungle raj’, crime, atrocities on women and kindappings. That is why Bihar’s youth do not want this Lalu virus-hit computers as they do not want lawlessness and crime to rise,” he said. Modi claimed the large crowds at NDA rallies have left the grand alliance worried and its leaders were now trying to “defame” him and taking to ‘mantra’ and ‘tantra’ (occultism). “You tell me, Bihar needs ‘mantra, tantra’ or ‘Loktantra’ (democracy). Will this 18th century thought benefit Bihar? Do people of Bihar need ‘tabeez’ (amulets)? Bihar’s youth needs employment and progress,” he said. Modi claimed while NDA’s goal was to take Bihar to greater heights by ushering in development, his rivals were only interested in defaming him. “Their path is to defame Modi, while ours is to initiate development and take Bihar to greater heights. The decision has to be yours, Friends,” he said. He also questioned JD(U) and RJD for opposing the Women’s reservation bill in Parliament and asked Sonia Gandhi as to why she was aligning with such leaders. The Prime Minister demanded that Lalu and Nitish give an account of what they have done in the state in the last 25 years. “If they can’t give an account of the 25 years of their rule in Bihar, should not they be punished for this?” he asked. In fact, for at least eight of those years, the BJP was part of the ruling establishment in Bihar. (With PTI) II/III. http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bihar-polls-modi-alleges-grand-alliance-plot-to-take-away-5-sc-st-obc-reservation-2482972.html Bihar polls: 24 hours to go for Phase 3, Modi says Nitish and Lalu messing with SC, ST, OBC reservation by Oct 27, 2015 07:25 IST Buxar (Bihar): Under attack over alleged attempts of tinkering with quotas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Bihar's grand alliance of plotting to take away five per cent share in reservations for SC, ST and OBCs and give it to "a particular community", a move he vowed to oppose. "Aapke aarakshan ki suraksha ke liye, Modi jaan ki baazi laga dega. Inko khula karna meri jimmewari hai," he said speaking in Hindi. Loosely translated, he meant he would not spare any effort to ensure reservation for the weaker lot. He claimed he would "expose" the Grand Alliance's twisted schemes to take away what he alleges is a 5 % share for some other community. Modi stepped up his attack alleging that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his RJD ally Lalu Prasad were “conspiring” to snatch 5 per cent each from the quota meant for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and EBCs and “give it to another community” but he did not say which one this was. Opposition parties slammed Modi’s comments saying he is trying to polarise voters. Modi brought the narrative back to how the elections started - with a bribery sting video that embarassed the Grand Alliance no end before even a single vote was cast. Modi hit out at the Congress and its “Madam” saying that three decades of “misrule” had made Bihar’s youth leave the state to find work elsewhere. Speaking to reporters, Nitish Kumar rubbished Modi’s claims. “There is no fact in the PM’s allegation of us plotting to take away 5 per cent reservation from SC, ST and OBC to give it to a particular community,” he said. "The leaders of this 'Mahaswarth' (opportunistic) alliance are trying to mislead the people on the issue of reservation ... It is clear through the discussion of our Constitution makers that reservation cannot be given on the basis of religion. The Supreme Court has said reservation cannot be more than 50 per cent. There is a cap. "I come from an extremely backward class and understand the pain of having been born to a poor woman. I will not allow this to happen. I pledge to protect the rights of dalits, mahadalits and backward classes," he said addressing an election rally in Buxar. Modi attacked Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad and Sonia Gandhi for trying to "mislead" the people on the issue of reservation. If the anti-BJP alliance is voted to power 'jungle raj' will return and crimes like kidnappings and atrocities on women will rise, he said. Modi also attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad for not acting against the corrupt and cited recent examples where their MLAs and candidates were allegedly found taking bribes and "fixing deals". III. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/the-day-nitish-lalu-cong-declared-tie-up-bjp-got-23-majority-we-were-surprised-amit-shah/ Amit Shah interview: The day Nitish, Lalu, Congress declared tie-up, BJP got 2/3 majority…we were surprised The BJP president, guiding the party through the poll, discusses strategies, rivals and PM’s pichchada identity. Snipped -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. 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