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Congress’ Caste Based List of Its Post Holders

After leak of a caste-based “list” of party office-bearers in Bihar AICC congress is trying to mellow down the issue. No spokes person was available to comment on the list. It is a two page list  with 64 names where post and caste are mentioned alongside. The party which claims to be a secular party and has been opposing other political party on the same ground is finding itself in a tough situation.
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India 2009 -Some Key Events -Recap

  • The Return of the Indian National Congress, The Congress victory wagon rolls on, BJP in self-destructive mode showing all its weaknesses and washing dirty laundry in public: Congress has been eating way BJP’s vote bank across the country.
  • Swine Flu Threat – Reeda Shaikh, 14, became the first patient in India to succumb to the flu in Pune on August 3. Narendra Modi and Shreeshant Maharashtra and Karnataka were the worst affected states of the country. At least 249 people have died in Maharashtra while the virus has claimed 128 lives in Karnataka. Pune, with over 120 cases of deaths due to the H1N1 virus, earned the dubious distinction of being the swine flu capital of India.
  • Tata’s Nano arrives: Tata Motors’ ambitious Nano, the Rs 1 lakh car, finally hit Indian markets early this year. Marketed as the ‘people’s car’ and the ‘cheapest car in the world’, the Nano won the Indian Car of the Year Award for 2008-09, promising an affordable and comfortable vehicle to millions of Indians for whom a car was far out of reach.
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Congress Party Blunders In Andhra Pradhesh

You might be hearing various news on Congress wanting to split Andhra Pradesh state. The Congress party central team in New Delhi have taken such a big decision of splitting a major state like AP without following a formal process to seek consensus and votes from the MLAs and MPs representing the people. P Chindabaram’s rushed statement in the night of Dec 9 was a mockery of democratic systems and rules, and its ironic that he is a lawyer by profession. Congress party has goofed up big time on this topic. Breaking up a major state is not a joke and it can’t be decided by 5 people in Congress head office; it needs two-third majority in the state assembly. And going by the facts, the proposal doesn’t even have 5% votes! Continue reading Congress Party Blunders In Andhra Pradhesh