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Govt. employees, public servants (Babu) and waist size

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Administrative machinery of India rest on government employees, public servants of all cadres, they are the one who are responsible for smooth functioning of government on all levels, from rural, municipal, and state up to central servants. Lethargy of Indian public servants and government officials (Babu, as they are better known by) is famous and we all know this national fact. Although bribery is one famous attribute associated with them, but worst is their slow and lethargic work output.

They are the one who are foremost in seeking benefits, allowances, promotions and increment. At all time some section/ union of babu are agitating for some or other facility or increment, this pay commission that pay commission. All these are born by tax payers; do we get in return what we pay in terms of services? A bigger question than it appears. From road sweeper to IAS officer, almost all are slowest sloths. I feel biggest reason is their big pot bellies. Can any sensible Indian imagine a babu without the symbolic pot belly? Such babu bellies first make them lethargic and later make them prone to diabetes, high cholesterol, heart problems, making public services slower, public services output becomes lower, in reality making India slower. I feel they must be asked to maintain their belly size within limit (40 inch for males and 36 inch for females) else they be suspended till they bring the size under control if not at least their pay be correspondingly decremented.­­ Still better would be stepped sizes be allotted.

At appointment they be not critically undersized waist in correspondence with their height, 40 inches be allowed only to those with 3 year left to retire, slots be divided into 3 years, 6 years, 6 year left to retirement and thus 6 year left to retirement be never allowed to have 36 plus waist, while 3 years be allowed to have below 40 waist. No actions be taken with those left with 1 year for retirement for the year policy is adopted. Initially, they be given a 1 year period to get waist under control but 50% of improvement be required at 6 month if not action be taken either suspension or pay decrement be started.  Of course, they be asked not to take the wrong way to get fit like unneeded surgery or harmful shortcuts. Be medically guided by official health guidelines.  Right control on diet and appropriate exercises be propagated.

Fast and healthy public servants, free from ailment could result in low medical absence, faster public services and a healthy public office. On national level our diabetic and heart related ailment’s load on government would come down, giving further relief on government exchequer and thereby relief to tax payer, after all why should we pay for health of babu when they themselves earn maximum. Imagine, a healthier babu, fast and efficient public services and thereby a better India!

Gold be commodity rather an investment, to control inflation

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Indian rupee is neither on any of gold standard nor pegged to any currency. It’s traded in open market following demand and supply pricing. On national level gold is an investment and control on inflation has loosened, creating financial and psychological crisis.

To bridle inflation we must fix the upper limit price of gold making it a commodity rather than investment. Putting an MRP (maximum retail price) for gold would be beneficial in controlling inflation.

It would really be a stupidity to put an MRP on current time frame, this would create havoc which would be uncontrollable and would be more devastating than being beneficial.

So, what we can do is fix the MRP for the fourth or fifth year from now, applicable from fourth or fifth year. This postponement would act as shock absorber for current financial havoc. Thereby reviving the MRP of gold after every third year but the MRP tag revived would always be applicable from third year from revived date.

Thus, gold be sold only at MRP rather than fluctuating ever incrementing rates.

Ajmal Kasab’s ambiguous mercy plea to the President

This is what our leading news papers have to say about Ajmal Kasab's mercy petition, what can we conclude, it's so ambiguous.

Mumbai Mirror, page 1, dated 19^th September 2012,
Qasab wrote mercy petition in Urdu which was translated by jail authorities and forwarded by jail superintendant to special general of police (jails) in Mumbai

The Times of India, page 1, dated 19^th September 2012,
Qasab himself wrote mercy petition in Hindi, which has been sent to President. Qasab was taught Hindi before entering India by Abu Jundal.

Is there something unscrupulous or our media and reporters make news on their own? Times of India and Mumbai Mirror are sibling newspaper, then why do they have such contradictory news on their front pages of same date?

Aseem Trivedi v/s Azad Maidan's violent lads (Urdu)

گزشتہ ماہ آزاد میدان کے قریب جب دو نوجوانوں نے مجاہدین آزادی کی یادگار کو پامال کیا، اس وقت مظاہرین کا احتجاج ہوا اور ان نوجوانوں کی گرفتاری کا مطالبہ کیا گیا. نوجوانوں کا عمل نہایت ہی سنگین تھا لہٰذا مطالبہ جائز بھی تھا.  

لیکن اب جب انا ہزارے کے ایک حامی اسیم تریویدی کو گرفتار کیا گیا قومی نشان کی بےحرمتی کے تحت، جن لوگوں نے نوجوانوں کے خلاف احتجاج کیا تھا وہی لوگ اسیم کی گرفتاری کے خلاف احتجاج کرتے ہوئے نظر آ رہے ، یہ دو نظریات کیوں؟ 

اسیم تریویدی نے قومی نشان کے شیروں کو خونی بھیڑیوں سے بدلہ، اشوک چکر کی جگہ کھوپڑی اور ہڈیاں یعنی خطرے کی نشانی بنادی، اور قومی عبارت 'ستیہ میو جیتے' (محض حق فتحیاب رہتا ہے) کو بدل کر بھرشتہ میو جیتے' (محض بدعنوانی فتحیاب رہتی ہے) لکھا دیا. یہ اظہار کی آزادی نہیں بلکہ توہین ملک ہے.

اگر آزاد میدان کے گرفتارشدہ نوجوانوں کے اعمال کا موازنہ اسیم کے کارٹون سے کیا جائے تو یہ واضح ہے کہ اسیم کا کارٹون ملک کے متعلق مزید توہین آمیز ہے، اس بناء پر کہ یہ قومی نشان کی توہین ہے.

اسیم گرفتارشدہ نوجوانوں کے مقابل مزید سخت سزا کا حقدار ہے. اگر ایک معاملے مے توہین ملک کو سنگین قرار دیا جاتا ہے تو دیگر معاملات کو بھی سنگین مانا جائے.

Aseem Trivedi v/s Azad Maidan’s violent lads

A month back when youths turned violent and desecrated freedom martyr’s memorial, activists raised cries against them and demanded their arrest. What the lads did was grievous and demand for their arrests was obvious.
Now, when Aseem Trivedi one of Anna Hazare’s supporter is arrested for insulting national emblem the same activists who demanded arrest of violent lads at Azad Maidan are protesting against arrest of Aseem citing the issue of freedom of expression, it is an irony.
Aseem Trivedi corrupted the national emblem’s lions with blood thirsty wolves, Ashoka Chakra with ‘danger sign’ which has skull and crossed bones, corrupted the motto ‘Satyamewa Jayate’ (Truth Alone Triumphs) with ‘Bhrashtamewa Jayate’ (corruption alone triumphs). This is not an expression rather it is an insult.

If we compare the actions of youths arrested for desecrating memorial with Aseem Trivedi’s cartoons, Aseem’s cartoon are more insulting towards Nation, since he corrupted National Emblem. Thus, Aseem deserves stricter punishment than those youths. If we take national insults seriously we must take it seriously on all occasion.