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Twenty lawmakers of the Aam Aadmi Party were disqualified on Sunday by the President acting on the recommendation of the Election Commission. The legislators have been disqualified for holding ‘offices of profit.’ They had been appointed ‘Parliamentary Secretaries’ by the Delhi government headed by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi High Court set aside the appointments in 2016 and the Aam Aadmi Party would have perhaps thought that’s that. Expect that it wasn’t. The Election Commission acted on the letter of the law and now many observers and, of course, the Aam Aadmi Party, are claiming that the spirit of the law has been violated.
So did the Election Commission wake up one fine morning and say - “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down”? Anyone familiar with the goings-on of Nirvachan Sadan would agree that its not how the Election Commission works at all. Most decisions are based on precedent and following the letter of the Constitution and the laws therein to the T. It is an institution that is admired for its impartial conduct and, come elections, it does not shy away from taking uncomfortable decisions in replacing top officials in a state, should they feel that such officials would impede the conduct of free and fair polls.
The appointments as Parliamentary Secretaries were made in March 2015, the AAP sought to exempt theMLAs by amending the provisions of the Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualification) Act 1997, in 2016 — a year later. The bill seeking the amendments was struck down by the then President, Pranab Mukherjee.
So why then is the disqualification of these 20 MLAs being branded as an excess? Would similar questions have been raised if the members were from the Bharatiya Janata Party? Is it playing into the politics of Centre Vs State and then some? After all, Delhi’s state government has gone toe-to-toe with the Lieutenant Governor over the past 3-4 years and the relationship between this state government and the Centre has been tenuous, to say the least. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has branded the disqualification of AAP MLAs as ‘Tughlaqshahi of the worst order’. The reference to a former Sultan of Delhi is ironic - the Chief Minister is also branded as a despot by many within his own ranks and is capable of, shall we say, whimsical behaviour. AAP founder-member, and now a staunch Kejriwal critic, Kumar Vishwas says his opinion on the appointment of the parliamentary secretaries was disregarded.
AAP is now pinning its hopes on the Delhi High Court which will examine the decision not just on the principles of natural justice but also under the provisions of laws like the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 and Article 239 AA of the Constitution which deals with Centre-State relations.
If the disqualification holds, then Delhi is heading for a mini-poll of sorts in six months to elect 20 lawmakers. The chief minister and his ilk can continue to cry foul, suggest the Election Commission is in cahoots with the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and perhaps garner some sympathy (and votes too).
Meanwhile, even with its diminished strength of 45, the Aam Aadmi Party has a comfortable majority in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. Assuming that AAP loses the contest for all 20 seats, while it will be a loss of face, that majority wouldn’t change. This churn may also give Arvind Kejriwal a chance to consolidate his flock and inject some fresh loyalists in the party that has been badly plagued with dissension.
Not just an open revolt by Kumar Vishwas who is still smarting from being denied a Rajya Sabha ticket, but the Aam Aadmi Party also has Kapil Mishra and Devendra Sehrawat who are MLAs but have been suspended from the party. Some other lawmakers like Asim Ahmed Khan have been dumped as ministers. The by polls, if won, would not just serve as a referendum of Arvind Kejriwal’s policies in government but would also keep detractors at bay.
So what has the Chief Minister to lose from this disqualification? Nothing at all. No matter how the cookie crumbles, it is a win-win situation for Arvind Kejriwal.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)
Opinion: Undue process? Why AAP MLAs being disqualified is a win-win situation for Arvind Kejriwal
So did the Election Commission wake up one fine morning and say - “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down”? Anyone familiar with the goings-on of Nirvachan Sadan would agree that its not how the Election Commission works at all. Most decisions are based on precedent and following the letter of the Constitution and the laws therein to the T. It is an institution that is admired for its impartial conduct and, come elections, it does not shy away from taking uncomfortable decisions in replacing top officials in a state, should they feel that such officials would impede the conduct of free and fair polls.
The appointments as Parliamentary Secretaries were made in March 2015, the AAP sought to exempt theMLAs by amending the provisions of the Delhi Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal of Disqualification) Act 1997, in 2016 — a year later. The bill seeking the amendments was struck down by the then President, Pranab Mukherjee.
So why then is the disqualification of these 20 MLAs being branded as an excess? Would similar questions have been raised if the members were from the Bharatiya Janata Party? Is it playing into the politics of Centre Vs State and then some? After all, Delhi’s state government has gone toe-to-toe with the Lieutenant Governor over the past 3-4 years and the relationship between this state government and the Centre has been tenuous, to say the least. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has branded the disqualification of AAP MLAs as ‘Tughlaqshahi of the worst order’. The reference to a former Sultan of Delhi is ironic - the Chief Minister is also branded as a despot by many within his own ranks and is capable of, shall we say, whimsical behaviour. AAP founder-member, and now a staunch Kejriwal critic, Kumar Vishwas says his opinion on the appointment of the parliamentary secretaries was disregarded.
AAP is now pinning its hopes on the Delhi High Court which will examine the decision not just on the principles of natural justice but also under the provisions of laws like the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 and Article 239 AA of the Constitution which deals with Centre-State relations.
If the disqualification holds, then Delhi is heading for a mini-poll of sorts in six months to elect 20 lawmakers. The chief minister and his ilk can continue to cry foul, suggest the Election Commission is in cahoots with the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre and perhaps garner some sympathy (and votes too).
Meanwhile, even with its diminished strength of 45, the Aam Aadmi Party has a comfortable majority in the 70-member Delhi Assembly. Assuming that AAP loses the contest for all 20 seats, while it will be a loss of face, that majority wouldn’t change. This churn may also give Arvind Kejriwal a chance to consolidate his flock and inject some fresh loyalists in the party that has been badly plagued with dissension.
Not just an open revolt by Kumar Vishwas who is still smarting from being denied a Rajya Sabha ticket, but the Aam Aadmi Party also has Kapil Mishra and Devendra Sehrawat who are MLAs but have been suspended from the party. Some other lawmakers like Asim Ahmed Khan have been dumped as ministers. The by polls, if won, would not just serve as a referendum of Arvind Kejriwal’s policies in government but would also keep detractors at bay.
So what has the Chief Minister to lose from this disqualification? Nothing at all. No matter how the cookie crumbles, it is a win-win situation for Arvind Kejriwal.
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)
Opinion: Undue process? Why AAP MLAs being disqualified is a win-win situation for Arvind Kejriwal
Democrazy is under threat since May 17, 2014. The day India elects, Secular Forces at Center, the Democrazy will automatically become Safe.
The author is Kanchan Gupta.
No, he isn't famous; he's just another right-wing hack who worked in the secretariat of two BJP leaders. It's just that it is common courtesy, ground level protocol, to mention the name of the author, so that readers can draw their conclusions with the knowledge of the author's own biases built in.
Of course, these minor details are minor blemishes on the piece that says how well the BJP has done and what it needs to do to keep doing well.
The National Anthem, yes; the National Hymn, no.
On a lighter note, it will horrify you to learn how the 'National Hymn' first found entry into the Constitution. Enough to make a right-winger sick.
Well Deserved, Urban Naxal!
Oh, so now it's OK for the next most senior four judges to say it, but it becomes criminal when Prashant Bhushan says it? I don't like the man, not any more than I like Arundhati Roy, but, like Arundhati Roy, he keeps our collective conscience alive.
I agree with you that some of these memes demand decent burial and replacement with something that was Make In India.
Not Really! The most senior Four Judges -
Supporters of 'Urban Naxals, Comrade -Daniel Raja, Bharat Tere Tukde Hongaye, Award Wapsi, Democrazy in Danger et al group', should be Impeached for what they did.
They had the option to go the President of India but they did not exhaust this option. The question needs to be asked that why was that so? What made the four judges think that President not worthy of their attention?
I wasn't aware of any such Protocol's wherein one needs to mentioned the Name of 'Author'. Henceforth, I'd make it a Protocol.
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By now most of us the know the crux of the National Herald case. It revolves around allegations that Young Indian, a company owned by Gandhi’s, acquired assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), by paying Rs 50 lacs to purchase a loan of Rs 90.21 crore, and later converting the loan into shares. While the transactions seem complicated, there is one transaction which enables all of this.
Young Indian (YI) was incorporated on 23.11.2010, with a share capital of Rs 5 lakhs. In December, the loan which AJL owed to AICC, was transferred to Young Indian by AICC. So now AJL owed the money not to AICC but to YI. YI was supposed to pay Rs 50 lacs to AICC to purchase this loan.
But at this time, YI, a company which was just 1 month old, and had a share capital of just Rs 5 lacs, had no money to pay AICC against the loan. YI arranged this money a good 2 months after the loan was transferred. YI took a loan of Rs 1 cr and paid Rs 50 lacs to AICC on 01.03.2011.
In all of this, let us forget issues such as why did AICC hand over rights to collect Rs 90.21 crores to YI, for a mere Rs 50 lacs. Let us further forget how this right was then converted to shares in AJL. Let us also forget how AJL’s properties became YI’s properties by virtue of the above.
Let the focus be solely on one transaction: How did YI, a 3 month old company with nothing in its books, manage to get a Rs 1 crore loan.
The Income Tax department’s order goes into this aspects and the findings are shocking. The order states the following:
1. YI took a loan of Rs 1 crore from M/s Dotex Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. (Dotex) on 15.02.2011.
2. The order states that till the finalizing of the original income tax case, neither the principal nor the interest was paid back to Dotex by YI.
3. The terms of the loan, as per the confirmation letter furnished by YI, said that the tenure of the loan was 1 year from date of cheque. Thus the non repayment of the loan was in contravention of the terms and conditions of the loan, yet Dotex never took any action against YI. Dotex also failed to give any reasonable explanation as to why it did not demand return of the loan.
4. As per the order, the loan was finally repaid only in Financial Year 2015-16 “when the investigation proceedings were continuing and YI was confronted with the facts that M/s Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd was a paper company engaged in providing hawala entries.”
5. Mr Sunil Bhandari and Mr Sunil Sanganeria were directors of Dotex. Along with Dotex, they were directors of 50 other Kolkata based companies. The order states that during the course of raids/surveys by the Income Tax Department, many of these companies had been found engaging in the business of providing “accommodation entries“. Copies of bank accounts “had proved that these companies were engaged in business of accommodation entries” which typically involved “deposits of cash and issue of cheque of equivalent amount“.
6. The order explains what this business of accommodation entries is: issue of cheques by these companies in lieu of cash payments of equivalent amount by the recipient of the cheque i.e. a company approaches these companies with cash, and they give an equal amount of cheques in return. The companies charged a commission of 1% to 5% on such dealings. The cheques issued were shown as “loans” in the recipient’s books and were never repaid because “that loan represented the laundered money” of the same recipient.
7. The order observes that the loan of Rs 1 cr was given to YI, a new company with a capital base of just Rs 5 lakhs, without any guarantee.
8. The order further refers to Dotex as a “known Hawala entry operator” and “a company engaged in providing hawala
transactions“. It also says that this entry of Rs 1 crore loan given to YI, was already reported in the “Suspicious Transaction Report” of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Government of India.
9. Later on, the order states that to prove the existence of the loan, YI only filed a copy of confirmation where address and name of person issuing such confirmation was not disclosed. YI neither proved the genuineness of the transactions nor creditworthiness of Dotex. YI could not even prove that Dotex was engaged in any meaningful business and had source of income and capacity to advance the loan.
10. The order observed many defects in the confirmation letter given for the loan. For example, it did not bear address of Dotex nor the name of authorised signatory. PAN of Dotex was not mentioned. Address of YI was not mentioned.
Based on all the above, the order concluded that:
“The amount of Rs 1 crore in this case represents own laundered money of M/s Young Indian“
All of the above is from the Income Tax order. This leaves us with some questions.
The findings of the order imply that Rs 1 crore was in fact black money of Young Indian itself, which was funneled to Dotex, and was returned by Dotex to Young Indian, as a loan of Rs 1 crore. But Young Indian as a company was merely 2-3 months old when all this happened, and had no transactions to generated such black money. Then who might have arranged such money? Was it the promoters of Young Indian:
Can the above shareholders and director of Young Indian explain the source of this Rs 1 crore black money which is alleged to have been paid to Dotex, in order for Young Indian to receive it back as a “loan”, which was repaid only after the Income Tax department highlighted to Young Indian that Dotex was in fact a hawala operator?
By now most of us the know the crux of the National Herald case. It revolves around allegations that Young Indian, a company owned by Gandhi’s, acquired assets of Associated Journals Limited (AJL), by paying Rs 50 lacs to purchase a loan of Rs 90.21 crore, and later converting the loan into shares. While the transactions seem complicated, there is one transaction which enables all of this.
Young Indian (YI) was incorporated on 23.11.2010, with a share capital of Rs 5 lakhs. In December, the loan which AJL owed to AICC, was transferred to Young Indian by AICC. So now AJL owed the money not to AICC but to YI. YI was supposed to pay Rs 50 lacs to AICC to purchase this loan.
But at this time, YI, a company which was just 1 month old, and had a share capital of just Rs 5 lacs, had no money to pay AICC against the loan. YI arranged this money a good 2 months after the loan was transferred. YI took a loan of Rs 1 cr and paid Rs 50 lacs to AICC on 01.03.2011.
In all of this, let us forget issues such as why did AICC hand over rights to collect Rs 90.21 crores to YI, for a mere Rs 50 lacs. Let us further forget how this right was then converted to shares in AJL. Let us also forget how AJL’s properties became YI’s properties by virtue of the above.
Let the focus be solely on one transaction: How did YI, a 3 month old company with nothing in its books, manage to get a Rs 1 crore loan.
The Income Tax department’s order goes into this aspects and the findings are shocking. The order states the following:
1. YI took a loan of Rs 1 crore from M/s Dotex Merchandise Pvt. Ltd. (Dotex) on 15.02.2011.
2. The order states that till the finalizing of the original income tax case, neither the principal nor the interest was paid back to Dotex by YI.
3. The terms of the loan, as per the confirmation letter furnished by YI, said that the tenure of the loan was 1 year from date of cheque. Thus the non repayment of the loan was in contravention of the terms and conditions of the loan, yet Dotex never took any action against YI. Dotex also failed to give any reasonable explanation as to why it did not demand return of the loan.
4. As per the order, the loan was finally repaid only in Financial Year 2015-16 “when the investigation proceedings were continuing and YI was confronted with the facts that M/s Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd was a paper company engaged in providing hawala entries.”
5. Mr Sunil Bhandari and Mr Sunil Sanganeria were directors of Dotex. Along with Dotex, they were directors of 50 other Kolkata based companies. The order states that during the course of raids/surveys by the Income Tax Department, many of these companies had been found engaging in the business of providing “accommodation entries“. Copies of bank accounts “had proved that these companies were engaged in business of accommodation entries” which typically involved “deposits of cash and issue of cheque of equivalent amount“.
6. The order explains what this business of accommodation entries is: issue of cheques by these companies in lieu of cash payments of equivalent amount by the recipient of the cheque i.e. a company approaches these companies with cash, and they give an equal amount of cheques in return. The companies charged a commission of 1% to 5% on such dealings. The cheques issued were shown as “loans” in the recipient’s books and were never repaid because “that loan represented the laundered money” of the same recipient.
7. The order observes that the loan of Rs 1 cr was given to YI, a new company with a capital base of just Rs 5 lakhs, without any guarantee.
8. The order further refers to Dotex as a “known Hawala entry operator” and “a company engaged in providing hawala
transactions“. It also says that this entry of Rs 1 crore loan given to YI, was already reported in the “Suspicious Transaction Report” of the Financial Intelligence Unit of the Government of India.
9. Later on, the order states that to prove the existence of the loan, YI only filed a copy of confirmation where address and name of person issuing such confirmation was not disclosed. YI neither proved the genuineness of the transactions nor creditworthiness of Dotex. YI could not even prove that Dotex was engaged in any meaningful business and had source of income and capacity to advance the loan.
10. The order observed many defects in the confirmation letter given for the loan. For example, it did not bear address of Dotex nor the name of authorised signatory. PAN of Dotex was not mentioned. Address of YI was not mentioned.
Based on all the above, the order concluded that:
“The amount of Rs 1 crore in this case represents own laundered money of M/s Young Indian“
All of the above is from the Income Tax order. This leaves us with some questions.
The findings of the order imply that Rs 1 crore was in fact black money of Young Indian itself, which was funneled to Dotex, and was returned by Dotex to Young Indian, as a loan of Rs 1 crore. But Young Indian as a company was merely 2-3 months old when all this happened, and had no transactions to generated such black money. Then who might have arranged such money? Was it the promoters of Young Indian:
Can the above shareholders and director of Young Indian explain the source of this Rs 1 crore black money which is alleged to have been paid to Dotex, in order for Young Indian to receive it back as a “loan”, which was repaid only after the Income Tax department highlighted to Young Indian that Dotex was in fact a hawala operator?
@Kshithij Sharma I feel you have made a point. Let's give it some time to settle down so mods and admins can take a decision.
Not Really! The most senior Four Judges -
Supporters of 'Urban Naxals, Comrade -Daniel Raja, Bharat Tere Tukde Hongaye, Award Wapsi, Democrazy in Danger et al group', should be Impeached for what they did.
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They had the option to go the President of India but they did not exhaust this option. The question needs to be asked that why was that so? What made the four judges think that President not worthy of their attention?
I wasn't aware of any such Protocol's wherein one needs to mentioned the Name of 'Author'. Henceforth, I'd make it a Protocol.
There is such a protocol. Ignorance of this, like ignorance of the law, is no excuse.
As for asking the judges questions about why they asked another judge questions, doesn't the absurdity of your proposition strike you?
Those four judges made a very funny statement in that press conference- The CJI is first among equals. If that be the case, than all judges in SC are equals and there can be no question of senior or junior and senior bench or junior bench. also by raising doubts about the roster, they effectively called other equals-saleable commodity. now we need to decide who needs to be impeached, CJI or these four Judges?
NEW DELHI: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadavwas on Wednesday found guilty in the third fodder scam case.
Special CBI court judge S S Prasad delivered the judgment in the case, which pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa treasury in 1992-1993.
Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra, acquitted in the second fodder scam case in December last year, was pronounced guilty of embezzling funds from the Chaibasa treasury.
The allegation is that fake allotment letters were used to withdraw Rs 33.67 crore instead of the state sanctioned amount of Rs 7.10 lakh.
Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav claimed there was a conspiracy by the Nitish Kumar government to frame the RJD chief and asserted that they'd be challenging the verdicts in all three fodder scam cases in a higher court of law.
"People know how BJP, RSS and more importantly Nitish Kumar have conspired against Lalu ji. We will approach higher courts against all these verdicts," Tejashwi told ANI after today's judgment.
In all there are 56 accused, including former chief scretary of Jharkhand Sajal Chakraborty. Sajjal was deputy commissioner of west Singhbhum district when the alleged fraudulent withdrawal had taken place.
Currently, Lalu Yadav is in Birsa Munda Central Jail of Ranchi, as he was awarded a three-and-a-half year sentence on January 6 this year in a fodder scam relating to fraudulent withdrawal from Deoghartreasury.
Lalu Yadav was first convicted in a fodder scam case in 2013 and was awarded five years' imprisonment.
(With agency inputs)
Lalu Prasad Yadav found guilty in third fodder scam case - Times of India
Special CBI court judge S S Prasad delivered the judgment in the case, which pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa treasury in 1992-1993.
Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra, acquitted in the second fodder scam case in December last year, was pronounced guilty of embezzling funds from the Chaibasa treasury.
The allegation is that fake allotment letters were used to withdraw Rs 33.67 crore instead of the state sanctioned amount of Rs 7.10 lakh.
Lalu's son Tejashwi Yadav claimed there was a conspiracy by the Nitish Kumar government to frame the RJD chief and asserted that they'd be challenging the verdicts in all three fodder scam cases in a higher court of law.
"People know how BJP, RSS and more importantly Nitish Kumar have conspired against Lalu ji. We will approach higher courts against all these verdicts," Tejashwi told ANI after today's judgment.
In all there are 56 accused, including former chief scretary of Jharkhand Sajal Chakraborty. Sajjal was deputy commissioner of west Singhbhum district when the alleged fraudulent withdrawal had taken place.
Currently, Lalu Yadav is in Birsa Munda Central Jail of Ranchi, as he was awarded a three-and-a-half year sentence on January 6 this year in a fodder scam relating to fraudulent withdrawal from Deoghartreasury.
Lalu Yadav was first convicted in a fodder scam case in 2013 and was awarded five years' imprisonment.
(With agency inputs)
Lalu Prasad Yadav found guilty in third fodder scam case - Times of India
Fertility rate below replacement level for all but Hindus & Muslims
Rema Nagarajan | TNN | Updated: Jan 12, 2018, 14:56 ISTHighlights
Representative image The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, or total fertility rate (TFR), has dropped below replacement for all religious communities barring Hindus and Muslims.
The fertility rate of Hindu households fell from 2.6 in the last survey in 2005-06 to 2.1, the level at which a population is said to be able to replace itself from generation to generation without migration.
The fertility rate of Muslim households fell from 3.4 to 2.6. This was revealed in the latest religion-wise data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) of 2015-16.
The community with the lowest fertility rate, 1.2, was the one with the highest level of education, the Jains. This was followed by Sikhs (1.6), Buddhists or Neo Buddhists (1.7) and Christians (2). India's overall TFR was 2.2. = Which is a good news for India, there is still some hope to address overpopulation issue.
Predictably, when looking at the fertility rate of the different wealth quintiles (onefifths of the population), the section with the lowest income had the highest number of children at 3.2 and the richest had the least, 1.5. Scheduled tribes, the least developed among social categories, had the highest fertility rate of 2.5, followed by 2.3 for scheduled castes and 2.2 for other backward classes. The upper castes had the lowest fertility rate of 1.9.
The younger the women, the lower the mean number of children born to them, evidence of the progress over the last two decades in bringing down the total fertility rate. The TFR for Muslim women aged 40-49 was the highest at 4.2 and it was the lowest for Jain women of the same age at 2.2. Hindu women of this age group had the second highest TFR of 3.1.
The median age at first birth among women aged 25-49 years was lowest for Muslim and Hindu women, 21.3 years and 21.6 years respectively.
It was highest among Sikhs at 23.8 years. Among the different wealth quintiles, the median age at first birth was lowest among the poorest women at 20.3, steadily rising with rising affluence to touch 24.4 years among women in the richest one-fifth of the population.
The survey showed that almost 30% women with one child had got sterilised, suggesting that they had decided they did not want any more. Almost 84% of women with two children had got sterilised. This was the case for 77% of the poorest women who had two children and almost 89% of women in the highest wealth quintile with two kids.
Fertility rate below replacement level for all but Hindus & Muslims - Times of India
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@Tatvamasi @Guynextdoor
@bonobashi It is clear that education and economic inclusion is the key to controlling population. More illiterate and economically marginalized a community, higher the fertility rate.
My hunch is that, when RSS-BJP clamors for Gau-raksha, their hidden agenda is to harm the poor herders, Dalit(tanners) and Muslim(butchers) financially. Or, they are so stupid that they don't see the financial fallout.
SBI collected 1771 crore in penalties by levying charges on non-maintenance of monthly average balance, which is > SBI's July-September quarter net profit of Rs 1,581.55 crore
SBI collected Rs 1,771 crore from non-compliance of minimum balance account norm, says report
SBI collected Rs 1,771 crore from non-compliance of minimum balance account norm, says report
Instead of recovering NPA from the rich corporates like thief Vijay Mallya, SBI is preying on the poor. To me, this is intellectual dishonesty.
transcript in English
ZEE TV anchor: Sir, what about the 2 crore jobs you promised in 2014 elections ?
PM Modi: Even a Tea seller selling Pakoda(snacks) in front of Zee Studio is employment, don't you agree ? (ZEE anchor nods in agreement
)
I wonder if Modi is stupid or he is poking in the ribs youth like Hardik Patel and Jignesh Mewani.
Only A Chaiwala Can Advise Youth To Sell Pakoda: Hardik Patel's Dig At PM Modi
On a lighter note ...
Lalu Prasad Yadav says "I have enough children to get them married and hence need parole for 3.5 years". -- fake news from a satirical website
Lalu Prasad Yadav says "I have enough children to get them married and hence need parole for 3.5 years".
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Union Minister Satyapal Singh(former IPS) Claims Darwin's Theory of Evolution of Humans Scientifically Wrong
Union Minister Satyapal Singh Claims Darwin's Theory of Evolution of Humans Scientifically Wrong
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Indian education minister dismisses theory of evolution
“I have a list of around 10 to 15 great scientists of the world who have said there is no evidence to prove that the theory of evolution is correct,” Singh told a crowd at a university in Assam state, adding that Albert Einstein had agreed the theory was “unscientific”.
Singh, who has a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Delhi University, said he was speaking as a “man of science”.
“Darwin’s theory is scientifically wrong,” he said at the weekend. “It needs to change in the school and college curriculum.
“Since man is seen on Earth, he has always been a man. Nobody, including our ancestors, in written or oral, said they ever saw an ape turning into a human being.”
Indian education minister dismisses theory of evolution
http://www.firstpost.com/india/satyapal-singh-sticks-to-claim-says-need-international-debate-on-darwins-theory-of-evolution-4314721.html
Darwin and religion: An understanding of evolution can spur wonder, just like religious faith does -- a very good article to clear any doubts
Darwin and religion: An understanding of evolution can spur wonder, just like religious faith does
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Rema Nagarajan | TNN | Updated: Jan 12, 2018, 14:56 ISTHighlights
- The fertility rate of Hindu households fell from 2.6 in the last survey in 2005-06 to 2.1
- The fertility rate of Muslim households fell from 3.4 to 2.6.
- The community with the lowest fertility rate, 1.2, was the one with the highest level of education, the Jains. Amit Shah is Jain
Representative image The average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime, or total fertility rate (TFR), has dropped below replacement for all religious communities barring Hindus and Muslims.
The fertility rate of Hindu households fell from 2.6 in the last survey in 2005-06 to 2.1, the level at which a population is said to be able to replace itself from generation to generation without migration.
The fertility rate of Muslim households fell from 3.4 to 2.6. This was revealed in the latest religion-wise data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) of 2015-16.
The community with the lowest fertility rate, 1.2, was the one with the highest level of education, the Jains. This was followed by Sikhs (1.6), Buddhists or Neo Buddhists (1.7) and Christians (2). India's overall TFR was 2.2. = Which is a good news for India, there is still some hope to address overpopulation issue.
Predictably, when looking at the fertility rate of the different wealth quintiles (onefifths of the population), the section with the lowest income had the highest number of children at 3.2 and the richest had the least, 1.5. Scheduled tribes, the least developed among social categories, had the highest fertility rate of 2.5, followed by 2.3 for scheduled castes and 2.2 for other backward classes. The upper castes had the lowest fertility rate of 1.9.
The younger the women, the lower the mean number of children born to them, evidence of the progress over the last two decades in bringing down the total fertility rate. The TFR for Muslim women aged 40-49 was the highest at 4.2 and it was the lowest for Jain women of the same age at 2.2. Hindu women of this age group had the second highest TFR of 3.1.
The median age at first birth among women aged 25-49 years was lowest for Muslim and Hindu women, 21.3 years and 21.6 years respectively.
It was highest among Sikhs at 23.8 years. Among the different wealth quintiles, the median age at first birth was lowest among the poorest women at 20.3, steadily rising with rising affluence to touch 24.4 years among women in the richest one-fifth of the population.
The survey showed that almost 30% women with one child had got sterilised, suggesting that they had decided they did not want any more. Almost 84% of women with two children had got sterilised. This was the case for 77% of the poorest women who had two children and almost 89% of women in the highest wealth quintile with two kids.
Fertility rate below replacement level for all but Hindus & Muslims - Times of India
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@Tatvamasi @Guynextdoor
@bonobashi It is clear that education and economic inclusion is the key to controlling population. More illiterate and economically marginalized a community, higher the fertility rate.
My hunch is that, when RSS-BJP clamors for Gau-raksha, their hidden agenda is to harm the poor herders, Dalit(tanners) and Muslim(butchers) financially. Or, they are so stupid that they don't see the financial fallout.
SBI collected 1771 crore in penalties by levying charges on non-maintenance of monthly average balance, which is > SBI's July-September quarter net profit of Rs 1,581.55 crore
SBI collected Rs 1,771 crore from non-compliance of minimum balance account norm, says report
SBI collected Rs 1,771 crore from non-compliance of minimum balance account norm, says report
Instead of recovering NPA from the rich corporates like thief Vijay Mallya, SBI is preying on the poor. To me, this is intellectual dishonesty.
ZEE TV anchor: Sir, what about the 2 crore jobs you promised in 2014 elections ?
PM Modi: Even a Tea seller selling Pakoda(snacks) in front of Zee Studio is employment, don't you agree ? (ZEE anchor nods in agreement
)I wonder if Modi is stupid or he is poking in the ribs youth like Hardik Patel and Jignesh Mewani.
Only A Chaiwala Can Advise Youth To Sell Pakoda: Hardik Patel's Dig At PM Modi
On a lighter note ...
Lalu Prasad Yadav says "I have enough children to get them married and hence need parole for 3.5 years". -- fake news from a satirical website
Lalu Prasad Yadav says "I have enough children to get them married and hence need parole for 3.5 years".
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Union Minister Satyapal Singh(former IPS) Claims Darwin's Theory of Evolution of Humans Scientifically Wrong
Union Minister Satyapal Singh Claims Darwin's Theory of Evolution of Humans Scientifically Wrong
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Indian education minister dismisses theory of evolution
“I have a list of around 10 to 15 great scientists of the world who have said there is no evidence to prove that the theory of evolution is correct,” Singh told a crowd at a university in Assam state, adding that Albert Einstein had agreed the theory was “unscientific”.
Singh, who has a postgraduate degree in chemistry from Delhi University, said he was speaking as a “man of science”.
“Darwin’s theory is scientifically wrong,” he said at the weekend. “It needs to change in the school and college curriculum.
“Since man is seen on Earth, he has always been a man. Nobody, including our ancestors, in written or oral, said they ever saw an ape turning into a human being.”
Indian education minister dismisses theory of evolution
http://www.firstpost.com/india/satyapal-singh-sticks-to-claim-says-need-international-debate-on-darwins-theory-of-evolution-4314721.html
Darwin and religion: An understanding of evolution can spur wonder, just like religious faith does -- a very good article to clear any doubts
Darwin and religion: An understanding of evolution can spur wonder, just like religious faith does
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