If you stop water to Pakistan, you will flood J&K

The hawks in India feel Pakistan needs to be punished post the Uri attacks. Since war is unlikely, eyes are turning towards the over five-decade-old Indus Waters Treaty

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The treaty, signed in 1960, has been the most successful treaty between India and Pakistan lining out the water sharing arrangement between the two nations.

Dr Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, head of the earth sciences, geology and geophysics departments, University of Kashmir, explained to us Syed Firdaus Ashraf why it is not possible to scrap the Indus Waters Treaty.

There is a view that India needs to scrap the Indus Waters Treaty and cut off water supply to Pakistan. Is that possible?

People who talk about scrapping this treaty have no technical understanding. I don't think it can be done.

India is an emerging power and it is aspiring to become a permanent member of the United Nation Security Council, so I don't think you can scrap an international bilateral treaty which also involved the World Bank.

In this treaty we have divided six rivers. Three rivers on the eastern front are given to India. On the western side three rivers have been given exclusively to Pakistan.

This is a win-win situation. Both countries are happy and this is why the treaty has been working so well for the last 56 years.

Will the World Bank step in if India abrogates this treaty?

For many reasons it is not possible. Both countries are happy about this treaty. There are so many trans-boundary rivers in the world and countries have to find a mechanism to share water.

All over the world the Indus Waters Treaty is referred as our most successful treaty.

In the last 55 years India and Pakistan have gone to wars four times in 1965 to 1971 and Kargil too, but nobody spoke in past about scrapping this treaty.

At this moment we are sharing water with Bangladesh and Nepal too.

If we scrap this treaty we will scare these countries as well. So you should check out who is talking about scrapping this treaty. These are military generals or hawks. I don't think officially this is India's position.

Vikas Swarup, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, hinted at this.

He said treaties depend on goodwill. That is what he said. That's all. And that is a fact.

India and Pakistan are in conflict over Kashmir and you can't open another front. I don't think we can afford to do that now.

There is lot of insecurity in Pakistan too because they feel India is controlling the water despite the fact that this treaty is running very well.

I have not heard anyone in Pakistan talking about scrapping this treaty because I believe they cannot get anything better than this treaty.

There is a belief that scrapping this treaty would teach Pakistan a lesson.

Technically, it is not possible. Even if you put infrastructure to do so, it will take you 10 to 15 years to build (canals to divert the water).

J&K is a mountainous state and you will have to build canals to take the water out of the state.

Can you explain how many rivers flow from India to Pakistan?

There are six rivers. On the eastern front we have the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi  riverfor which rights have been given exclusively to India in the treaty.

On the western front we have the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab river.

The rights of these rivers are given to Pakistan except the fact that some water is used from these rivers for J&K for the purpose of hydro power generation, for domestic use and for agriculture. The rest of the water is released to Pakistan.

What can be the implications for Pakistan if we stop the water?

You cannot do that and let us assume we stop the water supply for the sake of argument. Where would the water go?

We do not have infrastructure to store this water. We have not build dams in J&K where we can store the water. And being a mountainous state, unlike Tamil Nadu or Karnataka, you cannot 

move water to another state. So you cannot stop water technically.

Take another example of water flowing from  the  Uttarakhand or Himachal Pradesh. We do not leave this water to Pakistan, but use it in Rajasthan dessert area.

Will there be flooding in India if we stop the river waters from entering Pakistan?

Yes, the Kashmir valley will flood as well as Jammu. You just don't have the storage capacity.

We never developed diversion canals which could have taken this water to some other state. In Kashmir you do not need too much water for irrigation purposes.

If you look at the Indus Waters Treaty, India is entitled to store water, but has failed to develop that infrastructure in J&K.

The People's Democratic Party, which currently rules Jammu and Kashmir, has always stated that J&K suffers losses because of the Indus Waters Treaty.

That is a different aspect. If you see this treaty you will find that the people of J&K can use the water for non-consumption. We can use it for electricity.

We cannot have dam projects. Even the National Conference had argued that this treaty was negotiated during 1960 and that the people of J&K were not taken into confidence and their government should be given compensation. These political parties were objecting because there are several restrictions on the usage of water.

What is the role of the Indus commissioner?

This treaty has set up a very good grievances redressal mechanism. Each country has its commissioner. If there is a dispute these two commissioners meet to sort out the problem.

If they cannot reach an agreement, then they go to the foreign secretary level and failing that, the government. If the problem is not solved there as well, then they go to a neutral expert.

That neutral expert panel is decided by these two countries. In the past neutral experts were from Europe and the US. Now even if they fail, then the issue goes to the International Court of Justice.

Recently, we went to a neutral expert for the Kishanganga project in J&K where the decision went in India's favour. However, on appeal, the case went to the court of arbitration where the decision went in Pakistan's favour.

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay:the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the present day Bharatiya Janata Party

दीनदयाल उपाध्याय का जन्म २५ सितम्बर १९१६ को मथुरा जिले के छोटे से गाँव नगला चन्द्रभान में हुआ था। इनके पिता का नाम भगवती प्रसाद उपाध्याय था। माता रामप्यारी धार्मिक वृत्ति की थीं।

रेल की नौकरी होने के कारण उनके पिता का अधिक समय बाहर ही बीतता था। कभी-कभी छुट्टी मिलने पर ही घर आते थे। थोड़े समय बाद ही दीनदयाल के भाई ने जन्म लिया जिसका नाम शिवदयाल रखा गया। पिता भगवती प्रसाद ने बच्चों को ननिहाल भेज दिया। उस समय उनके नाना चुन्नीलाल शुक्ल धनकिया में स्टेशन मास्टर थे। मामा का परिवार बहुत बड़ा था। दीनदयाल अपने ममेरे भाइयों के साथ खाते खेलते बड़े हुए।

३ वर्ष की मासूम उम्र में दीनदयाल पिता के प्यार से वंचित हो गये। पति की मृत्यु से माँ रामप्यारी को अपना जीवन अंधकारमय लगने लगा। वे अत्यधिक बीमार रहने लगीं। उन्हें क्षय रोग लग गया। ८ अगस्त १९२४ को रामप्यारी बच्चों को अकेला छोड़ ईश्वर को प्यारी हो गयीं। ७ वर्ष की कोमल अवस्था में दीनदयाल माता-पिता के प्यार से वंचित हो गये।

उपाध्याय जी ने पिलानी, आगरा तथा प्रयाग में शिक्षा प्राप्त की। बी०.एससी० बी०टी० करने के बाद भी उन्होंने नौकरी नहीं की। छात्र जीवन से ही वेराष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के सक्रिय कार्यकर्ता हो गये थे। अत: कालेज छोड़ने के तुरन्त बाद वे उक्त संस्था के प्रचारक बन गये और एकनिष्ठ भाव से संघ का संगठन कार्य करने लगे। उपाध्यायजी नितान्त सरल और सौम्य स्वभाव के व्यक्ति थे.

सन १९५१ ई० में अखिल भारतीय जनसंघ का निर्माण होने पर वे उसके संगठन मन्त्री बनाये गये। दो वर्ष बाद सन् १९५३ ई० में उपाध्यायजी अखिल भारतीय जनसंघ के महामन्त्री निर्वाचित हुए और लगभग१५ वर्ष तक इस पद पर रहकर उन्होंने अपने दल की अमूल्य सेवा की। कालीकट अधिवेशन (दिसम्बर १९६७) में वे अखिल भारतीय जनसंघ के अध्यक्ष निर्वाचित हुए। ११ फरवरी१९६८ की रात में रेलयात्रा के दौरान मुगलसराय के आसपास उनकी हत्या कर दी गयी।

विलक्षण बुद्धि, सरल व्यक्तित्व एवं नेतृत्व के अनगिनत गुणों के स्वामी भारतीय राजनीतिक क्षितिज के इस प्रकाशमान सूर्य ने भारतवर्ष में समतामूलक राजनीतिक विचारधारा का प्रचार एवं प्रोत्साहन करते हुए सिर्फ ५२ साल क उम्र में अपने प्राण राष्ट्र को समर्पित कर दिए। अनाकर्षक व्यक्तित्व के स्वामी दीनदयालजी उच्च-कोटि के दार्शनिक थे किसी प्रकार का भौतिक माया-मोह उन्हें छू तक नहीं सका।

उपाध्यायजी की कृतियाँ

जनसंघ के राष्ट्रजीवन दर्शन के निर्माता दीनदयालजी का उद्देश्य स्वतंत्रता की पुर्नरचना के प्रयासों के लिए विशुद्ध भारतीय तत्व-दृष्टी प्रदान करना था . उन्होंने भारत की सनातन विचारधारा को युगानुकूल रूप में प्रस्तुत करते हुए देश को एकात्म मानववाद जैसी प्रगतिशील विचारधारा दी.दीनदयालजी को जनसंघ के आर्थिक नीति के रचनाकार बताया जाता है . आर्थिक विकास का मुख्य उद्देश्य समान्य मानव का सुख है या उनका विचार था . विचार –स्वातंत्रय के इस युग में मानव कल्याण के लिए अनेक विचारधारा को पनपने का अवसर मिला है . इसमें साम्यवाद, पूंजीवाद , अन्त्योदय, सर्वोदय आदि मुख्य हैं . किन्तु चराचर जगत को सन्तुलित , स्वस्थ व सुंदर बनाकर मनुष्य मात्र पूर्णता की ओर ले जा सकने वाला एकमात्र प्रक्रम सनातन धर्म द्वारा प्रतिपादित जीवन – विज्ञान, जीवन –कला व जीवन–दर्शन है.

संस्कृतिनिष्ठा दीनदयाल जी के द्वारा निर्मित राजनैतिक जीवनदर्शन का पहला सुत्र है उनके शब्दों में- “ भारत में रहनेवाला और इसके प्रति ममत्व की भावना रखने वाला मानव समूह एक जन हैं . उनकी जीवन प्रणाली ,कला , साहित्य , दर्शन सब भारतीय संस्कृति है . इसलिए भारतीय राष्ट्रवाद का आधार यह संस्कृति है . इस संस्कृतिमें निष्ठा रहे तभी भारत एकात्म रहेगा .”

“वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम” हमारी सभ्यता से प्रचलित है . इसी के अनुसार भारत में सभी धर्मो को समान अधिकार प्राप्त हैं . संस्कृति से किसी व्यक्ति ,वर्ग , राष्ट्र आदि की वे बातें जो उनके मन,रुचि, आचार, विचार, कला-कौशल और सभ्यता का सूचक होता है पर विचार होता है . दो शब्दों में कहें तो यह जीवन जीने की शैली है . भारतीय सरकारी राज्य पत्र (गज़ट) इतिहास व संस्कृति संस्करण मे यह स्पष्ट वर्णन है की हिन्दुत्व और हिंदूइज़्म एक ही शब्द हैं तथा यह भारत के संस्कृति और सभ्यता का सूचक है .

उपाध्यायजी पत्रकार तो थे ही चिन्तक और लेखक भी थे। उनकी असामयिक मृत्यु से एक बात तो स्पष्ट हो जाती है कि जिस धारा में वह भारतीय राजनीति को ले जाना चाहते थे वह धारा हिन्दुत्व की थी जिसका संकेत उन्होंने अपनी कुछ कृतियों में ही दे दिया था। तभी तो कालीकट अधिवेशन के बाद विश्व भर के मीडिया का ध्यान उनकी ओर गया। उनकी कुछ प्रमुख पुस्तकों के नाम^[2] नीचे दिये गये हैं-

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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay centenary begins

PM NARENDRA DAMODARDAS MODI and NATIONAL BJP President SHRI Amit Shah jointly inaugurate Year long celebrations of birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay at BJP national council meet at kozhikode in Kerala; PM urges people to celebrate it as Garib Kalyan Varsh.

Prime Minister unveiled the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.  PM urged people to celebrate it as Garib Kalyan Varsh. BJP President Amit Shah talked of the role of Pandit Deendayal upadhyay.  Today is the birth anniversary of the great philosopher, thinker, sociologist, and organiser par excellence Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay,who has been the ideological guide of Bharatiya Janata Party. Pandit Upadhyay played an important role in formation of Bharatiya Jansangh. Pandit Upadhyay dedicated his life to the nation and society.  ‘We pledge to work for the nation as a whole. Every villager is part of me. Each one of them is son of India.’ These remarkable words were said by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.  A profound philosopher, sociologist, eminent political activist and an organizer par excellence Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay was a prominent leader of Jan Sangh who maintained the highest standards of personal integrity. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay has been the source of ideological guidance and moral inspiration for the Bhartiya Janata Party since its inception. His treatise on 'Integral Humanism' is a critique of both communism and capitalism, advocating a holistic alternative perspective for political action and statecraft consistent with the laws of creation and the universal needs of the human race.  Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay was born on September 25, 1916, in a village in Mathura District, UP. His father was a well known astrologer. After clearing his Intermediate exams from Pilani, Pandit Upadhyaya left for Kanpur to pursue his B.A. and joined the Sanatan Dharma college. Since his early years, he was dedicated towards social work.  During his college days, he joined RSS in 1937. Later he actively worked with NanajiDeshmukh and BhauJugade. He devoted his life for people's betterment and serving the nation.  In 1951, Bharatiya Jana Sangh was formed by Dr.Syama Prasad Mookerjee and PanditDeendayalUpadhyay. PanditDeendayal's organizing skills were unmatched.  Pandit Upadhyay established the publishing house 'Rashtra Dharma Prakashan' in Lucknow and launched the monthly magazine 'Rashtra Dharma' to propound the principles he held sacred. Later he launched the weekly 'Panchjanya' and still later the daily 'Swadesh'.  In 1951, Bharatiya Jana Sangh was formed by Dr.Syama Prasad Mookerjee and PanditDeendayalUpadhyay He established the publishing house 'Rashtra Dharma Prakashan' in Lucknow. He launched the monthly magazine 'Rashtra Dharma', the weekly 'Panchjanya' and the daily 'Swadesh'.  Pandit Deendayal wanted India to rise and grow on the basis of its rich culture and not western concepts left behind by the British at the time of their departure from India.  Deen Dayal Upadhyay conceived the political philosophy known as "Integral Humanism" which was adopted by Jana Sangh in 1965 as it's official doctrine. Finally came the red letter day in the annals of the Jana Sangh when this utterly unassuming leader of the party was raised to the high position of President in the year 1968. He emerged as an all-round national leader.  But on the dark night of February 11, 1968, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay died under mysterious conditions. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay is no more but his philosophy of integral humanism is there with its universal appeal guiding one and all associated with social and political life.  His immense intelligence and perfectionism impressed Dr.Syama Prasad Mookerjee so much that he was honoured with a famous statement: "If I had two Deendayals, I could transform the political face of India"!!

Articles Childhood Brilliant Student Days Courageous, Service-Oriented and Honest Literally a Nomad RSS Contacts during Student Days As a Journalist Pioneer of Democracy His Literary Jansangh President End of an Era gallery A SHORT BIOGRAPHY Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was born on Monday September 25, 1916, (Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, Samvat 1973) in the sacred region

ChildhoodBrilliant Student DaysCourageous, Service-Oriented and HonestLiterally a NomadRSS Contacts during
Student DaysAs a JournalistPioneer of DemocracyHis LiteraryJansangh PresidentEnd of an Era

A SHORT BIOGRAPHY 

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was born on Monday September 25, 1916, (Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, Samvat 1973) in the sacred region was born on Monday September 25, 1916, (Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi, Samvat 1973) in the sacred region of Brij in the village of Nagla Chandraban in Mathura District. His full name was Deendayal Upadhyaya, but he was called Deena by the family. His mother Shrimati Rampyari was a religious-minded lady and his father, Shri Bhagwati Prasad, was Assistant Station Master at Jalesar. His great-grandfather, Pandit Hariram Upadhyaya was 

a well known astrologer. An astrologer who studied his horoscope predicted that the boy would become a great scholar and thinker, a selfless worker, and a leading politician - but that he would not marry. After his birth, two years later, his mother Shrimati Rampyari gave birth to her second son, Shivdayal. He lost his father Shri Bhagwati Prasad when he was less than three years old and his mother before he was eight.

Two years after his mother, Shrimati Rampyari's death, her father Shri Chunnilal, who was bringing up her two sons to his village Gud Ki Mandhai, near Fatehpur Sikri in Agra District, as a legacy of his dead daughter, also passed away in September 1926. Deendayalji was in his tenth year at that time. He was thus bereft the love and affection of both his parents and his maternal grandfather. He started living with his maternal uncle. Deendayal's aunt was sensitive to the feelings of two brothers; she brought them up like her own children. She became a surrogate mother to the orphans. The ten year old Deendayalji became a guardian for his younger brother at that tender age; he looked after him and took care of all his needs. When he was in the ninth class and in his eighteenth year, his younger brother Shivdayal contracted smallpox. Deendayalji tried his best to save Shivdayal’s life by providing him all manner of treatment available at that time, but Shivdayal also died on Nov. 18, 1934. Deendayalji was thus left all alone in this world.

He later went to high school in Sikar. Maharaja of Sikar gave Pandit ji a gold medal, Rs. 250 for books and a monthly scholarship of Rs.10. Pandit ji passed his Intermediate exams with distinction in Pilani and left to Kanpur to pursue his B.A. and joined the Sanatan Dharma College. At the instance of his friend Shri. Balwant Mahashabde, he joined the RSS in 1937. In 1937 he received his B.A. in the first division. Pandit ji moved to Agra to pursue M.A. 

Here he joined forces with Shri Nanaji Deshmukh and Shri Bhau Jugade for RSS activities. Around this time Rama Devi, a cousin of Deendayalji fell ill and she moved to Agra for treatment. She passed away. Deendayalji was very depressed and could not take the M.A. exams. His scholarships, received earlier from Maharajaj of Sikar and Shri. Birla were discontinued. At the instance of his aunt he took a Government conducted competitive examination in dhoti and kurta with a cap on his head, while other candidates wore western suits. The candidates in fun called him "Panditji" - an appellation millions were to use with respect and love in later years. Again at this exam he topped the list of selectees. Armed with his Uncle's permission he moved to Prayag to pursue B.T. and at Prayag he continued his RSS activites. After completion of his B.T., he worked full-time for the RSS and moved to Lakhimpur District in UP as an organizer and in 1955 became the Provincial Organizer of the RSS in UP. 

He established the publishing house 'Rashtra Dharma Prakashan' in Lucknow and launched the monthly magazine 'Rashtra Dharma' to propound the principles he held sacred. Later he launched the weekly 'Panchjanya' and still later the daily 'Swadesh'. In 1950, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, then Minister at the Center, opposed the Nehru-Liaquat pact and resigned his Cabinet post and joined the opposition to build a common front of democratic forces. Dr.Mookerjee sought Shri. Guruji's help in organizing dedicated young men to pursue the work at the political level. 

Pandit Deendayalji convened on September 21, 1951 a political convention of UP and founded the state unit of the new party, Bharatiya Jana Sangh. Pandit Deendayalji was the moving spirit and Dr. Mookerjee presided over the first all-India convention held on October 21, 1951. 

Pandit Deendayalji's organizing skills were unmatched. Finally came the red letter day in the annals of the Jana Sangh when this utterly unassuming leader of the party was raised to the high position of President in the year 1968. On assuming this tremendous responsibility Deendayalji went to the South with the message of Jana Sangh. The following rousing call he gave to the thousands of delegates in the Calicut session, still rings in their ears:'

We are pledged to the service not of any particular community or section but of the entire nation. Every countryman is blood of our blood and flesh of our flesh. We shall not rest till we are able to give to every one of them a sense of pride that they are able to give to every one of them a sense of pride that they are children of Bharatmata. We shall make Mother India Sujala, Suphala (overflowing with water and laden with fruits) in the real sense of these words. As Dashapraharana Dharini Durga (Goddess Durga with her 10 weapons) she would be able to vanquish evil; as Lakshmi she would be able to disburse prosperity all over and as Saraswati she would dispel the gloom of ignorance and spread the radiance of knowledge all around her. With faith in ultimate victory, let us dedicate ourselves to this task.'

On the dark night of February 11, 1968, Deendayalji was fiendishly pushed into the jaws of sudden death and was found dead on at Mugal Sarai Railway yard. 

১২ ঘণ্টারও কম সময়ে দিল্লি থেকে মুম্বই পৌঁছল ট্যালগো ট্রেন

১২ ঘণ্টার আগেই দিল্লি থেকে মুম্বই[ দূরত্ব ১৩৮৪ কিলোমিটার] পৌঁছল হাই-স্পিড ট্যালগো ট্রেন। পরীক্ষামূলক ভাবে এই ট্রেন চালানো হয়। ঘণ্টায় গতিবেগ ছিল ১৫০ কিলোমিটার।৯ কামরার এই ট্রেনের সর্বোচ্চ গতি ঘণ্টায় ২০০ কিলোমিটার।  পরীক্ষায় সফল ভাবেও উতরেও গেল ট্যালগো।
 নয়াদিল্লি থেকে শনিবার পৌনে ৩টে নাগাদ রওনা দেয় ট্রেনটি। মুম্বই সেন্ট্রালে পৌঁছয় ওই দিনই রাত ২.৩৩ মিনিটে। এই দূরত্ব অতিক্রম করতে রাজধানী এক্সপ্রেসের সময় লাগে ১৫ ঘণ্টা ৫০ মিনিট। তবে রাজধানীর গতি ঘণ্টায় ১৩০ কিলোমিটার।
স্পেনের প্রযুক্তিতে তৈরি এই ট্রেন খুব দ্রুত গতি তুলতে সক্ষম, পাশাপাশি থামার ক্ষেত্রেও খুব একটা সময় নেয় না। কামরার এই ট্রেনের সর্বোচ্চ গতি ঘণ্টায় ২০০ কিলোমিটার।

এই ট্রেনে রয়েছে ২টি একজিকিউটিভ শ্রেণির কামরা, ৪টি চেয়ার কার, ১টি ক্যাফেটেরিয়া, ১টি পাওয়ার কার এবং শেষের কামরাটি বরাদ্দ করা হয়েছে রেলের স্টাফ এবং প্রয়োজনীয় সরঞ্জামের জন্য

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ইতিহাস গড়ে বললেন সেরিনা

গরিব মানুষ, খাট নিচ্ছি। দোষটা কী?

ঠিক ছিল, খাটিয়ায় বসে কথা হবে সুখদুঃখের। বৈঠকি মেজাজে গ্রামের গরিব চাষাভুষো মানুষের অভাব অভিযোগ শুনবেন রাহুল গাঁধী। বোঝাবেন, কংগ্রেসই গরিবের আসল বন্ধু। তাতে যদি উত্তরপ্রদেশে কপাল ফেরে কংগ্রেসের। এমনটাই ছকে দিয়েছিলেন প্রশান্ত কিশোর।

কিন্তু খাটিয়া তোলার কথা ছিল কি? কিংবা ‘খাটিয়া খাড়ি’ করার? দু’টোর কোনওটাই শুভ নয়। কেউ মারা গেলেই একমাত্র সেটা করা হয়। উত্তরপ্রদেশে রাহুলের প্রথম খাট-সভার পরে কিন্তু খাটিয়া খাড়া করা, তোলা শুধু নয় তুলে নিয়ে দুদ্দাড় ছুট লাগালেন সভার মানুষ!

রাজ্যের পূর্ব প্রান্তে দেওরিয়া থেকে রাহুল গাঁধী ‘মহাযাত্রা’ শুরু করেন আজ। তারই প্রথম সভা শেষ হলে শুরু হয়ে যায় খুল্লম-খুল্লা খাটিয়া লুঠ! দেখেশুনে বিদ্রুপের হাসি বিজেপি নেতাদের মুখে। বেজায় বিড়ম্বনায় কংগ্রেস।

‘চায়ে-পে চর্চা’র আয়োজন করে নরেন্দ্র মোদীকে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কুর্সিতে বসিয়েছিলেন প্রশান্ত কিশোর। তাঁরই পরিকল্পনা মতো রাহুলের ‘খাট-সভা’ যে এমন খাট-লুঠের ময়দান হয়ে যাবে তা বুঝি স্বপ্নেও ভাবেননি।  

প্রথম ‘খাট-সভা’র জন্য আনা হয়েছিল প্রায় দু’হাজার ব্র্যান্ড-নিউ খাটিয়া। রাহুল এ দিন যাত্রা শুরু করেন ভলভো বাসে। তার পরে ‘খাট সভা’। এ পর্যন্তই ঠিকঠাকই চলছিল। কিন্তু রাহুলের সভা শেষ হতেই খাটিয়াগুলির উপরে হুড়মুড়িয়ে ঝাঁপিয়ে পড়ে সভার লোকজন। শুরু হয় ধুন্ধুমার লুঠপাট। পুলিশ ক’জনকে ঠেকাবে! ব্যারিকেড টপকে লাফিয়ে-ঝাঁপিয়ে দুদ্দাড় ছুটছে মানুষ। যে পাচ্ছে, যটা পারছে খাটিয়া ঘাড়ে তুলে রওনা দিচ্ছে ঘরের দিকে। বাদ যাচ্ছেন না মহিলারাও। দিনদপুরে খাটিয়া-লুটতে গ্রামবাসীদের মধ্যে তখন রেষারেষি, হাতাহাতি। লোহার তৈরি কিছু খাটও আনা ছিল মাঠে। সেগুলি ভারী। তাই সেগুলি বাদ দিয়ে বাঁশের তৈরি সবক’টি খাটিয়াই নিমেষে উধাও হয়ে যায় ময়দান থেকে।

রাহুলের সভা। সাংবাদিক, টিভির কামেরা ও ব্যুমের অভাব ছিল না। খাটিয়া মাথায় লোকজন ধরে ধরে প্রশ্ন: লুঠ করছেন কেন? বুক ফুলিয়েই সক্কলে বললেন, গরিব মানুষ, খাট নিচ্ছি। দোষটা কী?

শুধু কী খাট! রাহুলের যাত্রা-পথে লাগবে বলে কর্মীদের জন্য লাড্ডু এনে রাখা ছিল তাঁবুতে। লুঠ হয়েছে তা-ও। জলের বোতল? সেগুলিও হাতে হাতে উবে গিয়েছে কুড়ি মিনিটে।

সভায় রাহুল কী বললেন?

কে রাখে তার খবর! খাটিয়া লুঠই কার্যত লুটে নিল রাহুলের মহাযাত্রার প্রথম দিনটা। অথচ চিত্রনাট্য মেনে নরেন্দ্র মোদীকে বেঁধার যাবতীয় প্রস্তুতি নিয়েই মাঠে নেমেছিলেন কংগ্রেস সহসভাপতি। ভলভো বাসের সামনে ‘কৃষক যাত্রা’ তকমা সেঁটে পথচলতি সকলের হাতে বিলি করেছেন এক-একটি স্লিপ। যাতে জানতে চাওয়া হয়েছে, কে কত ঋণ মাফ চান, চাষের জমিতে কী সমস্যা। আর বলা হচ্ছে, কংগ্রেস ক্ষমতায় এলেই সব সমস্যার সমাধান হবে। খাট-পঞ্চায়েতে বসে মোদীকে নিশানা করেছেন রাহুল।

 বলেছেন, ‘‘লোকসভার আগে প্রধানমন্ত্রী কৃষকদের সাহায্য করার কথা বলতেন। ক্ষমতায় এসে ভুলে গিয়েছেন।’’

কিন্তু সেই সভা শেষ হতেই লুঠ-পর্বের আড়ালে চলে গেল সে সব। উত্তরপ্রদেশের প্রাক-নির্বাচনী সব সমীক্ষাই বলছে, কংগ্রেসের অবস্থা তলানিতে গিয়ে ঠেকেছে। প্রশান্ত কিশোরের জোরাজুরিতে ব্রাহ্মণ মুখ হিসেবে শীলা দীক্ষিতকে মুখ্যমন্ত্রী প্রার্থী করা হলেও এখনও উত্তরপ্রদেশে তিনি ‘বহিরাগত’। এই অবস্থায় রাহুলকে রাজ্যের অলিতে-গলিতে ঘুরিয়ে দলের ভোটব্যাঙ্ককে চাঙ্গা করার চেষ্টায় নেমেছে দল। এক লক্ষ একনিষ্ঠ কর্মীকেও যাত্রা পথে রাখার চেষ্টা হচ্ছে ভিড় জমাতে।

যা দেখে বিজেপি সুধাংশু ত্রিবেদীর  কটাক্ষ, ‘‘৪৬ বছরের ‘তরুণ’ রাহুল গাঁধী যেন কাঁটা বিছানো খাটে বসে যাত্রা শুরু করলেন। সে কারণে মোদী সরকারের বিরুদ্ধেও আবোল-তাবোল বকছেন। এত দশক ক্ষমতায় থেকে কংগ্রেস কোন মহাকর্মটা করেছে?

এ দিনের ঘটনাটি নিয়ে বিজেপি নেতাদের বিদ্রুপ ও তাচ্ছিল্যের জবাবে মুখ খুলতে হয়েছে কংগ্রেসের জাতীয় মুখপাত্র মিম আফজলকে। তাঁর বক্তব্য, ‘‘বিষয়টিকে খাটো করার চেষ্টা করলে গরিব গ্রামবাসীদের প্রতি অবিচার করা হবে। দেশের কিছু লোক হাজার-হাজার কোটি টাকা লুটে নিয়ে ভেগে যাচ্ছে। আর ক’জন গ্রামের মানুষ খাটিয়ার মতো সামান্য জিনিস বাড়ি নিয়ে যেতেই আকাশ ভেঙে পড়ল! এতেই বোঝা যায় বিজেপির মানসিকতা ঠিক কেমন।’’         

উত্তরপ্রদেশের পূর্ব প্রান্ত থেকে দিল্লি পর্যন্ত এক মাস ধরে প্রায় ২৫০০ কিলোমিটার পথ পেরোবেন রাহুল। তার ফাঁকে ফাঁকেই ‘খাট-সভা’র আয়োজন করা হয়েছে প্রশান্ত কিশোরের প্রস্তাব মতো। দলের অন্দরে প্রশ্ন, কেমন কাটবে রাহুলের মহাযাত্রার বাকি দিনগুলি?

সভায় আনলে খাটিয়াগুলিরই বা কী হবে!   

Bhagbat Gita

Bhagbat Gita                              Aurobindo saw Bhagavad Gita as a "scripture of the future religion" and suggested that Hinduism had acquired a much wider relevance through the Gita.Vivekananda did not write any commentaries on the Bhagavad  Gita, his works contained numerous references to the Gita, such as his lectures on the four yogas – Bhakti, Gyaana, Karma, and Raja.^] Through the message of the Gita, Vivekananda sought to energise the people of India to claim their own dormant but strong identity.

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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – Application Form, Eligibility Criteria, Documents Required and more

Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is an ambitious social welfare scheme of Narendra Modi Government launched on 1st May 2016 from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh. Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, the government aims to provide LPG connections to BPL households in the country. The scheme is aimed at replacing the unclean cooking fuels mostly used in the rural India with the clean and more efficient LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).

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Objectives of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Ujjwala Yojana is aimed at providing 5 Crore LPG connections in the name of women in BPL (Below Poverty Line) households across the country. The government has set a target of 5 Crore LPG connections to be distributed to the BPL households across the country under the scheme. Some of the objectives of the scheme are

1. Empowering women and protecting their health.
2. Reducing the serious health hazards associated with cooking based on fossil fuel.
3. Reducing the number of deaths in India due to unclean cooking fuel.
4. Preventing young children from significant number of acute respiratory illnesses caused due to indoor air pollution by burning the fossil fuel.

How to Apply for Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

The eligible women candidates from BPL families can apply for the scheme by filling up the Ujjwala Yojana KYC application form (in prescribed format).

The interested candidates require to fill the 2 page application form and attach required documents along with the form. The basic details such as Name, Contact details, Jan Dhan / Bank account number, Aadhar card number etc are required to fill in the application form. The applicants also need to mention their requirement of cylinder type i.e. 14.2KG or 5KG.

KYC Application forms for Ujjwala Yojana can also be downloaded online and submitted to nearest LPG outlet along with required documents.

Eligibility for PM Ujjwala Yojana

The identification of eligible BPL families will be made on the basis of SECC-2011 data. However below is the basic eligibility criteria for the scheme.

• The applicant’s name should be in the list of SECC-2011 data.
• The applicant should be a women above the age of 18 years.
• The women applicant should belong to BPL (Below Poverty Line).
• The women applicant should have a saving bank account in any nationalized bank across the country.
• The applicant’s household should not already own a LPG connection in anyone’s name.

The detailed eligibility criteria of the Ujjwala Yojana is available here.

Ujjwala Yojana List of BPL candidates can be verified by checking the name in the SECC-2011 data.

List of Required Documents for Ujjwala Yojana Application

Below is the list of mandatory documents to be attached along with the filled application form.

1. BPL Certificate Authorized by Panchayat Pradhan / Municipality Chairman
2. BPL Ration Card
3. One Photo ID (Aadhar Card or Voter ID Card)
4. One Recent Passport Size Photograph

View the complete list of documents for Ujjwala Yojana application which can be attached on the basis of requirement.

Budget and Funding of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

The government has already allocated Rs. 2000 crore for the Ujjwala Yojana implementation for the financial year 2016-17. Government will distribute LPG connections to about 1.5 Crore BPL families within the current financial year.

A total budgetary allocation of Rs. 8000 Crore has been made by the government for the implementation of the scheme over three years. The scheme will be implemented using the money saved in LPG subsidy through the “Give-it-Up” campaign.

Financial Assistance
The scheme provides a financial support of Rs. 1600 for each LPG connection to the eligible BPL households. The connections under the scheme will be given in the name of women head of the households.

The government will also provide EMI facility for meeting the cost of stove and refill.

Implementation of PM Ujjwala Yojana

The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. This is first time in the history that Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas is implementing such an enormous welfare scheme which will benefit Crores of women belonging to the poorest households.

This Scheme would be implemented over three years, namely, the FY 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Current state of LPG distribution in India

India is home to more than 24 Crore households out of which about 10 Crore households are still deprived of LPG as cooking fuel and have to rely on firewood, coal, dung – cakes etc. as primary source of cooking.

Quick Details About Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Scheme Attribute	Details
Scheme Name	Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
Launch Date	01 May 2016
Main objective	Provide LPG connections to women from BPL households
Other objectives	Reduce health hazards/diseases and air pollution caused by the use of unclean fossil fuels
Target	Distribution of LPG connections among 5 Crore BPL households by the year 2018-19
Time Frame	3 Years, FY 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19
Total Budget	Rs. 8000 Crore
Financial Assistance	Rs. 1600/- per LPG connection
Eligibility	BPL candidates available in SECC-2011 data
Other benefits	EMI facility for meeting the cost of stove and refill

Launching of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

State Wise Launch of Ujjwala Yojana

Ujjwala Yojana has been launched in 7 states after its countrywide launch on May 1st by Narendra Modi. Below is the list of states where the scheme has been launched

S.No.	State	Launch Date
1	Uttar Pradesh (UP)	1 May 2016
2	Rajasthan	15 May 2016
3	Gujarat	15 May 2016
4	Uttarakhand	9 June 2016
5	Odisha	20 June 2016
6	Bihar	28 June 2016
7	Madhya Pradesh (MP)	4 July 2016

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