Sins of Congress in 2011

Now that we are done with New Year 2012 euphoria, how about spending some time to recollect some of the top sins of Congress party in the past year 2011?

One of my online friend joked.. even Rajnikanth wouldn't be able to count the sins of Congress. Another one cautioned that listing sins of Congress is like counting till infinity! But still, a *brave* voice inside me says, don't listen to naysayers.. try it once.

So here I go with the top 10 sins, more like, listing of the top-10 SIN sections as there is so much info shared by my Twitter friends. Feel free to add more in the comments section.

Sin #1: The Midnight crackdown at Ramlila and subsequent death of Rajbala: 

Refer to my earlier blog regarding Baba Ramdev and the UPA Government Face Off. All details of the outrageous midnight crackdown, for which almost no one got punished in 2011, is pictorially recalled.

Picture showing Rajbala, after the midnight crackdown

Similar sins: 

Here are three videos from 2011.

• - A group of three Congress ministers kicking an unarmed black flag waving protester at Phulpur, UP.

- Digvijay Singh, a veteran Congress leader, allegedly kicking a man for showing shoe at a press conference, on camera!

- Firing and killing of Jaitapur civilian protestors in Maharashtra.

Sin #2: Murder of democracy in Rajya Sabha, during Lokpal bill "debate" and vote:

In what most people who watched live on TV described, Congress manipulated and blatantly avoided an inevitable losing vote in the parliament in December 2011. CNN-IBN in fact showed right from 10.50 PM onwards, till midnight, exactly how Congress manipulated & used Lalu Prasad's party as a pawn in this murder of democracy at midnight. Utterly shameful sin considering that they had back-stabbed Anna Hazare team on a stronger Lokpal  bill called Janlokpal earlier.


Read more here:  http://ibnlive.in.com/news/govt-ensures-no-voting-for-lokpal-rs-adjourned/216174-37-64.html

In a cynical and blatant display of political manipulation, the UPA government ensured that there was no voting on the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. As predicted, members of the Rashtriya Janata Party and Samwajwadi Party created utter chaos in the House during the reply of the government to the debate, which was being made by Minister of State (PMO) V Narayanswamy. 

Similar sins: 

• After initially promising multi-brand retail FDI, the government went back on its words and put it on "hold". Corporates fumed!
• While allthe drama happens, investors lost Rs.20,00,000,00,00,000 in the stock market and Rupee turned out to the worst performing currency in Asia, price inflation bothered common man for most of the year, including a series of fuel price rises.
• A tainted CVC appointment justified, in spite of BJP voicing its distrust in this CVC prior to the appointment.
• This after 2010, when Manmohan Singh was embarrassed and slammed by Court during A Raja prosecution case.
• The same Congress govt arrested MPs who exposed cash for votes scam from 2008 as whistle blowers, but never dared to act against those who benefited from this hand over of cash.

Sin #3: Harassing Subramanian Swamy for his crusade against 2G scam culprits, including an alleged attack on his house:

The year was hostile towards Subarmanian Swamy. Not just attack on his house which he told in multiple interviews as a handwork of Congress guys, he also got FIRs, notices and much more. The reason blamed was his article in DNA newspaper, but it was clear for a neutral observer that him putting Team Sonia in dock for 2G scam had a lot to do with the reaction.

Similar sin: 

• Filing FIR against him and moving ahead with it, while not acting upon the prosecution request he filed with the PM, against UPA chairperson.  
• Even for Congress' ally and a leader of the partner party in 2G scam, Karunanidhi, was not allowed to be prosecuted by a governor controlled by UPA regime.

Sin #4: Retaining Chidambaram as the Home Minister, inspite of a mountain of evidences/cases against him:

2011 was a very bad year for Chidambaram. His "best friend" Swamy kept on hounding him from court case to court case. He was blamed for Ramlila maidan midnight crackdown. He was blamed for many other things, including his shaky 2009 election. But he remains the Home Minister of India still.. shamefully..

So who did 2G scam? One or more? {source: OnIndia}

Read here: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chidambarams-role-in-2g-scam-what-swamy-told-the-court/20111217.htm

The key aspect which Team Sonia is not able to convince Indians is that Chidambaram did not "help" Raja in 2G scam. 

Similar and Related sins: 

• Kapil Sibal's "Zero Loss" theory on 2G scam.
• Allowing SM Krishna to be the External Minister, in spite of an FIR against him in Karnataka for alleged role in illegal mining, when he was the Chief Minister. And protecting a guy who read a Portuguese foreign minister's speech at UN, shaming India!
• Remember, the same Team Sonia had claimed Raja also as innocent!
• Only Raja blamed, while Chidambaram saved. No one grilled the government as to why a key 2G scam witness Sadiq Batcha died?
• While Congress is busy protecting a tainted Krishna and Chidambaram,China is slowly moving into Indian areas. 11000 troops deployed in Gilgit which belongs to India, intrude into Ladakh and openly challenging India on Arunchal Pradesh.
• Bugging Finance Ministry with 'chewing gum'?
• Utterly shameful usage of the term 'Saffron terror'!

Sin #5: Letting Rahul Gandhi get away with his claims of human ash and rapes at Bhatta Parsaul in UP:

 Earlier in 2011, Rahul Gandhi openly told the country and the PM that "people have been killed, people have been raped" at Bhatta Parsaul. See the video right next here to hear him say that.

It didn't take much time for National Human Rights Commission to come out and clarify that his statements were essentially lies.

Rahul Gandhi revealed that farmers told him about rape and murder during the protest. Ruling out Rahul Gandhi's claims, NHRC states that farmers hadn't lost their lives in numbers.

The 800-page interim report submitted by NHRC also ruled out the rape in the notorious Lakhimpur Kheri police station rape case.

Some of us are still wondering as to how he could mislead the country about 70 feet ash, when the press is openly pooh-poohing his claims!

And this "credible" guy could be a PM of India one day!

Similar sins: 

• Not just that infamous concoction in Bhatta Parsaul, Rahul Gandhi had his share of sins further more. He retorted to an insulting beggar comment in UP which backfired badly.
• He said he's "ashamed to be an Indian", which got plenty of flaks too. 
• The same guy even went to the arrogant extent of 99% terror prevention comment, when the country was mourning a fresh terror attack's victims, while his government feeds biryani to Afzal and Kasab, and giving away 10000 acres of land to Bangladesh instead of tackling illegal immigration!
• To ice the cake, Wikileaks revealed his low IQ when it comes to differentiating imaginary 'saffron terror' versus the menacing Jihadi terror. Wikileaks also exposed his failure as an MP. Navjot Sidhu went to an animated extent of asking Rahul Baba to go back to school.. LoL!

Sin #6: Indecision on Telangana, spoiling the economy of Hyderabad and career of students for almost the entire year:

The way Congress handled Telangana in 2011 was utterly shameful. The Andhra Pradesh state which elected the maximum number of Congress MPs in 2009, felt fully betrayed. The entire year, bandhs, violence and burning of public property continued. Hyderabad's booming economy suffered severe hit due to this indecision of Congress government for years now. The worst affected are the students who are used by politicians and are losing valuable years of their student career.

Telengana protestors burning Sonia Gandhi poster. {Source: Rediff}

Read more about Congress' dilly-dolling here: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_opposition-parties-in-andhra-slam-congress-over-telangana_1621764

Similar sins: 

• The same party also plays divisional politics in other spots too. Chidambaram's Mullaperiyar divisionary statement was so stupid that he had to withdraw it.
• Unconstitutional Muslim quota being talked in UP, breaking communities based on religion.
• Sonia Gandhi led Communal Violence Bill has been slammed as communal and unconstitutional too.

Sin #7: Saving Sheila Dikshit, the most corrupt Chief Minister of India, in spite of Shunglu Report, Lokayukta slamming, Ramlila crackdown fiasco, Batla House accusation and CAG report: 

Picture tells everything! {source: The Hindu}

It's a no-brainer to say that protecting a super corrupt Sheila Dikshit was one of the most unpardonable and hypocritical sins of Congress in 2011. Why? I had a lengthy blog already which would give you lots of facts and figures. Go through that please here: http://kiranasis.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-twitter-screamed-sack-sheila.html

Similar sins at state levels: 

• Blamed Kalmadi for everything in CWG scam, while saving Sheila. Even CAG squarely blamed Sheila Dikshit. 
• Misuse of CBI and making it a puppet organization.
• Misuse of Governor positions in Karnataka and Gujarat.
• Not punishing Omar Abdullah for Tiranga Yatra scuttling, while letting Pakistan flag in Lal Chowk!
• Goa Mining Scam Report was ignored and the tainted CM Kamat saved.
• Rajasthan CM saved even after massive hospital deaths and Banwari Devi Murder case.
• Abuse of CBI and tax authorities against Jagan Reddy, while never acting against the same YSR family when they were with Congress!
• Poschim Bongo's Mamata saved, in spite of big number of children dying in the hospitals, and no visible punishment for 2010 Deganga rioters who were linked to ally TMC.
• In Haryana, CM Hooda was saved in spite of clear violation of rules dealing with Rajiv Gandhi Trusts's land deal.
• 100s of crores lost due to the lengthy Manipur blockade, but no punishment to the Congress government there.

Sin #8: Not informing the nation of 1.2 billion people, who is paying for their government's head's foreign trips and surgery:

Why this hush hush about foreign trips? {Source: SamayLive}

India must be the only democracy, where the head of the government, in this case UPA coalition chief, gives no details to the fellow countrymen about her foreign trips or expenses for the trips/surgeries! Even the CIC told the PMO, but in vain.
Read more here: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sonias-foreign-trips/803085/

It is anybody's guess as to why the Congress' nucleus, Gandhi family, does not care about Indians when it comes to their foreign trips.. It seems, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, both MPs, have not even informed their work place, the parliament, about any of their trips since June 2004!

Why this secrecy?

Similar sins: 

• While we worry about secrecy of government chief's foreign trips, RTI, which was a boon for informing citizen about government action, is turning out to be a murder trap for activists.
• The same Sonia/Manmohan government went to the extent of almost letting Pakistan off the hook for 26/11 and other terror attacks. Why?
• The same government which is so secretive about Sonia's trips, gives crores of public ads for tainted former PMs, giving credit for everything good in India to them.. Not telling what should be told, while telling things which no one cares!

Sin #9: Systematically maligning Anna Hazare, Sri Sri Ravishankar and anyone else who spoke against corruption: 

Anna getting Rajiv "Samaj Seva" award from Digvijay

 Once upon a time, Digvijay Singh had presented Anna Hazare with the Rajiv Gandhi "Samaj Seva" Puraskar for his outstanding service to the society. Of course, that was long before Anna had started his anti-corruption war directly against Team Sonia.  In 2011, a virulent campaign was launched against Anna Hazare, calling him an RSS Agent and an Army Deserter. Giving company to Digvijay Singh, the usual rabble-rouser Manish Tewari went one step further calling Anna, "corrupt from head to toe"! The sickening attack on Anna Hazare was well coordinated by multiple angles of Congress machinery in 2011.


Similar sins: 

• The same Diggy who constantly attacked Anna, also called a dreaded 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden as Osama Ji! Some "balance" here.
• Congress party's apparent mole with Team Anna, Agnivesh was exposed talking to Kapil Sibal about a sabotage deal.
• They didn't even leave Sri Sri Ravi Shankar..

The message was clear in 2011. You talk about Congress' corruption and we will come after you.


And the Final Top-10 Sin: Attempts to curb freedom of speech over internet, by Kapil Sibal:

Protest against Kapil Sibal. {Source The Hindu}

No need to talk anything more about Kapil Sibal's highly ridiculed attempt to censor social media, than the picture accompanying here. By the way, I heard Congress even acted against these placard holders! 

Read more here: http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article2709388.ece

Similar sins: 

• As expected in 2011, Congress attacked WikiLeaks, dismissed the damaging exposure in late 2010.
• On the highly controversial Radia Tapes which exposed media honchos and industrialists along with politicians, no action was taken beyond the initial court hearing. 
• Remember in 2010, a techie from Hyderabad was arrested for exposing Electronic Voting Machine fraud? Nothing happened beyond then. EVMs are still in use, in spite of voices in the courts that they are being abused.

There is more.. lot more.. but this is enough for one blog.

How long will this saga of sins continue? Maybe the biggest sin of BJP, Communists and regional parties, is their inability to pin Congress down in 2011, in spite of such massive failures.