Wednesday, 24 December 2014

The Message behind the numbers – J&K , Jharkhand Poll verdict !!


The latest rounds of state assembly polls held for states Jammu and Kashmir , Jharkhand have seen incredibility at its peak , be it the un believable voter’s turn out  or the advent of the so-called rightist forces , the recent polls saw history in the making . Both Jharkhand and Kashmir being prone to militancy , which is internal (Maoists ) in case of Jharkhand , while anti-national and mostly , foreign sponsored forces in Kashmir , event free elections was nothing less than a distant dream for every local resident of the regions .
Thus , this was underlined as one of the toughest litmus test for the MODI-fied  BJP , both as smooth conductance of the electoral process as well as appearing with distinction for the electoral results . Kashmir , as always , has been a central part of India’s foreign policy as also it is the central topic of differential opinion between siblings India and Pakistan , the blowing of electoral hoot in Kashmir
drew spectacles from all diplomatic angles . As expected and witnessed , it also saw an increased and magnified offensive by the militants , who are mostly neighbour sponsored  , to disrupt the conductive environment for successful draw of opinions . But the most remarkable optimism in the valley was the relatively softer stand of the separatist forces from people participating in delivering the mandate . The electoral campaigns saw the PM draw war lines against all regional political forces , as the valley witnessed the most frequent and widespread public addresses by any prime minister thus far  .
The situation wasn’t much of a difference in
Jharkhand , where Maoists tried their best to disrupt the electoral process , resulting in one of their most brutal attacks on security forces , as the PM and other star campaigners including the Congress president addressed each other with venom sprayed syllables . Thus , election campaigning was at its highest peak in both the states , as also was the counter-insurgency efforts of security forces against the respective enemies .
Five rounds of polling were conductive with huge success both in terms of peaceful polling and the polling numbers , as India saw remarkable growth in the vote percentage of the valley , which sometimes surprisingly left Jharkhand behind in terms of voter’s turn out . With each
round of polling the nation waited with a thumping heart for what could be a vintage outcome . There were several individuals , parties both regional and national that were part of the candidates’ list , but the only question which caught every one’s , supposedly even the candidates’ fantasy was – Will Modi magic see the BJP turn into a formidable political force in the states and the most important of all – Can the BJP form a strong government in J&K ?? Can history be destined to happen this winter ??
The answers to these were only bound by the EVMs .
 As counting began , 23rd turned a chilly winter morning to be the hottest day of December . As trends flowed out of the ballot boxes , India saw the BJP come threateningly close to the finish line , i.e the majority . As India sat glued to the blue screens , numbers confirmed the first majority government formed for Jharkhand , something that must have been a sigh of relief for the local denizens , who had seen all sorts of political imbalance in the last tenure . And then unfurled the much awaited mandate , the Kashmir mandate saw the BJP get its best possible mandate , a mandate that for the first time made it a deciding body of J&K politics . Clearly , people had , in both regions voted for a change , a change from the traditional blame game of politics , a change from the stalled state of both the region , a change to push things forward . As best described by the man himself , people had “rejected the bullet , and selected the ballot over it” , the MODI- magic as termed prevailed , the BJP passed it’s Litmus test with flying colours .


As this article concludes , there begins the dawn of a new era for people of both J&K and Jharkhand as the leading party , flexes its muscles for government formation in both the regions .

Sunday, 21 December 2014

“ The Last Take up – MH 370 ”


Chen Jing was back after a long boardroom event , and was longing to meet his darling daughter back home . He had just completed his routine flight check-in , something he was used to with his regular business trips down Kuala Lumpur , when Capt. Shah announced “ Passengers , this is your Captain , Welcome to Malaysian Airlines ” , and Chen retired to his seat , fantasying of playing his little daughter on waking up . Similar 239 stories were brewing in the minds of all passengers aboard MH 370 , a Malaysian Airlines passenger flight scheduled overnight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing , th March , 2014 .
China . But the saddest Irony for all 239 passengers and 12 crew members was that , they are yet to find their way back home , ever since their last take up from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 8
MH 370 has yet again shown the world , the difference between the human reach across the digitised world over the internet and the actual geographic ambit of the globe , when united forces across the globe have pumped in all resources to kick start the largest global search event , and are yet to establish the actual story behind the mysterious disappearance of all aboard members of the Malaysian flight ,  that has turned out to be the ghastliest suspense script that unfolded this calendar year .
It all began when a little around midnight , when MH 370 responded to its last hourly handshake with the ATC officials over the South China Sea . Crew members failed to establish contact with the ATC as scheduled and the last response to a relay message sent through the captain of another captain was recorded to be “ mumbling and static ” . Although this wasn’t the first instance that the flight had failed to establish response whilst it was air-borne , it had happened briefly during the flight just after take up . Soon after the crew failed to respond , the flight had remarkably deviated from its scheduled
path and soon disappeared from the ATC radar and later from the military radar , the last position recorded as it headed over the Andaman sea and was never traced thereafter .
Shortly after its scheduled arrival at Beijing international airport , the flight was yet to be traced and the Malaysian government officially acknowledged the missing flight . A search and rescue mission was initiated as several theories , mostly rumours surfaced about the possible act behind the missing plane . Hours turned into horrid days , as there was no trace of the tragic flight . Global concerns were expressed about the missing 239+12 humans , as world forces joined efforts to solve the mysterious disappearance of the flight . Various possible theories were taken into account , as all possible regions were scanned thoroughly for any evidence or remnants in case of a mishap .

Days turned into months as several angles investigated upon , from passenger hijack plots to terrorist suicidal attack to crew unresponsiveness , without any satisfactory conclusions . Ultimately , with no progress into the lost flight , Malaysian Airlines and the Malaysian PM announced MH 370 to have ended flight at the last point of vision in the military radar and all aboard declared dead as international efforts are still on to track the last take-up ……