I, of Indian stock, inured to unknown people dying or getting killed somewhere in this large country held the remote ready to switch off the television.
The fantastical world inhabited by the Abdullahs, Muftis & their friends.
~Unacceptable amendments to the land ownership laws of J&K. Even the tokenism of domicile has been done away with~
*whereas we can buy land, houses, farmhouses, malls, shops any & everywhere across India... & overseas. All paid by stealing from the Indian taxpayer*
~Asi gachi Pakistan, Bata ros ta batanev san~
(We want Pakistan, with Kashmiri Hindu women & without their men-folk).
~Zalimo O, Kafiro, Kashmir hamara chhod do~
(Ye cruel Kafirs (infidels) vacate our Kashmir)
In France, mid 70s preceding & after PM Desai & FM Vajpayee’s visits there were several docufilms & TV discussions on India which made me dread school the following morning.
Both teachers & classmates would accost me wide-eyed with a variety of incredulous questions on
Newly married, my husband & I moved to a neglected land- holding that belonged to the family.
Besides a pump room, gardener’s room & our own two rooms there were 3 Neem trees, an unidentifiable hedge & a profusion of overgrowth - home to snakes & other creepy crawlies.
Soon with the Mali I began the exercise of clearing & cleaning one part of the land hoping to grow tuberoses ... that of course is another story ... of unrealistic expectations built on a 4-hour electric supply & water entirely dependent on it.
~Indeed with Ministers, his status is more that of king among courtiers than first among equals. We are told that in cabinet no-one, with the possible exception of K C Pant, the Defence Minister, dares to contradict him~ hindustantimes.com/india-news/uk-…
~With 24 re-shuffles in four years, no Minister has been allowed to remain in one job long enough to establish an independent political reputation~
~After over four years in office, inexperience is no longer a sufficient excuse. It has become clear that Gandhi also has problems of indecisiveness and a tendency to lose interest in the implementation of policies~