FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2014 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Valour and Vex Established 1965 Kejriwal in Benares Vijay Hashia Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra he street in which Arvind missive. 'The people are stupid,' lar experience in a village recent- why they had put Rs 5000 crores Kejriwal held his 'chau- he said and with that our conver- ly and of how he had convinced into Modi's campaign. 'And, With the spate of terror strikes in Hiranagar, Kathua and pro- Tpal' was narrow, filthy sation ended because the sound them otherwise. Then he think how much they will want longed gun battle in Ahmednagar, followed by the killing of three and crowded. Stray dogs wan- system was now alive with announced that he was not here to make from this if he does get men including a Sarpanch in Tral and a polling officer, an army Uncertain water project dered between the small collec- crackly slogans. Har Har to make a speech but to have a elected?' officer and a jawan in Shopian, the situation cannot be construed tion of red plastic chairs looking Mahadev. Inquilab Zindabad. conversation and asked if there Then he told them that he was as conducive but festered in a climate of uncertainty. While the hree years ago mega drinking water project for confused and frightened, stray 'Paisey pey, na daru pey. Button was anyone who would like to the only person who had dared election galore is on, the Hizb, LeT and separatists have issued Greater Jammu was announced with great fan- cows added their bit to the excre- dabbeyga jhadu pey.' Soon local ask him a question. So a man register an FIR against Mukesh threats against casting votes to create panic and disturb election Tfare. The two-phased project was envisaged to ment that already paved the street poets and politicians appeared on went up to the stage and asked Ambani. He had done in this as process. Fear looms large across the various sections of society and be completed by 2017. This was a plan devised to and children darted up to AAP the stage to talk of how 'darkness him why he was against Modi chief minister of Delhi in the face for those who want to get on with normal routine without fusillades, meet the drinking water requirements of Jammu in volunteers to grab their free Aam will be dissipated by the light of adding that he was wrong to of immense opposition from offi- intrusive searches for shrouding aliens, shutdowns and interroga- oppose Modi because he had tions. Six terror strikes within a span of two months indicate that next thirty years. Nearly 14 lakh souls need to be pro- Aadmi caps. Kejriwal was meant an AAP victory' and how Modi cials who warned him that he had had gone off in his helicopter done so much for Gujarat. no right to do this because it was J&K is still precipitous and therefore, reduction of security forces vided drinking water and the first phase of the con- to arrive at 4 pm so I got there a few minutes before to find that because he knew that Benares He made a longish speech for against the constitution. The or repealing of AFSPA could lead to explosive situation. templated mega project would lift 225 MGD with even the stage was not yet ready. would never accept him. There someone who was meant only to small gathering applauded his Valour of a soldier fighting against terror has been test of time almost the same quantity in phase II. The project has Volunteers in white caps were were Muslim speakers who ask a question so Kejriwal bravery. This emboldened him to but a soldier is not free from churning out rants against him. No been estimated to cost 1008 crore rupees. still trying to raise a banner that talked of the city's 'ganga-jamu- stopped the questions and began compare himself to Ram. He army would like its soldiers and officers to patrol and storm into But what is usually the fate of most of the mega had his picture on it along with ni tehzeeb' and recited satirical his own speech. In it he said all could have refused to give up the houses of own citizens unless it is indispensable. Though, end- projects in our State has been of this project as well. these words. 'Desh ko bachaney poems about how the new edu- the things that he usually tells throne and spend fourteen years less complaints keep pouring for human rights violations, his It has run into serious difficulties and the apprehen- key liye hamara parivar Arvind in the wilderness but he did not. marching boots never trample a peace loving resident. Without grudge or grouse, a soldier's duty is to flush out aliens from the sion is that it is coming to near closure. Three years Kejriwal key netritva mein Aam 'These days it is hard to get a peon ON THE SPOT to give up his job and I gave up infested soil. He is meant to retain a tight strap over any activi- have been spent for only project formation and there Aadmi Party key saath hai.' Behind the rickety stage adver- TAVLEEN SINGH the job of being chief minister as ty that conjures his valour and hurts nation's pride. A minor com- is no sign of project really and practically taking off. It tisements for MAA Computer a matter of principle. For this promise of duty could disproportionately lead to high political was supposed to be financed by ADB to the tune of Education and G.S. Coaching In self-congratulatory tones he they charge me with running raucous and repercussions. If, there have been a few instances of 1008 crore rupees. Center indicated that Dara Nagar away from governing Delhi, they violence within camps due to the high stress levels caused by long But the inspection team that flew in from Manila for was a middle class locality. I set- talked of how it was he who had call me a 'bhagoda' but they do duty hours and protracted separation from families, these hic- on spot inspection of the project has made some tled myself on a red plastic chair not know that to give up such a cups are bound to happen in any camp and on any soil, where his valour is subject to challenge. 'Be Ye Men of Valour ' was wartime observations which have put a halt to the flow of and watched AAPvolunteers set- first exposed the land deals of big job a 56" chest is not enough speech on 19 May 1940 by Winston Churchill. The speech con- funds from the source. The team's reservation is that ting up a very primitive sound you need guts.' system. Robert Vadra. He told them that When he started to outline his cludes with quotation from Apocrypha, "Arm yourself, and be ye the Economic Reconstruction Agency has not taken A man who introduced him- achievements in 49 days of being men of valour, and be in readiness for the conflict, for it is better into account the adverse ecological effects of the self as a founder member of AAP the so-called development in Delhi's chief minister I decided it for us to perish in battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation project on aquatic life of the river. The water was pro- came and sat on the chair next to was time to go because what I had and our altar…" J L Nehru said, "Without peace all other dreams posed to be lifted from River Chenab near Akhnoor me and asked if I was from Del- Gujarat was a myth created by hoped to hear about was Kejriw- vanish and are reduced to ashes." Sayings of these great men are and then supplied to specific localities of water thirsty hi. When I said yes he seemed al's economic and political agen- apt illustrations for a soldier dedicated in the service of nation. Greater Jammu. relieved and explained that all the media that he had exposed by da. What his policies would be Over and above, he simultaneously assists civil administration in bringing peace. His focus is never on killing own countrymen The observation of the team has come as big dis- the volunteers at the meeting like and of this I heard not a sin- were from Delhi and were find- going there and discovering that gle word. All he did was attack the but the endeavour is to win hearts and minds of people. In the appointment to the ERA because it almost means ing it hard to negotiate their way two main political parties in this course of ongoing battle, several developmental programmes shelving the project and thus disappointing lakhs of around Benares. His name was there was enormous corruption election and praise himself. All he launched are 'valvet glove', 'sadbhavna' (goodwill) for empower- people who had pinned their hopes to it. The point Rajnish Verma and he fore- did was attack big business with- ment and emancipation of local populace, 'civil and military liai- that needs to be made is why the PHE and concerned warned me that Kejriwal would in postings and that the farmers out explaining whom he would son conference' is to work out measures and strategies for the wel- agencies did not conduct survey of the project strictly not be coming before 5.30. So we like to see private corporations fare and address issues of affected people.