President of India to Be Elected by Tainted MPs

Bangalore: The next President of India will be chosen by the Electoral College which consists of 141 murder accused, six alleged rapists and 90 members charged with kidnapping

As people’s representatives are set to elect a new president soon, data compiled by a think tank shows nearly a third of the Electoral College which will vote in the 19 July polls have criminal cases like attempt to murder, kidnapping and theft, pending against them.

The Electoral College that elects the president consists of elected members of parliament (MPs) – of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha – and members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) from all states.

According to data collected by think tank National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Research, of a total 4,835 MPs and MLAs who will be voting in this election, 1,448 have in their own election affidavits declared that criminal cases are pending against them.

These tainted MPs and MLAs represent nearly 31 percent of the vote share.

Based on the number of votes that these tainted MPs/MLAs are entitled to cast, it was noted that a total of 3,35,089 votes out of 10,89,287 analyzed are of MPs/MLAs who have declared criminal cases against themselves on self-sworn affidavits submitted to the ECI at the time of filing their nomination papers for elections.

Uttar Pradesh leads in term of number of votes represented by tainted leaders, with 189 MPs and MLAs being tainted. They represent nearly 47 percent of the state’s voters.

Maharashtra comes second, with 146 MPs and MLAs with criminal background, having nearly 51 percent of the state’s voter percentage behind them.

Bihar comes third with 139 tainted representatives in the Electoral College, accounting for 58 percent of the state’s vote share.

The criminal charges against these tainted MPs and MLAs range from attempt to murder, theft, kidnapping, dacoity, and a few even stand accused of rape.

Interestingly, crime is not the only phenomenon marking out the Electoral College. More than half of the Electoral College consists of crorepatis (Rs 10 million).

Uttar Pradesh again has the highest number of crorepati or millionaire MPs and MLAs at 271. They represent 67 percent of the votes from the state.

Women representation in the Electoral College, meanwhile, remains dismayingly low at a mere nine percent.

The above is from Silicon India. It needs no explanation. Government of the corrupt, by the corrupt. I cannot say for the corrupt because the common man has no say. Anna raised his voice for the common man but that was stifled by these same corrupt politicians for they felt threatened.

Negligence death: Docs, hospital to pay 29 lakh

Kolkata: Two doctors and a leading cardiac hospital of Kolkata have been directed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay a compensation to the tune of Rs 18 lakh for negligence leading to the death of a 23-year-old patient in 2005.

Parents of Gaurav Khanna had complained to the consumer forum of medical negligence, deficiency in service and unfair trade practice, following which the state forum, chaired by Justice Kalidas Mukherjee, passed the verdict. The hospital said it may contest the verdict and move the Supreme Court.

The consumer court has also directed the hospital and the two doctors - Srirup Chatterjee and Anil Mishra - to pay an additional litigation fee of Rs 5 lakh to Gaurav's parents Vijay and Madhubala Khanna. The hospital has also been asked to refund Rs 6,15,000 to the Khannas, as it was found to have been wrongly charged.

On January 17, 2005, Gaurav was admitted to the hospital with chest pain. He was put in the cardiac care unit (CCU). Anil Mishra and Srirup Chatterjee of the hospital diagnosed that Gaurav had an aortic valve leakage and advised a replacement. A surgery was done on January 22, but it failed to improve his condition. Gaurav suffered a renal failure and was put on a ventilator. He was put through multiple surgeries, without their consent, the parents have alleged. But the operations couldn't revive the youngster. Gaurav died on February 5.

His parents complained to the consumer court that he was shifted to a room from the CCU and was charged Rs 1400 daily. "The hospital authority had offered a package of Rs 1.35 lakh for the operation. But since Gaurav wanted a TV in the room, the package went up to Rs 1.75. It's strange that Rs 40,000 was charged for a TV," said Vinod Kumar Khanna, the victim's uncle, who fought the case.

The above pertains to a friend of mine. Why should these moneyed class of people be allowed to appeal to in the Supreme Court. If they do appeal, they should be made to pay the legal and other fees for the aggrieved person's lawyer. As the law presently stands, the poor can never receive justice for these people will continue to file appeals and revision petitions until the poor person run's out of money. THIS SHOULD STOP. Let them bear the costs of both sides, if they are to files appeals.

New Diet system for Health

Hello friends,

I was recently on my annual pilgrimage to Ahmedabad for a darshan of my Gurudev Shri Asharam Bapu.

Whenever, I go there, I learn a few things. This time too I have learnt some things which will benefit a vast majority of our boys.

If you have any of the following illness, I would suggest you read the following post on our blog.

• Acidity

• Colitis

• Cancer

• Arthritis

• Ear & Eye Diseases

• Migraine

• Indigestion

• High BP

• Jaundice

• Malarial fever

• Obesity and over weight

• Thyroid

• Constipation

• Leprosy

• Cholesterol

• Overweight or Underweight

• Ulcer

• T.B.

• Eczema

• Elephantiasis

• Anemia

• Asthma

• Bleeding piles

• Enlarged Prostrate

• Bronchitis

• Burning of the feet

• Calculi

• Conjunctivitis

• Psoriasis

• Skin Diseases

• Triglyceride

• Diabetes

There are no medicines, no strenuous exercises or yoga poises or morning and evening walks or laughing like hyenas in the park in early mornings throwing your hands all around.

Just diet and that too you are not to go hungry for days on end. Neither do you have to undergo surgery to tuck in your stomach.

The only condition is you have to be a vegetarian. No meat, fish or eggs and also no milk in any form, not even as curds or cheese or paneer or in India sweets.

In spite of the above restriction if you are ready to improve your health, read on.

The diet is made on the premise that God has made the human body fit to eat a vegetarian diet and that also to eat green vegetables.

However, in our endeavour to expedite everything we have started cooking everything and destroying everything. Further, just as all machines require idle time to recoup the human body requires rest. Yes, we do sleep but during sleep our digestive system continues to work.

In India we have introduced fasting in our religion when we are supposed to fast on Ekadashi, i.e the 11th day after the new moon and full moon. Unfortunately very few Indians (Including myself) nowadays do the fasting on Ekadashi. However, that has now changed for me.

The Muslims too have incorporated fasting in their religion during the month of Ramzan. This is to accustom their body to hardship in case they have to face such a situation in which they do not get anything to eat.

The diet consists of fasting up 12.00 noon. During this time you do not take anything, including water.

From 12.00 noon you can drink vegetable juice.

The juice can be made with a combination of any of the following vegetables according to your taste.

Carrot, Cucumber, Radish, Tomatoes, Tindora (ivy gourd), Cabbage, Leaves of carrot, Beet root and its leaves, Galka, Bottle Gourd (Dudhi), Turia, Ladies finger (Bhindi), Brinjal, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Kolu, Padval, Spinach (Palak), Fenugreek leaves (Methi), Coriander leaves (Dhania), Bilipatra, sacred grass(Durva/Dharo), Alfaalfa (Rajko) or any eatable vegetables and leaf locally available.

Presently we are using Lauki (bottle gourd),Pattagobi (cauliflower),Palak (Spinach),Khira (Cucumber) Dhaniapatta (coriander leaves), Pudina (Mint), Adarak (ginger), and Nimbu (Lime) to make the juice and adding some rock salt for taste.

We make two or three glasses per person so that it can be drunk at one to two hours interval. I also eat cucumber and Bhindi (ladies finger), or sprouted Chana, Mung, Soyabean, cucumber, tomato salad ,in between, if hungry.

You can make prouts with any of the following grains.

Alfalfa seeds(rajko), barley (jav), chickpeas (desi chana), corn (makai), fenugreek (methi), lentils,mung, beans(val), peas (vatana), soya beans, various legumes such as rajma, urad, vaal, desi chana, kabuli chana, toor, moong, matar, etc

From 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm, you can eat any combination of the following seasonal fruits

Apple, Orange, Sapota (Chickoo), Banana, Grapes, Papaya, Pineapple, Custard apple(Sitaphal), Strawberry, Cherry, Watermelon, Musk melon (sakkar teti), Pomegranate(Dadam), Avocado, Guava (Jamphal), Pear (naspati), Peach, Mango, Almond (badam), Cashew nut (kaju), Apricot (jardalu), Dates (khajoor), Dry dates (Khareek), Walnut (akhrot), Pistachio Nuts (Pista), Fig (anjeer), Blueberry (Phalsa), Green berry (bor), Star fruit (kamrakh), Raisins (Kishmish) etc.

We are presently taking apples, bananas, guavas, papayas and mangoes.

Since we are habituated to eating some grains, an allowance has been made by allowing us to eat cooked food and grains at night but the proportion of 70/30, i.e. 70 % cooked vegetables and 30% grains in the form of chapattis or rice.

We are veggies as such and so have no problem in giving up meat but we have also given up cow/buffalo milk. Instead, we take soyabean milk which we make ourselves. I won’t explain how we make this as there are many sites which gives you the nitty gritty of making soya milk.

Now the best part. This is part of the diet system.

To clean your bowels, you take enema, once in the morning and once in the initial stages for about three month until you large intestine is cleared of the shit you have accumulated since you were born. Then you can do once a week and then once a month or after returning from a marriage party.

I have set up the contraption as shown in the picture attached which is very convenient for taking enema at home. Now, no more sitting on the commode for long periods using force. Within five minutes we are finished. And the best part is that we old people are accused of emitting copious quantities of gases. This has reduced all that embarrassment.

This diet system has been developed and promoted by one Mr. B V Chawhan in Gujarat, retired Electrical Engineer of G E B.You can read more abut the system on his site http://www.newdiet4health.org/default.htm

Why have I been converted to this system?

In Gujarat I have come across many people who have benefitted from it.

One old friend, aged 93 years had been suffering from Diabetes for the last 15 years. He had even lost his eue sight because of Diabetes. He also had High BP and enlarged prostrate.

Within three months of following the system, his sugar and BP had come within normal limits and his prostrate had reduced in size.

He has stopped taking medicines, under the advise of the doctor.

My Fasting sugar, with medicine Volibo .3M, was 110 on the 9th after coming back from Ahmedabad.

After one week of adopting the system, on the 15th, it had become 93 with the same medicine.

I have medicine for two more weeks. If it reduces further, I too will stop medication after discussing with my doctor.

Justice system

Russ and Sam, two friends, met in the park every day to feed the pigeons, watch the squirrels and discuss world problems.

One day Russ didn't show up. Sam didn't think much about it and figured maybe he had a cold or something.. But after Russ hadn't shown up for a week or so, Sam really got worried. However, since the only time they ever got together was at the park, Sam didn't know where Russ lived, so he was unable to find out what had happened to him.

A month had passed, and Sam figured he had seen the last of Russ, but one day, Sam approached the park and -- lo and behold -- there sat Russ!

Sam was very excited and happy to see him and told him so. Then he said,'For crying out loud Russ, what in the world happened to you?'

Russ replied, 'I have been in jail.'

'Jail!' cried Sam. What in the world for?'

'Well,' Russ said, 'you know Sue, that cute little blonde waitress at the coffee shop where I sometimes go?'

'Yeah,' said Sam, 'I remember her. What about her?

'Well, one day she filed rape charges against me; and, at 89 years old, I was so proud that when I got into court,

I pled 'guilty'.

'The damn judge gave me 30 days for perjury’

Sent by Prakash Bhartia

The Best Shut-Up Line Ever

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently.

Read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children.

Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!

This is one of the best comeback lines of all time.

It is a portion of an ABC radio interview between a female broadcaster and

General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military

Headquarters.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:

So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL COSGROVE:

We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:

Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL COSGROVE:

I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:

Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL COSGROVE:

I don't see how.. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER:

But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL COSGROVE:

Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radiocast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, the interview was over.

Sent by Prakash Bhartia

FIVE RULES TO REMEMBER IN LIFE

1. Money cannot buy happiness, but it’s more comfortable to cry in an Aston Martin than on a bicycle.

2. Forgive your enemy, but remember the ass-hole’s name.

3. If you help someone when they're in trouble, they will remember you when they're in trouble again.

4. Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them.

5. Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then neither does milk.

Sent by Prakash Bhartia

Four different Thoughts

Thought 1

When we are born, our mothers get the compliments and the flowers.

When we are married, our brides get the presents and the publicity.

When we die, our widows get the life insurance.

What do women want to be liberated from?

Thought 2

The average man's life consists of:

Twenty years of having his mother ask him where is he going?

forty years of having his wife ask the same question;

and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Thought 3

A Man was walking down a street when he heard a voice from behind,

"If you take one more step, a brick will fall down on your head and kill

you." The man stopped and a big brick fell right in front of him. The man was astonished.

He went on, and after a while he was going to cross the road. Once again the voice shouted, "Stop! Stand still! If you take one more step a car will run over you, and you will die." The man did as he was instructed, just as a car came careening around the corner, barely missing him.

The man asked. "Who are you?" "I am your guardian angel," the voice answered. "Oh, yeah?" the man asked "And where the hell were you, when I got married?"

Thought 4

Everyone in the wedding ceremony was watching the radiant bride as her father escorted her down the aisle to give away to the groom. They reached the altar and the waiting groom; the bride kissed her father and placed some thing in his hand. Everyone in the room was wondering what was given to the father by the bride.

The father could feel the suspense in the air and all eyes were on him to divulge the secret and say something. So he announced "Ladies and Gentlemen today is the luckiest day of my life." Then he raised his hands with what his daughter gave him and continued, "My daughter finally, finally returned my credit card to me." The whole audience including priest started laughing.......... but not the poor groom !!

Sent by Prakash Bhartia