Now mention hindu calendar

Khao Aur Khilao budget by Arindam Chaudhuri
Shahrukh khan to Host IIPM 4Ps Annual Business and Marketing Quiz
2,300 IIPM students get jobs

Come election time and Narendra Modi ruffles feathers

Politicians have learnt to create controversies and push their own ideology to gain as much publicity as possible. And there is a definite pattern: every controversy is created ahead of the elections with the sole target of provocation, which can translate into a substantial vote bank. Since 1992, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been pushing issues which can create divisions, helping its Hindutva cause.

With approaching 15th Lok Sabha elections, the Gujarat government’s Urban Development Department issued a circular (npn_1106_5519_R), which makes it compulsory to mention Vikram Samvat - the Hindu calendar - on every government plaque at official engagements. In addition, the circular makes it mandatory to mention Yugabd on government plaques. Yugbd is roughly a Hindu era, or the verious yugas, this being Kaliyug. It has been alleged by opposition leaders that controversial circular has been issued by Gujarat’s BJP government to garner Hindu votes. It is interesting to note that the same circular was issued in 2006 by the same ministry.

Officials say that the controversial circular is being studied by the state’s Congress leadership and is likely to be challenged by the Congress leadership in a court of law. In Gujarat, the BJP government, which has been in power over the past one-and-half decades, has passed many controversial legislations, almost all of them during election time.

Now Congress leaders in the state say that the Gujarat government’s intensions are clear and this circular has been reissued just in time for the elections.

When contacted, Minister for State from Urban Development, Nitinbhai Patel told TSI over the phone: “The circular was issued three years ago but it has been reissued three or four months ago to ensure its strict implementation. The document is not in the form of a regular circular but is a simple instruction, or what is called a GR. Yet, we have not found any kind of opposition from any section and this tradition is followed in India as per the Constitution of the country.”

Congress leader and Gujarat legislative party chief Arjun Modhvadia said: "They always do such things before elections. I am unaware of such a circular, but after elections we shall look into this." "As such, general people know Vikram Samvat but what does this Yugabd mean?" he asks

Arnold Christie


For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
IIPM 4Ps Quiz- Shahrukh Khan Video
IIPM - Most Innovative B-School
IIPM Best B-school
IIPM
IIPM Global B-School
IIPM Alumni Officially on Facebook
IIPM 4ps Quiz
IIPM: History, and Founder Director Dr. M.K. Chaudhuri
IIPM New Delhi, The Indian Institute of Planning and Management, India
IIPM Placements New Delhi, India
IIPM New Delhi India
IIPM MBA Institute India
IIPM - International
Business and Economy - India's Most Influential Business and ...
Rankings IIPM, The Indian Institute of Planning and Management India
Management Certification, IIPM India
(IIPM) Management Education Institute India
Moneycontrol >> News >> Press- News >> IIPM ranked No1 B-School in ...
» IIPM ranked No1 B-School in India :: Education, Careers ...
The Hindu Business Line : IIPM placements hit a high of over 2000 jobs
Deccan Herald - IIPM ranked as top B-School in India
India eNews - IIPM Ranked No1 B-School in India
IIPM Delhi - Indian Institute of Planning and Management New Delhi ...
domain-b.com : IIPM ranked ahead of IIMs
IIPM makes business education truly global-Education-The Times of ...