Arvind Kejriwal questions telecasting of BJP manifesto

Zee Media Bureau/Tarun Khanna

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party’s chief Arvind Kejriwal has questioned the telecasting of BJP manifesto by some channels on Monday despite Election Commission’s ban.

Kejriwal, in his tweets, said that though EC has banned telecast of the BJP manifesto which is released today, yet many channels are doing the same.

He also accused some top editors of deliberately violating EC directions. “Some top editors exchanged messages and telecasted BJP manifesto in violation of EC directions,” said Kejriwal.

Kejriwal, further added, that the editors involved in this conspiracy had taken a stand that they were ready to face consequences. However, he also mockingly questioned whether it is ‘fearlessness’ or readiness to violate constitution for commerce.

2 Comments

1. 

   drfazl

   April 8, 2014 at 7:32 am

   Fearless communalists

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2. 

   hemen parekh

   April 8, 2014 at 1:30 pm

   Don’t Ask ” How ” ?

   At the bottom of the 42 page Election Manifesto of BJP , released yesterday , I tried to search , if in very small print somewhere , there was a footnote which read ,

   ” Please , don’t ask how we plan to implement these promises ;
   From where we plan to find all the money to execute these projects ”

   Here are my back-of-the-envelope estimates of what some of the MAJOR projects might cost :
   ————————————————————————————
   PROJECT ……………………………… Approx Cost ( Rs Lakh * Crores )
   ————————————————————————————-
   > 100 Mega Cities…………………… 90
   > Interlinking of Rivers……………… 60
   > Sagar Mala of Ports……………….. 30
   > Highways ( 25,000 Km )………….. 50
   > Housing ( 100 mill units )………… 100
   > Rivers Cleaning…………………….. 10
   > Other Infra Projects……………….. 100
   * Freight Corridors
   * Gas Grids
   * OFC Network
   ————————————————————————————
   Total ……………………………………Rs 430 Lakh Crores
   ————————————————————————————
   Admittedly , not all of these money will be required in the very first budget that NaMo government ( – of course , only if voted to power ! ) , would present by end June 2014

   But a problem does not go away by postponement !

   There is only ONE viable solution to the FUNDING problem , viz:,

   > Union Government must NOT even try to fund these projects !
   There is NO WAY , it can find these kind of money thro taxation !
   There will be a revolt !

   ANSWER

   > Make it possible for the PUBLIC to invest into these projects by ” owning ”
   these projects – and earn a reasonable ” tax-free ” return on investments
   ( Bonds ? ) in these projects

   > Towards this end , create various INFRASTRUCTURE SPVs

   > Immediately modify PERSONAL INCOME TAX regime as follows :

   > Up to Rs 5 lakhs………………… NIL
   > 5.1 – 10 lakhs………………….. 8 %
   > 10.1 – 20 lakhs…………………. 6 %
   > 20.1 – 50 lakhs………………… 5 %
   > 50.1 – 100 lakhs………………… 3 %
   > Above 100 lakhs…………………. 1 %

   What is likely to happen with such ” INVERSE TAXATION ” regime ?

   Following few things :

   > Total personal tax payer base will go up dramatically from current 4
   crores tax-payers

   > with this ” INVERSE TAX REGIME ” , there will be no incentive to evade
   taxes and to generate ” BLACK MONEY ”

   There will be no resistance to accept ALL payments by cheque / electronic
   clearance

   The more you disclose as your income , the less you pay by way of taxes

   ( Of course , incrementally )

   > For a change , we will learn to reward honesty / efficiency / productivity !

   No need to bribe those Income Tax officers !

   > Suddenly , lakhs of crores of BLACK MONEY will become WHITE MONEY

   > There will be a huge surge in bank deposits ( – even with , the inevitable
   lower interest rates )

   > Banks will be awash with funds to finance businesses / infrastructure
   projects etc , encouraging entrepreneurs / self-employed to set up new
   businesses ( at 2 % interest rates of loans ) and generate millions of jobs

   In any case , BJP manifesto promises :

   > Rationalization and simplification of the tax regime – which is currently
   repulsive for honest tax payers

   > The process of bringing black money to India , what belongs to India , will
   be put in motion on priority

   > Minimize scope for Corruption

   Narendrabhai ,

   Here is your chance to ditch the ” Historical Baggage ” into the Indian Ocean
   and come up with an INNOVATION that will take India ahead of China !

   * hemen parekh ( 08 April 2014 / Mumbai )

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