00:00 Namaskar, welcome to another episode of Editorial.
00:07 You know one of the reason I come in front of you every night at 10 o'clock, one of the
00:13 reason I run this digital channel, I run with a lot of difficulties because you know it's
00:20 pretty hard to run a digital channel in India in terms of revenue, in terms of money and
00:25 all of that.
00:26 One of the reasons why I do that is because in my mind I am acting for my democracy.
00:33 Because when I go to my grave, at least I should be sure about the fact that I have
00:39 acted for my democracy.
00:40 And that is exactly why I come every day, 10 o'clock, in front of you to talk to you
00:46 about our democracy, to talk to you about how one should act for democracy, to talk
00:52 to you about what are important things that we should accept and what are the things we
00:58 should reject when it comes to politics and elections.
01:03 This I would think would be my contribution to my country.
01:07 And I am going to talk to you about the same topic today.
01:10 Let's get right to the show.
01:15 You see, I have been constantly talking to you, like I told you before, about multi-dimensional
01:20 poverty.
01:21 Poverty which is to do with lack of food, poverty to do with lack of infrastructure,
01:29 poverty to do with lack of health, poverty to do with lack of education.
01:34 Multi-dimensional poverty.
01:35 We have got states like Bihar where the multi-dimensional poverty is so bad that out of every 100 people,
01:40 close to 33 people are multi-dimensionally poor.
01:43 We have got states like that.
01:47 My submission to you always was in those editorials is that go vote for people who come to you
01:54 and who tell you that listen, you know what, we will ensure that we reduce poverty in your
02:01 country, in your state, in your constituency.
02:05 Vote for people who say that I will ensure that there is food in the table for every
02:11 person in my constituency, the lowest common denominator in my constituency, vote for that
02:15 kind of person.
02:17 Vote for a person who tells you that I will ensure that there are more schools, there
02:20 are more hospitals, there are more ambulances for you.
02:24 Vote for a person who says that I will build better roads so that transportation can be
02:29 better in my constituency, so that business can be better in my constituency, so that
02:34 I can get employment.
02:36 Vote for those kind of people.
02:37 We have been constantly saying that.
02:40 We have also been constantly saying that listen, you know what, your pillars of the constitution
02:46 and pillars of your constitution are almost degenerating.
02:52 Media is over.
02:53 Media is no longer the pillar of your constitution.
02:56 Don't go by your media.
02:58 Your pillars of the constitution are degenerating.
03:03 They are not doing their job.
03:05 I spoke about judiciary being almost helpless, sounding helpless, sounding frustrated even.
03:13 I spoke about the executive who have no other choice but to listen to the legislature and
03:21 bend down to the legislature to the extent where they are almost on their feet.
03:27 And I spoke to you about legislature which is now ruling not with the help of the parliament
03:34 but with the help of investigative bodies.
03:37 I spoke to you about all of that.
03:40 This is going to continue.
03:41 This is going to be bigger.
03:44 Today I want to talk to you about one such constitutional body and that body is the election
03:50 commission.
03:52 Now comes the interesting part.
03:56 You see there is this minister, home minister if I am not mistaken from Madhya Pradesh.
04:03 This home minister, he normally practices everything that Uttar Pradesh does.
04:07 So if Uttar Pradesh does bulldozing, he also bulldozes.
04:09 So he is very inspired with the governance of Uttar Pradesh.
04:14 So be it, that be as it may.
04:16 Narottam Mishra went out to say that when you press the button on the EVM that is with
04:22 lotus symbol on it, the celebrations are held in India.
04:27 If any other party wins, celebration will be held in Pakistan.
04:33 Keeping national interest in mind, the button with the lotus symbol on it should be pressed.
04:40 This is what Mishra told to media in Datia from where he is contesting as BJP nominee.
04:47 So his constituency that is Datia, he is not talking about, listen you know what I want
04:51 to build more schools.
04:52 Listen you know what I want to help improve multidimensional poverty.
04:57 I want less and less people poor in my constituency.
05:01 That's not what he is talking about.
05:03 He is talking about creating an enemy.
05:05 He is saying that if you press button here, Pakistan will rejoice.
05:10 I don't know what that logic is but that's what he is saying.
05:14 Now I am not talking about this because he doesn't talk about growth.
05:18 I don't expect it either.
05:20 But what I am talking about it is because this is against our laws.
05:26 I will come to what I mean by that in the end of a couple of more statements.
05:31 Then I will come to what I mean by this is against our laws.
05:35 Ok, let's talk about our Home Minister, Union Home Minister and one of the most powerful
05:40 person in our country Mr. Amit Shah who went out to say that do you want to have darshan
05:45 of Ram Lalla or not?
05:47 You will have to spend money for the same but do not worry about expenses.
05:53 We have mandated BJP to form its government on December 3rd and the government will make
05:59 sure that you have darshan free of cost.
06:03 He is saying you want to take darshan of Ram Lalla, vote us and we will give it free of
06:07 cost.
06:08 How is he expected to say that?
06:10 How is he saying that?
06:11 Does he mean that Bharatiya Janata Party has got so much money that he will give free darshan
06:15 to everybody in Madhya Pradesh to go to Uttar Pradesh and see Lord Ram?
06:20 Is that what he is saying?
06:21 Or is he saying that he is going to take tax payers money and then ensure?
06:24 Or he is saying he is just saying it as Jumla?
06:26 I don't know what he meant by this.
06:28 But the fact is what I said before I repeat what this is actually wrong.
06:33 It is not legal to say this and I will tell you why like I told you.
06:37 Let's go to a few more names.
06:39 I don't consider this person serious but all the same.
06:43 Media carries him.
06:44 So I have to talk about him.
06:45 And this person is T Raja.
06:47 He wears all these saffron shirt, pant and all that and roams around.
06:52 And he says that you all need to ensure that more Hindus cast their votes by telling everyone
06:59 that our enemy indulges in slaughtering cows, committing love jihad and forced religious
07:04 conversions.
07:05 He says create enemies.
07:09 Create enemies because we want to win election.
07:11 He says it openly.
07:12 Go tell people that they slaughter cows.
07:15 Go tell people that they do love jihad.
07:18 He is asking people to create enemies.
07:21 This is a fight of our dharma.
07:23 We have to ensure that a dharmi loses this battle.
07:27 He made this into a dharma vs a dharma battle.
07:31 And this man is part of the dharma.
07:34 Hindu dharma.
07:37 This is legally wrong.
07:38 I will go, I will tell you further.
07:42 There is a person called Ramesh Biduri.
07:44 Of course we all know him.
07:45 He says he was talking in Rajasthan and he is talking about Mr. Ajit Singh Mehta who
07:51 is a candidate in Tong.
07:53 And he says, "Bhai, Ajit keh rahe hain ki chunav ke upar poore desh ki nazar hai.
07:59 Ajit bhai, poore desh ki nazar nahi hai is Rajasthan ke chunav par.
08:04 Aur upar se Tong ke chunav par.
08:07 Lahore ki bhi nazar hai."
08:09 Same thing.
08:10 Same thing what the other man said.
08:12 "Lahore ki nazar hai.
08:14 You Lahore ki nazar hai."
08:15 And why is he telling this to Ajit Singh?
08:19 Creating enemies.
08:21 Creating enemies.
08:22 Using caste.
08:24 Using religion.
08:25 Associating one religion with Pakistan.
08:29 Associating one political party with Pakistan.
08:32 And saying that Lahore ki nazar hai.
08:36 I'll tell you last before I get into why this is technically, legally not correct.
08:44 I'll tell you why.
08:45 Hemanta Biswas Sharma who is the Chief Minister of Assam.
08:49 Hemanta Biswas Sharma says, "If we do not speak about Hindus in India, then for whom
08:54 will we speak?
08:56 On Babur Aurangazeb?
08:57 We will proudly speak about Hinduism."
09:00 That is what Sharma says.
09:01 He says that he was responding to questions by reporters about usage of religion, Hindutva
09:07 in politics.
09:08 This is what he was saying.
09:09 He is saying hum Hindu ke baarein baat nahi karenge toh aur kya.
09:11 We will talk about Babur.
09:12 My dear friend, a politician should talk about food.
09:15 Food security.
09:17 Politicians should talk about education.
09:18 He is the Chief Minister.
09:20 He should talk about education.
09:22 He should talk about food.
09:23 He should talk about Mandrega.
09:24 He should talk about midday meal.
09:26 He should talk about infrastructure.
09:28 He should talk about healthcare.
09:30 That's what he should talk about.
09:31 We have got saints.
09:32 We have got rishis.
09:33 We have got munis all over the country.
09:35 We have got great people who are spiritual masters who will talk about religion and they
09:40 know about religion and they talk about religion.
09:42 That's their job.
09:43 His job is to ensure that the state is governed well.
09:47 His job is not about speaking about Hinduism or Babur or Aurangazeb.
09:51 Now let me come to the last part of this particular editorial.
09:57 You see, model code of conduct for guidance and political parties and candidates, this
10:05 is as far as the election commission is concerned.
10:09 These are prescribed laws.
10:11 I have not made them prescribed laws.
10:14 These laws are what election commission is supposed to follow.
10:18 Okay.
10:19 Number one, general conduct.
10:21 There is meetings, there is processions and so on and so forth.
10:23 So there are various conducts.
10:26 I am going to talk to you about general conduct.
10:28 Let's talk about general conduct because that is the, in reference to whatever we just spoke.
10:34 General conduct point one, no party or candidate shall include in any activity which may aggravate
10:42 existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes,
10:50 communities, religion or linguistic.
10:54 That is the point number one of general conduct.
10:58 Because if you do that, if you do that and most of this was doing that, you are going
11:03 against the general conduct.
11:05 The election commission should be pulling you up.
11:09 The election commission should be banning you, punishing you, whatever it does, the
11:13 election commission has the right.
11:14 Point number two, criticism of other political parties when made shall be confined to their
11:20 policies and programs.
11:22 Works record and work, parties and candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects
11:27 of private life not connected with public activities, the leader or workers of the parties.
11:34 Criticism of other parties or their workers and leaders based on unverified allegations
11:40 or distortion shall be avoided.
11:43 This is the point number two.
11:44 Point number three, there shall be no appeal to caste, communal feelings for securing votes,
11:50 mosques, churches, temple or other places of worship shall not be used as a forum of
11:57 election.
11:59 And our Home Minister went out and said that do you want to have darshan of Ram Lala or
12:05 not?
12:06 You will have to spend money for the same, but do not worry about expense.
12:10 Give the mandate to BJP to form its government on 3rd December and the government will make
12:14 ensure that you have darshan free of cost.
12:21 Isn't this going against the point three of the general conduct?
12:28 Okay, last, all parties and candidates shall avoid scrupulously all activities which are
12:33 corrupt practices and offences under the election law, such as bribing voters, intimidating
12:38 of voters, impersonation of voters, canvassing within 100 metres of polling stations, holding
12:44 public meetings etc.
12:47 I have read you four laws.
12:50 Now the fact is, these four laws, I have read you three or four statements where each of
12:55 these statements are breaking these laws.
12:57 Is the election commission doing anything?
13:00 Am I to assume, see there are two assumptions that I have.
13:03 I am to assume that the election commission has not heard or seen these videos or these
13:08 clips.
13:09 The whole country knows about it, media has spoken about it, we now know about it, everybody
13:14 knows about it except for the election commission.
13:16 Election commission has no idea this was ever said.
13:19 So jab malum inhe hum kithare action lega, am I supposed to believe that?
13:25 Or am I supposed to believe that election commission knows everything, everything, but
13:31 will not take action, especially when it is against Bharatiya Janata Party.
13:36 Opposition?
13:37 No problem.
13:38 Against Bharatiya Janata Party, the election commission will not take action.
13:42 Then why do we have election commission?
13:45 Who is the election commission working for?
13:47 Is the election commission for the government or election commission of India?
13:51 What is it?
13:52 Because if it is for India, then they are working for us.
13:55 If it is for the government, then they will work for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which
14:02 is what they are looking like.
14:04 This is the point I am trying to make.
14:06 I repeat myself.
14:08 Elect a person who talks about your children s education.
14:12 Elect a person who talks about your family s health.
14:15 Elect a person who can ensure that there is food on the table for the lowest common denominator
14:19 in your constituency.
14:21 Elect a person like that.
14:23 Secondly, constitutional bodies are either looking helpless, frustrated, can t do anything
14:29 or looking the other way.
14:32 Looking the other way because they don t want to offend the ruling party.
14:37 Maybe they want favours too.
14:39 So they don t want to offend.
14:40 They are looking the other way.
14:42 This is what is happening in this country.
14:43 Be aware of this.
14:45 Be aware of this and vote diligently.
14:49 This is the point I wanted to make.
14:50 Till I see you next time, Namaskar.
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