The new Yelahanka flyover in Bangalore stands a symbol of the capital city’s development dreams.  The Karnataka government has turned the naming of this flyover – already open to the public – into a controversy that is so avoidable in these times of Corona. It would have been meaningful if the focus were to be on the migrant laborers who constructed the flyover. The laborers who constructed the flyover are now on the streets without homes and away from their villages. Laborers who work on our development projects have many times been thrown out of their dwellings after completion of projects and have been termed ‘migrant laborers’.

“Non-resident Indians” (NRIs) in a broad sense are those who give light to others by getting burnt in the process.  When unemployment was raging at home, these NRIs sought work in Gulf countries in scorching weather conditions, and provided relief to people and towns they had left behind. The country has always been very appreciative of the contributions of the NRIs. During their visits abroad, all the Prime Ministers of our country have held special meetings with NRIs and thanked them for their contributions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, especially, has taken special interest and has held several meetings with NRIs and asked them to play a crucial role in India’s development.  NRIs have helped the country’s foreign exchange reserves grow. Coastal Karnataka’s path of development is owed in large measure to the money, sweat, and blood of those toiling in Gulf. NRIs are also responsible for the coastal district’s numero uno performance in the field of education and health. 

Finally looks like the BJP has kicked off to a strong campaigning phase in the upcoming loksabha elections. IT dept officials have raided a few selected people including politicians of other parties in the state giving the BJP much needed campaign curtain raiser. In the recent past, the same IT dept officials had raided the house of minister D K Shivakumar’s residence. Centre had sent IT teams for the very purpose when DKS had created a safe haven for Cong MLAs from Gujarat.

It has been twelve years since 68 people died in Samjhauta express blast. National Investigation Agency has carried out a long inquiry and acquitted the main accused Swami Aseemanand. What does this mean? How did the 68 people die? Who has to answer this question?

Yeddyurappa who was in news few months ago for ‘audio’ tapes case is now hogging headlines owing to ‘diary’ case. BJP is facing elections under his leadership in Karnataka. But the man himself has become somewhat a big challenge for the party itself. Right after the elections were announced, this diary turning out to be news has forced people to wonder the role of BSY and Gadkari opponents in this case.

In the suicide attack carried out by a terrorist in Pulwama few weeks ago, 40 of our CRPF jawans were killed. We still have not come out of that shock and another incident has been reported from paramilitary camp in Udhampur of Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday night. A CRPF Jawan has shot dead three of his superiors and attempted to kill himself too at the end.

As the Lok Sabha elections are approaching, the Modi government is doing everything it can to project itself as a clean government. This government which does not hesitate to use people’s nationalism for elections, is all set to wear the crown of arresting the rich who fled from India.