Palanpur is the district headquarters of Banaskantha, which lies near the border of Gujarat and Rajasthan. The population is approximately 1,50,000. The district is predominantly arid and semi-arid. The mountains in the north still stand even today, but the forest area has almost vanished.

The district of Banaskantha covers an area of 10,400 square kms with a population of 25.02 lakh as per census of 2001. Divided into 12 talukas, it has one Parliamentary seat and eight seats in the state Legislative Assembly.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Kauserbi was Avatar of Sita ??



Given above is part of press release issued by Gujarat leader of opposition Shaktisinh Gohil. In this part of his press release issued on 30th of July 2010, Gohil draws similarity between encountered gangster and terrorist Sohrabuddin Sheikh’s wife Kausarbi with the wife of Pandavas Draupadi, and mata Sita. Similarly the opposition leader of Gujarat compares Narendra Modi with Kauravas and Ravan. Gohil expresses his hope that like Ravana regime finished after atrocity on Sita, and Kaurava’s regime ended after atrocity on Draupadi, the Narendra Modi regime will come to an end after atrocity on Kausarbi!

So Congress is dreaming to end Modi’s regime in Gujarat on the bases of such logic, and such comparison now. We can say, this is Shaktisinh Bapu’s Kausarbi optimism, or let say, Congress is now looking for Kausar route to come to power.

It is good that being a Congress man, the opposition leader at least recognizes that Sita actually existed. Otherwise his party’s government in centre once had said that Ram was just a fictitious character! Congress party’s major ally in centre is DMK whose leader believes Ram didn’t exist in this world!

The other thing is that, if Kausarbi has been compared with Sita, then Sohrabuddin becomes Ram for the Congressmen. So next time you don’t wonder if the Congress people build Sohrabuddin’s mandirs.

Whether there is any truth in tales of atrocity on Kausarbi, or her killing, is yet to be proved in court. And connecting Modi to Kausarbi episode has no base.

Kausarbi by the way was wife of Sohrabuddin, the gangster wanted in five states, previously booked in dozens of crimes, who once possessed higher amount of arms and ammunition at his place than whole 2008 Mumbai attack culprits possessed, who was connected with Dawood Ibrahim and Abdul Latif.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Nagarpalika 2010: સુંદર અને સ્વચ્છ પાલનપુર!!!

ઓક્ટોબર ૨૦૧૦ માં પાલનપુર, ડીસા અને ધાનેરા માં નગરપાલિકા ની ચૂંટણીઓ યોજાવાની છે. સામાન્ય રીતે રસ્તા, પાણી ના management માટે લોકો નગરપાલિકા ને જવાબદાર માને છે. દર ૫ વર્ષે નગરપાલિકા ની ચૂંટણી આવે છે છે, થોડા સભ્ય બદલાય છે, થોડા રીઢા સભ્ય ફરી ચૂંટાય છે, નામ ખરડાયેલું હોય એવા સભ્ય પોતાની પત્ની અથવા તો ભાઈ ને ઉભા રાખે છે પરંતુ ગામ ની દશા, દિશા એ ની એજ રેહ છે.

પાલનપુર ની વાત કરીએ તો આખા ગામ ના મુખ્ય રસ્તાઓ નો સરવાળો કરીએ તો ૫-7 કિમી થાય, દર વર્ષે સરકાર ની ગ્રાન્ટ નો સરવાળો કરીએ તો કરોડો રૂપિયા થાય. એટલે નગરપાલિકા નાં દરેક સભ્ય પેટ ભરીને રૂપિયા ખાય તો પણ રસ્તાઓ બનાવવા માટે સારા એવા બચે છે. છતાં પણ શા માટે ગામ ની દશા એ ની એજ. દાખલા તરીકે પાલનપુર માં દાખલ થતાજ રેલ્વે ક્રોસ્સિંગ ઉપર વર્ષો થી તૂટેલો રોડ

દર ચૂંટણી પહેલા દાગ મુક્ત લોકો ને અપીલ કરવામાં આવે છે કે આગળ આવે અને નગરપાલિકા હાથ માં લે. ઇક્કા દુકા સારા સભ્ય થી કઈ નહિ થાય. જો ખરેખર કોઈ બદલાવ લાવવો હોય તો એક જત્થા માં પ્રમાણિક, ધગસ શીલ, સભ્ય ચૂંટાય તોજ નગર નું ઉદ્ધાર થશે. અને સાથે સાથે પાલનપુરી ઓએ ધ્યાન રાખવું પડશે કે ભ્રસ્તાચારી, ગુંડા તત્વ, પાલનપુર ઉપર દાગ જેવા સભ્ય આ વખત ચૂંટણી નાં જીતે અને પોતાના પુત્ર, પત્ની અથવા તો ભાઈ ને પણ નાં જીતાડી શકે. નહિ તો ફરી ૫ વર્ષ સુધી ભ્રસ્તાચારી ઓ રાજ કરશે અને સામાન્ય લોકો ને પીડવા નું રેહશે.

આ વખત ની ચૂંટણી માં જો પાલનપુર માંથી કોઈ પણ રાજકીય પક્ષ નાં, કોઈ પણ વિચારધારા વાળા, પણ કઈ કરશે એવી વ્યક્તિ ને આગળ લાવો, આગળ આવે અને કરોડો ની ગ્રાન્ટ માંથી થોડા ઘણા રૂપિયા વિકાસ નાં કામ માટે વપરાય તો પણ ઘણું કામ થશે. દેશના ખૂણે ખૂણા માં વસેલા પાલનપુરી ઓ ને અપીલ કે સુચન કરે અને આવતી વખતે પાલનપુર આવે તો ખરેખર કોઈ પરિવર્તન, વિકાસ દેખાય એ માટે સાથ સહકાર આપે.

Lets begin a silent but strong protest against corrupt system. This time we will not let them take over. This time they will not win. This time they cant do us. Please help spread this silent movement. Its worth it, even if we can bring 1 percent change. (Coming soon unseen videos and pictures)

Friday, July 23, 2010

Patel

Patel is a Gujju-bhai. Patel was bragging to his boss one day,' You know, I know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone, and I know them.'

Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, 'OK, Patel how about Tom Cruise?'
'Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove it.' So Patel and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise shouts, 'Patel! Great to see you. You and your friend come right in and join me for lunch!' Although impressed, Patel's boss is still skeptical.

After they leave Cruise's house, he tells Patel that he thinks Patel's knowing Cruise was just lucky. 'No, no, just name anyone else,' Patel says.
'President Bush,' his boss quickly retorts.
'Yes,' Patel says, 'I know him, let's fly out to Washington.' And off they go. At the White House, Bush spots Patel on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying, 'Patel , what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting, but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of coffee first and catch up.'

Well, the boss is much shaken by now, but still not totally convinced. After they leave the White House grounds, he expresses his doubts to Patel who again implores him to name anyone else.

'The Pope,' his boss replies.
'Sure!' says Patel . 'My folks use to live in Germany, and I've known the Pope a long time.'

So off they fly to Rome. Patel and his boss are assembled with the masses in Vatican Square when Patel says,'This will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope.' And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican.

Sure enough, half an hour later Patel emerges with the Pope on the balcony. But by the time Patel returns, he finds that his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.

Working his way to his boss' side, Patel asks him, 'What happened?'
His boss looks up and says, 'I was doing fine until you and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me said, who's that man on the balcony with Patel?

Gujarati Doctor

A Marwadi guy and a Gujarati guy went out to a very expensive restaurant for dinner one night.
Finally, the waiter came over and asked,
"Who should I give the check to?"
The Marwadi guy said,
"Give it to me. I'll take care of everything."
"Fine," said the waiter.
The next day the headlines read: 'Gujrarati Doctor Strangled to Death'