I change my opinion when I come across new facts.

Hats off to you. That’s more than can be said for many of the rest of us.

Thing is, these are not “new” facts. They have been known, or predicted, for at least two decades.

It is good to see The Acorn — which one would usually associate with the pro-dam sentiment — finally understand this argument.

touché!

I change my opinion when I come across new facts.

There may be nothing spectacularly different about how communal govts mismanage our water resources (vs. secular ones) either.

regards,
Jai

Actually the “anti-dam agitation” has made this point for years: that the state has no plans, no intention, to deliver water to the truly drought-prone areas.

To give just one example: As far back as 1992, the Morse Commission Report had this sentence: ““Despite the stated priority of delivery of drinking water, there were no plans available for review.”

There’s plenty more in that vein, and not just in Morse.

It is good to see The Acorn — which one would usually associate with the pro-dam sentiment — finally understand this argument.

I would say this blogger has undone the tehelka effect, but could have continued to ask, IMHO, on the basis of the very same data he presented, the BJP/Modi to justify their ’shining claims’.

After all ‘as vibrant as the rest of India’ isnt quite their poll plank.

Thanks,
Jai

What innocence until proven guilty – proof can made up because we already know the guilty. It always works until, one day, you are the perpetrated guilty party – then the bar has be raised pretty high. Like tehelka, plant a few evidences and draw the conclusions you pre-decided and with enough obfuscation may be people will believe your facts and conclusions.

Not telling the whole story does not mean its not factual, as you have claimed probably just to prove a doubter wrong. This contradicts your posts itself where you have had problems with the conclusions but not the figures mentioned. Its like there is an elephant behind a curtain and 2 people are showing only their side of its legs to claim which way the toe is.

Regarding about “dim-followers” and similar sentiments (from both sides on this blog and others), I say Good for you. Sardar khusss hoga, saabaasee dega. May there be more of your creed…..and mine (as has been so graciously wished).
Chandra, What you call facts, I call half-facts because from what I have seen, there is always an ulterior agenda however written.

Happy Diwali everyone!

Good job Nitin,

paradise.mine, are you that super intellectual who doesn’t need facts to make a case. Salam to your intellectual capabilities then. God knows we need more of you.

-a dim

The difference is one bunch of twists and turns is factual, the other is not. I won’t be surprised though that the inability to hold up dubious arguments will cause people to trot out equivalence. But there’s no room for equivalence or ambivalence here.

Truly election time…