Monday, May 12, 2014
THE ARCHONS - Alien Invaders From Space
Were ancient, Bronze Age civilizations taken over by sophisticated, parasitic extra-dimensional entities who manipulate the human mind to this day for their own evil purposes? Gnostic texts from the time of Christ may hold the key to the greatest conspiracy in ALL human history!
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
Voodoo Mysteries
In this documentary we enter the mysterious world of voodoo. Know their
origin, beliefs, gods, rites and best kept secrets, "The Mysteries of
Voodoo"
00:07 Millions of people were captured in Africa and sold in America. By the end of the 18th Century, in Haiti alone, there was a population of more than 2,900,000 African slaves. After becoming a French possession in 1697, Haiti soon became America's biggest producer of sugar and also one of the places with the highest number of slaves in the world.
03:42 Boukman, the leader of the browns, organised a great secret ceremony in BOIS CAIMAN. That night on 14th August 1891, a black pig was sacrificed and all those present drank its blood. The revolution of the slaves had begun. The message was very clear: cut off heads, burn houses and destroy plantations. In a few days more than a thousand whites were killed. The terrified white settlers started the legend that the blacks had made a pact with the devil that night in BOIS CAIMAN.
Voodoo is a religion that is very closely linked with nature and many of its deities dwell in rivers, valleys and mountains. There are many natural settings which are real sanctuaries. The faithful retreat to these places to meditate and meet their luas, or family spirits, and the principle forces of the Universe. These are spiritual observatories that enable them to communicate with the Great Beyond.
09:40 Limonat beach is a place of pilgrimage. Preachers from the most distant parts of the country come here to perform Guiné ceremonies and beseech the favour of Erzuli, mother Earth, the Goddess of Love, who is identified in syncretism with the Virgin Mary. They mainly offer food and rum and wait for Erzuli to appear, for her to take possession of someone's body.
15:20 The lakús are self-sufficient population cells. Work is communal as is the product obtained from this work. Each lakú is run by a HOUNGAN, or voodoo priest, who is called MAMBO,
18:20 A great deal of ceremonies are performed in cemeteries among the dead. The people are not afraid of these places, and it is commonplace, and considered to be a great honour for someone to sleep on his father's grave. The tomb of Baron Sammedi, the King of the Dead, can be found in all cemeteries, although in some it can only be identified by the people from the village, to stop outsiders working there. Normally, it can be recognised by its large cross and the first burial is made here.
19:25 Tonight, we are witnesses to an "expedition" made by a HOUNGAN from Artibonito, the region of Haiti with the strongest magic. fire is prepared with pine sticks and pieces of paper with someone's name written on them, in order to tie somebody down, so that they cannot leave another person. They also use special powders made by the HOUNGAN. In voodoo these powders are very important. Each HOUNGAN has his own mixtures, which can go from healing powders to zombie powder. This ceremony is performed so that the Baron may deliver justice in a dispute and carry out the sentence on the guilty party. The red and black dolls represent the protagonists, men and women, of the lawsuit that is presented. When this powerful HOUNGAN is possessed, he has the power to eat glass. Baron Sammedi reigns over all the GUEDE, the spirits of the dead. When he mounts someone he acts like a joker and uses obscene language. This is the lua of sexuality and he falls in love with women; his dance imitates the coital act and he always smokes a lot.
39:36 We attended the rite of initiation into Cuban black magic, Palo Monte, by members of the secret society Awuaka. The essential difference between santeria and El Palo, is that here they work with the dead instead of with the saints. Once the initiation is over, the prendas mayombe must be fed. So a goat and two hens are sacrificed. Their blood will satisfy the appetite of the dead, who will help the newly-initiated member to follow the way of Palo Monte.
47:11 Umbanda is based on the worship of the EGUN, beings with great spiritual light, strength and wisdom. Their objective is to attract these beneficial spirits so as to do good. Here, drums and rhythm play a fundamental role. Each spirit has its own beat and its own cadence. Their altars are dedicated to the same deities as in voodoo and santeria: EXU, OGGUN, the warrior, LEMANYA, the siren, OBATALA, the creator, XANGO, and the rest of the African pantheon.
Voodoo Mysteries | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Full Documentaries playlist | http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
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00:07 Millions of people were captured in Africa and sold in America. By the end of the 18th Century, in Haiti alone, there was a population of more than 2,900,000 African slaves. After becoming a French possession in 1697, Haiti soon became America's biggest producer of sugar and also one of the places with the highest number of slaves in the world.
03:42 Boukman, the leader of the browns, organised a great secret ceremony in BOIS CAIMAN. That night on 14th August 1891, a black pig was sacrificed and all those present drank its blood. The revolution of the slaves had begun. The message was very clear: cut off heads, burn houses and destroy plantations. In a few days more than a thousand whites were killed. The terrified white settlers started the legend that the blacks had made a pact with the devil that night in BOIS CAIMAN.
Voodoo is a religion that is very closely linked with nature and many of its deities dwell in rivers, valleys and mountains. There are many natural settings which are real sanctuaries. The faithful retreat to these places to meditate and meet their luas, or family spirits, and the principle forces of the Universe. These are spiritual observatories that enable them to communicate with the Great Beyond.
09:40 Limonat beach is a place of pilgrimage. Preachers from the most distant parts of the country come here to perform Guiné ceremonies and beseech the favour of Erzuli, mother Earth, the Goddess of Love, who is identified in syncretism with the Virgin Mary. They mainly offer food and rum and wait for Erzuli to appear, for her to take possession of someone's body.
15:20 The lakús are self-sufficient population cells. Work is communal as is the product obtained from this work. Each lakú is run by a HOUNGAN, or voodoo priest, who is called MAMBO,
18:20 A great deal of ceremonies are performed in cemeteries among the dead. The people are not afraid of these places, and it is commonplace, and considered to be a great honour for someone to sleep on his father's grave. The tomb of Baron Sammedi, the King of the Dead, can be found in all cemeteries, although in some it can only be identified by the people from the village, to stop outsiders working there. Normally, it can be recognised by its large cross and the first burial is made here.
19:25 Tonight, we are witnesses to an "expedition" made by a HOUNGAN from Artibonito, the region of Haiti with the strongest magic. fire is prepared with pine sticks and pieces of paper with someone's name written on them, in order to tie somebody down, so that they cannot leave another person. They also use special powders made by the HOUNGAN. In voodoo these powders are very important. Each HOUNGAN has his own mixtures, which can go from healing powders to zombie powder. This ceremony is performed so that the Baron may deliver justice in a dispute and carry out the sentence on the guilty party. The red and black dolls represent the protagonists, men and women, of the lawsuit that is presented. When this powerful HOUNGAN is possessed, he has the power to eat glass. Baron Sammedi reigns over all the GUEDE, the spirits of the dead. When he mounts someone he acts like a joker and uses obscene language. This is the lua of sexuality and he falls in love with women; his dance imitates the coital act and he always smokes a lot.
39:36 We attended the rite of initiation into Cuban black magic, Palo Monte, by members of the secret society Awuaka. The essential difference between santeria and El Palo, is that here they work with the dead instead of with the saints. Once the initiation is over, the prendas mayombe must be fed. So a goat and two hens are sacrificed. Their blood will satisfy the appetite of the dead, who will help the newly-initiated member to follow the way of Palo Monte.
47:11 Umbanda is based on the worship of the EGUN, beings with great spiritual light, strength and wisdom. Their objective is to attract these beneficial spirits so as to do good. Here, drums and rhythm play a fundamental role. Each spirit has its own beat and its own cadence. Their altars are dedicated to the same deities as in voodoo and santeria: EXU, OGGUN, the warrior, LEMANYA, the siren, OBATALA, the creator, XANGO, and the rest of the African pantheon.
Voodoo Mysteries | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
Full Documentaries playlist | http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
Culture documentaries playlist; http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=...
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The Mountain of Mystery
by
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February 5, 2014
February 5, 2014
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In this documentary we travel to the oldest place on Earth. Here
lies the largest, most intact virgin forest in the world, on the
Guayana Massif, in the south of Venezuela, along the Brazilian
border.
In the interior of this green world lost in time, live men intimately adapted to their jungle environment which, though fascinating, is full of dangers. They are the inhabitants of the jungle, who live alongside and respect the endless different life forms around them.
Their culture is ancient, almost as ancient as
the landscape in which it has developed.
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Friday, February 21, 2014
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Ancient Aliens in Peru and Bolivia
by UFOTVstudios
August 4, 2011
Join Researcher David Hatcher Childress and British Engineer Christopher Dunn as they journey to Cuzco in the Andes Mountains to examine evidence for the possible use of advanced rock-machining techniques.
Going to ancient cities and megalithic quarries, they again examine saw marks, advanced lifting and moving techniques, as well as evidence of Pre-Incan megalith builders at Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo.
They continue on to Lake Titicaca where they investigate the strange megalithic towers and a "stargate" cut into solid rock.
Finally they examine the huge granite megaliths at Tiwanaku and Puma Punku for signs of the use of power tools and other advanced, ancient technology. Blows the lid off South American archeology with evidence of advanced ancient technology thousands of years old.
August 4, 2011
Join Researcher David Hatcher Childress and British Engineer Christopher Dunn as they journey to Cuzco in the Andes Mountains to examine evidence for the possible use of advanced rock-machining techniques.
Going to ancient cities and megalithic quarries, they again examine saw marks, advanced lifting and moving techniques, as well as evidence of Pre-Incan megalith builders at Machu Picchu and Ollantaytambo.
They continue on to Lake Titicaca where they investigate the strange megalithic towers and a "stargate" cut into solid rock.
Finally they examine the huge granite megaliths at Tiwanaku and Puma Punku for signs of the use of power tools and other advanced, ancient technology. Blows the lid off South American archeology with evidence of advanced ancient technology thousands of years old.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Houston Anthropologist Reveals Irrefutable Proof that Recorded History is Wrong
by Debbie West
Contributor
November 12, 2013
from
WakingTimes Website
Deborah West worked
in corporate public relations and media for over 20
years and is currently a freelancer, reporting on a wide
variety of topics including disclosure, ancient and
multidimensional civilizations, the the shift in
humanity’s consciousness and brings truthful reporting to topics ranging
from healthcare to energy.
She writes a column
called Lost
Knowledge at The New Era Times .
Evidence found Across the Globe of Highly
Evolved Human Species from before the Ice Age, demand Scientific Recognition of our Past that
depicts Societies of Advanced Technology and
Culture.
Houston anthropologist, Dr.
Semir Osmanagich, founder of
the
Bosnian Archaeology Park, the most active archaeology site in
the world, declares that irrefutable scientific evidence exists of
ancient civilizations with advanced technology that leaves us no
choice but to change our recorded history.
An examination of the age of structures
across the earth reveals conclusively that they were built by
advanced civilizations from over 29,000 years ago.
"Acknowledging that we are witness to fundamental proof of advanced civilizations dating back over 29,000 years and an examination of their societal structures forces the World to reconsider its understanding of the development of civilization and history," explains Dr. Semir Osmanagich."Conclusive data at the Bosnian Pyramid site revealed in 2008 and confirmed this year by several independent labs who conducted radio carbon testing dates the site at 29,400 +/-400 years minimum."
The radiocarbon dating tests of 29,200
years +/- 400 years was done by Radiocarbon Lab from Kiew, Ukraine,
on organic material found at the Bosnian Pyramid site.
Physicist Dr. Anna Pazdur of Poland’s
Silesian University first announced the news at a Press Conference
in Sarajevo in August of 2008.
Professor of Classical Archaeology
from the University of Alexandria Dr. Mona Haggag called this
discovery,
"writing new pages in European and World history."
The C14 date of 29,000 years at the
Bosnian Archaeological Park was obtained from a piece of organic
material retrieved from a clay layer inside the outer casing to the
pyramid.
It follows a sample date obtained during
the 2012 dig season on material located above the concrete at 24,800
years, meaning this structure has a construction profile stretching
back almost 30,000 years.
"The ancient people who built these pyramids knew the secrets of frequency and energy. They used these natural resources to develop technologies and undertake construction on scales we have never witnessed on earth," said Dr. Osmanagich.
Evidence clearly shows that the pyramids were built as ancient energy machines aligned with the earth’s energy grid, providing energy for healing as well as power.
Ancient historians in the US have news
just as astonishing as anything found in the far corners of the
globe. For instance, the Rockwall discovery outside of Dallas,
Texas, is only one example of how we are now re-examining ancient
mysteries to reveal more about our past, right in the United States.
H2 (History 2) popular series
Unearthing Ancient America recently filmed an episode about the
Rockwall that will air later this year. The Texas site is a complex
and massive wall ten miles in diameter built over 20,000 years ago
and covered by soil seven stories below the ground.
The question is by whom was this
structure built and for what purpose and, most importantly, how can
knowledge left by these past civilizations help shape our future?
Newly-revealed or rediscovered traces of
ancient civilizations have ignited an innate curiosity about human
origins as reflected by recent coverage in mainstream media and TV.
The November 2013 issue of
National Geographic - 100 Greatest Mysteries Revealed - Ancient
Civilizations Unearthed says,
"Sometimes cultures leave behind mysteries that baffle those who come after them, from standing stones to coded manuscripts, indications that ancient people indeed had a profound purpose."
Forward-thinking scientists continue to
pursue knowledge from our past that is useful to determine a better
future.
Renowned author Michal Cremo in
his book
Forbidden Archeology theorizes that knowledge of
advanced Homo-sapiens has been suppressed or ignored by the
scientific establishment because it contradicts the current views of
human origins that don’t agree with the dominant paradigm.
Cremo’s body of work has been described
as,
"a useful teaching resource, raising a wide range of issues covering aspects of knowledge transfer, sure to be provocative in the classroom."
It has been reviewed with widespread
appraisal by hundreds of academic journals.
Gobekli Tepe in Eastern Turkey
Results clearly indicate that similar
advanced civilizations of humans were present all across the globe
at that time in history.
For example,
Gobekli Tepe located in Eastern Turkey, is a vast complex of
enormous megalithic stone circles with a radius of between 10 and 20
meters, much larger than the well-known
Stonehenge in Great Britain.
Excavations at Gobekli Tepe that began
there in 1995 revealed radio carbon dating at least 11,600 years.
German archaeologist Dr. Klaus
Schmidt from the German Archaeological Institute, Berlin,
Germany, with the support of ArchaeoNova Institute from Heidelberg,
Germany, has led the excavation of these recently-discovered
pre-historic megalithic circles at the Turkey location.
"Gobekli Tepe is one of the most fascinating Neolithic locations in the world," Dr. Klaus Schmidt claims.
But as he explains in a recent report,
to understand the new finds, archaeologists need to work closely
with specialists in comparative religion, architectural and art
theory, cognitive and evolutionary psychology, sociologists using
social network theory, and others.
"It is the complex story of the earliest, large settled communities, their extensive networking, and their communal understanding of their world, perhaps even the first organized religions and their symbolic representations of the cosmos," as reported by Klaus Schmidt
In addition to the megalithic
structures, figures and carvings have been discovered, depicting
animals of pre historic nature such as dinosaurs and other wild
life.
Since excavations started in 1995, four
of the circles have been partially cleaned, but it is thought that
there are a total of up to 50 circles hidden underground. These vast
monoliths, soaring seven meters in height and 25 tons in mass at
Gobekli Tepe, are situated right in the heart of what we perceive as
the origin of civilization.
This find offers new guidance to the
true history of earth and our ancient civilizations.
"Our archaeological research goal is not to simply uncover all of the megalithic circles but to try to figure out their purpose," adds Schmidt.
Bosnian Pyramid Now in Eighth Year
Proof of Advanced Civilizations from over 30,000 years ago
The Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids
now in the eighth year of excavation spans six square kilometers in
the Visoko River Basin 40km northwest of Sarajevo.
Comprised of four ancient pyramids
almost three times the size of Giza and an extensive subterranean
pyramid tunnel complex, new discoveries each year continue to reveal
proof of a much different history of mankind on earth.
The central pyramid of the Sun rises a
colossal 420 meters in to the air and has a mass of millions of
tons.
By comparison the
Great pyramid of Cheops (Khufu) in the Giza
plateau is 146 meters high, making the Bosnian Pyramids the largest
and oldest known pyramids on the planet.
Since research began at the Bosnian
site, Dr. Osmanagich has amazed the scientific and archaeological
community by gathering a team of interdisciplinary engineers,
physicists and researchers from around the world to conduct open and
transparent investigation of the site to try and discover the true
nature and purpose of this pyramidal complex.
"This is an unknown culture presenting highly-advanced arts and sciences, technology capable of forming truly massive structures and we believe in that process demonstrating an ability to harness pure energy resources," comments Tim Moon, who has recently joined Osmanagich as lead archeologist at the Bosnian site.
The archaeological project delivered
another significant finding this year in the pyramid tunnel complex
known as Ravine.
Tunneling deep into a ridge line leading
toward the
Pyramid of the Sun the team has unearthed several megalith
stones.
In August an enormous stone estimated at 25,000 kgs was
uncovered approximately 400 meters into the labyrinth.
"This is a hugely significant find," comments Moon."Here we have a massive stone, possibly a constructed ceramic, buried under hundreds of thousands of tons of material. We are locating foundation walls around its perimeter and cut stone blocks."
Large quantities of artifacts have been
recovered from the associated tunnels leading to the site, including
effigies painted on stone, art objects and a series of hieroglyphics
or ancient texts carved into the tunnel walls.
Dr. Osmangich stresses that it is time
for open sharing of knowledge so we can understand and learn from
our past.
"It is time for us to open our minds to the true nature of our origin and destruction of each other as a civilization on this planet. Our mission here is to realign science with spirituality in order to progress as a species, and this demands a clear path of shared knowledge."
Visitors are welcome to the Bosnian
Valley of the Pyramids and its Foundation offers a volunteer program
each dig season, running June to September.
You can hear Dr. Sam’s
interview on Lost Knowledge.
For more on the Bosnian Pyramids go to
www.icbp.ba.
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
Traditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí
The jaguar shamans of Yuruparí are the common heritage of the many ethnic groups living along the Pirá Paraná River in southeastern Colombia. Using traditional knowledge and ritual practices, the shamans heal, prevent sickness and revitalize nature. During the Hee Biki ritual, male children learn the traditional guidelines for these practices as a part of their passage into adulthood. It is believed that shamans inherited their traditional knowledge from the all-powerful, mythical Yuruparí, an anaconda who lived as a human and is embodied in sacred trumpets.
Country(ies): Colombia.
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Shamanic Ecstasy
by Alberto Villoldo
27 September 2013
from RealitySandwich Website
You are not your genes,
you are your dreams.
Several decades ago, I was a medical anthropologist doing research in the Amazon rainforest.
My salary and expenses were paid for by a research grant from a pharmaceutical company hoping to find the bark or root that could become the next great cancer cure. After all, the jungle is nature’s pharmacy, filled with exotic plants whose powers have yet to be discovered.
I spent many months canoeing to villages that had seldom seen a white man and wherever I went, I found there was no cancer or heart disease, even in the elders of the communities.
Clearly, the indigenous people of the area knew something about health that we westerners didn’t know.
What was their secret?
I returned home with my backpack empty, and my sponsor could not accept that I hadn’t brought back the key ingredient for a blockbuster drug that would make all of us rich and save some lives at the same time. However, I did return with insights from having been taught the wisdom of the shamans by several mentors who took me under their wing.
I learned there was a magic ingredient to health that could be found in the rainforest, but it would not fit in a backpack. It was shamanic medicine. It was, the shamans told me, the medicine that would allow a person to become like the jaguar (below video).
And it could only be found in the invisible world of Spirit...
27 September 2013
from RealitySandwich Website
You are not your genes,
you are your dreams.
Several decades ago, I was a medical anthropologist doing research in the Amazon rainforest.
My salary and expenses were paid for by a research grant from a pharmaceutical company hoping to find the bark or root that could become the next great cancer cure. After all, the jungle is nature’s pharmacy, filled with exotic plants whose powers have yet to be discovered.
I spent many months canoeing to villages that had seldom seen a white man and wherever I went, I found there was no cancer or heart disease, even in the elders of the communities.
Clearly, the indigenous people of the area knew something about health that we westerners didn’t know.
What was their secret?
I returned home with my backpack empty, and my sponsor could not accept that I hadn’t brought back the key ingredient for a blockbuster drug that would make all of us rich and save some lives at the same time. However, I did return with insights from having been taught the wisdom of the shamans by several mentors who took me under their wing.
I learned there was a magic ingredient to health that could be found in the rainforest, but it would not fit in a backpack. It was shamanic medicine. It was, the shamans told me, the medicine that would allow a person to become like the jaguar (below video).
And it could only be found in the invisible world of Spirit...
(Alberto Villoldo is one of the world’s most respected shamanic teachers and authors, and the founder of the Four Winds Society, where he trains individuals throughout the world in the practice of energy medicine. A psychologist and medical anthropologist, he has studied the healing practices of the Amazon and Inca shamans for more than 25 years. While at San Francisco State University, he founded the Biological Self-Regulation Laboratory to study how the mind creates psychosomatic health and disease.)
The Shaman and the Jaguar
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Tribal Affairs Minister says govt's inclusive growth is making 10 billionaires at the expense of 10 million starving tribals
Bhuvan Bagga
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New Delhi, July 14, 2013 | UPDATED 11:26 IST
The Prime Minister's model of economic growth has come under burning
criticism from one of his own ministers who says it is one of the
factors responsible for the spread of Maoist insurgency.
Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo has hit out at what he alleges is the increasing propensity within a section of the government to justify pervasive industrialisation as a step necessary to achieve a high growth rate.
"The Prime Minister has said many times that the UPA is for inclusive growth. (But) What does inclusive mean? Pushing up your growth rate targets by making 10 billionaires at the expense of 10 million starving, impoverished tribals...by exposing them to diseases and depriving them further?" stormed the minister who is known to be a close aide of Sonia Gandhi.
"I am against the growth of a crony capitalistic society at the expense of the most exploited and deprived," Deo, a tribal himself, added, warning the authorities against treating the issue of Maoism as a "mere law and order problem".
Deo has been a staunch advocate of banning mining activities in tribal areas, even if it means a lower growth-rate figure.
But this argument has been countered by several senior UPA ministers, who criticise the restrictions on development in key mineral-rich tribal and forest areas saying such an approach would prove detrimental to the country's growth rate.
Without naming anyone, Deo came down heavily on the proponents of this argument, insisting that his stand was a "constitutional one".
"I don't know about them but I have taken oath on the Indian Constitution - first as a MP and then a minister - and I stand by its principles," Deo said.
Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo has hit out at what he alleges is the increasing propensity within a section of the government to justify pervasive industrialisation as a step necessary to achieve a high growth rate.
"The Prime Minister has said many times that the UPA is for inclusive growth. (But) What does inclusive mean? Pushing up your growth rate targets by making 10 billionaires at the expense of 10 million starving, impoverished tribals...by exposing them to diseases and depriving them further?" stormed the minister who is known to be a close aide of Sonia Gandhi.
"I am against the growth of a crony capitalistic society at the expense of the most exploited and deprived," Deo, a tribal himself, added, warning the authorities against treating the issue of Maoism as a "mere law and order problem".
Deo has been a staunch advocate of banning mining activities in tribal areas, even if it means a lower growth-rate figure.
But this argument has been countered by several senior UPA ministers, who criticise the restrictions on development in key mineral-rich tribal and forest areas saying such an approach would prove detrimental to the country's growth rate.
Without naming anyone, Deo came down heavily on the proponents of this argument, insisting that his stand was a "constitutional one".
"I don't know about them but I have taken oath on the Indian Constitution - first as a MP and then a minister - and I stand by its principles," Deo said.
Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo
"If
they (leaders within and outside the government) have taken some other
oath, I don't know. Otherwise, they too should take the same
constitutional stand," he added, in a veiled attack on Planning
Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
Ahluwalia has often been criticised for his "fetish" for economic liberalisation. Deo's outburst is symbolic of a growing sentiment among some Congress leaders that the government's capitalist policies were alienating their aam admi flank and would neutralise the gains of their pro-poor poll sops.
Talking about efforts to weed out Maoism, Deo said the government will soon get a first-of-its-kind accountability Bill that will track every penny of the thousands of crores of rupees allocated each year under various welfare and social sector schemes for Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
The legislation is being jointly worked out by the Union ministry for tribal affairs and the ministry for social justice and empowerment. "At present, our ministries don't have any idea about how the funds are utilised. This legislation will ensure accountability," Deo said.
Ahluwalia has often been criticised for his "fetish" for economic liberalisation. Deo's outburst is symbolic of a growing sentiment among some Congress leaders that the government's capitalist policies were alienating their aam admi flank and would neutralise the gains of their pro-poor poll sops.
Talking about efforts to weed out Maoism, Deo said the government will soon get a first-of-its-kind accountability Bill that will track every penny of the thousands of crores of rupees allocated each year under various welfare and social sector schemes for Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
The legislation is being jointly worked out by the Union ministry for tribal affairs and the ministry for social justice and empowerment. "At present, our ministries don't have any idea about how the funds are utilised. This legislation will ensure accountability," Deo said.
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