as UDF leaders on the dais, congress workers, brothers and sisters, I'd like to welcome all of you here today. This stage is a good example of what the UDF and the congress party has done in ticket distribution. On one side, we have a 27-year-old young lady who is taking her first steps in the assembly election. She is the youngest candidate on our list and as you can imagine, she would have a completely new and different vision for Kerala and Vidhamsa. As she herself said, she comes from an agricultural background and I am confident you are going to put her into the Vidhamsa. And she will serve you in a different way with a different experience for quite a long time. So in a sense she is an investment for the congress party, she is an investment for the people here and she is an investment for the entire youth of Kerala. And then on the other side, we have the experience of Mr. Jani Thala. We have the experience of Mr. Jani Thala, Mr. Jani Thala, Mr. Jani Thala, Mr. Jani Thala. And both experience and youth feel on each other and help each other. They balance each other. She will say some new things and Mr. Jani Thala will have experience to assess those things. And you will get a better result than if you had only youth or only experience. And that overall is the philosophy of the congress party. We are for bringing everybody together, bringing harmony to the situation. And that is the problem that India is facing today. And in its own way, Kerala is facing it. If you remember 7, 8 years ago, 10 years ago, there was peace and tranquility in this country. People used to come and say, come and ask, how do you manage? How do you keep all these languages, all these religions, all these different ideas? How do you keep them all harmoniously working together in this country? And then it tells ministers from the United States, from Europe, you can come and ask this question. But today they come with new questions. What is wrong with India? How come India is so violent?  Why is there so much hatred in your country? What is happening to democracy in your country? These are the questions we have to answer. Most of the time we keep quiet, make some excuse. International organizations are saying India is not a democracy anymore. I don't like it when some international organization comments on my country. But I cannot deny the truth that India is no longer free. I cannot deny the truth that Gauri and Lankesh get shot. I cannot deny that people get beaten up because of their religious views.  I cannot deny that women are scared of walking in the streets of this country. I can keep quiet when they say it, but I cannot deny it. The most important thing that any country can do for its people is give it a job. What does the country mean if it can't give jobs to its youngsters? What is the point of having a country that can't give jobs to its youngsters? It is a central theme for any country to give a vision and a future to its youth. Today I went and addressed a college of young women.  I didn't want to upset them. I didn't want them to realize that they had spent years and years studying. Now when they step into the world, there is no job waiting for them. But that's the truth, I cannot deny it. And 10 years ago, 7 years ago, this was one of the fastest performing economies in the world. You live in a state which excelled in tourism.  You understand that no tourist wants to go to a country where women are not safe. So our biggest strength has been turned into our biggest weakness. Our affection for each other has suddenly turned into hatred. Our unity has given way to division. Our compassion has given way to anger. And there is no way that any country can progress like this. What is an economy? An economy is interaction between people. It is trade between people. Hatred destroys the economy. Anger destroys the economy. And this is the difference between the ideology of the Congress Party and the ideology of the left and the BJP. We do not hate anybody. We do not kill anybody. We do not beat anybody. Non-violence is our creed. Compassion is our creed. Without this we are nothing. And these ideologies that are spreading hatred and anger are destroying what is great about India. I would like to ask the youngsters in Kerala. Why does Kerala not have a job? Why is it that after years and years and years and years and years and years and years after years and years and years of hard work, studying, you cannot get a job. There is clearly nothing wrong with you.  So why are you not able to get a job? Our Prime Minister keeps saying make in India, make in India, make in India. He has been saying it for 6 years.  Sir, maybe if you look at the pen the Prime Minister uses that might have made in China written on it. Certainly the shoes he wears will have made in China written on it. Same with the Chief Minister of Kerala, why forget Mr. Narendra Modi, why shoes from China? So how do I expect this country to progress? It's a very simple thing, we've done it many many times in the UPN and Congress. There are two things you need to grow in economy. The first is how many? And the second is you need to put money into poor people's hands. And the process is very very simple. You put money into people's hands, people will go and buy things. When people buy things people will need to make things. When people make things factories will look for people who need to do the making and the economy will start. If you put money into people's hands, they will buy things. If you put money into people's hands, they will demand. If you demand, you can sell your products. If you want to sell your products, you can sell your factories, you can sell your products. We did it with Manrega. All our friends in the press said Manrega is a waste of money. And then afterwards the economists came. I had a meeting with world economists who then came and told me, you know what Manrega has made the Indian rural economy grow? After Manrega started his business, he started his business. Manrega started his business. He told me that Manrega is a waste of money. Manrega put money into Indian village. Manrega put money into Indian villages. 9% economic growth, second fastest in the world. Same with right to food. Same with farm labor. You put money into people's hands, they will spend it. You will buy things, factories will have to produce them. And we told the prime minister, the BJP and the network, please put money into people's hands. Demonetization, you took money away from them. GST, you took money away from them. Corona took money away from them. Please put money into people's hands. It's like a car. If the car has no fuel, the engine will not start. The chief minister sitting in the car, he keeps turning the key. If there is no fuel in the car, the engine doesn't start. Then he feels confused. The main thing is that the car has no fuel, the engine doesn't start. So, it's a simple thing. Now you can ask me, what is the power and what is the UDF going to do? So I will tell you three or four things that we are going to do immediately when we come to power. We will start on the first day. The first thing we will do is Niyai Yoljina, 6000 rupees a month into everyone's life. 5 times a year, 6000 rupees, 72,000 rupees in every household. Raise the welfare pension to 3000 rupees. The right to income of 2000 rupees a month for everybody between 14 and 60. And we will ensure minimum support price for rubber, coconut and paddy. Now the thing is you are clapping as if we are doing a favor for you. That we are doing some charity work. We are not doing any charity work. Because we know that the moment we put money in your hands, you will spend that money and jumpstart the economy of Kerala. We understand how economics works. So we are investing in the people of Kerala. We believe in you and we trust you. And we know that you are the only way to start the economy and get jobs into the system. UDF will come. We do not believe in hatred in anger. We will carry everybody. We will not work for our own private organization.  Students will not say the job that should have come to me has gone to a worker of electorate. I want to ask you, the youth of Kerala are lying in front of the assembly. They have no future. They are lying in front of the Chief Minister's office. They are driving past every day in front of them. They are on the side. Every day they go past them and they pass. Why did the Chief Minister not speak to the people? Are they not from Kerala? Are they not our brother and sister? Does the Chief Minister not have a responsibility just to say hello and say I will look into your problem? Why didn't he go? Because he is scared to face them. Because he knows that it is his government that has taken jobs from them and given it to people of his own organization. Maybe he gave the order. Meanwhile, youngsters in Kerala have no future. Fishermen go out every day to see. They take huge risks. Often they catch nothing. They come back empty handed. And quietly behind the back, the Chief Minister and the left-hand conspires with the foreign company to take away what little they get. See, if they have taken it, we are taking it from you. That's fine. But why secretly? Why quietly? It means your intention is wrong. And then imagine what happened after that.  You catch him. And then the thief says, okay, okay, okay, I will return you the television.  So first they try to steal. When they get caught, they say, sorry, sorry, sorry, you can have it back. God knows what all they have taken. They are ready. That the people of Kerala I don't even know about. So that is the situation. And that is the situation I hope the young candidate or the young MLA is going to help resolve. And look, I am saying, I am saying, but 55% of our candidates are like this. It is a completely revolutionary decision as far as it is concerned. Which is going to change the nature of politics in Kerala, going to change the nature of lawmaking in Kerala. It is going to change the future of this state. So don't underestimate what has been done. Now there are millions of Congress workers and leaders who are fighting this election. And I know that you are giving everything for this point. You do not have the financial resources that the BJP and the left-hand have. They have unlimited resources. The proceeds of corruption, so to speak. But you have the truth and the sentiments of the people of Kerala. That is more than any amount of money. That is the spirit of this state. And I am confident that you are going to not just win this election, that you are going to win this election hands down. And don't get confused.  You have a mission and you are going to complete the mission. I have no doubt in my mind. So I would like to thank all of you for coming here this evening. It is important that you understand who you are. So I am going to explain who you are to the Congress workers and Congress followers. You are the glue that holds this nation together.  And you are fighting the forces that try to bring apart these communities, these languages, these histories. And you are going to win this election without any doubt. And the most important thing you will realize about yourself, unlike the worker of the left or the worker of the RSS. You do not believe in anger and hatred. And you don't believe in it because you are smart enough to understand that it does not work. And you know that love, affection, compassion and non-violence are much more efficient weapons to fight this war. Thank you very much.


Thank you very much Mr. Speaker and good morning Parliamentarians. The Ministry of Equity, Social Justice and Empowerment consistently seeks to improve the delivery of services to the poor and vulnerable population in St. Lucia. As such, it has engaged civil society groups and faith-based organisations with a track record of vibrant community outreach in the area of social care in relevant discussions to inculcate a culture of caring in St. Lucia. For the first time on record, St. Lucia will join in the observance of National Caring Day, an initiative created by Caring Bridge, a registered non-profit organisation. In fulfilment of the corporate responsibility and in an effort to give back to society, community and faith-based organisations have agreed to collaborate with the Ministry of Equity for hosting an annual day of caring where vulnerable persons will be treated to a series of activities promoting their spiritual upliftment, recreation and entertainment. As an immediate outcome, the parties have identified existing synergies in their mutual efforts of outreach and service to the homeless, persons with disabilities, impoverished and intelligent constituents in society. While the commemoration, Caring for Lucia will focus on persons living with disabilities, the observance of National Day of Caring is to bring to focus and to celebrate our own caring ways. Additionally, it is to encourage caring and to deepen our passion for caring. Caring for our environment, caring for our neighbours, caring for persons with disabilities, caring for animals, caring for our communities. It is to foster the Russian attitude just to provide a caring deed. The National Day of Caring will be launched on Wednesday, 7th June 2023 at the Constitution Park in Castris. The theme for this year, observance, is caring for each other. Make a difference in your community. Followed with a colour scheme of white and a touch of other national flag colours, we will celebrate a caring day. Apart from remarks from the minister, myself, and other community and faith-based leaders, the ceremony will see the presentation of awards to five persons with disabilities who have made significant contribution to society. Two other major activities will be a panel discussion, group in faith-based and other civil society organisation with a track record of vibrant community outreach and offering specialised care to families with children who are mentally challenged and with sick and shutting elderly in the need of social assistance and psychological, psychosocial emotional support. The National Day of Caring will also endorse activities that promote spiritual upliftment as well as recreation, entertainment and personal assistance to those deemed most vulnerable. These will be hosted island-wide by schools, community organisations, youth unsporting groups. The observance of National Day of Caring is expected to be an annual event with different areas of vulnerability being placed under the microscope as the observance advances. Mr Speaker, this is the statement that as we bring this National Day of Caring to our society, but I would like to end on a very important note that this month was blind awareness month and today being the last day, I would like to join, well, I think that the association for blind, the Blind Welfare Association did invite myself to participate in a church service in Tuapito, but I want to share with you just five seconds of the reality and I ask all of us to close our eyes for about ten seconds. Please, everyone, as we share in the world of those persons who are visually impaired as I take my seat. Thank you very much. As you close your eyes, just for five seconds, everyone, please. As you do so, please remember this is the world that those who are visually impaired, this is the reality. Thank you very much.


The floor may not be in the robot. Through the darkness was the name of the lost track from Arnege, producer of the year 42008. The track was uploaded onto Monster Cat, after Another World by Obsidia. Another World was later released on Monster Cat 2, Early Stage. The track was only up for an hour. There were no views, no likes, no dislikes, and no comments. The only thing that the video had was a small X, where the counter should have been. The track was taken down due to rendering issues, because the video would not pass 38 seconds, which is where the intro ends. It would always stop and buffer, no matter how many times you reset your internet or rewound the video, hoping that it would buffer. After countless re-uploads, Mike Darlington, CEO of Monster Cat, could not find a solution to this problem. Instead, he took down the video permanently. A week later, the track reappeared, however the title was just a plain X. So was the description, the likes, dislikes, comments, everything. The related videos were all the same, trans, Arnege, through the darkness, Monster Cat release. Upon clicking the video, the title would immediately change to an X. Inspecting element would instantly crash your browser. Many people tried to get past 38 seconds, but nobody could, except for one. The video was re-uploaded, but began at 39 seconds in. However, YouTube's background was black, and where the logo would normally be in the top, there was just a dark red X. The track was immediately taken down and forgotten about for a year. On July 24, the track was re-uploaded, but with a tag next to the title saying, intro mix. People claimed that the Cat in Monster Cats logo next to the artist's logo would not be there, just a blue X. When the track ended, your browser would crash.  Two days later, the track was taken down for a copyright claim from X. The verify button was not there, but was replaced with an X. X was the null value, a placeholder for code. Clicking the button would just place a text file on your desktop. Your computer would crash upon opening or modifying the file. Everything was forgotten, until a week later when somebody, not mentioning any names, asked a question. That question was, can you guys shed some light on through the darkness? It's been appearing all over my sub feed, and it won't go away. No matter how many times I click it, nothing happens. Monster Cat responded with, two thirds took down the track due to some EQing issues, but it'll be back up soon. The track was removed a lot due to upload issues, but it should clear up eventually. Sorry. Two thirds.