Scottish National Party rally for Brahma Kumaris?

Early Day Motions (EDMs) in the British Parliament are formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. The truth is, very few are actually debated or accepted, however, EDMs allow MPs to draw attention to an event or cause. MPs register their support by signing individual motions.

Can anyone explain to me how and why the Scottish National Party have rallied to support Dadi Janki Kirpalani? Any other example of BK self-promotion masquerading as "service"? Anyone want to chip in and buy 24 stamps so we can enlighten them about the BKs real agenda?

The motion was supported by Jim Shannon, a Democratic Unionist MP who for two years in a row has claimed the most expenses in the House of Commons is currently being investigated by a parliamentary watchdog.

Jim Shannon, the MP for Strangford in Northern Ireland, was paid a total of £205,798 in taxpayer-funded expenses last year, excluding travel.

I imagine Janki would approve ... but encourage him to have his travelled paid too.

In a recent British bookshop's mind, body and spirit magazine, Janki was also listed as the 55th most spiritual person, between Guru Maharaj Ji Prem Rawat and one Brian Weiss. I'd never heard of him (he's a past life regression specialist) but having watched Fando y Lis and other movies ... I'd have to question any list that places Alejandro Jodorowsky as the number 9 most spiritual person in the world, never mind Pope Francis as number 2 (who he?).

Message to BKs ... I really would take this kind of stuff too seriously. Janki's obviously not going to make the top 8.

Dadi JANKI

Session: 2015-16
Date tabled: 08.02.2016
Primary sponsor: Ferrier, Margaret

Sponsors: Jim Shannon, Sharma, Virendra Day, Martyn MacNeil, Angus Crawley, Angela

That this House celebrates the life and work of Dadi Janki as she turns 100; notes that she has dedicated more than 70 years of her life to the work of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University; recognises the spriritual leadership that she provides to many people; further recognises the work of the Janki Foundation for Global Health Care, a charitable trust which was established and launched in her honour in London in 1997; acknowledges the numerous awards she has received in her lifetime including the Grand Cordon of the first order of Al Istiklal by HM King Abdullah II of Jordan in recognition of her humanitarian service to the world; and wishes her success in her continued efforts to promote spiritual well-being and inner peace.

Total number of signatures: 24

Name ... Party ... Constituency

Bardell, Hannah Scottish National Party Livingston
Blackman, Bob Conservative Party Harrow East
Boswell, Phil Scottish National Party Coatbridge Chryston and Bellshill
Crawley, Angela Scottish National Party Lanark and Hamilton East
Day, Martyn Scottish National Party Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Fellows, Marion Scottish National Party Motherwell and Wishaw
Ferrier, Margaret Scottish National Party Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Gethins, Stephen Scottish National Party North East Fife
Hendry, Drew Scottish National Party Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey
Law, Chris Scottish National Party Dundee West
MacNeil, Angus Scottish National Party Na h-Eileanan an Iar
McDonnell, Alasdair Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast South
McGarry, Natalie INDEPENDENT Glasgow East
McLaughlin, Anne Scottish National Party Glasgow North East
McNally, John Scottish National Party Falkirk
Meale, Alan Labour Party Mansfield
Monaghan, Paul Scottish National Party Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross
Nicolson, John Scottish National Party East Dunbartonshire
Paterson, Steven Scottish National Party Stirling
Shannon, Jim Democratic Unionist Party Strangford
Sharma, Virendra Labour Party Ealing Southall
Stephens, Christopher Scottish National Party Glasgow South West
Vaz, Keith Labour Party Leicester East
Wilson, Corri Scottish National Party Ayr Carrick and Cumnock

None of the signatories would have taken the time to investigate who they were signing for.

It's simply a polite Happy Birthday callout to a centenarian who has what seems a list of nice achievements.

Some BK or BKs must have been working the networks behind the scenes.

Self-advertising and exaggeration used to re-affirm to the adherents that they are doing anything worthwhile with their time as usual.

BK Madhuban are boasting about it.

In real political terms it means zero but its evidence of the BKs continued, self-serving political lobbying. Early Day Motions are simple fillers in case the House has any free time to discuss or debate anything. They are used for reasons such as publicising the views of individual MPs, drawing attention to specific events or campaigns and often for trivial or humorous topics.

And by the sounds of it, Shannon is very much like the BKs, looking to boost one’s own image 'by association’.

It probably assuages Jim Shannon’s conscience, boosts his own sense of public service, by namedropping the name of those who can name drop names of others known by whom they associate with - who actually do public service!

I do recall 30 plus years ago when Mother Theresa won the Nobel Peace Prize, a reactionary maneuver by the BK publicity apparatus, especially in the West to posture Janki Dadi and BKSU for attention by the Nobel Prize selection committee. Mr. Shannon may well be part of the machinery for the BK to reach Stockholm. The BKs have been after the Nobel gold and glory for decades.