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Battle
on the Sidelines
Delhi:
The
discussion on the Ram Jethmalani resignation drama in the Rajya Sabha
often resembled a courtroom battle with legal luminaries from the ruling
and opposition benches crossing swords. But no one missed the intra-Congress
battle between chief whip Pranab Mukherjee and senior leader Arjun Singh
that was evident for much of the time. If sources are to be believed,
this little feud, which seems to be building up by the day, is over a
coveted post that will be up for grabs next year -- that of leader of
the opposition in the Upper House. Incumbent Manmohan Singh has made it
clear that he won't be in the race when his second term comes to an end
next year.
Kingsize
Woes
Delhi:
Will
someone spare a thought for O. Rajagopal, the only Union minister literally
without a job? Until Ram Jethmalani's resignation, he held two portfolios
-- minister of state for law and for parliamentary affairs. The affable
Jethmalani at least dropped some work his way, though the same cannot
be said of Pramod Mahajan, the parliamentary affairs minister. But with
Jethmalani's exit and another minister of state, Arun Jaitley, taking
over independent charge of the law ministry, Rajagopal is left with virtually
nothing.
From
Zzz..to Grr..
Delhi:
Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is giving his colleagues a hard
time in more ways than one. The ever-energetic Naidu whose spartan lunch
consists of sprouts and fruits hops around post-lunch forcing colleagues
to cut out on their beauty sleep. "Lunch and Rest" on a minister's
schedule earlier meant a snooze after a heavy meal. But no more. However,
Naidu confesses to making an exception on Sundays, giving in to wife Bhuvaneshwari's
demand. What's more, he offers it as a health tip to all.
Landing
Blues
Jaipur:
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot just cannot thank NABARD
enough. Thanks to a Rs 114-crore soft loan, a lot of development work
is going on, he says. Almost Rs 6.5 crore of that has been spent building
air strips in seven districts. He claims it's an employment-generation
scheme, of course, the only plane to use the strips will be his.
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Union
Minister of State for Sport Shahnawaz Hussain feels there
should be government control over BCCI.
Q.
You created a stir by saying that BCCI, an autonomous body, is accountable
to the government.
A.
Autonomy without accountability is meaningless. Everybody is accountable
in this country. We are accountable to Parliament and it is answerable
to the people.
Q.
But BCCI chief A.C. Muthiah has made it clear that the board cannot
be forced to submit a copy of the code of conduct.
A.
I can't accept this. In this country everything is guided by certain
rules and norms.
Q.
Doesn't BCCI have the right to enforce the code?
A.
Everybody has a right to information. By asking for a copy, we wanted
BCCI to know that it's answerable to the nation. The government
wants to remove gandagi from sports and expects cooperation.
Q.
But the board is not a public body.
A.
Who
told you this? Directly or indirectly public money is involved.
They get huge concessions from us.
Q.
What is your intention?
A.
Nothing
secret. We don't consider BCCI to be independent of the government.
They have to be accountable to the nation.
-Farzand
Ahmed
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