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CAPLOOKS
Back On Track
 Delhi:
Railway Minister Nitish Kumar and his Minister of State Digvijay Singh
have made up. On the day Singh lost his commerce portfolio, Kumar immediately
had his deputy's office in Rail Bhavan restored to him. Samata Party MPs
who brokered the truce say Kumar's precondition for peace was that Singh
shouldn't carry tales of their feud to the press, but Singh pleaded helplessness
in fulfilling such a condition. He had too many friends in the media who
thrived on such gossip, he said.
Oil On Troubled Waters
Bangalore: Going by Karnataka Chief Minister
S.M. Krishna's recent successes in making friends of his opponents, the
politics of water may be history. After Chandrababu Naidu, Krishna has
charmed his way into the fearsome Amma's heart. At a recent tete-a-tete
J. Jayalalitha even switched to Kannada while speaking to Krishna, much
to the consternation of her officials. She also expressed her desire to
visit Mysore. And the Cauvery water issue was forgotten.
Shared Concern
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit
Jogi should have been pleased with the graft charges against Madhya Pradesh
counterpart Digvijay Singh in a case involving a liquor company. But he
was worried the "chief minister" mentioned in papers found by
it officials could be construed to be him. While Jogi rushed to Sonia
Gandhi to plead innocence, his excise minister held a press meet to explain
that the papers pertained to the BC (before Chhattisgarh) era.
Forward Looking Humour
 Chandigarh:
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has advised his partymen to
prepare for stints in jail as their infighting could help the Congress
return to power. "I should get fans and other facilities installed
in the jails now," he commented. The Akalis are said to have done
so during the 1980s.
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