The other day when Ravi Shankar Prasad was briefing the media about the first meeting of the office-bearers chaired by new BJP president Nitin Gadkari, he failed to mention Gopinath Munde's name as one of the task force members for the March 10 anti-price rise rally in Delhi. BJP organising secretary Ram Lal, standing at a distance, had to hurriedly send in a slip to remind him about it and an embarrassed Prasad added Munde's name as well.
The bad wibes Munde and Gadkari share is common knowledge in the BJP. Munde, at one time, had resigned all party posts, protesting Gadkari's decisions about the Maharashtra BJP.
Therefore, it is not clear whether this was an oversight on the part of Prasad or a conscious effort to get into Gadkari's good books. As it is the hunt for new office-bearers is on and it is being said that at least two spokesmen, namely Prasad and Prakash Javadekar, might be elevated to general secretaries' status.
Similar in fashion and style to the firebrand assassinated Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader, Mirza drew everyone's attention for more reasons than one. First, she stuck to Lok Sabha TV when giving a full-length interview, leaving out a lot of media persons who were waiting to speak to her.
Later, however, she made up for her unavailability by ensuring that the detailed remarks on "Role of Speaker as a Mediator" she made in a closed-door meeting of presiding officers at Vigyan Bhavan, reached all those who were keen to know what Fehmida had to say on issues.
Copies of her speech in the workshop were distributed at Vigyan Bhavan after the session concluded.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor did not want to be left behind in taking credit for it. He was heard saying that it was he who had proposed that NRIs should be allowed to participate in the electoral exercise as a “pravasi” when he had participated in the PBD celebrations in Mumbai in 2003.
His rival in Kerala politics, E Ahamed, who is the Minister of State for Railways, recalled that it was he who had introduced a Private Member's Bill in Parliament, seeking voting rights for NRIs when he was an ordinary member.
But many delegates wondered whether the announcement would be transformed into a reality.
Contributed by Faraz Ahmad, Aditi Tandon and Ashok Tuteja
The bad wibes Munde and Gadkari share is common knowledge in the BJP. Munde, at one time, had resigned all party posts, protesting Gadkari's decisions about the Maharashtra BJP.
Therefore, it is not clear whether this was an oversight on the part of Prasad or a conscious effort to get into Gadkari's good books. As it is the hunt for new office-bearers is on and it is being said that at least two spokesmen, namely Prasad and Prakash Javadekar, might be elevated to general secretaries' status.
Pakistan Speaker in Delhi
Speaker of the Pakistan National Assembly Fehmida Mirza, in Delhi last week to attend the Conference of Commonwealth Speakers, reminded everyone of former Pak Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Similar in fashion and style to the firebrand assassinated Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader, Mirza drew everyone's attention for more reasons than one. First, she stuck to Lok Sabha TV when giving a full-length interview, leaving out a lot of media persons who were waiting to speak to her.
Later, however, she made up for her unavailability by ensuring that the detailed remarks on "Role of Speaker as a Mediator" she made in a closed-door meeting of presiding officers at Vigyan Bhavan, reached all those who were keen to know what Fehmida had to say on issues.
Copies of her speech in the workshop were distributed at Vigyan Bhavan after the session concluded.
NRIs hail PM's announcement
The Prime Minister's announcement about his government's plans to grant voting rights to NRIs was welcomed overwhelmingly by those participating in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) celebrations last week.Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor did not want to be left behind in taking credit for it. He was heard saying that it was he who had proposed that NRIs should be allowed to participate in the electoral exercise as a “pravasi” when he had participated in the PBD celebrations in Mumbai in 2003.
His rival in Kerala politics, E Ahamed, who is the Minister of State for Railways, recalled that it was he who had introduced a Private Member's Bill in Parliament, seeking voting rights for NRIs when he was an ordinary member.
But many delegates wondered whether the announcement would be transformed into a reality.
Contributed by Faraz Ahmad, Aditi Tandon and Ashok Tuteja
Source: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India.
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