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Congress not keen to end stalemate: Dhumal
BJP walks out
Speaker warns legislators against issuing him directions
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Promotions hit Industry Dept as posts fall vacant
Kullu dist gets Rs 4 cr for skill development
A week on, fire victims await relief
Foetus found in dustbin at Baddi
Gastroenteritis outbreak affects 50 in Bilaspur village
Federation urges CM to give pension to all govt employees
AAP threatens to intensify stir
New DSP joins office at Nurpur
NGO organises health camp
Missing youth found dead
45-yr-old man succumbs to burn injuries
RinGside view
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Desist from slandering, Virbhadra tells BJP
Asks Oppn to refrain from carrying out political vendetta against him Tribune News Service
With BJP legislators disrupting the House for the third consecutive day, the Chief Minister said the Opposition could not hold the House to ransom. “My honour is more important to me than anything else and with my patience getting exhausted, I will not take this lying down,” he said. A perturbed Virbhadra, who maintained his calm and composure for almost half-an-hour while the BJP legislators chanted slogans against him, walked up to the Vidhan Sabha Secretary to point out something and later came back and retaliated. But nothing could be heard in the din. He went on to add that if the BJP legislators behaved like goons, the Congress MLAs could act like super-goons. “The sanctity of the House should not be used to hurl baseless allegations against individuals. Let me make it very clear that I am not bound to sit quietly and listen to these objectionable slogans,” he said. Virbhadra said there were bound to be differences between the Treasury benches and the Opposition, but this did not mean that they should level humiliating allegations. “The fact that I am not retaliating should not be construed as my weakness. I am maintaining the calm to uphold the sanctity of the House,” he said. He said he was not here on a public trial. “I have filed a criminal defamation against Dhumal and his sons in the local court, while Vakamulla Chandershekhar has done so in the Delhi High Court. So how can a matter which is sub-judice be discussed in the House,” he said. The Chief Minister said PK Dhumal had always unleashed political vendetta against him and registered two false cases against him. “On the both occasions, I faced a trial in the court and came out clean. When I assumed power, I decided not to continue this unhealthy tradition of targeting political opponents,” he said. He urged Speaker Brij Bihari Lal Butail to take stern action against the BJP legislators so that the precious time of the House was not lost in the mindless sloganeering.
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Congress not keen to end stalemate: Dhumal
“To say that BJP legislators are being forced to stage a walkout is totally wrong as ours is a democratic party and we take decisions on merit at the meeting of the BJP Legislature Party every day,” he said. Dhumal said it was not the Congress, but the public who elected them. “The Congress legislators also insulted the Speaker by stating that he must take stern action against the BJP MLAs," he said. He said it was perhaps for the first time that the Leader of Opposition was not allowed to speak. “We had decided today that we will help resolve the stalemate, but when the Leader of the Opposition is not given a chance to speak who will tolerate this insult,” he remarked. He said the Congress seemed to have forgotten how their members used to troupe into the well of the House and raise slogans and snatch mikes of ministers. “Neither are we scared of any inquiry nor we are afraid to speak inside or outside the House,” he said. He said the government was free to hold as many inquiries in issues pertaining to the HP Cricket Association, Annandale, Bemloe Construction Company. He said the members who were accusing him and his family on several issue should first do some introspection. He once again accused Virbhadra of misleading the public as well as the Congress high command on the issue of re-allotment of the Sai Koti project by misrepresenting facts.
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BJP walks out
Shimla, February 5 Even before the day’s business could be transacted, BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur urged the Speaker to grant protection to the BJP legislators and take a decision on the breach of privilege notice. Suresh Bhardwaj urged the Speaker to refer the matter to Privilege Committee as the notice was replete with evidence and video recording. The Speaker said he had received notices of privilege from Congress and BJP and the Secretary was looking into it. He said the media version would be taken. “The matter is under consideration and we will take note of both the notices, but I will not allow this situation to escalate,” he said. The situation precipitated when the Speaker turned down the plea of the Leader of Opposition to speak. The Speaker started the question hour. For about 40 minutes the BJP legislators continued raising slogans. Finally, the Opposition walked out. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said “We want that the House runs smoothly. But the political rivalry between the two parties should not cast its shadow on the Assembly proceedings. The Speaker said he had tried to end the stalemate at the all-party meeting yesterday. “People have elected the MLAs to raise their issues. They must participate in debates rather than raise slogans against the government,” he said. |
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Speaker warns legislators against issuing him directions
Shimla, February 5 The Speaker made these remarks during a debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address in the Assembly today. Notably, following the walkout by the BJP legislators, several Congress MLAs repeatedly urged the Speaker to take stern action against them and some even suggested that they be barred from entering the House for two days. While in the morning it was the BJP legislators who tried to impress upon the Speaker to refer their breach of privilege notice against CM Virbhadra Singh to the Privilege Committee, it was the turn of Congress MLAs who pleaded to take strict action against BJP legislators for disrupting the House and making slanderous remarks against the Chief Minister. Butail said it was not the responsibility of the Speaker alone to ensure that the House functioned smoothly. “Members from the both sides should exercise refrain and avoid making provocative remarks,” he said when Congress MLAs Asha Kumar, Sanjay Rattan, Nand Lal, Transport minister GS Bali and Parliamentary Secretary Jagjivan Pal asked him to take action against the erring legislators. |
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Sushant’s resignation a gimmick?
Dharamsala, February 5 However, he is still retaining his membership of Parliament and touring various parts of his constituency as an MP and canvassing for the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Last night, The Tribune team tracked him down in a remote village, Gharol, 20 km from Jwalamukhi. Sushant was with the local BDO and addressing a gathering in the village at about 10 pm. While addressing the gathering, the MP announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh for the village passage from his MPLAD funds and Rs 5 lakh on behalf of the BDO. Villagers wondered how Sushant could announce grants from his MPLAD funds when he had resigned. He, however, elaborated that he had given a conditional resignation. "I had stated in my resignation that it should be accepted when my MPLAD fund lapsed," he said. Though Sushant declined to talk to mediapersons, the BDO accompanying him said the MP's resignation was conditional and had not come into effect as yet. The assertion that he had given conditional resignation, however, has come in for sharp criticism from his political opponents. Former Congress MP and senior Congress leader Chander Kumar said there was no conditional resignation in the case of the MP. Sushant had just resorted to a political stunt by announcing his resignation, he said. "What is the point of conditional resignation when he knows the code of conduct will be in force within a month and his term will automatically finish after the elections," he said. Chander said in case Sushant was really serious about corruption in the BJP, he should not have waited for his term to come to an end for submitting his resignation. He also alleged that Sushant had not done anything for the area, but was using his MPLAD fund. Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, Paul Rasu, when contacted, also said Sushant was still an MP and they did not know anything about his resignation. In his address to the villagers, Sushant attacked senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar and former Chief Ministers PK Dhumal. He alleged that Shanta had betrayed BJP rebels, who raised their voice against corruption in the Dhumal government, and he would make startling revelations against senior BJP leaders in the coming days. Information collected from the Planning Department revealed that Sushant still had to distribute about Rs 1 crore from his MPLAD funds. Going by his conditional resignation, that could be accepted only after he consumed his discretionary funds, he was likely to complete the term without having to resign, it was being stated. |
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Promotions hit Industry Dept as posts fall vacant
Solan, February 5 More vacancies are likely to occur after the General Managers of Hamirpur and Mandi, who are awaiting promotion, will be elevated as Joint Directors. Since the official is responsible for various investment-related activities like the allotment of plot and assessment of subsidy cases, besides addressing the various concerns of the industry on a day-to-day basis, vacancies impede the smooth progress of the work. With the state Assembly session underway, vacancies at key places like Baddi can hamper working when questions are raised in the Vidhan Sabha. Another two Joint Directors have been promoted to the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services and these two crucial posts too have fallen vacant in the Directorate of Industries. At a time when the state government was promoting investment after a lapse of various centrally-sponsored subsidies, the absence of officials at key posts did not create a good impression about the state. Though the state government should have made timely arrangements for filling these posts, along with promoting senior officials, the delay was now acting as a handicap in tending to crucial work related to subsidies. Director, Industries, Rajinder Singh, when quizzed, said the process had been initiated to promote officials and place them at crucial posts which were lying vacant, including those at Baddi, adding that it should be completed within the next fortnight. Interestingly, even the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority (BBNDA) created to facilitate various development works in this industrial belt was without a regular Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Deputy Commissioner was looking after this authority on an additional basis. The state government had not even transferred a Deputy CEO for this authority. The absence of a regular CEO had also acted as an impediment in implementing an ambitious master plan for undertaking planned development of this industrial belt. Arun Rawat, vice-president, Himachal chapter, Confederation of Indian Industries, said infrastructure development and industrial promotion were the key ingredients of any industrial area and keeping the two key posts of the CEO, BBNDA, and Deputy Director, Industries, did not send the right signals. He said the state government should post competent officials on these two posts without any delay. |
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Marketing of imported fruit varieties raises hackles
Mandi, February 5 The Horticulture Department has been recommending the new low-chilling varieties of apple to promote apple growing in lower areas, which have low chilling hours required for the plants. Dr Chiranjeet Pramar, a horticulture expert, has expressed serious concern about the import of the new varieties these being recommended to the growers. Dr Parmar said, “The new low-chilling varieties are being imported without any proper research and testing their suitability for low areas as the state government has closed down a research station set up in the 60s at Bagthan to develop new varieties a long time back." Kisan Sabha leader Dr Onkar Shad has also shown his concern on the import of new varieties being distributed by the department and marketed by multinational companies since the growers are buying these without adequate research. He said, “The state government should invest more on research and development of new low-chilling varieties as growers are being charged about Rs 400 per plant for the imported plants.” Dr Parmar said, “The department should first test the new varieties and check their growth for four to five years and fruiting behaviour before recommending these to the growers since climate and local conditions are very important for growth of the plants.” Dr ID Gupta, Project Director, Horticulture Mission, said, “The department has imported a few thousand plants of two varieties of apple, ie anna and dorset golden, from Israel suitable for low-chilling areas with consultation with experts. These are distributed to farmers.” “The trials for these varieties are being carried in department and university farms and in orchards by growers to judge their suitability,” he added. |
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Vigilance zeroes in on forest officials’ role
Kuldeep Chauhan Tribune News Service
Shimla, February 5 But Bemloi Development and Infrastructure Co (BDIC) Private Ltd has gone full steam in constructing 24 prime villas on private land at Beer Khana surrounded by the deodar jungle. Interestingly, state Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SVACB) has given a clean chit to DLF building India Company in the project. The DLF, as per available records, was the developing and marketing partner of BDIC, which is currently building the duplex villas-cum-flats here, but it withdrew after the project courted a row, revealed sources. A visit to the site revealed labour tents pitched by the developer had come up in the forest areas right under the nose of the Forest Department, with electricity wires tied to trees. The role of the then forest officers between 2008 and 2010 who gave permission to widen the British-built path where they violated Forest Conservation Act 1980 is under investigation, revealed Vigilance officials. The Vigilance lodged an FIR under Sections 465, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B, IPC, and Section 33, Indian Forest Act, last year. The probe has found that the stakeholders allegedly forged signatures of 22 persons in an application, a copy of which is with The Tribune, addressed to then Chief Minister PK Dhumal. On the other hand, the petitioner, Deputy Mayor, Shimla, Tikender Panwar, who has filed a petition in the High Court charging that the developer had cut down 35 trees and built walls much before the application was sent to the then CM on March 21, 2011. He has pleaded that the MC gave permission on April 22, 2009, for the project and the company used the road on May 21, 2009, and Rs 35 lakh government grant for the road was shown as having been spent through 100 different contractors. IG, Vigilance, AP Singh said they were investigating the role of the Forest Department as the signatures in the road application had turned out to be forged.
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Kullu dist gets Rs 4 cr for skill development
Kullu, February 5 Stating this District Employment Officer Hari Ram said the process to transfer the amount into bank accounts of the selected youth was already underway. He said a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 for two years could be given to educated unemployed youth (16-35 years), who were enrolled in a recognised training institute and whose family income was less than Rs 2 lakh per annum. He
said youth having over 40 per cent disability would get Rs 1,500 as monthly allowance. To ascertain that the youth of the weaker sections of society availed this scheme, training in traditional jobs like masonry, pottery, blacksmith and the like has also been included in the ambit of the scheme, which will benefit the uneducated as well. The incentive will provide local youth with more opportunities and facilities for their well-being. |
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A week on, fire victims await relief
Shimla, February 5 The families had lost all their belongings and were provided temporary shelter by villagers in their homes. So far, each affected family has been given Rs 20,000 as immediate relief, which will not even cover the cost of clearing the debris. Member, Shimla District Grievances Committee, RL Justa, has urged Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to provide maximum possible financial assistance for building new houses in addition to other required material for building temporary shelters. He also requested the Chief Minister to direct the Irrigation and Public Health authorities to repair and restore the water supply scheme which has been damaged due to the fire and depute a senior district officer to oversee relief and rehabilitation of the victims. Justa urged the social organisations to come forward to help the victims and ensure their early and proper rehabilitation. The villagers said the tragedy could have been averted if there had been a fire station in Kotkhai to deal with such eventualities. It took a long time for the fire tender to reach the spot from Theog. By then, the fire which started from a corner had engulfed the entire wooden structure. Claiming that there were hundreds of wooden houses in the area, the villagers demanded a fire station for Kotkhai. The palatial fort-like structure built by Sabla Wazir was a rare specimen of hill architecture. |
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Weatherman predicts heavy snow, rain
Shimla, February 5 Keylong received 3 cm of snow, followed by Kalpa 2.3 cm and Rohtang 1 cm. Intermittent rains lashed middle and low hills
with Bhandal receiving a maximum of 22 mm of rainfall, followed by Manali 14.2 mm, Salauni 12 mm, Kalatop 7 mm, Dalhousie 5 mm and Shimla and Palampur
0.2 mm each. Keylong was the coldest with -2.2 °C, followed by Kalpa -1.8 °C, Dalhousie -0.5° C and Manali -0.1° C.
Shimla (4.2 °C), Dharamsala (6.4° C). The maximum temperature increased marginally by 1-2 degrees and Una was the warmest with 20.8°C followed by Nahan 19.2°C. Fresh snowfall in Manali The intense cold wave sweeping through the upper Kullu valley tightened its grip further after Manali and its adjoining areas received fresh spell of snowfall today. Due to the fresh layer of snow, vehicular traffic on the Manali-Rohtang road was disrupted near Nehru Kund, 5 km from here. Tourists going to the Solang valley had to stop near Nehru Kund. The HRTC also suspended its bus services between Manali- Kothi village and Solang Nullah. The ski slopes of the Solang valley also experienced fresh snowfall. |
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Solan doc makes it to Limca Book of Records
Solan, February 5 Surat Singh (72) of Kotli village in Sirmaur district was suffering from stone problem for nearly six months. Dr Aggarwal operated and removed around 150 stones of 0.5-2 cm diameter from his patient’s urinary bladder and 22 from the urethra at his Solan-based Sai Sanjivni Hospital. Dr Aggarwal said: “The problem of stones has become common in the hills, but this case was rare. It is surprising that Surat was excreting stones for the past six months without feeling any pain. The operation was conducted in February 2012.” He said the presence of hard water and lack of water intake cause stones. He said he regularly conducted such operations, but this was a rare case, which qualified his entry to the Limca Book of Records. “Surat Singh is hale and hearty and leading a normal life after this operation,” Dr Aggarwal said.
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Foetus found in dustbin at Baddi
Solan, February 5 Superintendent of Police (SP) S Arul Kumar said the area lay in the precincts of a slum. There was a possibity that someone from the slums had dumped the foetus there. He said police teams were trying to trace the culprit and information was also being collected from private and government-run hospitals about expectant mothers. The foetus weighed 3 kg and was fully grown. It appeared that the foetus was dumped after being aborted illegally, said the SP. The police have registered a case under Section 318 of the IPC for the concealment of birth by secret disposal of the body and investigations were underway.
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Gastroenteritis outbreak affects 50 in Bilaspur village
Bilaspur, February 5 Reports said the cause of the spread of this disease was not yet clear. Health authorities, led by Chief Medical Officer (CMO) ML Kaushal, reached the spot to enquire into the matter and take action to control the disease. While some serious patients were admitted to local Barmana ACC Hospital, several were rushed to Sundernagar Hospital and still others were being treated as OPD patients by the Primary Health Centre there. The CMO said members of a medical team had reached areas affected by the disease and all families were being advised to take only boiled water and use chlorine tablets before using water for drinking or cooking purposes. All patients were
being advised to use ORS solution in plenty. The Chief Medical Officer said here this evening that no new patient was reported today and some patients who were admitted to the ACC Hospital were released earlier in the evening, though two patients did report for treatment at this hospital last night, but were given treatment and released today. He said the disease-affected area had been supplied medicines free of cost, along with chlorine tablets, and had been advised to observe usual precautions. The CMO said it had been revealed that there was some community lunch in this area a couple of days ago and several of those who participated in it were taken ill. He said there was no possibility of this disease spreading due to any
other reason.
Health Department springs into action
Residents advised
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600 take part in state-level NCC camp
Una, February 5 Lt Col Mangat Saini, Commanding Officer of the 6 HP (Independent) Company at Una, said unarmed and armed drill exercises, weapon training and map reading formed the crux of the training. Lectures on sanitation, cleanliness, environment, national integration and communication skills would also be given to the cadets. Colonel Saini said cadets would also take part in the campaigns aimed at targeting social issues such as drug abuse, dowry and female foeticide. They would participate in cultural activities during the camp fire. Assistant NCC Officers Major Gulshan Rai, Lt Ashwani Sharma, Lt Vijay Kumar and Lt Harish Pushkarna are managing the camp activities.
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Federation urges CM to give pension to all govt employees
Bilaspur, February 5 Talking to mediapersons here yesterday, state federation president Ram Singh, accompanied by other state leaders, said the annual budget should have the provision of pension to all government employees on the pre-2003 pattern, wherein all employees used to get full pension on superannuation so that they could lead a contented life without any financial difficulties. They said employing youth at half or one-third of the salary of regular employees was against the principle of natural justice and also against the orders of the Supreme Court. They said ministers and MLAs increased their own emoluments according to their whims and fancies and had provision of pension also, but they did not make similar provisions for employees who retired after serving the government all their life.
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AAP threatens to intensify stir
Bilaspur, February 5 District convener of the party Purnender Mohan Kashyap and spokesperson Raj Varma told mediapersons today that the party had been insisting on its demands for long, but the state government failed to take into consideration the difficulties of people except giving false assurances. Both the leaders said their demands included the protection of farmers from damages due to wild animals, stray cattle and monkeys, free electricity and water supply, inquiry into increase in power and water rates, immediate adopting and enforcement of the Jan Lokpal Bill, strict control over soaring prices. They demanded a solution to the unemployment problem and payment of compensation for all land acquisitions according to the Land Acquisition Act, 2013. They also sought modern treatment for Nisha, a student in Australia, as she had lost her eye sight due to a monkey attack at her home in Mandi, special facilities and status to devtas and kardaars, free land and power to artisans and proper policy regarding organising fairs and festivals in the state.
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DAV honours ex-scholars
Kangra, February 5 Kapil Dev Sood, senior advocate, Himachal Pradesh High Court, was the chief guest and P Sofat, Regional Director, Himachal Pradesh, of the DAV movement (Zone-I), was the guest of honour on the occasion. Ex-scholars of the school, now studying in different professional institutions, were given a special memento for their achievement in the
board examination. The chief guest also released the second issue of school magazine “Prerna”. LMC member HKG Dogra proposed a vote of thanks.
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New DSP joins office at Nurpur
Nurpur, February 5 Talking to mediapersons after his joining, he said he would lay emphasis on the detective and preventive measures to check crimes and violation of rules and laws in the area. “My top priorities are to curb narcotic, drug trafficking, illegal mining and flesh trade in hotels and to check traffic nuisance and eve teasing
in the area. The police will ensure installation of the CCTV cameras in cyber cafes, hotels and some identified areas. For this purpose, a meeting of hoteliers and cafe owners is being convened shortly,” he added.
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NGO organises health camp
Nurpur, February 5 Trust president Saleem Azam Khan presided over the camp. Elected representatives of surrounding gram panchayats attended the camp. Khan said the trust had been functioning for the uplift of people in far-flung areas. It was also extending help to the needy and downtrodden sections of society, he added. “The trust has been organising free medical camps in far-off places in rural areas for the past sometime. Its main objective is to benefit people by educating them for their social and economic upliftment,” said Khan. The trust also enrolled around 60 volunteers from Nurpur in the camp.
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Missing youth found dead
Palampur, February 5 His family members had lodged a complaint at the Bhawarna police station in this regard. The police said when they reached the spot, they found the body in a decomposed condition. The body was beyond recognition and stray dogs were preying on it. The victim's wife and mother identified the body from his clothes. Sali Ram, father of Om Parkash, said an altercation between his son and some village youths had taken place before January 21. Later, the police settled the issue. Since then Om Parkash was terrified and disturbed. DSP Navdeep Singh said at this moment it was impossible to say whether it was suicide or murder. He said the truth would come out only after the post-mortem report was received. The post-mortem was conducted at the local Civil Hospital. The body was handed over to the victim's family.
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45-yr-old man succumbs to burn injuries
Kangra, February 5 The police said the victim had sustained serious burn injuries when a kerosene oil stove blasted. The police said the victim received 70 per cent burn injuries in the accident. Krishen Chand was rushed to a local hospital in Gaggrath after the incident, but he was referred to the Tanda medical college on January 31. The body was handed over to the victim's relatives after a post-mortem.
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RinGside view
As expected, the Assembly Budget session is proving to be fiery, with the Opposition BJP staging a walkout every day. Unfortunately, the bitter political rivalry between Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his predecessor, which seems to have turned personal, is what is casting its shadow on the Assembly session as well.
However, it is not public-related issues or development works which have evoked this kind of response, but once again, the political rivalry between Virbhadra and Dhumal is dominating the Assembly proceedings. The BJP legislators, with placards and raising slogans on the alleged corruption charges against the Chief Minister, are leaving no stone unturned to embarrass the government. One wonders had it not been for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls due in April, in which the Chief Minister's wife, Pratibha Singh and Dhumal's son Anurag Thakur will be trying their luck, whether the two leaders will have been so touchy and volatile. Sycophancy knows no barriers
The Assembly session is probably the best platform for politicians to indulge in sycophancy. A first-time MLA, while participating in a debate, showered praise on Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. "He is not just a raja, but a maharaja who has given up thousands of land owned by his family. So how can the BJP accuse him of being corrupt?" he asked. He tried to score some brownie points with the Chief Minister not just by heaping praise on him, but also stating that the Congress was not scared of such political gimmickry. "We are all with you Sir, in your fight against corruption. So don't get cowed by their behaviour," he said. He did not even hesitate to say, "Humne koi churian nahin pehan rakhin hain; hum eent ka jawab patthar se denge," he said. He said the BJP was indulging in all this just to grab headlines as they wanted to divert attention from the good development work done by the Congress regime in one year's time. Of turncoats and politicians
With the Central Government deciding to put on hold the direct benefit transfer (DBT) of subsidy to consumers for buying LPG refills, the Congress seems to have heaved a sigh of relief. Many Congress leaders are welcoming this decision and issuing statements in favour of this decision. Even Chief Ministers, MPs and other senior Congress leaders are hailing it "as a right step since DBT was causing inconvenience to the public". Interestingly, only a few days ago, before the Central Government's decision of putting the scheme on hold, the Centre and the same leaders were terming this as a "revolutionary scheme" of the UPA government. The UPA government has spent money and done an extensive exercise to issue Aadhaar cards and linked these with banks to provide DBT to millions of countrymen, besides keeping the consumers on toes to register them under the scheme. Why the Centre has put this scheme on hold is still not clear, but it seems this must have been done on the direction of some top Congress leaders in view of the coming elections. But one thing is abundantly clear: There are some leaders who are all too willing to change colours all the time. (Contributed by Pratibha Chauhan and Dharam Prakash Gupta)
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Shimla, February 5