Madam is unhappy

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is annoyed with recent bureaucratic changes in Government of India.This is evident from her reported remarks "Why the blue-eyed boys of the previous Government were given soft-landing ".

B B Mishra to be DGP of Orissa !

Special Secretary Home in Government of India B B Mishra is being tipped to be new DGP of Orissa. 1967 batch IPS officer Mishra is expected to succeed N C Padhi who is superannuating on July 31.

Kashyap to be DGP of Maharashtra

K K Kashyap is being appointed DGP of Maharashtra .1969 batch IPS officer is expected to succeed S M Shangari who is retiring next month.

Did Atalji speak to Karunanidhiji ?

Did former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee speak to DMK Chief Karunandihi ?.Sources close to Vajpayee said that he only enquired about his health and Tamil Nadu weather.

Das unlikely to join CBI

Neeraj Ranjan Das is now unlikely to join the CBI as Joint Director. Name of 1973 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre, Das had been cleared during the NDA regime.

Dayalan to be JS and FA Finance

Grapevine has it that M Deena Dayalan, 1978 batch IAAS officer is going as Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Ministry of Finance (Dept. of Economic Affairs). He would succeed P J Vincent whose term has expired.He is presently AG Haryana.

Brar to return Delhi police !

Vigilance officer in the MCD B S Brar is expected to return to the Delhi police in a month or two. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Will new Government clear names of two Air Marshal?

NDA Government had cleared the appointment of S Bhojwani and S K Jain to the rank of Air Marshal.Will the new Government approve these two names ?.

Rajeev Kher to return UP

Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Forests and Environment Rajeev Kher is returning Uttar Pradesh after completion of his central deputation tenure. He is 1980 batch IAS officer.

Pradeep Singh is PS to Delhi L-G

Pradeep Singh has been appointed Principal Secretary to Lt Governor of Delhi.He is 1974 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Reddy promoted

P V K Reddy IG CISF South-West Sector has been promoted to the rank of IG .He is 1982 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Four down and two more to go……….UPA and the Commies can see the saffron in the sacked Governors, but they cannot see the taint in the tainted Ministers????? Height of selective vision!!!!

Khurana and Jois have not been included in this sacking list as the UPA wanted only Governors associated with the Sangh Parivar to go….something they feel they can justify. But, once UPA is able to get away with these sackings the other two , Khurana and Jois, will go too.

So now friendly Governors will be appointed in these four States. Another name has popped up as a Governorship candidate, Margret Alva. Jois not being sacked means that Buta Singh will have to wait…….he was being tipped for Bihar!!!!!

In the Cabinet downsizing the Number Two/ Contenders to the CMs post are the ones facing problems…..Bhattal and Vidya Stokes for example. Congress has decided that there will be only one test for Ministership selection ……..ability to bend backwards ….after measurements the ones bending maximum will be selected…and Sonia's decision will be binding!!!!!

The first Meeting of the NAC will be held shortly. George Fernandes feels that the NAC is constitutionally incorrect. Yes, a Shadow Cabinet is understandable but a Super Cabinet is not right!!!!! And that too funded by the State…….will the Government also fund the Shadow Cabinet????? And Chidambram talks of reducing Government's expenditure to curb the deficit!!!!!
NAC is an internal enterprise of the UPA …..hence, the NAC should be funded by the UPA. Why should the Exchequer bear the costs?????

BJP plans a Shadow Cabinet. Mahajan will be preparing a detailed Project Report and submitting the same to Manmohan for Governmental funding. BJP should start looking out for a Prime Property to house the Shadow Cabinet…the way Congress is gobbling up Prime Properties in Delhi , BJP might have very few choices left!!!!!

But, the Million Dollar question is that in the BJP Shadow Cabinet who will be the PM????? Vajpayee or Advani???? In case shift over to Advani is a matter of time then it would be a good idea to give him on the job training by making him the Shadow Cabinet PM!!!!!

Paswan is playing his cards close to his chest. The RJD Gang had started floating rumors that Paswan was cozying up to BJP!!!! This put Paswan on the defensive. Paswan now only talks in an anti BJP tone. But, Paswan has not forgiven or forgotten the slights he has been subjected to by Laloo. Paswan will hit Laloo where and when it hurts him most!!!!!
First Manmohan was termed as the renovation PM???? That means by the time the total renovation……in the Party, Government and physically in the residences and Offices ……was completed Sonia would stake claim to the Throne!!!!! Now Manmohan is termed as the Administrative PM …he is PM on Sonia's pleasure!!!! And rest assured the pleasure is circumstantial …like the President's for the sacked Governors!!!!!! Not that Manmohan is too perturbed !!! Confucius says…..You only feel bad on loosing something when you consider it as yours!!!!

B Kumar

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we are in a strange phase of democracy.Imagine the PM of this great[!] country defending the inclusion of persons with tainted records with a facile argument that the predecessor govt also had such ministers!If the people chose a new govt does it not prove that they rejected her because of their wrong doings? Should the new govt do the same? If yes does n't she also deserve a rejection by the voting public?

O P Mehra IAS (Retd) 1962

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Will Saxena be CMD of BSNL ?

S D Saxena is likely to be appointed new CMD of BSNL. He is the front-runner for the post.Interview for the post is taking place today.

Taljinder Singh RM Taj Mahal Hotel

Taljinder Singh has been appointed Resident Manager of Taj Mahal Hotel,Delhi.