We said this on January 17

Coalition govt in Bihar likely

Will there be a coalition government in Bihar this time ? Going by the way the things are taking their shape, it seems so. What exactly would be the shape of this coalition is however beyond anyone's imagination at this stage.

Secretary Level reshuffle in GoI likely!

A secretary level reshuffle is likely to take place in the Government of India in a week or two.

Anil Vaish is Chief Secretary of Rajasthan

Finally Suspense is over.1970 batch IAS officer Anil Vaish has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Rajasthan. Vaish is considered to be outstanding, honest and result oriented bureaucrat. He would succeed R K Nayar who is superannuating on Monday. Earlier the name of Ms Chitra Chopra was in circulation for the job.

Will Justice Ansari be Judge of Supreme Court ?

File of the appointment of Justice M H S Ansari as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India is presently lying with the Law Minister. Incidently Justice Ansari, of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, is scheduled to retire on March 20. Now a million dollar question is that whether he will be able to make it to the SC?.

S P Pande wins legal battle

1974 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officer S P Pande has finally won the case.He was under suspension for the last ten years.He is expected to join in service soonAll his batchmates are currently ADGs.

Satish Chandra to leave today

Secretary of the National Security Council Satish Chandra is handing over charge on Monday.

Rajiv Gupta is back to Uttaranchal

Rajiv Gupta is back to the parent Uttaranchal cadre.1979 batch IAS officer Gupta had been on deputation to the Uttar Pradesh Government. He has been made Secretary, Secretariat Administration.

Prem Prashant gets CS rank in Haryana

Prem Prashant has been given Chief Secretary rank in Haryana. He is 1970 batch IAS officer.

Prof Das is UGC Member

Prof Suranjan Das PRO, Vice Chancellor of the Calcutta University, has been appointed Member of the UGC.

Atul Chaturvedi is back to Uttar Pradesh

Atul Chaturvedi is back to Uttar Pradesh after completion of the central deputation tenure.1974 batch IAS officer Chaturvedi was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles.

IAS changes in Rajasthan

Vipin Chandra Sharma has been appointed Secretary of the State Election Commission. Jayanti Lal Modi will now be Excise Commissioner,Udaipur. Karan Singh Rathore has been appointed MD of the State Finance Corporation.Sanjay Dixit has been moved to the Board of Revenue as Member.

MP IAS officers in UK

Four Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officers Ms Abha Asthana, Ashish Upadhyay, Sanjay Bandopadhya and Ashok Shah are currently in London to attend two weeks course in Public Administration.

ECs to play vital role in delimitation

The Election Commissioners of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, GS Shukla and Dr Sushil Trivedi, are expected to play a vital role in the delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies to be held shortly.

Who holds the key ?

Who holds the key of King Maker Ram Vilas Paswan?Answer of this question -Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh.

Haryana IAS condemn Chautala rule

Haryana IAS Association at its general body meeting held for the first time on Feb 26, after 1997, condemned the behaviour meted out to the IAS officials during the outgoing Chautala government. The participants also expressed deep anguish over the treatment meted out to them.

Samantray is Excise PS in Orissa

A K Samantray is new Principal Secretary Excise in Orissa.He is 1975 batch IAS officer.

FORUM
Aaj Ki Aawaz

Elections results are out,
Kissi ki ho gayi jeet aur kissi ki rout!!!

In Haryana INLD was wiped out……..Congress got a landslide win,
Haryanvis have put INLD in the bin.

In Haryana Surjewalla Junior is the David who wiped out Goliath Chautala…..will demand a reward,
May be Deputy Chief Ministership will be his award!!!

Bhajan Lal says that he has the experience and so CM crown hai mera,
Hooda says on his head will be placed Chief Ministership ka Sehraa!!!

Selja is being slyly coy and trying to show that she is not in the race,
But her words do not match with her excited and expectant face!!!

In Bihar Laloo's RJD has been shown the door,
Though with his own permutations and combinations Laloo continues to bore.

He now says that RJD is the single largest Party and that RJD will stake claim for Government formation,
Says that people should stay away from Paswan's and NDA's disinformation.

Laloo says that with his pre poll allies and Independents who he will be able to coerce/woo RJD will come out on top,
So one thing is for sure that for Independents Laloo will be going out to shop!!!

But fact is that Paswan is King Maker,
And Laloo comes out as King Faker!!!

And Laloo is a sore looser………he is simply not able to come to terms with the loss,
Still feels that in Bihar he is the Boss!!!

Biharis mandate is out with Rabdi Laloo Raaj…….and good riddance is the people's reaction,
Via their mandate people of Bihar for the years of misrule have taken action.

Yes Sonia will play a crucial role in getting Paswan and Laloo to sit across the table,
And try to work out a formula that will give a Government in Bihar that will be stable.

For Paswan happy days are here……..in Bihar and Central Sarkaar,
Could even get Railways if he agrees to lend support in Bihar!!!

And may be Laloo in reverse gear may return to Bihar,
Possibly could head the Kichdi Sarkaar!!!!

But at present Paswan is parroting that there should be Central Rule,
His way of playing it cool!!!

In Jharkhand seems Congress overrated Guruji……his own two sons have lost!!!
For its miscalculations Congress is paying the cost!!!

In both Bihar and Jharkhand a splintered UPA has paid the price……..divided they fell,
Would have been a different story if they had chosen to gel????

Then UPA would have got clear victory in Jarkhand and Bihar,
And NDA ki decisive haar!!!

In Haryana Congress will make Sarkaar…..Bhajan CM and Surjewalla Junior getting his inaam,
And Bhajan giving the other heavyweights in his Cabinet lucrative kaam!!!!

In Bihar kichdi either way…….more likely will be kichdi of RJD, Congress and LJP and independents,
This will be Government de Dependents!!!

In Jharkhand BJP will cobble up a Sarkaar……Guruji will go back to Delhi,
Jharkhandis will now for some time only see him on the Telly!!!

For Congress the lesson is that Coalition Politics demands giving and taking,
Give up on its dream that on its own Governments it will be making!!!!

As we are all caught up in the election result fever PC is waiving out frantically and saying Mein Bhi Hoon,
Says, "Tomorrow I will be in the limelight and your telly too!!!"

PC will 'rise to present the Budget' tomorrow,
Some will rejoice and some will be in sorrow.

Lets see will PC take us forward or will it be one step forward and three back????
Will India step out or go back into the bud ……..blossom, wilt or just crack????

Confucius says….. When the Railway Budget is soft the General Budget is hard!!!!
He continues…..Like Bharat Kumar pens this column could PC present the Budget like a Bard????

He continues…..Because then jor ka jhatkha lageh ga softly……lessen the pain!!!
Lets see tomorrow will PC's Budget earn praise, indifference or disdain???

Bharat Kumar

Shetty to be Chairman of IDBI !

Now the name of Canara Bank CMD V P Shetty for the post of Chairman of the IDBI has started doing the round in the North-Block.

Bhattacharya is new MD of SBI

T S Bhattacharya has been appointed Managing Director of the State Bank of India. He is presently MD of the State Bank of Indore.
( We said this on December 14,2004)