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AN IMAGINARY UNPA MEETING

UNPA met at Amar Singh's opulent home. I'm able to narrate what transpired as by the wonder of imagination I was invisibly present.

One by one the invitees trickle in. Amar Singh playing the perfect host welcomes each invitee personally. Every time he receives a guest he poses with the guest for the Media's flashing cameras.

Karat: Who notified the Press….. wasn't this supposed to be a secret meeting????
Amar : (sheepishly) Please seems Chautala Ji has come…. please excuse me I've to receive him. Oof the Indian Media!!!!

Amar exits.

Karat: This is the biggest panga with Amar Ji …..even if he has a cold he has to let the Press now about it. I'm sure he's let the Press know about this meeting and now he's being sheepish!!
Mulayam: Arre this is because of Amar's filmy connection….. my brother Shivpal calls him a political bhaand (actor)…… but please don't tell him I told you this or he and the two Jaya's will go into a sulk!!

Amar returns with Chautala and his son.

Karat: (aside to Naidu) If this was a family affair I'd brought Brinda along……why's he brought his son along?????
Amar: Now that we are all here lets start the meeting.
Karat: First tell me how ready are you all for a midterm poll????

All of a sudden practically all rush to the loo….. after asking the question Karat himself runs to the loo and in the end only Chautala and Naidu are left seated in the room. Slowly all return.

Mulayam: Not ready at all…… I feel that by 2009 anti incumbency against Maya Sarkaar will set in and then SP will have a better chance……. today not election but saving ourselves from going behind bars is on our minds…….. Amar ji toh does not even enter UP.
Amar: Neta Ji mein aap ko boltha tha lets go abroad for sometime ……. Anil Bhai has even offered his Jet to be at our beck and call…….. out of sight we would be out of Maya's mind!!!
Chautala: Haryana always votes out the Party in power…… Kuldeep is here but I don't know if Bhajan Lal Ji will ultimately side with UNPA….. he has the habit of changing his mind at the last moment!!!
Kuldeep: Tau tainey kay ho gaya ???
Chautala: Rey choray tehra Bapu toh gurgit se!!!!
Naidu: I don't understand what you are saying but by your voices and body language looks like you two are fighting …. stop criticism and reboot …… as for TDP we are ready for midterm poll…… I will make Reddy regret the day he entered politics!!

Kuldeep gets up and takes a seat away from Chautala.

Mulayam: Jayalalitha ji is bound to do well in TN…… Amar Singh Ji you must go down to Madras and talk to her!!!
Amar: No chance…… every time I go there I come back with my hemorrhoids running a riot…… in fact I know whether she's in a pliable mood or not by what she serves me!!! If she's in a pliable mood the food served is chilly free….. but if she's not in the mood she'll serve the hottest food and has Sasikala to keep heaping my plate…. sadistically…. she knows my problem and uses food to let me know the state of her mind!!!
Karat: (taking a bite of a jalebi) Amar Singh Ji wah…… jalebis are heavenly!!
Mulayam: I feel Sonia ji is fast becoming a jalebi….. very difficult to predict her!!!
Karat: Not a jalebi but an immarti…….. one day she's challenging us and the next day she giving excuses….. and then she has her minions give differing statements!!! Tell me what should we do on the Nuclear Deal???
Naidu : Deal is good for India …… but now that our Communist brothers have made this into an issue we have to damn the Deal.
Chautala: This is for sure without Nuclear Power Haryana's power scenario will be very bleak…… but I'm willing to take an anti Nuclear stand for the sake of the UNPA!!!
Mulayam: Both Anil and Roy tell me 123 Deal is in India 's interest……. but now that our Communist brothers have taken on the Congress on this we have to stand behind them….. how can I forget when they stood behind me in my trying time???
Naidu: Karat Ji if Congress presses on with the Deal will Communists pull the plug?????
Karat: I cannot answer this question as this will first be discussed at the Party workers level and then at the Politburo level!!!
Naidu : (aside to his sidekick Yerra Naidu) That will take ages…… see I told you these fellows are playing a double game as they are not ready for midterm polls so they will let this Government continue!!! Discussing the issue within the Party and then at politburo level will take a year!!!!
Mulayam: Most of us don't want a midterm poll and at the same time support our Communist brothers on their stand on the 123 Deal. So let's keep the bickering on and keep the Government on tenterhooks!!! And I've good news….. Pawar too has said that he will join the UNPA once elections are announced!!!!
Naidu: What use is of Pawar to us……. his Party will barely get a seat or two ….. and his image is not too good……. rotten wheat has caused a rot in his popularity!!! And then he's one of the biggest ayaa Ram gayaa Rams!!!
Mulayam: One request…… Naidu Ji please do not mind this question…… will you return to the NDA if NDA needs your help to form a Government???
Nadu: I cannot decide on this myself…… if my Party decides then my hands will be tied!! Personally I'm committed to UNPA….. however I'm a disciplined CEO of my Party!!!
Karat: (aside to other Commies) This Bidu is a Bidu of only himself!!!

All present show restlessness.

Amar: I'll go the Press and say that it's because of the Left that UPA is in power and that SP and Commies are natural allies!!!
Naidu (aside to Yerra): So SP too is controlled by the Russians….. seems Mulayam came close to the Russians when he was Minister of Defense!! (aloud) Yes and I'll say that we'll take on UPA in the Parliament…… demand that Deal should be voted on by Parliament!!!
Mulayam (aside to Amar): He'll say this but make your friends in the Press sound as if the idea came from me!!!

Karat stands up and so do the other Commies.

Karat: So it's agreed that UNPA will damn the Deal!!!!!
Now I simply cannot stop myself and say: And damn India .
All in unison: Who said this?????
Karat: Party always comes first…. this is the first rule of Communism!!
Chautala: Latti is bigger the bhains….. and latti comes only with power!!
Naidu: Software needs hardware…. software is the programmes and hardware power!!
Amar: Arre bhai power nahi toh kuch nahi…… without power you are like a motor that rusts away…. ask me!!!
I sing: Harr daal pe gidd (vulture) baitha hai iss Desh ka kya hogaa!!!!!
All in unison: Bhago!!!
Mulayam: ( running) Bhoot...... Amar Singh ji aap ka bangla bhooth bangla hai!!!
Chautala: ( his pehelwan son literally carriyng him and running) Arre yeh koi Desh Bhagat ki aatma hai...... jaise Gandhi ji Munna Bhai mein aateh hai!!
Karat: I'm a rationalist...... this booth -wooth is all nonsense...... the Americans are behind this!!
Naidu: (dragging Yera and running) Parigettu ( run) Yerra!!!!

In the end Amar Singh is left alone in the room hiding behind the sofa.

Amar: (shivering) Ayee balaa ko taal doh!!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Abhijit Sengupta is new Secretary Culture

Abhijit Sengupta has been appointed new Secretary Culture in the Government of India.1972 batch Karnataka cadre IAS officer Sengupta will succeed Badal Das who is superannuating on October 31.
( We said this on October 15 )

IAS officer seeks VRS ?
Karnataka cadre 1992 batch IAS officer Anshu Bharadwaj is believed to have sought VRS.

Cases of 6 (2) 2 are to be reconsidered !
About six cases sent by the DoPT to the PMO under the rule 6(2) 2 are reportedly being sent back for re-consideration.

Manjeet Puri and Desiraju figure in the panel
Names of IFS officer Manjeet Puri and Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer K R Desiraju also figure in the panel prepared for the post of Ambassador UNESCO in Paris.

Pradip Singh unlikely to move NPC
Additional Secretary and FA in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is now unlikely to move to the National Productivity Council. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of UT Ccadre.

Pay Commission for raise in DA
Sixth Pay commission is likely to recommed 6 per cent DA from January 2007 and 14 per cent from January 2008.

Gala time for JD(S) in Karnataka
Its gala time for workers & leaders of the Janata Dal-Secular(JD-S), in Kerala, as assembly is under suspended animation & without advisors Governor Rameshwar Thakur is handicapped for want of advisors.

Property rates in Noida increase more than double
Property rates in Noida have increased by more than double in the recent past. It has risen from Rs 1000 square metre to Rs 2400 square metre.

PS to PM has human approach
PS to PM, TKA Nair, is too humane in his approach. Despite being of 1963 batch, he meets every one cordially. On the other hand there is no meaning of batch mates for the minister Manishankar Iyer who too belongs to 1963 batch.

How many Army Officers will resign ?
It is rumoured that around 1000 to 1500 officers from the rank of Lt Col to Col level are going to resign if pay-structure of the Pay Commission did not come upto their expectations.

Row about Arunachal Pradesh CS resolved

The row relating to Tabom Bam Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh has been resolved. Bam is on a month's leave. It may be stated that Arunchal Nyshing Students Union (ANSU) was up in arms against Bam who is an IAS officer of the 1977 batch & belongs to the AGMU cadre.However, the ANSU has now relented in Bam's favour.
At present K.K.Sharma is Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh. Sharma is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

V.K.Bahuguna to go deputation

V.K.Bahuguna is all set to join Government of India on deputation.Bahuguna who holds many charges besides Managing Director (MD) Tripura Forest Development & Plantation Corporation Limited (TFDPC) is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the Tripura cadre. He belongs to the 1979 batch. He will be joining the newly set up "National Rainfed Areas Authority"(NRAA) as one of the technical experts.

R.S.Negi is MD,MP Forest Dev Corporation

Madhya Pradesh Government has appointed R, S.Negi as Managing Director (MD) of the MP Forest Development Corporation. Hitherto Negi was member in Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA).He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

CVO level vacancy since 1994
A CVO level post is lying vacant in Bharat Refractoies since 1994.

IAS-IPS changes in Jharkhand this month
IAS and IPS reshuffle is expected to take place in Jharkhand this month only.

One yr extension for PFC's CMD, Dr.Garg likely
Grapevine has it that Dr. V K Garg, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), is getting one year extension. Dr Garg's term is supposed to end in April, 2008 when he superannuates. However, his file for one year extension beyond April 2008 is reportedly in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). It may be stated that the PFC was conferred with 'Navratna' status in June, 2007.

IFS officer is Secretary AWBI

D. Rajasekar has taken over as Secretary of the Animal Welfare Board of India .1998 batch Indian Forest Officer Rajasekar is the first IFS officer to hold the post.

IAS changes in Himachal Pradesh
Davesh Kumar will be new DC of Bilaspur.Rajender Singh has been appointed Director Town and Country Planning.

FORUM

Gone are the days for IAS officers

IAS officers are not given salaries and perks as per their job profiles. gone are the days when u get a big bungalow with 12 servants and 4 vehicles as all these have gone at most of the places. It seems all socialism has happened with IAS officers. No body wants unnecessary staff but atleast give a fair and decent life.

N Kumar

Think over this

Appropos YP Mishra's query on retirement age.
I will answer his question by asking a counter-question
"If the father continues in service for 2 more years, the nation will save about Rs 5 lakh. Shouldn't this money be used for digging wells in villages, for providing drinking water to hundreds of citizens rather than providing a job to one individual?"

S K Nagpal

We can make India a developed country

We can make India a well developed country by 2020 by utilising the skills of our youths. Unemployment is the biggest social evil and crime. If our youths are idle, there is no sense of wearing the crown of developed country.

Hemant Chauhan.

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CORPORATE

CWC pays Rs.10.10 cr dividend to Agriculture Minister
The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has declared a dividend of 27% for the year 2006-07.N.K. Choubey, Managing Director, CWC handed over a cheque of Rs. 10.10 crore as dividend on the paid up capital of central government to Sharad Pawar Indian Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in Delhi on October 24,2007.The CWC is a profit making PSU and has been declaring dividend to the shareholders for the last three decades. During the year 2006-07 CWC achieved highest ever turn over of Rs. 686.44 crore with the highest ever profit before tax of Rs. 133.80 crore. The profit after tax is Rs. 88.70 crore. Set up with the main objective of the providing scientific storage facilities for agricultural inputs and produce and other notified commodities, the CWC is operating 496 warehouses with a total storage capacity of 99.76 lakh metric tonne with an average utilization of 79%. The Corporation is also operating 95 custom bonded warehouses and 3 air cargo complexes. CWC in tie up with Indian railways has started a new concept of rail side warehousing complex. Twenty two locations in different railways zones have been sanctioned to the corporation for this purpose.

Joglekar is ED (Engineering 1) NACIL
S V Joglekar is the Executive Director (Engineering) of the National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL), the new company into which Air India and Indian have been merged.

Mulye moves to Insurance
ED of the ICICI Bank Vishakha Mulye has been appointed Director of ICICI Lombard General Insurance.

CII's Knowledge Management India Summit 2007 in Nov.

The Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) is organising Knowledge Management India Summit scheduled from November 14-16, 2007 at Le Meridian, Delhi. The summit will have industry leaders from the Indian corporate sector review the focus areas for achieving 2020 development goals.For the meet has appointed Business Wire India as its official news distribution partner.Business Wire India will integrate Indian as well as the International media for the summit. All the press releases on "Knowledge Management India Summit 2007" wired by Business Wire India can also be viewed on the websites of Confederation of Indian Industry, www.cii.in and Business Wire India, www.businesswireindia.com.Eminent industry leaders who will join in to dialogue on various aspects of achieving the 2020 development goals are Dr. T. Ramasami Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology , Sunil Mittal President CII, Ashok Soota CMD Mindtree Consulting & S S Mehta, Director General CII .

JWM Hotel Mumbai bags All-India Japanese Fusion Sushi Contest

Maidoindia promoting Japanese Food, Art and Culture in India in association with The Consulate General of Japan in Mumbai, The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Mumbai and the Western Culinary Association has announced the award winners for 1st Annual All-India Japanese Fusion Sushi Contest held at the Training Kitchen of IHM Mumbai, the largest training kitchen in South-East Asia. The expert panel of judges included Celebrity Chef Hisa (formerly of Wasabi, Taj Hotels and Palaces Mumbai), Chef Kato (Four Seasons Mumbai), Chef Koizumi (ITC Hotel), Chef Matthew Cropp (The Oberoi) and Mr Harry Cheng (Director, maidoindia).The Sushi Contest ended on a fantastic note with the Award Ceremony held at the Japanese Consulate of Mumbai. His Excellency, Hirotsugu Hagiuda Consul General of Japan, Mumbai extended support on behalf of Japanese Government to this endeavor.Okui, the Chairman of The Japan Society Mumbai and Anup Jatia (Director, maidoindia) also graced the awards Ceremony .The Winner for the Professional Category was Chef Bambang Soeprijono of the JWM Hotel Mumbai. Chef Bambang was also selected as the Overall winner and was presented with the Grand Prize being All Nippon Airways Business Class Return Ticket from Mumbai to Tokyo on ANA's all new 36 seater Business Jet.The winner for the student category was Ms Shreeya Mitra from IHM, Mumbai, who also won Chef Hisa's Budding Sushi Chef of the Year. Aditya Kulkarni, also from IHM Mumbai, was the runner-up in student category, & was also presented with the original vegetarian Sushi award.Chef Sumit Thapa of the Oberoi Mumbai, received the Consulate General of Japan Awards for Innovation.In addition to this, the winning award entries are scheduled to be showcased in one of the booths of the Japan Pavilion of the World of India to be held on November 19-21, 2007 in Mumbai.

Canon's new campaign for India

Canon is all set to chill its audiences not only with their technology but with the new advertising campaign this winter.During the festive season in India, Canon India has successfully positioned IXUS as a true cool statement.According to Alok Bharadwaj Vice President Canon India Pvt. Ltd. "Canon brand has been popular and well known for its cameras for the last 70 years mainly because of its premium technology. Our focus has been to establish products through the cutting edge technology & innovative ways. We recognise that today's consumer is looking for brand association beyond just technological superiority. Hence we have positioned IXUS range of digital cameras in such an innovative way."

16Frames.com launches new photo & video services

16Frames, a leading online photo and video delivery service provider is offering its products and services primarily to all Indians living in India and abroad. Recently they have launched a new service which caters to Indians and NRIs. They can now upload, print photos & publish videos on VCD/DVD & ship them to anyone living anywhere in India from their computers.

Raman is Director of BSES

B S Raman has been appointed Director of BSES a joint venture of Reliance Energy Limited and the Delhi Government.

Reddy is MD of Laxmi Vilas Bank

V.S. Reddy has taken over as the Managing Director of the Lakshmi Vilas Bank. Reddy succeeds R.M. Nayak, who retired in June.

MCHI's Property 2007 in Mumbai from today

Maharashtra Chamber of Housing industry (MCHI) Property 2007 - the only official and largest real estate exhibition of India is back in Mumbai, offering home buyers a wide rage of properties & home loan options.Property 2007 - 11th Real Estate & Housing finance exhibition will be held at Bandra Kurla Complex, MMRDA Grounds from October25 to 28,2007.Spread over an area of 25,000 sq. meters consisting of 3 multiple halls, Property 2007 will have leading Property Developers displayed their projects in Mumbai (South, Central and Western Suburbs) Thane, Navi Mumbai, Mira Road, Vasai to Virar, Kalyan to Karjat & across the country [Pune , Bangalore, Goa, Hyderabad, Lucknow] with international property developers from Dubai, Malaysia and other countries also participating. There is a special pavilion for budgets properties and weekend / holidays homes too.

U.Mehta & Abheeshek Varma join SAB TV

SAB TV has roped in Uditanshu Mehta as its programming head & Abheeshek Varma as head of marketing. Mehta was Associate VP in UTV.Likewise,Varma was VP Client service with Surfgold- a relationship marketing consultancy headquartered in Singapore.