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NEW DELHI GRAPEVINE POLITICAL SNIPPETS

By R Rajagopalan

28-11-2009

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Sitaram Yechury CPM leader articulated a theory to

Chairman Rajya Sabha not to have live telecast of the
Rajya Sabha question hour. Various opinions are being

rendered, but final decision will be taken after consulting many

political parties and media organisations. Sitaram yechury 

apprehensions are that the Chair expunges certain remarks

but that is telecast, after that what was the use of removing from

records, when huge viewers had already listened to the "unparliamentary

word"  Best is use to the 'nuclear button" placed on the right side

of the Chairman seat. If he pressed the button the telecast can

be blacked out.

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Andhra Pradesh Congress is making efforts 

to get Vijayalakshmi Reddy the wife of Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy

elected unopposed from Pulivendla Assembly Constitutency.

Informal approval from the AICC has been obtained by Andhra

congress leaders to liaise with Opposition parties like TDP and

Left not to field their candidates. On emotional appeal, there

is possibility of her winning. Similar to that PV Narasimha Rao

when he contested TDP NT Rama Rao did not field any candidate

in 1991.

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Grievances from the Women mediapersons covering proceedings of Parliament

to Speaker of Lok Sabha and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha were

promptly redressed. To reserve "wash rooms" for women journalists.

Urgent instructions were issued to CPWD to arrange

"special corner rooms" for women mediapersons.

Such a massive structure of Parliament does not have

a reserved wash room for women. Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha

conveyed to Women Media organisation that problem is genuine

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Three Union Ministers of state of a key ally of UPA suspect that

their telephone conversations are being monitored by their party

Minister who is holding cabinet status. internal politicking

matters of their party organisational matters be overheard.

when these three junior ministers speak on their mobile

or land line. Smartly these three ministers do not use the

Government phone, provided to them by Parliament, but have

shifted to private phone operators. What will the Cabinet minister

now do is their simple questions.

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