Big fight between two Union Minisers
PCHIDAMBARAM AND SALMAN KHURSHID
CLASH OVER ENEMY'S PROPERTY BILL
By R Rajagopalan
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is faced with multiple issues
which turn into be a major political issue.First is Commonwealth Games corruption.
Second is the Enemy Property Bill.
Both had dominated the Wednesday Union Cabinet Meeting
It was really a major irritation for the 78 year old Dr Manmohan Singh
Salman do not raise this it is a conflict of interest. Said P Chidambaram
Most befitting reply from Salman was too hot."You also appeared in
apex court for one section therefore you also flout Conflict of Interest"
retorted Salman.
There was a stotic silence, but as a presiding deity Dr Singh quietened all
the warring Ministers.
The Enemy Property Act has turned two senior cabinet ministers into
adversaries. Salman Khurshid, minister for corporate affairs and minority
issues, directly targeted Home Minister P Chidambaram
Khurshid was under the impression that in previous meetings it was
decided that before the legislation will be passed in next session of
Parliament, an ordinance would be issued by the government.
No such ordinance has been issued.
Dr Manmohan SIngh might have recollected Atal Bihari Vajpayee
But most interesting was that Dr Manmohan SIngh on Wednesday behaved like
a Chief Justice to sort out the heated arguments between two Union Ministers
Dr Manmohan Singh might have recollected the gospel saying of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
not to have too much of advoctes in the Council of Ministers- and do not include
other than Congress leaders in the Cabinet Committee on Security. As Vajpayee
faced immense political turmoil while George Fernandes was facing Tehelkha
Aluminium gaskets issues.
What is enemy property bill?
After the Indo-Pakistan war in 1965, the government issued the
Enemy Property (Custody and Registration) Order, 1965.
Under this act all immovable properties in India
belonging to or held by or managed on behalf of Pakistan nationals,
stood vested in the custodian of enemy property. This is how the
entire property (running into several hundreds of acres) in Lucknow
belonging to the Raja of Mahmoodabad got vested with the custodian.
Why Khurshid is angry?
Khurshid, who is openly supporting the cause of the heir of the Raja of
Mahmoodabad, was so livid that he kept arguing against Chidambram
even after the matter ended.
ends
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