HEAR SAY

Heard so inside parliament 

NEW DELHI   POLITICAL GRAPEVINE SNIPPETS

for publication on Sunday December 11, 2011

Thanks

R Rajagopalan

New Delhi

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Overheard two Union Ministers of different political parties 

discussing in their mother tonge, a possible change of

Chief Minister of their state, by April 2012

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In JPC on 2G, questions come from a Congress

Member E M Sudharshan  Nachiappan,

against the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram role

in clearing files on 2G, was irking  Congress leadership. 

Interestingly the JPC Member defeated the then Finance Minister

in Lok Sabha election in 1996. Nachiappan recently

used strong words against P Chidambaram

in an interview to a leading Tamil weekly

DMK, BJP and ADMK MPs enjoy Sudharshan Nachiappan

company in JPC.

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V P Singh Badmore  a BJP Rajya Sabha MP from 

Rajasthan suggested to Foreign Office that Ajmer in Rajasthan

and Koyna in Tureky be declared as twin cities. As both cities

have commonalities with Sufism. Vijay Pal Singh accompanied

Vice President Ansari to Turkey recently. In a detailed note

submitted to Ministry of External Affairs by VP Singh speaks 

volumes about the Moiuniddin and Jalauiddin in both cities

Dr Hamid Ansari liked the idea of VP Singh-also taken up

this issue with both Governments-for future cultural ties

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Lalithalakshmi  a Tamil Nadu  IAS officer got married with Saurav Pahari

another West Bengal cadre IAS officer. Therefore Lakshmi is given special 

permission by Union Government to get her Cadre changed to West Bengal, 

so that the married couple can be posted in one State.

In exercise of the power conferred by sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 of the Indian 

Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules. 1954, and with the concurrence of the 

Govern.  ments of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the Central Govt. hereby transfers Ms. 

Lalithalakshmi, IAS (TN:08) from Tamil Nadu to West Bengal cadre on ground of 

marriage to Shri Saurav Pahari, IAS (WB:08). 

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Nishikant Dubey BJP MP while initiating the discussion on

Supplementary Grants in Lok Sabha begun his opening remarks

by ensuring a smile on the face of Pranab Mukherjee..
When Dubey was a student, used to listen Pranab budget speeches

but today in Lok Sabha as MP Dubey said he was disappointed

to get the arguements of pranab da. 

With a pencil in his hand, Pranab Mukherjee was seen smiling

by putting his pencil on his cheeks.

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Thirumavalavan VCK on Wednesday walked out of Lok Sabha condeming

the attack on Tamils in Kerala on Mullaiperiar dam issue 

He went to Mahatma Gandhi statue inside parliament and sat dharna

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Trichy Siva in Rajya Sabha spoke on Mullaiperiar Dam 

Dr V Maitreyan intervened to say, but deputy chairman

stated that MP cannot pressurise or direct the Chair 

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