NEW DELHI POLITICAL GRAPEVINE SNIPPETS

NEW DELHI POLITICAL GRAPEVINE SNIPPETS

for publication on Sunday December 11, 2011

Thanks

R Rajagopalan

New Delhi

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Sonia Gandhi walked too brisk in and out of Central Hall

and lobby of Parliament today, smiled at each of those

who greeted on her 66th birthday, escorted by  SPG

guards.

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Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam President Bapiraju

Congress MP presented her a special puja prasad

with Ladoo. He told her that it is Lord Balaji prasad

she smiled and accepted it.

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Lalu Prasad tonsured his head, and is seen wearing a fur cap

in Parliament. He greeted Sonia Gandhi inside Lok Sabha

by walking near to her seat when proceedings begun.

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S Thirunavkarasar who recently joined Congress from BJP

was in Delhi today to greet Sonia Gandhi on her birthday

Instead of his typical Tamil dress of veshti and white kurta

Thiruvakarasar came in Pyjama Kurta typical of Youth Congress

leader style. Many senior Congress leaders were taken back

to see the new attire of Arasar who was a

former Union Minister in Vajapyee Government

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Deve Gowda former Prime Minsiter on Friday walked

straight into Lok Sabha at 1102 hours,without realising

the entire house is standing up in silence to mourn the death of 

hospital patients in Kolkata. Deve Gowda rushed to house

as he was keen to raise the SM Krishna issue and keen

to express his views. Gowda was alerted by watch and

ward-to walk slow as the house is mourning. Closed his

eyes-Gowda stood for a mintue. then resumed his first row seat

in Lok Sabha

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Bhupender Singh Hooda Chief Minister Of Haryana entered Cetnral Hall

alone,walked alone. But in earlier occasions, he will be escorted by

State Ministers and Haryana Congress MPs. But on Friday his

political graph is sliding because, he walked alone in Central Hall.

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With two helping sticks limping in Parliament, Congress MP from 

Haryana Deepender Singh Hooda spent one hour. Almost all

senior Union Ministers went near to Deepender and enquired

about the fractured right leg. Deepender is the son of 

Haryana Chief Minister Bhpender Singh Hooda

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Dig Vijaya Singh was in Parliament, huge crowd went near to him

in his inimical  smile style -somewhat similar to that of

Karunakaran broad smile- Diggy Raja shook hands with everyone.

Atleast ten to fifteen MPs walked with him from main portico

of parliament building to Central Hall.

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Gulam Nabi Azad Union Minister when he entered Lok Sabha

at 1055 hours on Friday- was greeted by almost all Telangana Congress

MPs. Some Telangana Congress MPs touched Gulam nabi feet

inside Lok Sabha. While these MPs were holding huge posters

reminding Sonia Gandhi for telangana as promised on her birthday

two years ago. 

But a contrast meeting of Andhra Congress MPs with Dig Vijaya Singh

inside Parliament, which is interesting. Dr KVP Ramachandra Rao

and Sabbam Hari went rushing to Diggy Raja, while Unndavalli

Aruna Kumar joined this discussion. KVP and Diggy Raja spent

few minutes separately in a corner of Parliament. 

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Satyavrt Chaturvedi the Congress spokesman was narrating to

fellow Congress MPs inside Parliament the difficulties he faced in many live TV discussions

to defend UPA2 

In a lighter vein joke to his fellow Congress MP

Satyavrt said.. Thursday P Chidambaram on 2G, Friday SM Krishna on Bellary mining

Monday Kapil Sibal on Facebook and Twitter , Tuesday Anand Sharma on FDI in retail

like this..parliament will have blockade...We have added eleven young spokesmen

who are Union Ministers.. Let them defend such a long list.... 

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