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BUZZ GRAPVINES JUICY CRYSPY GOSSIPS - 

"HEARD SO"   IN THE CORRIDORS OF PARLIAMENT

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28-7-2014

BUZZ- 

NARENDRA MODI GIVES NEW  CONCEPT OF " TEEN MURTI IN " IN PMO

(embargoed for publication on Wednesday July 30, 2014)

Thanks

R Rajagopalan

New Delhi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new look to the adminstration of PMO. A new Teen Murti inside PMO has emerged Modi has trifurcated hisOffice. Each will report to him directly on their allocation of responsibilities. "The Teen Murti" in PMO are Nripendra Mishra Principal Secretary Ajit Doval National Security Advisor and Dr P K Mira Additional Principal Secretary.  Infrastructures and Developmental issues are being dealt by Nripendra Mishra, while Ajit Doval has been entrusted with Security issues, External relations and Nuclear issues. This triumvirate will run the day to day administration of PMO, and they shall reprot directly to Narendra Modi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also instructed Additional Principal Secretary Dr P K Misra shall attend the Union Cabinet meetings,  This instruction is being interpreted as a major change of protocol in PMO.  If Cabinet Secretariat and Personnel Department would not have stood in the way, Prime Minister was keen to designate Dr P K Misra as Principal Secretary - Two.  Since PMO is dealing with World Governments and World leaders-the decoration of Principal Secretary Two would not have gone well with the nicities. Hence Dr PK Misra got a coveted position as Additional Principal Secretary.  

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Babudom is bubbling with enthusiasm. For reasons. First and foremost is that  Prime Minister Narendra Modi dails up Secretaries on RAX This has esnured the comfort level of Secretaries with the Prime Minister directly.  -(RAX phone is meant only for seniormost functionaries in Government of India)  That PMO has regained its lost importance. Second PMO has got a new look with trifurcation. Third- the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has been allocated to to Dr P K Misra.Prime Minister authorised Dr PK Misra to convene the  meetings of the Secretaries to Government of India.  Insiders say that this has effectively been put to action since last month.Working very smooth.  Also indicative of Cabinet Secretariat.losing its sheen.

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Eight secretaries to Government of India suddenly stood up- while the power point presentation had just begun. This has caused Prime Minister Narendra Modi a discomfort. Reason, the sudden dramatic entry of Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth to this meeting. The third chair from Prime Minister was to be vacated for Ajit Seth. Few minuets were lost in this drill of musical chair. The agenda papers circulated to these eight secretaries did not have the name of Cabinet Secretariat.  Why did Ajit Seth show his presence- Did he feel that Cabinet Secretariat authority was being tested?

This is the talk in the Corridors of power in Cabinet Secretariat-which is housed inside the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.

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E Bharat Bhushan Chief Secretary of Kerala is in the race for Chairmanship of Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Official announcement is expected shortly. But suddenly CPM leader and the former Kerala Chief Minister C Achudanandan wrote a three pages letter to Prime Minister with evidences of corruption charges against Bharat Bhushan. Cabinet Secretariat and Establishment Officer do not want to touch this file. Quickly they marked it to PMO.for final orders.  

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BUZZ

heard so in the Corridors of Parliament

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R Rajagopalan

New Delhi

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Rajiv Pratap Rudy BJP MP was busy in Parliament with files in hand moving one bench to another inside Lok Sabha. But in Central Hall  Rajiv Pratap Rudy got signatures on a joint letter. It is all about the Membership in Standing Committees and other financial committees. The BJP intention is to have "Congress mukht Parliamentary Committees" by consensus and no elections. Reason BJP has a thumping majority in the Lok Sabha  Rudy main task is to create a consensus

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Ranjeet Ranjan Congress MP from Bihar and her huband is Pappu Yadav MP of RJD. On Friday Ranjeet Ranjan controlled the agitated her husband Pappu Yadav to resume seat and not to disturb the proceedings of Lok Sabha. But for Ranjeet Ranjan intervention-Pappu Yadav would not have been silenced.

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Huband and wife combination was seen outside Lok Sabha - near Central Hall- on Friday.  It  was a real romantic scene. Like fast movie actions. Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur at the door steps of Central Hall received her husband Sukbir Singh Badal. Both went towards Finance Minister Arun Jaitely chambers. The VVIP couple is worried over Gurudwara politics being played on them by Congess especially Haryana Chief Miniser Bhupinder SIngh Hooda

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Congress Party is crumbling. That is evident from group meeting being held in Central Hall. One pathetic scene was former Coal Minister was heard giving choicest bad words. Anand Sharma - Sriprakash Jaiswal and Rajesh Kumar Mishra former Varanasi MP , these three were seen in a corner of Central Hall. Their focus is on Madhusudan Mistry and Rahul Gandhi. While on the other end South Indian Congress MPs from Kerala and Karnataka were heard using bad words against Jyotiraditya Scindia. What is happening in Congress None can estimate such "group gossip sessions"

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Four major political issues were resolved in the meeting of senior leaders of BJP and RSS held at 7 Race Course Road 

Narendra Modi hosted a Dinner - after the meeting.  Can you guess the name of the  Union Minister who  goes between BJP and RSS?  Buzz is that three senior Union Ministers performance in Parliament was not at all satisfactory for the RSS and also for PMO. 

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BUZZ

Hearsay-political grapevines 

(embargoed for publication on Thursday July 31, 2014

Thanks

R Rajagopalan
New Delhi

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Thambidurai ADMK leader is set to become Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha before closure of Monsoon session of Parliament. BJP has been insisting that Thambidurai may have to resign the highest position he holds in ADMK 

as Propoganda Secretary. Legal experts also quote that conflict of interest if he does not resign from coveted party post from ADMK- would land his elevation on a legal scrutiny in Apex Court. BJP does not want that embarrassment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed these matters with ADMK general Secretary Jayalalitha-also sent an emissary to Poes Garden according to political sources

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Spokesperson of All India Congress Committee has sought to declare voluntary disclosures of his income

to escape the six years of his non compliance of filing returns. The said spokespersons gets 

very aggressive in TV debates-not only on corruption matters but to defend his masters

"Maa-Beta" on complicated legal entanglements.  Can a solar equipments installed at the roof top cost

Rs 35 crores? And this Congress Spokesperson sought Income Tax exemption.  What a sorry state of 

Congress to get this spokesperson to defend its policies-comment a former Congress Union Minister.

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Prathap Simha-the first time BJP MP from Karnataka got a surprise message from senior BJP leader that 

Simha should not wear colorful T shirts - when he attends Lok Sabha. Last week -Simha sported in T Shirt.

He has authored the life sketch of Narendra Modi in Kannada language.

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A former Gujarat cadre IAS Officer  who demited Office as Chairman of a statutory body in Government of India - had a meeting with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently.  This former IAS officer conversed with Modi in fluent  Gujarati - though he belonged to South India. Most surprising was that this said former IAS officer wanted high level Government interventions- to consider buying army weaponaries from a foreign company-to which his close relative is Indian dealer. Silence was the answer from PMO for such requests. But PMO is upset and angry with such recommendations and suggestions. This said former IAS officer threatened his brother bureaucrats of putting their assets in web site. Now ...?

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Narendra Modi has not discontinued feeds of social media like Twitter-Facebook-Linkedin-Viber on him, despite his moving to Prime Minister Office. This clippings say fifty to sixty pages everyday-submitted to Modi by a private agency which he recruited in 2012-consists of five young minds from information technology systems. Modi not only understands - public response- but also calls up the concerned to correct their wrong tweets.  Recently Modi called up a  mediaperson-for wrong and misrepresentation of facts -over functioning of senior Union Ministers 

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BJP senior Union Ministers were surprised to receive recommendatory phone calls from Sharad Pawar-to solve certain personal issues of Dayanidhi Maran- DMK leader who was Union Minister for Telecommunication in UPA. This is not the last resort. Maran also knocked the doors of senior PMO officials whom he as Union Minister was instrumental in promotion of the said Official.  Marans are now busy in New Delhi corridors of power.

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Venu Rajamoni Press Secretary organised an informal tea interaction with the Hon’ble President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on July 30, 2014 at 1730 hrs. more than 300  Mediapersons are to gather to have a chat with president Pranab Mukherjee on his completion of two years in Rashtrapathi Bhavan

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26-7-2014

BUZZ

Heard so in the corridors of Power

Thanks

R Rajagopalan

New Delhi

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Narendra Modi is upset with many of the top BJP functionaries.

After the Uttarakhand results where BJP was defeated- Modi wants

to spend more time now for BJP organisational aspects. Modi not only watching the performances of Union Ministers and BJP MPs in Parliament

added to it RSS feed back on each minister was discussed at the Dinner meet. Buzz in the top BJP circles is that Nitin Gadkari will be new Home Minister. He will be foreceful in dealing with the pending cases pertaining to Sadhvi Pragya-- Dharmendra Pradhan will get a shift from Petroleum to Agriculture where his father was Union Minister in Vajpayee regime. Six Union Ministers are now being watched by PMO. And they will be suitably shifted by November shuffle.

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BJP effectively handled the Budget session. Its soft approach on conducting business in Rajya Sabha - to get along with the Congress

while in Lok Sabha the BJP depended more on AIADMK, BJD and TMC to neutralise the Congress.  Therefore two pronged approach- blow cold in Rajya Sabha blow hot in Lok Sabha. But in Winter session of Parliament 

BJP approach will be totally different. Wait and watch this space for more hot news. To put Congress in tight spot.

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Four names are under consideration for Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh - the seat vacated by Kaptan Singh Solanki.

As Solanki is appointed as new Governor of Haryana,  M J Akbar, leading journalist and spokesperson of the BJP is considered hot favouritre though names of Dr Subramanian Swamy, Arun Shourie  or of a leading economist are being mentioned. Interestingly, Kaptan Singh Solanki is considered close to L K Advani and Vasundharraje Scindia and his name was also mentioned for the post of BJP chief. Narendra Modi wanted him as Governor of Haryana and told to vacate his Rajya Sabha seat.

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It is now almost certain that former Attorney-General of India Soli Sorabji and former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam will be made governors. The delay is due to their insistence to go to Karnataka. Sorabji now wants a retired life and the Prime Minister has no objection either. But Sathasivam also wants to be in Karnataka as he hails from Tamil Nadu. He is being persuaded to go to Kerala

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Ravi Shankar Prasad may have lost the External Affairs portfolio to Sushma Swaraj. But since then his graph is on the rise in the Modi government. He has three portfolios-Law, Telecom and IT. He member of the powerful Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs. Now he has been made key member of the media committee headed by Arun Jaitley. But Sushma Swaraj has been kept out. Recently, Modi reported to have expressed his unhappiness as she messed up discussion on Gaza in Rajya Sabha and it remained adjourned for three days when Modi was out on the BRICS tour. She is always looking angry and lost in Parliament.

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Press Council of India chairman and former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju called on the Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javdekar recently. He apprised him as to what all he had done during his three year stint at the PCI which is ending on October 11 this year. A majority of members of the PCI representing federations and organizations want Katju’s term be extended for another three years considering his “contribution.” Javdekar consulted PM Modi and Arun Jaitley and both were amused.

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Hear Say 

BUZZ

New Delhi Political Grapevine Snippets

for publication on Tuesday November 19, 2013

Thanks

R Rajagopalan

New Delhi

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Four Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are in constant touch with BJP leader Rajnath Singh- In the past month, there were secret meetings  between them. Interestingly, these MPs are disappointed with the Congress performance- and basically Congress unable to decide the alliance partner. More input is that Narendra Modi rallies in Uttar Pradesh were successful hence four MPs are keen to join BJP. During Winter Session of Parliament

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President Pranab Mukherjee message on Sachin Tendulkar retirement

was the sudden provocation for UPA Government to speed up the announcement of Bharat Ratna. The wordings were so similar and if compared the PMO had picked up two or three sentences from President of India message. Interestingly there was a query from President Estate to Government- that Bharat Ratna is announced for individuals but UPA Government without discussing with President went in for announcing for CNR Rao also.  

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Best Parliamentarian Award is likely to be conferred on Arun Jaitley, Sharad Yadav and Karan SIngh during the Winter Session of Parliament. President Pranab Mukherjee will decorate the award. Insiders say this award was to have been given in Monsoon session, But  the JDU and Congress alliance was firming up and Sharad Yadav had two minds. Meira Kumar Congress MP does not want to be seen with the JDU in photographs till such time the JDU Congress alliance was firmed up.  

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Early next year the walls of Lobby side of Parliament a row of painting photographs of former speakers of Lok sabha.

They now sixteen - G V Mavlankar, Ananthasayanam Iyengar, Hukum Singh, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, G S Dhilon, KS Hegde, Balram Jakhar , Rabi Ray,  Shivraj Patil, P A Sangma, GMC Balayogi, Manohar Joshi and Somnath Chatterjee. And presently Meira Kumar   Surviving former Speakers are six. Is that good to open the portraits when they are alive.

It is all the initiatives of Meira Kumar. Hence rules can be waived. She wants her portrait unveiled

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KIRAN REDDY SCARED GROUP OF MINISTERS ON TELANGANA

NAXAL-COMMUNAL AND TERRORISTS WILL MAKE USE OF BIFURCATION

By R Rajagopalan

Kiran Kumar Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Monday

said that if Andhra Pradesh is bifurcated,  there will be a political instability naxal threats  terrorists and Communal violence and maintaining law and order in Hyderabad will be very difficult with communally hypersensitive Hyderabad. Kiran Reddy therefore appealed to the wisdom of decision makers at national level not to split the beautiful state of Andhra Pradesh.

Kiran Reddy  rolled out facts and figures and scared the Group of Ministers with Internal security issue for not to create Telangana.  Kiran Reddy said three aspects 

Kiran Reddy argued for united Andhra Pradesh-by focussing the speeches of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in various meetings on Left Wing Extremism. Dr Manmohan Singh said that Naxalims is the single biggest internal security challenge ever faced by India

Making a presentation on Issues of Internal secuirty before the Group of Ministers Constituted fro bifucation of sthe state of Andhra Pradesh By Kiran Kumar Reddy on November 18, 2013

Kiran Reddy while concluding his presentation stated the following three important points.

Kiran Reddy said that expected political instability coupled with limited resources of Law Enforcement on account of smaller size of the Telangana state will have serious implications for countering the threat of Naxals Terrorists and communal violence.

The re-emergence of Naxal  violence in Telangana state will automatically lead to increase in Naxal activity in the residual state of Andhra Pradesh too

The law and Order situation in Hyderabad city will come under severe stress and strain on a regular basis.

The division of the state has therefore dangerous implications to the safety and security of people of both the new states proposed especially to the people of Hyderabad City.

Therefore the division of the state is not recommended in over all interests of safety and security needs of people of both the regions.

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Kiran Reddy made 

85 pages power point presentation 

to Group of Ministers

KIRAN REDDY POSES 36 CRUCIAL ISSUES 

NOT TO CREATE TELANGANA

By R Rajagopalan

Kiran Reddy Chief Minister posed 36 basic crucial issues - including problems of Telangana-RayalaseemaRiver water sharing, power sector concerns employment concerns education sector concerns and feeling of short circutting of legal and constitutional conventions., for not to create Telangana

Kiran Reddy presented 85 pages note to the Group of Ministers which 

this correspondent obtained a copy( Editor may please see the attachment- scanned and sent with this email for publication of 85 pages) for keeping a unified Andhra Pradesh -before Group of Ministers on Telangana in New Delhi on Monday.

Kiran Reddy's  36 basic crucial issues are -

Is separation bifurcation a solution to the present crisis?

Significance of United Andhra Pradesh 

Status of Hyderabad

Can Seemandhra contribution be disregarded?

River Water Sharing

Views of the first State Reorganisation Commission

Agrarian Importance of Andhra Pradesh 

Projects on the River Krishna sacrifices by People of all three regions

Jalaygyam

Shortfall of water availability in River Krishna and Competing Interests

Dam management and control on the river Krishna

New Projects on River Krishna

Complexities in the Inter se usage of the waters in Srisailam dam

Present management of deficit in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Difficulties in Managing Srisailam and Nagarsunasagar Projects

Institutional mechanism for management of River Krishna

Inter River Basin Transfer

Emergency Inter basin transfer of Water

The dilemma of the Polavaram Multipurpose Project

The problems of Telangana

The Problems of Rayalaseema

Upper Riprarian Projects in River Krishna

Telangana Deprived of its rightful allocated share in river Krishna

Diversion of Waters outside the Krishna basin is it not permissible?

Implementation of Tribunal Awards

Proliferation of River Water disputes

Irrigation Map of Andhra Pradesh

Project Map of Godavari basin

Project Map of Krishna Basin

Power Sector Concerns

Employment concerns 

Government employees

Private employees in Organised sector

Skilled and semi skilled

Self employed

Professionals

Complexities of 371 D on the division process

Educational Sector Concerns

Feeling of Short cicuitting of legal constitutional conventions

Impact of bifurcation on maintenance of law and order

Copy of the letter CM of Andhra Pradesh wrote to President of India

Copy of the letter CM of Andhra Prdaesh wrote to Prime Minister

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ON TELANGANA TANGLE

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• Don’t you think sir, time is out for Congress….if it does not take a definitive stand…it’s going to be disastrous. But, a party with lot of clever and seasoned politicians am sure, they will come with some other reasoning which will give them more time.Asked by: S ESHWAR
• Congress will never take a concrete decision especially on Telangana. As it has been receiving different signals not only from its Central leadership on Telangana, but also from the state of andhra - Kiran Kumar Reddy offerend to resign today july 12 2013 if Telangana is created. such an emotive issue. Congress will hype Telangana but will not take a final call
• HYDERABAD WILL BE WITH TELANGANA OR WILL BE AN UNION TERRITORY?Asked by: KUMAR N
• Congress will never commit on this. My understanding is Hyderabad will have to be a Union Territory for eleven years later to merge with Telangana, till such time Andhra gets its capital
• assuming Congress will agree for a bifurcation, how do you see it benefiting congress in elections in the New Andhra Pradesh and Telangana? Asked by: Keshava Prasad
• Congress will never get benefited in elections. Though it would like to ensure that telangana is brought to centre stage once again. Congress will never agree for bifurication. it will dodge the key issue. Congress having committed in manifesto, presidential speech in parliament....
• WOULD CONGRESS REALLY TAKE DESCION TO BIFURCATE STATE OR A JUST HYPE TO MAKE BELIVE THAT CONGREES IS GIVING ? Asked by: M DATTATRI RAO
• Congress will never take a decision on Telangana. Congress will create a hype and public enthusiasm It will not take a final call.
• What will be the likely outcome and wht is the likely consequence Asked by: Ranganathan
• Outcome will be big disappointment. Core Group will push the ball to the Government court. And you have Shindes and Chidambarams to take the blame for saying yes on telangana and no on telangana Congress maintained stotic silence since 2004 and at the fag end of UPA rule in Delhi-once again hyping Telangana.
• What rationale will be offered to split Seema into two - Kurnool and Anantapur with Telangana and Chittoor and Kadapa with Andhra? (Other than political gains I mean) Asked by: Venu
• Dear Venu, you are having a day dream. Congress would like to want to have ladoos in both hands. No commitment on Kurnool or Anantpur. These are bright suggestions like Justice Sri Krishna Commission deceived the aspirations of people from three regions of andhra pradesh UPA will not go in for such a VENU FORMULA
• Is it the final meeting & discussion on this issue? Asked by: RAVI
• Hot debate on Telangana -It has just begun - after Congress had woken up. Neither Rahul Gandhi nor Sonia Gandhi opened up their mind with any of the Congress cadre on this issue. Mr Ravi- Congress is a party of 130 years in existence It has seen lots of crisis and issues. Therefore Telangana is one of them. And it is just a begining. Congress wanted to take this issue loud and clear- so that it gets votes in AP.
• so many meets before, yes/no should be very soon, otherwise killing time with many disruptions, Pls dont play with peple lives for you benefits!! Asked by: srikanth
• Srikanth, you are absolutely right. NDA credited with three smaller states. but UPA failed to create in their ten years regime. You are right do not play with people lives for Congress benefits. I do not think Telangana will be born tomorrow morning
• Natural resources wise Telengana will have more to exploit. will this affect economy of the Andhra area ?? Asked by: sundar1950in
• First of all deal these issues politically. Which Congress does not want. Congress will not create Telangana- but more Jagan Mohan Reddys thereby Congress will ensure itself of being wiped out from the state Congress getting isolated in Andhra is the natural resouce-
• Digvijaya Singh is forthright and says no more delay. His position looks fine since all parties want a TELENGANA . How and when of the bifurcation is the issue.. Could there be a consensus worked out ?? Asked by: sundar1950in
• The baloon floated by Digvijaya Singh is now to burst. I do not think that Core Committee would give a final call today on telangana
• Do you think if BJP comes to power will be able to take decision on Telangana?Asked by: Ramu
• My dear Ramu, My answer to you is YES
• Is Kiran's resignation a real threat for High Command? What he can do after that? Can he start his own party and win seats? None of of the congress leaders can threaten High Command as they all are nothing without congress Asked by: Vasu
• Congress will allow Kiran Reddy to submit his resignation. Good riddence for them. Mr Venu if you noticed today's video clipping. Kiran Reddy wanted to carry a broad map of Andhra into 10 Janpath. SPG did not allow Kiran Reddy to carry the broad sheet ... From this what do you make out. Kiran Reddy will be marginalised in all india congress internal politics if he weilds threats of resignation
• IS it because of the local panchayat elections are in sight , congress is again trying to play cheap tricks by creating all noise ??? Asked by: Srikanth
• you said it mr srikanth, Congress having got isolated in andhra pradesh politics now wants to become an entity in atleast one region. New Delhi political observers estimates that Congress flip flop on Telangana will result in a major defeat for Congress. it will not get even 5 to 6 seats in Lok Sabha - this is what Congress MPs privately share juicy grapevines
• Do you think Modi factor is behind all these Telangana hype? Asked by: hanmi reddy
• BJP is for smaller state and for Telangna Yes it has maintained its policy on Telangana - of course if Modi campaigns on this emotive issue like M Venkaian Naidu made a presentation to BJP parliamentary party that BJP will get 5 lok sabha seats from andhra if modi is projected----

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DMK failed to expose ADMK

JAYALALITHA WILL BAG 28 MPs

CONGRESS  HAS NO PRESENCE IN TAMIL NADU 

By R Rajagopalan

AIADMK is in control of Tamil Nadu-   There is no Opposition to ADMK

Karunanidhi's DMK  is fragmented with family dissensions.  

And no presence of Congress in the Tamil Nadu. 

This is the grispy description about politics of Tamil Nadu.

Congress leaders are invisible. ADMK has driven out Congress from

Tamil Nadu

That is why a senior political commentator told me that 

Jayalalitha is the modern Mahishasuramardhini 

who has taken birth to trounce Congress in Tamil Nadu.

Projections of ADMK prospects in Lok Sabha?

Visualising a possibility in the state of Tamil Nadu in the ensuing

Lok Sabha polls. 

ADMK is bound to sweep the state. My estimate is that Jayalalitha

would bag somewhere 25 to 28.  DMK 5 to 8. And ADMK allies

like Vaiko, CPI CPM might take the rest. This means wipe out

of Congress and Vijaykant DMDK.

How UPA ignored Tamil Nadu?

UPA leadership also failed to attract ADMK 

not only from the party to party contact, the UPA2 with vengence

against Jayalalitha did not try to reach out to ADMK 

from the angle of Centre and State Governments. 

It is a sad commentary that none of the Union Ministers

had discussed the basic issues pertaining to the 

economic, commercial and public werlfare  developments of

Tamil Nadu   None of the Union Ministers drove to Tamil Nadu

Secretariat to meet Jayalalitha.  The arrogant behaviour of

few Union Ministers made Jayalalitha and also ADMK to go

after Congress in the state and finish the Congress roots in the

state.

What are crucial issues ?

Crucial issues in Tamil Nadu are three.  Power shortage-slow 

motion of infrastructure developments and massive hike in bus fare and 

in essential commodities prices

Corruption of course is an issue in Tamil Nadu, but Jayalalitha 

In her two years of regime-did not go in for with glare.

Sri Lankan Tamil issue was a temporary baloon floated by

one section of DMK, which grounded with their withdrawal of

support to UPA.

Why DMK is disintegrated?

DMK is ridden with family disputes. When I interacted with a senior DMK leader

and son of Karunanidhi- he openly confessed that future of DMK without his father

is bleak. And he agreed that one section would surrender to ADMK.

And politically speaking weakened DMK is an asset to -Jayalalitha

ADMK does not have a single enemy in the state of Tamil Nadu.

And that is proved - as Jayalalitha approached the Rajya Sabha elections. 

She has comfortable majority in the state assembly- ADMK could have bagged five seats

out of six. But she let go one for the sake of CPI. And this calculated political gamble

had put the DMK in tight spot. Jayalalitha anticipated that DMK would again try out with Congress

Closely interacted with top leaders of  ADMK, DMK and DMDK and PMK during my ten days visit

to Tamil Nadu- gave me an understanding that negative factors of the ruling ADMK  are not properly

being politically encashed or exploited by major opposition party DMK. 

The power shortage in the state should have created a public outburst. DMK failed to do this.

Needless to say that  timely rains-saved ADMK  

But too calculated moves of Jayalalitha during the peak summer has been - 

to ensure that ADMK sympathisers and her voter bank

is given "daily doses of incentives"  Amma Unavagam- Amma canteen is too popular

Cheap idlies and snacks. She found such gimmicks pay political dividends to ADMK

Exactly after a fortnight of Amma Canteen, Jayalalitha has gone in for providing subsidies

vegetables. And she announced from C N Annadurai birthday September 15 onwards

school going students will get cheaper mineral water bottle for Rs 10.

Having reported Parliament for 30 years- and my specialisation has been question hour.

That has given me immense knowledge on Governance.   What a clarity from

Question Hour a Political correspondent would get-with the articulation of many senior

BJP, Left and some Congress Ministers replies in Lok Sabha and in Rajya Sabha.

But in the state of Tamil Nadu this is missing.  For each and every question

the Chief Minister Jayalalitha replies. There is an absence of participation

and articulation of an issue by other political minds in the ADMK.

And here Jayalalitha of course certainly resembles like Narendra Modi

who also do not permit others to grow taller in their statures.

Such may be the regional aspirational trends in 2014 Lok Sabha polls

And future debates in Parliament.

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