June 2009 - Posts - Have you Heard...

June 2009 - Posts

BJP Cyber team to undertake Padayatra to discover Indian psyche

Posted by Santosh Joy at 
After its election debacle, members of L K Advani's communications team have decided to embark on a Padayatra (foot journey) across the country to gain a better understanding of the Indian mindset. The Padayatra christened the 'Bharatanjali Yatra' is to be lead by BJP IT cell chief Pradyut Bora, the man behind Advani's e-rallies. Bora...

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Election Commission's work-vacation trip

Posted by Ruhi Tewari at 
Everybody is looking for a summer retreat, including the very exhausted officials of the Election Commission of India or EC. No wonder then that the chosen location for a review meeting of top EC officials and state Chief Electoral Officers or CEO was Shillong in Meghalaya, where heavy rains and open green spaces ensure that the weather remains pleasant...

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"Jinxed" room in Sports Ministry remains vacant

Posted by Santosh Joy at 
The Sports Ministry Shastri Bhawan is faced with a new dilemma. Interestingly, the predicament has nothing to do with the implementation of the ministry's schemes or to with the disbursement of funds. It is about Room No 102 of the ministry which is fast gaining the reputation of being jinxed. Room no 102 was originally occupied by former Sports...

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The ‘mango politics’ in CPM

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
There was too much bitterness in the two-day Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM's central committee that concluded on Sunday. While many state units were irked with the central leadership for its attempts to form a Third Front government, Kerala unit was sharply divided over the ongoing internal battle between state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan...

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Mamata's 'political revenge' on Communists!

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
Political rivalry can go to any extent, proves Mamata Banerjee, chief of Trinamool Congress and India's new railway minister! Ever since she took over as the minister, there has not been a single day Banerjee did not blast the Left parties, especially her archrival Communist Party of India (Marxist)or CPM. The CPM, whose tally was cut short to 9...

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Can the CPM please concentrate on its own problems?

Posted by Ruhi Tewari at 
In an editorial appearing in the latest issue of People's Democracy - the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPM's official mouthpiece, the party has lashed out at arch rival Trinamool Congress or TC for "misusing ministerial power to unleash its politics of terror". The CPM has accused Mamata Banerjee's party of "murderous...

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The fair sex politics!

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
Congress ministers as well as senior leaders seem to have a new obsession these days - the empowerment of women. Sensing party president Sonia Gandhi's keenness to push for Women's Reservation Bill - seeking to reserve 33% of seats in parliament and legislative assemblies for women, the concerned ministries have given enough indications that...

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Post election loss: Defeated politicians look to alternate careers

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
The defeat in electoral battle has come as a boon to some politicians. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who lost to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, says that the defeat has given him a chance to do a lot of things that have been pending for a long time! “The immediate agenda is to go for a small holiday with my family. Then I will set out on a cruise, which has been pending...

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I am not here to preach the gospel, says Lalu

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and his political archrival Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav proved that both can never hide their animosity, even on the day they unanimously elected the first woman speaker. While felicitating Meira Kumar, who was elected to the Lok Sabha Speaker's post on Wednesday, Lalu Prasad repeated his often...

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Having a woman Lok Sabha speaker for the first time!

Posted by Ruhi Tewari at 
The 15th Lok Sabha is likely to witness some hilarious as well as embarrassing scenes with Meira Kumar being nominated as the first ever woman speaker. So used to referring to the speaker as ‘Mr. speaker sir', members of this House are surely going to take time to get accustomed to the new nomenclature of madam speaker! Parliament is likely to witness...

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Its Gandhis’ day in Lok Sabha

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
India's most famous political family stole the show in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Those who were sitting in the visitors' gallery as well as the scribes in the press gallery were equally curious to observe the Gandhis as three of them took oath as MPs. While Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was sworn in as a Lok Sabha member on Monday, her son Rahul...

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Day 1 in 15th Lok Sabha

Posted by Liz Mathew at 
Watching the new set of MPs coming to attend the first session of the 15 th Lok Sabha was a good experience! There were moments of anxiety, eagerness, excitement and some disappointments. While there was an enthusiasm among the seniors to grab a seat in the first row inside the house, young MPs were trying to figure out the formalities and procedures...

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