Young and impatient
The ‘young and impatient’ in the BJP team are waiting for speedy promotion in the organisation as most of the ‘seniors’ are safely ensconced in the Modi-Cabinet. After the first big expansion of the Union Cabinet has answered prayers of ‘veterans’ of ‘current generation’, the Generation next is eyeing vacancies including those of general secretaries and prabharis.
Only Hindi, no English
Journalists covering Ministry of Home Affairs were taken aback on Saturday, when the Press Information Bureau did not issue Press release of the Hindi Divas function at Vigyan Bhawan in English. The English translation of the Hindi speeches was not posted on the PIB website either. When asked, an MHA official said that the whole idea of promoting Hindi language would have got defeated had they send out release in English. “On Hindi Divas, Hindi needs special place,” said the official. Well said. Point taken.
Praise for CRPF
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh gave a new name to the CRPF-sadaiv chalti rahe police force — in order to emphasise the fact that the paramilitary is a hyper-mobile force. Singh was speaking at the 75th Raising Day anniversary of CRPF at Gurgaon on Thursday. He highlighted the achievements of the paramilitary force deployed in to deal with challenges in Jammu & Kashmir, North-East and Maoist-hit States. The paramilitary force is also the lead force for conducting elections, controlling communal riots and other law and order situation. Singh’s speech after the parade drew a huge applause from all the ranks of the force present on the occasion.
late Minister
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has made it a habit to arrive late at public events. At two separate events last week, he arrived at least 30 minutes late. Since assuming office in May, there are at least five instances, when he kept his audience waiting. It isa different matter that the Minister always says that he has “no time for himself as call of duty keeps him occupied 18 of 24 hours.”
Judge rules English
Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipak Misra loves his English, and his judgments show that eloquently. His command over the language humbled even the top lawyer of the country last week, when Justice Misra was dictating a historic order scrapping a 60-year-old discriminatory rule preventing women make up artists to work in Indian cinema. As Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi took his seat in Court, the Judge asked, “Mr. Attorney General would you like to add some adjectiveIJ” Rohatgi replied, “My English is not as good as My lord’s.”
What nextIJ
After wielding broom on their premises and roads on Swachchh Bharat day on October 2 on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Central Government employees are left wondering what they will be expected to do to mark the World Toilet Day on November 19. In a communiqué to all the officials of the Ministries, Water and Sanitation Secretary Vijay laxmi Joshi has called for promoting use of toilet and the hygiene with which it is required to be maintained to ensure hygiene for all. They have been asked to upload their activities on Swachchh Bharat Mission facebook page launched by the Government.
Picture perfectIJ
The two newly inducted MoS at HRD — Upendra Kushwaha and Ram Shanker Katheria — have already started feeling the heat at Smriti Irani-led HRD Ministry. While the Ministry’s new website is being updated every minute, the second in commands of Irani are yet to find a slot on the home page of the Ministry. Worst shocker came for them on Bal Diwas, when Bal Swachchhta Mission publicity and advertisements had pictures of the HRD Minister only.
IITians call the shots
IITians now call the shots in the Defence Ministry. For, both the newly appointed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Defence Secretary RK Mathur are alumni of IIT. While Parrikar majored in metallurgy from IIT-Mumbai, Mathur passed out as a mechanical engineer from Kanpur branch of the institute before both of them found their true calling in politics and civil services respectively.