No Respect for Aam Aadmis

No Respect for Aam Aadmis

Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government continues to have a running battle with the Delhi babus. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia pulled up top bureaucrats at a meeting recently for not treating the party MLAs with due respect. The MLAs had apparently complained that many heads of department were not attending their calls and treated them with disdain.

Left Happy With Mention

The Left circles are happy at least their absence at Sonia’s Iftar has been noticed. Two reasons forced Left leaders to resist the temptation of basking in the reflected glory of Sonia’s Iftar — one, CPM and CPI could not get a foothold in the RJD-JD(U)-Congress poll pact and two, comrades’ worry of not making to Sonia’s high table where a seat was reserved for Mamata’s man.

The Famous 4 at Niti Aayog

All but four chief ministers at the Niti Aayog meeting on Wednesday were complaining of being ignored by the media. For, all eyes were on Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje and her MP counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan, both of whom were meeting PM Modi for the first time since recent controversies involving them. The other two CMs who hogged attention were Nitish1 Kumar and Arvind Kejriwal.

CBI Busy with Slot Selections

As if it had less investigation cases to handle, CBI is also burdened with finding suitable postings for its high officials under PMO watch. Recently, ending months of speculations, Gujarat cadre IPS officer AK Sharma was given the charge of Banking Services and Frauds Cell (BS&FC). Meanwhile, Prabodh Kumar, who was handling BS&FC, has been shifted to the administration wing.