Third Eye: Car rally for road safety, bouquets & brickbats and making itevident

Car rally for road safety: The Constitution Club of India organised its annual car rally on Sunday, with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju flagging off participants, along with civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu. BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who initiated this programme in 2010, underlined that the theme of the rally is road safety. The guests paid homage to prominent leaders, including former president Giani Zail Singh, Rajesh Pilot and Yerrain Naidu, who had lost their lives in road accidents. Others present on the occasion were former BJP MP Anurag Thakur and JDU leader KC Tyagi.

Bouquets & brickbats

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta’s remarks on communal harmony — that there is Ram in Ramzan and Ali in Diwali — has won her both bouquets and brickbats. While many have appreciated her words on social media, some bhakts are said to be unhappy. With the holy month of Ramzan on, politicians of all hues are attending iftars and meeting people.

Making it evident

BJP’s Lok Sabha MP Jagdambika Pal is an experienced politician, with a knack of conveying messages between the lines. He was in the Chair when minister Kiren Rijiju spoke against Karnataka deputy CM’s purported statement about Muslim quota. As Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi tried to intervene, Pal told him, “You are not the leader of the Opposition. If the leader of the Opposition wants to speak, I will allow.” Pal’s stand meant not only Gogoi wasn’t allowed to speak but it also ensured LoP Rahul Gandhi’s absence at that time was registered to one and all.