Third Eye: Nilgai as Rojad in Madhya Pradesh

While Cabinet ministers are sparring over the culling of nilgai, Madhya Pradesh has quietly found a way to deal with the Nilgai menace without even going to the Centre. It has simply renamed the nilgai as ‘rojad’ so that the ‘gai’/cow association is forgotten and the crop-devouring animal can be killed with less compunction. A notification to the effect has already been issued by the state.

RS Polls: Taking no chances

Such was the tension about RS polls that even sure candidates were on tenterhooks.

Though party had allotted Jairam Ramesh desired number of MLAs, panic set in after one of the ailing MLAs needed an assistant to cast his vote. JD(S) red-flagged it and demanded medical certificate and later objected to the certificate that was furnished.

Even as state EC started consultations, CM Siddharamaiah cast his vote for Ramesh to avoid any last minute issues.















Finding A Scapegoat

The other day Kerala PCC chief VM Sudheeran, a Rahul Gandhiappointee, met Gandhi to brief him about the reasons for poll debacle. Later, he told the local media that Gandhi has asked him the “restructure” state party to face new challenges.

Last week, ex-state home minister T Radhakrishna, an ally of Oommen Chandy, met Gandhi to tell that “restructuring” must start with the removal of PCC chief himself.

















Where are Lawyers?

CJI’s appeal to his brother judges to work on “Mission Mode” during summer break seems to have not augured well with the Bar members.

For, there has been a tepid response from lawyers to the first-of-its-kind initiative by the MiLords.

Not only thenumber of cases volunteered for hearing during summer break is less, the attendance of lawyers is also thin.

CJI’s appeal to his brother judges to work on “Mission Mode” during summer break seems to have not augured well with the Bar members.

For, there has been a tepid response from lawyers to the first-of-its-kind initiative by the MiLords.

Not only thenumber of cases volunteered for hearing during summer break is less, the attendance of lawyers is also thin.