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Shamed Congress finds
scapegoat in Governor
What is India News Service,
Friday, 4 March 2005, 1300 hrs IST
Developments in Jharkhand had Delhi in turmoil
on Thursday with President A P J Abdul Kalam taking the unprecedented step of summoning Governor Syed Sibtey Razi while the BJP and its allies, denied the chance to return to power in the state despite the numbers, paralysed Parliament over the manner in which JMM chief Shibu Soren was sworn-in as Chief Minister.
Around the time Sibtey Razi was flying to Delhi, L K Advani and other BJP leaders reached Rashtrapati Bhavan to parade 41 MLAs, dangling number tags, to prove they enjoyed the majority in an Assembly of 81 members. According to Advani, Kalam assured them that he would do whatever he could after meeting the Governor
on Friday.
One-time Sanjay Gandhi loyalist, minor Shia leader, useful in his native Rae Bareli to generations of Gandhis who have sought election there: Syed Sibtey Razi, the Jharkhand Governor, is the
quintessential \91\91loyalist\92\92
Congressman. In other words, he\92s the hanger-on who made it good.
The man who NDA MLAs say was very abrupt when they met him at the Ranchi Raj Bhavan earlier this week, entered politics on the strength of, ironically, his oratory. Right from his days in Lucknow\92s Shia College, oldtimers here say, Razi was known for his oratory.
At the AICC headquarters in Delhi, though, his claim to fame was his native Jais, part of Rae Bareli district and of Amethi parliamentary constituency. Borough of the Gandhi dynasty, Amethi is now Rahul Gandhi\92s seat.
Razi came into serious politics through the Youth Congress, at the behest of Sanjay Gandhi, the Family\92s first MP from Amethi. Sanjay clearly took a fancy for him. Remembers Siraj Mehndi, Congress MLC, \91\91Sanjay Gandhi had made it clear that Sibtey Razi should set the tone in public meetings, before he (Sanjay) took the mike.
NDA takes its case to Kalam:
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders today took their Jharkhand case to the Rashtrapati Bhavan and presented before the President, A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam.
Dissenting
voices in the Left: The CPI(M) on Thursday questioned the "hasty manner" in which Jharkhand Governor ascertained the support the two political combinations in the State enjoyed for forming the next Government.
Complete bandh in Jharkhand:
The BJP-sponsored dawn-to-dusk Jharkhand bandh against appointment of the UPA government in the state was complete with no untoward incident reported from any part of the state till noon.
Legal experts question Governor\92s action:
Constitution experts have questioned the decision of Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey Razi inviting JMM leader Shibu Soren to form government in the state ignoring the single largest party and pre-poll alliance led by the BJP, saying his action had once again raised a question over the appointment of \91political governors\92.
Governor acted on his own, says Congress:
A day after strongly defending the Jharkhand Governor, Syed Sibtey Razi, the Congress appeared to be distancing itself from the controversy over the Governor's action.
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NDA walks the talk, lines up 41 MLAs:
On Wednesday, Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi made tall claims indicating that he was the sole protector of the Constitution. A day later on Thursday, an aggressive NDA leadership paraded 41 MLAs before President APJ Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhawan completely shattering the credibility of the Governor and the
swron-in-haste Soren.
Rahul protests against frequent Parliament adjournments:
Young Congress parliamentarians led by Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi today held a sit-in protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi\92s statue on the Parliament House complex against \91frequent disruption\92 of the proceedings by the Opposition parties.
INTACH to acquire \91a human face\92:
As part of its shift of focus, the trust is moving to under-developed and remote schools and villages to create awareness about the past and the need to preserve it.
Government to promote amateur radio:
Even as the government is readying itself to introduce a legislation on disaster management in Parliament, the Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology is toying with the idea of liberalising the rules and regulations governing amateur radio and streamlining the process of issuing licences to HAM operators in recognition of their pioneering work in emergency communication in general and disaster management in particular.
Goa Gutkha owner questioned by CBI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today questioned the Gutkha baron, Jagdish M. Joshi, for nearly four hours at the agency's headquarters here and subjected him to a lie detector test.
Rajiv assassins script success from jail:
Death sentence and life imprisonment haven\92t deterred Nalini, Murugan and others from pursuing education.
States
CLP to decide Haryana CM today:
The Congress will tomorrow announce the name of new Haryana Chief Minister. A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party has been called tomorrow at 4 pm. The meeting, which will be held in the Parliament annexe here, is expected to formally elect the new leader.
Paswan meets Governor to forestall RJD move:
The JD (U) has called a meeting of its newly-elected party MLAs in Patna on Friday to elect its legislature party leader in the Bihar assembly.
Congress mulls Central rule in Goa:
The Congress leadership is coming around to the view that the Goa Assembly be placed under suspended animation and President\92s rule imposed in the state.
Fire in
Guwahati college: A devastating fire today gutted two major blocks of the B. Barooah College, one of the premier institutions of the North-East. The fire broke out at around 6 p.m. and soon spread to two wings of the college, destroying ...
Mian Mir\92s descendants denied
\91siropa\92: The 19th descendants of Sai Mian Mir, the Muslim seer who laid the foundation stone of the Golden Temple and those of Nabi Khan Ghani Khan who had once saved the life of Guru Gobind Singh, were denied 'siropa' by the SGPC during their visit
to Amritsar.
No bail for Srivastava: The Delhi High Court today refused to grant anticipatory bail to the former Director-General of the Indian Meteorological Department, S.K. Srivastava, in a sexual assault case.
Delhi doctors to be registered every 5 years:
The government will introduce a five-yearly revalidation and "re-registration" programme for doctors working in government institutions in the country.
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Neighbours
US is far away, India is next door: US official:
A senior US official has reiterated his government\92s views that India has a major role to play in resolving the present stalemate in the Himalayan Kingdom.
India denies its involvement in military action:
India has denied that its security forces were involved in the recent military action by Nepal in mid-western district of Bardiya early this week.
Pak offers to buy tribesmen's arms: Pakistan on Thursday offered to buy heavy weapons at market price from tribesmen in a turbulent region on the Afghan border where troops are hunting for Al Qaeda militants, an official said.
View from abroad
Bangalore visit a turning
point, says Blair: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has described how a visit to Bangalore was a turning point for him in evaluating the future prospects of UK.
US constantly after Osama, says Bush: President George W. Bush on Thursday said the United States is constantly in pursuit of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his associate Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, head of the Iraqi branch of the group.
Overall
Congress washed its hands of Jharkhand mess:
It said the governor had acted on his own
and ignored the NDA's claim to power.
US official in Nepal stressed Indian role: He said the US was less
relevant than Indian in solving the Himalayan kingdom's democracy crisis.
Blair said Bangalore had woken him up: The British PM said the city had
alerted him to what India was capable of in biotechnology.
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