Cong intellectual cell starts with few claps

The room of the Congress’s intellectual cell was inaugurated on Friday in the presence of just four persons. Anil Sulabh, the president of the cell, did the honours in front of just three other members of the cell. The clapping by three persons was too feeble to go beyond the walls of the room. sked why even the state party chief, Mehboob Ali Quaiser, played truant, Sulabh said: “He might be busy in some other important work.” The event indicated that the Congress was yet to recover from the electoral setback in Bihar.

 

Rs 2 price for power pass

Chief minister Nitish Kumar got a resolution passed to spread the campaign against corruption across the country at the JD (U) executive committee meeting on Thursday. He is about to bring new laws to curb corruption. But the fact remains the humble Rs 2 coin virtually serves as the “pass” to enter the state secretariat where the chief minister, other ministers and vigilance officials have their offices. It is known to all and sundry that the guards standing at the gates allow visitors to enter the secretariat only after receiving a Rs 2 coin. Is there a way to check corruption at the powerhouse of the state?

 

BJP rebels to face music

Taking a queue from the JD (U), the BJP has decided to initiate action against its rebel leaders who worked against the official candidates during the Assembly elections. The BJP’s disciplinary committee chief Munai Lal said his five-member panel would first prepare a list of dissident leaders and issue notices to them from February 12. Asked why his party was so late in emulating the JD (U), Lal said: “We are not emulating any party. We will take action against the rebels in our own style. There is no one above the party in the BJP. See, even the leaders like Govindacharya, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh were expelled for violating party discipline.” Lal gloated that the BJP was better disciplined than any other party. But everyone in the political circles know the BJP is actually emulating the JD (U) and not vice versa.

Rupam effect on walkers

Senior Bihar leaders and even some bureaucrats have started walking in the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park, popularly known as Patna zoo, with their spouses. Earlier, they walked alone or with their male and female friends/colleagues. Recently, the RJD state party chief, Ramchandra Purbey, was seen walking with his wife. So was the principal secretary of labour department, Vyasji Mishra. They were hardly seen with their spouses earlier on the walking strips. A young fitness freak working out in the zoo for over two years described the phenomenon as “Rupam Pathak effect”. He pointed out that the politicians and bureaucrats were wary of moving around in company of women other than their spouse after Pathak stabbed BJP MLA Rajkishore Keshari to death.