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    • Coomi Kapoor Tags : Praneet Kaur, Bhanu Prakash Singh, Mamata Banerjee Posted: Sunday , Jun 21, 2009 at 0551 hrs

    With the job of party leader in both houses filled, senior BJP parliamentarians are now eyeing the post of chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, which also comes with the rank of a Cabinet minister and reserved for an opposition MP.

    Circular with PS

    A circular from the prime minister to all ministers stipulates that there is to be only one private secretary per ministerial portfolio. Manmohan Singh does not want a repeat of the situation in the last government where one Bihar minister had some 46 private secretaries and another had three dozen. Most private secretaries hired at government expense were party workers and family associates.

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    Your Highness to Private Secretaries!By: Ramesh Kapoor | 21-Jun-2009 Reply | Forward Shakespeare had said that some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. While the Rajas, Maharajas, Nawabs, et al, were born in nobility, they can no longer use their titles, unlike the British, though only the Queen is so recognized. People like Dr. Manmohan Singh has achieved greatness by virtue of his service to India and the World when he was part of UNCTAD. Sonia Gandhi and her son have greatness thrust upon them; and as such they have assumed the Royal status in India. Now about Lalu and Paswan with those retinue of secretaries, must have been heavy on the exchequer. In this days of economic downturn, it is advisable that the new limit of one be observed, and if any additional secretary is needed, the Minister concerned should pay from his/her pocket.
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