1. Now, the Differences.
In the election commission, differences have cropped up between the commissioners - Ashok
Lavasa has dissented over giving a clean chit to Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Former Chief
Election Commissioners - three of them - have opined that the grounds for rejecting the
complaints with the relevant provisions of the model code should have been communicated to
the complainant while a fourth has said that it's not always practical to do so when no prima
facie violation is made out! The EC, however, maintains that in all model code cases where no
prima facie violation is found - even if one of the commissioners disagrees on it - only the
decision is communicated!
A slug fest within the commission on the basis of individual political loyalties? The matter is, now,
being examined by the Supreme Court.
2. Remaining Contest on the former PM's Name?
Narendra Modi has now dared the Congress to fight the elections at Delhi on the late Rajiv
Gandhi's name. His argument goes like this - You have called me corrupt on the Rafael deal
without any basis and when I quote Rajiv's proven corruption, you get sad and jittery - why the
double standards?
Will this election be remembered for its amazing numbers of charges and counter charges made by
the political parties? To my mind, most of them are frivolous without discussing the actuals!
3. Has KCR Got It Right?
Telengana Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhara Rao's surprise call on the Kerala Chief Minister
conveys that he seems to be pretty sure of the outcome of these polls, the numerous exit polls
notwithstanding! He seems to be sure of a repeat of '96 when the Congress supported the United
Front to keep the BJP out of power. In other words, he's sure that his idea of a federal front
without either the BJP or the Congress is gonna be a reality in case the outcome is a hung
parliament!
He has prime ministerial ambitions but how's he gonna overcome similar aspirations of Mamata
Banerjee, Mayawati or even Mulayam Singh Yadav, not to miss, even a Lalu Prasad Yadav in
jail?
Tailpiece.
Had got up at 4, gone through our chores and were ready by 6 but Vineesh, the chauffeur fetched up
at a half past 6. We were, however, at Shenoy Care, by 10. Packed Vineesh back, met the doctor around a quarter past 1. Was he concerned about my loss of weight because he did make a mention of it after examining Lekha. There has been a bit of tweaking in her dosage!
Met a young doctor, Aparna, who had carried out Lekha's preliminary examination and addressed us as mom and dad. Achu did not fetch up in my thoughts because if it had happened, I would have taken her consent to match her with Achu on the marital front. She's a nice bubbly girl!
Reached Raj Nivas by 1800 hrs, there was a lot of yakkitiyak but interspersed with frequent power failures! Reviewed the work carried out thus far and the money expended. The four corner pillars have been erected, their bottoms sealed to the ground with stone chips, sand and concrete!
In the election commission, differences have cropped up between the commissioners - Ashok
Lavasa has dissented over giving a clean chit to Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Former Chief
Election Commissioners - three of them - have opined that the grounds for rejecting the
complaints with the relevant provisions of the model code should have been communicated to
the complainant while a fourth has said that it's not always practical to do so when no prima
facie violation is made out! The EC, however, maintains that in all model code cases where no
prima facie violation is found - even if one of the commissioners disagrees on it - only the
decision is communicated!
A slug fest within the commission on the basis of individual political loyalties? The matter is, now,
being examined by the Supreme Court.
2. Remaining Contest on the former PM's Name?
Narendra Modi has now dared the Congress to fight the elections at Delhi on the late Rajiv
Gandhi's name. His argument goes like this - You have called me corrupt on the Rafael deal
without any basis and when I quote Rajiv's proven corruption, you get sad and jittery - why the
double standards?
Will this election be remembered for its amazing numbers of charges and counter charges made by
the political parties? To my mind, most of them are frivolous without discussing the actuals!
3. Has KCR Got It Right?
Telengana Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhara Rao's surprise call on the Kerala Chief Minister
conveys that he seems to be pretty sure of the outcome of these polls, the numerous exit polls
notwithstanding! He seems to be sure of a repeat of '96 when the Congress supported the United
Front to keep the BJP out of power. In other words, he's sure that his idea of a federal front
without either the BJP or the Congress is gonna be a reality in case the outcome is a hung
parliament!
He has prime ministerial ambitions but how's he gonna overcome similar aspirations of Mamata
Banerjee, Mayawati or even Mulayam Singh Yadav, not to miss, even a Lalu Prasad Yadav in
jail?
Tailpiece.
Had got up at 4, gone through our chores and were ready by 6 but Vineesh, the chauffeur fetched up
at a half past 6. We were, however, at Shenoy Care, by 10. Packed Vineesh back, met the doctor around a quarter past 1. Was he concerned about my loss of weight because he did make a mention of it after examining Lekha. There has been a bit of tweaking in her dosage!
Met a young doctor, Aparna, who had carried out Lekha's preliminary examination and addressed us as mom and dad. Achu did not fetch up in my thoughts because if it had happened, I would have taken her consent to match her with Achu on the marital front. She's a nice bubbly girl!
Reached Raj Nivas by 1800 hrs, there was a lot of yakkitiyak but interspersed with frequent power failures! Reviewed the work carried out thus far and the money expended. The four corner pillars have been erected, their bottoms sealed to the ground with stone chips, sand and concrete!
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