The issue of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler’s entry into the world famous Jagannath Temple at Puri which was raised in the Odisha State Assembly on March 29 by members of the BJD seemed really odd . For, both the State and District administrations had been informed about the visit and Tytler had been escorted by the high priests of the temple. But it seems that the BJD government has run out of ammunition for hurling at the opposition and is now resorting to such trivial matters. The objection that a Sikh entered a Hindu temple did not cut much ice as through centuries Hindus and Sikhs have visited each others religious places. But there are a few jokers in the pack who keep on making desperate efforts to get the attention of the Chief Minister. The MLA from Pipili is trying his best to get a ministerial berth, and, like a drowning man clinging to straws, he loses no opportunity to fire blank volleys of cannons. He has also thrown tantrums in the past, but the Buddha like stance of Naveen babu on the issue of expansion of his Cabinet leaves him with a lot of wringing of hands.
Shadow Man
The immediate past State President of the Odisha BJP Mr Suresh Pujari is a frustrated man. It seems that the polls debacle in the last election is not something that will be forgiven and forgotten easily. The poor man has been slogging it out in the Kandhamal Enquiry Commission and shuttles between Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Phulbani to attend the hearings of the Commission. That he has done excellent work in representing the party in the Commission hearings and had managed to get many of the accused released on bail have gone unacknowledged. He is doing a thankless job, and is now a shadow of his previous days. During the visit of Venkaiah Naidu recently, his presence on the dais went unacknowledged, something which was noted by all the party men present. Some of them even commented that the ghosts of the past do come to haunt, as this was the usual stance and attitude that he had adopted during his tenure.
Parliament Or Court Room!
There are a number of lawyers in the Parliament serving as its Member in both the Houses. Recently, while debating on the speech of PM on WikiLeaks and other issues in Rajya Sabha, first the chairman called the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, then he asked the Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley to put his point. After Jaitley made his point, the name of Satish Chandra Mishra from BSP was announced next. Having heard the name of Satish Chandra Mishra, an exasperated Shivanand Tiwari from JD (U) intervened and asked whether only the lawyers would be called or other Members would be called too. For it is looking more like a court than a parliament house, he lamented. It is noteworthy that P Chidambaram, Arun Jaitley and Satish Chandra Mishra are all lawyers by profession.
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