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Ministers offer heads for party -
Pioneer
The buzz about a major reshuffle in the Congress and the Government gained strength on Tuesday amid reports on some senior Ministers offering to quit their posts to strengthen the organisation. The Ministers who had reportedly writte to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi offering to quit included Law Minister Salman Khurshid, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. Though Ravi and Azad firmly denied having written to the Congress chief, the meeting of Ramesh, Khurshid and Narayanasamy with Sonia in the evening fuelled the speculation.
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
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WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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