Power Games: BJP knew about Nitish’s transfer; tried to checkmate him

Express News Service

Parting Shots
BJP knew about Nitish’s transfer; tried to checkmate him

The BJP learnt about Nitish Kumar’s determination to modify sides just a few days earlier than the choice was introduced. JD(U) leaders mentioned that instantly after getting a whiff of Nitish’s plan, Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Singh, who belongs to the BJP, convened a gathering of the ethics committee of the state legislature. The committee was headed by former minister and BJP member Ram Narayan Mandal. The plan, based on JD(U) sources, was to disqualify about three dozen RJD MLAs in an outdated case of try and assault the Speaker in his chamber. The concept behind the transfer was to deprive the Mahagathbandhan of a majority within the House. JD(U) leaders mentioned that BJP leaders had been additionally engaged on a lot of MLAs of the RJD and JD(U) to win them over to help a BJP-led authorities within the state. Some RJD MLAs recorded calls with BJP leaders by which BJP leaders are heard asking them to modify sides. These calls had been shared by the RJD MLAs with Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav who in flip shared the recordings with Nitish Kumar. JD(U) leaders mentioned the frenzied efforts by the BJP to wean away JD(U) and RJD MLAs and the Speaker’s transfer to convene the ethics committee to disqualify the militantly loyalist RJD MLAs eliminated any doubts that Nitish Kumar may need had in regards to the BJP’s design. What adopted, as they are saying, is historical past.

Uncle choose syndrome
HC postings caught over inclusion of ex SC choose’s son

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Monday from the ramparts of the Red Fort that nepotism has gripped prime establishments of the nation and that is undermining our nation’s expertise and potential. He ought to maybe inquire as to why one of many largest High Court benches in India has not been in a position to ship its advice for the appointment of judges for over 9 months. Sources say that the matter is caught because of variations among the many three senior-most judges on the inclusion of a son of a former SC choose within the record.  The mentioned lawyer son doesn’t fulfill the standards for being beneficial for a judgeship on two vital counts. He will not be ordinarily resident within the state from the place he’s sought to be made a choose. Second, he has no follow within the state involved. But most significantly, the lawyer son of the SC choose has not attained 45 years of age. He is 43. But his father, an influential man within the system who’s holding a excessive authorities workplace, is insisting that his son be made a choose. The chief justice of the involved High Court is reportedly inclined to oblige the SC choose, however the subsequent two judges are refusing to play ball. The Supreme Court has up to now withheld names on the bottom of age. There have, nonetheless, been exceptions to this rule. The brother of Justice Arun Mishra was appointed a choose of the Madhya Pradesh High Court earlier than reaching the age of forty-five. Justice Mishra was a sitting SC choose and a part of the collegium on the time of the appointment. All eyes are on the High Court collegium to see if the bar can be lowered by uncle judges for the SC choose’s son.

Kissa kursi ka
RS dy chief Harivansh’s destiny hangs within the stability

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh’s determination to not settle for the invite by JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh to attend the assembly of celebration MPs and MLAs, the place the choice was taken to interrupt alliance with the BJP, has not gone down properly with the celebration brass. Harivansh is a former journalist who was despatched to the Rajya Sabha by Nitish Kumar. He was later elevated to the place of Deputy Chairman of the House by the ruling NDA on the recommendation of Nitish. In the run-up to the current Bihar breakup, the JD(U) had referred to as a gathering of its MPs and MLAs. The JDU) president had personally invited Harivansh for the assembly. But Harivansh refused to attend saying it might not be correct for a person in his place to attend a celebration assembly. Miffed together with his determination, the JD(U) president introduced at a press convention at Patna that Nitish Kumar was wrongly suggested by 4 individuals to interrupt alliance with the Mahagathbandhan in 2017 and be a part of arms with the BJP. He mentioned Harivansh was one of many 4 individuals. The different distinguished one who had suggested Nitish to modify companions in 2017 was former Union minister RCP Singh, who was so near Nitish at one level of time that he was elevated to the place of celebration president. RCP Singh has since been proven the door by the celebration. Lalan Singh mentioned RCP Singh was working with the BJP whereas being a part of the JD(U). Similar doubts at the moment are being expressed about Harivansh. There is a robust demand for motion towards him. Party leaders say that choices earlier than them are restricted however the chief minister has been requested to take a name on the buddies of BJP within the celebration and motion is probably going towards them.

Parting Shots
BJP knew about Nitish’s transfer; tried to checkmate him

The BJP learnt about Nitish Kumar’s determination to modify sides just a few days earlier than the choice was introduced. JD(U) leaders mentioned that instantly after getting a whiff of Nitish’s plan, Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Singh, who belongs to the BJP, convened a gathering of the ethics committee of the state legislature. The committee was headed by former minister and BJP member Ram Narayan Mandal. The plan, based on JD(U) sources, was to disqualify about three dozen RJD MLAs in an outdated case of try and assault the Speaker in his chamber. The concept behind the transfer was to deprive the Mahagathbandhan of a majority within the House. JD(U) leaders mentioned that BJP leaders had been additionally engaged on a lot of MLAs of the RJD and JD(U) to win them over to help a BJP-led authorities within the state. Some RJD MLAs recorded calls with BJP leaders by which BJP leaders are heard asking them to modify sides. These calls had been shared by the RJD MLAs with Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav who in flip shared the recordings with Nitish Kumar. JD(U) leaders mentioned the frenzied efforts by the BJP to wean away JD(U) and RJD MLAs and the Speaker’s transfer to convene the ethics committee to disqualify the militantly loyalist RJD MLAs eliminated any doubts that Nitish Kumar may need had in regards to the BJP’s design. What adopted, as they are saying, is historical past.

Uncle choose syndrome
HC postings caught over inclusion of ex SC choose’s son

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Monday from the ramparts of the Red Fort that nepotism has gripped prime establishments of the nation and that is undermining our nation’s expertise and potential. He ought to maybe inquire as to why one of many largest High Court benches in India has not been in a position to ship its advice for the appointment of judges for over 9 months. Sources say that the matter is caught because of variations among the many three senior-most judges on the inclusion of a son of a former SC choose within the record.  The mentioned lawyer son doesn’t fulfill the standards for being beneficial for a judgeship on two vital counts. He will not be ordinarily resident within the state from the place he’s sought to be made a choose. Second, he has no follow within the state involved. But most significantly, the lawyer son of the SC choose has not attained 45 years of age. He is 43. But his father, an influential man within the system who’s holding a excessive authorities workplace, is insisting that his son be made a choose. The chief justice of the involved High Court is reportedly inclined to oblige the SC choose, however the subsequent two judges are refusing to play ball. The Supreme Court has up to now withheld names on the bottom of age. There have, nonetheless, been exceptions to this rule. The brother of Justice Arun Mishra was appointed a choose of the Madhya Pradesh High Court earlier than reaching the age of forty-five. Justice Mishra was a sitting SC choose and a part of the collegium on the time of the appointment. All eyes are on the High Court collegium to see if the bar can be lowered by uncle judges for the SC choose’s son.

Kissa kursi ka
RS dy chief Harivansh’s destiny hangs within the stability

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh’s determination to not settle for the invite by JD(U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh to attend the assembly of celebration MPs and MLAs, the place the choice was taken to interrupt alliance with the BJP, has not gone down properly with the celebration brass. Harivansh is a former journalist who was despatched to the Rajya Sabha by Nitish Kumar. He was later elevated to the place of Deputy Chairman of the House by the ruling NDA on the recommendation of Nitish. In the run-up to the current Bihar breakup, the JD(U) had referred to as a gathering of its MPs and MLAs. The JDU) president had personally invited Harivansh for the assembly. But Harivansh refused to attend saying it might not be correct for a person in his place to attend a celebration assembly. Miffed together with his determination, the JD(U) president introduced at a press convention at Patna that Nitish Kumar was wrongly suggested by 4 individuals to interrupt alliance with the Mahagathbandhan in 2017 and be a part of arms with the BJP. He mentioned Harivansh was one of many 4 individuals. The different distinguished one who had suggested Nitish to modify companions in 2017 was former Union minister RCP Singh, who was so near Nitish at one level of time that he was elevated to the place of celebration president. RCP Singh has since been proven the door by the celebration. Lalan Singh mentioned RCP Singh was working with the BJP whereas being a part of the JD(U). Similar doubts at the moment are being expressed about Harivansh. There is a robust demand for motion towards him. Party leaders say that choices earlier than them are restricted however the chief minister has been requested to take a name on the buddies of BJP within the celebration and motion is probably going towards them.