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  • Rajputs dominate Himachal’s Sukhu workforce in Cabinet growth

    Express News Service

    CHANDIGARH:  Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expanded his ministerial workforce on Monday, 4 weeks after returning to energy within the state, with the induction of seven ministers, together with Vikramaditya Singh, the son of former CM Virbhadra Singh and state get together chief Pratibha Singh.

    Leaders belonging to the influential Rajput neighborhood from the higher a part of the state, dominate the cabinet. Six chief parliamentary secretaries have been additionally appointed with the intention to please the MLAs who couldn’t get the cabinet berths.

    Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath to the newly inducted ministers in a easy ceremony at Raj Bhawan. Of the seven ministers, three are from Shimla district: Vikramaditya Singh from Shimla (Rural), Rohit Thakur (Jubbal-Kotkhai) and Anirudh Singh from Kasumpti (Shimla district). The relaxation belong to Solan, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Kangra. So, six ministers are from higher Himachal and solely Chander Kumar is from Jawali in Kangra district which is decrease Himachal.

    The Congress gained seven of the eight seats in Shimla district. In Kangra, it gained 10 seats out of 15.
    The energy of the cabinet has risen to 9. Besides the put up of deputy speaker, three berths are vacant as the utmost variety of ministers, together with the chief minister, can’t exceed 12 as per guidelines.

    Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri have been sworn in on December 11. The CM has tried to stability caste equations as Anirudh Singh, Rohit Thakur, Harshwardhan Chauhan and Vikramaditya Singh are from Rajputs neighborhood, taking the variety of the neighborhood members within the cabinet to 5, together with the CM.

    Jagat Singh Negi is from ST, Dhani Ram Shandil comes from SC and Chander Kumar is an OBC member whereas Deputy CM Mukesh is a Brahmin. With simmering get together factionalism and infighting, Sukhu has walked the tightrope. He had gone to Delhi within the midst of the winter session at Dharamsala and had returned on Saturday after deliberations with the highest get together leaders.

    The Congress has 40 legislators within the 68-member Assembly and Sukhu has the direct backing of greater than 24 MLAs. In a bid to please the MLAs who have been unable to make it to the cabinet, the CM in the present day appointed them as chief parliamentary secretaries.

    CHANDIGARH:  Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expanded his ministerial workforce on Monday, 4 weeks after returning to energy within the state, with the induction of seven ministers, together with Vikramaditya Singh, the son of former CM Virbhadra Singh and state get together chief Pratibha Singh.

    Leaders belonging to the influential Rajput neighborhood from the higher a part of the state, dominate the cabinet. Six chief parliamentary secretaries have been additionally appointed with the intention to please the MLAs who couldn’t get the cabinet berths.

    Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath to the newly inducted ministers in a easy ceremony at Raj Bhawan. Of the seven ministers, three are from Shimla district: Vikramaditya Singh from Shimla (Rural), Rohit Thakur (Jubbal-Kotkhai) and Anirudh Singh from Kasumpti (Shimla district). The relaxation belong to Solan, Kinnaur, Sirmaur and Kangra. So, six ministers are from higher Himachal and solely Chander Kumar is from Jawali in Kangra district which is decrease Himachal.

    The Congress gained seven of the eight seats in Shimla district. In Kangra, it gained 10 seats out of 15.
    The energy of the cabinet has risen to 9. Besides the put up of deputy speaker, three berths are vacant as the utmost variety of ministers, together with the chief minister, can’t exceed 12 as per guidelines.

    Sukhu and his deputy Mukesh Agnihotri have been sworn in on December 11. The CM has tried to stability caste equations as Anirudh Singh, Rohit Thakur, Harshwardhan Chauhan and Vikramaditya Singh are from Rajputs neighborhood, taking the variety of the neighborhood members within the cabinet to 5, together with the CM.

    Jagat Singh Negi is from ST, Dhani Ram Shandil comes from SC and Chander Kumar is an OBC member whereas Deputy CM Mukesh is a Brahmin. With simmering get together factionalism and infighting, Sukhu has walked the tightrope. He had gone to Delhi within the midst of the winter session at Dharamsala and had returned on Saturday after deliberations with the highest get together leaders.

    The Congress has 40 legislators within the 68-member Assembly and Sukhu has the direct backing of greater than 24 MLAs. In a bid to please the MLAs who have been unable to make it to the cabinet, the CM in the present day appointed them as chief parliamentary secretaries.

  • Left ladies leaders slam Delhi HC Justice Pratibha Singh for feedback hailing Manusmriti

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Left ladies leaders have slammed Delhi High Court Justice Pratibha Singh for her purported feedback that Manusmriti offers “a very respectable position to women”.

    In an announcement on Thursday, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) common secretary Annie Raja registered her sturdy disagreement with Justice Singh’s feedback.

    Speaking on challenges confronted by ladies in science, know-how, entrepreneurship and arithmetic on Wednesday, Justice Singh offered extremely regressive concepts which reeked of casteism in addition to classism, Annie Raja stated.

    “Her reading of the Manusmriti willfully chooses to ignore the institutionalised prescriptions of the absolute disciplining and punishing of women bodies and ideas. This is in addition to the despicable ascriptive norms of caste that is encoded in the said text,” the NFIW stated within the assertion.

    Justice Singh appears woefully unaware of the pathetic situation of girls at massive and notably of girls from traditionally marginalised communities not simply within the Indian subcontinent however throughout the globe, she stated.

    CPIM politburo member Brinda Karat stated as a a High Court decide, Justice Singh is obligation certain to uphold the Constitution of India no matter her private views.

    “The scriptures she has quoted are in many sections directly in flagrant opposition to the Constitution and the rights granted to women of India and especially Dalit and Adivasi women by the Constitution,” Karat stated in an announcement.

    “Her statement only strengthens the retrogressive views of those who uphold the caste system and that women must accept subordination and control of men, fathers, husbands, sons,” she added.

    NEW DELHI: Left ladies leaders have slammed Delhi High Court Justice Pratibha Singh for her purported feedback that Manusmriti offers “a very respectable position to women”.

    In an announcement on Thursday, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) common secretary Annie Raja registered her sturdy disagreement with Justice Singh’s feedback.

    Speaking on challenges confronted by ladies in science, know-how, entrepreneurship and arithmetic on Wednesday, Justice Singh offered extremely regressive concepts which reeked of casteism in addition to classism, Annie Raja stated.

    “Her reading of the Manusmriti willfully chooses to ignore the institutionalised prescriptions of the absolute disciplining and punishing of women bodies and ideas. This is in addition to the despicable ascriptive norms of caste that is encoded in the said text,” the NFIW stated within the assertion.

    Justice Singh appears woefully unaware of the pathetic situation of girls at massive and notably of girls from traditionally marginalised communities not simply within the Indian subcontinent however throughout the globe, she stated.

    CPIM politburo member Brinda Karat stated as a a High Court decide, Justice Singh is obligation certain to uphold the Constitution of India no matter her private views.

    “The scriptures she has quoted are in many sections directly in flagrant opposition to the Constitution and the rights granted to women of India and especially Dalit and Adivasi women by the Constitution,” Karat stated in an announcement.

    “Her statement only strengthens the retrogressive views of those who uphold the caste system and that women must accept subordination and control of men, fathers, husbands, sons,” she added.

  • ‘AAP could have acquired funding from Khalistani chief’, alleges HP Congress chief

    By PTI

    SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh on Tuesday alleged that Khalistani chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun may need performed an necessary function in funding the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

    Pratibha Singh in an announcement requested the AAP to disclose its sources of funding.

    Terming her assertion “unfortunate”, state AAP spokesperson Gaurav Sharma stated, “People who live in houses of glass, do not throw stones at others houses.”

    “AAP’s popularity and base is on the rise in Himachal Pradesh, that is why both, the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, are feeling insecure,” he stated. “That is why, Pratibha Singh is issuing baseless statement regarding AAP’s funding which does not suit her,” Sharma stated.

    Pratibha Singh additionally expressed concern over ‘Sikh For Justice’ General Counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s menace to Himachal Pradesh in an audio message and known as for his quick arrest. She stated it was “shameful” that the foreign-based extremist is issuing open threats to the nation and the state, however the authorities was “doing nothing”.

    Pratibha Singh, an MP from Mandi, stated Pannun has earlier additionally threatened the state authorities however nothing was achieved even then.

    Dismissing her fees as futile, Sharma stated there was a must deal with “the anti-national forces” collectively within the “national and the state interest”. He stated that AAP has been demanding Pannun’s arrest for a very long time.

    Earlier, Pannun in an audio messages threatened the state chief minister of violence within the state if he stops the elevating of the Khalistani flag in Dharamshala.

    In his message, he boasted concerning the Monday RPG assault at Punjab Police intelligence headquarters in Mohali, and stated “it could have been Shimla also”.

  • Pratibha Singh appointed President of Himachal Pradesh Congress 

    Express News Service

    CHANDIGARH: Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Mandi, Pratibha Singh has been appointed because the President of Himachal Pradesh Congress, she is spouse of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.

    Besides appointing Pratibha Singh as Himachal Congress chief, the social gathering has appointed 4 working presidents, Harsh Mahajan, Rajinder Rana, Vinay Kumar and Pawan Kajal. Meanwhile, Mukesh Agnihotri will keep as Himachal Congress Legislative Party chief and Harshvardhan Chauhan is deputy CLP chief. Former Himachal Congress President and Nadaun MLA Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been appointed as Chairman of the marketing campaign committee and a member of the screening committee. “It is for the first time working presidents have been appointed by the party in the state congress,” stated a senior chief.

    A number of state social gathering leaders are of the opinion that appointing Pratibha Singh as state Congress chief would strengthen the social gathering and the factionalism may come to an finish because the dominant group throughout the social gathering is the previous CM’s household. Moreover, they stated, the Rajput issue will work in her favour and crucial the sympathy wave given how after the dying of former CM Virbhadra Singh final 12 months the state Congress has been a divided lot. 

    “To win the elections, the Congress with this move has tried to put a united face despite its internal differences,” stated a celebration chief.

    Sources stated that the Congress wouldn’t declare a chief ministerial face for the upcoming meeting polls scheduled for later this 12 months because the ruling BJP has already declared sitting Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur because the face of the social gathering.

    Meanwhile, Jagat Singh Negi is the chief whip and Dr Rajesh Sharma is the treasurer. Also, former union minister Anand Sharma has been appointed as Chairman of the steering committee and Asha Kumari convenor. Meanwhile Dhaniram Shandil would be the chairman of the Manifesto Committee, Ashish Butail would be the vice-chairman and Rohit Thakur convenor. Adjusting different leaders Kaul Singh Thakur has been named because the Chairman of the coordination committee and Ram Lal Thakur Chairman of the Election Management Committee.