Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh says,“If UPA fails to tame rising price of foodgrains, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be blamed. So, if he is trying to address the situation, it should not be construed as interference in work. Pawar is apparently unhappy over the growing interference of the Planning Commission in everyday functioning of his ministry. He feels that Montek Singh Ahluwalia is only a puppet in the hands of Manmohan Singh. Pawar made his grievances public at the economic editors' conference. He said it would take time to control prices and that sugar stock was not sufficient to fulfil demand. He added that the problem could be tackled by importing sugar. The PMO has kept the agriculture ministry file pertaining to sugar import pending. The PMO wants the agriculture ministry to route the imports through the State Trading Corporation as it will help lowering the price.
Praful Patel, too, needs National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan's nod to take any policy decision. A committee has been formed to review the decisions taken during his earlier tenure. This has resulted in delay of modernisation of airports. A confidential report says that during his earlier tenure, the national carrier suffered while private ones benefited.
Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee is completely focusing on West Bengal. She has not been able to provide complete attention to railway ministry. So, the PMO is completely shouldering her burden on all policy-related matters. The Congress seems to be happy with the way she has rescinded decisions taken during Laloo's tenure. Congress hopes to gain ground in Bihar at the cost of Laloo. It has even hinted at fighting the West Bengal Assembly polls jointly with Trinamool.
The Congress wants to fight next parliamentary polls on the basis of UPA's performance. It knows that regional partners can be easily replaced. And with the Opposition BJP in disarray, there is certainly more elbow room for the party and the UPA government’.
Praful Patel, too, needs National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan's nod to take any policy decision. A committee has been formed to review the decisions taken during his earlier tenure. This has resulted in delay of modernisation of airports. A confidential report says that during his earlier tenure, the national carrier suffered while private ones benefited.
Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee is completely focusing on West Bengal. She has not been able to provide complete attention to railway ministry. So, the PMO is completely shouldering her burden on all policy-related matters. The Congress seems to be happy with the way she has rescinded decisions taken during Laloo's tenure. Congress hopes to gain ground in Bihar at the cost of Laloo. It has even hinted at fighting the West Bengal Assembly polls jointly with Trinamool.
The Congress wants to fight next parliamentary polls on the basis of UPA's performance. It knows that regional partners can be easily replaced. And with the Opposition BJP in disarray, there is certainly more elbow room for the party and the UPA government’.
