Manoj Pandian the lawyer of AIADMK and a former Rajya Sabha MP on Tuesday met Arun Jaitley Union Minister of Finance and discussed about the restoration of the two leaves symbol to the AIADMK since the two factions of OPS and EPS have merged, and subsequently, the legal angles of the two leaves symbol case pending before the Election Commission.
Manoj Pandian is the son of P H Pandian former Speaker of Tamil Nadu assembly. Manoj is in Delhi to get legal opinions about the AIADMK two leaves symbol case which may come up in the middle of September. Manoj also met the Deputy Election Commissioner in Nirvachan sadan. The Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Jyoti is in Romania on his foreign tour. The primary motive of AIADMK’s delegation to New Delhi was the restoration of the two leaves symbol. In this connection the members of delegation, which included Law Minister and Fisheries Minister, also met Ariyama Sundharam a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court. He will appear for AIADMK EPS and OPS side in front of the election commission.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh does not want a floor test in the Tamil Nadu assembly
Since the two factions of the AIADMK have merged, it is for opposition parties in Tamil Nadu to approach the speaker of the state assembly for a no confidence against the EPS government. Instead of meeting Governor and President of India the principal opposition party DMK and other parties should ask the Speaker of Tamil Nadu assembly to call for a voting against the EPS Government. This is what emerged from the AIADMK delegation meeting the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday morning.
Rajnath Singh has since given some political advice to the AIADMK and the same briefings will be made to the Governor of Tamil Nadu and also to the President of India by Rajnath Singh. Interestingly, the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, Thambidurai, was also present during the AIADMK leaders’ meeting with Rajnath Singh. Yesterday, the AIADMK leaders in New Delhi also met Union Ministers Arun Jaitley and Nirmala Sitharaman to brief them about the smooth merger of two AIADMK factions OPS and EPS in Tamil Nadu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted a new style of Governance
Modi has been interacting with 65-70 Additional Secretaries and Joint Secretaries in groups. The IAS officers from four states have been clubbed together, and have been asked to give their suggestions in improving the image of the government and also the administration.
Future gigantic projects and vision for the next five years or 10 years are discussed apart from briefings about the ministries. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officers are to meet the Prime Minister on September 1, 2017 in PMO. Some Additional Secretaries were eager to tell the Prime Minister about a certain lacunae in the Swacch Bharat mission. Prime Minister heard them and said improvements are must in all social welfare schemes. The upcoming Navi Mumbai Airport, connecting Bengaluru Airport to Bengaluru Metro in the city, Chennai airport expansion, are such specimens. Interestingly, the Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha is not a part of the discussions, as the PM wanted to be free with Additional Secretaries, however, PK Sinha’s Cabinet Secretary told Additional Secretaries that issues which were brought to his notices on departmental and Ministerial meetings, need not be repeated before the Prime Minister.
Interactions, suggestions on long term projects - defence, agriculture and rural development aspects are welcome before Prime Minister, said P K Sinha. Therefore, guidelines were informally drawn before these officials meet the Prime Minister.
R Rajagopalan is a senior correspondent in New Delhi. The views expressed here are his own and do not reflect those of Asianet Newsable
