Off the records!

Rural Minister stumped by rural women

Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Union Minister for Rural Development recently visited his constituency Vaishali in Bihar and addressed a group of women. But the experience for RJD leader was not rosy but a highly embarrassed one. While narrating and making claims of his UPA government's welfare measure the minister was stumped when women openly rejected his claims and that too on his face. When the minister said that the Centre had released some astronomical crores of rupees for welfare schemes, women in groups replied "we have not received". When he said the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme has generated millions of jobs, many women stood up and replied, "Not a single women have got one". Flummoxed Singh left the venue and scolded the organisers for "embedding" the crowd with opposition parties members. However, the ladies said we just stumped the Minister. Time for Indian women team to send to World Cup! Not a bad idea at all.

'Mad' Discussion

The Defence Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan have just concluded with both sides agreeing to disagree. One more failure and a Brigadier posted in J and K was heard telling his colleagues in South Block, "Were they mad to have optimism on the first place." With such mood, we can understand why the two sides talk, talk, talk and talk, but agree on nothing.

Priyanka's roadshows !

Will Priyanka Gandhi be accompanying his brother Rahul in the roadshows? If murmurs in the inner Congress circle and Raisina Hill are to believe, it could be true. Priyanka may join his brother in Amethi, Raebarelli, and east Uttar Pradesh that will be going to polls later this month. A young sisterly help for elder brother!