Why is Rahul Gandhi going against his ancestors?
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is vigorously and continuously raising the issue of reservation and census. He wants to break the 50% sealing of reservation, fixed by the SC and caste based census. Some Congress leaders are against this and they put forward views of JawaharLal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, who vehemently opposed the demand. Anand Sharma reminds Mrs Gandhi’s comment- “Naa jati pe, Na pat pe, Vote padega haath pe”. They are surprised, why Rahul is raising these contentious issues again and again, which is against the party basics? They were also surprised, why Mallikarjuna Kharge, who is an old guard, is supporting this demand?
Why Jharkhand BJP Chief Babulal Marandi has one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister?
The BJP High Command is well aware of the ripple effect of the move of Champai Soren, the former Jharkhand Chief Minister and his son joining the party. Voices of dissent had already begun to emerge from the BJP state unit. Observers believe that to maintain his dominance in the Santhal areas, Champai did not allow any other JMM leader to prosper in the region. It is said that Babulal Marandi, the state BJP chief had a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. It is said that Marandi has been asked to communicate to BJP state leaders that their interests will be taken care of. Reportedly, the BJP central leadership had called Marandi to Delhi.
BUREAUCRACY
NSA Revamped
The architectural structure of National Security Agency (NSA) has undergone a revamp with the latest appointments at strategic posts. While Rajinder Khanna is the Additional NSA, three of his Deputy NSAs are Pankaj Kumar Singh (IA), Pavan Kapoor (SA) and T V Ravi Chandran (Tech & Int). Further, Lt Gen M U Nair heads the National Computer Security Center (NCSC), Air Marshal Sandeep Singh (Retd) is the Military Advisor and VADM G Ashok Kumar (Retd) is the National Maritime Security Coordinator (NMSC). Please read detailed story in the September issue of our magazine, the Whispers In The Corridors.
Cadre of Saumya Anand transferred to MP
Cadre of Ms Saumya Anand has been transferred from Tamil Nadu to MP on the grounds of marriage to IAS Sangh Priy. She is a 2021 batch IAS officer.
Tarun Kumar Pithode appointed as Director, EF&CC
Tarun Kumar Pithode has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate Change. He is a 2009 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
H Krishnanunni appointed as PS to Jitin Prasada
H Krishnanunni has been appointed as Private Secretary to Jitin Prasada, MoS for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & IT. He is a 2012 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Reghu G appointed Deputy Secretary, MHA
Reghu G has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi, on deputation for a period of four years. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.
S M Tripathi appointed Deputy Secretary, Cooperation
Shashank Mani Tripathi has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Cooperation on deputation for a period of four years. He is a 2015 batch IAS officer of AGMUT.
Vesta Ramakrishan Gupta in race for CMD, BPCL
Vesta Ramakrishna Gupta, Director (Finance), BPCL, appears to be an eligible candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
Rajwinder Singh Bhatti appointed DG, CISF
Rajwinder Singh Bhatti has been appointed as Director General, CISF on deputation basis for a tenure up to the date of his superannuation on September 30, 2025. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
Punjab sends a panel of 3 IAS officers for Finance Secretary of Chandigarh to UT Administrator
Punjab has sent a panel of three IAS officers to the administrator for the post of Finance Secretary. The officers are Basant Garg, Diprava Lakra and Daljit Singh Mangat. All are Punjab cadre IAS officers from the 2005 batch. Garg is currently on deputation with the central government, with the tenure likely to end on September 10. The Finance Secretary’s post had fallen vacant on June 18 after the tenure of Vijay Namdeorao Zade ended and he was relieved. In the last week of June, Punjab had sent a panel of three Punjab cadre IAS officers to fill the post: Amit Dhaka (2006 batch), Mohammed Tayyab (2007 batch) and Amit Kumar (2008 batch). However, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had rejected this panel and requested a fresh one. Following this, the UT administration had sought a fresh panel from the Punjab government.
Punjab sends panel of IAS officers for Municipal Corporation Commissioner of Chandigarh post
The Punjab government has sent a panel of three IAS officers to the UT administration for the post of Municipal Corporation Commissioner that fell vacant on August 22. The panel includes Amit Kumar (2008 batch), Ramvir (2009 batch) and Girish Dayalan (2011 batch). The Municipal Commissioner’s position became vacant after the three-year inter-cadre deputation period of 2007-batch Punjab cadre IAS officer Anindita Mitra ended on August 22. Currently, Amit Kumar is posted as Director of Rural Development, Punjab; Ramvir as Secretary, Technical Education Board, Punjab; and Girish Dayalan as Managing Director of Markfed and CEO of Punjab e-Governance.
Vice Admiral CR Praveen Nair takes over as Commandant, Indian Naval Academy
Vice Admiral CR Praveen Nair, NM took over as Commandant, Indian Naval Academy. He succeeded Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty. The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy (IN) on 01 July 1991. A Surface Warfare officer, he specialised in Communications and Electronic Warfare. The officer has served as the Signal Communication Officer onboard in various ships, as the Fleet Electronic Warfare Officer and thereafter as the Fleet Communications Officer of the Western Fleet. He was also the Fleet Operations Officer of the Eastern Fleet from 2018 – 2019.
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