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Lawmakers should desist from being liberal in fending themselves

Lawmakers should desist from being liberal in fending themselves http://goo.gl/lrmsZY     Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Sunday, 14 August 2016 AT 03:03 PM IST                       Uttar Pradesh government ,  Mayawati ,  Narayan Dutt Tiwari ,  Rajnath Singh The Supreme Court recently struck down a legislation of the Uttar Pradesh government providing spacious government accommodation for lifetime to former chief ministers of the state. Arguing during the the writ petition hearing, the Uttar Pradesh government counsel had defended the provision but the Supreme Court set aside the legal provision and has asked the former chief ministers to vacate the government accommodation and also pay due fees for the same. Not surprisingly, the beneficiaries of this special provisions belong to all political parties, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Ba...

Sharad Pawar vying for Prime Ministership

Maharashtra Newsletter (The Navhind Times, Panaji Goa) Pawar vying for Prime Ministership By Camil Parkhe When the suspended poll campaign was resumed in Maharashtra, the political observers found the State Chief Minister, Mr. Sharad Pawar, a changed person. As he went on his whirlwind tour of the State, Mr. Pawar, through his Press statements and speeches, made it clear that he was very much in the race for the Prime Ministership. The prevalent political situation in the country following assassination for the former Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, has led Mr. Pawar to harbour hopes of occupying the highest executive post in the country. A shrewd and seasoned politician that he is, Mr. Pawar, however, has chosen a very cautious approach while playing his moves. The post-assassination scenario has indicated that the Congress (I) in Maharashtra had only one person Mr. Pawar who could pull crowds and secure votes for the party in the state. Despite the disturbance of the p...