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Ailing sugar co-op banks on its margdarshak: Shivraj Patil’s son
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Union Environment Ministry flouted its own guidelines to clear the expansion of a Rs 149-crore distillery that has, on its board, Shailesh Patil, the son of Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, and his wife Archana Patil. A floundering sugar cooperative in Maharashtra waits for similar luck.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


How does Congress view Patil Jr’s business in the context of Patil Sr’s performance?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Patil has stood out because not only has there been a singular lack of progress under his watch in any of the pressing internal security problems but there has also been a general decay in morale among the security brass, a problem that can be traced to the political spin that has been put on certain aspects of guarding internal security. Now, of course, Patil Junior’s entrepreneurial ambitions could have flourished under a rule-bending state even if Patil Senior had been a home minister the mere mention of whose name produced a frisson of terror among terrorists. Brilliant administrators are not necessarily morally vigilant ones. But it is the rule of politics and indeed of any serious pursuit that while being good at your job is no excuse for unbecoming conduct, being not-so-good at your job adds to the burden when under scrutiny.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->