Indian political leaders and bureaucrat

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I am not invited for meetings with Ministry officials. I am not aware of any policy decision that takes place. I have no work. My Cabinet Minister is like my father. Make a policy and set a precedent which can be followed by future Governments.



Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heard this and much more on Tuesday in his hour-long interaction with junior Ministers who complained of being jobless and ignored by their Cabinet Ministers in the working of Ministry. While Ministers of State from Congress and ally Trinamool Congress were scathing in their attack, their DMK colleagues had no such complaints.



Out of 38 Ministers of State, 33 attended the meeting. The absentees included Minister of State (External Affairs) Shashi Tharoor and Agatha Sangma. Setting the tone of the meeting with his opening remarks that he could “feel the energy in the room”, Prime Minister said he expected his Ministers of State to be “torch-bearers of UPA’s flagship programmes”.

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