09-14-2006, 12:17 AM
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--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--> <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-family:Courier'>Sonia Gandhi the super duper PM is not happy after Malegaon and Mumbai bomb basts.
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee may be formally designated the deputy prime minister and shifted to the Home Ministry to succeed Shivraj Patil who is believed to have lost confidence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi after the Malegaon and Mumbai bomb basts.
Sonia plans to move Patil out - Pranab Mukherjee is the new deputy PM with Home Ministry to stop terrorism.
According to media reports, The changes in the ministry that may also witness appointment of a full-fledged foreign minister are likely next week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from his tour of Brazil and Cuba . Mukherjee is already number two in the government and has been holding lot many responsibilities as head of in-numerous Groups of Ministers (GoM) and committees and hence Sonia Gandhi wants to prop him up as the deputy prime minister, sources in 10 Janpath disclosed. They said she sees in Mukherjee not only a fire-fighter of the Congress to amicably settle any disputes that arise with the UPA partners and its left allies where Dr Manmohan Singh flounders but she also wants to remove the pro-American image of the UPA government by designating him as the deputy prime minister. Not happy with Dr Manmohan Singh not agree on the names she suggested to fill the foreign minister's post that had fallen vacant from the resignation of Natwar Singh, the sources said Sonia Gandhi has already sent the signal of her preference for more responsibilities to Mukherjee by nominating him to lead the Indian delegation to the UN General Assembly session. As regards Shivraj Patil, the sources said the Congress President lost her cool on him at the party's core group meeting in the Prime Minister's House Friday night when he sought to explain that the intelligence had reports of the possible bomb blasts in Malegaon town in Nasik district of Maharashtra. She reportedly shot back that he cannot get away by repeating every time that he had information about the attack. "What were you doing then? Why did you not take remedial steps to prevent the attack," she reportedly asked and flared up at Patil for his response to the Malegaon incident. "At least, your postures and statements should be such that they induce public's confidence, Sonia Gandhi was quoted telling Patil. Sources said Patil always enjoyed full confidence of Sonia Gandhi and as such her sudden blasts on him became more blatant when she cut him short trying to explain on Malegaon saying that nobody is interested in his "lectures" and switched subject to further attack him on the issue of appointment of governors. She wanted to know why the Home Ministry has not filled the vacancy in Andhra Pradesh even after six months of Sushil Kumar Shinde joining the ministry and why the NDA-appointee M K Seth continues to be Chhattisgarh governor even 18 months after completion of his term. Sources said her posers were a clean indication that she is not happy with Shivraj Patil continuing as the Home Minister. They said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened to pacify her and assure her that all issues that concern her about the image of the Congress and the Government would be attended by him on priority basis after he returns. Those who attended the Congress Core Group meeting were Pranab Mukherjee, HRD Minister Arjun Singh, Ahmed Patel, political secretary of the Congress President, and senior CWC member and former Kerala Chief Minister A K Anthony. </span></span>
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--> <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-family:Courier'>Sonia Gandhi the super duper PM is not happy after Malegaon and Mumbai bomb basts. Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee may be formally designated the deputy prime minister and shifted to the Home Ministry to succeed Shivraj Patil who is believed to have lost confidence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi after the Malegaon and Mumbai bomb basts.
Sonia plans to move Patil out - Pranab Mukherjee is the new deputy PM with Home Ministry to stop terrorism.
According to media reports, The changes in the ministry that may also witness appointment of a full-fledged foreign minister are likely next week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from his tour of Brazil and Cuba . Mukherjee is already number two in the government and has been holding lot many responsibilities as head of in-numerous Groups of Ministers (GoM) and committees and hence Sonia Gandhi wants to prop him up as the deputy prime minister, sources in 10 Janpath disclosed. They said she sees in Mukherjee not only a fire-fighter of the Congress to amicably settle any disputes that arise with the UPA partners and its left allies where Dr Manmohan Singh flounders but she also wants to remove the pro-American image of the UPA government by designating him as the deputy prime minister. Not happy with Dr Manmohan Singh not agree on the names she suggested to fill the foreign minister's post that had fallen vacant from the resignation of Natwar Singh, the sources said Sonia Gandhi has already sent the signal of her preference for more responsibilities to Mukherjee by nominating him to lead the Indian delegation to the UN General Assembly session. As regards Shivraj Patil, the sources said the Congress President lost her cool on him at the party's core group meeting in the Prime Minister's House Friday night when he sought to explain that the intelligence had reports of the possible bomb blasts in Malegaon town in Nasik district of Maharashtra. She reportedly shot back that he cannot get away by repeating every time that he had information about the attack. "What were you doing then? Why did you not take remedial steps to prevent the attack," she reportedly asked and flared up at Patil for his response to the Malegaon incident. "At least, your postures and statements should be such that they induce public's confidence, Sonia Gandhi was quoted telling Patil. Sources said Patil always enjoyed full confidence of Sonia Gandhi and as such her sudden blasts on him became more blatant when she cut him short trying to explain on Malegaon saying that nobody is interested in his "lectures" and switched subject to further attack him on the issue of appointment of governors. She wanted to know why the Home Ministry has not filled the vacancy in Andhra Pradesh even after six months of Sushil Kumar Shinde joining the ministry and why the NDA-appointee M K Seth continues to be Chhattisgarh governor even 18 months after completion of his term. Sources said her posers were a clean indication that she is not happy with Shivraj Patil continuing as the Home Minister. They said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened to pacify her and assure her that all issues that concern her about the image of the Congress and the Government would be attended by him on priority basis after he returns. Those who attended the Congress Core Group meeting were Pranab Mukherjee, HRD Minister Arjun Singh, Ahmed Patel, political secretary of the Congress President, and senior CWC member and former Kerala Chief Minister A K Anthony. </span></span>