Why Rahul (probably) won't become a minister
Will he, won't he? Will Rahul Gandhi become a minister? The guessing games are on. My bet is he won't. I must confess that I'd actually be quite pleased if he did take a portfolio. It would show that he's willing to work his way up, rather than simply stepping into the top job without any prior administrative experience. His father did, but those were exceptional circumstances and hopefully will never be repeated.
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So, my guess is that Rahul will prefer to stay on as Congress general secretary and work to strengthen the party's organisation across India [...]. [link]
First of all, the experience factor should hardly be an issue especially when a "community organizer" with zero executive experience can stake a claim to the top job in the most powerful country. Also, experience was not an issue when #3 went straight from the cockpit to the throne.
Actually giving a portfolio to the Yuvraj is a risky proposition. A sensitive portfolio will be under constant scrutiny. Important cabinet ministers have lots of resources to share and distribute - so they typically end up getting bad vibes from everyone.
Plus it is clear by now the Congress strategists would rather give an important cabinet post to the Princess. The only thing they are letting the Prince do on his own is his own little partying with the "young" second generation MPs. As it is, it will take nearly five years of constant spinning to gloss over the Youth Congress success stories.
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stumbled upon this:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Government-gearing-up-to-gag-news-websites/articleshow/4562292.cms
"Under the draft rules framed under section 69A of the IT amendment Act, every state or Central government department will be empowered to decide whether a certain news item, article, blog or advertisement relating to its jurisdiction is safe to remain on the Net.
Once somebody sends a "complaint" against any information displayed on the Net, the department concerned will take a call on whether the matter in question affects any of the six concerns mentioned in section 69A: interest of sovereignty or integrity of India, defence of India, security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, public order or incitement to commit any cognizable offence relating to the other five reasons.
If it is satisfied about the need to pull the challenged information out of the public domain, the department concerned will send a "request" in the prescribed form to the "designated officer" at the Centre chosen by the secretary of the IT department. An inter-ministerial committee headed by the designated officer will recommend whether the request to censor the web site should be accepted or not."
nice, isnt it?
The second Emergency has now officially begun. All the minions are in place. It is going to be dark soon.
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