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Thursday, May 7, 1998
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Sonia retains Digvijay Singh
Congress president Sonia Gandhi took the second of her two important decisions over the last two days. She has allowed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh time in his post till November overriding objections from leaders like Arjun Singh, but put the CM on notice holding him solely responsible for what will happen in the coming Assembly elections in November.
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Gill will have to go, says Swaraj
A stalemate over the fate of the Prasar Bharati is on the cards with Information & Broadcasting Minister Sushma Swaraj stating that CEO S S Gill will have to go because the Ordinance has lapsed and the government will introduce a new Bill. However, Gill is not keen on resigning and moreover Congress and the UF are unlikely to rubber-stamp the new Bill that Swaraj intends to introduce.
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Jaya softens stance on power ordinance
In a bid to defuse the controversy over the Central power ordinance, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has assured the AIADMK leader Jayalalitha that the law was not anti-farmer. Thereafter, Jayalalitha softened her stand and
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Naik dares CM to sack him
The Shiv Sena, ruling in Maharashtra in alliance with the BJP, appears to be heading for a crisis. Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, an influential Sena leader, when asked to resign by the Chief Minister Manohar Joshi, told the CM that he will not resign from the Cabinet and if he has the courage, he may sack him.
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