Nervous Congress
After DMK’s M.K. Stalin hosted Telangana chief minister Chandrashekhar Rao, and is all set to receive West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, the Congress has become suspicious if the DMK will dump it to be part of the Federal Front. So leaders of the VCK, now an ally of the DMK, were given an audience by Rahul Gandhi at Delhi. The two leaders promised to be part of a front that includes the Congress. They agreed to bring in the CPI(M) as well. The Tamil Nadu Congress has been asked to explore an alliance with T.T.V. Dhinakaran’s party. The message to Stalin: the Congress has friends other than the DMK.
Cumulative Effect
With the Opposition constantly targeting the Modi government over rising unemployment and failure to create jobs, a high-powered committee has been formed to collate employment data. Headed by transport minister Nitin Gadkari, the panel includes his cabinet colleagues Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan and Piyush Goyal. Sources say the Prime...
