05-30-2007, 01:14 AM
How one state political party can destroy whole country?
AIIDMK and DMK just know how to blackmail and their behaviors are like pampered kid who fails to grow up.
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Pioneer.com
Santanu Banerjee | New Delhi
New twist puts Congress in a fix
A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi's extensive discussions with Left leaders, the Comrades have conveyed to the Congress leadership that it cannot lay claim to posts of both President and Vice-President.
The development has come amid reports that the DMK chief was pressing for the post of Vice-President for his party. Though the DMK officially denied making such a demand when the report first surfaced, the new twist in the presidential politicking could pitch the Congress against the allies.
Sources said the issue of VP's post cropped up during Karunanidhi's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and later in his parleys with CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat and his CPI counterpart AB Bardhan.
Left sources said the decision to claim the Vice-President's post for the allies was finalised during Karunanidhi's discussions with the Left leaders and both the Left and the DMK agreed to pursue this line in tandem.
"The Congress has been categorically conveyed that it cannot have its candidates for both the posts of President and the Vice-President," said a senior Left leader.
Even as the Congress continued to keep everyone guessing about its presidential nominee, the Left and the DMK have asked it to finalise the name before June 6 when the Congress, major UPA allies including the DMK, and the Left leaders will meet in Delhi to resolve the ticklish issue.
Left sources said that a decision of holding talks among major allies was taken on Monday during discussions with the Left leaders and Karunanidhi.
"There are several candidates from UPA allies who can vie for the post of Vice-President,'' a senior Left leader told The Pioneer.
At the same time, the Left-DMK demand could also add new dimension to the presidential race. There was no guarantee that all the UPA allies will be keen to endorse a Left-UPA nominee as Vice-President. "What if BSP chief Mayawati also raises a similar demand?" quipped a senior UPA leader.
The Left-DMK collaboration could create new headache for the Congress, which has maintained that choosing the presidential nominee was its sole prerogative.
"The issue was not limited to the Congress giving up the post of Vice-President but also agreeing to send a man to Rashtrapati Bhavan who meets the criteria set by the Left parties," said a Left leader. The DMK has already supported the Left's three-point criteria.
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AIIDMK and DMK just know how to blackmail and their behaviors are like pampered kid who fails to grow up.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Allies now ask for Vice-Prez's post </b>
Pioneer.com
Santanu Banerjee | New Delhi
New twist puts Congress in a fix
A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi's extensive discussions with Left leaders, the Comrades have conveyed to the Congress leadership that it cannot lay claim to posts of both President and Vice-President.
The development has come amid reports that the DMK chief was pressing for the post of Vice-President for his party. Though the DMK officially denied making such a demand when the report first surfaced, the new twist in the presidential politicking could pitch the Congress against the allies.
Sources said the issue of VP's post cropped up during Karunanidhi's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and later in his parleys with CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat and his CPI counterpart AB Bardhan.
Left sources said the decision to claim the Vice-President's post for the allies was finalised during Karunanidhi's discussions with the Left leaders and both the Left and the DMK agreed to pursue this line in tandem.
"The Congress has been categorically conveyed that it cannot have its candidates for both the posts of President and the Vice-President," said a senior Left leader.
Even as the Congress continued to keep everyone guessing about its presidential nominee, the Left and the DMK have asked it to finalise the name before June 6 when the Congress, major UPA allies including the DMK, and the Left leaders will meet in Delhi to resolve the ticklish issue.
Left sources said that a decision of holding talks among major allies was taken on Monday during discussions with the Left leaders and Karunanidhi.
"There are several candidates from UPA allies who can vie for the post of Vice-President,'' a senior Left leader told The Pioneer.
At the same time, the Left-DMK demand could also add new dimension to the presidential race. There was no guarantee that all the UPA allies will be keen to endorse a Left-UPA nominee as Vice-President. "What if BSP chief Mayawati also raises a similar demand?" quipped a senior UPA leader.
The Left-DMK collaboration could create new headache for the Congress, which has maintained that choosing the presidential nominee was its sole prerogative.
"The issue was not limited to the Congress giving up the post of Vice-President but also agreeing to send a man to Rashtrapati Bhavan who meets the criteria set by the Left parties," said a Left leader. The DMK has already supported the Left's three-point criteria.
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