NDTV Correspondent, Thursday May 13, 2010, New Delhi
Hours after he met Home Minister P Chidambaram as a peace offering, sources in Jairam Ramesh's party say that while he has been reprimanded, he will not be asked to exit the government for now.
Ramesh has, instead, been told by the Congress high command to stop speaking out of turn, and to "stay within party limits."
In China last week, Ramesh, who is the Environment Minister, said Chinese companies looking to enter India were being met with "alarmist" and "paranoid" policies of the Home Ministry.
An unhappy Chidambaram wrote to the Prime Minister about Ramesh's remarks. Ramesh was reprimanded by the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for speaking out of turn. The Congress also publicly censured him.
Ramesh met Chidambaram on Wednesday evening for ten minutes in what was seen as a make-good attempt.
What has some speculating about his role in the Cabinet is that Ramesh's term in the Rajya Sabha expires in June. He has to be re-nominated as an MP to stay on as a minister. Also, the government is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet after its one-year anniversary later this month.
The BJP has asked for Ramesh to be fired, attacking him for working as a lobbyist. The Opposition justifies that allegation because Ramesh's remarks in China were made in the context of the attempts of a Chinese company, Huawei, that wants to import and install telecom equipment in India.
In addition to comments that could be seen as pushing the agenda of one corporate, Ramesh left the government in the embarrassing position of having its policies criticized abroad, a practice avoided even by Opposition leaders.
Going abroad and berating your country is not a serious offence for UPA. Feting anti-Indian Kashmiris, holding-up the hanging of Afzal Mohammad, refusal to use all firepower available against the Maoists and reinducting through the back door Shashi Tharoor who sought to make a pile through his girl-friend - all of a piece when you have a foreigner like Sonia Gandhi running affairs. Who is bothered about the nation as long as the Family is thriving?
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Hours after he met Home Minister P Chidambaram as a peace offering, sources in Jairam Ramesh's party say that while he has been reprimanded, he will not be asked to exit the government for now.
Ramesh has, instead, been told by the Congress high command to stop speaking out of turn, and to "stay within party limits."
In China last week, Ramesh, who is the Environment Minister, said Chinese companies looking to enter India were being met with "alarmist" and "paranoid" policies of the Home Ministry.
An unhappy Chidambaram wrote to the Prime Minister about Ramesh's remarks. Ramesh was reprimanded by the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for speaking out of turn. The Congress also publicly censured him.
Ramesh met Chidambaram on Wednesday evening for ten minutes in what was seen as a make-good attempt.
What has some speculating about his role in the Cabinet is that Ramesh's term in the Rajya Sabha expires in June. He has to be re-nominated as an MP to stay on as a minister. Also, the government is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet after its one-year anniversary later this month.
The BJP has asked for Ramesh to be fired, attacking him for working as a lobbyist. The Opposition justifies that allegation because Ramesh's remarks in China were made in the context of the attempts of a Chinese company, Huawei, that wants to import and install telecom equipment in India.
In addition to comments that could be seen as pushing the agenda of one corporate, Ramesh left the government in the embarrassing position of having its policies criticized abroad, a practice avoided even by Opposition leaders.
Going abroad and berating your country is not a serious offence for UPA. Feting anti-Indian Kashmiris, holding-up the hanging of Afzal Mohammad, refusal to use all firepower available against the Maoists and reinducting through the back door Shashi Tharoor who sought to make a pile through his girl-friend - all of a piece when you have a foreigner like Sonia Gandhi running affairs. Who is bothered about the nation as long as the Family is thriving?
http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/ramesh-reprimanded-for-china-remarks-but-likely-to-stay-25203.php?page=1#postcommentarea
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