Re-Shuffled or Re-Suffered . . . !

Hello! A very Happy New Year to all my readers and their loved ones! Due to my last post, I was issued death threats by Dawood Ibrahim and a 'Fatwa' from Lashkar-e-Pakistan-e-Taliban-e-Mohajir! So I went underground. Even now I am writing this post from a 'secure' and 'undisclosed location' (readers, kindly don't compound my problems by requesting my exact location) But, I owe it to my beloved readers so here I am risking everything and posting what I have to SAY about the latest Cabinet Shuffle at the Centre.
Since last five months, the Prime Minister has been sending out feelers about this major Re-shuffle in his Cabinet. Scam after scam this government has been found wanting, when confronted for action. The response had been first a denial and then a timid step in name of action against corruption or plain incompetence! Hence, a lot rode on this 'Re-shuffle' but what it turned out to be can be summed up in a Hindi proverb - " खोदा पहाड़ और निकला चूहा, और वो भी मरा हुआ" ! Lets see how UPA has dug this hill! (and their heal in denying the nation the response it deserves)

• Maximum goodies in terms of elevation to Cabinet Ministries or better ministries have been doled out to Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and West Bengal. It is only incidental that they go to polls the coming months.
• There was a hype being created by the Congress party about possible induction of youth. Being the oldest party in the country, their parameter for young starts at the age of 47.
• Some of the re-shuffle has been baffling. Vilasrao Deshmukh who was running Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise has been now moved to Rural Development. Industries as well as rural economy both are in shambles in Maharashtra where, he has been the Chief Minister twice.
• Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise has been given to NCP's Prafful Patel who previously headed Aviation and saw to it that Air India nosedived for a crash landing from which it may never recover. After helping the 'Kingfishers' & 'Indigoons' to fly their 'Jet' at cost of the National carrier he might now look to wipe out all other 'ailing' PSU's, thus helping some 'Adaani' (in Marathi it means illiterate)
• Murli Deora was busy overlooking the fight between two brothers warring over the Petroleum 'ratnas' during his tenure as Oil and Petroleum ministry rather than controlling fuel prices. Probably, his proximity to the corporate world saw him being demoted to Corporate Affairs. (oops!)
• Sharad Pawar had been saying reduce his burden and so the government took away consumer affairs and has given him food supply. Perfect! For minister who has done nothing to address the issue of Farmer suicide or HUGE prise rise, Food supply is perfect choice. He will make sure there are 10 more Lavasa's, 3 IPL's per year and 100 Lalit Modis. For price rise he has been saying they will come down in 4 days since last 2 years!
• C.P. Joshi - From Rural Development to Roads & Transport. From welfare to infrastructure! If you can figure that out let me know.
• Jaipal Reddy who headed Urban Development has been given Oil and Petroleum! CWG village was such a huge miracle (I hope you get the sarcasm) and God knows Oil ministry needs a miracle.
• Dow chemicals unofficial advocate Kamal Nath has been put in charge of Urban Development from Roads and Transport. He had promised some few Lakhs of kilometers by end of his term, which was never going to happen so now he has an excuse.
• One of the Oldest ministers his the Cabinet, Mr. M.S. Gill who was in charge of Youth and Sports ministry has been given Statistics, Science and Technology. He has been haded over Statistics probably to keep a account of corruption during the CWG and Science to come with a Vaccine against the disease of corruption called ' Kalmadise'

Such and many more bizarre changes carried out with no pattern or trend. Rahul Gandhi cannot even blame collation politics this time around (golden excuse). Seems to me it was more of a Congress appeasement programme than Cabinet Reshuffle. (I believe the Andhra effect) 37 changes, and Not a single, not even one minister accused of mis-appropriation or under-performance has been reprimanded. In fact not a single minister has been dropped. All they have done is shuffled the cards around. We seem to be in a tricky high table game of cards, where cards drawn for us (read minsters) are really bad! So the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi (the inner voice wala version) should have understood as much as you would re-shuffle them its no point. Positions have been changed People have not!

The scariest part of this is the Prime Minister said that this was a 'minor' re-shuffle (remember 37 changes) and there would be a major one after the budget! Phew! ( you guys need not worry I wont write about that one) In short, the nation is going to Re-Suffer due to this Re-Shuffle!

Till then take care and spread the cheer ! . . . . . nP.