High On Rhetoric And Low On Performance, The Former Hrd Minister Loses Her Job, And Her Clout.
In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, then BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi memorably told an audience in Amethi, the fiefdom of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi: “Smriti Irani is my younger sister.” Within two years, the pampered sister turned into a liability at the high-profile human resource development ministry, picking fights at the slightest provocation, and eventually locking horns with Big Brother himself. When she drafted a bill aimed at almost destroying the autonomy of the premier Indian Institutes of Management the PM disagreed but Irani would not budge. Not just that, when yoga guru Ramdev, backed by Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, sent her a proposal on a Vedic Education Board, she turned it down.
And then one Tuesday evening, she found herself out of the ministry, shifted to textiles, till now headed by a minister of state. Irani finally paid the price for courting too many controversies, and being high on rhetoric but low on actual performance. Her wild temper and galling arrogance made it impossible for the ministry to function smoothly. “Several bureaucrats asked to be shifted out while university vice-chancellors were wary of meeting her. She was always suspicious of their motives,” says an NCERT official.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 18, 2016 من India Today.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 18, 2016 من India Today.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
THE MAMATA PUSHBACK
THE WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER FACES A BJP ONSLAUGHT ON ISSUES LIKE CORRUPTION AND WOMEN'S SAFETY. UNWILLING TO YIELD AN INCH, THE TMC IS BUILDING A NARRATIVE THAT THE SAFFRON PARTY IS 'ANTI-BENGALI'
THE REAL PAWAR STRUGGLE
LOYALTIES IN THE FAMILY BASTION OF BARAMATI ARE DIVIDED AS THE FEUD BETWEEN SHARAD PAWAR AND NEPHEW AJIT SEES SUPRIYA SULE PITTED AGAINST SISTER-IN-LAW SUNETRA
WHO WILL WIN THE MAHAYUDDH?
IN MAHARASHTRA'S MOST COMPLEX POLITICAL WAR EVER, SHIFTING ALLIANCES FUEL A GRIPPING SAGA OF POWER STRUGGLES AND BETRAYALS IN THE PURSUIT OF VOTES
THE SAFFRON ONSLAUGHT
With PM Modi's shining armour as their beacon, the BJP seems poised to sweep the state again. Inflation matters, voices asking for jobs are lost in the Opposition vacuum
THE HIMANTA ROCK SHOW
Changing tack, the Assam CM is steering clear of religious rhetoric and reaching out to Muslim voters to take the BJP tally to a record high in the northeastern state
The Ballad of Bhansali
An opulent, expensive passion project, or Sanjay Leela Bhansali's gift to the world? Viewers can't wait to find out as Heeramandi, his paean to six courtesans in the Lahore of pre-Independence days, drops on Netflix
Digvijaya's Last Stand
Digvijaya Singh makes a comeback to the Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency after 33 years as the Congress candidate, employing a grassroots-style campaign. The contest is expected to be fierce
RECLAIMING THE CITADEL
After a defeat in the previous election, Jyotiraditya Scindia is determined to win back Guna, once his family pocket borough
THE MAYA TWISTER
BSP chief Mayawati's allotment of seats keeping in mind sundry caste configurations could disrupt the plans of the NDA and INDIA alliances in Uttar Pradesh
THE BIG BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL
THE REGIONAL SATRAPS OF MAHARASHTRA, BENGAL AND BIHAR COULD STAND BETWEEN PM MODI AND HIS PLACE IN HISTORY, BUT IF THEY FAIL TO DEFEAT HIM, THEY MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN ITS DUSTBIN
