TIME TO SETTLE POK ISSUE ONCE & FOR ALL!

Considering challenges that terrorism pose, another lapse in the security of Parlt is a very serious issue

- VIJAY DARDA

This time I wanted to write in this column about the newly appointed chief ministers in four states as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah’s unique strategy, which always throws surprises. Nobody expected Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh, Vishnu Deo Sai of Chhattisgarh or first-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan to become chief ministers of their states. Even the three of them might not have thought about their ascension to the coveted post!

In each of these three states, two deputy chief ministers too have been appointed to strengthen the election arithmetics of 2024. In Indian politics, this is not the first time that a completely new person has been handed over the reigns of the state. Narendra Modi himself was not even an MLA when he became chief minister of Gujarat in 2001. There are plenty of other such examples, but what distinguishes Narendra Modi and Amit Shah is that they accomplish the unbelievable. The duo takes each step with great care. Maybe, that is why it is said,