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ÒAŘ 7A¼ǣ Following in the footsteps of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the AAP government in the Capital has decided to cancel leaves on the birth and death anniversaries of eminent personalities.
In a series of tweets, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said: “The Delhi government will also cancel leaves on the birth and death anniversary of eminent personalities. I have directed the chief secretary regarding this.”
The move is being seen as an attempt to change the perception that the AAP, which was defeated in the recent MCD polls, is involved in constant bickering with the BJP.
Praising the UP government which cancelled 15 public holidays, Sisodia said: “It has taken a good initiative... We should always be ready to learn from other states.”
There are 18 gazetted holidays of which four are birth anniversaries of eminent persons.
There are 34 restricted holidays but officials can avail only two. ÒAŘ 7A¼ǣ Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) go for a ‘talent hunt’ to infuse new blood in the party.
Modi, sources told HT, has suggested that the party hold mock parliament across country to spot talent from different social and professional backgrounds.
These leaders will be groomed for different roles in the organisation, such as spokespersons.
“The idea is find leaders who are educated, ideologically aligned to the BJP and articulate to put forth the government and party’s viewpoint on different platforms effectively,” a union minister told Hindustan Times.
The PM, a party leader explained, wants to create a new BJP that has a “pool of talent” for different assignments.
He is particularly conscious of the BJP’S faces in the media and is understood to be unhappy with their performance in defending the party and the government on critical issues.
“He feel that BJP’S media faces lack the ability to counter criticism through facts and get carried away by opposition’s agenda,” another Bharatiya Janata Party office bearer explained.
Modi had advised BJP leaders, at the Bhubaneswar conclave this month, against making out of turn statement and creating controversy.
Citing several instances, Modi had cautioned leaders sayingthese were efforts by the Opposition to distract them from working.
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The body of a Maoist has been recovered from the site where 25 CRPF personnel were killed earlier this week in an ambush by the rebels in Burkapal area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
“The body of a Maoist was recovered on Thursday night from the forest, just 500 metres away from the spot where the gun battle had taken place between the CRPF and the rebels on April 24,” Special Director General of Police (anti-maoist operations) DM Awasthi said.