NO END TO VIP CULTURE

When Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur took over the reins of the state government nine months ago, he promised to do away with the VIP culture. But he has been bending backwards since to keep his ministers happy. Now, the CM has decided to allow police pilot vehicles to ministers during their field trips to districts across the state. Needless to say, the move has drawn flak. Promises and pie crust, they say, are meant to be broken.