Gujarat confidential: Clarification

After erstwhile Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel’s caller remarks astir “politics witnessing ‘dalals (brokers)’ triggered a row, the BJP person issued a clarification. A purported video of remarks made by Patel — believed to beryllium from a relation held connected Sunday successful Mehsana territory — had gone viral connected societal media platforms. In the video, Patel is heard saying successful Gujarati, astir translated into English as, “Nowadays, radical person go dalals (brokers) successful authorities too. Keeping acquaintances with authorities officers… doing broking (while claiming) I americium BJP bureau bearer, a BJP worker, (or) leader. The authorities serviceman gets enactment done expeditiously.” Patel tin besides beryllium heard saying: “This BJP authorities has made each (everyone) precise happy. And (they) each person go millionaires portion doing broking.” The Opposition Congress besides targeted the ruling BJP implicit Patel’s remarks. Clarifying his statement, Patel successful a station connected his Facebook handle, said: “The connection I made … does not use to each onshore brokers. But it was for definite radical who clasp enactment positions and usage the party’s sanction to get their idiosyncratic works done. It is good known to each that specified radical existed during the Congress governments too.”

Role Reshuffle

One of the officers to person got transferred successful the caller reshuffle, Banchhanidhi Pani — appointed arsenic Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner — is yet to instrumentality complaint of his post. Being connected predetermination work successful Delhi that went to polls Wednesday, Pani is scheduled to get successful Gujarat this weekend. In the meantime,  incumbent Commissioner M Thennarasan volition continue. He volition instrumentality complaint of his caller section — Sports and Culture coming Monday. Thennarasan who sought citizens’ suggestions for the yearly Budget, volition array his draught Budget connected Thursday. As the Ahmedabad Commissioner since October 2022 this is his 3rd budget, however, with a caller assignment order, this time.