Himachal confidential

Out of job
Whenever BJP’s former state in-charge Satya Pal Jain was in Shimla he used to hold a press conference but many local party men did not relish his frequent media sessions. A few were even heard saying “Jain sahib to press conference ke liye aate hain,party ke liye hain”. But,a few who worked closely with him cannot forget how Jain would shuttle between Chandigarh and Shimla for his court cases as legal counsel for the state government,the chief minister and even Anurag Thakur. He never lost an opportunity to hold a press conference before going back. Most of the partymen would only know of his Shimla visit through newspaper reports the next day. Now,Satya Pal Jain has been replaced by Kalraj Mishra as the party in-charge but he did not miss his press conference on Satuday.

CM’s poetical satire
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s poetical satire on the Himachal Pradesh University during its fortieth foundation day celebrations left many senior teachers and officers of the university red-faced when he called a spade-a-spade on the university’s “dismal” image. The CM recited an Urdu couplet which meant that the moon be interpreted differently by people. Some optimists can find it inspiring enough to write poetry. But a few will see it as a mere dead body covered with a shroud. Similarly,there are many who find adversaries of the university a big challenge,but,there still can be many to draw an inspiration for the creation of new knowledge even from inherent shortcomings.