Dejected Didi

There has been intense speculation about the exact purpose of Mamata Banerjee’s visit to New Delhi last week. In her four-day visit,she visited the Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Bukhari on his son’s wedding and then visited the President Pranab Mukherjee on his birthday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. However,well placed sources said the real purpose of Mamata’s Delhi visit was to garner support to form her own Federal Front for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2014. However,she got lukewarm response from leaders such as Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sharad Yadav. Sources said she also wanted to meet AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. Even here she met with little success. A dejected Mamata had no other option but to return to Kolkata.

Elusive observer <\b>

The elusive ways of AICC observer CP Joshi have irked party cadres at Bidhan Bhawan. Six months after Shaqueel Ahmed Khan’s exit as AICC observer for West Bengal,Joshi is still largely unknown in the party’s state unit. While Khan was always available,visiting the state from time to time and meeting party cadres,Joshi however,does not seem to have time for the state.

Figure it out<\b>

There is lot of confusion over the exact amount spent on the renovation of chief secretary Sanjay Mitra’s bungalow. While some reports put the figure at Rs 60 lakh,urban development minister Firhad Hakim rubbished these reports and said only Rs 6 lakh was spent.

Clueless babu<\b>

Land Reforms Commissioner AK Singh has not had a personal secretary

for over a month. How is it possible that an official of the rank of additional

chief secretary,who is holding the post of land and land reforms headed by the chief minister herself,does not have such important office staff like personal secretaries and assistant? Nobody has a clue.