This time will pass: CM consoles Ashok Chavan

The two leaders addressed a party workers’ convention organised by MLC Amar Rajurkar. Prithviraj said,“I took charge of the state’s leadership abruptly. However,the state was on the top during Ashok Chavan’s tenure… The work done by Ashok Chavan is appreciable and it should not stop due to lack of funds.”

Later,he asked his predecessor to forget the past. “Ye Samay Bhi Nikal Jayega… (This time will pass)… Don’t worry… The party and the government is always with you.”

The former chief minister,meanwhile,criticised his opponents within the party. “Some people even asked me whether I will attend the party convention or not… But I told them that I was in the party and will remain so,hence there was no question to avoid this meet.”

Ahluwalia,Tope stuck in traffic

Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Higher and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday missed a function attended by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan owing to traffic snarls in Nanded. Both of them were stranded in traffic for about 30 minutes.

Tremors in Nanded

Mild tremors continued to rattle Nanded for the third consecutive day on Friday,when Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Governor K Sankaranarayanan visited the city. The city and surrounding areas experienced a series of mild tremors over the past two days.