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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Distillery to sugar mill: Shivraj Patil's son pulls strings from father's official residence

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Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil’s record in office may not be much to write home about a string of terrorist attacks across the country since he took charge and no sign of break through in any case. On one front, at least, the minister has delivered by providing the clout of his official address to help his son’s business, from a distillery in Harayana to a sugar mill in Maharashtra.

As investigation by the Indian Express in New Delhi, Ambala and Latur has found that the Home Minister’s son Shailesh Patil and daughter–in-law Archana Patil have cited the Home Minister’s official residence, 4, Janpath, as their address when they became part of a Rs 149 crore distillery project sprawled across 52 acres in Ambala.

Records obtained from Registrar of Companies and pollution board authorities show Shailesh and Archana Patil joined as directors of N V Distilleries Ltd on May 9, 2005. The plant started bottling operations for Major brands, including Seagram’s , three month ago.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Gurjjar quota hot potato is passed on to Law Ministry

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With the Vasundhara Raje govemment passing the buck to the Centre on the Guijjar demand for ST status, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Law Minister HR Bhardwaj to discuss the matter.

Following Raje's latest letter to the PM,wherein she reiterated her earlier stance of seeking a separate category for Gujars, over and above the existing quotas, and giving them 4 to 6 per cent reservation, the Prime Minister's Office decided to refer the matter to the Law Ministry to examine such a possibility.

Today's meeting also saw a general appreciation of the fact that politics aside, the trouble in Rajasthan may not remain confined there and may spread to other states, including those ruled by the Congress, if not handled properly.

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