Chidambaram appears his 'usual' self on Judgement Day
Vishwa Mohan |TNN | Feb 3, 2012, 01.15AM IST
NEW DELHI: Union home minister P Chidambaram, whose role was supposed to be clarified in the 2G case by the apex court on Thursday, appeared to be his 'usual' self attending all scheduled meetings of his ministry without giving a hint of any 'unease' from his side.
He not only turned up for his first meeting, scheduled for 9.30 am, on matters concerning Jammu and Kashmir well on time, but also continued through a series of other meetings till the Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal dropped in at his North Block office after the apex court's order.
Sibal met Chidambaram in his office, while the government was preparing to give its 'reaction' to the Supreme Court's judgment cancelling 121 2G licences. That was the only 'unscheduled' meeting in the North Block.
As Sibal left for Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on media that was convened before giving government's reaction to the apex court's order, Chidambaram too left the North Block with 'smile' on his face for Empowered GoM meeting on issue of disinvestment of the public sector oil company ONGC.
Obviously, the home minister might have been informed by Sibal about the apex court's order by that time. But, Chidambaram left it to his other Cabinet colleagues to come out with reaction. Though he usually attends GoM on media briefings, he preferred to go for the 'scheduled' meeting on Thursday.
He moved on for his other engagements of the day - first in the finance ministry over the ONGC issue and then at 7, Race Course Road (the Prime Minister's residence) for a number of Cabinet meetings including Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)..............http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTIvMDIvMDMjQXIwMTEwNg==&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
Vishwa Mohan |TNN | Feb 3, 2012, 01.15AM IST
NEW DELHI: Union home minister P Chidambaram, whose role was supposed to be clarified in the 2G case by the apex court on Thursday, appeared to be his 'usual' self attending all scheduled meetings of his ministry without giving a hint of any 'unease' from his side.
He not only turned up for his first meeting, scheduled for 9.30 am, on matters concerning Jammu and Kashmir well on time, but also continued through a series of other meetings till the Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal dropped in at his North Block office after the apex court's order.
Sibal met Chidambaram in his office, while the government was preparing to give its 'reaction' to the Supreme Court's judgment cancelling 121 2G licences. That was the only 'unscheduled' meeting in the North Block.
As Sibal left for Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on media that was convened before giving government's reaction to the apex court's order, Chidambaram too left the North Block with 'smile' on his face for Empowered GoM meeting on issue of disinvestment of the public sector oil company ONGC.
Obviously, the home minister might have been informed by Sibal about the apex court's order by that time. But, Chidambaram left it to his other Cabinet colleagues to come out with reaction. Though he usually attends GoM on media briefings, he preferred to go for the 'scheduled' meeting on Thursday.
He moved on for his other engagements of the day - first in the finance ministry over the ONGC issue and then at 7, Race Course Road (the Prime Minister's residence) for a number of Cabinet meetings including Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) and Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)..............http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTIvMDIvMDMjQXIwMTEwNg==&Mode=Gif&Locale=english-skin-custom
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