Ministers and Malfunctions

25 June,2010 09:43 AM IST |   |  Prahlad Nanjappa

They're saying deadly Yeddy hasn't just gotten himself a new wardrobe. He's also gotten new colours.


They're saying deadly Yeddy hasn't just gotten himself a new wardrobe. He's also gotten new colours.

After a "successful" Global Investor Summit, and lots of good press (ostensibly none of it paid for) the ageing tiger has grown his molars again. And has now decided to sack six non-performing Ministers in his Cabinet ufffd as an example to the rest.

The problem the old man faces is how to pick the super six. Cast an eye over the lot he has. A Tourism Minister more interested in visiting his Swiss bank accounts than building a viable infrastructure in the State. But then, nobody will be able to sack him. He's got the money bags ufffd and the illegal mines to cover anything that needs to be swept under the carpet. The Revenue Minister seems to be doing quite well, though. Only unfortunately, he's still a little confused between the State Treasury and his private accounts. Lets give him the benefit of the doubt.

He's still learning. The fellow in charge of Excise and BWSSB has taken his hours of work very seriously. They say, even at the cost of ignoring his constituency he has been selflessly burning the midnight oil (ironically, because the power has been switched off).u00a0 It does take a while to figure out how many crores you've collected from excise for the day. Fortunately, transferring it to St Kitts, takes less time.

The Honorable Man in charge of Transport simply cannot be sacked. After all who has ensured that none of the roads sport less than 20 potholes per kilometer? Who has ensured that walls collapse on newly built embankments? Unless that's the Minister of Public Works ufffd the man working so hard to see that the public get a maximum of two hours electricity every day.u00a0u00a0u00a0

The Chief Minister, himself, is in charge of ecology and forests. And we all know how well we've fared in that department!! The only green we've added on in the recent past, is the virulent viridian on the few dustbins that have been installed on Brigade Road.

Now who is in charge of Urban Development? Oh the man himself, again. He wouldn't know anything about the the traffic snarls because he is never in one. But get a reality check, Mr Chief Minister. This city is going to the dogs (and the developers.).

Ironically, the only man who seems to have been performing is Halappa. But then he's been sacked. And nobody said anything about him performing when not prone.u00a0u00a0
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