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Shivraj Patil resigns | Chidambaram new Home Minister

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The twit RR Patil: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/why-should-i-resign-asks-r-r-patil/392450/ Patil, after meeting Deshmukh at his official residence 'Varsha' in south Mumbai, said that there is no possibility of his resignation. "I have heard that BJP leader Gopinath Munde has demanded for my resignation following the multiple Terror attacks in Mumbai," Patil told media persons. He further said that when Akshardham was attacked, the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did not resign and when the Parliament was attacked the then Union Home Minister L K Advani did not resign. "Then why should I resign after the Mumbai attack? What morality is BJP talking about?" Patil questioned. <>

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Truth

MUMBAI: A multi-agency operation may have managed to make Mumbai terror-free but the last few days have exposed the incapability of Mumbai Police to tackle terrorism. Experts feel it would be unfair to blame that entirely on the cop on the street, but we should look at what the government has done to equip the force to take on terrorists. The government has promised to make Mumbai a safer place every time the city has faced terror. Senior ministers have repeatedly stressed that the force would be modernised and equipped with machines that would allow it to return terrorists' firepower. But most of those promises have remained on paper, even a cursory glance at the last few years' budgetary provisions reveal. Records show that the government has spent Rs 940 crore on "modernisation'' in the last eight years. But most of the money has been used for construction of new police stations, administrative buildings and buying luxury sedans for senior IPS officers. "We had adequate funds but never upgraded our firepower to tackle terror attacks. That was why we were helpless when terrorists attacked Mumbai on Wednesday,'' a senior IPS officer said, adding that 60% of the Rs 940 crore was spent on buildings and cars and very little on improving mobility or upgrading weapons and ammunition. Officials say the home department's focus is on procuring luxury vehicles and accessories for top officers. Maharashtra has 22 additional DGPs and four DGPs. Every one has a luxury sedan. IGPs and SPs too have modern cars at their disposal and at least 20 such cars are at the disposal of the deputy CM himself. Some of them are used by him, the remaining are used by his staff. "Chinese-made beacons worth about Rs 30,000 had been fitted on many of these vehicles but could not be replaced after they stopped working as there was no warranty,'' an official added. Officials expected the home department to draft a plan to buy bullet-proof cars for officers in sensitive posts, replace age-old weapons and procure more bullet-proof jackets for personnel. But none of that has happened. "We have no ammunition for training State Reserve Police Force officials and so most SRPF constables have absolutely no experience of using rifles. They use it when they are summoned to tackle a mob or to control riots,'' the IPS officer said. A programme was drafted for getting AK-47s and replacing obsolete weapons two years ago but it was not followed up seriously. Maharashtra, as a result, is the only state in India where most cops embark on sensitive operations with old weapons. Ditto for bullet-proof jackets; cops here would like to sample the scientifically designed Koeffler jackets that can protect the body from any type of bullet and are used by the NSG and other commando forces the world over. But it is another article on a long wish-list.
****ing politicians ...
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I need to share this with you fellas - I post regularly on an American football fan message board - I am only one of 2 - 3 Indians there. The rest are born Americans, who are culturally aware, but have little perspective of how politics funtion in India. One of them posted today in praise of Shivraj Patil - things like "what a gracious and courageous move." "No American politician would have taken public responsibilty and resigned." I just shook my head in amusement :-)!

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Chidambaram was chosen because..he was Internal Security Minister under Rajiv Gandhi Govt....' date=' it seems[/quote'] u mean at the time LTTE came to India and punjab terrorism was prospering ... when J/k terrorism was beginning to flourish.. Good choice
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From economic times epaper 01/12...

Shivraj Patil — the gaffe machine • “You want Afzal Guru to be hanged. (At the same time) you are saying that don’t hang a person who has gone to Pakistan (Singh)....These people (the BJP) want others to be hanged. What are you doing? You are saying don’t hang that person (Singh) and you say hang this person (Guru) here.†Mr Patil likening the mercy plea of Sarbjeet Singh, an Indian on the death row in Pakistan who New Delhi claims is a case of mistaken identity, with that of Mohammad Afzal, the Kashmiri terrorist convicted in Parliament attack case. • “We are ready for a meaningful intercourse with the terrorists.†Mr Patil soon after he took charge as the home minister. :hysterical: • “There are bits of information available with us (about the designs of terrorists)...what we do not have is the time and place of the attack.†Mr Patil in the wake of twin Hyderabad blasts in August 2007. • “The terrorists are trying to spread fear and terror among people across the country through their evil designs. We will not allow them to succeed in it.†Mr Patil soon after the September 13 blasts in Delhi, which were followed by the Assam blasts on October 30 and, now, the deadly Mumbai attacks. • “I will resign only when the Congress president Sonia Gandhi tells me to go.†Mr Patil reacting to the Opposition’s demand for his papers soon after the Delhi blasts. Incidentally, under the Constitution, a minister continues at the pleasure of the President, who is bound by the advice of the prime minister. • “Naxalism in India is presented by some in a manner which does not give the correct picture. On occasions, it is said that 10 states in India, nearly 180 districts, are affected. It means that one-third of the country is affected. If one village in a district is affected, it is treated that one district is affected. If one or two districts of a state are affected, it does not mean that all districts in the state are affected.†Mr Patil in his address to the annual DGP meet in November 2008...a day after, prime minister termed Naxalism the country’s biggest security challenge. • “The Government is not interested in using weapons. They (the Naxalites) are our brothers and sisters and we know that this is a socio-economic problem rather than one of law and order. We can solve these problems through dialogue and discussions.â€Mr Patil in April 2005. When criticised during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha for sympathising with Red terror, he said there was “nothing wrong in calling those born in India as our brothers and sisters.†• “Main so gaya, main patte khel raha hoon, main daru peeke baitha hoon, main dance club jaata hoon toh aap mujhe dosh dijiye (Blame me if I am sleeping (on the job), playing cards, drinking and whiling away time and frequenting dance clubs).†Mr Patil, obviously irritated at his criticism in the media after he was seen in three different suits on the day of the Delhi serial blasts in September. • “Before I could reach there, the terrorists who had attacked one of the hospitals, the Cama Hospital, had left and those who attacked the railway station had also left.†Mr Patil, soon after visiting the Mumbai attack sites. —OPB
What a buffoon!!
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Are these guys offering to resign to show how 'committed' they are towards the citizens ? This all looks farce now. All of them suddenly offering to resign show that these guys were worse choice by the voters as they can't stand still in these tough times. Resigning is an act of cowardice.

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Are these guys offering to resign to show how 'committed' they are towards the citizens ? This all looks farce now. All of them suddenly offering to resign show that these guys were worse choice by the voters as they can't stand still in these tough times. Resigning is an act of cowardice.
And I wont be surprised if after a few years the same guys are back in office.
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Please please news channels... Dont allow yourselves to be hijacked with the news of who is resigning and who is going to replace them. Please, please, dont lose focus on the plight of the victims, the reasons that caused this kind of incident and what needs to be done to prevent this from happening. Honestly, none of us give a Eff to why Vilarao Deshmukh's son accompanied him to the Taj Hotel or what the deputy CM told in a press conference.

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no other options really apart from prithviraj chauhan he is in the pmo another sonia chattu but anyone is better than this sushil kumar shinde at this time n narayan rane, pawar wasnt considered he is from the ncp If you hear this guy he beats shivraj patil in terms of idiocy This guy makes vilasrao deshmukh look like an able administrator thats how bad he really is

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dunno abt other states but mahrashtra fortunately had some viable options one was praful patel think he is from the ncp aviation sector minister in the govt responsible for the modernisation of airports and aviation boom its other matter the aviation sector is down in the dumps now another was nitin gadkari from bjp he was responsible for the actual starting up of infrastructure projects in mumbai but that got ****ed up by congress when thy came into power but now most of infrastructure projects delayed and big time ****ed up congress ki daya se. both had the right idea but ****ed up by their respective party politics regarding who could take up the challenge now though no one competent i know but they could have atleast given relative unknown prithviraj chuhan a chance rather than this village idiot of a cm more like choice between lesser of the two idiots/evils

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