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JD(U)’s message to BJP: Nitish Kumar is the face of NDA In Bihar for 2019

The Janata Dal (United), a key constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar, has demanded that the BJP finalise the seat-sharing formula for the 2019 general elections, dropping hints that it wants to retain the 2009 formula when the JD(U) had contested on more seats than the BJP.

JD(U) national general secretary Pavan Varma said amid speculation that the party might press for a seat-sharing arrangement for the parliamentary election in 2019. “Nitish Kumar is the face of the NDA in Bihar, that is why he is the chief minister. JD(U) is the largest constituent of the coalition,” Mr Varma said after a core committee meeting at Mr Kumar’s residence.

Ajay Alok on Sunday said that all top leaders of the alliance should sit across the table and decide on the seats, adding that JD(U) used to contest on 25 seats and BJP on 15 seats. “There is no confusion in JD(U) regarding seat sharing. We used to contest on 25 seats and BJP on 15 seats. Now more allies have joined us so all top leaders will decide about the seat sharing,” he said.

The JD(U) core committee met in Patna on Sunday ahead of a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance scheduled later this week. JD(U) national general secretaries KC Tyagi and Pavan Varma who had arrived from New Delhi, poll strategist Prashant Kishor and a few other state leaders took part in the meeting.

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“Those Who Don’t Want To Work Can Take Voluntary Retirement”: Ashwini Vaishnav

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Praising the Prime Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav said, “The way the revival package has been made, no other government in the world could have taken such a huge risk as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken. This was not a small allocation.” 

New Delhi: UnionTelecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s terse message during his first meeting with the employees of public sector telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was Either perform or “perish”.

In a leaked audio from the meeting, he was heard warning the 62,000-strong workforce of the ailing company that anyone not performing will be made to take voluntary retirement.

He chaired the meeting with the senior management of the company on Thursday, days after announcing a ₹ 1.64 lakh crore package for the revival of the PSU.

The Telecom Minister said “I will be measuring the performance every month. Those who don’t want to work can take voluntary retirement and go home. Or you will be made to take voluntary retirement, like what happened in railways,” he was heard saying in the over five-minute long clip.

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“We have done what we were supposed to do and now you need to perform…This is going to be the new normal from now on. Perform or perish. Only your performance can save you in this competitive industry. I want to see the results in the next 24 months. I will see a monthly report on your performance,” the BJP leader said.

Praising the Prime Minister Mr. Ashwini Vaishnav said, “The way the revival package has been made, no other government in the world could have taken such a huge risk as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken. This was not a small allocation.”

To make BSNL financially viable, the Union Cabinet approved the revival package estimated at ₹ 1.64 lakh crore on July 27.

Revival measures approved by the cabinet focus on infusing fresh capital for upgrading BSNL services, allocating spectrum, de-stressing its balance sheet, and augmenting its fiber network.

The cabinet also approved a proposal to merge Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) with BSNL.

Through this merger, BSNL will get an additional 5.67 lakh kilometers of optical fiber which has been laid across 1.85 lakh village panchayats in the country.

As of now, BSNL has an optical fiber cable network of over 6.83 lakh kilometers.

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