Saturday, October 20, 2012

leave Farrukhabad


Finally, there's no denying citizens' right to question
public figures - be it UPA ministers or, more recently, BJP's
Nitin Gadkari - in a democracy. Such interrogators can be
establishment insiders like bureaucrats, or activists from
outside. A trust run by his family facing embezzlement
charges, Salman Khurshid has now been seen as threatening
anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, by saying he may
not be able to leave Farrukhabad, Khurshid's constituency in
UP, if he goes there, reportedly adding for good measure that
it was time to replace ink with blood. Such language is
unbecoming of the country's law minister. By using such
terms, Khurshid has scripted a public relations disaster for
the Congress. He should be sharply pulled up by the party
leadership, if not asked to quit his cabinet post.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After the Emerging Kerala business meet,
a global health summit has been planned in Kochi in January
as a joint initiative of state and central agencies and
association of Indian doctors in the United States.
Worrisome health issues, including cancer, heart ailments,
mental health and mother and child care will take centre-
stage at the event to be held from January 1 to 3, its
organisers said today.
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Overseas Indian
Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Kerala Chief Minister
Oommen Chandy will address various sessions of the meet.
A joint initiative of Overseas India Conclave of Association
of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) in partnership
Government of India, the meet is aimed at advancing the
accessibility, affordability and quality of world-class
healthcare by focussing on prevention, diagnosis and
treatment options, Dr R Narendra Kumar, President, AAPI,
said.