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Cong lacks internal democracy, says Arjun in book
Published on Thu, May 08, 2008 at 08:27, Updated at Thu, May 08, 2008 in Lifestyle » Books section
Tags: Arjun Singh, Mohe Kahan Vishraam , New Delhi
EXPRESSING CONCERN: HRD Minister Arjun Singh has questioned the decision making style of Congress in a book.
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New Delhi: Two days after Senior Congress MP Akhilesh Das quit Congress in rebellion, HRD minister Arjun Singh has in a book on his political career questioned the style of decision making saying the party lacks internal democracy.
In the book titled Mohe Kahan Vishraam (No Time to Rest), Arjun Singh has expressed concern over “fragmentation” in the decision making process.
“In the past, there were many more occasions to express one’s views during this process and now since people do not feel part of that process, there are no qualms in disobeying the diktats,” he says in the book.
The book’s author, however, says Arjun Singh has been misunderstood. Further clarifying, Kanhaiya Lal Nandan says that the agency which carried the story did not make the correct translation of his interview in Hindi.
“He has not ‘lamented’ about anything,” the book’s author, Kanahiya Lal Nandan, said.
The book will be released by President Pratibha Patil on Friday and it chronicles 51 years of the social-political life of the Congress leader who has weathered many a political storms in his life.
Corrigendum: In the earlier version of the story, Mr Nandan was incorrectly quoted as saying that Arjun Singh was uncomfortable with the Hindi language. What he meant was the agency which carried the story had misinterpreted his interview in the book. The error is regretted.
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There must be some method and logic to what he has said - he is an absolute sycophant and an
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Mr Arjun: Throughout your public life, you've enjoyed ups %26 downs and wielded enormous Power yourself as the Chief Mi
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Can any one trust Arjun Singh, he is not Arjun-he is Duryodhan, Becareful good people of india, the name may
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Certainly not surprised with the news.
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Since its inception,Congress Party was full of sycophants.There was no democratic way of election----rather selectionMembers used to leave everything to
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