Sushma has no job, spends time on people's visas: Rahul Gandhi
London, Aug 25 : Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said there is a monopoly of the PMO on the External Affairs Ministry and that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has no job except spending a lot of time working on people's visas.
Speaking at an event in London in the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS), Gandhi said: "You notice one thing, everybody says that it is a great thing that India's Foreign Minister spends a lot of her time working on visas.
"Do you realise what that statement means? It means the Foreign Minister has nothing better to do than get people visas. So, only there is the monopoly of the Foreign Ministry, and the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) has monopoly over the Foreign Ministry."
Sushma Swaraj really has nothing to do, though she is quite a capable lady, the Congress leader said. "If you actually give her the power to do something, she could probably break that monopoly (in the ministry)."
He maintained: "In India...if you're seeing something that is not scaling in India, just look at the monopoly that is not letting that happen.
"If you bring in new voices, if you bring in business, if you bring in other think tanks and give them actual power in the Foreign Ministry, it'll scale immediately."
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46 domestic LPG cylinders used for commercial purpose seized in Yadgir
Yadgir (Karnataka) (PTI): Authorities have seized 46 domestic LPG cylinders that were allegedly being used for commercial purposes in hotels during a special inspection drive in the city, officials said on Friday.
The cylinders were seized on Thursday by officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department after inspecting several hotels, they said.
Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar told PTI that the domestic cylinders were being used for commercial activities instead of household cooking, which violates the Essential Commodities Act and LPG supply rules.
"In total, 46 such LPG cylinders meant for domestic use that were diverted for commercial usage were seized during the special drive.
He urged residents not to panic about a shortage of domestic LPG in the district," he said.
Bhoyar said the administration will continue such special drives to check the illegal use of LPG cylinders and strict action will be taken if cylinders meant for household use are diverted.
He also said efforts are being made to ensure smooth supply of LPG cylinders for domestic use and discussions are underway with distributors.
He assured the public that the situation is under control and there is adequate supply to meet household demand.
