BARELY two months into the job, Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel
has firmly ensconced herself as a parallel power centre in the State vis-a-vis
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. She asks bureaucrats with complete
authority to comply with her instructions in time-bound manner, she meets
delegations with aplomb and unambiguously raises questions on the State
government’s inapt handling of sensitive issues such as malnutrition, safety of
girl-child, law and order and incomplete development projects. Her unmistakable
assertiveness has left the Chief Minister flabbergasted. On the other hand, Shivraj’s
detractors within and outside the party are rejoicing the governor’s growing
dominance over the Shivraj rule.
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