Dhawala turns yoga teacher

BJP MLA Ramesh Dhawala (pic) gave some yoga lessons to other members of the house after the session was delayed on final day of winter session as the Congress MLAs got struck in snow. Some of the BJP MLAs arrived on time in house not being aware that the session has been postponed. After it was notified that the session has been delayed, Dhawala started giving yoga lessons to fellow members and some media persons present in the gallery. The 68-year-old BJP veteran impressed many with his flexibility in performing yoga exercises on the floor of the house but requested media persons to make him famous airing the lessons online.

MLAs trolled for dance performance

Dance performance of MLAs during a dinner hosted by the Chief Minister during the sessions proved costly as most of them were trolled on social media. As videos of frenzy dance of Ramesh Dhawala and later natti by other MLAs went viral on social media people started trolling the MLAs. The people questioned as to what the MLAs were celebrating during the session. CPM MLA Rakesh Singha was heard saying ldquo;I would never dance in futurerdquo;. Dhawala complained that he had been made famous in an infamous manner. However, the dance remained a topic of discussion throughout the session later.

Sukhu jibe had MLAs in splits

BJP MLA Rakesh Pathania was generally at the forefront during the session for saving the government from onslaught of the Opposition. During one such effort Pathania mentioned that the health department had recently purchased 20 ventilator systems which could be used if any member of the house needs in future. Sukhwinder Sukhu, Congress MLA, was quick to grab the point. Taking a jibe at Pathania he urged the Chief Minister that Pathania should be administrated oath to the office of minister at the earliest or he might need a newly installed ventilator system. The jibe made in lighter vein had members of house in guffaw.

Vying for CMrsquo;s attention

All the BJP legislators, considered strong contenders for the two vacant ministerial posts, were at their best defending the government and showering praise on Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur during the winter session at Dharamsala. In fact, there seemed to be a competition between the main contenders as to who would praise the Chief Minister more. Some of these contenders, including Rakesh Pathania and Narinder Bragta, remained butt of all jokes by Congress MLAs. They chided Pathania by saying that he was wearing new suits every day and praising the Chief Minister. However, it was Ramesh Dhwala who admitted that he too was in the race even though many others had their suits ready for the oath.

Govt blows its own trumpet

The governmentrsquo;s top priority seems to be blowing its own trumpet as it spent a whopping Rs 5.17 crore on its first anniversary while key issues like repair of roads has taken a backseat. Even as cursory announcements are made by the CM to repair roads from time to time, lack of funds acted as a deterrent. As less as one 10th of the desired funds are allocated to undo the rain damage, at least thatrsquo;s what a Vidhan Sabha reply to a MLAs query states, leaving a common man wondering what the governmentrsquo;s priorities are. With another such anniversary on the anvil will the government splurge once again or spare a thought for the deteriorating basic amenities.

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