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Publication: The Indian Express
Date: September 11, 2005
In fact, the Congress has already devised
a post-poll strategy to woo Paswan. Buta Singh will be replaced as Governor
by Jaffer Sharief, who lost his parliamentary seat from Karnataka in the last
election. That way the Congress can meet halfway Paswan's proposal that only
a Muslim should be made Chief Minister. Incidentally, the government's decision
to hand over to the Supreme Court the Governor's report on the Bihar Assembly
dissolution was a very measured one and meant to display its displeasure of
Buta Singh. The government could have very easily adopted the stand that the
communication between the Governor and the President is privileged and cannot
be disclosed.
