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1. Who cares for development!? Is the decision of Chief ministers of eight states — Punjab, Delhi, Telangana, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala and Rajasthan (all of them ruled by non-BJP parties) — to skip the 8th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog (which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday) augur well for development? Will these Opposition leaders stay away from all meetings with Modi due to the Lok Sabha polls in 2024? What happens to governance? NITI Aayog meet was to deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal boycotted the NITI Aayog in a protest against the ‘ordinance’ passed by the Central Government which overturned the Supreme Court’s order on control over services. He also wrote a letter to Modi about his decision, saying that , “What is the use of attending this meeting, when the Centre is openly making fun of cooperative federalism.” 2. If May 28's new Parliament inauguration is a once-in-a-history moment, why Congress and 19 other Opposition parties are making a blunder? This is Parliament built in independent India to replace the one built during colonial rule — imagine the message for all generations to come. That’s not to be 3. Changing persona of Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who is one of the favourite ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is undergoing a transformation! As advised by Modi, Jaishankar is changing into a more serious political leader --rather than being in the mould of a retired Indian Foreign Service Officer who cannot get out of being a diplomat all his life. Jaishankar is increasingly being asked to address BJP meetings in different states. Modi wants him now to take charge of supervising BJP work in Delhi, which has seven Lok Sabha seats. In 2019, BJP won all the seven seats. In 2024, it will be a tough task for BJP winning all seats. So, Jaishankar, along with former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, will lead the Delhi leg of a month-long, nationwide outreach campaign by BJP aimed at spreading awareness regarding tModi-led central government’s achievements over the last nine years. As part of the programme set to kick off next week, a senior party leader said, Delhi will be divided into two segments – which will include both big and small public meetings – with Jaishankar at the helm at four and Rupani at three of the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the city. The outreach will take place between May 30 and June 30. Earlier, Modi had asked Jaishankar to travel to different BJP state offices in the country to explain India's foreign policies, in the light of confrontation with China. Jaishankar is a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat. #NitiAayog #GoverningCouncil #BJP #Congress #Modi #CPIM #BRS #AAP #TMC #SoniaGandhi #Politics #NewParliament #CentralVista #SJaishankar