BJP plays down Ministers meet

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, NOV. 25. The Bharatiya Janata Party does not see the meeting of Ministers of State at the residence of Ms. Sumitra Mahajan, two days ago to discuss their grievance related to lack of enough work, as significant.

The party leaders today said it did not look like the dinner meeting was planned to discuss the grievance, but it just happened.

``Of course, if they do not have enough work, they should be given work,'' Mr J. P. Mathur said.

As one senior Minister said in a lighter mode, ``how does it matter if one or two more signatures are appended to each file. After all, files are signed by everyone from the deputy secretary upwards, why not allow the Ministers of State also put their signatures before the file comes up to the Cabinet Minister?''

In any case, the matter is not being taken too seriously. All that might happen is that the senior Ministers may be told to do justice to their juniors, and the juniors may be asked not to make a public issue of this.

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