DDT's Dream Cabinet

By Vijay Kumar

Now that elections are over, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi have a tough time in forming the cabinet. For about sixty berths, there are about 275 aspirants. Fortunately MPs from the BJP and the Left are not in the fray. It is going to be really difficult for the duo to make a cabinet satisfying all sections of selfless leaders who are more than willing to shoulder the responsibility to serve the country. Here is DDT's DREAM CABINET for the major portfolios.

1	Pranab Mukherjee	Deputy Prime Minister – he has no ambition except to become Prime Minister. No ministry would be attractive to him – at least make him Deputy PM.
2	Sharad Pawar	Sports – was very sportive in realising that the Congress had far too many seats to deny him the Prime Minister ship. And had been the President of the world's richest Sports Body.
3	P. Chidambaram	Defence – was able to defend his seat in far away Sivaganga against all odds
4	Kamal Nath	Finance – should be allowed to implement some of the promises he made as Commerce Minister which Chidambaram had brushed aside with contempt. It will be interesting to see if his views as Commerce Minister will remain intact as Finance Minister.
5	Lalu Prasad Yadav	Commerce – If he could turn round the Railways, maybe he should do it in Commerce too – and his oratory skills in Hindi will go down well with WTO and other international bodies.
6	Kapil Sibal	Information and Broadcasting – anyway he had been spending most of his time in TV studios.
7	Shibu Soren	Jail Reforms – a new department created to ensure the comforts of the honourable politicians, most of whom will have to spend some time in jails.
8	Arjun Singh	Home – If he is not prepared to leave the cabinet, at least make life a little difficult for him.
9	Kanimozhi	External Affairs – she is Karunanidhi's daughter – let them solve the LTTE issue.
10	Dayanidhi Maran	Minister without Portfolio – must be ready to resign whenever Karunanidhi is angry with him.
11	Rahul Gandhi	If at all he joins the cabinet – Family Welfare
12	Mamta Banerjee	Industry – rather closing them down – she has vast experience
13	AK Antony	Parliamentary Affairs – This is the only portfolio open for an honest minister.