22 October,2010 08:23 AM IST | | Prahlad Nanjappa
So, the vote of confidence finally happened again. Some100 MLA's voted for Yeddy's Government to stay put, while 52 million of the 53 million Kannadigas were against ufffd against the blatant horse trading, against the apathy of the incumbent ministers, against the phenomenal corruption that seems to dog this government.u00a0
The power brokers merrily laughed their way back to their gilded seats, counting the crores for themselves. The way things go, Yeddy is now all set to have an extended cabinet of 100 ministers, just so he can keep all those who voted for him happy.
Once the normal ministries were allocated, there were still a score or so MLAs milling around for their portfolios with a threatening look on their faces ufffd and Kumaraswamy's number on speed dial. Gootihalli Shekar, even though he wasn't in the running for the minister, added to the din, threatening to take off his dhoti in protest.
Therefore, Yeddy, in a twist of divine wisdom, has now created a few more Ministries.
The Ministry of Internal Security: Rather like the Home Minister's job, except that this minister is expressly dedicated to ensuring that Congress-cum-JD(S)-cum-Independent numbers never add up to more than they should.
The Ministry of Petroleum Jelly: Structured like the central oil and petroleum minister's offices, this ministry is the most hard-working one apparently. Its extensive portfolio includes greasing palms, oiling the wheels of various Ministers' Swiss bank safes, and easing the pain every time someone tries to shaft Yeddy.
The Ministry of Resort Affairs: You can't keep repeating the resort, whenever there is some dissidence the MLAs are whisked to undisclosed destinations. This Ministry is solely dedicated to suggesting new destinations for these frequent getaways. Cost isn't a criterion: after all, the people of Karnataka are always willing to fund their extravagances, aren't we?
The Ministry of Scam Cover-ups: Really! The Press is getting ahead of itself. How dare journos report on rape cases, land de-notification scams and mining irregularities? The Minister of Scam Cover-ups closely works with the Minister Of Petroleum Jelly, just so the fourth estate doesn't get wind of these issues.
The next issue facing the Chief Minister was housing and office space for his new cabinet. But that was solved easily. Cubbon Park will be soon de-notified to make way for concrete blocks.
