Technical hitch stops Taslimuddin from assuming of

The fate of Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Parliament Taslimuddin, who was made Minister of State of Heavy Industries Ministry , hangs in balance as he was informed on Tuesday that a technical anomaly was coming in his way from assuming office.
    
The RJD strongman, who is yet to take charge, said he was informed about this by Secretary, Heavy Industries, Naresh Narad.
    
When contacted, Narad told PTI he did not have any information about Taslimuddin coming to the ministry as he had not contacted any of the official there.
    
Congress MP Santosh Mohan Deb, who today assumed the office as Minister of State (independent charge), had
yesterday refused to take charge of the ministry saying there was no convention of having a junior minister when an MoS had been given independent

charge of a department.
    
Taslimuddin said Narad, after speaking to the Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, informed him that there was 'some technical anomaly' and 'a decision would be arrived at by this evening or tomorrow morning'.
    
He said he was in consultation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav on the
matter and was hopeful that 'a way would be worked out'.
    
When asked whom did he hold responsible for the entire episode, Taslimuddin said, "There is only some confusion."
    
However, he added he will try to find out whether there was some conspiracy behind it.
    
"We will try to find out if there was some conspiracy," Taslimuddin said. "If this is true I will come back to you people (media)."