Maybe govt will coin 'minimum funds, maximum research' slogan, says Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidamabram took a swipe at the Centre on Thursday over top research institutions of the country reportedly not having received any funds since April this year saying maybe the government will coin a new slogan minimum funds maximum researchCiting a media report which claimed that scientists at top research institutions who ought to have received funds from central agencies for this financial year in April were still waiting Chidambaram said that as a result of this purchases are on hold and project staff have not been paid for three monthsHe also quoted senior scientist S C Lakhotia as saying that he is paying his project staff from his own pocketWhy are the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Biotechnology silent on the matter the former Union minister askedTaking to Twitter Chidamabram said Top research institutions of the country have not received any funds since April this year As a result purchases are on hold and project staff have not been paid for three months A senior scientist S C Lakhotia said that he is paying his project staff from his own pocket Why are Department of Science amp Technology and Department of Biotechnology silent on the matter May be Government will coin a new slogan this week minimum funds maximum researchAccording to a ToI report top research institutions of the country have not received any funds since April this yearAs a result purchases are on hold and project staff have not been paid for three monthsA senior scientist S C Lakhotia said that he is paying his projecthellipmdash P Chidambaram PChidambaram_IN July 13 2023Meanwhile Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday took a swipe at the Maharashtra government saying it seems to him like a threelegged animal which is running a 100 metre raceChidambarams dig came days after NCP chief Sharad Pawar faced a revolt by his nephew Ajit Pawar who along with eight other leaders joined the Eknath Shindeled governmentIn a tweet Chidambaram said The CM and the two Deputy CMs of Maharashtra claim that their government is a tripleengine government It seems to me like a threelegged animal which is running a 100 metre raceNine new ministers in Maharashtra do not have any work because portfolios have not be allotted to them he saidNone of the other 20 ministers including Mr Devendra Fadnavis wants to give up any portfolio There is a solution declare that the nine new ministers will be ministers without portfolio Chidambaram saidThe nine new entrants joined the government in order to be ministers he alleged Who said they wanted to be ministers with portfolios Chidambaram askedIn a surprising move Ajit Pawar took oath as the deputy chief minister while eight legislators of his Nationalist Congress Party NCP took oath as ministers in the government led by the Shiv Sena and the BJP earlier in the dayFollowing Ajit Pawars revolt Shiv Senas Shinde had said Now the double engine government has a triple engine The state will sprint on the path of development Now we have one CM and two deputy chief ministers This will help faster development of the stateThe Congress is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance consisting of itself Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray and the NCPWith inputs from PTI