On Thursday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced several key appointments to Parliamentary Standing Committees, effective from May 1. Among the notable appointments, K C Venugopal (Congress general secretary) was named Chairperson of the Committee on Public Accounts. This move is significant as Venugopal is viewed as a potential candidate for the chief minister position in Kerala, where exit polls suggest a Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government. In a separate event, 17 secretaries from the 1992 batch gathered in New Delhi to bid farewell to outgoing MSME Secretary S C L Das. Of these, 14 are currently serving as secretaries in various Central government departments. Additionally, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), offered a unique interpretation of May Day, traditionally associated with workers' rights. They emphasized that for Indians, the true workers' day is Vishwakarma Diwas on September 17, and they called for a harmonious coexistence between labor and capital, referring to it as an 'audhyogik parivaar' (industrial family).