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October 2017 26 posts · page 3 of 3

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Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Debate: Congress — 3 Oct 2017

DEBATE (1) Congress
Who is happy with NDA Government ?. Congress will be revived automatically.
Girdhar
Debate (Congress) 2
At this juncture a low profile Man Mohan Singh can revive the Congress Party.
Ranjit Singh
Used and Cheated !
Hello Suresh ji ,
I have seen your passionate and emotional coverage of Modi government in past and now seen a question on the website, One thought came to my mind that whenever journalists or any professional becomes emotional and does his work later, he feels used and cheated.
Vishal
Angry Yashwant
The recent spate of charges between YS and AJ has caused a serious dent in the current Government. In any case, one cannot deny the fact that a sense of arrogance has crept in the top echelons of the government. The Bureaucracy is mainly responsible for the ills of the country. We have Minister for State for personnel, who is week. He listens to everybody, gives commitment and does not honour. The result is that a lot of ill will is being developed. The Civil Servants are at a position wherein they make an image of the Government before the general public. They are the disgruntled lot and are spreading all ills in the market.. The arrogance of the current government is time and again being exposed. IAS is not the sole Civil Services in the country. They are not specialist in any field of governance. They try to project themselves as Mr. no all. There are many brilliants in other areas of governance and they are experts in their area. They can also come up with brilliant ideas for reviving the economy. Modi should rise from his wilderness and interact more out of the coterie or otherwise he is in for doom. As he is person of integrity and has the right intentions, we need him for more years. He needs to have a decisive Minister of State of Personnel, who ensures that all the Civil Servants are attended to fast in order to settle their grievance. His proposed inter action with Directors and Deputy Secretary should take place at the earliest.
Anurag
Monday, 2 October 2017

Debate: Congress — 2 Oct 2017

DEBATE (1) Congress
Dissidence will lead to the revival of Congress.
A P Jain
Debate (2) Congress
Only Nehru-Gandhi family can revive
D C Nagar
Mainu samajh nahi aandi,ikk khokhe naal ki farak painda ae
Encroachment of govt lands by way of setting up of kiosks,illegal structures,static use of hand driven pushcarts and mule carts. for vending and permanent parking of vehicles on roadsides,have been a perennial source of irritation and nuisance for the top administration and also a source of regular illegal income for some some employees of the municipalities and Improvement Trusts etc.These are symbolic of the weak governance accompanied by failure of law and order.But it appears we will have to live with this mushroomed largesse of political heavy weights.
Some decades back the local govt minister had waived to Commissioner of a very important Corporation to stay back after the meeting for an important assignment.Incidentally i was also present during the entire conversation between the minister and the commissioner.'' commissioner sahib, i have been telling you for the last 6 months to allow Telu Ram to instal his kiosk on the Mall.He is our sincere and dedicated worker for more than 40 years.What is the problem?''By that time the minister had also called Telu Ram and some other persons.Commissioner looked around and was hesitant for a moment to speak.Anticipating commissioner's hesitation the minister said,''Koi gall nahi, eh saare aapne e bande ne.'' Commissioner started very diffidently, choosing the words discreetly,''Sir, there are already 50 applicants for the site,which is already under litigation.We have already initiated eviction proceedings,where we are sure to succeed.Only two kiosks are there presently,who have got stay orders, and if we allow another kiosk then there will be no end and the road in the poshest area of the city will be choked.''The minister's eyes bulged out a bit in anger on hearing this,''Eh dekhna tuhada kamm ae.Pehlan 2 kyon laggan dite?Eh vichara garib kitthe jave?''Commissioner was very cautious as he had got posting as commissioner after remaining parked in a very unimportant department as a special secretary at Chandigarh for more than a year. ''Sir, meri submission ae ai ji Telu Ram ji kitte hor jagah dekh lain, nahi ttan assin case haar jawange''.He suddenly remembered something and going near the minister he whispered in his ears,which was otherwise audible,''Sir the Pagri rate near the site is rupees 3 crores,the genuine shopkeepers around the area have already threatened to launch agitation if more kiosks are installed there.''''ki farak painda ae,main dekh lawanga je agitation karange,'' minister said and looked towards the ceiling and with small gestures of the hands pretending to be annoyed, he added,''Sawere main Bus stand walon aaya see, saara rasta khokhyan naal bharya hoya ae gandgi de dher lagge ne,mainu samajh nahi aandi ke ik garib da khokha laggan naal ki farak pai jaega.''
Commissioner tried to say that he would look into the matter, burt minister was not listening and started small whispers with Telu Ram.Not knowing what to say or what to do Commissioner said ,'' I will report back sir.''He sought permission to leave and then left without waiting for minister's nod.After 2 months i passed by that area and saw that Telu Ram had not yet set up his kiosk there.To commissioner's good luck ,the area was badly marooned because of the unprecedented rains and washing away of embankments of nearby canal,so he got riddance of this puzzle for two more months.After 5 months Telu Ram came to commissioner's office and while he was sitting in his office,minister rang up the commissioner,''Mainu pata lagga ae Majitha road te 200 khokhe lagg gaye ne,par mainu samajh nahi aandi Telu Ram lai khokhe e mukk gaye.''Saying this the minister banged the phone.Commissioner was visibly perturbed.I forgot about this khokha event for about a year.Presently that neat and clean area is full of kiosks ,Telu Ram having the biggest chunk.
Surinderjit singh sandhu, Amritsar
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