Whispers Forum

This time during the first two phases of voting it is visible that the youth are less inclined towards voting. This means that young voters know that no political party has the ability to solve their problems. It is known to everyone that the biggest problem of the youth is related to employment. There has been no improvement in the unemployment situation in the last several decades. Due to this also the youth are disillusioned. Despite this, people should vote as much as possible because elections decide the future of the country.
Ankita Malviya

The recent intense political events in Indore, MP are expected to influence the political landscape of the Malwa and Nimar region. The decision of Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam to withdraw his nomination on the final day of withdrawal has dealt a significant setback to the party. The management of the Congress party failed in handling this situation effectively. This turn of events is likely to impact the political standing of State President Jitu Patwari, particularly since Indore is his home district and he was instrumental in securing the ticket for Akshay Kanti Bam.
Nancy Singh

It is an ironic situation - A senior judiciary member prefers to call himself / an organization headed by himself not a Public Authority. It indicates that either they have not read the definition of "public authority" under the RTI Act or prefer to ignore it. Both these conditions are astonishing which some may even term as dangerous. Ignorance at such a senior level or deliberate overlooking could be fatal for the democratic process. Surprisingly, the Information Commission has not cared to look into the law by itself.
Shubhankar Pandey

Due to the non-availability of CIC and IC in Delhi, most of the second appeals on RTI are pending as early as 15-18 months. CPIO and FAA of various Govt Dept are least bothered about replying to the applications as they are aware that it can be delayed as nothing is also going to happen at the CIC level. Moreover, no strict action and/or penalties are imposed by CIC nowadays, so it has become a waste of time. CPIOS are applying various conditions for not relying upon the RTI and their staff members ask for Money for the same. The Supreme Court has correctly said that RTI has become a dead letter. My 62nd appeals are pending from 1 to 15 months with CIC, no action by CPIOS has been taken on the earlier orders, mainly they are for DDA and RCS, Delhi.
Vishnu Agrawal

Apropos WIC dated April 25, 2024. The Congress bashing (Recall the Cong-led UPA’s arrogance of power) justified due to its dynastic and autocratic proclivities combined with dismal track record. But, the criticism cannot be allowed to rest here. It will be termed partisan. Things have not changed an iota! Selectively slamming the congress party cannot absolve the ruling dispensation from its constitutional obligations. The common perception is that the present dispensation has grown terribly megalomaniac and intolerant to freedom of press. And, worst of all- it is being chased by various controversies arising out of serial scams. Worse still, the factors like rising inflation, unemployment, rampant corruption, poor services delivery mechanism, lack of accountability and transparency, are noteworthy features. These may tilt the electoral results, one way or the other. Public is fully aware. Political coalitions are mere opportunistic alliances, marriage of convenience. ‘Public service’ is the profession of the politicians. Then , why condemn them, alone? The bureaucracy cannot escape its responsibilities and obligations under the law of the land. It has to share the lion’s share of the blame for the present state of affairs.
Sadly, true to their genre, the bureaucracy has been consistently failing by remaining pliant to the political class. It is gutless, even gum less to stand its ground and question the decisions of the temporary Executive. On the contrary, it is found ever ready to implement the orders of the political masters (legal or illegal).As consultants, the bureaucrats also advise the politicians on decision-making. Selecting bureaucrats to sensitive assignments is arbitrary, discretionary, based on pick and choose. Loyalty is rewarded. This has been the usual practice all along in the past under different political dispensations, both at the centre and the states.
A K Saxena (A former civil servant)

Neither noble nor majestic sounding noble and majestic but being neither defines the present day Congress Party. Congress of freedom fighters stood for sacrifice. Contrary to this, the present day Congress is a party of looters. The worst part of it is that it welcomes other looters, who were afraid of getting caught and punished for their crimes. It prides in such alliances, bilateral or multilateral. It openly encourages them to indulge in daylight robberies of national assets and justifies it too. It openly threatens law enforcement agencies of putting them in jail if elected to rule India once again in the 2024 elections to the Lok Sabha. It gets support, encouragement and ammunition to destroy India promising to overturn all the good work done in the last 10 years by non-stop assiduous work of a team of sons and daughters of Bharat, who owe allegiance to none other than Bharat. The children of Bharat belong to Bharat only and not some foreign country or ruler. The low standards of language of these looters and their alliance suffer from the limitations of a single language proficiency in English. They are ignorant of Sanskrit and its rich intellectual literature. The limitation of these looters, who prefer to call themselves only Indian, that too proudly giving an impression they are somehow superior to the rest of Bharat, act funny by presenting themselves as nobles or royals without being either is self-evident. They are to be pitied for their option to remain cut off from the Great Bharat.
M L Gupta

I am a social worker, who works for the benevolence of the people and fetch their grievances on the public platform for redressal. Recently, it has been brought to my notice that there is a rampant misuse of official vehicles by a retired officer, who has been engaged as OSD [Administration] post retirement in a statutory body by the name of the Commission for Air Quality Management [CAQM], under the aegis of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. This practice of misusing official vehicle [pre and post retirement] is going on for the past many months [say 8-9 months] by the said officer for commuting from residence and office vice-a-versa with the connivance of his senior officers / coterie. Many times, when the vehicle is required by other staff / officials of the office for official purpose, it is not available to them. May I request the higher echelons of the Ministry of EFCC and the Commission to have a look into the matter seriously and stop the freebies offered to him instantly and recover the transport allowance as well?
D K Saxena

The Congressman who left Congress immediately after its Defeat in 2014 elections were opportunist and were in Congress for personal benefits only. But those who left congress after 2019 elections are real Congressman who eagerly waited for many years for things to improve in the party but found the left elements and AC room politicians grip on Gandhi family is absolute and party has no plans to capture power from BJP or be a large effective opposition so left with no choice left Congress for better political future. Like Kalidasa the greatest poet of ancient times who before becoming a great personality was found cutting the branch of the tree on which he was sitting, Congress is following the same Kalidasa logic by first submitting a complaint against AAP in liquor policy which paved the way for arrest of top AAP leadership and now is after Kerala chief minister by asking why he has been left out without arrest by investigating agency. How Congress and UPA can fight a United NDA under a powerful and popular PM when they themselves are trying to harm their own allies. As told by many Ex senior congressmen to the media that Rahul Gandhi has a poor team in AICC and close circle who always give him poor inputs and advice. The low turnout in the first phase may be an indicator that people are uninterested in voting as no good opposition is available to challenge the ruling party BJP which may get another term as till now no National leader from opposition has emerged as a challenger to PM Modi.
A K Saboo

It is stupendous achievement of ‘whispersinthecorridors.com’. You have made history. You deserve of this country as a media giant with a difference. Moment of pride for me since I always unflinching faith & high regard for you. Heartiest congratulations. God bless.
K D Dixit
Hearty congratulations to Aditya Srivastava for being the topper
We wish him all the very best in the years to come and let us pray and wish to him that he keeps the political class at an arm’s length. The best thing to know about him is that he will not be snobbish as most of them are. And Mr Editor please do not forget that the Engineering services exam conducted by UPSC is equally or tougher.
K Srimivasa Rao
National Civil Service day-feelings
On the occasion of National Civil Service Day, I wish to share my feelings about selflessness and pragmatism in pursuit of civil service. These feelings got triggered in me a few days back.
One day, my two daughters who are creative and jovial, asked me as to when is my retirement from Indian Police Service. What I told them, with a mischievous smile, got crystalized into an emotive poem reinforced with a rationale.
Here it is:
" Session of my passion "
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion grows to infinity.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion discards every vanity.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion gathers more gravity .
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion acquires more ability.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion assumes more stability.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion adds more scalability.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion passes every testability.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion optimises the stellar visibility.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion multiplies sense of vitality.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion envelopes more sustainability.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion boosts healthy antibodies for immunity.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion sculpts red letter day for creativity.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion discards any iota of frivolity.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion teaches to bow to everyone with respectablity.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion makes me wiser about life's fragility.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion refuses to shrink in spirituality.
As my retirement from Indian Police Service gravitates towards me, session of my passion echoes with a depth of himalayan humanity.
After beating about the bush, I told my daughters whose patience was about to wear out, that it will be on 30th June, 2025. Both of them wished me the very best to assertively claim their return gifts. Such sporting are my daughters who have full support from their smart mother.
IPS D C Sagar, ADGP Shahdol Zone, MP