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D K Mishra

Aaj Ki Aawaz

When the clock struck twelve!!!
Deviously the Lokpal Bill Congress did shelve!!!

At about 10.30 pm a news Channel reported that Rajnithi Prasad would do dirty Rajnithi!!! In fact quite a few Opposition Members were surprised by Laloo's presence in Rajya Sabha's gallery... and a few even expected Congress was up to tricks!! It's clear either Congress did not want to let this Bill to pass or in RS seeing the numbers stacked against Congress they panicked and 'murdered' Democracy!!!! Ahluwalia and Yechury time and again requested Speaker to inform them whether House would sit till Bill was passed or was the 12 o'clock deadline sacrosanct!! It is very clear Congress has played dirty. RS did not take up the Bill on 28 Dec?? Now Congress is crying 'amendment pe amendment pe amendment'. And Public is shouting 'dhoke pe dhoka pe dhoka!!!! And in 2003 Manohar Joshi extended the Winter session and SC uphled his decision!!

Laloo is known for his dirty rajnithi!!
And in RS he did this via Rajnithi!!!

Why was Laloo in the RS gallery??? And how come the News Channels were in the know that Congress was going to play dirty????? Congress right till evening was in discussion with TMC and BSP to get the numbers.... though some this was all naatak because Congress had decided to shelve Lokpal bill!!! If it was Congress's intention to shelve this bill then decision to shelve the Bill was taken on 27 Dec.... Congress's Rawat said on TV 'we do not have the numbers'!!! So Congress decided 'let's keep trying to get numbers' and if numbers do not materialize then Plan Rajnithi Prasasd would be put into action.... and its said at 8.30 this plan was set in motion!!! Why do you think all of a sudden Laloo landed up at RS????

Now Nation will understand the role Anna played!!!!
'We Indians overlooked his selfless fight for a cause' and for this Nation paid!!!

Had Mumbai turned up at Anna's fast ... Anna would have been fasting when RS session took place rest ...... Congress would never have dared to murder Democracy at the way it did at stroke of midnight in RS!!!! People forgot the selflessness in Anna's fight.....his statements on drunks were twisted and turned to show he's 'lost it'!!!! He's and elder and sometimes elder's do make some idealistic demands.... for those who lambasted Anna on his 'flog drunkards' statement should also say Women in various States who fight for closure of Liquor Vends and beat up drunkards. have 'lost it'!! When crowds did not turn up Journos became rude to Anna....one young Journo called out to him ... Eh Anna!!! Laloo's been downright rude towards Anna and so was his 'hatchet man' Rajinithi Prasad!! Paswan taunted Anna about his 'buss ek hi maara'....... I think if Gandhi would have been alive and seeing the chori and seena jorri he too would have said what Anna said!!! Shame on us for letting down a man who was trying to rid Bharat Mata of a malaise that the political establishment has been avoiding by hook or crook to rid Bharat Mata of!! And a word of advise for Team Anna....let Anna do the talking!!! You guys can do the deciphering .... samjhe kya???

Now you know why Congress does not want Lokpal to have Suo Motu powers!!!
To investigate 'the article' that Jethmalani pointed out in RS, Lokpal ko Suo Motu empowers!!

Congress is dead against Lokpal having investigative powers and Suo Motu powers!!! More because Congress has a 'very questionable past'???? Congress wants a Lokpal that is like CBI!!!!! The selection process will ensure that Lokpal is Government's Lokpal!!! Without investigative Lokpal will be a handicap when it comes to pursuing corruption.... and giving Suo Motu powers to Lokpal would by like Congress committing hara-kiri!!!! Again Congress put two time bombs in the Lokpal Bill and as expected the Bombs burst at the time these bombs were timed to blast!!! Reservation in a Body that should not have any reservation and the Article 253 which would make States cry foul.... more so because Congress has a history of killing Democracy by trying to control, trip and eject Opposition State Governments!!!

PS.....Team Anna they say will distribute copies of the article that Jethmalani mentioned in RS...work is on to get it translated in Hindi....Aiyer will not be able to do what he did in RS! Many feel none of our Netas are for even a Jokepal leave a strong Lokpal have jointly acted in the drama Congress choreographed!! Joke is Congress does not want to sue the magazine Jethmalani mentioned in RS.....and if Congress does not then it means the article in the magazine is correct.... so maybe they'll get Rajinthi Prasad to symbolically tear up the magazine in Public!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Support base of Congress soars in UP?
Support base of the Congress party has soared in Uttar Pradesh (UP). For this, political pundits are giving credit to hard labour being put in by AICC General Secretary.

BUREAUCRACY

Army Chief to move to Court?
Army Chief V K Singh is reportedly set to move to the Army Tribunal after rejection by Defence Minister A K Antony of his statutory plea to reconsider his year of birth in 1951.

Tenure of Prasar Bharti Chief ends
Five year tenure of Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli has ended on December 28. He is 1971 batch retired IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Diwan appointed CGDA on ad hoc basis
Virendra Diwan has been appointed Controller General of Defence Accounts on ad hoc basis. He is 1976 batch IDAS officer.

Chopra to succeed Gupta
A K Chopra will succeed Vijayalakshmy Gupta as FA (Defence Accounts) on January 1. He is 1977 batch IDAS officer.

Who will be new CMD GIC?
A K Roy and Milind Kharat are in the reckoning CMD, General Insurance Corporation of India. The post is falling vacant on the retirement of the present incumbent Yogesh Lohiya who is superannuating today.

New Telecom policy in the offing
A New Telecom Policy in the country is expected to be approved by June 2012.

175 officers join Indian Air Force
As many as 175 flight cadets including 30 women flight cadets have commissioned into India Air Force after passing out at Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad on Friday.

B S Meena transferred as DAG, (LBA & A) C &AG, Jaipur
B S Meena, Deputy Accountant General (Admn/Coml.) in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jammu and Kashmir, Sringar, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General in the office of Accountant General (LBA & A), Rajasthan, Jaipur under the department of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Afzal appointed Director
Mohammed Afzal has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Minority Affairs. He is 1996 batch CPES officer.

Mizoram DGP Pachau to return to Karnataka?
Mizoram DGP Lalrok-huma Pachau is likely to return to the parent Karnataka cadre early next year. He is 1977 batch IPS officer.

Longkumer to move Guatemala
Consul in Frankfurt Lingkumer Allawati is moving to Guatemala in place of Achal Kumar Sharma who is retiring in April.

Jalan promoted in Orissa
Ms.Kavita Jalan SP Jharsuguda has been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade in Orissa. She is an IPS Officer of 2003 batch, who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

53,188 posts of constables to be filled through SSC
As many as 53, 188 posts of constables (GD) will be filled up in Central Police Organization (CPO) through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in a very short time.

Workshop on 'strengthening capabilities of officers' at Kuala Lumpur from April 2
Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with Malaysian Institute of Public Administration, is organising a workshop on 'strengthening negotiation capabilities of senior officers from developing countries in commonwealth' from April 2 to 13, 2012 at Kuala Lumpur.

80,000 paramilitary personnel to be deployed
Over 80,000 paramilitary personnel are expected to be deployed during the multi-phased assembly elections in five states.

MIDHANI CVO to get extension
Pathapu Ravi, CVO, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Hyderabad, is likely to get three months extension in Central Deputation. He is an IPS Officer of 1988 batch who belongs to the WB Cadre.

Rajesh Verma is back to Orissa
Rajesh Verma is back to the parent Orissa cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1987 batch IAS officer.

Neera Rawat to join GoI?
Ms. Neera Rawat, DIG (Vig) Lucknow, is likely to go on deputation to the Government of India. She is an IPS Officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Cadre.

Jatua to get IG rank in Orissa
Yashwant Jatua,DIGP WR Rourkela likely to be promoted to the IG Rank in Orissa. He is an IPS Officer of 1994 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

IPS changes in Assam
Anurag Agarwal has been promoted as DIG Dima Hasao (NC Hills), VK Ramishetty has been promoted as DIG of Armed Police.Mugda Jyoti Mahanta will now be the new SP of Dima Hasao.Surinder Kumar has been promoted as DIG of Special Branch. Sunil Kumar will be the new SP of Nagaon. Paragjyoti Baruah will be SP of Morigaon.

17,019 posts vacant in CRPF
As many as 17,019 posts are vacant in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

Shortage of IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal
There is a shortage of IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal. The WB Government has brought this to the notice of the Government of India.

New postings in railways
There are new transfers and postings in Railways. Accordingly, Ms. Maneesha Goel of JS/IRSME has been shifted from South Eastern Railway (SER) to North Central Railway (NCR) while Yogesh Mohan of SG/IRSME from North Central Railway (NCR) to North Eastern Railway (NER) in the same capacity and S B Marshale of SS/IRPS, Western Railway (WR) has been appointed to officiate in JAG. Similarly, S K Mishra of JAG/IRTS has been transferred from Western Railway (WR) to RSC/ Vadodara and posted as Professor (Safety Management); S S Karkhal of SG/IRPS, North Railway (NR) has been appointed to officiate in SAG and posted in the cadre on NR itself.

Another 13 IRS officers made Exp. Observers for elections
As many as 13 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) holding the charge of Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata have been appointed as 'Expenditure Observers by the Election Commission of India for five poll-bound states. The officers include: R K Sharma, M K Sethi, Rajeev Benjwal, K C Das and K B Sunil Babu all from Hyderabad while Amrit Lal and M K Jain from Delhi and Navin Gupta, Rakesh Garg from Mumbai. Similarly, Dilip Kumar Mitra, Alok Nag, Anjan P Ray and Robin Chaudhary, all from Kolkata.

Ex-judge's book presented to CM
A book penned by former District and Sessions Judge late Dr. R.K.Abhichandani was presented to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, 2011 by Mrs. Lakshmi R.Abhichandani.

IRTS officers in Railways get new postings
There are fresh postings of Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officers in Railways. Accordingly, Prakash Rao Vazalwar of SAG/IRTS has been, on return from deputation, posted as CCM/ South East Central Railway (SECR); Vipin Kumar Singh of JS/IRTS has been transferred from East Central Railway to North Central Railway in the cadre; M Ravi Babu of SAG/IRTS has been, on return from deputation, posted to South Central Railway in the cadre; G C Ray of SAG/IRTS has been, on return from deputation, posted in the cadre of East Coast railway; Arvind Kumar of SAG/IRTS/ECR, has been transferred to NFR(Const) as CCM (Survey); Sanjeev Kumar Sharma of SAG/IRTS/ from Eastern Central Railway (ECR) has been transferred to South Western Railway (SWR).

Posts of Dy Dir. /Zonal Dir vacant NCB
Posts of Deputy Director/Zonal Director have been lying vacant in Headquarters and Zonal Units of Narcotics Control Bureau under the Ministry of Home on deputation basis.

Daniel Alexander to retire today
Daniel Alexander, Special DG, BSF (FHQ) New Delhi is retiring on Dec 31, 2011. He is an IPS officer of 1976 batch who belongs to UP cadre.

IFS officers promoted in J & K
1985 batch IFS officers Deepak Khanna, Suresh Chugh, Ravi Keshar and Mukerjeet Sharma have been cleared for promotion in J & K.

Justice Pal is now Judge of the Gujarat High Court
Justice Mohinder Pal who has been transferred from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Gujarat High Court has taken oath on Friday.

Sahai takes over as PCCF (Head of Forest Force) in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Umesh Mohan Sahai, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF, Wildlife), has taken over as Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF, Head of Forest Force), Rajasthan, Jaipur on Saturday. He is a 1977 batch IFS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Sahai is new PCCF Rajasthan (UPDATED)
U M Sahai has been promoted as PCCF in Rajasthan. He is 1977 batch Indian Forest Service Officer.

Venugopal K Nair and Dineshwar Sharma get DGP rank in Kerala (UPDATED)
Dineshwar Sharma and Venugopal K Nair have been promoted to the rank of DG in Kerala. Both are 1979 batch IPS officer.

1987 batch IPS is ADG in Kerala (UPDATED)
Ms R Sreelekha, Arun Kumar Sinha and Sudesh Kumar have been promoted as ADGPs in Kerala. They are 1987 batch IPS officer.

Manoj Abraham promoted to the rank of IG (UPDATED)
Manoj Abraham has been promoted to the rank of IG in Kerala. He is 1994 batch IPS officer.

Four IAS officers shifted in Haryana (UPDATED)
Four IAS officers have been transferred in Haryana. Accordingly, Rakesh Gupta, (IAS:97), Deputy Commissioner, Faridabad, has been posted as Joint Secretary, Planning Commission; Nitin Kumar Yadav (IAS:2000), Deputy Commissioner, Bhiwani, has been assigned additional charge as Additional Labour Commissioner (NCR), Gurgaon; Anshaj Singh (IAS: 2008), Sub-Divisional Officer (C), Narnaul, has been posted as Estate Officer, HUDA, Rewari and Nikhil Gajraj(IAS:2008), has been posted as Sub Divisional Officer (C), Ellenabad.

Rajesh Lakhani posted as CMD, SIPCOT in TN (UPDATED)
Rajesh Lakhani has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT) in Tamil Nadu. Hitherto, he was Additional Commissioner Revenue Administration. He is an IAS officer of 1992 batch and belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre.

DEBATE

Is it appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir"?

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. Patnaik conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and should maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said. How far it is appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir".

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Sibal appointed Director NMDC
S J Sibal has been nominated as part-time non-official director (independent) on the board of public-sector undertaking, NMDC.

Kamal Basu headed to Skoda as Marketing Head
Kamal Basu, who so far was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saatchi & Saatchi, India, is all set to join Skoda India soon as its Marketing Head. He was with Saatchi & Saatchi since 2000 when he had joined the company as Executive Vice-President, Mumbai. Later he was promoted as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2008.

Seddon of Saatchi & Saatchi - Philippines to look after operations in India
Matt Seddon of Saatchi & Saatchi - Philippines will now look after the company's operations in India. The post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saatchi & Saatchi, India, had fallen vacant with Kamal Basu putting in his papers.

Gada resigns as ED, Vantage Corporate Services Ltd
Vishal Khushal Gada has resigned as Executive Director of Vantage Corporate Services Ltd w.e.f. February 24, 2011.

Shinde resigns as ED, Prabhav Industries Ltd
Vinod Shinde, Executive Director, Prabhav Industries Ltd has resigned from the company.

Madadi appointed Company Secy. Vybra Automet Ltd
Vijay Krishna Madadi has been appointed as Company Secretary of Vybra Automet Ltd w.e.f. November 10, 2011.

Verma appointed Company Secy. Times Group India Ltd
Ms. Shilpa Verma has been appointed as the Company Secretary of Timex Group India Ltd w.e.f. December 26, 2011.

Tibrewal resigns as Company Secy. Surat Textile Mills Ltd
Vishal Tibrewal, Company Secretary of Surat Textile Mills Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. December 28, 2011.

Too many lawyers spoil the draft

What a complete absence of Leadership was on display in the Rajya Sabha on dec 29, 2011 ! It needs to be humbly noted (and not flippantly ignored)that democracy can't be outsourced to shouting brigades, making all kinds of faces inside the parliament and on television channels, indulging in verbal knavery and trying to ride the nation roughshod. The Indian parliamentary democracy has been ridiculed for too long: a PM not being the Leader of the House! Ministers shouting at members raising questions! CBI indulging in gross undemocratic behaviour of getting sucked into the cess pool of dirty political games rather than performing its lawful duty as prescribed by the law! Undermining the system of governance grossly, both at the state and the national level! Government running away from a voting in the House! Time doesn't stop, but change of date is manually/technically stopped,the House was actually adjourned on 30/12/2011, after its time for the sitting had ended on 29/12/2011, as displayed on the wall clock of the Rajya Sabha.With the highest filing false affidavits, there can be no hope for transparency in governance. With the nationality of the Members under challenge, democracy can not be considered safe. Those politicians and the media, who were putting pressure on Anna Hazare not to continue with his fast, should now know that the Establishment has not only shown its true colours(asli chehra) but also teeth. The moment the pressure of civil society released by ending of Anna fast, the evil society was in fast mode of spoiling the draft.Let it be understood clearly that they are not the Leadership and shall never be. Leadership in India flows from sincere public service and genuine sacrifice, which is no quality of the corrupt, who have not only accumulated crores of rupees, but mostly by manipulating the law. They should not be allowed to hijack the political party under any circumstances. They speak an idiom, in a manner of offending sensibilities, painting the government as vindictive and generally showing immoral favours to the corrupt openly.Such riff-raff are a big liability and have repeatedly proved to be very costly for the political system(even deadly to the leader).Can such a mis-lead and divided India face any internal or external challenges to its sovereignty?

M L Gupta

Regarding Your Forum writeup of ITS Officers

Please do not give wrong figures either convey right figures or don't convey it at all. Don't make a panic of of it if u dont know the actual position.

Veena

Certified copies of the photocopies

Background

The appellant sought certain attested documents and information regarding the rule of the RTI Act, under which the attested copies of documents should be given. The PIO denied the attested copies of documents claiming that the Public Authority does not possess original documents. The Commission directed the PIO to provide the relevant provision of law to the appellant regarding attestation and to supply attested copies of the photocopies of documents available in the records to the Appellant along with a note on each page clarifying that the same are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents.

Comments

The RTI Act empowers the citizens of India to obtain certified copies of the documents from the Government Organisations and the PIO should not refuse to certify the documents even if the Public Authority does not possess the original documents. In such cases, a note should be given that they are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents. It should be remembered that certified copies of the original may be used as an evidence in a court of law.

Citation: Shrikant Vaidya v. North Central Railway, Allahabad in File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/002311

[Mr. Paras Nath Singh v. Ministry of External Affairs in CIC/SG/A/2011/002072/15657Adjunct]

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)