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Congress is on the lookout for a stick to beat up Anna!!!!
That's because there is a 'corner Anna' diktat from Sonia Amma!

She's livid that Anna has become the Icon for India's youth!!!!!!
That's why she's given the diktat 'Anna ko karr doh sooth (straighten)'!!!

One stick they thought they had got was Anna praising Nitish and Modi!!!
Congress has already alleged that Anna is sitting in RSS's 'godhi' (lap)!!!

Fact is both are praiseworthy..... both are honest and have done a lot for their States!
And this Congress hates!!!

Congress forgets none of its CMs are praiseworthy!!
Yes at one time Shiela was praise ke liye worthy!!

But then CWG has made her image sink!!!!!
Now Delhites call her 'Chachi 420' with a wink!!!

Congress basically questions the will of the electorate in Gujarat and Bihar!!!
Point to note..... in both States Congress has faced embarrassing haar!!

So Congress feels if electorate does not vote Congress vote it 'in'!!!!
Then against the Nation or secularism electorate has committed a sin!!

Kapil Sibal 'Mr. Deceiver' has said 'corruption will not be dented by Lokpal Bill'!
That's because if he has his way Lokpal Bill will be a 'sugar bitter coated pill'!!!

On the outside will look like an attack on corruption …. bitter on the outside!!
Loopholes for the corrupt to be let off….. sugar inside!!

As he feels this Bill is no good from the drafting panel he should quit!!!!!
When he feels the Bill is no good why on the Bill drafting table he should sit???

Why is there so much opposition to the Bhushan father and son duo on the drafting Committee?
Both are known to be upright, knowledgeable and very gritty!!

Congress and BJP want pliable Lawyers on the Committee….. Sibal kind!!!
Who in the ulta way will apply apna legal mind!!!

Karan Thapar did The Devil's Advocate with Civil Society's Kejriwal and ended up with egg on his face!!!
Thapar behaved like a brat and Kejriwal was like a patient teacher who showed the brat his place!!

Narrowing his eyes and screaming Thapar came out as a brat!!!
And Kejriwal came out as the mature one because he did not respond with tit for tat!!

Thapar should ask himself….. if Anna had not fasted would the Lokpal Bill seen light of day???
Had Anna not fasted the Netas would have had their way!!!

And Anna has rightly said ' for the Nation's good if he has to blackmail then he'll do so again and again'!!!
And Mr. Thapar please do also note in this Bill Anna has nothing to personally gain!!!

Anna should stop giving interviews!!!
Congress pally Media is out to portray wrongly his views!!

Anna has got what he asked for so now time to concentrate on the Lokpal Bill Draft!!!
To misconstrue, mislead , go back on promises , blackmail. misuse Medi Netas possess the craft!!

Netas will never agree to videographing of Lokpal Bill Draft Committee meetings… no way!
Do you think they'll want us to see what in the meetings they say???

NCP's Tariq Anwar said ' Anna should think what he's saying'!
And we know why Anna NCP is flaying???

The Lokpal Bill may not eradicate corruption but it will definitely curtail ghoos khori!!!
Curtail the current 'blatant chori'!!!

In Kerala Rahul has been called ' Amul Baby'…….. Modi was right!!!
Modi had said Amul's fame had spread far and wide……though this 'Amul Baby' was coined in a fight!!

Rahul had said Achutanandan was too old for CM's job!!!!
'Rahul is an Amul Baby' was Achutanandan's 'return lob'!!

Meaning basically Rahul is childish …… and that's why Diggy is breathing fire!!!
The Amul Ad Agency BJP should hire!!!

Take out ads of Rahul as the Amul Baba…….. it'll be a hit!!!!
These ads should be topical and full of wit!

The Amul Baby 'slogan' for Rahul is 'utterly butterly delicious'!!!
Though Rahul's Uncle Diggy terms this as malicious!!

Rahul is habituated to first making taunts!!!!
And when the taunted take him on he hides behind his Congressi Uncle and Aunts!!!

By the way Rahul has no problems with an overage Karuna becoming CM again if they win!
One more gaffe that does 'Rahul in'!!

Achutanandan is fit whereas Karuna is unfit!!!!!!
In a wheelchair Karuna does sit!!

Kumaraswamy has hit the nail on the head!!!
'Mahatma would have exited Indian politics' he said!!

And of course Indian Politics is a mug's game and corruption is synonymous with Politics!!!
In fact ghoos is the battery on which politics ' ticks'!!!

Confucius says……Congressmen's chant…… Desh ka pasia khao aur High Command ke gunn gao!!!
Without ghoos siyaasat is like a 'vada and pao less' vada- pao!!!!!

Adds....BJP chant is Desh ka paisa khao aur Ram ke gunn gao!!!!!
Power mein aao aur maal banane ka mauka pao!!!

More…….. Anna- giri put an end to Neta's Dada- giri!!!
Long live Anna-giri!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Era of anti White House politicians ends
In the corridors of power, it is being discussed that the generation of politicians who opposed American policies are now fading away. Two opponents namely Natwar Singh and late Arjun Singh were discarded by the UPA government.

Anna effect on babudom?
Maharasthra's Agriculture Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil had declared that the government would suspend about 500 officials of the agriculture department from the suicide prone Vidharbha region for corruption and for their inability to implement the schemes meant to tackle the agrarian crisis. Denying the charges all 500 odd officials have decided to go on a hunger strike. Looks like Anna effect at grass roots might not root out corruption but it can certainly be a bargaining and threatening ploy !.

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R.P Upadhyay appointed Deputy Commissioner, Sudan
R.P Upadhyay, Additional Director in the Enforcement Directorate (ED), has been appointed as India's Deputy Commissioner, Sudan. He is an IPS officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.

Ravi Prakash Meharde is IG, CRPF
Ravi Prakash Meharde, DIG, CRPF, HQ (CGO), New Delhi, has been promoted as IG, CRPF, Srinagar J&K. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Rajasthan cadre.

K K Mittal to join GoI soon
Kamal Kant Mittal is likely to join the Government of India (GOI), in April, as Joint Secretary (JS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He is an IAS officer of the 1983 batch who belongs to Assam-Meghalaya (A-M) cadre).

Vishal Dev's deputation on the anvil
As the grapevine has it, Vishal Dev is likely to join Government of India (GoI) on central deputation. Dev is an IAS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Justice Markandeya Katju's plea for Bharat Ratna to Mirza Ghalib
Ideally, a judge is supposed to adjudicate a case and give verdict. However, recently Justice Markandeya Katju-a judge of the Supreme Court was seen asking for something from the government during a public meeting. It was about awarding the famous poet Mirza Ghalib with Bharat Ratna award. His demand also got the strong support of Ms. Meira Kumar - Speaker of the Lok Sabha who was also present on the occasion.

WikiLeaks hits Montek Singh Ahluwalia's chances as FM
Row over expose by WikiLeaks has created a road block as far as anointment of Montek Singh Ahluwalia as new Indian Finance Minister were concerned.

Difference in UPA over Food Guarantee law
There are strong differences of opinion as far introduction of law relating to Food Guarantee were concerned. As the grapevine has it, the same has not been favoured by Indian Prime Minister Dr. Man Mohan Singh & his senior cabinet colleague Sharad Pawar.

Four 1983 batch IRPS officers empanelled
Four IRPS officers of 1983 batch Manju Lata Ray, Ravinder Kumar, Sushant Jha, Sunil Sharma, Kanwal Sachdeva have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary to Government of India.

6 posts of GMs to be vacant by April 30
As many as Six posts of General Managers (GMs) will be vacant in the Railway Ministry by April 30, 2011. Presently, four posts are vacant. They are of: GM Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) Perumbur, GM Railway Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala, GM South East Central Railway (SECR) Bilaspur and GM Western Railway (WR). Fifth vacancy will arise on April 30, 2011 when M.S. Jayant GM South Central Railway (SCR) retires. GM Rail Wheel Factory ,Bangalore will also retire on April 30.

Ms. Girija Vyas's tenure ends
The tenure of service for Ms. Girija Vyas, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women has ended.Yasmeen Abrar has taken over as Acting Chairperson

SBI's new Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri is a fair man
Pratip Chaudhuri, who became new Chairman of the State Bank of India((SBI) on March 7, 2011, is considered to be a fair person who has no prejudices and malice towards anyone. Chaudhuri who had joined the SBI as a probationary officer in 1974 had succeeded O P Bhatt who retired on March 31, 2011. Chaudhuri's tenure will come to an end in September 2013.

IA & AS officer Ram Hit transferred
Ram Hit, Senior Deputy Accountant General (Wks-I), in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), Uttar Pradesh, Allahabadhas been transferred and posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (Admn/GE/Wks), in the office of the Accountant General (A&E), Bihar, Patna.

Two IAS officers in AP transferred
The Andhra Pradesh government has transferred two IAS officers. They include Mudavatu M. Nayak, Commissioner, Guntur Municipal Corporation, who has been transferred as Joint Collector, Khammam District. Nayak is an IAS officer of the 2005 batch who hails from AP cadre. Likewise, Mohammed Abdul Azeem (IAS 2004) who was Joint Collector, Khammam District, has been posted as Chief Rationing Officer, Hyderabad in the existing vacancy.

B. Prasad Rao attending UITP World Congress in Dubai
The Vice-Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) B. Prasad Rao is attending the 59th UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition to be held in Dubai (UAE). He will also undertake a study tour of Istanbul, Turkey, till April 18, 2011. Rao is an IPS officer of the 1979 batch who hails from AP cadre.

What A Criminal Breach of Trust!
The Evacuees Property Trust Board (EPTB) of Pakistan has set new records in misusing public office for personal gains through sheer criminal breach of trust. Vast tracts of agricultural lands left behind by non-muslim migrants in Pakistan at the time of partition are vested in EPTB whose statutory function under the EPTB management and disposal act 1975 is to 'undertake development of the agricultural land for increasing its productivity and enhancing the commercial value'. The income derived from the lands is to be utilised 'only for development, repair and maintenance of the temples belonging to Sikh, Hindu, Parsi and other communities who left Pakistan during the partition in 1947'. EPTB has however alienated bulk of these lands for residential colonies in which 80% plots are reserved for the employees of EPTB and the rest for the officers and staff of the Ministry for minority affairs which controls EPTB at throw away price of Rs 54/- per sq ft (Rs 12150/- per marla) in a city like Lahore. Some of the notable beneficiaries of the largesse are Javed Akhter, and Abdul Jalil Khan Secretary and Jt Secy respectively in the Minorities affairs ministry (24 marlas each), Anwar Khan and Amir Irshad Sheikh both Dy Secys (20 marlas each), and large number of clerical staff and stenographers. In all 632 plots have been distributed to the officers and staff of EPTB and its controlling Ministry leaving the Board with hardly anything to manage or develop any longer.

8 IAS officers of Gujarat elevated to PS rank
As many as eight IAS officers belonging to 1986 batch of Gujarat cadre have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary(PS). They are: I.P.Gautam-Municipal Commissioner Ahmedabad, Ms. Sangita Singh-Managing Director (MD) Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd, Sanjay Prasad-Counselor Coordination Embassy of India Moscow (on deputation to Government of India), Pankaj Kumar -Vice Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer(CEO)- Gujarat Maritime Board, Guruprasad Mahapatra-Commissioner of Commercial Tax, Vipul Mitra PS Tourism, Pilgrimage Development & Devsthan Management, P.D.Vaghela-Chairman, Kandla Port Trust- kutch, on deputation to Government of India and Rajiv Gupta PS Animal Husbandry, Fisheries.

New office bearers of Rajasthan IPS Association
K L Berwa and Dr Bhupendra Singh will be new President and Secretray respectively of the Rajasthan IPS Association.Suresh Chaudhary is new Vice President. Mssrs Devendrs Singh is Joint Secretary and Umesh Mishra and B George Joseph Executive Members.

Tatia is new Judge of Jharkhand HC
Prakash Chandra Tatia has been sworn in as new Judge of the Jharkhand High Court on Monday.

Former IAS quits Shiv Sena
Former 1986 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre Avinash Dharmadhikari has resigned from the ShivSena.

RPO charge-sheeted by CBI
Former Regional Passport Officer Chennai has been charge-sheeted by the CBI.

V. P. Baligar is new CMD, HUDCO.
V.P. Baligar, IAS, has taken over as Chairman & Managing Director of Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO).V P Baligar is an IAS officer
of the 1980 batch who belongs to Karnataka cadre. Prior to joining HUDCO, Baligar was Principal Secretary, Commerce & Industries Department, Government of Karnataka and also Chairman of Infrastructure Development Corporation of Karnataka (iDeCK).
(We said this on March 19,2011)

Dubey is new Secretary Health in UP
Sanjeev Dubey has been appointed Secretary Medical and Health department in UP.He is 1987 batch IAS officer.

Former UP DGP to join Peace Party
Former Uttar Pradesh DGP Yashpal Singh is joining the Peace Party . Peace Party is part of an electoral front, Lok Kranti Morcha, headed by Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh .

Arvind Jadhav creates a history
Arvind Jadhav, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India, has created a history of sorts. He is the only IAS officer who figures in the list of top 10 Indian entrepreneurs. The Air India, of which Jadhav is the CMD since May 2009, is placed on number three while the number one slot has been given to Tata group of companies followed by Sun Pharmaceuticals at number two in a list of top 25 Indian multinational companies. This is the outcome of a survey that American research company and strategy consultant titled Penn Schoen Berland (PSB) conducted in March 2011. It had covered 600 companies. The PSB survey first of its kind has ranked Arvind Jadhav just next to Anil Ambani - Head of the ADAG group and above Navin Jindal of Jindal Steel and Power. Respondents to the PSB survey evaluated the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of each rated company on both 'unaided awareness' and 'regard' (most valued EO/Company leader). A summary score was then circulated from these two metrics and company leaders were ranked on this basis. Jadhav who is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch from the Karnataka cadre had assumed charge in May 2009 & that too when the company's losses touched all time high mark. Arvind Jadhav is optimistic about the cash-strapped carrier to be operationally profitable by 2015.

CORPORATE

PawanHans gets MINI RATNA Status
CMD of the PawanHans R K Tyagi has received MINI RATNA Status for the Company from the President of India Ms Pratibha Patil during the PSU day organized by SCOPE and DPE.

L&T Board approves promotion of Subrahmanyan as Whole-time Director
The Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) has approved the promotion of S N Subrahmanyan as a Whole-time Director of the company with effect from July 1, 2011.

Appointment of a new CIL in a quagmire
Appointment of a new full time Chairman of the Coal India Ltd (CIL) is bogged down in a series of queries from the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. It may be stated that the PESB had placed T.K. Lahiri, Chief of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and D.C. Garg chief of Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) on number one and two respectively for the slot of CIL's chief.

Work allocation of MDs in SBI
Work allocation among four Managing Directors(MDs) has been done in the State Bank of India (SBI) of which new Chairman is Pratip Chaudhuri. It is : A Krishna Kumar -National Banking group , Hemant Contractor -International banking group, Diwakar Gupta-Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & R Sridharan-Associates & Subsidiaries of SBI.

Future Group CEO Raghu Pillai passes away
Future Group CEO and Executive Board Member Raghu Pillai has passed away in Chennai following a massive heart attack .

Ghoge resigns as Alternate Director, Aventis Pharma Ltd
S. C. Ghoge has resigned as Alternate Director to F.X. Duhalde on the Board of Aventis Pharma Ltd with effect from March 31, 2011 following premature retirement from the services of the Company.

Ambwani appointed Director, Agro Tech Ltd
Agro Tech Foods Limited has appointed Narendra Ambwani as an Additional Director who would also be a Non-Executive independent Director of the Company with effect from April 6, 2011.

Anand Electric Supply Co. appoints additional directors
Anand Electric Supply Company Ltd has appointed Upendra Prasad and Ms. Roma Ahuja Kumar as Additional Directors with effect from March 22, 2011.

Shah appointed Director, Rutron International
Mayur M. Shah has been appointed as Director of Rutron International Ltd w.e.f. April 5, 2011

Two directors of Rutron International resign
Gurjit Singh and Jeet Bahadur Singh Bakshi have resigned from the Directorship of Rutron International Ltd w.e.f. April 7, 2011.

Sengupta resigns as Director, Senbo Industries
Dr. Asish Kumar Sengupta, Director of Senbo Industries Ltd has resigned as Director of the company effective from February 15, 2011.

Soni appointed Company Secy. Vaarad Ventures Ltd
Hemant Soni, has been appointed as Company Secretary of Vaarad Ventures Ltd w.e.f. March 14, 2011.

Singhvi is Director of Subex
Anil Singhvi, Chairman of Ican Investments Advisors Pvt Ltd has been appointed as an independent director on the board of Subex.

Vasudevan is now MD in Bangalore Company
C.K. Vasudevan has been appointed as Managing Director of the Bangalore based Residency Projects and Infratech Ltd company.

FORUM

Non disclosure of lst appellate authorities in reply to applicants by CPIOs is happening in many departments and CIC/ DOPT need to issue a circular to all public authorities for strict compliance. National Rainfed Area Authority which came into being in 2006 has so far not given mandatory details under RTI Act,2005 on its website nor list of CPIOs and 1st Appellate Authority. CIC may issue necessary instructions to Planning Commission for compliance of mandatory requirements.

T J S Chawla

Anna Hazare in PMO

An Anna Hazare in PMO could be any one other than TKA Nair.

Dr S N Pandey

Political neutrality of the civil servant ?

So much so for the political neutrality of the civil servant. What the government is doing about it ?.

Anshuman

Chandra Shekhar is just an IAS officer

Well, thank God he is an IAS officer because the Cabinet Secretary needs to rise above the written word and take a global view of matters for which you need an officer like Chandra Shekhar.

Singh

Seth is straightforward and hardworking

Undoubtedly Ajit Seth is straightforward and hardworking officer, who must be offered the post of next CS.

K S Nair

All kudos to whispersinthecorridors

Great thanks to www.whispersinthecorridors.net to expose long scandals going on in NSSO (FOD). Since appointment of consultants are against the GRR rules of 2005 in NSSO (FOD) for work for which regular and support staff is available. Hence, appointment of consultants should be stopped immediately. The matter should be examined and responsible officer may be punished for financial irregularities.

R Raman

CBDT deserves appreciation

The Chairman, CBDT deserves appreciation for the efforts made for cases to be finalsied for refund of AY 2010-11. Any how he could not achieve the desired results but true efforts were made and this will continue to give desired results. Can Chairman sensitize income tax family for friendly treatment to tax payers visiting personally IT offices. Normally businessman always depute CA or their representatives to solve the tax problems. Sometime Salary class people may be 5% try to visit to resolve problems but do not visit AO due to fear of harassment and unfriendly treatment by officials of IT department. The gap betweeen AO and tax payers have increased over the years. These things become bigger and takes national shape. Forbes magazine has rated India is amongst most unfriendly country. We would request Chairman to request the IT officers treat tax payers in friendly manner when they visit personally without harassment. It is expected that refunds will be issued by 20th April for AY 2010-11 at least for salary circle. Finance Minister has taken a very forward looking step in this direction in this budget by removing filing of IT return in some cases and scrutiny of small tax payer and Sr. citizens. We can take proactive steps in these directions. The efforts in terms of time and energy which IT officers put in scrutinizing the cases can be better utilisd for increasing tax net and coming with innovative approach to curve the tax evasion of people gifting garlands made of 1000 Rs notes, weighing with silver & gold, spending crores in marriages & functions etc. These are the areas where concerted efforts are needed.

R K Mishra

Application fee in the name of Accounts Officer
The RTI application was returned by the CPIO citing the reason that the application fee of Rs. 10/- was not in favour of "Pay & Accounts Officer" of the Ministry. The Complainant stated that the IPO was in favour of "Accounts Officer" as per the DoPT circular F.10/9/2008-IR, dated 05/12/2008 and 02/09/2009. The CIC noted that the CPIO, in his reply, had not indicated the name and address of the First Appellate Authority before whom the first appeal could be filed by the complainant. While directing the CPIO to clarify the reasons for the same, the CIC also issued a show cause notice for imposition of penalty for not providing the information within the stipulated time frame.

Comments
Lack of awareness of the RTI Act makes the CPIO commit these kinds of follies. The CPIO should invariably indicate to the complainant the name and address of the First Appellate Authority, before whom an appeal can be filed. All payments in the name of the 'Accounts Officer' should be accepted.

[Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in CIC/DS/C/2010/000933].

- 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)