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When the Cops came to arrest him why did Ramdev do what he did......run around the stage and then jump off it.........why did he expose his supporters to action by the Cops....... he should have just got arrested........ Ramdev was talking about giving up his life for the Nation and what came out was that he was scared of getting arrested!!! Why did he ask women to form a protective shield around him and why did he try to slink away wearing a salwar kameez???? Ramdev has a lot of answering to do..... the letter he gave to Sibal and Sahay at Claridges..... despite this letter why was he mobilizing more of his supporters from Uttrakhand and rabble rousing those at the Ramlila Ground??? BJP is demeaning Jaliawala Bagh by comparing what happened at Ramlila Ground to Jailiawala Bagh...... seems BJP needs to revisit history!!! Some words for Congress...... Congress gave Ramdev a bloated head in the first place and this made him keep adding to his demands..... the arrest could have been done 'tactfully' because this night eviction was wrong.......very wrong........totally mishandled........what's happened could boomerang and Ramdev could get a stature that he does not deserve!!!!!

As Ramdev is in the mood to cleanse the Nation how about him doing some cleaning in his domain too!! For example, take Ramdev's website ..... it boasts that Yoga can cure epilepsy, heart disease, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's, eye disorders, arthritis, piles, hepatitis, kidney problems etc. Ramdev has said he can cure gays too!!

In case you visit such healers you will fall prey to the 'salesmen patients' in their Ashrams, Clinics etc., who will tell you that they suffered from some incurable disease and were cured when they came to this place! Reminds me of Mumbai's VT Station..... when you step out you'll find a hawker selling clothes surrounded by what looks like customers..... actually all these guys are his partners...... when you start checking the merchandise one or two start talking about the merchandise and praising it and the others start buying frantically! This old trick in the book is used by faith healers, quacks, Babas etc. These cruel people spawn on people's miseries and take advantage of people when they are at 'their weakest'!!

Imagine a Mother whose kid is suffering from an incurable disease lands up at one of these places! Her hopes rise as she's told by the 'salesmen patients' that they've been cured of some incurable disease! Then the faith healer, quack or Baba raises her hopes promising that her kid would be cured! And then starts the 'milking of her woes'....... money is sought directly and indirectly! In the end either the Mother takes the kid after the kid's condition worsens or the kid is no more! Then comes the cover up....... by putting the blame on the Mom , the kid, the prior treatments taken ....even the disease!!! Even the disease??? This disease has the nasty habit of changing tracks when its attacked...... and sadly symptoms show up when it's too late.... happens in only 1% cases!!

These people play with lives and are the worst kind of parasites.... so how about Ramdev demanding the death penalty for these cruel people???? When Ramdev came on the scene he was a harmless Yogi who wanted to make India healthy..... and then he metamorphosed into one who offered Yogic and Naturopathy cure for every disease!! In HT's Saturday's (04 June) edition Amrit Dhillon has written about her experience with Ramdev's Ashram!! Let me assure you that if in times to come Ramdev unfortunately needs a bypass he will not waste time trying to cure himself with Yoga..... he'll go overseas in the garb of spreading Yoga and curing people of their miseries and instead secretly he'll get his bypass done.... if his absence is noted overseas and questions are asked his reps will say..... Baba is in introspection..... or has taken temporary Sanyas to recharge!!! And when post surgery and recovery when a leaner Baba emerges his reps will say ' Whenever Bab goes into introspection he fasts and this causes Baba to lose weight'!!

I was told that Ramdev was paranoid that the stage he was sitting on in the Ramlila ground was bugged! That's why he did chose Claridges for a heart ot heart with Kapil Sibal and Sahay??? Was there a personal hidden agenda too????? If there was 'some personal hidden demands' I'm sure the Government would have only been too happy to oblige!! Once these were out of the way Ramdev was not averse to discussing his 'official agenda' on the Mobile Phone!! The Civil Society Members had no qualms about going to any venue for discussions with Government reps ( Sibal etc.)........ their objectives were pure!

One can see the stark difference in the fast and ensuing negotiations between Anna and his lot and the Sarkaar and Ramdev and the Sarkaar!!

Why did Ramdev say that he could not be bought???? Gandhi Ji did not say he could not be bought....Anna too also did not make this comment!! When one is not on sale then one does not need to say 'I cannot be bought'..... the minute someone makes this comment people start looking for this person's price tag!! This statement by Ramdev exposed a lot!!

Post Ramdev's fast if anyone wants to fast then he or she will have to meet a new set of qualifications..... for starters at least 20,000 people should join the fast......the fast venue should be cooled or heated........ have filtered water taps all around...... have a special enclosure for the Media.......... huge TV screens....... and at least 15 Media OB Vans outside the venue..... if these are not met the fast will be derecognised...... fast will be ignored!!!!!

Sorry Ramdev Ji just like white does not mean people who wear clothes of this colour are pure similarly Bhagwa does not mean the wearer has left materialism behind...... maybe its Kalyug's affect ........ nowadays most people who have a penchant to wear white are very impure and most of those who have a penchant to wear Bhagwa are very materialistic!!

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Will Baba Ramdev be new outfit of RSS?
Will Baba Ramdev be new political outfit of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak sangh (RSS)? This question is hotly being discussed in the political circles as top brass of the RSS is quite annoyed with the present set up of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).Baba has already announced to put up candidates from all the 541 Lok Sabha constituences.

BUREAUCRACY

SURVEY REPORT : Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? No. If one was to go by the views of the respondents to the survey conducted by the whispersinthecorridors.com. Majority of the respondents said that it was not only time consuming but ministerial arbitrariness, which politicizes bureaucracy to a large extent, also defeats the whole purpose.

While some respondents said that the whole exercise was a sham as its implementation lacks honesty and public purpose, others opined that the system has been exploited so much by vested interests that honesty, devotion to duty, functioning as per the law etc are no more virtues.

Add to it, several respondents said that the CSB should have the final authority on all appointments in the Central Secretariat even as the CSB should have one member each from the IAS and two from Central Services to ensure fairness in selection and afford other services a chance to serve the Centre on their own merit rather than on
extraneous considerations.

For detailed report, read June issue of the Whispers in the Corridors.

Ashok Chawla to be Chairman CCI !
Outgoing Secretary Finance Ashok Chawla is being appointed new Chairman of the Competition Commission of India. In all probability 1973 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer Chawla will succeed 1968 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar this month. Chawla is a respectable civil servant in the country. Infact,a panel consisting of Vijay Sharma, Anurag Goyal and Ashok Chawla had been constituted by the Government.

Justice S.N. Dhingra to be member CCI
Former Judge of the Delhi High Court Justice S.N. Dhingra is poised to be new Member of the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

Who will be new CVC ?
Latest whisper going around the corridors of power says that the Government is not in a hurry to appoint new CVC. The Government will wait till the approval of the Lok Pal Bill and verdict of the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court. The outgoing CVC P J Thomas has gone to the constitutional Bench of the SC.

Loretta Mary Vas is now out of the race for Secretary Disinvestment ?
Latest information says that Loretta Mary Vas is now out of the race for the post of Secretary Disinvestment. She is 1977 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Who will be new Lakshadweep Administrator ?
who will replace JK Dadoo as Lakshadweep Administrator ? Names under consideration are Dharmendra Kumar (1988, IAS), Janak Digal ( 1985 IAS), and Vijay Dev (1987, IAS).

IPS officers of 1977 batch get promoted
IPS officers of 1977 batch have got in situ promotion that was cleared on February 18, 2011. Those officers who have been cleared are:P.K Mehta, V.N Rai, J.C Dabas, N.K Singh, Arvind Ranjan, Asif Ibrahim ,Arun Chaudhary, Gokulchandran , Jairamn , Prakas Mishra and B.K Gupta.

Chandrasekharan to be new Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs
The name of 1975 batch IRAS officer S Chandrasekharan, has been cleared for the post of Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs. Presently, he is Additional Member Finance Railway Board. Previously he was Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor with the Defence Ministry.
(We said this on May 31)

Meeting for new members of CAT held
Meeting to select new members of the Central Administrative tribunal (CAT) was held on last Friday.

List of GMs of PSU banks for elevation as EDs yet to be made public
There has been a delay in making public names of those General Managers (GMs) who have been cleared for elevation as Executive Directors (EDs) in PSU banks.

Interviews for LIC chief after June 22, 2011
Interviews for the selection of new full time Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will take place anytime after June 22, 2011. Five candidates will face the interview. They are: D.K.Mehrotra acting CMD, Thomas Mathew- MD, Ms. T.T. Mathew, A.K. Sahoo and K.B. Saha (all three Executive Directors-EDs).

Candidates for SEBI members short listed
Candidates for Securities and Exchange Boards of India (SEBI) Members have been short listed.

Meeting for selecting CBDT members on June 7, 2011
A meeting for selecting new members for the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is going to be held on June 7, 2011.

IA & AS officer Raghbir Singh transferred to Chandigarh
Raghbir Singh, Deputy Director (INSPN-II), in the office of the Principal Director of Audit (Scientific Department), New Delhi has been transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (IC-II), in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit), Punjab, Chandigarh.

Singh succeeds Sawani
Former Joint Director in the CBI Y P Singh who had sought VRS has succeeded R Sawani in the International Cricket Council. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on March 28 )

Now PMO to appoint officers of joint secretary rank and above in Railways
The officers of the rank of joint secretary and above in the Railways will now be appointed by the PMO since the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is these days holding temporary charge of Railways after Mamata Banerjee's exit following the West Bengal assembly elections.

Postal service officer V Rajarajan is Additional Director, PSCI
Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of the Indian Postal service V Rajarajan (1988) has been posted as Additional Director, PSCI, Ghaziabad.

Interviews for CMD, NMDC on June 27, 2011
Interviews for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the NMDC are slated to be held on June 27, 2011.

File of appointment of new DG Doordarshan is with PM
File of the appointment of 1985 batch Bihar Cadre IAS Tripurari Sharan is currently lying with the Prime Minister .

Arun Chaudhary appointed as Special DG,(Airports)in CISF
Arun Chaudhary Special Director Intelligence Bureau (IB) New Delhi,has been appointed as Special DG,(Airport)in CISF, Directorate,New Delhi.Chaudhary will be taking up his charge on Tuesday.He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
( We said this in March)

C.D. Kynzing tipped to be CIC, Meghalaya
C. D. Kynzing principal secretary(PS) Home with Meghalaya government is tipped to be new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Meghalaya government. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Pakistan : finance minister proposes 15% pay hike for federal government employees
Pakistan's finance minister Dr Abdul Hafiz Shaikh has proposed 15% adhoc increase in the pay of all the federal government employees w.e.f 1st July 2011. Pensioners who retired on or after 1st July2007 will get 15% increase in their pension whereas pension of those who retired on or before 30th June 2002 will be increased by 20%. The proposed increase in the serving employees' pay is in addition to the 50% increase announced in last year's budget speech by the finance minister.

Arvind Ranjan promoted as Special DG, BSF
Arvind Ranjan, Additional DG, BSF, Force Head Quarters, New Delhi has been promoted as Special DG, BSF. He is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

K.N. Kumar is back to Meghalaya
K.N. Kumar on his return from central deputation has been posted as Commissioner & Secretary Rural Development (RD). He is an IAS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He was posted in the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.

SBI's MP Circle to have 3rd network
The Madhya Pradesh Circle of State Bank of India (SBI) has got 3rd network. This was necessitated as the State Bank of Indore had merged with the SBI.

New police commissionerate in Howrah
West Bengal Government has decided to create a new police commissionerate for Howrah district for better policing.

IAS changes in UP
Nita Chaudhary has been appointed commissioner, social welfare department. She will be replaced by Sanjay Agarwal. Netram, has been divested of the additional charge of principal secretary, food and civil supplies department. BS Bhullar has been posted as principal secretary, department of food and civil supplies. Rajan Shukla has been made chairman of PACT while Santosh Kumar Yadav, chairman, PACT is now commissioner, food and civil supplies.

Who will be Member(Finance) Telecom Commission ?
After IRAS officer S. Chandrasekhar Getting elevated as Secretary(Parliamentary Affairs) two officers are said to be left in race are Mrs. Sadhana Dixit from IP&TAFS --1976 batch and A.K.Chopra from IDAS-1977 batch.

Thambi to be DG CID in West Bengal
V V Thambi is being appointed DG of the newly created bureau of the CID in West Bengal. He is 1978 batch IPS officer.

Murlidhar to return West Bengal
IG in the BSF C V Murlidhar is returning to the parent West Bengal cadre.On return 1984 batch IPS offocer Murlidhar will be ADG CID.

Kanojia to be ADG SCR
Raj Kanojia is being moved as ADG State Crime Record Bureau in West Bengal. He is 1982 batch IPS officer. Adhir Sharma will now be IG 2 Traffic and Anuj Sharma as IG CID.

Former CJI to be Chairman of Bharat Veenalaya
Former Chief Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah will be Chairman of the Bharat Veenalaya. Former Supreme Court judge Justice B.N. Srikrishna, former Karnataka Governor T.N. Chaturvedi and Indian International Centre president M.G.K. Menon will be its vice-chairmen.

Padhi is back to Orissa
Madhusudan Padhi is back after completion of foreign training.On return he has been posted as the food supplies and consumer welfare secretary.

Lt-Gen Philip Campose is now GOC 12 Corps
Lt-Gen Philip Campose has taken over as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 12 Corps (Konark Corps).Lt Gen Campose succeeded Lt Gen Narendra Singh who has been posted to army headquarters.

BWWA's Environment Day celebrations held (UPDATED)
On June 5,2011 BSF Wives welfare Association (BWWA) has done its bit by celebrating World Environment Day at BWWA complex,25 Bn BSF,Chhawla.To mark this event Ms. Anjali Srivastava, President BWWA inaugurated an Environmental campaign by planting a sapling along with other members of BWWA. On this occasion Ms. Srivastava emphasized that every individual and family should take steps to save the environment.To further the cause of BWWA "EK SARTHAK ABHIAN" Ms. Anjali Srivastava inaugurated the "ladies residential campus" for lady constables.Thereafter BWWA president visited multi purpose hall were
ladies and children presented a cultural programme propagating the message of protecting the Environment.Prior to this a "green run " was also organised in which large number of ladies and children of Chhawla Camp took part and spread the message for Environment protection and to plant saplings. The World Environment Day was a huge success as 1000 saplings were planted in BSF Campus Chhawla and families were enlightened about conserving environment.

Shiv Sena takes umbrage over govt action against Baba Ramdev (UPDATED)
While, condemning the attack on Baba Ramdev, Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackrey has urged masses that it should boycott the Congress government for it is corrupt and has no reason to treat Baba Ramdev so unfairly. Uddhav Thackrey has said that Congress is allergic to the saffron colour. " Had any Imam or priest sat on a fast would the congress have done the same to him ?" asked an enraged Junior Thackrey.

Will Pawar support Vilasrao for MCA elections? (UPDATED)
The elections for the President of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) elections are heating up. It is heard that Sharad Pawar will not contest the elections , and instead put his weight behind Vilasrao Deshmukh to contest. Pawar has been a President for eight terms, and is now also the chairman of ICC. Sources close to development say that ICC is enough for Pawar and he may not contest polls this time. In the fray for the elections of MCA are former cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar, Industries Minister Narayan Rane, former Chief Minister Manohar Joshi, PWD minister Chaggan Bhujbal amongst others.

Mohapatra MD CEO CFS (UPDATED)
Uppagupta Mohapatra has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Centbank Financial Services Ltd.

IAS postings in Madhya Pradesh (UPDATED)
On return from central deputation Rajesh Chaturvedi has been appointed Principal Commissioner Revenue.This is the newly created post.Sudesh Kumar will now be Principal Secretary AYUSH and Public Enterprises.Prabhakar Bansod has been given additional charge of PS Jails.

DEBATE

Next Lok Sabha-Congress and BJP to get less than 100 seats ?
If today's political scenario is taken into account, both the Congress and the BJP will get less than 100 seats in the next Lok Sabha elections. In such a case, what could be the emerging scenario? Mail your valuable views to us at -

mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Ms. Sheela Thomas to look after charge of Spices Board's head
Ms. Sheela Thomas Chairman, Rubber Board has assumed the additional charge of Chairman Spice Board. Ms. Sheela Thomas is an IAS officer of the 1985 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

Manoj Parida gets additional charge of NCCF
Manoj Parida ,Joint Secretary Consumer Affairs has taken over the additional charge as MD NCCF. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Datta is ED IOC
Gautam Datta is new executive director (regional services), marketing division, Indian Oil.

Debasish Mallick is CEO of IDBI Asset Management
Debasish Mallick has been appointed managing director and CEO of IDBI Asset Management .

Kobrin appointed GM, The Leela Palace, New Delhi
Tamir Kobrin has been appointed as General Manager of The Leela Palace
New Delhi.

Narayanan resigns as Company Secy. Great Offshore Ltd
R. Narayanan, Company Secretary of Great Offshore Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. May 31, 2011.

Savaliya appointed Company Secy. Great Offshore Ltd
Suresh Savaliya has been appointed as Company Secretary of Great Offshore Ltd .

Gupta appointed Company Secy. Texmo Pipes and Products Ltd
Akhilesh Gupta has been appointed as a Company Secretary of Texmo Pipes and Products Ltd with effect from June 1, 2011.

Manogaran is IDBI's new nominee Director on Board of Shakti Sugars Ltd
IDBI Bank Limited has appointed V. M. Manogaran in the place of T. Santhanakumar on the Board of Sakthi Sugars Ltd as the new Nominee Director.

Chenoy ceases to be Director, Sanghi Polyesters Ltd
Naozar Chenoy has ceased to be the Director of Sanghi Polyesters Ltd on account of his resignation from the Board.

Srivastava appointed as Addl. Director Spice Mobility Ltd
Saurabh Srivastava has been appointed as Additional Director on the Board of Spice Mobility Ltd w.e.f May 30, 2011.

Chopra resigns as Director, Spice Mobility Ltd
Vijay Brijendra Chopra, Director of Spice Mobility Ltd has resigned from the Company w.e.f May 1, 2011.

Viswanathan nominated as Director, Dena Bank
The Central Government has nominated N. S. Viswanathan, as Director on the Board of Dena Bank, in place of B. P. Vijayendra with immediate effect.

Mehta retires as ED, The Jammu and Kashmir Bank
Ashok Kumar Mehta, Executive Director, The Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd has retired from the services of the Bank after attaining the age of superannuation, w.e.f. June 1, 2011.

Dogra ceases to be Director, The Jammu and Kashmir Bank
B. L. Dogra, ceased to be the Director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd w.e.f. June 02, 2011.

Warnke appointed GM, Swissotel , Kolkata
Ferry Warnke has been appointed as the General Manager of Swissôtel Kolkata.

Rao appointed GM, ITC Maurya, New Delhi
Aragula Anand Rao has been appointed as General Manager of ITC Maurya, New Delhi.

Haldiram boss arrested
Prabhu Sankar Agarwal, the owner of Haldiram has been arrested in Kolkata on Sunday.

Kerala Industrialist is no more
M.C. Jacob, founder chairman of the Anna Kitex group in Kerala has passed away on Sunday.

FORUM

Next Lok Sabha-Congress and BJP to get less than 100 seats ?

Bihar type of JD U party will arrive in the country and more people may like to give them a chance. Nitish and Sharad can be most dependable people for the next elections.

Kunwar Ramsumiran

Next Lok Sabha-Congress and BJP to get less than 100 seats ?

A national democratic front of small/likeminded/regional parties supported from outside by either of the two national parties will be in place for 1year after which mid term elections will provide some what stable govt.

N V K PRabhakar

Prime Minister must come under the purview of Lokpal

Prime Minister must come under the purview of Lokpal because Prime Minister takes the decision. If the decision if found to be malicious or unfounded then Prime Minister becomes responsible too along with all those who proposed and recommended for the decision to be taken by the Prime Minister.

U C Sharma

Rules in the Government are totally wrong

Some of the rules in the Government are totally wrong and impartial. The Kendriya Vidyalaya employees do not come under the purview of Directorate of Estates accommodation. But at the same time the employee will not get house rent allowance if his/her spouse is employed in Central Government and having Directorate of Estates
accommodation. If the husband of a lady school teacher of KV dies she will come on to the streets & no body will come to her rescue irrespective of the fact that over the years she had not been taking any house rent allowance. Secondly, the Kendriya Vidyalya do not acknowledge the Government rule of "posting of wife and husband in the same town" in the case of a Kendriya Vidyalaya Teacher and a Central Government employee under their Transfer Policy. Something should be done to correct this.

Anurag Srivastava

Is this the largest democracy of which we boast?

Thousands of innocent men and women-old and young are sleeping after their day of fast and satyagraha and here comes the enforcer of law and order and start attacking them with teargas shells and lathis, disperse them brutally, destroy their pandal and take away Baba Ramdev to an undisclosed destination. What happened last night is shameful.
If holding dharna and Anshan' in Ramlila maidan was 'illegal' as opined by one of the congressmen then why give permission in the first instance. And if the permission was given and any law and order problem was apprehended why not issue legal notice first. Is this legal to arrest a man like that without warrant and in the middle of night. Are people not right in arriving at the conclusion that by this action the Government has shown that it is not serios about corruption and does not want to expose those involved in black money. They bluffed Anna Hazare too and they played the same game with Baba Ramdev. We have in this Government some of the past masters in bluffing others. Even bureaucrats play such bluff games with each other. We have in this country the biggest cheats and bluffers. Subsitute democracy with the word bluffocracy.

Aarti Khosla

Society births Annas & Ramdevs !

Corruption, when spread to each and every agency of the government, creates a climate for civil strife. The first casualty of corruption is "governance". In the past several years the citizens have faced the consequences of corruption almost on a daily basis. It has turned cruel, uncivil and violent extortion. More than that, the present coalition has displayed such complicity that the exchequer has been looted of thousands of crores of rupees. It is no coalition compulsion, but a well worked out division of the loot, something akin to batai kheti or share cropping! Corruption has not only paralyzed government but also administration . Public desperation ought to be judged by the fact that an ordinary but honest Indian like Anna Hazare rose in revulsion against all
pervading corruption and was joined by millions in no time. The government seemed to heed the call of conscience but was dragged back to the old gimmicks. It is singularly unfortunate for India that the man who defended a proven corrupt judge on the floor of the House should be negotiating with the representatives of the society on corruption! Nothing can be a greater travesty than this!! It is the trick played on Anna that Ramdev has roared. This time the tone and tenor and the manner of the protesting society is exactly what forces government to listen carefully. The point is: why doesn't
the government do what it is supposed to do? Why does it not allow the system to work as per the provisions of the law? For example, does it require the whipping from an Anna or Ramdev to fast track all corruption cases pending with the CVC or the CBI? What is so complex (point of fact or law!!!) that these cases of proven corruption can't be heard in open fora and decided on a daily basis? If the proceedings in genuine cases of corruption are televised, I am sure it will act as the best and effective deterrent
to the practice of corruption. Today the corrupt display self confidence bordering on arrogance and the honest move about pathetically-penalised by frequent transfers and concocted cases. Those indulging in vilification campaign or frivolous complaints need
to be jailed for no less than 10 years(like in drugs cases) and a fine of no less than 5 lakh rupees. The government can take the society into confidence in less time than these aamaran anshans or fast unto death would take to conclude. But is the government
willing? Or it is more interested in setting up more committees and commissions to reward retired/tired/retreaded judge or bureaucrat dancing in the court of the powerful? Restore dignity to the government service; allow the public servants to deliver as per the
law; exercise your oversight responsibility religiously to ensure that public servants act accordingly. At stake is the survival of the nation, democracy and we the people of India!!! Non violence is not to be mistaken as weakness. The whole society can take to arrogance, aggressiveness, crookedness like the intimidating Netas talking down
the people and can pay back these Johnies in their own coin, but is it what the government is waiting for?

M L Gupta

Hidden form of corruption

Neither Hazare nor Ram Dev are talking about a hidden form of corruption which the Ministers and Bureaucrats are extracting out of the country's wealth like a 'deemak' i.e. of office perks & faclities. Staff Cars are being used for doing private jobs, telephone for
talking to their children in USA, additional staff much more then their entitlement (over employment) and milching of PSUs. This is also a form of corruption. If collected in bits it will also run into thousands of crore. I have already obtained a number of such
information under RTI Act.

B B Srivastava

Sad Demise of Anil KIshore, Officer of Indian P&T, AFS (1990 batch)

Anil Kishore, Officer of the Indian P&T , Accounts and Finance Service (1990 batch) has left us for his heavenly abode on 03.6.2011. We pray to the Almighty that his soul may rest in peace. May his family get the strength to bear this irreparable loss.

-Vinod Kumar

Tiwari is desperately trying to avoid blood test

ND Tiwari is desperately trying to avoid blood test to disapprove claim of Rohit Shekhar ho claims to be his biological son perhaps to ward off similar claims from others. If he succeeds in avoiding DNA test he can get his formula patented on how to become father without becoming known . Goodluck to Shri ND Tiwari EX CM of UP more than once
EX CM of Uttrakhand , EX Union Cabinet Minister and EX Governor of Andhra and Current Father/ Unfather of God knows whom . Sudhir Chopra

Date should be given against each item being published in your site so that one can only read new news. The words in hindi are being written like "dono ka objective" and cheap words like Mohna should not be avoided to maintain due dignity.

J R Thakur

Big racket in PAN No allotment

Many poor rural people are fleeced for Pan no by agencies in cahoots with Bankers officially and unofficially. Pensioners are running for the number as the banks want ot take away 20% of the interest to fill the Govt coffer. Many abnks particularly SBI has made wrong deductions of crores of money and harass the poor depositors even if they give form 15G/H by not recording it in the system. All escape blaming the comp system. MOF is silent and looks at figures of collections which are thru harassment.

Venkat

Are Ministers covered under definition of 'public servants'?

The appellant desired copies of instruction under which Ministers are covered under the definition of public servant and the rule under which the Ministers could remain missing from their official duty for weeks and devote themselves for their party works leaving behind their official work unattended. He also wanted to know whether such prolonged absence from official work could be treated as a part of their official duty and whether a Minister could draw pay & perks for the period of absence from official duty to attend personal or party work. The PIO stated that as per records available there are no
specific definitions of whether Ministers are public servant or not. The CIC felt it necessary for the Government to define whether Ministers are public servant or not and this should be available as a requirement of Section-4 declaration.

Comments

The section 4 puts certain obligations on the public authority to pro-actively disclose certain facts about themselves. The civil servants have been at the receiving end for delay or absenteeism but the performance of ministers has not been questioned. Would the RTI
Act be able to force the attendance of the Ministers?

Mr. H.P. Sharma v. Cabinet Secretariat in CIC/SM/A/2011/000263/SG/12650

- 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)