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Gopinath Jagirdar

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Sonia's returned from her 'undisclosed' surgery at an 'undisclosed' Hospital only to find Congress suffering from an undisclosed very serious illness!!! As per undisclosed sources Sonia is now getting reports!!! Undisclosed sources say too much of PC and Sibal have caused Congress Septicaemia!!!!! Mohna has kept mum and ignored the symptoms and Congress's condition has just got worse and worse!! Though Mohna says it was the duty of the 'gang of four' appointed by Sonia to have taken appropriate measures!!!!! So now Sonia's on her sick bed and she's trying to tend to a very seriously ill Congress!!!! Congis feel when Sonia steps out in Public view Congress will recover automatically!! Can Congress be cured by ' Sonia Darshan' .... if so she could have cured herself by looking into the mirror!!

Congress needs surgery...... delay will prove perilous!!!!

And now you can expect Congress Bhonpoos to 'go delirious'!!!

Praful Patel who 'prafooled AI' went Channel hopping and ended up doing more damage to his case!!! His attempt to involve others in his alleged chori blew up in his face!! Prior to his taking over AI was not doing too badly!!! He took over and soon AI started stumbling!!! Moneymaking routes were gifted away.......than came the purchase of planes....freeloaders of the political kind enjoyed unlimited hospitality!!! And PC headed the GOM that decided on the quantity etc..... not surprised at all!!

Yes Mr. Patel everyone is wiser in hindsight!

Only when power comes people tend to lose both hindsight and foresight!!

Seeing Congress dig itself deeper into the pit Advani has rekindled his PM dreams!!! He first challenged the Government to arrest him in the 'cash for votes' matter and then said he's going on a Yatra against corruption!! Why does he not realize that his PM dream is over!!!!! The minute he shows his intent to become PM BJP's fortunes fall!!! And I think BJP's biggest mistake is announcing that prior to the 2014 elections BJP will not have announce its 'PM in waiting'!!

BJP should retire Advani once and for all!!!

And on 'PM in waiting' for the 2014 BJP should take a call!!

PS......... The way Times Now has gone after corruption now CAG stands for Call Arnab Gowswami!! Mukesh Ambani's ploy to get away in the current problems he is in.... RIL generates huge employment...... should he get away because of this???? People now wonder how come PC's name crops up in every 'wrongdoing'!! With Keralites in a clear majority in PMO it is said Onam is the official festival of PMO!!! Prior to Sonia's return there was a blast and an earthquake in Delhi.... ominous! Joke maara..... Yonder Rajiv let out a guffaw. Indhra asked him 'Son why are you guffawing'? Rajiv responded, ' Ma I married Sonia but Mohna bhugat rahaa hai'!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Aurangzeb Road becomes new VIP address in Delhi
Aurangzeb Road in Delhi has become the new VIP address in Delhi. It has assumed the significance of a 'status symbol'.

BUREAUCRACY

Rajeev Sharma to be CMD REC
Rajeev Sharma is being tipped to be new CMD of the Rural Electrification Corporation.He is presently Director (Projects) in the Power Finance Corporation.The PESB has put his name number one in the panel.
(We said this on July 6)

Bhaskar Chatterjee to retire
Secretary Department of Public Enterprises Bhaskar Chatterjee is superannuating by this month end. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Laxman Das wins case in CAT
Laxman Das is reported to have win the case of seniority in the CAT. He is 1974 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Sanjay Sinha is new DGP of Tripura
Sanjay Sinha has been appointed new DGP of Tripura. He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.
(We said this on August 19)

Salim Ali to join CBI next week
DGP Tripura Salim Ali will join the CBI as Additional Director next week .He is 1978 batch IPS officer of Manipur -Tripura cadre.
(We said this on March 21 )

Jha to be DG Vigilance
In a last minute dramatic change, the CVC is believed to have cleared the name of K K Jha as DG Vigilance in Customs and Central Excise.

Najib Shah to be CCC Customs, Delhi
Latest information says that Najib Shah is being appointed CCC Customs, Delhi. Earlier his name was in circulation for the post of DG Vigilance.

Meeting for Special Secretary (Law and Justice) on Tuesday
A meeting of the committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Government of India will be held on the coming Tuesday regarding the appointment of Special Secretary(Law and Justice) . For this there is a panel of five contenders.

Deshraj Singh, DIG, BPR&D returns from GoI
Deshraj Singh, DIG, BPR&D in Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to has returned his parent cadre. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Ganesan gets ACS rank in Orissa
K S Ganesan has been promoted to the rank of ACS in Orissa. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

Prakash Chandra's tenure ends on Sept 30
The two years tenure of the present Gymkhana Club President in Delhi, Prakash Chandra, would come to an end on September 30.

Jindal to go on deputation to DFCCIL
Chander Mohan Jindal, SAG/IRAS, has been selected for deputation to DFCCIL of India as GGM/Finance on usual terms of deputation.

Navin Jain is in trouble
The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau is going to register a case against 2001 batch IAS officer Navin Jain.

IPS changes in Bihar
H N Deva has been appointed Superintendent of Police State Crime Record Bureau.
M. Sunil Nayak has replaced Deva as the assistant (welfare) to the IG.Harpreet Kaur has been made the assistant superintendent of police of Bhabhua.Saurabh Sah and Pushkar Anand have been made ASPs of Barh and Jamui respectively.

IPS postings in Andhra Pradesh
Ch Ramchander, Superintendent of Police (Intelligence) has been posted as deputy commissioner of police, Task Force, Hyderabad. B Anantha Sharma is moved to vigilance and enforcement, Hyderabad. RN Ammi Reddy will be the new Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shamshabad). J Srisailam, commandant of APSP has been transferred to 1st Battalion, APSP, Yousufguda.

IAS postings in Uttar Pradesh
Abhishek Prakash has been appointed the new district magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri. Rishikesh Yashod has been shifted from Lakhimpur Kheri.

Three inducted into IAS in Karnataka
Three non-state Civil Service Officers V P Ikkeri, BBMP Joint Commissioner (West); N S Prasanna Kumar, MD, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Corporation; G C Prakash, CEO, Bagalkot ZP have been inducted into the IAS.

Ray is new IG Intelligence in Orissa
A K Ray has been appointed new IG Intelligence in Orissa. He is 1988 batch IPS officer.

Dipali Khanna posted as Addl Member Finance in Rly Board
Ms Dipali Khanna, HAG/IRAS has been promoted and posted to Railway Board as Additional Member Finance.

Six new Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
Six new Judges in the Punjab and Haryana High Court are likely to be appointed. They are Mssrs RN Raina, NK Sanghi, Rameshwar Malik, TS Dhindsa, PS Dhaliwal and Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia.

One post of DIG vacant in NEPA
NEPA has 1 vacancy at DIG level post.

DANICS officer Sanjeev Kumar Mittal nominated by DoPT for Fall 2011
DANICS officer Sanjeev Kumar Mittal has been been nominated by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India, for Fall 2011 Executive Master of Public Administration Programme at the Syracuse University.

IRS (C&CE) officer Ashok Kumar empanelled as JS in GoI
IRS (C&CE) officer Ashok Kumar Arya of 1984 batch has been empanelled as JS or equivalent in the GoI under CSS.

IA & AS officer Om Prakash transferred
Om Prakash Sharma, Assistant Accountant General, in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), Rajasthan, Jaipur, on completion of orientation training course at NAAA, Shimla, is transferred and posted as Deputy Accountant General (Wks-I :Adhoc) in the office of the Principal Accountant General (Civil Audit), UP, Allahabad against an existing vacancy.

T M Manoharan to head KSEB (UPDATED)
T M Manoharan has been appointed as Chairman as Chairman of he Kerala Sate Electricity Board (KSEB) . He is presently PCCF,HOF to the Kerala Government.He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS)officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the Kerala cadre.His appointment order will be issued soon. This will be his second stint as the KSEB Chairman. He had a phenomenally successful stint in KSEB as Chairman His earlier stint in KSEB was marked by a remarkable turn around in the fortunes of KSEB. The public sector enterprise was an ailing baby when he took over with a whopping Rs 3000 crores losses every year. However, when he left, the KSEB had a surplus of Rs 1000 crores.

Raja Raja Verma to be PCCF,HOF in Kerala (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it Raja Raja Verma PCCF and Chief Wild Life warden with the Kerala Government is going to be appointed as PCCF, HOF in Kerala. He is Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer 1978 officer who belongs to the Kerala cadre.

Samir Kumar Sinha reaches Manila (UPDATED)
Samir Kumar Sinha who on central deputation was Director Financial Services i.e. Banking. will assume charge as Adviser to the Executive Director (ED), Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila,on September 12,2011.
(We said this in May 2011)

(DEBATE)
LOKPAL BILL AND BUREAUCRACY
The debate on Lokpal Bill and the subsequent anger and protests across the country led by veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare has instilled a fear of accountability among the bureaucracy. How should the bureaucrats react to the situation?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Mehra is new CGM SBI Bangalore Circle
Ashwini Mehra has taken over as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India, Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka.

Chanda appointed Alternate Director, Birla Ericsson Optical Ltd
Birla Ericsson Optical Limited has appointed Dinesh Chanda as Alternate Director to act for Magnus Kreuger during his absence with effect from August 28, 2011.

Rao appointed Whole-time Director, Eimco Elecon (India) Ltd
Eimco Elecon (India) Limited has appointed M.G. Rao as Whole-time Director .He took over the charge with effect from September 8, 2011.

Venkat appointed Chairman, ASCI
Venkat, Director, Eenadu, has been unanimously elected Chairman of the Board of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).

Sharma appointed Vice Chairman, ASCI
Arvind Sharma, Chairman of India Sub-Continent, Leo Burnett, has been elected Vice-Chairman Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).

Sakhuja appointed Hon. Treasurer, ASCI
Vikram Sakhuja, CEO-South Asia, GroupM Media India has been re-appointed as Honorary Treasurer of Advertising Standards Council of India.

Savadi appointed MD, Foodlever India
Foodlever India has appointed Veeranna Savadi as Managing Director of the company.

Dey appointed F&B Manager, Glow Studios
Nilanjan Dey has been appointed as the Food and Beverages Manager at Glow Studios, Greater Noida.

Inquiry by Lokpal : Nightmare or Red herring

Effectiveness or otherwise of the institution of Lokpal notwithstanding, there are widespread misgivings pertaining to immunity, privilege,inquiry and punishment of public servants. However, some basic facts with regard to the existing position may help to clear the air. In terms of implementation of various Acts, government servants enjoy complete protection for action taken in good faith. Article 311 is meant to ensure independence & integrity of the civil service by providing safeguard against arbitrary dismissal/removal. Also, consultation with UPSC under Article 320(3)(c) provides further check on arbitrariness. However, nothing bars "inquiry" into conduct of civil servants (by Lokpal or otherwise)for mala fide actions.

Under Article 105(2), privilege of MPs is restricted only to "any thing said or any vote given" by them in Parliament(ostensibly to encourage freedom of speech and independence of vote, which are basic tenets of democracy). The privilege does not extend automatically lock, stock and barrel to their (unbecoming) conduct and (unholy) transactions, which constitute or are in the nature of (criminal) offences under the law of the land. There is nothing to suggest that Article 105(2) prohibits enquiry into acts of (criminal) wrongdoing by MPs in Parliament.

S K Tewari

DEBATE (2)

Protect the honest guys

I wonder how a seasoned ex bureaucrat could be so wrong. I think the honest guys are more worried about the draconian law that is being proposed especially when 90% of the complaints have been found to be false. Let the honest guys be protected and the bureaucracy would respond positively. This protection needs to be built in the act, rules and procedure. Does shri saxena not know that turning anti corruption mechanism into a police station fir inquiry model witthout due protection is a sure shot recipe for disaster. Corrupt people would never be scared. What we need to do is to have a system where the honest have a stake to be honest and yet deliver. To try and reduce all corruption and forgetting that the system needs to deliver at the same time would be nothing short of catastrophic for the country.

Subash Sharma

CRPF should check the menace

If this whisper is true than the manipulative selfish officers of CRPF are to be blamed. When you have so much of vacancies, why are you sparing these manipulative officers to be in other organisations for years together. I know many officers who have been in Delhi for over 20 years working in different organisations but not the CRPF as they have other priorities but I am amazed that why they are always successful. At this time of crisis why doesn't CRPF calls its officers back and utilise them in the force and stop their manipulative tricks. One of the officer with NSG has been in Delhi for over 20 years from one organisation to another in Delhi/abroad but not to the organisation. CRPF should control these officers and everybody should be given equal opportunity and there will never be any vacancy if you are able to control their manipulations.

Ravi

New era of Dalits

I fully support the views of AR regarding the assets and lifestyle of Mayawati. Why your site admires the 'birkin bag' lady who belongs to the feudal family but sees with disgrace the new awakening and confidence of Dalits and other lower castes.

Rajesh

Compassionate appointments

When the government is not filling up the vacant posts, question of giving appointment on compassionate grounds does not arises though the government has fixed up the criteria for filling up the said vacancies. Such vacancies have not been filled up in ministries and other departments for the past several years. This issue needs to be readdressed especially when in various departments vacancies are filled up on contractual basis. Atleast such people can be considered for appointment on contractual basis. Till the time they get regular appointment, if at all, this category of people must be preferred in place of new entrants on class III, Class IV jobs atleast. And for preference of this category of people, the practice of employing the retired persons must be dispensed with and younger lot have much energy, enthusiasm and can bear much work load than the older people whom some of them never worked in govt. and are also able to get the employment after retirement. Hope the Government will do something.

Bobby Kapoor

DPS is a Public Authority

Information related to admission made by the Delhi Public School (DPS), Rohini under the policy framework specified by the Department of Education (DoE) for the academic year 2010-2011 was denied claiming that since it is an Unaided Private Institution, the RTI Act is not applicable to the school. The CIC noted that 10,000 sq. mtrs. of land was allotted to the School by the DDA at a nominal rent of Rs. 10/- per annum while another 6000 sq. mtrs. have been allotted at concessional rate of Rs. 65 lacs per acre. The CIC observed that the terms and conditions of service of employees of DPS are as per the norms of DoE and the School enjoyed exemption from Income Tax on its earnings. The presence of two nominees from the DoE in the Managing Committee indicated the Government control in the running and administration of the DPS. The CIC held that the DPS, Rohini fulfills the essential elements of being called a 'Public Authority'.

Comments

Getting a child admitted in a good school has been very difficult for the residents of Delhi. Hopefully, this order would usher in transparency in the working of the educational institutes in the country who shall now be bound to designate PIOs.

- 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)