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POLITICS

AAP on verge of implosion !

Given the manner Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been behaving after making an impressive entry in the country's democratic politics, no wonder if it implodes any time. This has been the conclusion of the views expressed by the surfers of the whispersinthecorridors.com who were asked - Will the AAP get fractured by running very fast ?

The surfers were of the view that the party should have moved step by step, set up an example of governance - devoid of corruption, spread its wings across the states as and when the turn of
polls occurred in respective states - and then thought of contesting Lok Sabha polls. This would have enabled the party to have its properly organized organizational set up in all the states and provided it an opportunity to showcase its own model of development & governance before the electorate.

"It is not a question of speed that poses threat to AAP. It is their excessive posturing on one issue ignoring others. Corruption is no doubt a very important factor which has led to malfunctioning of Governance in the country and this needs to be rooted out. But concentrating all their energy on this issue and that too on taking on who they perceive to be corrupt instead of rooting out the procedural flaws in the system which let corrupt flourish is not going to improve Governance for which they have been voted to power in the very first election they fought", said Aarti Khosla.

"The debate is very apt. AAP is slowly taking the shape of a political party. Once it spells out its economic & other policies, some people are bound to be disappointed", another surfer Deo Kumar Ghatak said.

Harish Kumar, yet another surfer also agreed that AAP will get fractured soon as their (i) political journey has been more than supersonic aircraft (ii) methodology of governance is wrong (iii) promises made before poll should not have been short time bound (iv) AAP does not have majority even in Delhi (v) The leader being part of system earlier is behaving like civil servant rather than as a politician. "In view of this despite honest and sincere intentions, it will get fractured".

Another prominent and one of the most regular contributor to our Forum column, AK Saxena said, "The AAP began its 1000 mile journey only to get maimed and incapacitated at the first step. Judging by its performance, rather lack of it, the party appears to be heading for a downfall earlier than what the cynics had predicted. Its leadership is loud-mouth, arrogant and impulsive with holier-than-thou mindset. It is unable to control its wayward spokespersons. After falling out with Anna, the fledgling party is waiting to meet its waterloo. It is on verge of implosion". Agrees Ashok Jaidka too, "They are fractured not because of speed but for not respecting the law of the land".

Arvind Kejriwal has probably got good intentions but his methods are questionable, says Arjun Mallik adding, "He is apt to call every one opposing him names. He relapses into wild allegations (without proof) against every body who is not from his party. He keeps denigrating every institution. He has no respect for anybody. He is a practitioner of the art of doublespeak. In a democratic polity, one has to display restraint which he apparently does not possess (or maybe he likes sensationalising which gives him media coverage). As Mahatma Gandhi said, the ends do not justify the means".

Yet another surfer Hardip Singh Kingra opined, "Indian electorate when votes any alternate party its case is similar to a cancer patient who is referred to some different hospital. He gains hope of recovery but with the passage of time the hope vanishes and the reality takes over. AAP has been voted to power by Delhi electorate with same hope! The only good thing is that the AAP leaders are sincere and truthful and really want to help the common person with utmost sincerity.

AAP and its think tank must have done a lot of research as people like Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan are great political thinkers who know a lot about the system, but it is felt that AAP should have been little more patient. People have given them good mandate, which may be little short of majority but people know it very well that AAP does not have a magic wand or a wonder drug like many sadhus claim in India. I feel even if AAP goes slow but firmly people are still going to support it because of its commitment, sincerity & truthfulness.

S Swarup, however, feels that in a short while only AAP has proved that while they are good at street protests, they are unfit to govern. They also have no vision for development of Delhi, leave alone the country. Giving out doles to people, esp. their supporters is the way of all politicians for building their vote banks and AAP is following the same route. They are no different and are squandering the honest tax payers money by following vote bank politics instead of improving infrastructure, housing, transportation systems etc. Delhi government would have been bankrupt due to their poor financial management.

But R K Jain says, "AAP has not appeared on stage for taking political mileage for its popularity but rather challenging the old system to behave properly and the same is also having effect".
And last but not the least, Sudhanshu Majupuria opines that the Aam Admi Party is getting stronger day by day.

(For details read current issue of Whispers in the Corridors Magazine)

GoI writes to EC for Lokpal appointment
The Government of India is believed to have written a letter to the Election Commission for permission to appoint the Lokpal.

BUREAUCRACY

Vice Admiral Dhowan to be new Navy Chief
Indian Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral R K Dhowan is being tipped to be new Navy Chief. Formal orders are expected to be issued soon.

Anup Pujari is new Secretary Mines
Anup Pujari has been appointed new Secretary Mines in the Government of India. 1980 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre Pujari is presently DGFT.
(We said this on March 7)

Dinesh Sharma is new Additional Secretary, DEA
Dinesh Sharma has been appointed new Additional Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs. He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
(We said this on March 6 )

Sunil Lall to move from Spain to Brazil
Indian Ambassador in Spain Sunil Lall is moving to Brazil in the same capacity. Lal is 1982 batch IFS officer. He would succeed Ashok Tomar who is retiring in August.

Rahul Kulsrestha to be Ambassador to Turkey
Rahul Kulsrestha who is presently Joint Secretary (Atomic Energy) in the MEA is moving to Turkey as Indian Ambassador. He is 1985 batch IFS officer. He would succeed Sushmita Gongulee Thomas, who is retiring.

Singla to join BSF as ADG
Mahesh Kumar Singla is joining the BSF as ADG on Wednesday. He is 1982 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

B N Srikrishna nominated as FPSB Chairman
B N Srikrishna has been nominated as Chairman of the Board of Financial Planning Standard Board (FPSB) India. Srikrishna is a former Judge of Supreme Court and former Chairman of Sixth Central Pay Commission.

Arun Kumar to be JS Civil Aviation
The ACC has cleared the name of Arun Kumar for the post of Joint Secretary Civil Aviation. He is 1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Post of Director LBSNAA vacant
Post of Director Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration is lying vacant after the retirement of 1977 batch Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Padamvir Singh.

Code causing delay in appointment of Kothari as CMD of NMDC ?
Whispers have it that the appointment of Narendra Kothari for the post of CMD of National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC) is falling prey to model code of conduct imposed for Lok Sabha elections.

PESB panel for CMD post in Railway PSU to expire ?
A PESB panel for Chairman-cum-Managing Director level post in one of the PSUs of Railways appears to be reaching on the verge of expiry as the Ministry has not reportedly sent his proposal to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for his profile scanning.

PS to Sharad Pawar to join Petroleum Ministry soon
As the grapevine has it, Prashant Sitaram Lokhande is all set to move to Petroleum Ministry. The 2001 batch IAS officer of UT cadre is presently serving as PS to Sharad Pawar, Union Minister for Agriculture. In his new stint Lokhande would serve as Under Secretary, Dept of Petroleum.

PS to MoS Finance poised to move to MoEF as Director
As the grapevine has it, Debashish Prusty, PS to Union Minister of State for Finance Namonarayan Meena, may soon move to Ministry of Environment & Forest as Director. He is 2000 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Mrs Alka Jha appointed as CVO, EPFO
Mrs Alka Jha has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), New Delhi. She is an IPoS officer of 1987 batch.

Cyril George to be Dy Chairman of Goa Port Trust
Name of Cyril George has been cleared for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Goa Port Trust. He is presently Secretary in the Cochin Port Trust.

Lt Gen Sidhu is new Member of AFT
Lt Gen Dalvir Singh Sidhu (retd) has joined as an administrative member of the Chandigarh Bench of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT).

Tenure of RINL Director ending in April
The tenure of Y R Reddy, Director (Personnel), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is coming to an end on April 30, 2014. G B S Prasad, ED, RINL, is expected to succeed him on May 1, 2014.

Five 1979 batch IPS officers to retire in 2017
Five 1979 batch IPS officers in the country will be retiring only in 2017.

PESB seeks applications for Director (Fin) in HSCL
The post of Director (Finance), Jute Corporation of India Limited has fallen vacant with R K Mitra joining as Director, Finance, Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited (HSCL) on February 22, 2014. Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post before April 21, 2014.

Bisht all set to move from Bihar as NMFDC's MD
As the grapevine has it, Dinesh Singh Bisht may soon to be appointed as Managing Director, National Minority Development Finance Corporation. The 1987 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre is presently serving as ADG, SCRB, Govt of Bihar. He would takeover the charge from Yashpal Singh, 1984 batch IAS officer of AM cadre, who is holding the charge of MD, NMDFC.

Seven advocates aspiring to be Patna HC judges
Whispers in the corridors of power have it that as many as seven senior advocates have been waiting in the wings to be appointed as High Court judge, Patna HC.

DoPT invites applications for MD, NCCF
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Managing Director in the National Co-operative Consumer's Federation of India Limited (NCCF) under the Department of Consumer Affairs. The names of eligible candidates can by sent to the DoPT within one month of issuing circular.

Ved Prakash appointed as CVO, NHPC
Ved Prakash has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in National Hydro Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), Delhi. He is a 1986 batch officer of Indian Trade Service.

Over Rs 6800 cr spent for R&D efforts in DPSUs
A total amount of Rs 6820 crores has been spent for Research and Development (R&D) efforts by Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) alone between the period of 2009 and 2013.

Joint Secretary level post falling vacant in Pharmaceuticals
A post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in the Department of Pharmaceuticals in Government of India in March 2014.

335 cases of compassionate appointment pending in Eastern Railway
As many as 335 cases of appointment on compassionate ground of dependent family members have been pending with Eastern Railway.

IG's post vacant in BSF
One post of Inspector General (IG) is vacant in Border Security Force (BSF).

PESB seeks applications for Director (T&OS), SCI
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Director (Technical& Offshore Services), Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) lying vacant since January 28, 2014. Those willing to apply can send their applications before March 28, 2014.

Rakesh Sethi joins as CMD, Allahabad Bank today (UPDATED)
Rakesh Sethi, Executive Director, Punjab Bank, is taking over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director, Allahabad Bank on March 12, 2014.
(We said this on Jan 16, March 3, 4, 5, 2014)

Orders of G B S Prasad as Director (Pers), RINL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of G B S Prasad, ED, RINL, for the appointment as Director (Personnel), Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on Oct 11, 2013)

Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray appointed as Judge, Orissa High Court (UPDATED)
Justice Bhabani Prasad Ray, Judge of the Kerala High Court, has been transferred and appointed as Judge of the Orissa High Court.

Amitabh Kant is new Secretary IPP (UPDATED)
Amitabh Kant has been appointed new Secretary Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP) in the Government of India. 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre Kant would succeed Saurabh Chandra.
(We said this on March 7,2014)

Priya Ranjan Parhi shifted to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Priya Ranjan Parhi presently in ECOR has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Rinkesh Roy transferred to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Rinkesh Roy, on return from study leave, has been transferred to Northern railway and posted in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Amit Vardan moved to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
Amit Vardan, on return from deputation to CRIS, has been posted on northern railway, in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

S J Sinha shifted to Northern Railway (UPDATED)
S J Sinha presently working as Director (Planning), Railway Board has been transferred to Northern Railway and posted in the cadre. He is an IRTS officer.

Sanjib Datta selected as Director (BD), GAIL (UPDATED)
Sanjib Datta, ED, GAIL has been selected for the post of Director (Business Development), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) at a Public Service Enterprises Board (PESB) meeting held on March 12, 2014. As many as eleven persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Loss making CPSEs further down by 2.08%
Loss of loss incurring Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have stood at Rs. 28,260 crore in 2012-13 compared to Rs. 27, 683 crore in 2011-12 showing an increase in loss by 2.08 %.

Chandrasekharam appointed Non-official Part-time Director , ONGC
Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has appointed Dr D Chandrasekharam as Non-official Part-time Director of the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited for a period of 3 years Ravi ceases to be Non-official Director, BHEL

S Ravi has ceased to be Part-time Non-official Director of Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited on completion of his tenure on the company's Board of Directors on March 9, 2014

Arora appointed Independent Director, Ind-Swift Limited
Ind-Swift Limited has appointed V K Arora as Non Executive, Non Promote, Independent Director of the company.

Ummat resigns as Director, Ind-Swift Limited
R K Ummat has resigned as Director of Ind-Swift Limited

Ramamurthy to be Senior VP( Finance) for the Global Markets, HUL
Sridhar Ramamurthy who is presently Executive Director Finance & IT and CFO of Hindustan Unilever Limited has(HUL) been appointed Senior Vice President Finance for the Global Markets of the company w.e.f. July 1, 2014.

Balaji to be ED, Finance, IT and CFO, HUL
P B Balaji, presently, Vice President, Finance, Unilever Americas Supply Chain Company will assume charge as Executive Director Finance & IT and CFO of Hindustan Unilever Limited w.e.f. July 1, 2014.

Ratnam appointed Independent Director, Kernex Microsystems (India) Ltd
Kernex Microsystems (India) Limited has appointed Anugolu Venkata Ratnam as an Independent Director of the company

Bhaskar resigns as Company Secy. GSS Infotech Ltd
R S Kalyan Bhaskar has resigned as Company Secretary of GSS Infotech Ltd

Narla appointed Company Secy. GSS Infotech Ltd
Sai Krishna Narla has been appointed as Company Secretary of GSS Infotech Ltd w.e.f March 3, 2014.

(The views expressed in this column are of the contributors. We do not owe any responsibility, whatsoever, of the views of our surfers as they are their personal opinion. However, we would also request our contributors not to be personal, directly or indirectly, in presenting their views. Instead of countering the views which ‘X’ has already expressed, our contributors are advised to present their own views. Also be brief, say about 200 words at the most since any views longer than that if eliminated at our end would carry the risk of the contrbutor’s item losing its original essence)

Whisper regarding US Assessment about Lok Sabha polls in India planted

This is absurd in the extreme. The sample size has nothing to do with the size of the electorate. It is the absolute size of the sample that matters. For elections in the US, a sample size of maximum 2,000 is considered more than sufficient. A larger one will hardly increase the accuracy. No one with knowledge of Statistics is going to even think of using a sample size of two hundred thousand. The 'whisper' about "US Assessment about next Lok Sabha polls in India" is obviously planted by some IAS officer who have no knowledge of Statistics and think that the sample size should be percentage of the electorate.

Prof N C Saxena

Review appointments

Most of the appointment in PSU and Government prior to code of conduct are in haste and to provide favour to some of the officials, therefore all the appointment prior to one and two month of code of conduct should be reviewed

Kumar S

Who says the cashless facility has been restored ?

It is reported in one newspaper today that notice has been sent to all the empannelled hospitals to restore the same. They have yet to respond. Their grouse is that bills amounting to over 200 crores are pending with the Directorate of Health Services. Unless these are cleared they may not agree to restoration. As for their other grouse of 'unreasonable' rates fresh tenders have been invited. God knows when the same will be decided. So let us get a clear picture of the status of cashless facilities before celebrating.

Aarti Khosla

CGHS in complete mess

I am in agreement that CGHS is in complete mess. The amount of money, manpower and mis-management is of highest degree. I would suggest Government must wind up DGHS/CGHS altogether, instead group insurance with cashless facility be given to Government servants/pensioners. Doctors in the CGHS can be utilised in hospitals who have acute shortage of manpower. This would be economically far cheaper too.

Harish Kumar

Kejriwal ditched Anna !

Anna Hazare knew very well that in the present political and electoral system money plays a dominant role. He wisely avoided joining politics and started his crusade against corruption. He wanted to remain as a pressure group. But the over ambitious Kejriwal, pretending to be his disciple capitalised the goodwill created by him and ditched him to form his own political party. He split the opposition votes and brought back Congress through an alliance in Delhi (even now Congress is ruling through the Governor). His party has no economic or foreign policy, members singing in different tunes. Like the other discredited parties like SP, RJD and Congress, he has now changed the goal post to 'secularism'. The bunch of leaders appears to be anarchists with little respect for established laws or for even for our constitution. He is trying to do the same in the Lok Sabha elections also, ending up like .But he will end up like Loksatta Party loosing 99% of the security deposits.

N Krishnan

Exhibition organized by Ministry of Agriculture at Dilli Haat

I was so excited to see the exhibition that I went to Delhi Haat on this Saturday. The exhibition was very poor in terms of no. of items (very few), quality of items(nothing extraordinary). I remember as a child I had attended an agricultural exhibition in small district of Bihar, which was ten times better than this all India exhibition. It is obvious that things have deteriorated a lot in last 25 years.

To add to the woes, the venue was teeming with flunkies of Agricultural ministry who were shooing away genuine public saying come after one hour as SECRETARY SAHIB is going to visit. there were more officials of min of agri. than genuine exhibitors. I don't know when will they stop this VIP culture. I am sure the secretary agriculture or minister will not take any action against their incompetent officials

Ramesh (A JS rank officer)

Only ITS officer be Secretary

Refer to article where in IP&TF&AS has said they are supposed to be secretary in Department of Telecom. Please note this service is only an auxiliary service and the Department is manned by ITS - Indian Telecom Service which has the right to become Secretary

Pankaj

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