RE: the invisible hand stopping everything

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I totally agree sir!

Ashish

Subject: RE: the invisible hand stopping everything

To: " mgims sewagram " <mgims >

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 8:32 PM

I agree Ashok. The blame game always starts like what is going on.and there is

none to take responsibility and none appears to be accountable. Why to blame

politicians when The 'Jack of all and master of none' bureaucrates are

manupulating the present day politics and politicians at their will. There is no

Sardar Patel to tell them that it is master's order and they have to carry it

out.Do the politicians of the day know what the real India is. What is the

scenerion today! Probably only a few may count the names of the states in the

country. If this is the state of affairs how can they rule.You are very correct

the responsibility should be equally placed on them who generally make the

policies. IAS should not be translated as 'Red Tapes'. They are intellegent lot,

cream of the country but then they have to look beyond self. They have to be

sensitive about our country its immediate necessities regarding defence and

economy and security of the people.They

have to be sensitive about people rather than remaining in their own nests.

Recently the Public uprise could be seenn, the pain and angst could be observed

in that movement which isshown in electronic media, all over the country in last

two or three days. If the present lot of administrator do not amend their

working style. now thw time has come that people will make them to do so.

At the same time we should not forget our duties and responsibilities towards

people and our country.

opg

To: mgimsyahoogroups (DOT) comCC: manasagartala@ rediffmail. comFrom:

ashokagt2yahoo (DOT) comDate: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:22:31 -0800Subject: the

invisible hand stopping everything

Bureaucrats must share blame for terror mayhem: Experts Thursday, 04 December ,

2008, 11:02Last Updated: Thursday, 04 December , 2008, 11:27 New Delhi Every

time terrorists have struck India, fingers have been pointed at the security

establishment for failing in its primary task. But are bureaucrats not equally

responsible? Many experts believe that bureaucrats and politicians should be

made accountable for the delays and lapses in the administrative system that

cost the country hundreds of lives. Joginder Singh, former Chief of the India's

elite investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said it was a

travesty of Indian democracy that important issues were being handled by people

who had no knowledge of them. FBI helping India gather evidence on Mumbai

attacks " Files are caught in red tapism. The bureaucrats are given power just to

say no, " Singh said. " The bureaucrats make decisions only after some terror

attack. They sanctioned the

posts of 17,000 policemen to Delhi Police only after the September serial

blasts in the capital while the proposal had been pending with the home ministry

for over a decade. " Posts which had been lying vacant in the Intelligence Bureau

(IB) for years were sanctioned only after the Delhi blasts. Similarly, a

proposal to strengthen the sea ring only saw light after the Mumbai terror

strikes, " he said. Special:Mumbai Terror Attack A senior Delhi Police official

admitted that the proposal to increase the force's strength had been pending

approval from the Home and Finance Ministries for the past decade. But the

clearance came after the September 13 blasts. " We had asked for 17,000

policemen, but they gave only 7,000 and again made a promise for the remaining

10,000 in the near future. How do you expect intelligence gathering with just a

handful of staff? " the official asked. This year India has seen major terror

attacks from the Jaipur serial blasts in May

to the Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts in July to the Delhi blasts in September

and finally, the Mumbai terror attack in November. Over 400 people have been

killed and at least 1,000 injured in these strikes. 'No fake Mauritius ID cards

found from Mumbai terrorists' Like always, the blame has been shifted to

intelligence gathering. But experts say bureaucrats are as much at fault. For

instance, the Maharashtra government did not react to the coastal security

scheme prepared by former additional director-general of police V N Deshmukh for

nearly three years. Desmukh, who served in the IB and retired as commissioner

(intelligence) , in his report suggested the setting up of 52 police stations

along the coast of Maharashtra and the purchase of speedboats for patrolling,

interceptors and sophisticated arms like Kalashnikovs. The state government took

a prompt decision only after the Mumbai terror strikes that saw a 60-hour

bloodbath, claiming over 180 lives.

The central government gave its nod to the purchase of aircraft for the

National Security Guard (NSG) only after it came under heavy criticism due to

delay in operations. Pakistan must cooperate with India: Rice " Bureaucrats sit

over projects and proposals to strengthen the police forces and the intelligence

mechanism for years without reason. They are not aware of the real problems and

ground realities. They make decisions on their own, " Prakash Singh, the former

Director General of Uttar Pradesh police and Border Security Force, said. " They

have become insensitive to these attacks and live in their own world. A majority

of them are callous and inefficient. They think they are supermen, elite and

have super powers, " Prakash Singh added. He said the entire system is

responsible for letting the attacks happen. Congress to decide on Deshmukh's

successor today " Politicians and Bureaucrats' accountability should be fixed. It

can only be done by public and

media pressure as both of these work hand in gloves, " he said. Major General

(retd) V K Singh, who retired from the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) -

India's foreign intelligence agency - said bureaucrats should be held

responsible for not providing the required infrastructure to the security

establishment. " But the main culprits are the Intelligence Bureau and RAW which

have time and again failed in their prime job of intelligence gathering. These

are the only agencies that have no dearth of money and have the best available

equipment in the world, " said V K Singh. Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai airports on

high alert " Even when our defence forces are accountable to the parliamentary

committee, both the IB and RAW are outside its purview as well as that of the

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). " " The day they (IB and RAW) are made

accountable to parliament for their actions and the money spent, we will see

more discipline among the officials and

perhaps would be able to crack down on terrorists before time. At present, no

one is sacked for indiscipline and failure in their duty, " he added. Joginder

Singh said along with the Home Minister some bureaucrats should also be made

accountable and they must goAshok Sinha[Non-text portions of this message have

been removed]

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