RE: the invisible hand stopping everything

[Guest guest]

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

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ashokagt2@...: 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