Did Badal leaks an official secret ?

When Badal said that IAS officers are Busy Collecting Money, Did He leaks an official secret?

Most of the media chose to act as if they have not listened. But somehow the tribune dared to write an Editorial  "  July 14 editorial in the Tribune Chandigarh "

Babus give govt a bad name?

  FIVE-TIME Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is usually careful with his public utterances but the less-than-satisfactory Lok Sabha election results, it seems, have unnerved him. Speaking at a function in Chandigarh on Sunday, he accused bureaucrats of indulging in corruption, giving his government a bad name…. Usually Punjab's ruling politicians and officials display tremendous cooperation and understanding while engaging in corrupt practices. If some IAS officers were siphoning off funds or not performing to the desired level, then what was, and is, the political leadership doing about it? Badal complained in public that "… if I say anything, they (IAS officers) gang up and support each other"….

 My response  has been published in Tribune as

Criminal bonding

In the editorial “Babus give govt a bad name?” it has been rightly diagnosed that “usually Punjab’s ruling politicians and officials display tremendous cooperation and understanding while engaging in corrupt practices.”

But, may be, Badal is feeling that collecting money illegally is the right of politicians only. It seems that now there is competition and, not cooperation, between bureaucrats and politicians in making money and nobody has the time to solve people’s problems.

Prof K K Garg, Chandigarh

Were You Expecting Miracles from Team Modi ?

 Chetan Bhagat on recent budget said “Modi’s too safe and riskless budget “, and further advised Modi Govt saying “Go on, do something spectacular. India is waiting”

Like Chetan Bhagat most of Indians must have been waiting for some miracle by team Modi to make their life easier, simpler and onions less costly. But will Miracles happen.

Can miracles happen by learning from the second hand notes of Chidambaram’s notebook , as Chidambaram said this budget has his imprint? And further said That They could not have Congress Mukat Budget and they were talking  of Congress Mukat Bharat. Swaminathan Aiyar said “Arun Jaitley's maiden budget is like Chidambaram's with a saffron lipstick.”

Miracles do not happen; they are created by men of vision and passion. Like freedom of India was a miracle, created by Men like Gandhi, Bose and Bhagat Singh. They not only led the nation to freedom by taking great personal risks, even putting their lives at stake. Aam adami, trusted them followed them and also took personal risks.

Where are men Of Vision and Passion-?

Passions do not happen overnight, neither chairs can create vision. It is only the fire inside from childhood that, make great men think of their nations problems. How much time do you think, Jaitely,  must have spent on nation’s problems in last five years, except for wishing that he comes to power? Can they take any personal risk for the sake of nation. They will criticize, appreciate or even remain silent (On Srinivasan’s Issue) as it suits them.

And mind it he is no ordinary member of Cabinet .He was almost a candidate of PM or Deputy PM’s chair.

Is there no hope

 But not to feel disheartened, as men who must have thought of nation’s problems and had fire in their heart, to serve the Nation are still around. One we hope is Mr. Modi, and as slowly, he has his grip over the situation, will  take some bold decisions even at his personal risk. But aam adami has to show patience for things to happen.

Can Modi afford to fail?

 Modi cannot afford to fail as risks are too great, as we have only two recognized nurseries to prepare leaders for power, one is RSS and other is Congress. 

Third nursery of Aam adami produces leaders by accident and  Kejriwal is a product of this nursery .He too had fire in his heart to lead the nation for better and had the guts to take even personal risks.

 Aam adami still have hope in Kejriwal, if he gives some indications that he has started learning from his mistakes. If Kejriwal does not learn, then aam adami should learn to be governed by the leader of either of the two nurseries, as accidents like Kejriwal and Anna  do not happen daily in a society where majority follows majority and  chair is truth.

Can corrupt judges keep Judiciary Independent

When Central govt refused to accept the recommendations  of  Judges collegium  for appointing one of the lawyers recommended by them  for appointing him as Supreme court judge , Chief Justice Lodha  responded  by saying "Independence of judiciary will never be compromised," ..For last more than 20 years, I fought for independence of judiciary and to me this is one subject which is not negotiable. At no cost, the independence of judiciary can be allowed to be compromised." "I will be the first man to leave this chair...if I know that judiciary's independence has been compromised. I will not hold my office for a second," he asserted further.

At the face of it, it is very reassuring to aam adami, when Honorable Chief justice shows such a commitment for the independence of Judiciary.

But we need to understand the reality behind these words. Is he really fighting for the independence of Judiciary or wants the judiciary to do whatever it wants and remain not answerable to anyone.

Can Judiciary be Independent?

Yes Judiciary can be independent, only when all the judges are independent.

But before that we have to understand that what independence is.

It reminds me of an incident of about thirty years ago when one of our friends doing MD in PGI Chandigarh was in need of some money. One of our other friends there offered the money but strangely, there were condition put by our friend who needed money, “That I will take money on the following conditions.

I will keep my right to criticize you.

I will keep my right to disagree with you.

I will not be influenced by you in discharging my Duties.

He did not want his independence to be sold. Our friend agreed and gave him the money. The other person took the money and kept his Integrity.

 Can it be said of all the judges that that they have not sold their integrity.

No, as claimed by Prashant Bhushan in his Affidavit (^{http://www.outlookindia.com/article/My-Honest-And-Bonafide-Perception/263230})  to the Supreme court that  out of sixteen chief justices in the  Supreme court eight were corrupt and were of doubtful integrity, meaning thereby that in all their matters concerning justice in the court of Law or in appointing the Judges in the Courts , they  can be influenced  by  something other than the Merit.

Below is tip of iceberg being quoted from  From Tehelka Magazine, Vol 7, Issue 39, Dated October 02, 2010 ( Some Doings of Past Chief Justices)

RANGANATH.MISHRA25.09.1990 - 24.11.1991 After conducting inquiries into the 1984 riots, he became a Congress Rajya Sabha MP

KN SINGH  25.11.91- 12.12 .91 Passed a series of orders in favour of Jain Shudh Vanaspati. These were later set aside

AM.AHMADI  25.10.1994 - 24.03.1997 -He bought land, built a house in Kant Enclave in Surajkund. The court had ruled it illegal

MM.PUNCHHI     18.01.1998 - 09.10.1998 .He decided on a case about a law when he was personally interested in the outcome

AS.ANAND 10.10.1998 - 01.11.2001 He passed an order favouring a person from whom he had received a plot of land

YK.SABHARWAL  O1.11.2005 - 14.01.2007While he heard the Amar Singh tapes case, his sons got land allotments in Noida

In India these days, Man of integarity can reach the ladder of power only by accident and then to stay there he has to sell his independence like Manmohan Singh. Or choose to be out of power like Mr. Kalam  for the second term.