Governor's concerns ignored by Chief Secretary
From the info obtained by me under RTI Act so far the following conclusion can be drawn
1. There is well planned demolition of systems to shield the corrupt and punish the honest-
A. This is evident from the supression of fact that nothing exists about a high level committee on anti-corruption. This info has been given under the instructions issued by the Chief Secretary and further that no in information exists because it is a routine function of the Chief Secretary.The Commission has now directed the PIO to show all connected files to me which the Chief Secretary had earlier stated that no information exists! The non-functioning of this Committe can be shown to linked to Karnataka getting ranked as the fourth most corrupt state in the country. unfortunately India itself is ranked as one of the most corrupt country in the world implying that Karnataka is one of the most corrupt places in the world!!
B. Govt of India in its letter addressed to all Chief secretaries by name had clearly directed in its July 2004 letter to set up standing committiees to hear problems faced by officers who are harassed for taking principled stands. My husband had repeatedly asked the Chief Secretary to refer his case to such a committee (and constitute the Committee if not already done and also ta initiate against all those who failed to constitute the committee). As so far Chief secretary's office , DPAR (Services) and DPAR(training) are tossing my application among themselves without giving me information. Now the Commission has ordeed to provide me access to all files . If this Committee had been constituted not only my husband but any other government servant would not have to face harassment for speaking up truth. By not constituting the Committee the Chief secretary has sent a clear message that he is there to shield the corrupt and harass the honest . The Commission has asked me to provide letters written by husband in connection with this. I will be putting all his letters on the internet so that not only the PIO but any other person can access it.
C. As far as transfer policy is concerned I have given you enough notesheets and do not want explain further except that there is transfer policy as is clear from Sri B.S. Patil notings and also that of Mrs. theressa Bhtttacharya's letter. If there is no polcy as claimed in the reply given to my RTI application then some person must have ordered in writing to scrap the policy which was meant for improving governance
D. finally what is worse is the fact that the Chief Secretary has acted against the Governor's direction to attack corruption at its roots, to have zero tolerrance policy towards corruption,not to shield the corrupt and encourage the honest. This is highly deplorable because of the fact that all Government orders are signed in the name of the Governor . but here we have established by obtaining info under RTI that as per Chief Secretary's direction no info exists on this also. Taking action on the joint address of the governor is a statutory function of the Chief secretary and the Chief secretary totally abdicates his responsibilty by providing false information
Any fight against corruption can not succeed if it does not address the Systems issues. I am glad that info sought by me under RTI has brought to light the deliberate dismantling of systems by none other than the Chief secretary himself. This is more shocking because Chief Secretary has taken oath to protect Constitution and not only he himself should work with absolute integrity but also enable all those working under him to work with absolute integrity
Extracts from the Republic Day speech made by Sri T.N.Chaturvedi on 26/1/07
Increased role of our citizens in the administrative system with the introduction of new means such as the Right to information Act- Administrators need to understand the Implications and impact of these instruments for effective administration. They must not approach it as an irritant to their day-to-day working, but as something which brings the administrator and the citizen closer. It is a tool for better administration, and not a stick to beat the administration with. All right-thinking administrators will welcome this new means. …
Corruption is not merely a dirty, word. It describes a dirty act. We need to have a policy of zero tolerance towards all acts of corruption- We need to assert that there is no difference between a small act of corruption and major Instances of malfeasance. There is no such thing as petty corruption—there Is corruption, per se. Our state was one of the first to have a Lokayukta, and the institution has done great service. But much more needs to be done. The constructive goal of redressal of public grievances by the Lokayukta also must be understood by us all. It is, especially necessary to encourage honest people, by ensuring that the corrupt do not thrive. Every act of corruption'should be investigated, prosecuted, and punished as quickly as possible. The errant and the guilty must not get protection due to extraneous influences and pressures as unfortunately happens- It )s necessary to strike at the very roots of corruption, for If we allow its tentacles to grow we will be firmly in Its grip, with no way out. This is a very real danger, and not by any means alarmist. Corruption In any walk of life can corrode, decay» and annihilate our democratic system. We can ignore or minimize its evil effects at our own risk. Corruption and unrefuted allegations of misuse of power for self and pelf do shake the faith of ordinary citizens in our democratic system,
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for a few good men to do nothing
Comments
Dear Mam, i just watched star news about your fight against corruption. well, right now i am UK. and i support your movement which suppose to be initiated by Government. and request you to continue with your new movement and expose all corrupt people.
I am proud to see an IAS officer who belongs to one of 'we the people'and his brave wife who is fighting the bane of our country- the corrupt politicians and their IAS chamchas. The salvation of this country lies in kicking the disgusting and corrupt combination out of this country.
Dear Madam,
I am a house wife. My husband is working with a R&D set up of Water Resources Dept. of Govt. of Gujarat.
He is associated with the responsibility related to comply the RTI applications related to his offices.
Recently I came to know about a case of a retired class-II officer, who is facing some allegations.
He is about to complete two years of his retirement and very recently his due amount of leave encashment is
released. Now he is fighting for penalty to be charged to the concerned officials for delay and mental harrassment
he has undergone. I am very much impressed, learning your fight for corrupted practices experienced by your husband.
My equal congratulations is expressed hereby to both of you. Actually my husband has inspired me to write to you.
He being in govt. service may not freely approach you to support your fight, but he is interested to initiate your kind
of fight for unable or weak minded people either in govt. or public.
I would like to thankyou for a great start on fight agains corruption. I hope the internet community can help you in the fight against against corruption. Maybe there can be a way of uniting all officials on all levels who are equally against corruption and can form a bigger strengths in this fight.
Please keep up the good Work ..
Hello,
I am writing on behalf of my parents who are a resident of New Delhi . Last year my father, my sister and my mother on behalf of me booked 3 plots with TDI INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LIMITED (Formerly INTIME PROMOTERS PVT LTD) by paying 3 Lakhs for each flat as registration amount. My family did this investment for some returns but instead our money is totally stuck in this scheme.
We have tried to contact TDI for the updates regarding the contract and details of the property we are going to get but we have not received any response till now. On the contrary, we receive letters for cancellation of the booking. Subsequently we asked for refund of our registration money from TDI but there has been no response. We have been chasing this with TDI for last 1 year but TDI is not serious about the refund.
My parents are old and it is there hard earned money. I am sure there are many others with similar situation. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I believe this is a fraud and should be investigated. My soul motive to write this letter is to expose TDI in Media.
Currently, I am in United States but I am want to come back to India not just to help my parents but to help other people who are fighting agianst TDI and other fraud agencies.
Thanks,
Sincerely,
Tanvi Gandhi
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