Elected politicians and
bureaucrats are important pillars of governance. These two pillars need to work
in synergy to run the country efficiently. Innumerable time’s initiatives taken
by individuals or organizations for the betterment of the society or country at
large are hampered or faced with hurdles put up by some elements of society.
The Mid-day meal crisis was not
only a horrific tragedy but a revelation. It brought to light the cracks in the
implementation of the initiative right from its inception. The countless number
of issues regarding the hygiene and nutrition that have come to be known only
prove to show how complaints made to the government falls on deaf ears. Seeing
the callous implementation of the plan in not only one but all states makes it
clear the problem was the core of this programme, the sync between the government
and the bureaucrats was missing. The misappropriation of funds, delay in the delivery
of recourses and the lack of quality check by the government in all states has
lead to such an incident to take place. The government of Bihar claims it to be
conspiracies of the bureaucrats while the bureaucrats believes it to be the
failure of the administration and the lack of the authority of the law on the
people.
But here in India not only
initiatives undertaken on a national level but acts attempted by individuals or
small group of people to improve society are brought to a standstill by people
with power. The latest example being of
IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal who took on a powerful sand mafia in the state
and helped curb the illegal mining activities happening in the state. Soon after which she was suspended by the
state government stating it was for ordering the demolition of an
under-construction mosque wall in a village in Uttar Pradesh. Transfer of bureaucrats by politicians is not
something unheard of, at least in India. Some of the representatives of the
government are actually famous for their tendency to transfer and try and
exercise their powers over bureaucrats.
Such incidents and situations
give people infinite opportunities to begin the blame game. Political parties and bureaucrats try and
wash their hands of such situations by accusing each other for causing the incident.
Many a times it is done to tarnish the others image or is a well thought
political move or with personal agenda. Politicizing any situation is not a
solution to a mishap.
We are aware about such
incidences but we do not understand the degree to which they are a hindrance to
the growth of our society. This leaves me disheartened with a lingering
thought, why can’t politicians and bureaucrats forget their personal agenda and
instead take accountability for their actions and look out for the public at
large.
The politicians and the
bureaucrats should come together and rectify this situation and ensure such incidents
don’t take place again instead of taking potshots at each other. Only if they work together and not against
each other can such situations not occur in this country. The attention needs
to be diverted from accusations to solutions
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