Cab Sec TSR and Lok Pal Bill
Cab Sec TSR Subramaniam's Op Ed in New Indian Express...my comments to him.
I respect Shri TSR as another junior brother in service. My take on this subject is a little different. Instead of negativism of fighting corruption with another law which in my opinion is a futile exercise because , laws are compromised willingly by the powerful lobbies, I would suggest a simpler system to PREVENT corruption from occurring.
In public affairs , neither bureaucrat nor the Minister should be afraid or feel shy to write what he honestly feels.
In such a case we are unnecessarily providing a shroud of secrecy hiding government files from public view and on top of it grandly offered RTI Act with a plethora of Commissioners and bureaucratic wrangles to get even a simple fact out of the government.
The Lok Pal will have to first gather evidence. How does he do it? CBI and the story continues.
Instead simply make it mandatory to post the scanned noting three levels prior to the competent authority recording orders of the government, and post them on secure government websites, within 24 hours of issue of the orders.
This does not require any sophisticated computer literacy nor investment in to government servers. We have them already.
Any foul play can then be immediately taken to court with evidence within 48 hours to a High Court Judge specially nominated for the purpose of Lok Pal duty for a State decision, or a Supreme Court Judge for Central Govt. decisions, who can see prima facie the case fit for issue of stay order.
But with such open working, we will hardly get any case!!!
But what we lack is courage and honesty.
We can dismantle the RTI Act and the expensive paraphernalia as well as need not create to heavy a bureaucratic set up
It is not correct to blame only the political class, it is as much the higher echelons of bureaucracy who become part and parcel of the political class doing their bidding.
Remove secrecy. Honesty will automatically prevail.
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