Our politicians expect and mostly ensure that civil servants are conveniently compliant. There is no established political party which encourages independent and fearless actions of bureaucrats. Oftentimes, the civil servants bend over backwards and carry out orders, irrespective of their legality and more so morality.
Therefore, vindictive transfers and vengeful suspensions take place all over the country. Neither the centre nor any state is an exception. Durga Nagpal is a tyro in bureaucracy and therefore not fully established in its vile ways. Her adherence to law was too much for the state government of U.P. and hence she was suspended.
As the victim was a lady and the government was non-Congress, Sonia Gandhi sent a letter diplomatically worded to catch the favourable attention of vocal public while not upsetting the apple cart. She was silent when such, perhaps even more sinister, unlawful transfers / suspensions were effected by states ruled by the Congress. Victimisation of Ashok Khemka by the Haryana government for his 'temerity' to take on Robert Vadra is fresh in nation's memory. BJP cries foul while in opposition, but is no different while in power.
Has the country's repugnance to such political misdemeanour gathered enough critical mass to become a fastidious movement to ensure non-recurrence of such manifestly unlawful / unethical political overreach? One remains sceptical.
Therefore, vindictive transfers and vengeful suspensions take place all over the country. Neither the centre nor any state is an exception. Durga Nagpal is a tyro in bureaucracy and therefore not fully established in its vile ways. Her adherence to law was too much for the state government of U.P. and hence she was suspended.
As the victim was a lady and the government was non-Congress, Sonia Gandhi sent a letter diplomatically worded to catch the favourable attention of vocal public while not upsetting the apple cart. She was silent when such, perhaps even more sinister, unlawful transfers / suspensions were effected by states ruled by the Congress. Victimisation of Ashok Khemka by the Haryana government for his 'temerity' to take on Robert Vadra is fresh in nation's memory. BJP cries foul while in opposition, but is no different while in power.
Has the country's repugnance to such political misdemeanour gathered enough critical mass to become a fastidious movement to ensure non-recurrence of such manifestly unlawful / unethical political overreach? One remains sceptical.
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