Grapes are sour
Knowing full well that his cronies would not see their ways in the state cabinet in the present term of the Assembly, the former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna is now engaged in boosting their sagging morale with a kind of queer logic. He says that the prized cabinet chairs remaining elusive for them has spared them the ignominy of failing the people’s mounting aspirations. They are free men whose scope of movement is unlimited as unclogged by the uncomforts of the prized chairs. However, such reasoning is hardly likely to cut into the demoralized souls. It might remind them of the ‘foxian’ logic of grapes being sour when unreachable. One thing is clear that the astute, battle-hardened Harish Rawat has successfully stonewalled the Bahuguna cronies from getting into his cabinet. Once it looked as though he would have to bow down and clear decks for their entry under pressure from the party’s Delhi-based top brass. But he has weathered the storm and made sure that his writ runs unchallenged both in the state party and the cabinet. left with no maneuverability to foist changes on the ground, the mentor of the disgruntled MlAs is now slowly accepting the fait accompli. He seems to have no spunk left in him to throw gauntlet to the present CM.
System, logic for dodging work IJ
Secretariat administration (SAD), all set to install biometric attendance system in the secretariat in the next few weeks, chief minister Harish Rawat has brought the message home that he is not one to get bulldozed when it comes to enforcing work ethics. However, the long-pampered employees are not ready yet to fall in line. They say if the state government is bent on foisting it on them they would attend office on time but would leave early for other works. Their logic is that the work culture dictum has no value unless the government creates congenial atmosphere for right kind of works by overhauling the system. They cite logic too. A file keeps moving through the serpentine hierarchical alleys of the secretariat from one to the other desks. Given the present system, a file dealing with matters worth Rs five crore and more crosses seven barriers in a row before it sees its way into the table of the minister concerned and the chief minister. They say it seems that the headstrong government considers the biometric system as the panacea as far as work culture is concerned. But it would prove a costly fiasco as it would fail to stem the rot inherent in the faulty system. Does it mean that they long to enjoy the liberty of sauntering to and from the office at their own sweet will indefinitely, citing the system that would not be changed in foreseeable future.