Early Times Report

Majalta, Feb 19: Expressing grave concern over the burgeoning corruption in the State, Harsh Dev Singh Chairman JKNPP and former Minister today appealed to the Chief Minister to activate, strengthen and effectively empower the anti graft bodies including SAC, SVC and SIC in conformity with her slogans of bringing Accountability and Transparency in the govt. functioning.
He lamented that the deep rooted culture of patronized corruption was fast spreading its tentacles and had engulfed the entire system like bubonic plague. He said that most alarming aspect was not the money exchanging hands in the unwholesome bargains but the open defiance of norms and procedures, fearlessness and audacity displayed by corrupt elements in executing such illegal bargains. He was addressing public meetings in various villages including Nakki, Khoon and Deot villages of tehsil Majalta in Ramnagar constituency.
Alleging blatant disregard for the much trumpted slogans of "good governance" and "transparency", Harsh Dev Singh said that the recent past witnessed a mad race amongst various ministries for effecting transfers of govt. functionaries without having any regard for the aptitude, efficiency or suitability of the incumbents. He said that thousands of transfers effected in the most arbitrary and clandestine manner had exposed the ministers besides MLAs who recommended such transfers and had exploded the myth of good governance.
He said the transfers which were supposed to be made in the interest of administration for making the delivery of public services efficacious and efficient were made on monetary and other extraneous considerations and had created a lot of resentment amongst the general masses and govt. employees.