Saturday, May 29, 2010

Delay to stop naxalism will prove disasterous

Politicians are still not unanimous on war against naxalism. People like Digvijay Singh, Lalu Yadav, Mamta Banerjee still playing politics and talking of dialogue with Naxalites or resisting air strike on naxal hideouts. Such politicians always think in term of political advantage in their area of operation, they are least bothered of Indian security or mass killings by naxal groups. Such politicians do not hesitate in taking help from naxalites in winning the election and hence they are not ready to accept naxalites have posed fatal threat to Indian security, they do not agree to the views that naxalites are more dangerous than foreign-based terrorist.

It is unfortunate that even wise, experienced, matured, honest, straight forward, nationalist and talented person like Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mr. Chidambram , Mr. Pranab Mukherjee are unable to take hard decision as late Indira Gandhi took against Khalistanis in 1984 and carried out Operation Blue Star even at the risk of her personal life and political career. It is astonishing that ruling party at center putting blame on state government. One laughs and weeps when Central Minister speaks that Maoist are active in only states where UPA is not in power or where BJP is in power. Indirectly they aspire to belittle and blame state government. Days are not far when opposition parties will speak that ruling party at center is working in nexus with Maoists to disturb non UPA government. In this mutual blame game Maoists are spreading and enhancing their network and fighting power.

Politicians of even opposition camp are not wholeheartedly in support of war against naxalism.There are many sympathizers of Maoists in opposition as well as ruling camp. Even social reformers talk of leniency with Maoist.

It is pity and unfortunate for country like India that self interest of politicians have hijacked national issues and there is acute shortage of true nationalist like Patel, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi or other freedom fighters who forced British rulers to leave India.

Killers of innocent Indians and armed forces. Hijacker of trains, bombers on CRPF camps or on running trains can never be true Indians and hence they are worse than Britishers who were at least not killers as naxalites of present era are. Undoubtedly such killers have to be treated, as enemy of the Nation and sincere war must be launched against network of such killers called as Maoist or Naxalites.

It is very much disheartening to observe that our rulers are busy in fixing quota for woman or for one caste or the other without creating job opportunities. It is ridiculous that our rulers are harping on GDP growth every day and every moment without taking into account the miserable position of 95% of Indian population who are victim of unabated price rise during UPA rule.

Neither Common men are happy nor country as a whole is safe in the hands of such politicians who all the time thinks from the point of view of electoral gain. I am very much fed up of hearing the news related to GDP growth or global recession or India’s so called success story vis a vis other developed nations of the world.

I may simply pray God to give wisdom to rulers of this country so that at least problem of naxalism is handled with full sincerity without fear of electoral loss or gain.
29th May 2010

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Payment of Gratuity

Now-a-days Engineers and MBAs change the company frequently to get better and better job opportunity and better and better annual package. Attrition rate in most of the private companies is 20% and more. It means every one of five recruited by a company leaves the job of that company in one year to join some other company , either due to better offer or due to uncomfortable work in the existing company or the company removes him due to poor performances.
But in all such cases companies save payment under Gratuity Act because minimum service for payment of gratuity to an employee is five years. In all such cases employees are losers and the employers are gainers. As a matter of the fact there are less than 50 out of 100 employees recruited in a particular company are more than five years old. Advocate should file a PIL or any other case in any court of law to give relief to such job changers.
Gratuity Act is very old and it needs amendment in the present change scenario. Since the private sector employees are not well organized and particularly job changers have no support of any union or political party this anomaly of the law could not come to light. Since the public sector employees are organized and there are very few cases of leaving of job by an employee in less than five years span of time. As such employers in public sector do not get such gain and the loss to employees in government sector is almost insignificant.
I however request highest officer President of India to look into the matter and guide HRD Minister or Finance Minister or the Law Minister to bring out necessary changes in the Gratuity Act to ensure that gratuity is paid to an employee even if he has served for a month or else it should be made transferable like Provident fund. It is worthwhile to mention here that such job changers face a lot of difficulty in taking back even accumulated contribution towards PF account from many newly developed companies and lastly they discard it. Obviously new brand companies are depriving genuine right of employees and there are hardly a few people who seek remedy from Indian courts because legal remedy is more costly and time consuming than the amount involved in such sacrifices. However it is also true that Job seekers who are to make their career excellent do not have time and also cannot afford legal action.
Danendra Jain,
Ganaraj choumuhani , Agartala-799001
24.05.2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Role of Government of India

Central government cannot escape its responsibility to handle the problems related to naxalism and save he country from the danger posed by naxalite groups, by anti national forces acting from inside the country. They cannot put blame squarely on state governments saying that naxalism is law and order problem and hence a subject of state government. Only fool can accept the theory of law and order problem cited by Ministers in Central Government or leaders of Congress Party or any other person like Lalu Yadav even after experiencing large scale killing of CRPF and common men in last one month only , that too on one place only and that in Dantewara district in Chattisgarh state. This is happening despite the fact that Chief Minister of Chattishgarh is making all efforts to handle naxalism and extending all support to Central government wholeheartedly. In other states like Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand mass killing by naxalites has become common feature and hence accepted by common men as usual incident like road accidents. .

Naxalites have grown in number, in financial strength and accumulated huge arms and ammunitions and now they openly challenge and threat state governments, kill CRPF and police personnel in wholesale number, not to speak of thousands of innocents common men. When naxalites are not worried of central Para military forces, how untrained and unequipped police personnel under the control of state government can control and stop naxalism. It is pity that state government are not able to control even traffic jams or stop large scale money extortion carried out by local goonda elements in small or big towns. Digvijay Singh like mad politician can only blame Raman Singh CM of Chattishgarh to do dirty politics, such person should keep in memory naxal like incidents occurring frequently in Kashmir and also Mumbai terror attack of 1991 and incident of unforgettable 27 -11 and many more fatal attacks which occurred in the past when Congress Party was in rule. I do not want enumerate them to waste the time of readers.

I therefore appeal leaders of ruling party not to treat the problem of naxalism from the view of political advantage r disadvantage. Naxalism has penetrated in many states of the country and presently it poses a bigger threat than terrorism managed by foreign based camps. It is no more a hidden fact that Pakistan based terrorists are using India based naxalites to weaken India’s internal security and demoralize the security forces. It is open secret that even police forces are paying dadagiri tax to naxalites for survival in all naxal affected areas and they are even parting with their arms or even selling arms and ammunitions to naxal groups.
If Indian government even now do not understand the gravity and danger of Maoism or naxalism and delay in launching a sincere war against naxalim to finish it for ever and for rooting it out from every corner of the country, India will have to face the same problem as Sri Lanka faced the problem of LTTE . Ultimately Sri Lanka declared war against LTTE and finished it. India will have to do the same sooner or later, though they may do so after incurring huge loses of human beings and facing the worst position of demoralization, demotivtions and division in armed forces as also revolt from police forces. Common men have undoubtedly lost faith in UPA government and many state governments specially those in states like Jharkhand and West Bengal.

It is proper to mention here that late Indira Gandhi was courageous lady to finish Khalistan Movement though belatedly and it was her this act for the safety of people of India that she was assassinated. But she always considered nation and poor people above party she belonged to. Nation is always bigger than Individual. It will not be an exaggeration to say that present team of politicians could never win the battle of freedom because they are least bothered of common men or safety of the country. Lastly I do not hesitate in appealing all state governments and politicians in general to support present Home Minister Sri P Chidambaram wholeheartedly in fighting Naxalism even by using war weapons or using air strikes.

Danendra Jain
Ganaraj Choumuhani
Agartala
22.05.2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Performance, Posting and Promotion

Now I would like to ask top management as also CBI to look into each actions of executives (scale IV to scale VII) who have been elevated to scale IV and above during last three years during the tenure of present CMD Mr. M V Nair. I hope management will be honest enough to come forward with white paper on these executives depicting their good or bad works of last ten years and prove that the action of Interview panel in giving him or her promotion was justified. Otherwise normal perception of junior officers that promotions are bought by gifting top officers will be substantiated and exposure of top management will take place. At least top 20 branches of Jharkhand or Bihar or UP or Orrisa or West Bengal will be enough to expose the unhealthy culture perpetuated by top officers in promotions, postings and transfers. Bank must ascertain profit earned or loss incurred by the actions of officers promoted to scale IV and above during last three years.

1.credit decision taken by promoted executives and the present status of these advance accounts .If the credit sanctioned or disbursed by them directly or indirectly (building pressure from administrative office on BM) above Rs 10.00 lacs has become bad ( though bad , concealed and categorized as standard in collusion with top management), reason behind it should be looked into.
2. Number of accounts and amount involved in those NPA accounts where sanction or disbursement made by such executives during last ten years.
3. Waiver of loan or sacrifice of bank's dues under compromise settlement sanctioned by them directly or through the Branch.
4. How many good accounts they have added during their posting at any branch. Good account means average balance more than one lacs. How many such good customer left the bank due to the misbehavior of BM. Overall analysis will tell about level of customer service extended by them. This will also tell the management whether they are really good officers or they were promoted after taking some gifts in cash or in kind by Interview panel officers.
5. How many bad accounts have been shown as standard in the branch but they are actually substandard.
6. It should be looked into whether there was any abrupt rise in deposits due to buying of government fund. If yes wherefrom the illegal money was managed.
7. Real cash recovery in bad accounts due to the efforts of promoted officers
8. Whether there is real positive change in the image of the bank in the area where they worked.
9. Whether the so called performance said to have been of the promoted officers was actually the performance of other honest and devoted workers
10 Whether malady created by / fraud committed by / bad advance generated by flatter officers war getting support from higher bosses due to some other hidden reason which cannot be revealed.