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18th Dec 2021 10:12:PM Editorials
Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s remarks that “politics must be based on performance, not money culture” comes across as not only laughable but also rich coming from him, to say the least.
If not the whole world, at least those with ears and eyes on Arunachal Pradesh know how politics has been played out over the years-- factual and imaginative!
Fountainhead of money culture has always been the political bosses; and elections have been the Gangotris of money culture. The common masses have very little to contribute in creating the money culture that politicians despised so much after the elections.
The lesser we talk of “money culture” in politics, better suited it would be for the incumbent CM- that's just being polite and discreet.
If “money” factor is discounted from politics, there won’t be any motivating factor for those holding onto the power-chair. The politicians know that so long as one is in power, contracts worth crores are their rights.
Besides the elected representatives, even bureaucrats aren’t serving without “vested interest”. Vendor compatibility has become a huge factor in decision making in the current government especially since the first wave of “COVID” pandemic. Ironically, COVID has been a blessing for few. Message that goes down the hierarchy is: "money culture must be nurtured"!
Incumbent government and its bureaucracy should be thankful that people only talk, about money ; and they are just fringe elements, not the core protagonists.
Clarion call of CM Khandu to judge on "performance" is the right way forward.
And Khandu should take the lead in judging his ministers and top bureaucrats on merit of performance. Can Khandu, transparently, bring out his assessment of the public servants and publicly elected leaders' performance over the last one year? And may one suggest, unsolicited though, Khandu should work on a 360 degree feedback mechanism.
If public earnestly walks the talk , several prominent personalities of the state would turn out to be a major embarrassment for this self proclaimed "people first" government.
Money talks ? Nay, money silenced many, if not even the media in the state would have pursued these allegations of corruption with missionary zeal.
Kenter Joya Riba
(Managing Editor)She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
Email: kenterjoyaz@easternsentinel.in / editoreasternsentinel@gmail.com
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