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It's
really unfortunate that Girija Devi could not
attend the UN summit. It's a matter of shame for
the people rather than the government of Bihar,
and more importantly, for the administration of
East Champaran district. But for the
lackadaisical attitude of the DM, East Champaran
office, Girija Devi could have boarded the
flight to New York.
I am aghast at the attitude of the district
administration. I mean how could they ever do
this to a simple village lady who was all set to
make the district proud at the world stage? This
clearly shows how the bureaucrats function in
this country. They must be brought to book.
Now the state government should fix the
responsibility ASAP and punish the guilty
severely so that no one meets the fate of Girija
Devi in future.
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The
passport office is part of central
administration, but the lack of
proper governance for many decades
has affected the functioning of even
the central governance. My cousin
from Patna who works for a
multinational in Delhi couldn't go
on a work-tour to London simply
because the passport office was not
accepting Tatkaal application for
passport, giving dubious reasons.
Similarly, my wife is pregnant, and
we are unable to get any relatives
here to US simply because of the
long churning road in getting a
passport. My brother-in-law applied
for a passport more than an year
ago, and still the process is stuck
somewhere.
The fundamental question is, instead
of we asking for a passport, why
doesn't the government of India
issue a life-long passport to every
Indian child at birth? Why should we
struggle to get this, isn't this our
right to have one?
Greed on the part of employees at
passport office is understandable,
but I don't understand the lack of
vigilance. - Ranjit Kumar,
Moline, IL, USA - Mar. 3,
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