Feels
sad to see that so much being raised
and then this reverse gear. Of
course things have improved a
little. The downhill slide has
stopped and we are moving forward.
Latest WB Report on Bihar having
8.5% GDP raised some hope. I know
the march of progress will not stop
and government will change but
development will not stop. However,
speed could be better. Also these
caste ridden decision making of govt
needs change. Not only in reality
but also in terms of perception
Very good points brought out by
Indra jee. Many thanks. - Atul
Kumar, Tristate, USA - Sept. 24,
2007
I
agree with your views on Sri Nitish
Kumar jee and his some top
bureaucrats. I don't understand why
he (Nitish jee) is not thinking
about calling Smt Kiran Bedi or Sri
K.P.S Gill or any other strong and
able officers on the post of DGP for
ameliorating situation of Law and
order in Bihar. Why he didn't act
yet when improving law and order was
the first priority of the state .
Why he doesn't understand that
Investors will never even think
about investment in Bihar unless
they see light of good law and order
as well as good infrastructure.
After global Bihar Meet, people
started thinking about investment in
the state. He should not do the same
blunder what previous govt had done
in the past. - Bibhuti
Bikramaditya, Seoul, S Korea - Sept.
24, 2007
It's bad to hear such news about
Bihar as stated by the author. If
this is the reality then I am
afraid, our state has changed the
name of the ruler and not the way of
ruling. Nitish Kumar was thought of
noble wisdom, indiscrimination,
performance oriented governance by
the poor public of Bihar. If he is
going the same way his predecessors
went, they the ray of hope, which
arrived after a long wait, is again
going to vanish behind dark clouds
of casteism, nepotism and no-work
attitude.
I would like the author, Indraji, to
tell us the name of the friend who
was chatting with him (full name). I
am sure that the friend's second
name would start with “Y”. Why I am
so sure about the surname? Because
this kind of casteist statement
could be made by a person, who
himself has a caste-oriented mind
and has enjoyed this own
caste-dominated government.
Therefore, first he enquired the
surnames of all the officials in the
government and then came to
conclusion that, the government is
being surrounded by a particular
caste with which he doesn’t share a
good bonding.
Indraji may show unawareness about
the meaning of the short terms
expressed by his friends, as he
always does in order to present
himself as a neutral and development
oriented futuristic personality, but
the truth is that he knows very well
what these mean. He may fear
telling, but I know that
“Bhu-Shaasan” means “Bhoomihaar”,
“Ku-Shaasan” means “Kurmi-Shaasan”,
and “Ku-Ra-La ….” means
“Kurmi-Rajput-Laala ….” . Its
shocking that his good friend forgot
to spell “Yad-Shaasan”, which was
very much present for last fifteen
years and due to its casteist
approach, was responsible for the
bad condition of Bihar. That’s the
point which made me think about the
bias present in author and his
friend’s mind about the government
and related bodies.
I would like to suggest Indraji
(more to his friend) that casteism
has already eaten up the base of
society and economy of our poor
state, please for god sake, stop
following the destructive path,
which may bring disaster to our
already-ruined state. Criticism is a
tool towards development, but on the
grounds stated by the author, would
take us nowhere but the doomsday. -
Ravish Kumar, Hyderabad - Sept.
26, 2007
I confess that I am very poor in
finding out the details of the
abbreviation. My IQ on this subject
is very poor. I hate the caste based
relations. It is basically a mirage
that it helps. I wish whatever I
mentioned in my write-up because of
a communication from an acquaintance
are all wrong. If it has hurt anyone
I feel sorry and apologize. But I
feel bad when I hear any bad news
from Bihar. I do also feel bad when
I read other states such as Orissa
and Assam also doing better than
Bihar. Those in power can do that. I
did work very hard to get things
improved in very small job that I
was doing. I expect that from every
one. One doesn't get that
opportunity again and again in life.
- Indra - Sept. 27, 2007
Hi Folks
Greetings from a very rainy London!
Changing gears. I hear a lot of
folks complain about the current
flood situation in Bihar and I can't
help but wonder …..same old…same
old?
What really did upset me was the
barbaric behavior of some of our
people. For instance dragging of
that poor guy on a motor bike by a
police men then killing of those
alleged thieves by people in
Vaishali. I wonder why our people
are getting so frustrated. Maybe
because the police have failed them?
Whatever the reason might be, I
still think it was all a very
barbaric act and I am really ashamed
of whatever happened.
You can't really expect a state to
progress if the people living in the
state start loosing their humanity.
Let us put some humanity back into
our people. And with regards to the
investment going into Bihar state,
let me just say this, if investors
can allocate capital into countries
like LAO PDR, Sudan and Chad then I
don't see why Bihar can't be
invest-able. - Sanjeev Kumar
(London, England) - Oct. 4, 2007 |
