Editor,
Through your esteemed daily I would like to ask a question whether the rules in the Government apply to all irrespective of the position they hold or only to a small fry like me. As per the rules only the Chief Secretary of the state out of the serving officers is entitled to use the VIP red light. Then how is it that the Chairman MeECL is travelling in a vehicle of the Corporation with a red beacon? How is it that this officer who does not miss a single opportunity to preach code of conduct rules and regulations to others is still retaining a vehicle of the Education Department under the programme Sakshar Bharat along with the driver whose salary is still being paid by the Department, after more than 2 years of handing over charge of that Department? This is a clear case of gross misconduct and misuse of public property and money. I urge the Chief Secretary of the state who is well known for his impartiality and integrity to conduct an enquiry and take necessary action immediately in the best interests of credibility of functioning of the Government and public .
Yours etc.,
Daniel R Lyngdoh
Shillong -3
Rude SBI staff!
Editor,
I am amazed by how the SBI staff get away with rude behaviour. They should be grateful to get a job and get paid good salaries. On the May 10, 2016 at around 1pm I went to SBI Mawiong branch to pay my MPSC challan fees ( since I am applying for a job). I was the only customer present at that time in the Branch. When I handed the challan to the lady in the counter, she rudely told me she was busy and that I have to wait until she finished counting the cash ( manually) in her drawer which I obliged. But she kept on taking out bundle after bundle of cash and kept on counting then without a care for the lonely customer. If I had to wait for her to finish counting the remaining bundles it would take at least half an hour so I approached the ‘ Service Manager’ to see if she could help because I know that payment of challan fee is just a two minute job whereas I have been waiting for at least 10 minutes. But the service manager directed me again to the counter when the lady behind the counter does not even care for a customer like me but instead gave me a dead stare. Unfortunately, I left the bank disgusted without paying my challan fee. I felt humiliated and insulted by this staff. Good job SBI. You hired yourself one hell of an employee out there!
Yours etc
Manuel Lymba
Shillong – 8
What is hate speech?
Editor,
This refers to your news report,”Dikkanchi in hate speech trouble”(ST May 12,2016).I am no supporter of anyone, just a seeker for the truth. The BJP is a political wing of the mother of a cultural or religious RSS. Its brand philosophy is based on Savarkar’s Hindutva published in 1923. According to this philosophy a citizen of Bharat Mata has to follow the Hindu faith. Muslims and Christians are excluded as their punyabhumi is elsewhere (see Khushant Singh’s,”The end of India”). In other words it is a communal party by writing and by definition (not only speech).The British banned it them (it was known as Jan Sangh).The prophetic words of Ambedkar in 1936, warning Christians that they have to reckon with “militant Hinduism masquerading as Indian nationalism is being acted out before our eyes today. Members of the Hindu group like Praveen Togadia and Giraj Kishore once criticized the 3-member Election Commission and singled out JM Lyngdoh because he is a Christian(by name) and described him as anti-Hindu. Just recently(Outlook May 16, 2016)Subramaniam Swamy, himself a BJP MP, described the RSS not as ‘pro-Hindu’ but ‘anti-Muslim’. He even questioned the Constitution for not allowing outsiders to buy land in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh. In the light of all this, who should get an FIR filed against them (election or no election)?
Yours etc.,
Rasputin Bismarck Manners
Kolkata