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| MCC, NC's do or die battle leaves Civil Secretariat deserted | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 6: Imposition of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) coupled with Congress turning Lok Sabha elections into a 'do or die' battle and National Conference (NC) eyeing return to power in the upcoming assembly elections has resulted in civil secretariat wearing a deserted look.
It seems as if the entire government has gone on holiday. More interesting is the acute drop in the number of visitors to the civil secretariat. Routine administrative issues which would otherwise remain pending due to other important works are being taken up and resolved. One can smell how relaxed the IAS and KAS officers are due to the absence of ministers and their supporters from the civil secretariat.
Such is the importance of these elections for ruling coalition that none of them is seen even in the periphery of civil secretariat. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has made the elections 'a personnel issue' and is seemingly leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Congress candidates from Jammu-Poonch as well as Doda-Udhampur constituencies are able to retain Lok Sabha seats despite Modi wave sweeping across these regions.
Observers who have been keeping a close eye on the elections maintain that NC has no option but to work tirelessly for Congress victory in Jammu both for its survival as well as keeping the hope of remaining in power for next six years alive. They see Omar's moves as NC's desperation to remain in power on the strength of having vigorously campaigned for Congress candidates in Jammu region and made valiant efforts to ensure victory of the candidates put up by it.
A senior leader said that ministers have been told to strictly follow coalition dharma and ensure hundred percent transfer of vote. On the other side, Congress leaders have their 'master' and 'star' campaigner contesting from Doda-Udhampur. They are making all out efforts to see Azad winning with a handsome margin. Whatever the political discourse, commoners are facing hard times.
"These are election times, and definitely not the best period to get the paper works or transactions done at offices of local bodies, District Collectorate, village office , revenue divisional office (RDO) and Tehsil office. Citizens who throng these offices are often greeted by empty chairs or by someone who informs them that officers concerned are not available as they are on election-related duty," said a commoner.
Naveen Gupta, a government employee, who has been doing the rounds of various government offices for some official work recounts his experience. "At the civil Secretariat, I was told that it would take more time to get the relevant documents and certificate as the staff are deputed for election duty. It seems that the offices would start functioning normal only after the declaration of election results."
It is not just residents who complain about the unreliable style of functioning of government offices. According to an officer in the civil secretariat, around 80% of the officers are on election duty. "A good number of employees use this as an excuse to keep away from duty. While some go to attend training sessions, others take leave to prepare for attending training sessions," added the official.
"Such a scenario provides ample opportunity for the employees to stay away from work. But it is ordinary people who suffer as they fail to get their transactions done on time," said an official with revenue department.
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