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If I happen to purchase a piece of land, some wisecrack is sure to tell me that I should have booked a flat instead or bought some shares. But I am never ashamed of my decisions. When government officers can take such monumentally foolish decisions and still get away with it, what is wrong with my petty idiosyncrasies? Most of the decisions government officials take detrimental to the nation’s economy. There is no law to recover the loss of government exchequer from the minister concerned or the bureaucrats who took the decision. Instead there are thousand and one ways to nail the responsibility on the junior most officer who has carried out the orders. I was happy to read that
the Disaster Management Bill is likely to come up before Parliament soon
to tackle tragedies like tsunami. I would be happier if another bill to
tackle national scams or natural blunders be introduced. If the disaster
management funds are utilised with sincerity, it is good but if there is
some bungling then the scam management fund can work as a backup. |
Most
of the decisions I take in the family are generally considered
disastrous for home economy. If I buy a new car, some expert is likely
to walk up to me and say, "What a blunder you have made by buying a
petrol car. You should have bought a diesel-run car".