Deficiencies in administration

But we are frustrated even more by the recriminatory comments that fly around, both from the government as well as the opposition in the form of mutual blame for these dastardly attacks and deaths. Such statements have done nothing but preempt actions towards solving the problems as a consequence of these incidents.

Unsubstantiated statements emanating from the government high-ups purporting to blame others for an act of violence is out of order since such utterances only help in frustrating further action by the administration itself. Furthermore, coming from ministers of the government, such statements cannot but have serious implications and negative influence on those agencies that are expected to work with objectivity and neutrality to get to the bottom of these cases.

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These admissions have not come a moment too soon. However, we feel that the government action must go beyond mere acknowledgement of the shortcomings into actually determining and undertaking specific actions to remove those. We are not sure the measures that the Prime Minister has mentioned being taken, can rid the administration of these deficiencies.

Much of the deficiencies are to do with the people in charge in various strata of the administration, right upto the top rungs. Much of the shortcomings will require attitudinal changes starting with our politicians and making sure that the various agencies are not influenced by direct or indirect political pressure.

It is very well that the police department and the intelligence agencies are getting the benefits of modern equipment and training and that 2000 officials of senior assistant secretary to sectary level will be sent abroad for training, but all this will be meaningless unless they are allowed to work without interference and with neutrality.