Didi aims dart at Buddha
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that a leader should lead by example. “I am not blaming the employees or the officers (of the Writers’ Buildings). The leader should himself has to set an example. It is not enough for a government to just pass an order; it should also know how to implement it,” she said in an apparent dig at her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Mr Bhattacharjee, after returning to power in 2006, had tried to improve the dismal work culture in the government offices including the Writers’ Buildings by giving the slogan of “Do It Now.”
However, it failed to have any impact.
Ms Banerjee made the above observations while talking about the need to restore discipline and work-culture among the government employees. She said that there should be no political interference in the functioning of the state government. “Every one should work efficiently and effectively to provide good administration,” she said. She made it clear that employees associated with the CPI(M)-affiliated unions would face no discrimination under her rule.
On the second day in office, Ms Banerjee did a survey of the state secretariat. She visited various departments and also went to the canteen. She also held meetings with the ministers and secretaries of various departments including health, education, agriculture, land, power. Visibly disappointed by what she saw and heard, Ms Banerjee said it was evident that for a long time no work had been done. “We are also receiving reports,” she added. She said that there was even shortage of water at the Writers’ Buildings. “Even the canteen is not upto the mark. We will set up another canteen. There is a problem with the water also. Even Amit da (finance minister Amit Mitra) has fallen ill after drinking water here,” she added.
Ms Banerjee voiced her displeasure over the constant following by admiring mobs whenever she ventured out of the chief minister’s chamber. She even requested the mediapersons not to chase her on her routine rounds of the state secretariat. This was a new experience for thousands of employees of the Writers’ Buildings because Mr Bhattacharjee and his predecessors remained confined to either their chambers or conference rooms.
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