Jai Ram Thakur amid thick controversy
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur who succeeded to complete three and half years in the power unblemished currently is in thick controversy.
The image dent beyond control as a loose cannon cabinet member & two cops brawl in the full public glare recently.
Mr Jai Ram Thakur’s senior rank cabinet member Mahinder Singh Thakur public resolve to discriminate the commrade and not do any work on their behest not only public disobey of Oath taking during taking over as minister but showing disregard to constitution of India.
His second outburst during recently convened council of ministers meeting show autocratic attitude in the eyes of public. Mr Thakur was had a spat with state chief secretary Mr Anil Khachi who is considered as efficient and experienced bureaucrats having excellent track record as public servent.
Senior Advocate of Himachal Pradesh High court I D Bali termed the two incidents occurred in Span of a week Shocking.
He wrote in his Facebook page that two Incidents in the recent past have stunned and made him speechless.
” One incident is when a cabinet Minister quarreled with the Chief Secretary of the State .”
” Second incident is when the police officer posted in the security of the chief Minister beats the S. P. Kullu, ” he pointed out.
Since council of ministers also known as state cabinet is the government itself and competent to issue directions to the machinery of the government then why to quarrel in this way, Advocate Bali asked.
He further goes on stating that such things did not happen in the past.
” India is Democratic State .No functionary, no Minister have Autocratic authority . The Ministers are servants of people. Moreover there was no occasion to this like situation” Mr Bali asserted.
Senior advocate also nit minced words praising Mr Khachi. He said CS is highly cultured and a gentleman, experienced and competent, honest and compassionate.
Raising questions mark over losing cool by the Minister with such long experience on the other side Mr Bali tried to put blame on the credibility of this government.
Second painful incident occurred on Wednesday in which SP was beaten by security personnel of the Chief Minister indeed disheartened the trust of people on the government, he added.
CPI(M) Member of Assembly from Theog Mr Rakesh Singha said that statement of minister is against the Oath he took under the constitution in which he couldn’t discriminate anyone in the public office.
He warned that if minister would show this discrimination which he stated in his Political statement made it would be given befitting reply by the party despite its party limited influence in state politics.
It is worthwhile to mention that two incidents varies over response of government to restore the eroded faith of the people.
Three police officer who was found involved in the brawling were sent on forced leave however minister still enjoy the Political immunity as the public statement of ministers and alleged quarrel with CS in the cabinet meeting is deliberately ignored by the Chief minister feigning ignorance .
Mr Thakur himself is considered honest and a gentle man could not expected to burry the deliberate public incident to preserve the image of government as it would project him a warm public leader.
Party wanted to project him as CM candidate for another term likely to hit the move if he did not break silence.
State Government image is in full public glare after some shortcomings in handling Covid pandemic in the second wave however the such type of incidents also eroded faith of people in the state government