------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | New on Goanet's website's A&E section - http://www.goanet.org | | Book in Review: A Kind of Absence - Joao da Veiga Coutinho | | POEM: SUSEGAAD - Cynthia Gomes James | | http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=216 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Editor,
You are to be very highly commended on the exhaustive and cogent presentation of the way in which our Chief Secretary, Ms. Kiran Dhingra, has been victimized by C.M. P.R. Rane. It is very sad that the other newspapers have blandly reported that she will be moving to New Delhi to take up her new assignment. Your detailed analysis clearly shows that the Congress government here in Goa cannot tolerate an upright, honest and efficient Chief Secretary of the calibre of Ms. Kiran Dhingra. Not only is she outstanding in her function as Chief Secretary, but she has also proven to be an upholder of the Law, irrespective of the consequences to her as a person. Goa actually needs persons of integrity and courage such as Ms. Kiran Dhingra, instead of jellyfish bureaucrats who cringe before the unreasonable (and illegal) demands of the politicians. People like Kiran Dhingra are not only an asset to a State like Goa; they are also shining examples of what the Bureaucracy should be all over the country. It is a crying shame that instead of being rewarded, such paragons of virtue are victimized and demonized by our criminal class of politicians. What comes out even more starkly is the fact that our Ministers have not yet understood the role of the Bureaucracy in the system of governance. The bureaucrats are not their servants to merely carry out their illegal orders. The bureaucrats are expected to uphold the rule of Law, and to make sure that the government does not become a predator on its own citizens. Kiran Dhingra showed this independence and courage in an exemplary manner. Our politicians, on the other hand, have undermined the integrity of the system and have done grave damage to the entire edifice of government. Congratulations once again. You have the support of intelligent and courageous citizens in your battle to expose corruption in the government. Yours faithfully, Averthanus L. D'Souza, D-13, La Marvel Colony, Dona Paula, Goa 403 004. Tel: 2453628; 2451085.