Though I never officially worked for him, he often called me for informal meetings to seek my opinion on certain issues. My most memorable was the case of one of my senior colleagues (he is dead now so I will not name him) who walked into the CM’s room with a brief case and he returned empty-handed after meeting her.Ī Smart, intelligent and endearing person.
I have been witness to so many instances when I saw how nazrana exchanged hands. A politician who only values money Mayawati will go to any extent to amass wealth.
Q: What is your opinion about Mayawati, the first dalit woman who was CM of UP not once but four times?Ī: In my entire life I have never come across a more corrupt and petty person than her. When I read it out to him he cried and said to me that he will try to become like. Q: Tell us about the poem you had written for him and how he reacted to it.Ī: Ek Masiha tum bhi ban jaao. He desired a legal settlement, exactly what the Supreme Court has ruled. Q: What was Kalyan Singh’s stand on Babri masjid ?Ī: He NEVER wanted the Babri structure to be brought down. In the second term he was MISguided by cooperator Kusum Rai, the latter became his sole adviser and that affected his working style. While in the first term he was excellent in the second term he was a big flop. I worked with Kalyan Singh both times he was chief minister. Your take on them?Ī: Outstanding politicians all, but all three were poles apart. You were also an unofficial adviser To Mulayam Singh Yadav. Q: In your two stints in Uttar Pradesh you served two prime ministers, Kalyan Singh and Mayawati. The serving officers’ morale must be kept high, they must be told that survival is possible in this profession with your ethical values intact. They must know that there were other officers before them who tackled these dilemmas and overcame them. It must be told to the IAS aspirants, it must be told to the honest officers who become cynical when confronted with ethical dilemmas while performing their duty. Q: Is it ethical to write about things you had never spoken about during service?Ī It is ethical because the TRUTH must be told.
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