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Taking
cue from Nitish, Mayawati shifts focus to governance
Sunday November 28, 2010 05:47:32 PM ,
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Lucknow:
Obviously taking a cue from the success story scripted by Nitish
Kumar in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has visibly
shifted her focus to the hard issue of governance, which was so
far left to her select coterie of bureaucrats.
This was clearly reflected in a review of the state's law and
order situation by her Saturday. Unlike in the past, when such
meetings were mere rituals where she made only a token appearance,
while leaving the actual task to Cabinet Secretary Shashank
Shekhar Singh and Chief Secretary Atul Kumar Gupta, she chose to
sit through the day-long meeting.
More importantly, she issued a warning to all divisional
commissioners, district magistrates, range deputy inspector
generals of police and district superintendents of police to pull
up their socks or face the music.
Issuing an ultimatum to the officials, she said: "Enough is
enough. I am giving you two months to improve the law and order in
your respective areas. I propose to start my surprise inspections
with effect from Feb 1. Those who fail to deliver should remain
prepared to face punitive action."
Mayawati sought to make it loud and clear that she would not spare
anyone for their lapses. "Those who perform would be duly
rewarded, while those who do not would have to face the music,"
she declared.
Pointing out that law and order was on the top of her priorities,
she told officials to observe "zero tolerance" to crime and
criminals. "Stern action against criminals alone can restore the
sense of security among the people," she said.
Laying much stress on the need to ensure communal harmony, she
urged the officials to maintain "strict vigil against incitement
of communal trouble". She recommended deterrent action against
mischief mongers behind any type of communal trouble in the state.
She also asked district magistrates as well as divisional
commissioners to start holding weekly review meetings at their
respective levels too.
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