Why 5T is big Disaster in Odisha ?
5T-induced-Propaganda
has made the whole administration in mockery in the hand of one man i. e, Sri V.K.Pandian, former IAS
officer -turned Chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha
No
Transparency , No Accountability and No
check to corruption . The whole
administration has plunged into
bureaucratic anarchy , rampant corruption , favouritism and nepotism.
Utmost Secrecy has
become order of the day in the functioning of Govt. of Odisha
5T as propagated widely
even through colourful poster , hoarding and in both print and electronics
media as
tool designed to enforce
good governance , transparency , timely
redressal of grievances of the people
is a false and fake propaganda and full of deception , which has been exposed through RTI. In the midst of so-called
propaganda of 5T , the people
of Odisha do not see any role played
by or visible work
done
by Chief Secretary , Development
Commissioner and Secretary of various Dept. Each project / work is monitored ,
reviewed by a single bureaucrat Sri V.K.Pandian in the name
of 5T . It is viewed as biggest
administrative hazard in the political
history
of Odisha. Media
propaganda is designed to glorify this 5T without any fact and figure to befool
the people of Odisha. The people are
dragged to belief without
questioning how far it is fact. The people, the Activists questioning role of 5T are
beaten up, attacked and put behind bar with charge
of false case.
2024 Election will be year of
end of this misgovernance and dawn
of beginning of new era for
a transparent and accountable and corruption-free administration in
Odisha . It is fact that
the people are ultimate
authority to decide . Let us go
to the people and sensitise
them vices of 5T which has made the
administration crippled.
Few examples based on
RTI Information cited here which was presented
in the Press Meet by Odisha Soochana Adhikar Abhijan ( a Civil
Society Group spearheading campaign for
effective implementation of RTI Act ) at Bhubaneswar on 14.1.24 .
1. On 25.10.23, Sri Srikant Pakal,
RTI Activist had filed RTI
Application in department
of General Administration and PG , Govt. of Odisha seeking
information about details of decision taken including
copy of the file
noting with regard to appointment
of Mr. V.K.Pandian as Chairman of 5T and Nabin Odia with
rank as Cabinet Minister. This
RTI Application was forwarded to the
PIO, Dept. of Parliamentary Affairs for
supply of the information. The
PIO supplied the
Govt. order released about
appointment of Sri Pandian as Chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha. But the
decision of the Govt. along
file noting was kept
secret by the
Departments. The whole
process of Sri Pandian
is still shrouded in mystery. The
people are still in dark . Thanks to secrecy
maintained by Govt. in the era of transparency reflected
through RTI Act.
2. On 19.6.23., Sri Prakash Chandra Das
, RTI Activist had
filed RTI Application to the PIO , Dept.
of Commerce and Transport ( Transport) ,
Govt. of Odisha seeking information about helicaptor tour of Sri V.K.Pandian to
different districts and details of
expenditure made so far. The
Transport Dept. which is the nodal Dept
for management of helicaptor / State Aircraft denied
to provide the said
information on the ground of non-availability. This
information was deliberately kept secret. On 31.7.23, Sri Prakash has filed
Complaint before Odisha
Information Commission for
disposal which is pending .
Pradip
Pradhan
Date- 14.1.24
