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Many officers of the UT Administration behave as if Chandigarh is their fiefdom.

Written by Express News Service

Chandigarh | December 14, 2009 04:23 AM IST

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Weird working hours
Many officers of the UT Administration behave as if Chandigarh is their fiefdom. Such behaviour is best exemplified by several decisions taken in the name of betterment of city,but which end up causing inconvenience to the common man. Dysfunctional cleaning machines imported from Europe,horrendous-looking green lights on roundabouts (why would you need to throw a green light on green plants?),new lakes with no water,a malfunctioning garbage processing plant are some examples of which this newspaper has written. Now,the Administration has employed a sweeper to clean the walking track at Sukhna lake but the mans working hours are a bit odd. He has been instructed to report at 4 am and he finish by 5 in perfect keeping with the morning walk timings of the Home Secretary and UT Advisor. But while our two babus enjoy their walk in a clean and green atmosphere,scores of morning walkers who visit Sukhna in the wee hours complain of dust. Surely,cleaning and upkeep of the lake is not a bad idea. But cant it be done after 10 pm when lake is closed for general public. Even better,why not employ those expensive cleaning machines? It is high time those expensive contraptions and our arrogant babus proved their worth.

Thank you,jeejaji
At a recent function,Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had his audience in peals of laughter. The relationship between the media and PR professionals is like that of a jeeja and saala,he said. To substantiate his point,he even quoted an example. In 1957,the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was miffed when he came to know that a member of Communist Party of India was elected from the Jhajjar seat. When the PM realised that the winning candidate was a relative of Chaudhary Ranbir Singh (father of Bhupinder Hooda),he asked Singh the connection. Singh replied: If I have any work with him,then he is my jeeja,else he is a saala.

Guilty,I plead
A Punjab law officer apparently had pangs of guilt about the state moving the Supreme Court challenging the High Court order of awarding compensation of Rs 1 crore to the innocent accused in the dead man walking case. The law officer kept saying,Although it is not a case where the state should have moved the Supreme Court but still… Perhaps,to help the law officer,the Bench questioned: Shall we say so in the order? As expected,the reply was in the negative.

Amnesiac lawyer
To avoid adverse orders in a case,an advocate told his junior to ask for adjournment on the ground that the lawyer is down with fever. The obedient junior did so and got the adjournment. Blame it on the temporary memory loss,but the lawyer appeared before the same judge after the lunch break. The surprised judge enquired about the lawyers health but the lawyer came up with a smart answer to wriggle out of the situation. Yes,your Honour,but this bail is a matter of life and death for my client. So I decided to come despite my poor health. What dedication,we say.

Cut Badals down to size
Former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh does not miss any opportunity to take a dig at his arch rivals the Badals. In a rally held at Mohali on Saturday,Amarinder made his hostility towards the Badals loud and clear with a sharp twist. On being gifted a sword by party supporters,he said: I have acquired so many kirpans and swords during my rallies that I need to put them to good use for the Badals. Hope the father-son duo too has their armour ready!

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