Law and order situation
As part of the drive against corruption in the public administration, the government has declared a policy under which the heads of each department of all government offices will be made responsible for corruption that takes place under their respective administrations.
This means the minister is responsible for the ministry he heads, and secretaries, chairmen, director generals of autonomous bodies will be responsible for corruption which happens under their control. I believe if this policy could be enforced corruption will be reduced in the public offices.
Our Home Minister herself is very often complaining about police who, according to her, remain inactive on their duties in many spot occurrences. The police department is her own department and if she fails to control her forces, it is she who is responsible for her department's failure. She should take the strongest steps against them.
The present government has promised to contain two major big challenges -extortions through terrorism and corruption. Price control and all other issues come next to these two issues. The people were much more happy under the caretaker government administration than they are at present. If this government fails to give security to the people, it will grow unpopular.
The law and order situation has deteriorated. The Home Minister, instead of creating confidence and hope, is rather making the public more panicky by talking about her inability to control the situation.
I believe the government should concentrate more on the law and order issue than digging out the faults and corruption of past government officials.
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