Himalayan Times (1962)

July 29, 1962

Himalayan Times

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COMMISSIONERS SHOULD CHANGE THEIR ATTITUTUDE

Prices of Commodities Go U.P.

■( From Our Correspondent )
Darjeeling, July 18.

On* of the most im-
portant evils that Dar-
jeeling suffer is the ina-
bility (rather the indif-
ference attitude) of - our
eleoted representatives in-
oluding the" Minioipality
Commissioners to place
forward our needs to
higher authorities. As a
result this tourists's pa-
radise which is an inter-
nationally recognised Hill
Town is becoming just
the extreme opposite, while
the local people seem to
have already stopped
thinking of a life which
they have desired in the
past—a life which would
be ''inspired by hope and
sustained by joy"

Prioee of every com-
modities have gone up
considerably. Now the
people of Darjeeling must
-train themselves in the
"Know How" principles,
in some oases, of the
officials, while dealing with
them. Thnre are also other
difficulties in this town
which the Municipality is
supposed to solve. These
problems require new an
immediate attention. If
you draw the attention
of the City Fathers to
some difficulties, they will
look at you with their
usual air of sardonic in-

difference to p u b 1 i o
opinion and then they
will give you a small
answer "No Money". At
this stage the Govern-
ment is informed, Com-
mittees are appointed,
Meetings are held, Bohem.es
are drawn up, in some cases
Money is sanctioned, and'
then, as if, as its logical
result comes the famous
"Red Tapism" in its Pro-
cedure and as a conse-
quence, serious delay in
its action.

The Government should
as far as practicable, pass
prohibitory orders restrain-
ing the prices in the
market to rise any more.
And for better oivie- life
now to things are urgently
required. The first and
foremost among these two
is the promptness and of
efficiency the Munipal
Commissioners. Secondly
the co operation of works
and the oo ordination of
efforts between the Mu-
nicipality and the Govern-
ment

In order to solve these
multifarious problems
p'ublio's co-operation is
also of equal importance.
Time has now come to
force the representatives
to go forward and place
our problems at the right

table, time has now come
to deal with the symptom
rather than with the
disease-time has now come
to deal with the cause
rather than with the con-
sequence.

- One : thinks that the
representatives are not
elected for providing for
them a life which is'fully
oomfortable and full of
pleasures. On the other
hand, as an obvious fact,
they should try to provide
oomfort and pleasure for,
the people they represent.

The Congress Parlia-
mentary party in Jtew
Delhi, aonording to on an
English Daily, has sought
the advice and assistance of
the Slate Chief Minister*
in evolving "Ways- and
Means" to keep Congresa
members of Parliament
Vbnsy in party works"
during the off-session pe-
riod. It has also been
suggested that every
Congress M. P.s should
tour their respective cons-
tituencies to get first hand
knowledge of the grit
evanoes of the people and
to bring them to notice
of the authorities concer-
ned. For these proposals,
if tbey are put into p.ao-
tioe at all, the C. P. P.
must be congratulated.
Because "an idle brain
is a devil's workshop."
This is particularly neoes-
sary in Darjeelir.g if the
Congress Party wants to
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