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Created by : Kavitha Shankar, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, ABC  | 05 11 2010 06:13:59 +0000
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All's not in order in the house of UPA II. Union Environment Minister Jairam ramesh has been pulled up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for criticising the Home Ministry's policy on China. The PM has also asked him not to comment about other ministries. Earlier, Congress leader Digvijay Singh had run into trouble with the Congress leadership for being critical of Home Minister P Chidambaram's approach in tackling the Maoists menace in a newspaper article. I think being a democratic nation one has that right to express his views right.  So, what do you think people, Should ministers be barred from discussing other ministries in public?

 
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The Ministry and the Ministers should talk about their own Ministries, and not about the other. Opinions sometimes are taken otherwise as the prevailing situation forces the other to think otherwise

At this point of time, the relation between India and some of the neighbouring countries are not that good, so the talks of the other Ministers from the other Ministeries, and their opinion on those countries would not be taken up in a correct manner.

This U P A goverment, and most of its important Ministries are passing through the toughest of the time, and are repeatedly facing a defeat as they are trying to inch forwards, by the regular insurgencies of the Maoist and the extremist, beside the inflation having a good go and a crack on them. Tharoor faced the wrath now its the time of Jairam ramesh. So why not see how they can improve on their job which is given to them than complaining about others all the time.


By Kavitha Shankar, Sr/Principal Coresspondent, ABC  05 11 2010 06:13:59 +0000
 
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No! A minister can express his views... no issues in that but should be careful when he speak about country's foreign policies....
By Prasanth.V , RM & Advocacy, HelpAge India  | 05 12 2010 10:47:31 +0000
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Yes! why not? After all he is elected by people, people have given him Responsibility to represent them (there area)directly to the government. So it is minister's duty to take those responsibilities and act according to their right as an representative, he may criticize other ministerial team members, until an unless it is not releated to country's pride & safety
By Devashish , Client Servicing/Key Account Manager, MAK Media & Creations Pvt. Ltd.  | 05 12 2010 06:52:10 +0000
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No. One Minister may not criticise another.

Basically, it is the "Collective Responsibility" theory of Ministerial Body comprising all ministers ( The PM is the leader of the Body ). In recent times :

----  Digbejoy Singh was opposing (policies) of Mr Chidambaram

----  Mamata Banerjee frequents with such practices with Chidambaram

---  Tharoor was all against our PM's direction for austerity

---  and now Mr. Jairam

However, this is a matter of the inner circle of UPA, its allies. We, the common man are benefitted by getting inside news - we have nothing to object.


By ASOKE KUSARI, Domestic Private Banking-Executive/Manager, A large leading PSU Bank - India  | 05 11 2010 15:54:46 +0000
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Well said Mr. Narayan, it is just for getting some lime light for these people. It looks like critisizing their own family members. They should discuss within their four walls to get the things in proper way


By Manoj Kumar, Sr: Manager - QA, ARCHETYPE GROUP, INDIA  | 05 11 2010 14:30:16 +0000
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Yes they should come out with a truth. IF they finds something wrong with their own ministers and ministry they should criticize it. But as per party norms and culture it is wrong.But if issue is in the favour of the country they should take up the issue in a proper manner and keep in mind that its not simply a leg pulling of the colleague minister and for sake of numbers.
By Krishna Bhardwaj, Lyrics Writer, Freelancer  | 05 11 2010 14:20:18 +0000
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Yes, but only if he is looking for way to get in trouble or exit.


By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  | 05 11 2010 10:50:21 +0000
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The performance index will improve if Minister talk their own Mininstry.Let the space for criticism be given to opposition.


By Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer  | 05 11 2010 10:21:41 +0000
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The way corruption is propsering criticims should be made public and for all to know the truth


By Nikhil , Senior Manager, Insurance  | 05 11 2010 08:56:13 +0000
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I am not sure where YES figures , but I think any individual , who is part of a group , should not criticize another member of the group , in public.

This not only applies to the government , between ministries and ministers , but also other groups , such as the workplace , between colleagues / departments , and even within the family.

The whole purpose of criticism , is that it improves the person being criticized. Hence the criticism has to be couched so that it achieves the end purpose. Criticism either to show one's superiority , or to pull down the other person , is childish , reflects one's immaturity and in the final analysis , meaningless.

Secondly , the criticism has to be made in the proper fora , where the recipient also gets a chance to defend himself , and the group , as a whole , comes to a consensus on the issues involved.


By K. NARAYAN, None, None  | 05 11 2010 07:01:51 +0000
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NO. You are part of a team. Any linen should be washed in house.
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 05 12 2010 05:17:31 +0000
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NO

The kind of criticism that Jairam Ramesh had many things wrong with it.

1. Criticizing a fellow minister if fouling one's own nest and that is not on.

2. Crticising another departmentis in bad taste that too when on foreign soil

3. All matters concerning other countries have implications on external affairs and defense and in this case home ministry and commerce as these too were involved. such comments compromise other minister's ability to function.

 

In short it is extremely unprofessional to do such a thing.


By RAMESH KANDADAI, Principal Consultant, ARM Consultants  | 05 11 2010 08:31:13 +0000
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In the Cabinet mode of administration all Ministers are equal and bound by the same political policy of governance.

If they have any issues they should seek the adjudication of their Leader and not indulge in mud-slinging in public.

 


By M. Prabhakar Rao, Author of "Mayhem Of The Miserables!", http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075  | 05 11 2010 07:18:16 +0000
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