INSA CGST (Inspectors, Supdts and ACs from CGST)

    In the earlier blog, I had left it open to analyse where we went wrong, leading to the miserable plight of the cadre. One opinion that came in reply from a member was ‘lack of unity’.   It is indeed a reason.   But when we analyse the history of any society or nations or for that matter other organisations in the Central Government itself, nowhere we will be able to see a case of 100% unity.   It is not possible.   There will always be vested interests.   Even in the greatest of freedom struggles, including a very vast many Indians, it could be seen that it was not a 100% unity that brought success.   There were elements inimical to the movement, within and without, there were supporters of the British Raj, among our own elite, there were different shades of opinions regarding how the movement should be taken forward, whether right, left or centre, there were pressure groups having their own grouse against the majority movement, and in spite of all that, if the movement could

  Last week in a retirement party, one of our former Association Office Bearers, Com. N.S. Rajagopal had openly expressed his frustration over the stagnation, as the reason for his opting for VRS, two years before he was due to retire.   His speech went viral.   It is reproduced for the benefit of those who have not yet come across the same.   VRS Speech by Com. N.S. Rajagopal What of course he did not say was that, while he joined the department with great hopes, he had already learnt COBOL language and was working as a Computer Programmer for two years at Bangalore.   That was in 1988.   One could very well imagine to what heights he could have gone, if he had continued in the same field – because in 1988 a Computer programmer with Cobalt knowledge would not have been just another person.   I know him personally.   In respect of religious belief or concept of God, he is a non-believer.   Yet, in the course of his speech, he said that the only ‘sin’ he committed was to tick th