Puducherry Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi’s act of checking measures for women’s safety in Puducherry by going on a midnight motorbike inspection, and incognito, should prompt authorities across India to conduct surprise inspections at all hours to check the functioning of essential services and government establishments (“Kiran Bedi plays cop again, polices streets”, August 20). Such a step gives officials true information about the functioning of various departments and paves the way for good governance. We can learn a lot from our ancient kings who disguised themselves as ordinary people and kept a eye on administration.
K. Manasa Saanvi,
Hyderabad
Going viral seems to be the trend today. Kiran Bedi’s intentions may have won appreciation, but how does a picture evolve “without being noticed”? Examples of other “inspections” going viral are of Kerala Road Transport Corporation MD M.G. Rajamanikyam spending time in the workshop assisting in repairs; the Health Minister of Kerala on a ‘surprise visit’ to the Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital and taking errant staff to task; and a sitting judge of the Kerala High Court clearing a clogged storm water drain. How the press came to know about these is anybody’s guess. The show must go on.
T.V. Sreekumar,
Bengaluru