Gifting Hush Puppies, Earning And Losing Patronages: A DANICS Officer Who Wished More Than He Deserves

Everyone in power corridors nowadays have become quite keen on networking games and running pillars to post to establish political contacts however only some can get the luxury of power and networks. Many bureaucrats have seen a meteoric rise by earning patronages but some have fallen like a star. The present political dispensation is perhaps more comfortable in choosing or making the latter than the former. " Every officer even at the senior level exercises extreme caution when it comes to communicating with the apex political offices, many IAS and IPS officers have burned their hands who were in the hangover of the old days," a top source said. However, it seems that one DANICS officer is still not got over with the "vintage hangover". According to top sources, this DANICS officer uses to gift expensive hush puppies(pet dogs) to top administrative offices especially the political ones to establish links and subsequently earn the patronage of their offices. One well place sources say that this DANICS officer is an officer who breathes corruption and brokery" He got a good jolt when he was shunted out of Delhi by a former MoS Railway. "The Minister did not like his working style and his indulgence in corrupt practices when he was serving as Minister's OSD. Moreover, a written advisory was issued by the then Lakshwadeep Administrator or Chief Secretary in which the top Lakshwadeep administrative office delivered an adverse opinion on his performance and conduct,  a well place source said. "A major foul play was committed by him when he was SDM and this forced DANICS officer to seek a long refuge in insignificant postings and transfers and even reshuffled or omitted his middle or last name to avoid glares", top sources add. He lost long-earned patronage but soon he got a posting in Delhi Government and established its brokrey playfield . "an officer who said on the condition of anonymity- this DANICS officer is using his current posting as a yardstick to extort money, especially from theatre and commercial building owners using civil defence guards. A top MHA source said that "this circus is happening under the nose of competent senior officers is something that needs urgent attention".