An obituary ode to a union leader victimized by CAG officers

Two days back a man, I knew for his untiring relentless, dedicated and devoted unionism, breathed his last in a hospital due to brain hemorrhage. Late Gupteshwar Mishra started his govt. service from a humble position in the O/O of the Accountant General Bihar Patna during the seventies. He was not well educated but still possessed tremendous wit and common sense. He was courageous and always ready to help others. I was surprised at his eloquence and oratory.

Times came when out of his total dedication to the cause of employees he would support even a few controversial employees. But sometime back when I asked him why he fought for a corrupt employee he had regretted that.

An unfortunate turn in his life came when he remained suspended for a long time. In 2004 or 05 he was arrested at night in a fake CrPC 107 proceeding under influence of a corrupt-castist AG, humiliated and put under police custody for days in breach of the Cr.P.C provisions. Finally he was dismissed from service. The irony was that all his life he carried the leftist flag but even his comrades enjoying luxury of the UPA-1 did absolutely nothing for him.

Recently CAT Patna had ordered for his reinstatement. But the present AG did not comply with the order. After about 6 months of the order (well beyond period of limitation) the AG advised by some officers at the CAG office moved the High Court against the fair, just and well reasoned order of the CAT, to save two corrupt IAAS officers posted at Patna, Gupteshwar Mishra had reported that Dhariwal had instructed his staff to engage a particular lawyer not for his ability but for his kin-ship to some judges belonging to a particular caste.

In all this litigation protracted by the CAG office Mishra had incurred heavy loans and was under tremendous tension which lastly cost his life.

The system has corrupted so much that a poor employee finds itself in a situation where the errant officers spent lakhs of rupees in perpetuating injustice and prolonging litigations. Has ever such an officer been punished drastically? They engage famous lawyers in strong cases just to procrastinate a case. They laugh at the delay which fetches them promotions and retire peacefully by the time justice comes at the cost of torment, ruin of family or suicide or brain hemorrhage of the poor employee

The people of India represent a dead civilization no revolution can take place to liquidate corrupt politicians ,bureaucrats and other such constitutional entities.

With these words of frustration and anguish I pray to God to rest his soul in peace..