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Public servants have started eyeing ministerial posts after retirement

The lack of competence in the BJP has given rise to a situation where bureaucrats, judges, military people etc., now eye ministerial positions in the govt

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T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan New Delhi
The lack of competence in the BJP has given rise to a situation where bureaucrats, judges, military people etc., now eye ministerial positions in the govt

Competence, or the lack of it, has long been a problem in the bureaucracy and the public sector. And there are many reasons for it. All have been thoroughly analysed and recognised.

But never before has a political party been so bereft of competence. After nearly nine years in office, the BJP has still not been able to solve the problem it started with: inadequate talent to induct into the government. Its bench strength
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