Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 20 March 2023
Capt. Atul Ok Singh, Director, Shipping Services is attempting to play god by utilizing his official place to shut down companies at Great Nicobar Island. He is denying tickets to staff of companies desiring to journey to Great Nicobar. Nicobar Times had earlier reported that the administration has applied an unannounced rule to cease non-locals from travelling to the Island.
Capt. Atul Ok Singh has been entrusted with the accountability of issuing tickets to non-islanders based mostly on his discretion. Today, I (the Editor of this Digital News Publication) and my father, Mr. N Kiran, District General Secretary of BJP, Nicobar District, approached the Director in his chamber at about 12:30 Pm to hunt tickets. We entered the chamber with just a few others in search of tickets for his or her staff and family.
While the Director was fast to difficulty tickets to others, he denied tickets to the workers of Mr. N Kiran. The Director, an Ex-Navy Official, sat laid again on his chair and upon requesting the tickets, he simply waved his arms, indicating us to go away. When requested to justify the refusal, the Director mentioned you might be being impolite. The Director mentioned, ‘I am not from the administration. I am a Navy Official. I am not here to serve the public, and you are not authorised to question me.’
The errant official mentioned, ‘You cannot come to me now. You should come in between 03:00 Pm to 04:00 Pm’. The Director (Shipping) is aware of that the transport counter closes at 04:00 Pm, and if individuals method him at 03:00 Pm, they can’t get tickets.
The Director has forgotten that his wage is being paid by the taxes collected from the residents of this nation, and he’s accountable to every citizen of this nation.
Administration ought to difficulty clear directions to their officers on the restrictions imposed on journey to Great Nicobar, and correct process ought to be notified for issuing tickets to non-locals.
Unclear directions result in errant officers like Capt. Atul Ok Singh enjoying god, misusing his energy to difficulty tickets to some and refusing tickets to others.
