Across the aisle: Want managers, not just watchmen | The Indian Express

Across the aisle: Want managers, not just watchmen | The Indian Express

Written by P Chidambaram |Updated: March 24, 2019 1:42:05 am

P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.

Across the aisle: Want managers, not just watchmen

Governance, under the BJP, has become a circus. There is a ringmaster, but there are no lions or tigers. The whip is cracked on lambs and rabbits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President Amit Shah during the BJP Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting. (PTI)

Being a chowkidar is honourable work that goes back many centuries. Watchmen came from all communities and backgrounds. They were individuals and the work was routine. Liberalisation spawned a new organised business of providing security guards to homes and businesses. These guards carry no weapons; only a few who guard banks are allowed to carry a side-arm. By and large, the days and nights are uneventful.