Bhubaneswar: Where the government is with the people and listens to the people, that is where true democracy is found.
According to an official press release, on the first day of July, the first Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singhdeo and Ministers Ganeshram Singh Khuntia, Pradeep Balasamant, Krushna Chandra Mohapatra heard the grievances of the people at the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell located in Unit V, here. The Chief Minister listened to the grievances of the people and gave instructions to the officials which were being resolved immediately.
All were returning happily. Everyone had a glimmer of faith and hope in the government. That faith and hope is democracy.
More than a thousand people came to the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell today and told their problems to the Chief Minister and other ministers. The Chief Minister listened to everyone’s problems with deep concern and gave necessary instructions to the officials.
Among them was an elderly woman, Saraswati Tripathi. Her children have usurped the property and thrown her out of the house. The Chief Minister immediately instructed the police department to deliver speedy justice.
Similarly, a woman working in a school in Keonjhar has not been paid her salary for many days. The Chief Minister ordered to solve her problem immediately.
Besides, Satyajit of Jajpur, the father of a little girl suffering from thalassemia had come for medical help. Her daughter will have a bone marrow transplant. The Chief Minister ordered to arrange her treatment as soon as possible. He also directed to provide him with financial assistance if required.
Further, several suffering people, persons with physical disabilities, and elderly people came and met the Chief Minister, told their problems and hoped for a solution. On getting assurance from the Chief Minister they returned happily.
“During the previous government, there was an iron wall between the people and the government. That wall is gone today. A direct relationship between the people and the government has been established,” remarked Chief Minister Majhi while speaking to media persons.
The Chief Minister also said that listening to the people and trying to find a solution is a priority in a democracy. Giving importance to the matter hearing of public grievance has been started at the district level from today, he added.
“The process will be further strengthened in the future. The Deputy Chief Minister and members of the Council of Ministers have also cooperated in this. If this continues, the officials at the district level will give priority and solve the problems of the people,” the Chief Minister stated.
He hoped that there would be fewer grievances at the State level if people’s problems could be resolved at the district level.
The Chief Minister expressed hope that about 99 per cent of grievances will be resolved in today’s hearing.
From the very first day, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi interacted with the people with an open mind, trying to figure out people’s problems. Whether it is in his office at the State Guest House in Bhubaneswar or during visits to districts like Bargarh and Keonjhar, he has always been meeting common people open-heartedly, discussing with them and making arrangements to solve problems.
He is being better identified as the people’s Chief Minister with every passing day.
A total of 1,540 complaints were registered today and more than 5,000 people had come.
