Xestan
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I came across some really interesting tweets by Fahd Husain.
Do you guys agree that PM has brought back the bureaucrats that used to get things done in PMLN time?
I just want to unsee the news about Chohan, the bigot is back in the cabinet. But other reshuffle looks promising.
Fayyaz ul Hassan Chauhan's return as Info Minister Punjab is reflective of the duality that defines PTI's struggle to manage Punjab. The massive reshuffle in the Punjab bureaucracy has clearly been done after due diligence. The choice of officials by PM is very good. (1/11)
I personally know many of those bureaucrats appointed by PM and they are the best of the best. They should have been brought in earlier but better late than never. This reshuffle is triggered by a genuine realisation by PM that things are bad in Punjab (2/11).
Question is: What or who is the cause for the mess in Punjab. Answer depends on who you ask. PTI leadership figures bureaucrats are not working & if they get efficient ones things will improve. Perhaps. Shahbaz Sharif also conducted efficient governance thru 'doer' officials (3/11)
These super bureaucrats implemented what Shahbaz Sharif wanted done. They did this well. They also proposed projects on their own. But they proposed to the CM. If he considered these projects would promote the larger political vision/priorities he would green-light them (4/11)
Then CM would push these super bureaucrats to implement them with 'speed. Things got done in Punjab because the political-bureaucratic combination worked well. Now PM has done the right thing by bringing these super bureaucrats back. But who will guide them? (5/11)
Without a hands-on political vision & supervision, situation will only improve so much and no more. Chief Secretary & IGP cannot provide strategic leadership that a province needs, let alone one the size of Punjab. Running affairs from Islamabad has not worked either (6/11)
And what is in fact the vision for Punjab that these super bureaucrats will implement? We have no idea. It is a mix of random projects that catch someone's fancy. But big-ticket items? None on the horizon. Police reform, health reform, any other massive reform. Nope. (7/11)
Punjab needs a 'Mission Statement' first. Then comes the team to implement this mission. PTI is approaching it the wrong way. Plus it is only fixing one aspect of the political-bureaucratic combo that delivered governance under
@CMShehbaz
(8/11)
PM clearly wants to make things happen in Punjab. His approach however needs to be more holistic and less piecemeal and knee-jerk. Optics cannot substitute for substance. Projects without prioritisation lead to waste of taxpayer money (9/11)
Prioritisation is birthed by a larger political vision. This vision has to be Punjab-specific. It also needs to be timelined and deadlined with clear outcomes and deliverables that impact the people of Punjab. Merely shuffling officials will lead to disappointment (10/11)
PM is thinking right. He needs to plan right. He also needs to appoint right on the political side. He is already behind schedule in Punjab and the clock is ticking (11/11)
Do you guys agree that PM has brought back the bureaucrats that used to get things done in PMLN time?
I just want to unsee the news about Chohan, the bigot is back in the cabinet. But other reshuffle looks promising.
Fayyaz ul Hassan Chauhan's return as Info Minister Punjab is reflective of the duality that defines PTI's struggle to manage Punjab. The massive reshuffle in the Punjab bureaucracy has clearly been done after due diligence. The choice of officials by PM is very good. (1/11)
I personally know many of those bureaucrats appointed by PM and they are the best of the best. They should have been brought in earlier but better late than never. This reshuffle is triggered by a genuine realisation by PM that things are bad in Punjab (2/11).
Question is: What or who is the cause for the mess in Punjab. Answer depends on who you ask. PTI leadership figures bureaucrats are not working & if they get efficient ones things will improve. Perhaps. Shahbaz Sharif also conducted efficient governance thru 'doer' officials (3/11)
These super bureaucrats implemented what Shahbaz Sharif wanted done. They did this well. They also proposed projects on their own. But they proposed to the CM. If he considered these projects would promote the larger political vision/priorities he would green-light them (4/11)
Then CM would push these super bureaucrats to implement them with 'speed. Things got done in Punjab because the political-bureaucratic combination worked well. Now PM has done the right thing by bringing these super bureaucrats back. But who will guide them? (5/11)
Without a hands-on political vision & supervision, situation will only improve so much and no more. Chief Secretary & IGP cannot provide strategic leadership that a province needs, let alone one the size of Punjab. Running affairs from Islamabad has not worked either (6/11)
And what is in fact the vision for Punjab that these super bureaucrats will implement? We have no idea. It is a mix of random projects that catch someone's fancy. But big-ticket items? None on the horizon. Police reform, health reform, any other massive reform. Nope. (7/11)
Punjab needs a 'Mission Statement' first. Then comes the team to implement this mission. PTI is approaching it the wrong way. Plus it is only fixing one aspect of the political-bureaucratic combo that delivered governance under
@CMShehbaz
(8/11)
PM clearly wants to make things happen in Punjab. His approach however needs to be more holistic and less piecemeal and knee-jerk. Optics cannot substitute for substance. Projects without prioritisation lead to waste of taxpayer money (9/11)
Prioritisation is birthed by a larger political vision. This vision has to be Punjab-specific. It also needs to be timelined and deadlined with clear outcomes and deliverables that impact the people of Punjab. Merely shuffling officials will lead to disappointment (10/11)
PM is thinking right. He needs to plan right. He also needs to appoint right on the political side. He is already behind schedule in Punjab and the clock is ticking (11/11)