IS THERE ANY MEANING OF ATTENDING UNDER SWAGAT PROOGRAMME OF THE COLLECTOR

From Pankaj S Mody   

28^th March 2008   

The Collector of Ahmedabad

The Collector Office Shubashbridge Ahmedabad   

Respected Sir,  

1. I appreciate that your office has taken on record my complaint against  City Mamlatdar in the meeting held yesterday  on March 27, 2008 in Swagat Programme.
2. However, I am totally dissatisfied of not  taking the initiative of action Harekrishna Developers for not protecting my rights in the property in light of pending Civil Suit as well as Lis Pendens registered and written assurance given by Circle Officer on 13-2-2007,etc.
3.  It is apparent from facts of the case that Harekrishna Developers (and the advocate who gave opinion ) that the Collector office has been also misled while suppressing material facts and there are ample reasons to take the initiative of strong action  against Harekrishna Developers to protect my rights in the property.
4.   I again repeat that the Swagat in guise of sale document registered is for the sheer benefit of  the builder community approaching your office.
5. The Good Governance does not mean that you leave the common person in mid high seas   and telling  the person to change the boat by taking the trouble of swimming  a small distance to get on to Luxurious cruiser boat passing  near by. Kindly close your eyes and ask your conscience that if you are aboard ship and  in the mid sea , the captain of the ship says that the ship is not going to move any further  and you are advised to catch the ship nearby by taking a dive in the sea to swim up to the next ship. The captain takes the lifeboat and makes a move to the other ship. The captain of the other ship as a courtesy is not going to charge to the captain who has come by the lifeboat. But he is going to charge for  first AC class in case you decide to take a dive and swim across new ship. You know that you are not having extra 1000 dollars with  you to pay for the second ship besides taking the trouble of swimming a small distance.  Would you as a passenger not hold   the captain of the first ship fully accountable and responsible for leaving the ship in a lifeboat leaving you to manage your affairs and pay for the second ship fare  ?
6. In case ,  Sir, you  accept the attitude of the captain , may I request you to try taking charge of flight by Airliner –Swagat  and in case you have got the guts and courage  to  make a public  announcement before the passengers  and the  media –  as the captain in charge of the  flight by Air Liner- Swagat , that the passengers are advised to catch  other flight going next morning . Even when there is no insecurity involved  in the waiting lounge of the airport , you can very well imagine the music you have to face in such a situation. Decide for yourself  whether you would have the  patience to wait for  spending even one night at the airport or you would demand for to and fro charge for the taxi fare plus free hotel booking  and the meals till next morning.
7.    You be the judge of in such a situation that whether you would  ever like to go by such Airliner-Swagat  at all.
8.   On the other hand see what ANIL AMBANI did  when  IPO  price of Reliance Power  crashed. Willingly or unwillingly , Mr Anil Ambani  did put himself in the shoes of other person  He owned up the responsibility and announced bonus very swiftly  for the shareholders who had subscribed and accepted outflow running into  crores of Rupees  . This was  what was  Swagat for common men in true sense of quietly accepting  the mistake. This was the magnanimous  act on his part even if you consider it that Mr. Anil Ambani had ulterior motive.  Even fresh IPO is floated  by Mr. Anil Ambani, more people would bet on Mr.  ANIL AMBANI.

9.    I am sharing some observations so that you get real insight of the SWAGAT IN  world around us. 

   • My school friend and I were proceeding to the United States for further studies in Masters degree in Chemical Engineering and en route we took one day free lay over in Paris by Air France (who were to pay for- to and fro fare and also free Hotel fare and free  meals and light morning  breakfast). On the airport, we made inquiries at the Air France Liner Counter so that we could get the taxi to the Hotel   but we were not able to get any help. So we hired taxi and went to the hotel on our own ( had with us the Hotel voucher). At reception counter of the Hotel, both of us ask for hotel room showing the airline free voucher and  ask for the room , so the receptionists calls up the counter of the airliner to make a routine check  and the hotel receptionist  after holding discussion with the airline casually asks us what was the taxi fare and I say that it was 10 French Francs  and the hotel receptionist made on the spot  reimbursement  and states in a sincere tone that she on the behalf of the airline- Air France  tenders apology that  we have been put to inconvenience on account of taxi fare being  not arranged by the airline. We, being young ( around 23 years age) , were too  shy to even ask. Tell me Sir, can we ever forget the subtle Swagat of Air France !!!. Both my friend and I were not VIP’s but they made us feel that they truly care for us.
   •  An aged saint (who could hardly see and listen ) in his nineties  had arranged  lunch for guests  in the farm prepared by his disciples  on one of the auspicious day ceremony in somewhat  hot April afternoon.  Every one had taken  the meals but  the saint finds out that the person who had prepared the food had gone back to his nearby village home  without taking  meals. The aged saint in nineties asks me to bring my car and without telling me anything , he tells me to bring the car and drive up to the near by village . He steps down of the car , and  asks me to take to that person’s residence nearby  and   tells  this  elderly gentleman as to why he goes without   taking the  meals . He tells him to come back with us in the car and take the meals. This was done very quietly by the Saint  but he made  lasting impression within me. This is the true meaning of  Swagat for common men. I believe,  the Honourable Chief Minister has had vast  experience  of being in touch with large number of  saints of wisdom.  
   • There is a scene in Swadesh movie , where movie actor – Sharukhkhan is making a journey by train carrying his Bisleri  and at one of the small station one young boy is running around shouting  offering  to sale water. The actor pays for the drinking  water very quietly and lovingly  empowering that  little boy even when he had Bisleri with him ( I saw this film at one of the management programme by  Management  Consultant –Mr. Himanhsu Buch ). Our country has rich heritage but all of us because of our faulty education system and training  has lost our true heritage. 
   • You be the Judge especially when I have been a very quiet feeler in both  the meetings of  SWAGAT PROGRAMME of the Collector that the Collector Swagat Programmed is meant to  protect the interest of  the builder such Harekrishna Developers  ,  and  I better  leave as soon as possible so as not to not waste your precious time of the meeting by not causing irritation to yo

10. Now tell me, Sir, should I ever waste my time and ever come to attend in person  your so called  Swagat programme being  held by you as the Collector  of Ahmedabad or stir your conscience quietly by writing to you so that  others can understand the SWAGAT PROGRAMME OF THE COLLECTOR.

Yours most respectfully,

Pankaj S Mody