A couple of days ago, I was approached by Mr Aridaman Singh, who runs an NGO called "Nishan" from his house in Kurukshetra. The mission of his organization is to fight against corruption in out socio-political system.
Aridaman joined government service and served as an officer with the NSG and the BSF He chose to seek pre-mature retirement after 20 years service, in 2003 to embark upon what he considers is the mission of his life.
Since then he has travelled to more than a dozen countries to study their police structures. Amongst the many things he told me, I find the following three points worthy of mentioning in this mail:
Aridaman's organization has several members from other countries including the US, Britain, Australia and Europe. Their website is www.nishanjustice.com
Aridaman has sought my support to further his cause. The least little I can do is to beseech you to visit his website and give him your suggestions on how he should go about his 'labor of love' Personally, I found him passionately attached to his 'cause' Corruption in the Police service is high on his agenda. He thinks the IPS is "immune" to everything just or reasonable.
Sometimes, I feel that we veterans should not limit our objective to fighting for better pension, medical facilities and canteen services. Can we not do some thing to improve the polity of our beloved nation? The words of Kennedy ring in my ears.
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
Regards,
Maj Gen Surjit Singh (Retd)
Nishan is a non-profit public policy advocacy and development organization. We are dedicated to eradicating corruption and the abuse of power from Indian society. We are primarily focused on cases arising from police apathy and rampant corruption in the Indian bureaucracy and government authorities.
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