It
was a tough task to organise Haryana’s 50th Year Golden Jubilee Celebrations at
Gurugram on November 1. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal wanted to make it
historically memorable, more so as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was
inaugurating the celebrations. Manohar Lal needed an officer who could deliver.
He chose KK Khandelwal, a 1985-batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, to lead the
organising team. Khandelwal seems to have proved that the Chief Minister was
right about his choice. How a senior officer, without making any show, can
organise such a gala function is a subject to study. The might of the
government was felt in Tau Devi Lal staudim where the function was organised.
Khandelwal did everything from producing video films, songs, posters, publicity
campaign, designing newspaper advertisements and making arrangements of high
standard at the stadium. Haryanvis must not have seen such a colourful,
peaceful and entertaining State festival. Khandelwal meticulously planned the
show and proved that if an opportunity and authority is delegated to an officer
without any interference, he can do wonders. He brought out a well-designed ‘Vision
and Ideas’ coffee-table book, which has a roadmap of the year-long
celebrations. In the end of the book, the credit carries the line of content
advisor as DS Dhesi, the Chief Secretary of Haryana, and the concept by Rajesh
Khullar, the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Haryana. Very well
educated, Khandelwal wants to maintain a low profile and remain away from the media
blitzkrieg. Khandelwal’s working style shows that he wants to prove that Civil
Servants are meant to serve the government and that they are performers in the
system; also, that they don’t belong to any political group or party and what
matters is how political bosses use their wisdom to motivate the available
machinery to complete any uphill task. Manohar Lal judiciously using his wisdom
against all political odds.
No comments:
Post a Comment