Now the main discussion is the Nava Kerala Bus bought for the Ministers to travel in the Nava Kerala Assembly.
There are discussions on social media that the bus is wasteful and not an asset.
In this context, the opinion of disaster management expert Murali Tummarukudi is gaining attention.
Tummarukudi says that it is not right for all ministers of the state to travel in one vehicle.
That too on the roads of Kerala where there are hundreds of accidents every day. However, since it is a bus journey and the police will prepare security arrangements for the journey of the ministers, the risk can be considered low, says Tummarukudi.
The expression of opinion was through social media post. Full version of the post –
Navakerala: Beyond Bus
The Chief Minister and all other ministers are touring Kerala together for a month. It seems that this is happening for the first time in the history of Kerala. It is not known if this has happened in any other state in India itself.
Anyway, the entire discussion is about the vehicle they are traveling in. How absurd!
What I am mainly concerned about is how the administration of the state is going to be conducted even though the ministers are out of Thiruvananthapuram for a whole month and the cabinet meetings are held outside Thiruvananthapuram. If things go smoothly then this capital can be kept at Thiruvananthapuram and ministers can stop spending more time there. Governance can be highly decentralized.
The second thing I notice is whether the Chief Minister and Ministers are talking more in the New Kerala audience or listening to others talking. It is time for Kerala to create a new vision in the field of development. Without that, we cannot keep our new generation here and attract those who left here.
What does our community have to say to ministers, are they listening? (Generally I have seen the Chief Minister paying close attention to such meetings and personally taking notes)
Thirdly, this is the first time that all our ministers are going to spend so much time together and listen to the issues of each constituency together. If this results in a “whole of government” approach, that is a good thing.
As a safety expert, it is not right for all the ministers of the state to travel together in one vehicle, be it bus, train or plane, that too on the roads of Kerala where there are hundreds of accidents every day. However, since it is a bus journey and the police will prepare security arrangements for the ministers’ journey, it can be considered that the risk is low.
As always, I look forward to this journey.
Murali Tummarukudi
