Politicians are bound to be vote oriented. It is the duty of the permanent executive (bureaucrats) to advise rightly to the government and do not compromise with the larger national interest. But these days bureaucrats have forgotten the foundational characteristic of bureaucracy
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That is, work in anonymity. Neither Macaulay (father of modern education system), nor Sardar Patel wanted Civil services to be a celebrity job. Macaulay said that a civil servant should have "ordinary prudence".
Sardar Patel said that let the politicians be face of the government, civil servants should be at its core. But these days bureaucrats are busy in becoming "Singham" and "firebrand". They do live raids on YouTube, indulge in spat on Twitter and what not.
Those at at the verge of retirement are busy seeking post-retirement political refuge. Basically, be it old or young every bureaucrat wants to please their political leader and want to be a hero. For that they are ready to shun the very basics of the Civil services.
They are not afraid to show their ideological bias in public, but most of the times, are boasting it. They want to be called sensational, want to be on the TV, want to be part of the pandemonious News debates, give controversial statements to get into news headlines.
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