Ref: CESA/86/2014
Date:
26.11.2014
Ms.
MALA SRIVASTAVA,
Hon’ble Member,
Customs, CBEC,
Incharge of Mumbai
Zone,
New Delhi.
Respected
Madam,
Sub: - Functioning and concern of
senior officers in most sensitive Customs Preventive
Commissionerate, Mumbai – reg.
Today,
the country and Mumbai is in the mourning mood to commemorate the 26/11 tragedy
in Mumbai, wherein several innocent people were killed and top cops of Mumbai
police lost their lives because their weapons were inappropriate and they were
in short of equipments. Yesterday the
High Court of Bombay severely came out on the weapon policy of the State Government. But we have not learnt any lesson from the
tragic incident and have not geared up to tackle similar situation.
2. Madam, CESA Mumbai, vide its letter
dated 22.09.2014 requested the Commissioner (Customs) Preventive, not to keep
the post of divisional Assistant Commissioner in the field vacant or give any
additional charge to those officers and post them in Mumbai. On 31st October 2014, adequate
number of Assistant Commissioners was posted in each formation. However, the position of both the divisions’
viz., Bassein and Alibaug, remains, as it is.
CESA was compelled to take up the issue with the CC Customs vide its
letter dated 13.11.2014. But in
vain. Therefore CESA is constrained to
take up your valuable time to appraise the situation. Both the divisions are known for their
notoriety and several landings have been reported and several seizures have
taken in the past. But it is unfortunate
for the sake of penutary benefits both the divisional ACs were given additional
charge and have been kept in Headquarters.
In the field JSP, NRP, DRP are carried out regularly and for any petty
work officers from the Divisions are coming to Mumbai for Orders. Being
a preventive organization such type of arrangement is dangerous to the
formation. CESA can say, this is a
criminal favour with a malafide intention and defeating the very purpose of the
post sanctioned for the division office.
3. Madam, Mumbai people are going to
observe 26/11 anniversary but if these things come to the knowledge of the public
and that nothing has been learnt from 1993 and 26/11 incidents, the pointing
finger will be towards the department and for that ‘who is responsible’, is the
question which is to be introspected. With deep regret and anguish we bring it
to your kind notice and request to make the formation and authority responsive
to such things such lapses will not be ignored by public again and again so not
to play with national security for the comfort of some senior officers.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
A.K.
Sasmal
General
Secretary
Encl: As above.
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