Dehradun, Aug. 25 -- We, the Government

We had intended to write this as an open letter to the CM and the CS. Then we realised that we didn't know who called the shots in this matter: the appointment of our SDMs. Recent events have given the impression that Mussoorie has become a sort of Waiting Room, or perhaps a Purgatory to atone for the burden of past sins, or even a convenient Kindergarten to hone SDMs' administrative skills while waiting for better assignments in the hierarchal world of babudom.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have news for you. The people of Mussoorie are fed up with the revolving door tenures of our SDMs. These worthies may be small fry to you, enthroned in your elevated 'gaddis' in the Doon, but our SDMs mean a lo...