Conference , an acid test

I like the decision of the Delhi Govt to make the Govt meetings of the Officers public by telecast. This is a praise worthy decision. They meet to discuss our problems , not their family or personal problems and what ever decisions they take are affecting our life closely.. So all officers will have to come prepared for taking some stand on some and some issue. They will have to participate in the discussions and show their competence and worth of grasping the issues. If some indolent fellow sits quietly and does not speak , he will be thought as incompetent and not courageous enough to speak out...... The children , parents will take pride in having such a courageous and knowledgeable father and son, and relatives will take pride too. ........ It would be a big opportunity for officers to make an image among the masses and classes on showing their grasp on the issue and knowledge.-----------------------I found while holding conferences that most of our officers were too much afraid of speaking before me and would okay whatever I would say, that I did not like and asked one officer after another to get up and speak some thing on a particular point. Surprising results were obtained, some spoke a few sentences and then blurted like public speakers !
The Presiding Officer is to get intellectually prepared for holding a Conference. Holding a Conference is an art and that comes by practice as public speaking is also an art and comes by practice.We will learn how Kejriwal hold the Conferences and how his Officers are intellectually prepared for the authoritative posts they are holding ! Their caliber will be measured as the caliber of Prime Ministers and Presidents is measured from their facing the world standard Journalists in Press Conferences ! Our PM does not seem to have addressed any genuine Press Conference so far !

How a PM or dignitary can be caught unawares is an example. Years back, some Journalist from BBC or so had arranged a World Wide Conference in which any one from any where in the world who wanted to ask a question was called on phone and his call was displayed on the screen. It was a post Babri Masjid demilition period. Babri Masjid was demolished by the rampaging Hindu mobs on 6.8.1992.
It was the turn of Indian PM Narsinh Rao and a man from Johanisberg asked him , " What were you doing between 1000 AM to 7 PM on 6th Aug 1992 ? "
narsinh rao was never prepared to face such such a question , and the program was stopped ! Next time it was PM of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif who had to face the world audience, and looking to the halaat ( condition ) of Narsinh Rao, he backed out from the program !
Conferences are acid tests , face it , if you have caliber , knowledge and morale , otherwise conceal your self behind your public speeches like Modi !