Thursday, November 01, 2012

A few anti-corruption questions

It is a fact that when the Congress party is in power or on an extended term, a slew of corruption charges are thrown at it with or without merit. So, things are not different now with a slew of allegations that started from the mistake of hosting the Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

Since every week, we sit mentally prepared to entertain ourselves with the latest shockwave of corruption. I would like to know a few things from the everything-we-say-is-right anti-corruption brigade:

1. What steps do you recommend to end corruption in India?
2. How will you ensure that the people in Lokpal would not favour a politician or not take a wrong decision?
3. Will your version of Lokpal punish the errant officers also along with the corrupt?
4. How will you ensure that the corrupt and criminals do not even have party membership?
5. What exactly is the development model you suggest for India so that poverty is wiped out? What is the time frame required to achieve this?
6. What exactly is your policy with regards to regulating real estate, private healthcare, and private education?
7. What exactly will be your culture policy?
8. How do you think that we can end the hostilities with China and Pakistan?
9. What exactly is your environment policy?
10. Will you conduct an audit of corporate, media and legal practices in India?

There are no answers, not even an indication of what their views are on this.

Politics in India is fought by maligning others. Wield the corruption stick, and voters will believe in anything that you say. So, only those who can beat them will win elections. That is, the corrupt doing all their best to defeat their opponents, even if they are good ones, using all means. That is the problem with India.

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