The current strides in unearthing the corruptions at high places by various agencies remind us at least one important fact that after 64 years of independence, India is still succumbed to the shackles of another invisible tyranny - the public corruptions. From CWG scam to 2G scam and from multi-billion land acquisition scam to Adarshnagar housing scam, India as a country has surpassed every other country in corruption index. Thanks to the eternal nexus between politicians, bureaucrats, and business mongers that has opened many avenues for practicing corruptions in the most innovative way. Although media and other monitoring agencies are doing their bit in uncovering the skeletons, the snail-paced legal proceedings and mind-numbing, argumentative legal luminaries pessundate the sanctity of a fair judicial probe into any corruption that has erupted in contemporary India.
The recent money laundering case against Hasan Ali speaks the blatant truth that mars the investigation process against the accused. Despite the hard evidences established by various government agencies, his connections with politicians and bureaucrats, and furthermore, his affordability to hire a smart legal eagle would prove him innocent in the court. This just one stance. India has been living this saga for many decades. I doubt whether Indian judiciary will wake up one day and devise a process to nail down these corrupt people who siphon off billions of dollars of public money and let the poor citizens of this nation suffer from a permanent denial of justice towards a decent living.
I would dare to suggest certain measures in this context, which of course will work irrespective of the political parties come to the power. First, make judiciary independent of legislative and be answerable to autonomous monitoring and law-enforcing agencies like CAG and CBI and vice versa. This will ensure that CAG and CBI can investigate the corrupt practices of judges and judiciary too can delve into the operations of these autonomous bodies. Second, create an autonomous public committee to monitor the governance of a nation state. The committee should comprise members from all political parties, bureaucracy, judiciary, and eminent intellectuals in various fields such as academics, business, social service, media, and law-enforcing bodies. Third, the most sacrosanct positions like cabinet secretary, CVC, chief justice, and posts of similar stature should be availed to the most efficient, effective, skillful, and honest persons in the respective categories, although seniority will play a major role here, but the attributes articulated before will take equal chance in deciding the candidacy.
I am sure, if a democracy functions in the most transparent manner with due diligence in effective governance, the corruption will be the last word in the minds of those authorities who are sucking a nation like vampires.
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