Dear Mr Prime Minister,
India is the largest democracy of the world, it's not a monarchy or autocracy where the excess of government can be tolerated by its citizens without blinking an eyelid. What happened on June 4 midnight at Ramlila ground, New Delhi not only reflects the extreme brutality of police forces and atrocities on innocent women, children and old people, but at the same time it exposed the collective base mentality of a government (read a bunch of diehard sycophants of a political dynasty) towards the universal democratic principles that once upheld by the forefathers of our Constitution. It's not only shocking that over five thousand police forces swarmed into action at the midnight to evict a yoga guru who just two days before the incident received a red carpet welcome by the cabinet ministers of this country, but it's equally deplorable that this kind of miscalculated action by your government landed you in a situation where you again committed a glaring blunder by admitting to the fact that “the excess of police action was though unfortunate but unavoidable as there was no alternative” and subsequently lost your credibility as the prime minister of this country.
What your government has done in this incident not only reflects the naivety of statecraft, but also it corroborates to the fact that the collective knowledge of your cabinet on the fundamental rights of citizens empowered by our Constitution is null and void. This is a dangerous proposition for a parliamentary democracy. No amount of argumentation however powerful can justify the brutality of police forces on innocent, unarmed, sleeping women and children that these critical mass can be dangerous to the law and order situation of the capital city of India by immaturely drawing a parallel between Babri masjid incident and an unfounded similar dangerous situation that maybe lurking in the hindsight of your government. No, Mr Prime Minister, this argument doesn't hold any water in the current scenario. What your government has done here to the democratic fabric of this country is irreparable. No amount of apology even from all ranks and files of your cabinet including you can't repair the humongous loss that it has done to the families of victims in this police atrocities.
Mr Prime Minister, there are scores of alternatives to handle the worst dangerous situation even with grace and within the ambit of democratic principles. The Ramlila ground incident is a murder of democracy, which you can't understand it, forget about acknowledging the blunder because you are not an elected representative of people of this country, rather a representative of a dynasty for political convenience. Perhaps, that's the prime reason as to why political compulsions have always overshadowed your intellect and conviction during national crisis whether it's all-pervasive political corruption or crushing of democracy in the recent event. It's still live in public memory when you justified systemic corruption as “coalition dharma” and “political mandate” can even wash away the democratic sins like “horse-trading in the Parliament.” No parliamentarian can claim such immature, unconstitutional statement.
Mr Prime Minister, it won't be quite surprising to notice another emergency during your tenure given the uprising of civil society against systemic corruption and black money issues that have entangled your government in deep soup, and subsequently you will give the same lame excuse that “though this is unfortunate but unavoidable as we don't have an alternative” a cliché that you have got by your heart to fire it whenever condemnations on your actions from public or political parties loom large.
Sir, we are living in 21st century, not in an era of colonial rule where all actions, however dangerous or anti-human or antagonistic, of a ruler stand legitimate. People of India are not subjects of British Raj. We are living in a vibrant democracy where every citizen has fundamental rights to lead his or life with human dignity and grace. Any excess by the government is extremely deplorable and condemnable. As head of the government, you must first oblige to the democratic principles and the Constitution of India, and then probably you can discharge your duty as a prime minister. If you fail to uphold the democratic principles, people of this country will not hesitate to consider you a man of no reason.
Yours sincerely,
An honest citizen
Showing posts with label Governance. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Rightsizing the Left
If anything that explains the victory of TMC under the firebrand leadership of Mamata Banarjee in the assembly elections of West Bengal, in a more concrete term, is an unambiguous verdict of people in a democratic system. After 34 years of uninterrupted autocratic ruling, the Left has reduced to ashes and certainly the time has come for the CPI(M) leaders to introspect and unlearn the meaningless ideologies that they emotionally carry in their heart and soul for many decades. A pertinent question that strikes my mind now is whether the same Marx who authoritatively propounded the significance of communism some centuries before during a nascent stage of industrial revolution could have vouched for that ideology in today's world? Probably, it could have been enormously difficult even for him to understand the complexities of socio-economic dynamics that the world has experienced today, forget about his followers who even don't know the world around them thoroughly.
The Left's debacle in West Bengal is justified and timely. Justified because the CPI(M) took it for granted that anything and everything they do would be blindly accepted by the people of West Bengal forgetting a simple fact that they are part of a democratic system, not a communist country like China where the state terror is even justified. Timely because if the Left could have ruled the state at least for another term, the total debt might have crossed Rs. 200,000 crores, which is the rarest of rare incidents, given the fiscal situation of any other state in India. Though the people of West Bengal don't know today as how would Mamata Banarjee manage the gross fiscal violations incurred due to the bad governance of Left parties for over three decades, but at least one thought that they closely nurture in their heart is that something new and fresh would come out from Mamata's magic wand. And that's evident from Mamata's public speech post elections. At least she would concentrate on expanding the private-public participation in faster industrial revolution that was once a hallmark of West Bengal even during the pre-independent period. Though some ghosts of the past incidents like Singur and Nandigram would create some uncomfortable situations for her; however, she can ably turn her critics silent by helping the Land Acquisition bill passed in the Parliament in the monsoon session.
The people of West Bengal can now get some respite from the frequented strikes called by the Left on every alternate day for anything and everything. The Left must now understand that time has changed. Bullying labour-class people is quite easier, but the same people have already witnessed the transformation around them, so it would surely be difficult to indoctrinate them with false ideologies those have no sense in the current socio-economic condition. What people need today is result-oriented governance which can be physically visible and experienced, not the one they would romanticize for decades without an iota of outcome.
The Left's debacle in West Bengal is justified and timely. Justified because the CPI(M) took it for granted that anything and everything they do would be blindly accepted by the people of West Bengal forgetting a simple fact that they are part of a democratic system, not a communist country like China where the state terror is even justified. Timely because if the Left could have ruled the state at least for another term, the total debt might have crossed Rs. 200,000 crores, which is the rarest of rare incidents, given the fiscal situation of any other state in India. Though the people of West Bengal don't know today as how would Mamata Banarjee manage the gross fiscal violations incurred due to the bad governance of Left parties for over three decades, but at least one thought that they closely nurture in their heart is that something new and fresh would come out from Mamata's magic wand. And that's evident from Mamata's public speech post elections. At least she would concentrate on expanding the private-public participation in faster industrial revolution that was once a hallmark of West Bengal even during the pre-independent period. Though some ghosts of the past incidents like Singur and Nandigram would create some uncomfortable situations for her; however, she can ably turn her critics silent by helping the Land Acquisition bill passed in the Parliament in the monsoon session.
The people of West Bengal can now get some respite from the frequented strikes called by the Left on every alternate day for anything and everything. The Left must now understand that time has changed. Bullying labour-class people is quite easier, but the same people have already witnessed the transformation around them, so it would surely be difficult to indoctrinate them with false ideologies those have no sense in the current socio-economic condition. What people need today is result-oriented governance which can be physically visible and experienced, not the one they would romanticize for decades without an iota of outcome.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Curbing the free speech
When IT has made India one of the fastest emerging economy in world market, the regulatory move against virtually free online media including blog sites and other social networking sites is a clear indication of the fact that the rotten politicians and bureaucrats in this country are trying to tighten the noose against unbridled free speech, primarily because the ongoing exposures of their corrupt practices in unconventional media like Facebook, YouTube, Blogger, etc., have attracted huge public attentions and reactions, which become a deterrent to their clandestine corrupt practices. In the recent Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption, the social media played a significant role by spreading the awareness across the world, and this became another jasmine revolution.
Now that politicians think the educated, IT-savvy citizens are well-informed and their collective free speech can bring down their supremacy in a society that they have legitimately exploited for decades, which furthermore won't be possible and this fear psychosis has triggered an authoritarian regime like situation to nip any future online revolution in the bud. This is a serious contempt of freedom of speech provisioned in a democracy. No matter how blasphemous or hateful be the views on an individual on any subject, that should be given a benefit of doubts in the ambit of “personal interpretation”, not as interpreted by a motley group of “pseudo-intellectual bureaucrats” who have continuously blocked the social innovations in this country.
Every time when a corruption news breaks out in this country, people blindly blame politicians without analyzing the length and breadth of the crime, but the time has come now to look beyond the lopsided view. The systemic corruption in India is a phenomenon dangerously propagated by the bureaucrats since independence. Their feudal attitude to keep every policy inherently flawed has stumped the progress of this country. If we have witnessed any social, economic or technological revolution, be it market liberalization, IT revolution, or mobile revolution, in this country, that has been possible just because of the sincere efforts of some good politicians, technocrats, and intellectuals. Though there are very few bureaucrats who have helped executing the policies with due diligence, the majority of this power block have continuously manipulated the system on their side, and the recent move on curbing the free speech in a democratic system is again their misadventure to prohibit public reactions, but this act of despot will never succeed. Controlling the internet framework across the world by any local government agency has never been successful, and this wild act of authoritarian governance will rather raise more conflicts in a working democracy.
Now that politicians think the educated, IT-savvy citizens are well-informed and their collective free speech can bring down their supremacy in a society that they have legitimately exploited for decades, which furthermore won't be possible and this fear psychosis has triggered an authoritarian regime like situation to nip any future online revolution in the bud. This is a serious contempt of freedom of speech provisioned in a democracy. No matter how blasphemous or hateful be the views on an individual on any subject, that should be given a benefit of doubts in the ambit of “personal interpretation”, not as interpreted by a motley group of “pseudo-intellectual bureaucrats” who have continuously blocked the social innovations in this country.
Every time when a corruption news breaks out in this country, people blindly blame politicians without analyzing the length and breadth of the crime, but the time has come now to look beyond the lopsided view. The systemic corruption in India is a phenomenon dangerously propagated by the bureaucrats since independence. Their feudal attitude to keep every policy inherently flawed has stumped the progress of this country. If we have witnessed any social, economic or technological revolution, be it market liberalization, IT revolution, or mobile revolution, in this country, that has been possible just because of the sincere efforts of some good politicians, technocrats, and intellectuals. Though there are very few bureaucrats who have helped executing the policies with due diligence, the majority of this power block have continuously manipulated the system on their side, and the recent move on curbing the free speech in a democratic system is again their misadventure to prohibit public reactions, but this act of despot will never succeed. Controlling the internet framework across the world by any local government agency has never been successful, and this wild act of authoritarian governance will rather raise more conflicts in a working democracy.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
How can India eliminate systemic corruption?
India has been witnessing corruption in public domain since independence. However, in the last few decades the length and breadth of corruption net has been manifold. Literally, in every walk of life one can experience the toxins of carcinogenic corruption. Even today the lowest rung government official doesn't hesitate to ask for few bucks to facilitate a service, which on the contrary is a legal right of citizen though to avail it freely. Analyzing the gravity of systemic corruption, many anti-corruption laws have been enacted in this country and nothing has changed the topography of rampant corruption. And of late the much publicized draconian Jan Lokpal bill draft initiated by a civil society organization and supported by Anna Hazare has been a hot debate not only in media, but also in public domain. There are cynics and optimists as well who contribute their piece of argument to galvanize this bill as the mother of all anti-corruption bills ever enacted by any democratic nation in this world. For some time, I was quite optimistic and elated and was holding my trust in the civil society committee, which is an equal partner in drafting and debating on the Lokpal Bill draft. The irony of the draft is that it's a one-stop shop to handle corruption charges against anybody and everybody in public service.
Given the corruption charges getting rounds against Bhushans, now a fundamental question hammers me is that, can human greed be controlled by the stringent laws of land? Maybe, the charges against Bhushans not be true, but one critical aspect about elder Bhusan's declaration of assets looks unbelievable that how just a lawyer can accumulate the personal wealth to the tune of Rs. 209 crores in his life time? Though most of his legal practicing time has been spent on PILs which are certainly not a high yielding specialty in legal domain, but his wealth amassed speaks the contrary. If at all we seriously think about a committee that would pull off the huge responsibility of drafting a stringent anti-corruption bill, the primary attributes of the composition must hinge on the human attributes such as impeccable propriety other than sharp legal acumen. Of course there is no dearth of finest legal luminaries in this country who are honest and an incorruptible. The civil society should not be restricted to the crony professionalism, rather they should weigh high moral grounds against the skills, which are anyway don't rest within Bhushans only.
Well, that's one part of this anti-corruption drive to design a stringent deterrent mechanism to check corruption. However, if we look at the other developed democratic nations, we find a curious contrast that rather taking preventive measures as others strictly follow, why we Indians still wait a disease to inflict us and then take medicines? Probably, this perspective is inherited from a serious feudal mindset that still we preserve in our biological gene. We need to change that mindset first. We cant rely on the old school of intelligence. We must transform our old believes and think something innovative and out-of-the-box. First, we should pan our vision from curing a disease to preventing it. Let's understand that in an age of IT revolution, nothing is impossible to ensure a thorough transparency in the execution process of governance. Consider this: if the bidding process for 2G spectrum could have been executed through an automated process without human intervention, perhaps this scam could have been avoided. Let me tell you that the corruption is an indication of exponential human greed in a society, rather not a reflection of unavailability of stringent laws against corruption. So, the main culprits in the game of corruption are human beings. The more discretionary power of human beings means the larger chance of making corruption. To deal with this scenario, we need to minimize human intervention of human being in the execution process and promote automation, which would certainly curtail the chance of corruption in public domain.
When India is boasting its IT revolution in international forums and certainly has proved its mettle, then why at domestic front we are reluctant to adopt the best practices in automation to curb the corruption in governance process? The best way to eliminate the corruption is to prevent it. Are our old politicians listening? Or do they need to go back to new-age schools to take lessons on how to lead the nation in a technologically advanced manner? The old time is over, the old thoughts and beliefs as well. If still we believe in the status quo, better forget complaining about the corruption. We cant falsely claim or take it seriously that the most seasoned political leaders in this country are capable enough to guide a billion of youth powerhouse bubbling with ideas and innovations. This is the time for intelligent, dedicated, dynamic, and honest young leaders to take over the governance of this nation. We must challenge the unchallengeable. Then only we can aspire for a developed India, free of corruption.
Given the corruption charges getting rounds against Bhushans, now a fundamental question hammers me is that, can human greed be controlled by the stringent laws of land? Maybe, the charges against Bhushans not be true, but one critical aspect about elder Bhusan's declaration of assets looks unbelievable that how just a lawyer can accumulate the personal wealth to the tune of Rs. 209 crores in his life time? Though most of his legal practicing time has been spent on PILs which are certainly not a high yielding specialty in legal domain, but his wealth amassed speaks the contrary. If at all we seriously think about a committee that would pull off the huge responsibility of drafting a stringent anti-corruption bill, the primary attributes of the composition must hinge on the human attributes such as impeccable propriety other than sharp legal acumen. Of course there is no dearth of finest legal luminaries in this country who are honest and an incorruptible. The civil society should not be restricted to the crony professionalism, rather they should weigh high moral grounds against the skills, which are anyway don't rest within Bhushans only.
Well, that's one part of this anti-corruption drive to design a stringent deterrent mechanism to check corruption. However, if we look at the other developed democratic nations, we find a curious contrast that rather taking preventive measures as others strictly follow, why we Indians still wait a disease to inflict us and then take medicines? Probably, this perspective is inherited from a serious feudal mindset that still we preserve in our biological gene. We need to change that mindset first. We cant rely on the old school of intelligence. We must transform our old believes and think something innovative and out-of-the-box. First, we should pan our vision from curing a disease to preventing it. Let's understand that in an age of IT revolution, nothing is impossible to ensure a thorough transparency in the execution process of governance. Consider this: if the bidding process for 2G spectrum could have been executed through an automated process without human intervention, perhaps this scam could have been avoided. Let me tell you that the corruption is an indication of exponential human greed in a society, rather not a reflection of unavailability of stringent laws against corruption. So, the main culprits in the game of corruption are human beings. The more discretionary power of human beings means the larger chance of making corruption. To deal with this scenario, we need to minimize human intervention of human being in the execution process and promote automation, which would certainly curtail the chance of corruption in public domain.
When India is boasting its IT revolution in international forums and certainly has proved its mettle, then why at domestic front we are reluctant to adopt the best practices in automation to curb the corruption in governance process? The best way to eliminate the corruption is to prevent it. Are our old politicians listening? Or do they need to go back to new-age schools to take lessons on how to lead the nation in a technologically advanced manner? The old time is over, the old thoughts and beliefs as well. If still we believe in the status quo, better forget complaining about the corruption. We cant falsely claim or take it seriously that the most seasoned political leaders in this country are capable enough to guide a billion of youth powerhouse bubbling with ideas and innovations. This is the time for intelligent, dedicated, dynamic, and honest young leaders to take over the governance of this nation. We must challenge the unchallengeable. Then only we can aspire for a developed India, free of corruption.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Is India heading towards another emergency?
Is India dangerously running towards a 1975 like internal emergency? If the symptoms of political instability at the centre due to loads of high level corruption charges against UPA ministers and impeding loss of Congress in state elections are any signification, then probably a forced emergency is not far off from today. There is also another important incident that will also add fire to the fuel is the inability of UPA in passing the Lokpal Bill in the monsoon session, which would anyway erupt the ire of middle class citizens who just took part in the trailer orchestrated by Anna Hazare. The nation will be compelled to watch the whole movie “India rises against corruption”, if the UPA government fails to pass the bill or deliberately stages series of conspiracies in diverting the public attention.
Maybe, there is no pertinent sign yet which can trigger the worst political crisis for the UPA government, but the things are not going well either in governance front, as every other day another scam is being unearthed and ministers are entangled into the larger scheme of that scam. Perhaps, few months down the line some more new scams will catch the headlines and the pressures from each block of democratic setup will be mounted on the UPA government beyond a tolerable limit, and that could be a tempting point for the ruling party to do something unusually gross, but not unprecedented.
If we analyze the political and economic situation in 1975, India was living in a complete dark age, no growth, no aspiration, no citizen empowerment, extremely battered by poverty, state-run sick enterprises, no consumer power, and moreover, sycophant media houses who were licking the boots of the then ruling party leader. However, 36 years after India has proved to be an emerging superpower in many dimensions, be it IT/ITES, telecom, biotech, pharma, R&D, retail, finance, or media, each segment has significantly contributed to the growth engine of this nation. The liberalization has completely transformed the image of India among the first worlds.
An interesting case of highly people empowerment can be drawn from this incident. During 26/11, when the government displayed some false empathy to Ratan Tata for supporting the security of Taj in the aftermath of terrorist attack, the legend of Tata Group snubbed and retorted that he can better take care of his property than what the state can afford to. What could be a more befitting response than this to the political masters of this country who think they are still the epicentre of power? There is much power polarized outside the Parliament. A country with 1.21 billion population coupled with boundless consumer power and 24x7 access to information can negotiate the gargantuan power of state with extreme tact and efficacy, and that's the beauty of democracy. I wish that nothing of that emergency-like scenario would happen again in India, but if that still happens it will be the permanent death of political democracy in this country. People are innovative now and they can formulate a new form of governance in this country with accountability, transparency, and certainly free of corruption.
Maybe, there is no pertinent sign yet which can trigger the worst political crisis for the UPA government, but the things are not going well either in governance front, as every other day another scam is being unearthed and ministers are entangled into the larger scheme of that scam. Perhaps, few months down the line some more new scams will catch the headlines and the pressures from each block of democratic setup will be mounted on the UPA government beyond a tolerable limit, and that could be a tempting point for the ruling party to do something unusually gross, but not unprecedented.
If we analyze the political and economic situation in 1975, India was living in a complete dark age, no growth, no aspiration, no citizen empowerment, extremely battered by poverty, state-run sick enterprises, no consumer power, and moreover, sycophant media houses who were licking the boots of the then ruling party leader. However, 36 years after India has proved to be an emerging superpower in many dimensions, be it IT/ITES, telecom, biotech, pharma, R&D, retail, finance, or media, each segment has significantly contributed to the growth engine of this nation. The liberalization has completely transformed the image of India among the first worlds.
An interesting case of highly people empowerment can be drawn from this incident. During 26/11, when the government displayed some false empathy to Ratan Tata for supporting the security of Taj in the aftermath of terrorist attack, the legend of Tata Group snubbed and retorted that he can better take care of his property than what the state can afford to. What could be a more befitting response than this to the political masters of this country who think they are still the epicentre of power? There is much power polarized outside the Parliament. A country with 1.21 billion population coupled with boundless consumer power and 24x7 access to information can negotiate the gargantuan power of state with extreme tact and efficacy, and that's the beauty of democracy. I wish that nothing of that emergency-like scenario would happen again in India, but if that still happens it will be the permanent death of political democracy in this country. People are innovative now and they can formulate a new form of governance in this country with accountability, transparency, and certainly free of corruption.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Revolution 2.0: War against corruption
The nation is united again, not to celebrate a national triumph such as world cup 2011, but to fight back the endemic corruption that has affected every citizen in this country. The solidarity against corruption has finally evolved into an unprecedented anti-corruption movement in the post-Independent India. This is a war between two sections of India, a section of India looted and ditched by the other one. So, which section do you belong to? Remember, this war against corruption will not subside until the revolution takes a logical conclusion. A conclusion that will be absolutely disastrous and unimaginably dangerous for the corrupt people in this country, be they politicians, bureaucrats, or the elite entrepreneurs who are bending the law of this land for profiteering and becoming a conduit for larger scams. No one will be spared this time. If any corrupt person is sitting in a cozy cocoon and enjoying his or her life with the taxpayers' money and keeping a blind eye what's happening around today, it's a moment of great caution – your living delights will be destroyed by those oppressed ones that you have ruled them, harassed them in every occasion of intersection, robbed them openly in broad daylight, for decades together uninterruptedly wherever and whenever your power allowed to do so, so brazenly that even today you bloody corrupt ruling class don't have an iota of empathy for them. Your good time is over now. The India has risen. The youth brigades of India have again shown their power of conviction. A conviction that once freed this nation from the British rule, and now from the chain of endemic corruption that has impacted everybody's life.
If Anna Hazare has sparked the war against corruption, the growing solidarity for the crusade will transform this into a gigantic inferno, which will engulf the living monsters of this nation, the corrupt people of any genre. The way the anti-corruption crusade is gaining momentum across the country has eventually impacted every section of society and, irrespective age and class, gender and education, people are supporting this cause overwhelmingly. People's anger is rising like the eruptions of a live volcano. Incredible support, outpouring reactions, and anti-corruption slogans have charged up the ambiance. I wish this emotional solidarity should withstand the test of time, what may come, we must unite to fight back with a strong resolution. A resolution for a corruption-free India, a resolution for transparent governance, a resolution for accountability of the rulers of this nation.
If Anna Hazare has sparked the war against corruption, the growing solidarity for the crusade will transform this into a gigantic inferno, which will engulf the living monsters of this nation, the corrupt people of any genre. The way the anti-corruption crusade is gaining momentum across the country has eventually impacted every section of society and, irrespective age and class, gender and education, people are supporting this cause overwhelmingly. People's anger is rising like the eruptions of a live volcano. Incredible support, outpouring reactions, and anti-corruption slogans have charged up the ambiance. I wish this emotional solidarity should withstand the test of time, what may come, we must unite to fight back with a strong resolution. A resolution for a corruption-free India, a resolution for transparent governance, a resolution for accountability of the rulers of this nation.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Making India free from corruptions
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.
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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