The East India Company formed by two dozen British Merchants on 22nd September, 1599, looted India for 150 years till the British Government directly took over after the First War Of Independence in 1857. The British Empire accelerated the exploitation of the wealth of India for enriching its own country. It was only after one hundred years more of fighting for Independence that India became free on 15th August 1947.
We got political independence. But 54 years of independence has not improved the conditions of the poor in the country. The Planning Commission’s statement to the Supreme Court that Rs.25 daily is sufficient for a family to live, itself is the stark reality for the same.
East India Company has gone. But it is the India Company which is looting the people of this country. Let us be beware of them. Give a befitting reply to them at the first chance.