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Massive support to Anna Hazare in his fight against corruption

07 Thursday Apr 2011

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The Hunger strike by Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare has unleashed a mighty force of the people all over the country. Massive support is coming in his fight against corruption. Thousands of people and activists are visiting Jantar Mantar where Anna Hazare is on hunger strike. In many cities and towns, people are sitting on hunger strike in solidarity. It is growing in to a mass movement.

Instead of taking a confronting position, the Government should immediately discuss with Hazare and others for drafting a fool-proof Lokpal bill and adopting the same in the next session of the Parliament itself. This will be one strong message against those committing corrupt practices and looting the country and people.

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Fast unto death by Anna Hazare against corruption

06 Wednesday Apr 2011

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The fast-unto-death by Anna Hazare, Gandhian and noted social activist, demanding drafting and passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill with the participation of citizens /civil society activists has brought the fight against corruption to a new height.

Anna Hazare started his fast-unto-death at the Jantar Mantar premises in New Delhi on 5th April after the government failed to act upon his proposals for a joint committee for drafting of the bill with 50% citizens and 50% government. The Lokpal Bill has been with the Government for the last 42 years. This year also the government wants to have the same exercise by which it will be presented in Parliament, then send it to a committee and then frozen.

The continuous exposal of scams involving lakhs of crore of rupees like 2G, Adarsh, CWG, Antrix-Devas etc. etc. have put the government in a tight corner with many ministers directly involved. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is presiding over a cabinet of corrupt ministers. It is only but natural that the government will not like a strong Lokpal and will try to evade passing even any bill and continuing the existing sorry state of affairs.
It is in this context that the entire country is supporting Anna Hazare in his fight against corruption. The government should be compelled to draft the bill with the participation of citizens as demanded by Anna Hazare so that it will be a strong instrument in catching and punishing the corrupt, however powerful or high he may be. The present high pollution of corruption has to be put an end to.

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2G scam – Corporate czars in dock

05 Tuesday Apr 2011

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Almost all the private big business in telecom sector are in dock in the 2G scam. If anybody is not involved in the 2G scam, they are already involved in the earlier irregularities, violation of rules and regulations or getting undue advantage from the government. The corporate czars, Tata, Ambani and heads of almost all private telcos have already been summoned and examined by the CBI, PAC and other inquiry agencies. They may be called by the Joint Parliament Committee also.

The unholy nexus between the corporate houses, top politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, media persons – those who are powerful and rich are involved in looting the assets of the country. It has come to such an extent that during the last one year alone scams after scams involving lakhs and lakhs of crores have surfaced. The Manmohan Singh government has lost all authority to speak about ethics, morals, integrity and governance.

The liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation initiated by the Government since 1991 have its worse experience in the telecom sector, which is stated to be the biggest growing sector. The corruption, favouritism and irregularity all are also in the highest in telecom. But it is not alone. Even in the strategic and highly security area of defence and space organisation the corruption and favouritism are continuously happening as is seen in the Antrix-Devas agreement as also the Adarsh scam.

A clean up of the whole system is necessary. First of all, the crony capitalism being followed by the government has to be stopped forthwith. The people of this country has to fight unitedly for that.
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2G – A.Raja, Behera, Chandolia and company heads chargesheeted

03 Sunday Apr 2011

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After a long wait and prodding by the Supreme Court, the CBI has filed the charge sheet in the 2G spectrum scam on 2nd April 2011 in the Special Court of Special Judge O.P.Saini formed for this purpose. The accused includes former communications Minister A.Raja, former Secretary, DOT Sidhartha Behura, former Personal Secretary to Minister R.K.Chandolia, Director of Swan Telecom (now Etisalat B) Shahid Usman Balwa, Managing Director of Unitech Limited Sanjay Chandra, Group MD Reliance Gautam Doshi, Senior Vice- President Reliance Hari Nair another Senior Vice-President Surendra Pipara and Director Swan Telecom Vinod Goenka.

They have been charged for cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy etc. under provisions of IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act. The loss to the Government is estimated about Rs. 30,984 crore. The charge sheet is about 80,000 pages, includes 654 documents and has mentioned 125 witnesses. It is stated that the documents clearly establishes the charges.

Will the case will reach its logical conclusion. Let us wait and see.

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2G Scam – Chargesheet issued to A.Raja and others

02 Saturday Apr 2011

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CBI has issued chargesheet to former Minister A.Raja and others in the 2G scam. Another charge sheet will be issued to further accused shortly. The details of the chargesheet with documents containing more than 8000 pages are yet to be released.

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Whether the bribe-giver is to be punished?

01 Friday Apr 2011

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A very interesting debate has been started with certain business bosses expressing their opinion that only bribe-takers are to be punished and not bribe-givers. Their contention is that in the present bureaucratic and corrupt system they are compelled to give bribe for settling matters. The argument seems to be partly correct. But it does not mean that the bribe-givers should be allowed to go scot-free.

There is another side to the argument. If every body decide not to give bribe, when where is the question of any body receiving bribe.

The argument of the business leaders have started after many of the corporates czars have been summoned by the CBI and the PAC in the 2G and other scams.

If justice is to be meted out, both the person taking bribe and the person giving bribe should be punished. In the latter case, of course, the real situation has to be assessed very carefully to the extent that whether he has been compelled to such a situation by the bribe taker.

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Corruption Unlimited- Action Limited

10 Wednesday Nov 2010

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The sacking of Ashok Chawan from the Chief Ministership and Suresh Kalmadi from the Secretaryship  of the Congress Parliamentary Party is nothing but an eyewash. Too little and too late. Nobody is convinced about the belated and nominal action. So many big fish are involved both in the CWG and Adarsh flat scams who have not been touched. The common man  can not be fooled. The UPA government is making corruption institutionalised.

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