Wednesday 2 February 2011

Soft underbellies of constitutional authorities

You have Ministers who are corrupt beyond imagination. )And you encourage corruption in the allies ministry with the hope of having a stick to hit them with during seat negotiations, as in Tamil Nadu. Congress is pleased as punch that Raja was corrupt, for they are using it to bargain for 100 seats in TN)

You had a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court till recently whose only interest it seems was making money and protecting the corrupt.

You appointed an erstwhile Chief Election Commissioner who was indulging in rampant corruption since three decades ago.

You appointed a Chief Vigilance Commissioner who has the sword of palmolein case and sanction for his prosecution hanging over his  head.

And finally, you have a President, who has looted money from Co-operative Banks, and whose husband is a key suspect in a murder case.

All the above worthies, who are constitutional authorities, supposed to be people of integrity and expected to uphold the law of the land without fear, have soft under bellies.

Is it any wonder that there is rampant corruption in the country and no one is punished for it?

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