Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Action Against Corruption - Call for "Stop Corruption; Save India; Save Democracy"
On 26 January 2011 06:21, Mr. Era Sezhiyan, leading Parliamentarian wrote:
"I welcome the call 'Stop corruption! Save Democracy! Save India!'.
Efforts should be made to get the support of all people in all walks of life including prominent political leaders who accept this objective".
My reply:
We are grateful to you for your kind words of encouragement and guidance. How we wish, we had a senior leader like you was available to lead the silent human chain rally.
The nation is in dire need of transparent and self accountable political leaders of your caliber. We pray to the Almighty to give you many more years of active life and guide the present day adults and youth to lead a genuine democratic life of value to the community and society.
On 25 January 2011 21:46, Kris Dev wrote:
India Against Corruption a movement of Activists and NGOs from around India and NRIs appeals to one and all to join the Human Chain Against Corruption at Gandhi Statue, Marina Beach at 9am on Jan 30, Gandhi Jayanti day. It's a citizen's initiative.
You are requested to kindly spread the message of awareness among your contacts and request them to actively participate.
About 300 NSS student volunteers are expected to participate in the human chain. The focus is "Stop Corruption; Save India; Save Democracy".
Look forward to your kind support and encouragement for this noble cause in the service of the common citizen of India.
A few actions taken in this regard are as below:
March Against Corruption on 30th January is now being held in more than 40 cities.
http://www.facebook.com/IndiACor
Kris Dev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujTe49jkHE
"I welcome the call 'Stop corruption! Save Democracy! Save India!'.
Efforts should be made to get the support of all people in all walks of life including prominent political leaders who accept this objective".
My reply:
We are grateful to you for your kind words of encouragement and guidance. How we wish, we had a senior leader like you was available to lead the silent human chain rally.
The nation is in dire need of transparent and self accountable political leaders of your caliber. We pray to the Almighty to give you many more years of active life and guide the present day adults and youth to lead a genuine democratic life of value to the community and society.
On 25 January 2011 21:46, Kris Dev wrote:
India Against Corruption a movement of Activists and NGOs from around India and NRIs appeals to one and all to join the Human Chain Against Corruption at Gandhi Statue, Marina Beach at 9am on Jan 30, Gandhi Jayanti day. It's a citizen's initiative.
You are requested to kindly spread the message of awareness among your contacts and request them to actively participate.
About 300 NSS student volunteers are expected to participate in the human chain. The focus is "Stop Corruption; Save India; Save Democracy".
Look forward to your kind support and encouragement for this noble cause in the service of the common citizen of India.
A few actions taken in this regard are as below:
March Against Corruption on 30th January is now being held in more than 40 cities.
http://www.facebook.com/IndiACor
Kris Dev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujTe49jkHE
Labels: accounatbility, Action Against Corruption, Save Democracy, Save India, Stop Corruption, transparency
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Bribe giving and bribe taking
It's a sad day in the history of independent India when a High Court declares that bribe has become an accepted norm now' (Deccan Chronicle, Dec 1, 2010). The court has observed: 'the bribe culture has got so deep rooted, no work is done without paying bribe; It is hard to imagine if any work gets done in government offices and offices of public authorities without payment of bribe'. The Court has made these observations while upholding the conviction and sentence of 18 months imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs. 1,500 seventeen years back in 1993.
On the 2G scam, Kapil Sibal has stated "As we function in a democratic set up, we must ensure transparency in the functioning of the government and justice and equity in formulating and implementing policy".
If 18 months imprisonment can be awarded for taking a bribe of Rs. 1,500, what should be the punishment for giving and taking of bribes in crores and crores of rupees? What should we do as a nation to stop all cases of bribes and how do we recover the money? How do we set up institutional mechanisms to prevent giving and taking of bribes and money laundering? How do we prevent our democracy from being derailed by horse-trading and vote buying? Can a fool-proof methodology be evolved for the public to monitor all activities in a democracy to ensure total transparency for total accountability? Without this, democracy would be a farce and more a kleptocracy; and nepotism would be the order of the day!
On the 2G scam, Kapil Sibal has stated "As we function in a democratic set up, we must ensure transparency in the functioning of the government and justice and equity in formulating and implementing policy".
If 18 months imprisonment can be awarded for taking a bribe of Rs. 1,500, what should be the punishment for giving and taking of bribes in crores and crores of rupees? What should we do as a nation to stop all cases of bribes and how do we recover the money? How do we set up institutional mechanisms to prevent giving and taking of bribes and money laundering? How do we prevent our democracy from being derailed by horse-trading and vote buying? Can a fool-proof methodology be evolved for the public to monitor all activities in a democracy to ensure total transparency for total accountability? Without this, democracy would be a farce and more a kleptocracy; and nepotism would be the order of the day!
Labels: accounatbility, bribe giving, bribe taking, corruption, horse-trading, transparency, vote buying
