Election Season in India Highlights Latent Realities

 “The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.” 

― Karl Marx

How true for a country like India where all political parties support criminals and corrupt and have no sympathy for the nation, its citizenry or taxpayers.The last few days have seen the Indian polity at its best worst  where in they give sermons of morality and promises of a corruption free India and when it comes to their survivability in the power game. While one party is busy throwing out dozens of its accomplices and partners of five years of rule on charges of corruption after making best use of their looting capabilities, the others are busy grabbing them in their fold for a couple of thousands of votes. And all for the good of the nation! Hidden agenda: for getting a chance to participate in national loot. Principles and ideals are only meant to fool the public and masses. Can the politicians be honest and sincere for once? Try it once and you you will see the fruits of this piece of wisdom for all times to come.

Zenith of Corruption and Nadir of Governance

The recent news of an IAS couple having assets of the order of Rs 350 crores was quite disturbing in itself and only confirmed the extent to which the corruption has made inroads into our system. This certainly is not an isolated case or an aberration in a misconceived honest system but is a true representative sample of  mighty and powerful of Indian government.Saddening still was the fact that our system has only asked for tax and penalty of Rs 45 crores as if it were a case of plain and simple tax avoidance on normal legal earnings. Somebody seems to be showing undue favours in a case where money has been gotten through theft and dacoity. The total salary income of an IAS couple during 30 years of service will not even exceed Rs 3 crores.We need better legal procedures, an honest will to award correct and deserving punishment otherwise all Indians will like to indulge in a loot of Rs 350 crores of ill gotten money,pay Rs 45 crores in taxes and penalties and have the balance Rs 300 crores as legal wealth for making merry at the expense of Indian Government.

Electricity Rate Hike of 50%- New Year Gift to Chandigarh

Chandigarh administration gave a rude New Year shock to its residents by proposing an electricity rate hike of 50%. This proposed hike comes on the heels of  27% hike enforced about six months back. The reason or logic behind this decision is simply economic as per administration. But the reality is far from it and it is a valiant effort by the government to cover up its own management inefficiency in distribution and loss of power through thefts. As per experts distribution and other power losses amount to more than 40% of total power being made available to the Union Territory. We, the citizens of Chandigarh do not want any subsidy, but at the same time do not wish to pay for the department's inefficiency and rulers apathy in controlling theft.