Seldom has the nation been so stricken by corruption. Scandal after scandal has surfaced relating to the Commonwealth Games, the Adarsh housing scheme (ostensibly for Kargil war widows) in Mumbai; the shenanigans in Prasar Bharati and its controversial award of telecast rights for the CWG; the tragedy of the collapse of an illegal and sub-standard multi-storeyed tenement in Delhi that took such a heavy toll of life and limb; the inordinate delay in granting the CBI permission to prosecute a senior official charged in a scam entailing fixing a contract bid called by the National Highways Authority of India and much else. The 2G Spectrum scam crowned them all.
IAS officers have been caught with crores of illicitly-garnered money; the Reddy Brothers, ministers in Karnataka, have defied the law and the Lok Ayukta despite mining and exporting iron ore illegally; Yeddyurappa, Karnataka’s BJP chief minister has been exposed for denotifying land to benefit his sons and family to the extent of an estimated `500 crore; about 750 candidates drawn from across the political spectrum were fielded in the just-concluded Bihar polls despite having criminal records. The list could go on. The stench is overpowering.more at expressbuzz
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