Duryodhan Say Chkravuyh Tak

Yawn! Another sting operation. Actually when another prominent Hindi news channel came out with a set of sting operations, it didn't excite me. Actually, It has left me disillusioned.

You may ask me why? It is because everytime a politician(in any capacity- MP, MLA, Cabinet Minister) is seen defaulting/not following the laws, there is hue and cry for a few days then it dies down.

Also the size of the scam is proportionate to the the position i.e. higher the post, bigger the scam. Which automatically means longer the time taken for any any action to take place.

Now, look at Laloo Prasad Yadav and the fodder scam. The Congress goes on to make him the Railway Minsiter of this country. Another case in point is Bangaru Laxman. Look now what BJP has done with him. He is in the list of 'leaders'.

Both political parties suffer from amnesia and there is no mention of the scam or the money taking incident in their official biodatas. So that is what we have to look forward to. The above are some off-the-cuff examples, there are others too on that list. The post will become too long if I start naming all - which just shows how corrupt both the opposition and the ones in power are.

Back to the question of sting operation. The following will happen-

The person may get suspended from 'active' membership but retain primary membership of the party. An enquiry committe is setup. The findings take years to come. We go back to our life, media finds something new and the case is forgotten. A few years later that politician is inducted into the party again. This time with a better post and position.

The problem lies in the loopholes of the political system. It also lies in the Judicial system. If laws were stringent and everybody taken to the book then it would deter people from breaking rules. Suspending the MPs is a stort term solution to the poblem. An overhaul of the entire system is the need of the hour.

The country runs on three important pillars- The Legislature, The Judiciary and The Executive. The fourth unofficial pillar is media. All these pillars support India. I can see cracks in the pillars. My only hope is that these pillars don't crumble in times to come.

Originally posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 12:57 PM