Corruption is rampant every where in the world.Over the years it has only rooted it's tentacles further deep.India too showed it's mettle by securing 94th place out of 176 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.Since it's inception with 1948 jeep scandal it has only become worse down the lane in the subsequent years.1980-90s Bofors scandal,2002-2010 UP Foodgrain scam,2010 CWG scam,2010 2G spectrum scam,2012 Coal gate Scam,2012 Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam and the recent 2013 Chopper deal scam just proves how unscrupulous our politicians and bureaucrats are.Corruption is mostly seen in the implementation of subsidary schemes of the government. In Food grain Scam in UP ,food grains worth 350 billion meant to be distributed amongst the poor, through Public Distribution System (PDS) and other welfare schemes like Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Jawahar Rozgar Yojana and Midday Meal Scheme for Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders, was diverted to the open market.(wiki).So if government introduces schemes in the name of public intrest and embezzles funds that are meant for public development ,can there ever be growth in the country? Among the poor?Funds are siphoned off by every intermediate perosn before it reaches poor.India is estimated to have one third of the world's poor people and our politicians gobble up the funds instituted to mitigate hunger?Corruption is not just restricted to politicians and bureaucrats it is prevalent everywhere.Infact amongst every one of us.In the olden days we had to pay bribe to get wrong things done.Now we have to pay bribes to civil authorities to get the right things done.If this is one case,the other is when people want to get things done soon, they pay and get them done swift and sure.It's the duty of every citizen to fight against corruption.But,unfortunately Whistle Blowers in India are always subjected to harrasment and eventually in their death if they stand on the side of justice.Satyendra Dubey,project director at NHAI(National Highway Authority Of India)exposed the irregularities in the Golden Quadrilateral Construction project.He wrote a letter to the prime minister of India.Despite his request not to disclose his identity It was passed on to higher authorities of NHAI which eventually led to his Murder.It is one such case which drew protests from all over India.There are many other cases were gruesome murders took place for fighting against corruption.India doesn't have a law to protect it's whistle blowers.Whistle Blowers Protection Bill,2011 is still pending before rajya Sabha.If law makers take law into their hands and are the ones who are into corruption.Against whom can common man fight?17 years after the scam of embezzling 950 crore in Fodder scam case,Lalu prasad Yadav was given a term of five years in jail and a fine of 25 lacs ? I don't think it's fair.
Even recently Ashok Khemka who exposed the land deals between Robert Vadra and DLF has faced lot of threats.Now the government is trying their best to nail him down by digging the files and charge sheeting him.Isn't he facing all this because he exposed truth about the people in power?.After the movement led by Anna Hazare and his hunger strikes,Finally our government passed Lok pall Bill,though it had undergone some modifications before it was passed in the Rajya Sabha.It still instills some hope among people that there would be change.
Corruption in India needs to be eradicated from the grass root level.Every citizen should feel the responsibility and contribute for the change in Nation.Arvind Kejriwal is an iconic person,his ideas are ideal.I hope unlike every other politician who makes promises only to break them he would strive for uprooting corruption.His ideas are influential.Change doesn't happen in a day or a month,may not be even in an year.But beleiving in that someday is the only hope that would lead us forward.
