The same old story of corruption

Gone those 1,76000 Crore rupees; courtesy to this man.

It is not very welcoming news which I am referring hereby as a ready recokner. This day of 01 Dec 2010, in the front page of a well known international newspaper of united state of America, the news is being published about the so called honest Prime Minister of India. A newspaper, which would tell the rest of the world except already knowing India, that how much corrupt our India has become, justifying our overall standing in transparency international index. And we the Indians, would perhaps give just one thought momentarily “who cares” or “India main aisa hee hota hai” and again busy in our life!!!What a fate this country has.


The paper who tries to show that the PM of India is the only honestone except the rest of the Indians leaders. I just don’t wish to have an argument how much Congress has been a group of corrupt leaders, however I did not welcome India being published for a reason which in turn, is damaging our national image as an emerging global power. The whole news is published hereby in italic for reference at the time when Congress ruled India is going through a deadlock in parliament for last 14 days for a small demand and same party from which the PM belongs, has been reluctant to set up a Joint parliamentary Commission to investigate the 2 G Spectrum scam due to which the country has to suffered a loss of 1,76000 Crore rupees. I wonder, the so called honest PM become so much powerless that he along with Congress, is unwilling to accept the demand of opposition for a JPC.

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has enjoyed an unblemished career in a country where most politicians are regarded as corrupt.
But as scandal after scandal rocks his government, analysts and opposition lawmakers are questioning his ability to discipline corrupt colleagues and stop wrongdoing.
Although no one has suggested that Singh has personally benefitted from any of the scandals, even some in his Congress Party concede that the sleaze that surrounds him has begun to tarnish his squeaky-clean image."The public perception about Manmohan Singh was about decency, dignity and moral authority," said S. Prasannarajan, the managing editor of the newsmagazine India Today. "The politics of greed, the leitmotif of Indian democracy, has taken the sheen off the much feted gentleman-prime minister."
Singh, 78, a soft-spoken, Oxford-educated economist, has listed corruption and crony capitalism as among the biggest problems India must battle. His supporters say corruption is endemic in India and cannot be erased overnight.
Singh's domestic troubles come as his global stature appears to be rising. During his visit to India in early November, President Obama called Singh "a dear friend." Earlier, Obama said: "The world listens attentively when you speak. You have a deep understanding of economic issues." Former British prime minister Gordon Brown also praised him for his economic acumen.
The most recent scandal involves a telecommunications minister who resigned after he was accused of selling business licenses to select cellphone companies at throwaway prices, costing the nation about $40 billion in lost revenue. A recent government audit report said the licensing process was "arbitrary, unfair and inequitable."
Singh has been criticized for waiting until just three days before the audit report was released before asking the minister, Andimuthu Raja, to quit. The Supreme Court, which is hearing a public interest petition on the case, said it was "troubled" by Singh's "silence" on the matter.
Some Congress Party members have privately said Singh is simply unable to rein in colleagues in his coalition government because he needs their support to rule.
But analysts say he might have sacrificed his honor for power.
The list of corruption scandals this year includes allegations of widespread corruption as India prepared to host the Commonwealth Games this October and revelations that politicians, officials and military bosses took units in a high-rise apartment building in downtown Mumbai meant for families of soldiers killed in battle.
In April, at least two government ministers were accused of impropriety in a cricket tournament scandal.

In each case, Singh asked the ministers and party colleagues to quit and then replaced them. India's newsmagazine Outlook asked on its cover last week, "Clean-up or Cover-up?"
Singh's political opponents have seized on the scandals to question his credibility.
"The prime minister claims he is a man of great integrity and professes probity, and yet right under his nose . . . public money is being looted systematically by people who are part of the system and work under him," said Ravi Shankar Prasad, general secretary of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.
Singh's supporters say the opposition has no evidence against him.
"It is irresponsible to blame the prime minister when the country's economy is galloping ahead under his leadership," said Deepender Singh Hooda, a Congress Party lawmaker. "In the absence of any substantive issue, the opposition is using its spectacular imagination to drag the prime minister's name into this matter. His credibility needs no certification from a hallucinating opposition."
Last week, Singh appeared to be alluding to his troubles at a conference in New Delhi.
"It is often said that these are testing times. In fact, I cannot help feeling that we in India are always living through testing times," he said. "Indeed, as prime minister, I sometimes feel like a high school student - going from one test to another."