CORRUPTION- GREAT THREAT TO INDIAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICby Mr Maharaj K.

Datta

August 2, 2011 Corruption is a great social evil and we must eradicate it- is preached by all the Politicians and Political Leaders of this Country at each and every Public Forum but now when the People of the Country are demanding that a strong law in the form of LOKPAL BILL be brought and passed in Parliament every Political Party is escaping from the responsibility and trying to find one excuse or the other to avoid supporting the movement of Anna Hazare in this direction. Should the people of this Country arrive at a conclusion that the elected political leaders have come to the Parliament to serve their own interests in stead of serving the masses after securing their votes by making false promises? Political leaders occupying the ministerial berths are now pleading that they are elected representatives of the people and the unelected people led by Anna Hazare have no right to guide them. They have conveniently forgotten that they are occupying these chairs due to the votes cast by these people. They also lost sight of the fact that they secured just 28.55% votes in 2009 General Elections and lack the support of remaining 71.45% voters. Democracy means Government of the people, by the people and for the people as defined by Abraham Lincoln- former US President. It is for the people of India to judge and convince themselves whether the Government formed by a Political Party securing 28.55% votes truly represents the people of the Country and can be termed as Government of the People as defined in the definition of Democracy-thanks to the concept of Multi Party System adopted in the Indian Constitution with a motive to practice the Policy of Divide & Ruleinherited in legacy from British Empire. In most of the Countries of World there is Bi-Party System. In U.S.A there are two parties- Democrats & Republicans, even in U.K-Labour & Conservatives are two Political parties. Parliamentarians of this Country need to rise above their petty interests and scrap the multi party system to pave way for the Bi Party System to forge unity among the masses and put an end to the era of Hung Parliament or Coalition Governments to check menace of corruption and provide strong and stable Govt. at the Centre capable of fighting terrorism. Our Political Leaders should not forget that Key elements to the Democratic form of Government are (a) Guarantee of basic human rights (b) Freedom of opinion and speech & press and (c) good governance with focus on public interest and absence of corruption. After winning the Election and coming into power they can not abdicate their voters. In a Poll of 19 Nations conducted by A World Public Opinion Org. 85% agreed that the Will of the People should be the basis for the authority of the Government as a principle enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The perception that Governments are not responsive to the Popular Will appears to be contributing to the low levels of confidence in Governments formed around the World-Mr. Steven Kull, Director of World Public Opinion Org. commented. 74% endorsed the view that the Public should have ongoing influence on Government decisions and not at Election time only. Persons holding responsible Government Positions should not primarily serve big interests as is being done now, rather should serve the people as a whole and make strong law to be implemented through separate set up of Courts in the form of Lok Pal at the Centre and Lokayukts in the States throughout the Country so as to book all corrupt persons big or small to restore their confidence in Government lest the Public at large may lose patience and rise in revolt.

orruption & Terrorism are the main challenges before Indian Democracy : Dr. Subramanian Swamy & K N Govindacharya.
Mumbai : August 28, 2011 : News Bharati & Agencies : Speakers in a seminar organised by Hidustan Samachar here on 27th August 2011, concluded that the Corruption & terrorism are two main challenges before the Indian Democracy. Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Govindacharya and former Odisha IGP & BJP executive Ashok Sahu were the main speakers at the seminar titled Challenges Before Indian Democracy. Elaborating about the present situation in the country, Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Chief Speaker of the seminar, said that the Corruption at the highest level of the executive & political system is the highest threat to Indian Democracy. When the protector of the system gets corrupt, who can save the system ? The corruption then percolates down to the last level of the administration. Therefore it is more dangerous for the country. The corruption also threatens the national security both from within & outside.

He said that terrorism of al hues Maoist, Jihadi or political is another strong threat Indian Democracy is facing today. Due to the corruption, the political class gets blackmailed & loses the will to fight the terrorism to eradicate it from its root.

He also explained how the hawala rackets work to send the black money out of country, how Pakistani spy agency ISI controls hawala network, how the participatory notes are bought from USA using this black money, how these participatory notes are used for deals in Indian share market, how the profit generated is converted to US Dollars using same participatory notes & how the Dollars send back outside the country, how the tax on the profits in share market is evaded using Mauritius route. He claimed that the higher ups involved in the corruption are responsible for the lapses in National Security. He stated that even the GDP is growing at 9%, still the rate of inflation is raising instead of dropping down, due to the incessant corruption in the political higher ups & the administration.

Dr. Swamy told audience that if we have to improve the situation, we have to find & follow our spiritual roots. Spirituality is the only answer to these problems. The ongoing agitation of Anna Hajare is a fine example of how Indian Democracy is rooted & how it responds to the situation, he said. There was a Mahatma Gandhi, who was clad in minimum clothes, who became idol of the nation in the fight against British. Now a simple Dhoti Kurta clad Anna Hazare became idol of the anti-corruption movement. Both men are famous for simple leaving. Indian culture values the Sanyasis

like Swami Ramdevji, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and others. But that does not mean that India rejects wealth, only the culture here teaches how to avoid the greed. And within this ambit of sacrifice and services for the society, we can get the real strength for our survival against all odds under the benediction of our glorious way of life in Sanatana Dharma.

Elaborating on the concept of Democracy, Dr.Swamy said that decentralisation is the key for the success of democracy, and the same thing is the speciality of our culture. He said the democracy is not the gift of Britishers. Indian culture has democracy in its bloodlines from ancient times. He compared Indian political system with the systems in neighbouring nations & middle-east. He argued that the Indonesia which shares the same ancient culture with India is the only country in the region which is successful in democratic political system after India.

Dr. Swamy also pointed out that the minorities in India, mainly Muslims oppose the Uniform Civil Code, but the prefer Uniform Criminal Procedure Code, cause Shariayts Criminal code is more stringent.

Dr.Swamy claimed that P.Chidambaram is equally responsible for the 2G scam As he was the other signatory to the decisions & the contract papers of the companies. He claimed Shivraj Patil had prepared a note blacklisting some companies due to their connections with China & ISI. Etisalat is the company with ISI stakes in it. Uninor is the company with Chinese Govt stake in it. These two companies were blacklisted by Shivraj Patil. Despite this blacklisting, Swan telecom sold their licenses to Etisalat & Shahid Balvas Unitech sold their to Uninor. The security concerns were overlooked by the Govt & administration.

Another issue Dr.Swamy highlighted was of Electronic Voting Machines. He claimed that even in Japan, where the chipsets for these machines are produced, EVMs are not used for elections. Every single country in the world uses ballet papers for elections. Recently German Supreme court had ordered discarding of EVMs & ordering the German Govt to use ballot [papers instead. The German Supreme court stated that the Transparency is more important than

the Efficiency. Dr. Swamy argued that if India has to overcome the current problems of corruption & terrorism, India has to return to its cultural Hindu roots. Spirituality is the only way out.

RSS ideologue K. N. Govindacharya spoke about how the corruption & terrorism are eating up the life of common man. The duo causes the rise in inflation & the insecurity in the society.

Govindacharya stated that there is a more than ever need of a powerful & responsible opposition with firm moral ground in current situation for the democracy to succeed. He advised the opposition to avoid the politics of power & become a more powerful opposition with moral strength. He argued that due to the lack of powerful opposition, the rulers are becoming the looters of nation. He also questioned the role of the media in many situations.

Pointing to the Prevention of Targeted and Communal Violence Bill 2011, Govindacharya said that this is a conspiracy against Hindus in general that will promote more tension between the different religious belief and will be used by the non Hindu minority groups to persecute the majority Hindu people with a tool so being introduced by the State Authority. This bill is fully designed by some pro Muslim and pro Christian people in the NAC (National Advisory Council) only for demoralizing the rights of Hindu Organisation in general. Govindacharyasaid that the impugned bill may promote the Terror of so called minority against the Majority Indian people with a fortified shield of this draconian bill as Prevention of Targeted and Communal Violence Bill 2011, in question.

Former IGP of Odisha & BJPs executive committee member Ashok Sahu delivered the key note address as Sushama Swaraj could not make it due to the parliament proceedings on Lokpal bill. He stated how bad the situation is. Sahu stressed the need to maintain the sanctity of the constitutional institutes like CAG, CIC, Judiciary, EC etc. for the successful & functional democracy. He claimed that when other institutions fail to protect the democracy from corruption & terrorism, the judiciary becomes over active, as of the situation today. Sahu criticised the political parties including national ones for becoming over

individualised & said that when they come together only to prevent some other major party becoming ruler, the democracy is harmed. He also pointed to the economic divide among the society as a major problem in the success of democracy as the situation is being exploited by the Maoists & other anti-nationals. In this situation, we cant blame the people if they lose the faith on democratic system. But like in the days of emergency, the organisations like RSS stand firmly for strengthening the democracy, which is a hope in this situation, he claimed.

Hindustan Samachars mentor Shrikant Joshi, a RSS national functionary, spoke about the history of Hindustan Samachar. The national news agency which was established in the decade of 1940s, was the first to offer the news services in Indian languages. The prestigious national news agency had to shut services in the days of emergency when the agency invited the wrath of the Govt. The agencies services have resumed in last decade & currently the agency caters to the major vernacular press in India. The Hindustan Samachar offers services in 13 languages, including Sanskrit, with over 33 bureaus in throughout India & two overseas bureaus. It is the only agency offering news services in Sanskrit. There are ambitious plans of expansion in the line, he informed the audience.

Eknath Thakur, Chairman of the Saraswat Bank, presided over the function. He agreed with the speakers about corruption & terrorism being the major challenges before the Indian Democracy. He hoped that India will be victorious in the struggle, defeating those challenges. He stated at one point that in the current situation, Indian Democracy has become Of the Corrupt, For the Corrupt, By the Corrupt. He also stressed the need of the services of the news houses like Hindustan Samachar, in the current struggle of the Indian Democracy.

Hindustan Samachars national Secretary and CEO Aniruddha Sharma introduced the guests. Reception committee chairman & Thane Janata Sahakari Bank Chairman Vidyadhar Vaishampayan welcomed the guests. Hindustan Samachars director Ravindra Sanghavi was also present on the dais. Many prominent industrialists, merchants, professors & political leaders along with students of political science & journalism were present for the seminar.