Fountainhead of corruption-systemic correction
Why humans like a kind of negative thinking..allow systems to be corrupt and then put in place systems of policing to "investigate" and capture, enacting police-thief games.
Instead if we make a few tweaks to the system, such that even not so good a man in power finds it hard to take that first step of acting bad. The system should have built in safeguard against taking corrupt step.
The tweak needed is every file with govt. order shd be made public on web, for citizens of Republic to know how the govt. is working. Once the order is issued, there is absolutely no need to keep the file secret from public view.This negates the concept of a Republic. Government servants are public servants and do not have right to work secretly in matters of public affairs.
We are not talking of national security issues or investigations in to criminal activities. We are talking for normal executive functioning of the government in matters of dealing with public property and distribution of largess from the govt. funds.These are not national security issues.
Once the file also become public at the time of issue of order, then we have a chance to correct the wrong step because the entire needed documents are available for getting a court order to stay the same if it was violating public interest.
The need for post damage investigation, loss of lives of activists under RTI are all a sham of the first order.
Somehow the same British concept of keeping the working of govt. secret from the "natives" is waht is allowing the bureaucrats and the political class abuse their delegated power of people merrily for self-benefit.
It is very unfair for Kiran Bedi and Kejriwal who know the power of this secrecy of file, but are not coming out to say openly and as forcefully as they demand for policing, that the secrecy of file, post an order is uncalled for, and the file be made public.
Once the file is known to be going to be public then political and bureaucratic class will be stopped in tracks to take unfair decisions. All the scams which occurred till now would never have happened.
Inability to distribute largess to own kith and kin and for own benefit, will naturally makes the political posts of Ministers not very attractive and soon the corruption in poll process too for votes dries out.
Actually the fountainhead of corruption will lose the very systemic support that enjoys today.
It is truly sad that instead of cutting at the root of the evil, all sorts of complex laws and authorities are sought to be created.
Our constitution is good. There is balance between legislators, the executive and the judicial systems.
What is vitiating the system is the cloak of secrecy under which bureaucrats and political class along with corporate giants, exploit the citizens of the Republic.
Knowing this fact but still, refusing to address this one single problem, while forcefully pursuing the creation of another possible fascist police state is not fair for Kiran Bedi et al. Who can certify for the purity of a person to be Lokpal?
Every day some needle of suspicion gets found for Shanti Bhushan, Kiran Bedi or Kejriwal in their day to day life. Imagine similar situation for the chosen Lokpal members. Till investigated and proven innocent,the Lokpal cannot sit on any judgement.
We need system correction which is practical. Not purest of pure human being, which is impractical.
Instead if we make a few tweaks to the system, such that even not so good a man in power finds it hard to take that first step of acting bad. The system should have built in safeguard against taking corrupt step.
The tweak needed is every file with govt. order shd be made public on web, for citizens of Republic to know how the govt. is working. Once the order is issued, there is absolutely no need to keep the file secret from public view.This negates the concept of a Republic. Government servants are public servants and do not have right to work secretly in matters of public affairs.
We are not talking of national security issues or investigations in to criminal activities. We are talking for normal executive functioning of the government in matters of dealing with public property and distribution of largess from the govt. funds.These are not national security issues.
Once the file also become public at the time of issue of order, then we have a chance to correct the wrong step because the entire needed documents are available for getting a court order to stay the same if it was violating public interest.
The need for post damage investigation, loss of lives of activists under RTI are all a sham of the first order.
Somehow the same British concept of keeping the working of govt. secret from the "natives" is waht is allowing the bureaucrats and the political class abuse their delegated power of people merrily for self-benefit.
It is very unfair for Kiran Bedi and Kejriwal who know the power of this secrecy of file, but are not coming out to say openly and as forcefully as they demand for policing, that the secrecy of file, post an order is uncalled for, and the file be made public.
Once the file is known to be going to be public then political and bureaucratic class will be stopped in tracks to take unfair decisions. All the scams which occurred till now would never have happened.
Inability to distribute largess to own kith and kin and for own benefit, will naturally makes the political posts of Ministers not very attractive and soon the corruption in poll process too for votes dries out.
Actually the fountainhead of corruption will lose the very systemic support that enjoys today.
It is truly sad that instead of cutting at the root of the evil, all sorts of complex laws and authorities are sought to be created.
Our constitution is good. There is balance between legislators, the executive and the judicial systems.
What is vitiating the system is the cloak of secrecy under which bureaucrats and political class along with corporate giants, exploit the citizens of the Republic.
Knowing this fact but still, refusing to address this one single problem, while forcefully pursuing the creation of another possible fascist police state is not fair for Kiran Bedi et al. Who can certify for the purity of a person to be Lokpal?
Every day some needle of suspicion gets found for Shanti Bhushan, Kiran Bedi or Kejriwal in their day to day life. Imagine similar situation for the chosen Lokpal members. Till investigated and proven innocent,the Lokpal cannot sit on any judgement.
We need system correction which is practical. Not purest of pure human being, which is impractical.
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