'Sharam and Izzat' , these words have no real english equivalents. Sharam is an amalgam of shyness, shame, self respect and an inability to do anything dihonourable. Izzat is honour, respect, dignity and face combined and more precious than life itself. These are the two qualities that give value to a person and stop him or her from any action that would result in loss of izzat and lead to sharam. Unfortunately politicians and civil servants have long lost these. Ministers or secretaries arrested for heinous crimes actually smile and wave when they are entering the police vehicle. They are not just criminal but beggars as well. Members of parliament routinely vote for increased perks with no opposition while people may be dying of hunger. We see undeserving people occupying bungalows worth hundreds of crores when they are not in office and have to be thrown out by the supreme court often with unpaid utility bills worth hundreds of thousands unpaid. When the supreme court is wasting time in acting as a bailif where is the time for more important cases. Thus Priyanka Gandhi occupies a government bungalow when she and her husband are not politicians, civil servants or diplomats.And who authorised the bungalow? It was the BJP when the party was in power. Clearly a case of quid pro quo. Since the Congress has come to power it has been increasing taxes with obscene hurry to make up for the few years that they were not in office and hence could not get their cut. Service tax rate has been increased, an education cess is added to the tax and all kinds of services have been added to the list. So what have they done with all this money. They are buying seven luxury jets for ministers at a cost of millions of dollars without a peep from the oppostion or their comrades, the Communists.