The government has broken the strike by oil executives demanding a pay rise by using the draconian Essential Services Maintenance Act or ESMA. It is also using the same law on the truck companies who are demanding a lowering of diesel prices apparently because they are incurring losses due to the present high prices. By using this law the authorities can arrest, suspend or sack anyone who is on strike even for legitimate demands. Pity the filthy politicians do not use the Act on themselves. Parliament sat for less than 100 days last year and yet they draw their full salaries and allowances costing the country billions. No sharam, no izzat. Meanwhile the government plans to pass a law forbidding live coverage of natural and terrorist events as happened in Mumbai. Apparently the handlers based in Pakistan were watching Indian channels and were directing the terrorists on where to attack. Where were the police officials and the senior secretaries? Why did they not cordon off the area of operations? Why was there no sanitised zone around the commandoes? There is no attempt to punish these useless parasites but the tragedy is being used to decrease press freedom. Rajiv Gandhi tried it once but retreated due to huge protests. Now the Congress thinks it can prevail. Indira Gandhi made herself dictator by proclaiming emergency. Her daughter in law is more cunning.