In 2000 the north of Uttar Pradesh was broken off to form the hill state of Uttarakhand with its capital in Dahradun. Elections a couple of years later brought in a Congress government noted for one man who was revered because he had carried Sanjay Gandhi's shoes on his head. There followed a boom in property prices with prices doubling almost every week in unregistered sales. A construction boom followed and virtually all trees were chopped down making Dehradun indistinguishable from any stinking UP town. Suddenly everyone including maid servants and vegetable vendors were property dealers. New expensive cars replaced older, smaller models. Two years ago elections brought in a BJP government headed by retired Maj. Gen. Khanduri who was immediately hated because he refused to accept bribes and, horror of horrors, expected the kleptocrats to work for salary. He increased property rates of various circles and made registration compulsory reducing black money. He stopped destruction of river beds for extracting free sand and stones for construction. He mandated registration of illegal marriage halls and would pay contractors only for work done. All black money fellows combined to ensure that Congress won all five parliamentary seats in last month's elections and jubilation followed. Vicious infighting ensued among BJP ranks and two days back Gen. Khanduri was made to resign as Chief Minister. Two lessons. As the inventor of the totally corrupt neta-babu raj Congress is still in demand by the black money fellows and instead of trumpeting its clean administration the BJP chose to descend into the slime for personal gain. Mother India weeps.