Do they ever stop to think before opening their mouths? Our most revered Prime Minister, Mr. Singh is reported to have said," Corruption strikes at the roots of good governance. It is an impediment to faster growth. It dilutes, if not negates, our efforts at social inclusion." A social activist, Sandeep Pandey has refused to accept NREGS Achievement Award because of " blatant pilferage of funds by none other than the husband of the local panchayat head...." NREGS is a trillion rupee scheme guaranteeing at least 100 days of employment to rural people and is a favorite source of loot for criminal politicians and thieving civil servants. He said," I turned down the award because of the failure of the government to curb the rampant financial bungling going on...." in a letter to Vilasrao Deshmukh who has been recently elevated as minister from Heavy Industries to Rural Development. The same Mr. Deshmukh was found guilty of preventing the police in Maharashtra from registering a case against the moneylender father of a Congress legislator by the Supreme Court. Supreme Court judge, Justice Ganguly has said," It is sad and shocking to see how the government allows and appreciates such ministers. Not only that, gives them a cabinet post. It is not a dignified act, I would call it a shameless act." Surely the Prime Minister is solely responsible for the people in his cabinet even if he is appointing them under orders. If he is able to sit at the same table with the Rajas and Deshmukhs without throwing up then we can question his claim to sainthood for being honest. Justice Ganguly has said what I have been saying for so long. No sharam, no izzat.