It has long been a mystery why the so called " free " press, especially the English newspapers, are so docile. Why are they so respectful towards politicians, even the most repulsive criminals. Why did they not campaign against the systematic hounding of Tehelka to bankruptcy. Why do they bang on about how clean and wonderful the Honest Man is when he is an accessory to all the crimes which are being slowly exposed because he knew about them but did nothing thus actively covering up the crimes. A man without principles, without honor, without a spine, always ready to crawl whenever ordered by the Capo just to cling on to his chair is most dangerous for the country. The answer was in yesterday's Times of India written by Ravindra Dhariwal, CEO of Bennett, Coleman and co ltd, the owner of the same newspaper. Seems that the government has been running an abomination called a " wage board " which fixes salaries for newspaper industry employees at unviably high levels enforceable by law. According to the latest recommendations of this " wage board " drivers and peons working for newspapers will have to be paid Rs 45000 per month, much higher than what engineers, bank officers and teachers earn in the private sector. No other industry has such an anvil hanging round its neck. This is clearly intended to cripple and control the press so that it does the government's bidding and does not dare to challenge the criminal politicians and thieving parasitic civil servants. The villainy of these scoundrels in unending. It explains why policies seem to benefit western countries than Indians. When you have a Bofors you will have a Union Carbide.