So many grants enriching so many people. Members of Zilla Parishads in Telengana are fighting to get their hands on Backward Regions Grant Fund worth Rs 3 billion. ( HT, June 28 ). In Khammam district last year's BRGF works have not been completed but, according to records, all the money was spent. The 5 year tenure of the Parishads is coming to an end so the members are fighting to have this year's funds shared between all the members in one go. " It was as open as ' neekentha ' ( your share ) and ' naakentha ' ( my share ). They were so shameless that they had no hesitation in openly shouting for their share at the ZP meeting," a senior official said. Why should they not be shameless when they see ministers at the center stealing tens of billions and the government lying shamelessly about passing an effective Lok Pal bill to check corruption? Telengana has been fighting to break off from Andhra and form a separate state. A few months earlier MPs from the Telengana region were apparently in tears and literally falling at Mr Pranab Mukherjee's feet to get his support for a separate state. A separate state would mean a separate Assembly which will allow lower ranking politicians to have their own bungalows, body guards and cars with sirens. It will also mean a new Chief Minister with a cabinet and money from the center. That is what criminals politicians dream of. Meanwhile the UK has passed a tough new anti bribery law wherein any businessman who pays bribes anywhere in the world to get business could go to prison for 7-10 years. What about Indian businesses with offices in the UK who pay bribes to politicians in India? Interesting.