No respect without honor.

" Satyamewa jayate " is India's motto inscribed at the base of the Ashoka pillar. It means truth will triumph. Sadly all our politicians are liars supported by a freeloading press. The lie of the moment is " dignity of parliament ". Can an institution full of criminals despised by the people have any dignity? When Pakistani cricketers were found guilty of spot fixing by a London court the press was unanimous that cricket was tarnished for ever. So it is with football with John Terry being accused of racist comments. Thus the parliament is a collection of dishonorable characters trying every trick to avoid a proper Lokpal Bill. Definitely no dignity and not deserving of any respect. This was amply illustrated by the universal approval of Mr Lalu Prasad's speech yesterday. In case readers have forgotten he is the magician who is alleged to have pocketed Rs 9.5 billion from cow fodder or straw. When under investigation he installed his illiterate unelected wife as chief minister of Bihar. He has demanded reservation for SC, ST OBC, women and minorities in the 9 member Lokpal which was greeted with delight by all members because this will essentially emasculate the ombudsman. Referring to Anna Hazare's campaign for a strong Lokpal Mr Lalu said, " Parliament cannot be run from a footpath." No indeed. A cesspit of corruption can only be run by worms. " We are the lawmakers," he declared. No again. You lot are law breakers and should be in prison for life. " I must confess that it is a little disappointing to sometimes hear negative comments emanating from our business leadership or be told that government's policies are causing slowdown and pessimism in the industrial sector," said our most revered Prime Minister. Not true again. Negative comments are coming from the people. In a survey be Transparency International majority of people politicians and police are the most corrupt. More than 48% said political parties are the most corrupt institutions, 34.2% said parliament and legislatures are corrupt bodies and 40.4% found the police corrupt. TOI, December 24. Not much respect or dignity. There is never going to be a strong Lokpal, criminals will keep control and the economy will collapse. That is the truth.