A minor scam.

Seems that costs of irrigation projects in Maharashtra was increased from Rs 66.72 billion to Rs 267.22 billion by the Vidharbha Irrigation Development Corporation in a period of 3 months between June and August 2009. TOI, 7 August. With inflation running at over 10% anything less will be too little to go around. The cost of one project was increased from Rs 9.5 billion to Rs 23.56 billion, a second from Rs 6.61 billion to Rs 13.76 billion and a third from Rs 12.78 billion 21.76 billion. It is not because police in Maharashtra are chillaxing while people stuff their pockets with notes. Oh no. ACP Dhoble is now a household name in India for scaring the living daylights out of teenagers enjoying a party in private. Apparently they were found to be drinking and dancing to music - boys and girls together. These are called " rave parties ", what horror. What the hell is a rave party anyway? Who is raving and why? According to the dictionary " to rave " is to " talk angrily or incoherently ". By that definition any collection of politicians should be called a rave party. They get extremely angry if told to enact legislation for an ombudsman to control corruption and then shout incoherently about how parliament is " supreme " and the only institution with the power to pass laws. But that is exactly what we, the people, are asking for. Presumably the power to pass laws also means the power not to pass laws, especially ones which will punish crooks. Further, who should boys dance with if not with girls. Surely Mumbai police do not want all young people to become poofters. Now another ACP, Firoz Patel has decided to join the party. He and his men smashed up 2 nightclubs with hockey sticks for overcrowding and loud music. Perhaps Mumbai police think that this is a better use of hockey sticks after the complete washout of our hockey team in London. The same Maharashtra has just passed an amendment to the draconian Essential Services Maintenance Act by making it a crime to go on strike. Henceforth authorities will just have to notify employees that the strike is illegal and they can be arrested by any policeman without warrant and will go to prison for 1 year and pay a fine of Rs 2000. Surely it is a basic human right to refuse to work under coercion, dangerous conditions or without proper pay. To take away that right is going back to slavery. So while Rathore, a pedophile, gets out after just 6 months in prison and Manu Sharma, a murderer, is allowed to attend nightclubs on parole people will be imprisoned for nothing more than withdrawing labor. The law has already been signed by our new President, probably his first act. Not much different from North Korea, is it? We Indians can be so proud that our Parliament is " the light pillar of democracy ". Enjoy.