Saturday, August 03, 2013

You cannot fight the shameless.

India is now firmly in the grip of criminals who believe that no one should interfere with their criminal activities. An IAS officer, Durga Sakthi Nagpal has been suspended in UP by the UP government because she dared to take on the sand mafia. She even had the temerity to impound more than 40 vehicles being used for illegal quarrying of sand. Seems that a senior politician of the ruling party in UP paid Rs 51,000 to local villagers to build an illegal wall on government land. When Ms Nagpal had the wall demolished he lied to the Chief Minister that she had stopped the construction of a mosque and got her suspended. Villagers deny that they had any intention of building a mosque at that site. He was caught on camera boasting about his deeds but now denies everything, being a criminal coward. Now the Central Civil and Administrative Services Association have filed a petition against the blatant victimisation of an officer trying to carry out her duties. If politicians claim the right to earn vast fortunes from criminal activities others will naturally want the same privilege. The LPG ( domestic gas ) Dealers Federation has complained to the Oil Ministry about oil companies enforcing their code of conduct. They are furious that their employees have to weigh cylinders of gas at the point of delivery to customers because this " can attract problems like back injury, slipped disc, shoulder injury, resulting in paralysis or serious injury leaving him permanently bed ridden or physically handicapped." Such concern for their employees brings tears to your eyes does it not? However, they show their true colors when they claim that it should not be regarded as a " critical irregularity " if they sell more than 50 " unaccounted " cylinders. Which means selling in black. Indeed, they say that it is a " humanitarian " act and want the limit increased to 300 cylinders. Where, except in India, would an organisation officially ask for the right to sell cylinders of gas in black? The reason is that supply of domestic gas is controlled by the government and is apparently subsidised. Each family is allowed 9 cylinders every year at Rs 400 per cylinder after which the price rises to Rs 950. Since there is no price discovery we do not know what the true price of gas is. When there is a total lack of shame there is no control. We are helpless.

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