Our justice system is broken.

A brigadier in the army is an extremely high post. Above that is major general, then lieutenant general, who heads a command, and finally, the commander-in-chief. So when a brigadier steals a couple of 400 year old " chhatris ", which are ornate canopies, from Sultana village in Jaisalmer it really is shocking and makes you very sad.  These are 10 feet long and 7 feet wide structures which villagers used to visit for prayers as they stood next to a small yellow monument, considered a home for their gods and goddesses. Brigadier Vijay Mehta got the 2 chhatris dismantled and transported to his home in Gurgaon where they have been reassembled. He does not deny taking them, with the excuse that they are old and he would pay for new replacements. What does it say for our nation when a man just takes something that he likes? Does he think that he can do what he likes because of his high rank? Or does he have such contempt for our justice system that he knows that he will get away with it? It is a fact that our politicians are criminals. The Supreme Court has just passed an order to the Election Commission to incorporate a button on electronic voting machines which will give a choice to voters to reject all candidates on the panel. This has been labelled the None-of-the-above or Nota button. However, the judgement does not say what happens if a majority of voters go for the Nota button. We have a first-passed-the-post system meaning whoever gets the maximum number of votes wins, even if it is by one vote. So we could imagine a situation where all the voters press the Nota button except one person, who votes for one of the candidates. Our politicians are so shameless that this person will claim victory and resist all attempts at a repeat vote. In 2009 half the candidates won by getting up to 40% of votes and 29% won by getting less than 30%. Of the total number of voters only 58.19% exercised their right to vote. Which means 29% of MPs got elected with 30% of 58% of voters which works out to 17.4% of registered voters. Not a ringing endorsement by any means. To make it effective, if a majority of voters reject all candidates the election will be repeated and they will not be allowed to stand. Will it happen? Doubtful. A pedophile has been jailed for 10 years in Australia, Rathore got only 1 year and was out in 6 months. Our justice system is loaded in favor of criminals.