Free of corruption? Don't be silly.

Last year India improved its position on the index of corruption, published by Transparency International, from 85 to 76. Our politicians are adept at passing strict laws, punishing people with severe punishment for minor offences, but corruption refuses to go away. The government is keen to implement the Goods and Services Tax to eliminate tax dodging by small businesses. Will it work? We hope so but already some are voicing doubts about how effective it will be. Why are our laws unable to clean up the system? Because politicians are at the root of all corruption in the country. India has not won even one medal at the Olympics and, except Saina Nehwal in badminton, there is not much hope of getting any medal at all. That has not stopped our Minister of Sports from throwing his weight around at Rio. The International Olympic Committee is independent of any government so what is the minister doing there? For that matter why do we even have a minister for sports? Under directions of the Supreme Court the Board of Cricket for Control in India, or BCCI, has to revamp itself completely within 6 months by getting rid of all politicians and civil servants. The same order should be applicable to all the sports bodies in India, including our Olympic Associations. Sports bodies should be controlled by sports persons and athletes, with help from professional managers and lawyers. They can raise finance from sponsorships and television deals. Naturally, they will be governed by common law, like any other professional body. As if India has not been humiliated enough by one goon another Sports Minister, this time from Haryana, is about to travel to Rio, along with his lackeys and flunkeys. Of course, our hon'ble minister will never look but contestants for Miss BumBum have been seen hunting for Pokemon in Brazil in their underwear. What fun. Winning an election is a ticket to complete freedom to do whatever a politician wishes. People see politicians breaking the law with impunity and so think that they can do the same. Corruption can be reduced as Kakha Bendukidze did, when he took Georgia 124th to 50th rank on the Transparency International index. There is no rule book for eliminating corruption but unless we go after politicians it can never be done. Rod Blagojevich, once the Governor of Illinois, is serving a 14 year jail term for trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by Obama when he got elected president. We must remember that in the US prison means prison and not a joke where you can get married on furlough, while serving a sentence for murder. Politicians have the power. So corruption is here to stay.