Friday, February 27, 2026

A need for undergarments.

"Describing BSNL's lavish arrangements for director Vivek Banzal's now called-off trip to Prayagraj 'improper and absurd', communications minister Jyotiriditya Scindia...said that 'appropriate action' will be taken against the senior executive of the state-run company." His "lavish four-page instructions detailing snan (bathing) kits, personal toiletries, undergarments and other comforts, including a retinue of nearly 50 officials to attend to Banzal and a chief general manager, has sparked concerns over misuse of official resources." TOI. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is a public sector company which made a net loss of Rs 22.47 billion of taxpayer money in 2025. wikipedia. BSNL "has survived the past six years on massive government support funded by taxpayers. Despite revival packages of over Rs 3 trillion the company only reported its first quarterly profits in nearly two decades last year - and has since then slipped back into losses." man.com. Totally shameless entitlement. According to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), 383 (18%), public sector units owned by state and Central governments are 'inactive'. And "Rs 57 billion at least, is tied up in inactive govt firms as investments across 18 state/UTs for which this CAG audit report is available," wrote Chandrima Banerjee. Use them for personal comfort. These entitled people have to fly. So, "India added 89 new airports in 11 years, opening one every 45 days on average." 15 Udan airports cost Rs 8.8 billion to build and "At least 48 airports saw less than five flights a day." MInt. Mr Narendra Modi was first elected prime minister 12 years ago, in 2014. wikipedia. As per "a recent communication from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to the Lok Sabha Secretariat," "questions about PM CARES Fund, Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), and the National Defence Fund (NDF), which the PMO administers are not admissible under the House business rules." And not answerable to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, wrote Venkatesh Nayak. "The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) was created on 27 March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic in India." wikipedia. After having denied an estimated excess deaths  of over 4 million from Covid, with a derisory figure of just 414,000 (BBC), the government has now admitted to two million excess deaths in 2021, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). HT. "Despite collecting a cess specifically for health, the Centre's spending on health is now lower than it was before the cess was imposed, both as a share of the total budget and as a proportion of the GDP." TOI. "The political class has written one set of laws for India and lives by another." "India does not need better politicians. It needs citizens angry enough to make them afraid," wrote Sachi Satpathy. Those who are naked in their greed won't care. They have reduced themselves to moral beggary. They need the dignity of undergarments first.       

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