Like the inexorable process of globalization, the age old institution of prostitution, the word corruption too has always merited attention , not to stampout the cult of deeply entrenched cancer of corruption but to talk about it sensationalise and dramaize it to capture power and undermine the opposition as if the aspirant is pure gold and has nothing to do with it.The fact of the matter is that the substantial segment of the society comprising of the administrative machinery judiciary, police and the rent seeking corporate companies.The newly launched electoral bonds with no transperancy and promising unfair advantage to the prospective winners has legaised corruption.
Corruption is not merely an abstract concept or moral or legal issue, but a hydra headed monster which has threatened and demolished the very survival of the foundation of the democratic fibre of our society. While the nature, content and degree of corruption and unfair tade practices in politics which itself has emerged as prime business activity like real estate and the like are more cancerous and toxic in countries like India ,it is something which is tolerable in matured advanced economies where for normal and legally permissible privilege one need not shell out money.
The famous Bush Language of US and Them,has entered into our political lañdscape now.The ruling party say X , could easily threaten the crooks and criminals to support it lest the Enforcement agencies would make their life miserable.Those sectors where black money and black wealth generation are rampant meekly yield and submit to the establishment and also sing the glory of the government no matter how anti-people, it's policies are.
Goverment indulgent towards corruption in high places are well known, but selective raids take place?
This means, politicians make more noise deploring corruption ,but allow the container lorries,filled with tonnes and tonnes of currency notes to disappear and vanish into thin air after detaing it fr a while.
Under any regime, the tendency to harass and sideline anri corruption crusaders is visible and the action of politicians belie their words.
Expectations of the tribe of politicians to root out corruption is like asking for the Moon? The law seems to bend backyard to protect the guilty and greedy and reckless ly rich getting richer by evading taxes.
Unless honest men in public life, including the Bureaucracy emerge , the nation is doomed to degeñerate into chaos .,
When fence is eating the crop, and the creator takes time by imagining, His law will take its own course like the slow price adjustments in classical macro model, we shall be spectators of the familiar drama enacted every five years.
