Legitimization of Corruption
Can money buy learned citizens' ethical minds?
I have several questions in my mind, the central one being, "Can money buy people's ethical minds?" It is directly connected with corruption and ill governance.
There is the so-called civil society consisting of eminent writers, singers, actors, painters, social workers, and other professionals. They vouch for a corrupt chief minister because they have been rewarded with state honors and financial scholarships/prizes.
Money can probably buy learned citizens' ethical minds. When citizens are delivered financial benefits, they can be purchased by any corrupt administrator, chief minister, prime minister, president, etc.
The present state of governance in our state is so corrupted!
I never thought I would write such a blog. Corruption is a common topic. Corruption existed from the early days of human civilization. Modern society has developed new techniques and methods of corruption.
The present state of governance in our state of West Bengal, India has been so harsh. The situation is worsening every year. The citizens are experiencing the worst effects of corruption and ill governance everywhere.
The police department, which the chief minister owns, has completely failed to provide safety to the citizens. Local goons run clubs in localities that are openly offered with financial contributions (gifts) from the government. These goons are utilized by the ruling political party to fearmonger the voters during the elections.
In the past, the infamous woman chief minister portrayed rape as a "small incident!" (Choto Ghotona)
From the very first year of the government, the notoriously mainstream news media-friendly woman chief minister openly termed (on camera) rape cases as a "small incident" because the accused rapists are relatives/members of her political party!
It happened several times in the past. On the most recent occasion, it was an extreme statement when she termed rape as an "affair" between a boy and his girlfriend!
She sheltered groups of people charged with money laundering!
There was a big money laundering case called the Saradha scam which the chief minister earlier endorsed. The scam was exposed, and the victim citizens protested outside the office of the scam financial organization.
The chief minister, who was also the police minister, took custody of the owner of the fraud financial organization (Saradha) who is still inside the safe police custody.
The government is purposefully going at a super slow pace in the court proceedings. The victim citizens lost huge money. The chief minister said, "Whatever is lost is lost!"
The chief minister and her relatives acquired a huge asset in the prime area of the state capital!
The property of the chief minister and her relatives increase at a very fast rate. News reports claimed that at least thirty-five apartments and lands in the prime area of the state capital are owned by the chief minister and her family members. The chief minister's nephew, who is also a member of the parliament (MP), owns a number of huge mansions and multiple lands in the state capital.
School teacher job "selling" scam has been exposed recently
On the complaints by a group of qualified job applicants in the state's school service commission (SSC), the Kolkata High Court ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of India to investigate the West Bengal School Services Commission recruitment scam.
The ED officials raided two flats of a female aid of the industry minister (who is the ex-Education minister) and found a huge amount of cash and foreign currencies. ED recovered a couple of diaries containing details of the names of candidates for school teaching jobs, SSC examination roll numbers, etc.
The cash recovered is supposed to be the money collected as bribes for "selling" teaching jobs to unsuccessful candidates in school services commission (SSC) examinations.
Political observers say, "The West Bengal School Services Commission teacher recruitment scam is the tip of the iceberg."
The chief minister says that she doesn't believe the scam. She terms it a "conspiracy" by the opposition. She has not asked the industry minister, who is also the secretary of the ruling political party, to resign.
In earlier scam cases, it was the "friendship" between the political party of the central government, i.e., Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the state ruling party, i.e., Trinamul Congress (TMC), that stopped the inquiries by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
This time, the affected SSC examination passed, candidates went to the court, and the court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to carry out the inquiry. Fortunately, the brave judge had given the rule in favor of the job applicants.
If the central agencies can continue inquiries without any political intervention from the center, there is hope that some of the financial scams of the state government will be exposed.
It seems that the time is ripe for the citizens to protest on the street much like the people of Sri Lanka did to ouster the evil rulers of the country.
Today is the 500th day of protest by the deprived West Bengal SSC candidates.
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Corruption in West Bengal, India, and the judiciary
During the last eleven years, the state government has been providing very poor governance and services.
There has been corruption in broad daylight. Whoever tried to oppose had been silenced by money, muscle, and legal power. The political parties almost purchased a part of the judiciaries.
A brave teaching job applicant, a lady from north Bengal, who was successful in qualifying in the West Bengal School Services Commission examinations, but was denied appointment for years, went to the Kolkata High Court for justice.
All successful candidates for the WB SSC examination have been protesting for 500+ days at Esplanade in Kolkata.
A brave judge of the Kolkata High Court ordered the state to give immediate appointment to the successful candidate and ordered the removal of a minister's daughter who was appointed as a school teacher illegally.
The Kolkata High Court also asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to inquire into the WB SSC teacher recruitment scam.
The ED found a serious financial scam and arrested the industry minister and his girlfriend, from whose flats the ED recovered a massive amount of cash, foreign currencies, jewelry, and some documents connected to the alleged teaching job "selling" or teacher recruitment scam.
The ED continues interrogating the industry minister and his lady aide.
It is interesting that the minister made his female aide a "pawn" to collect, store, and execute the process of illegal appointment of school teachers by taking bribes.
The shameless chief minister says that she didn't know anything about it!
The spineless civil society comprising of famous artists, actors, singers, writers, ex-judges, ex-police officers, and industrialists, is backing the chief minister! They were seen on stage even on July 25, 2022, accepting awards and cheques!
Legitimization of corruption
The corrupted politicians are shameless creatures. They are devoid of human values, civic senses, ethical standards, and responsibility for the position they hold.
The civil society, mainly constituting eminent personalities, such as famous singers, actors, writers, artists, ex-judges, ex-police, industrialists, and many other distinguished persons, often supports the corrupted ministers, presidents, prime ministers, parliamentarians, etc.
A big part of the judiciary also indirectly helps the corrupted politicians continue in office despite having a series of scams and crimes.
If a corrupted political party somehow manages to get re-elected, they consider the election result as a token of legitimization of their corruption.
We may call it the legitimization of corruption.
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July 27, 2022
Unity, corruption is a legitimate tool used by our leaders but people are made to know corruption as a bad thing but the government are actually the back bone of corruption