ONE MORE PEACEFUL CRUSADE AGAINST CORRUPTION

It Is Amply Proved That Corruption Is Institutionalised In All Arenas. Some Political Parties Are In The Habit Of Making Tall Promises Before Elections And After Attaining Power They Are Amassing Wealth In The Name Of Party Fund, Only To Face Future Elections And Also Making Favors To Their Vested Interests. While The Rulers Are Indulging In Corrupt Practices And Means, Their Lower Hierarchy Are Also Following Suit. Acquiring A Multiple Amount Of Money To What They Have Greased The Palm, They, By Their self-centered Policies Are Squeezing, Strangulating, And Plundering The Poor, The Peasantry, The Labor, The Working Class, The Common People, The Masses And The Common Populace.

  The Vicious Circle Is Taking Roots And The Poor And The Down Trodden Are Made Helpless. One Person Can Not Contain The Menace. Each And Every Individual Should Think Over It For Doing Away This Hydra-Headed Evil.

WHAT STEPS THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO TAKE ARE:-

1. The Electoral Process Should Be Cleansed. Election Expenditure Of A Nominee Is To Be Cut Down Considerably.
2. Individuals With Corrupt Label Should Be Barred To Contest In Elections.
3. Laws Have To Be Changed So As To Make Corrupt Elements To Come Under Vigorous Punishment.
4. The Practice Of Dowry Should Be Barred Which Is The Root Cause Of All Corrupt Practices.
5. The Donation System In Engineering And Medical Colleges Should Be Banned, As By This System Corruption Is Gaining Ground In all Circles.
6. Emoluments Of Employees Of Various Management Should Be Changed According To Price Index.
7. Educational And Employment Opportunities Have To Be Enhanced And Augmented.
8. Process Of License System Should Be Liberalized.
9. Powers Should Be Decentralized.
10. More Than One Crore Rupees worth Purchasing Orders And Contracts Should Be finalise By A Team Consists Of Bureaucrats, and joint parliamentary committee.
11. All Government Policies Should Be Transparent.
12. Government Should Fix Specific Time Period For Each Government Service And Dealing Of Government Towards The Public.
13. A Permanent Number Code Is To Be Allotted To Every Person. He /She Should Quote The Code For Each And Every Financial Transaction.
14. All Loopholes In The Acts And Laws Of Government Should Be Plugged.
15. Higher tax rate encourages evading payment of taxes thereby abetting corruption, and loop holes in the tax laws. So tax rates should be reduced.
16. The System Of E-Governance Should Be Introduced.
17. Political parties should not accept party fund more than Rs. 1000/- form the citizens, and Rs.10000/- from the institutions and companies. Every year party accounts should be audited by election commission.
18. People’s Representatives Should Submit Their Assets And that of the members of their Family, At The Time Of Nomination. Every Year Accounts Should Be Audited By a Committee Consists Of Special Officers And joint parliamentary committee.
19. Measures For Population Control Should Be Taken In letter And Spirit And Efforts Should Be Taken For The Coming 25 Years Regarding Population Control. It Is To Be Seen That The Population Has To Be Controlled To 2/3 Of Population Of Which We Have Today For The Next 25 Years.
20. Conduct national wide Discussion on the loksatta proposed reforms, conduct a referendum, according to results take steps to amend the Constitution.

WHAT STEPS PEOPLE HAVE TO TAKE ARE: –

1. Discourage And Curb Corrupt Practices And Not Fall In Line with Illegal Means To Get A Favor.
2. Getting Work Done In Speedy And Easy Manner, The People Should In No Way Bolster Corruption.
3. It Is To Be Remembered That Proffering Bribe Is Also Crime.
4. If Proper Service Is Being Rejected To You Through Bureaucrats , Take It In Writing The Reasons For Rejection From Them. Submit All Requisite Certificates With In The Stipulated Time.
5. Please Do Not Try To Evade Taxes By Greasing The Palm Of The Corrupt Officials. Take Receipt After Paying The Taxes. The Tax Paid By You Is Used For The Development Of Your Country.
6. Don’t Forget To Take Receipt/Bill For Each Article You Purchase And File The Receipt/Bill.
7. If You Are Asked Bribes From Persons Of Political And Bureaucratic Set-ups, Inform It To The Higher Ups, Or Air It Through Press With Out Any Fear, Don’t forget your fundamental Rights, Use your Rights .
8. Foster Your Wards In A Most Selfless, Moral, And Altruistic Manner.
9. Never Try To Get A Favor From Government Schemes Which Are Unconcerned To You In Any Way.
10. Never Strive To Get Easy Money, It Is An Unbecoming Act.
11. Never Fall Prey To The Corrupt Politicians For Their Money And Wine.
12. Develop Spirituality In Heart To Become A Good Citizen And Bring Mother India Out Of Woods From The Vicious Circle For Good Of The Future Generations.

THE DUTIES OF MEDIA: –

1. It Is Well Known To You That The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword And It Rests Upon You To Protect This Country From This Vicious Circle Yours Is The Powerful Means To Focus These Issues To The Public And You Are the Mirror Image Of People’s Ambition.
2. Encourage Investigative Journalism There By Working For Their Welfare Through People’s Co-Operation.
3. Inspire And Motivate The People By Creating Awareness Among People About The Peaceful Crusade Against Corruption And Make Time Lively.
4. It Is Largely Upon You To Extirpate The Evil Of Corruption Under The Wheels Of Juggernaut.

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