You decide
Courtesy: Hindi Milap, Hyderabad , December 20, 2010
we have been deluged with details of the 2G spectrum scam. Every channel worth its salt has aired innumerable talk shows and discussions on this mother of all scams. On the one hand Subramanyam Swamy is accusing Dr. Manmohan Singh of refusing to act on his petition to prosecute Andimuthu Raja, and on the other we have the congress spokespersons eulogizing the Government’s morality sacking in Raja.
All this reminds of a Vikramaditya and the Betal story I read years ago.
Once there lived an old and pious man, renowned for his honesty. One day his neighbor, a rich merchant comes to him with a request. The merchant was leaving on a voyage and wants the old man to safeguard his wealth, until his return. The old man agrees and, with God as witness, promises to protect and safeguard the merchant’s wealth.
The old man then entrusts the safe keep of the merchant’s wealth to his son, from whom he takes an oath of propriety and honesty. Slowly the son starts dipping into the merchant's wealth, people notice this and warn the old man of the son’s misdeeds. The old man calls his son, asks him to explain, and also reminds him of his oath on following the right path. The son rubbishes the accusations as rumors and the idle gossip of jealous people, who could not bear to see his prosperity. The old man accepts the son’s explanation and things go on as before.
The merchant returns and demands his wealth. The old man calls his son, who hands over a quarter of the merchant’s wealth saying that is all there was. The merchant, realizing that he has been cheated, approaches the King. The King listens to the merchant’s complaint and summons the old man. The old man comes to the court with his son and, handing him over to the King, says “your majesty, the merchant is right. My son has confessed to the crime. Please punish him.”
The king has the son flogged and imprisoned. He then praises the old man's honesty and dismisses the case. But the merchant demands punishment for the old man saying, “I have still not received justice. I had entrusted my wealth to the old man which he swore by God to safeguard. The old man’s integrity is intact, but what of me, I have been robbed of my life’s savings, and made a pauper. It was the old man’s decision to entrust my wealth to the son for safe keeping. As far as I am concerned the old man is the culprit, and should be punished.
The king is astounded by this demand. The old man was neither a party to the theft nor did he benefit from it. In fact, he had sent his son to jail. Yet, the merchant was asking for the old man’s punishment.
The Betal asks Vikramaditya, “What should be the King's decision.”
Vikramaditya’s replies, “Though the old man is innocent of the actual theft,
he is guilty of dereliction of duty.
The son’s crime was a straight forward one, the old man’s was a graver crime.
He did nothing to protect the merchant’s wealth.
Far from being vigilant, he failed to take action even when he was warned of his son’s misdeeds. Because of his laxity, the merchant is condemned to a life of penury.
He should be punished.”
India - 2010 : Dr. Manmohan Singh, esteemed economist, former Governor of RBI, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, former Finance Minister, a man whose personal ethics and integrity are unblemished, takes oath to protect and safeguard the Nation and its assets. He appoints Raja, as his Cabinet Minister for IT & Telecom.
Raja the Telecom Minister has with him keys to the
2G spectrum - a finite and precious National asset.
Raja flouts all rules of propriety and transparency in Government, and in violation of his oath of office, sells the spectrum at a throw away price of Rs.1651 crore.
1. DoT with Raja at its helm issues an astounding 120 UAS licenses in a single day, January 10, 2008. A feat unsurpassed in the history of Government anywhere in the world. Suspiciously 85 of these licenses are issued to companies which suppressed facts, disclosed incomplete information and submitted fictitious documents.
2. In issuing these licenses neither the High Powered Telecom Commission, which was expressly set up for this nor the Finance Ministry or the Ministry of Law and Justice are consulted. Vital decisions are taken without being deliberated and discussed at inter ministerial forums.
3. In sharp deviation of business practice, the cut off date for receiving applications gets advanced from Sep 25 ,2007 to Oct 1, , 2007, violating all canons of fair play and ethics.
4. Real estate companies which till date of application had no interest in Telecom are allotted Licenses and spectrum ahead of genuine applicants. These then go on to reap windfalls from foreign players by selling equity.
Unlike the story, this heist of a precious national asset is carried out in full view of Dr. Manmohan Singh and his cabinet colleagues. Newspapers across the country cry out at this outrage in front page headlines.
Dr. Man Mohan Singh could have at any time stopped this heist of a National asset, yet he chose to remain silent. The Minister’s failure to exercise his constitutional rights has caused irreparable loss to the Nation.
. Like the old man, he has sacked Raja from his ministerial berth, but does his culpability end there.
Does dismissing Raja absolve Dr. Singh or like the old man is he guilty of dereliction of duty and failure to safeguard the Nation and its citizens. Does he deserve punishment?
It is for the Indian citizen to decide. .................................................
And here goes my opinion........................
My reply as follows...........................................................
Govt/President of India must use their consitutional powers vested on them.They have been voted to power and position to protect the interest of INDIA and its CITIZENS irrespective of Caste,creed, colour or postion HELD BY THE PEIPLE OF INDIA....................
AND IN THIS CASE ( in mother of all scams FEW FATHERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED and must be implicated and booked and the list doest not spare MAN MOHANSINGH AND CHIDAMBARAM WHO ARE ANSWERABLE, ACCOUNTABLE & RESPONSIBLE TO INDIAN TAXPAYERS MONEY AND TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE..............................SO THE GOVT/JUDICIARY TO TAKE ALL CORRECTIVE STEPS TO TO PUT ALL INVOLVED INCLUDING PM/FM BUREAUCRATS ETC. TO GIVE COMPANY TO A RAJA IN THIHAR ENCLAVE..............
JK
The people of India had entrusted their faith and the future of the Nation in Dr. Manmohan Singh, believing him to be a man of integrity and honesty, and not to Raja.
Dr. Singh did not profit personally from Raja’s shenigans, but his failure to act, to honor the oath of office, to protect and safeguard the nation and its wealth is unforgivable
The Indian Constitution grants the Prime Minister absolute power in running the country. He is the head of the Government and the Union Cabinet functions at his pleasure. As per the Transaction of Business Rules the Prime Minister has the unrestricted right to demand and get any file, any record from any Ministry.
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