Addressing Corruption - Wish #2

June 5^th 2019 - PMOPG/E/2019/0285383

Subject: Addressing Corruption

Dear Respected Prime Minister Modi:

Corruption is a multi headed beast. We cut one head and another takes its place. It is a big task to chop off all its heads in one stroke. Curbing corruption will require legislation, judicial reforms, and transparent processes. It is like this. If a batsman is trained to play cricket with a tennis ball and then made to face a hard ball, without proper protection, he will get hurt. Liberalization changed the game without proper protection to avoid corruption. As a result, the economy boomed and so did corruption.

There are vested interests and insecurities that want status quo. The fear is that any changes made to the current system will affect them. One solution is to allow Jo Hua, So Hua, and let the milk already spilled be mopped up using the current system, governed by existing laws. The goal is to institute preventive measures to reduce corruption and make anti-corruption legislation effective from a particular date onward. The message is simply, those who dipped into the cookie jar, will be pursued as before. However, those caught stealing from the cookie jar henceforth will be dealt with severely and expeditiously.

Anti-corruption measures should enforce transparency in the RFP process, the bidding and awarding process and in the Execution and Delivery Process. This should be accompanied by laws that impose punishment that is proportionate to the severity of the corruption. Special courts with adequate number of Judges should be appointed to resolve these cases expeditiously.

Regards,

Rajan Shastri

Jai Hind,

Bharat Mata Ki Jai

God Bless Bharat

Bharat Zindabad