Accountability

I just didnt want to write this week at all, as having started with a very positive write up, whatever was unfolding in the political arena was making me sick and was draining out the positive spirit.  But the comment by Uma about how as ordinary people tend to slog and slog with just hope, made me to finally write this one. 

When a building collapses or a cinema hall catches fire or a small time employee takes a bribe, immediately, we see the headlines that the owner or the employee is arrested.  Of course, after the initial news item, I dont know whether they are convicted or let loose or their case doesn't see the light of the day - that is another matter.  Here we see politicians indulging in creating wealth.( the amount that is talked about is so much mind blowing) So what happens when it comes to light, the concerned person resigns, it becomes the news for one week analyzing what happened, etc and then the next story catches the public eye and this becomes old and forgotten news. 

Have we in this country, ever seen any politician being convicted and the ill gotten wealth confiscated.  So does the whole thing end only in resignation ( which is only temporary - as soon as the common people's memory fades they once again come back to take some other juicy spot and this continues).  As I had written in my earlier  blog about Ramalinga Raju's arrest & about accountability in Public office  - he can be arrested and tried in the court, because he is a private citizen ( I am taking a high profile public figure and the case is that the investing public lost money because of his acts of commission, omission, etc, etc.)   -  the Public citizen that is our rulers need  Sanction, CBI enquiry (what comes off it, no idea), various commissions (the report will be made public, a few outcries and then goes back to storage to be forgotten for ever) 

So what do we do to change this apathy and total lack of fear of prosecution, I dont know.   Our Prime Minister, for whom I have so much respect, feels that Silence is Golden not wanting to let down their coalition partner.  Is holding office more important that protecting the country's interest.  How can he not know what has happened in the communication ministry  and still choose to keep quiet all these years.I also have a question to these people  I can understand that money is a great attraction - but what will you do with so much more money  that even 100 generations of the family can live comfortably with that money. Why so much clamour to keep that money.  What will they teach their children - grandchildren - that is is OK to make money at any cost.  how will these children grow up will they have any values left in them.    I really dont know.