I am seeing everyone is getting a piece. Just take one example - in the state secretariat nothing moves if you do not encourage the system. The matter is so grave that if some one is terminated from his service, he might have to pay bribe to get the order typed out. And here most of the population are either govt employee or govt contractor. We usually point our fingers to the minsters and politicians but it is WE who are corrupting them for our own interest.
I agree to you - reform must happen at state levels. Yet I do not know how to proceed. It is easy to pronounce that I am not going to pay money for my rights. But then nothing moves!! On 17 April 2011 21:35, Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> wrote: >>Every one getting a piece of the pie. > > *** That is not necessarily correct Majid. Only a FEW are getting the piece > of the pie. > It still is a very small percentage. But they are exponentially getting > fatter at the cost > of the vast majority. > > The answer is far more complex: > > A: At the root of it is that the vast majority don't KNOW, what it should be > like. Generations > have grown up seeing and knowing ONLY their broken system, while being touted > by the > media, its intelligentsia and the political class as the world's largest > democracy and lauded > by the West for being a 'democracy' but oblivious of the farce that it is. > Now, when the West lauds > something in India, it automatically becomes the TRUTH, never mind the > 'kwabhaturi' > (rottenness) it is. > > B: There are those in the political class ( and the intelligentsia) , who do > know it is broken. I would > suspect MMS is one of them. They are NOT all intellectual bumpkins. But they > also know of the enormity of the task of mustering the political will of the > tottering behemoth to effect > meaningful change in an orderly and timely manner. They are afraid to declare > its > mortal flaws and call for change, knowing of the logistical nightmare > involved and > terrified of turning anarchic forces loose, seeking change. So, like so many > of our friends > right here in assamnet, they PRETEND everything will be fine , 'in due time'! > 'Bhukute koltw > nopoke nohoy' :-). > > > C: There are many other reasons, big and small. Share your thoughts on what > they might be. > > *** What is however quite obvious is that this dinosaur of a centrally > controlled India will never > be able to reform. Reform must happen at state levels. But that is easier > said than done under > the current constitutional shackles, such as those whose phony sanctity > keeps getting touted > even by India's most informed in an incredible display of fakery at times and > ignorant at others. > > cm > > > > > On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:27 AM, Altaf Mazid wrote: > >> It is interesting to read CM's observations, and the attachments. CM >> is correct to note that it is the states like Assam is equally corrupt >> like the CENTER. >> >> Yes, no one is talking about fixing the broken system. >> >> Why? >> >> Every one getting a piece of the pie. We had seen hundreds of >> supporters coming out in Guwahati for Anna during the fasting days. >> Eventually the fast has ended and the discussions about the draft bill >> has started. >> >> Now how the corruption in Assam is going to be addressed following the >> foot prints of Anna? It must get generated somewhere. And how many >> will join to discuss the issues of dysfunctional system that is >> prevalent in Assam with lighted candles? >> >> Altaf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> assam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > -- 2 Udayachal Path Christian Basti Guwahati 781 005 India Tel +913612342236 Cell +919435193663 www.sauravkumarchaliha.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
