Corruption Watch

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Great website:

http://www.ipaidabribe.com/

Looks like grassroots activism.

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/288936/SC-takes-critical-note-of-rampant-corruption-in-country.html"]SC takes critical note of rampant corruption in country[/url]

Stating that "nothing moves without money", the Supreme Court has expressed concern over growing corruption in government machinery, particularly in the Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise Departments.



"It is very unfortunate that there is no control over corruption in the country. There is rampant corruption particularly in the department of Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise Department. Nothing moves without money," a Bench of Justices Markandeya Katju and T S Thakur said.



The apex court made the remarks while admitting an appeal filed by the CBI challenging the acquittal of an Income Tax Inspector Mohanlal Sharma by the Punjab & Haryana High Court.



Additional Solicitor General P P Malhotra, appearing for the CBI, submitted that Sharma was acquitted by the High Court despite the trial court holding him guilty of demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from an IT assessee. He was earlier sentenced to one year RI by the trial court.



In a sarcastic vein, the Bench said "why not government legalise corruption so that a specific amount is fixed for every case. Let us say if a man wants his case to be settled, he can be asked to pay Rs 2,500. That way every individual will know how much bribe he has to pay. There is no need for any bargaining by the official and the people will also know beforehand how much they have to pay without any worry."



"Poor Government officials, we can't blame them also because of the growing inflation," the Bench said.



Sharma, who appeared in person, denied the allegation and said he was innocent and had been falsely implicated.



The Bench was not impressed with the argument and reiterated that corruption, particularly, was more rampant in the Income Tax, Sales Tax and Excise Departments.



The Bench then sought the views of senior counsel K K Venugopal on its suggestion to legalise corruption in the country.



However, the senior counsel said that it would be better if good moral values are imparted in every school of the country as part of their curriculum so that at least the future generation is free from the menace of corruption.

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/293254/CM-Chavan-in-soup-summoned-by-Sonia.html"]CM Chavan in soup, summoned by Sonia[/url]

Nevertheless, two of Chavan’s relatives — Seema Vinod Sharma and Madanlal Milkiram Sharma — who were among the allottees in the building -resigned from the membership of the Adarsh CHS.

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Denying news reports that his family owned "five to six" flats in the Adarsh housing society, the Chief Minister said that there was no flat in the name of his wife or daughters. He sought to make light of a fierce controversy over the allotment of a flat in the building to his late mother-in-law Bhagwati Manoharlal Sharma. He, however, admitted that two of his "distant relatives" had been allotted flats in the controversial building.

He just need to carry suitcase full of Rs to Sonia's Darbar, all settle.

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Two interesting articles from M.R.Venkatesh:



http://www.vijayvaani.com/FrmPublicDispl...px?id=1479



http://www.vijayvaani.com/FrmPublicDispl...px?id=1480

the Indian Ambassador to the US, Ms Meera Shankar and Mr. Vinay Kwatra (an officer in our embassy) reportedly made a (secret?) visit to the Wal-Mart Headquarters, Bentonville, Arkansas on 23 July 2010. One is not certain whether service rules permit such visits, especially when the company in question is at the centre of a policy conundrum back home in India.

Will there be fixing by INC ?

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Will there be fixing by INC ?

Yes, INC and Babus are collecting commission and later Hafta from these companies before election.

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[url="http://www.thehindu.com/2010/11/10/stories/2010111056941400.htm"]A clear acceptance of scam by Congress, says BJP[/url]

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Opposition on Tuesday termed grossly inadequate the resignation of Ashok Chavan as Chief Minister.



The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena said action should be taken against all Ministers and bureaucrats allegedly involved in the Adarsh Housing Society scam.

One will be scapegoat, rest will enjoy loot. This is called Congress Party justice.

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Opp unites to demand Raja sacking

November 11, 2010 7:13:16 AM

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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Govt rules out JPC probe into 2G, CWG, Adarsh scams

The beleaguered Government is looking for cover as the Opposition has mounted a united attack against it on the issue of corruption, demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into scams involving the 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games and Adarsh Housing Society. The Opposition has particularly focused its attack on Telecom minister A Raja and demanded his resignation as the CAG report has indicted him for serious irregularities in the allotment of 2G spectrum.

Not only sack, but put him behind bars.

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BJP ups the ante, leads Opp in mounting attack

November 11, 2010 7:17:15 AM

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PNS | New Delhi

The involvement of senior Congress leaders and their allies in a spate of mega scams has given the BJP a chance to galvanise the Opposition in launching one of the fiercest attacks in recent times against the UPA Government. The BJP seemed determined to inflict a body blow to the Congress’ oft-repeated claim that the UPA was led by a [b]“Mr Clean” Prime Minister, under whom no “corrupt” would go unpunished.[/b]

Appointed Prime Minister is most corrupt PM, India ever had.

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[url="http://www.telegraphindia.com//1101113/jsp/nation/story_13171959.jsp"]Flat controversy greets new Chavan[/url]

Mumbai, Nov. 12: Prithviraj Chavan has been sucked into a controversy on his first day in office over a flat allotted to him at Wadala in south-central Mumbai in May 2003 by former chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.



The documents have surfaced a day after Prithviraj was sworn in chief minister and created a flutter, although such allotments to MLAs and MPs under the discretionary quota are quite common in Maharashtra.



The 64-year-old Prithviraj has taken over from Ashok Chavan, who has got embroiled in a row over allotting flats to his in-laws at Adarsh housing society, built without the environment ministry’s clearance and in violation of coastal zone regulations.



The documents have been obtained by city-based RTI activist Anil Galgali, a freelance journalist who runs an NGO and apparently has no political affiliation.



They include: a) a letter dated May 20, 2003, by then additional collector Subhash Hazare informing Prithviraj a flat had been allotted to him by Shinde under his discretionary quota for MPs; <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' /> an application by Prithviraj to Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority for a flat; c) an affidavit by Prithviraj saying he did not own a flat or a plot in Mumbai.



In the first of the letters written by the urban development department and dated April 23, 2003, additional secretary A.B. Hazare informed Prithviraj that Shinde had okayed the allotment of a second floor flat B-1 (measuring 105.45sqm) to him at Bhakti Park housing complex at Wadala under the quota reserved for MLAs and MPs.



The letter stated the allotment had been made strictly according to eligibility criteria and asked Prithviraj to submit an application form along with necessary documents.



On May 17, 2003, Prithviraj submitted an application for a flat under the high income group scheme, mentioning his average monthly income in the past 12 months as Rs 76,000.



In an affidavit signed on May 2, 2003, he affirmed he and his family members did not own a flat or house or a plot in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Khadki, Nagpur, Solapur and other cities, according to the documents.

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/296412/2G-scam-PM-Sonia-meet-Congress-leaders-over-Raja.html"]2G scam: PM, Sonia meet Congress leaders over Raja[/url]

Congress sources said the party has already stated that a decision on continuation of Raja in the cabinet had to be taken by alliance partner DMK. They also pointed to Raja's remarks that a lobby opposing mobile number portability was targeting him.

Appointed PM of India, requested Raju to send resignation letter to Imported Queen of India.



[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Spectrum-Raja-resigns-over-2G-scam/H1-Article1-626305.aspx"]'Spectrum' Raja resigns over 2G scam[/url]

"In order to avoid embarrassment to the Government and maintain peace and harmony in Parliament, my leader (DMK chief M Karunanidhi) has advised me to resign," Raja told PTI.

It took two years for sleeping appointed Prime Minister of India to get resignation from corrupt minister of his administration.

Now, appointed PM of India will appoint another family member of Karunanidhi to loot India.



Mera Bharat Mahan !!!

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http://www.politicsparty.com/spectrum_scam.php

This is hilarious on Spectrum, Appointed PM and Queen

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/296433/This-is-not-dharma.html"]Why is Congress defending A Raja?[/url]

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[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Minister-demanded-Rs-15-crore-bribe-Ratan-Tata/H1-Article1-626614.aspx"]Sonia Gandhi Congress Minister demanded Rs 15 crore bribe: Ratan Tata[/url]



Slaves are ready to elect them anyway.

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/296795/A-Rs-176-lakh-cr-question-for-PM.html"]A Rs 1.76 lakh cr question for PM[/url]

November 16, 2010 8:01:24 AM

A Surya Prakash



It’s laughable that the Congress should stake claim to probity in public life. Raja's 2G Spectrum scam exposes the true face of the party and the Prime Minister



Now that the Comptroller and Auditor-General’s opinion on the underselling of 2G Spectrum licences by former Telecom Minister A Raja is in the public domain, we have a better idea of the price Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made us pay just so that he may remain in office. Initially it was assumed that the fraudulent allotments had cheated the public exchequer of Rs 70,000 crore. The revised estimate is that the total loss caused by this Minister could be an unbelievable Rs 1.76 lakh crore.



This figure is truly mind-boggling because, as Ms J Jayalalithaa, the AIADMK leader, said the other day in a television interview, most citizens would find it difficult to imagine the number of zeroes that go to make this number. However, since this could well be the biggest scam indulged in by a Minister or Government official in the ‘history of humankind’, one must give it a shot. The number in question is Rs 1,7,60,00,00,00,000. That is why the continuance of Mr Raja in the Union Cabinet till last Sunday posed the most brazen challenge to the idea of accountability in our public life.

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Strangely, the Prime Minister allowed Mr Raja to remain in office even as Central investigators snooped around the Minister’s offices for clues and evidence to nail him. Yet, Mr Singh and the Congress would like us to believe that they are concerned about standards in public life.



The biggest joke of course is the belated attempt by the Congress to play the probity card by taking ‘action’ against the Maharastra Chief Minister, Mr Ashok Chavan, and the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman, Mr Suresh Kalmadi. The latter was forced to quit as secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party, an inconsequential office that burdens the incumbent with the ‘onerous’ task of posting invitations to party MPs to attend a few meetings of the CPP annually.

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It is said that the Prime Minister is a ‘clean’ politician whose personal conduct in financial matters is above reproach. However, this means nothing so long as he allows members of his Cabinet to merrily swindle the exchequer. Apologists for the Congress say that the compulsions of coalition politics prevented the Prime Minister from proceeding against Mr Raja.



If that be so, we are left with no option but to conclude that[size="6"] Mr Singh’s desire to survive in office far outweighs his concern for probity in public life. He seems to have just three priorities: Survival in office, protecting the Congress’s interests and ensuring that the United Progressive Alliance remains intact.[/size]



[size="6"]Mr Singh has already given us sufficient indication that national interest is not a priority for him [/size]when he took that untenable decision to appoint Mr Thomas as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. That is why one must turn to the most credible of our institutions — the Supreme Court — to set matters rights. ...

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/296788/Crime-and-punishment.html"]Crime and punishment[/url]

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[url="http://www.hindustantimes.com/SC-questions-PM-silence/H1-Article1-627052.aspx"]SC questions PM silence[/url]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for not taking action on an application seeking his sanction to start criminal proceedings against former telecom minister A Raja for his role in the 2G spectrum scam. A bench of justices GS Singhvi and AK Ganguly said it was "troubled" by the "inaction" and "silence" of the sanctioning authority — the prime minister — on a plea by Janata Party leader Subramanyam Swamy for sanction to prosecute Raja.

Appointed PM is really shameless person. He lied, when he claimed that RSS was behind 1984 riots and he lost election in Delhi.

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"CBI knows...that the officer has said -- to such an extent -- that these companies' representatives used to bring the note which he needs to sign on a pen drive. It used to be put into my (the officer's) computer, a print taken and Raja would sign it. To this extent the CBI knows. CBI knows the identity of the front companies that were used -- front companies for money transactions," he said.



Asked whether these were "bribe" transactions, he replied, "I would have no doubt." "Otherwise, they are not doing charity here and the correspondence is there. The correspondence of the licenses being given and the company suddenly prospering. They suddenly become very great consultants. They suddenly get very great infrastructure projects. They can't show which is the bridge they have built. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article....id=4584501

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Shourie said setting up of a JPC was "not a good idea" from the "point of view of citizens." What was needed, he said, was a swift investigation, trial and certain and severe punishment. The JPC, he said, "actually becomes an excuse (for the government) to say that we will not talk and let the JPC come out with its report." He was of the view that the BJP or the opposition would not benefit much politically as the mere fact that got the Government to order a JPC probe into the issue would not appeal much to the masses.

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[url="http://www.dailypioneer.com/297366/SC-asks-Govt-to-put-on-record-PMs-action-on-Raja.html"]SC asks Govt to put on record PM's action on Raja[/url]

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file by Saturday an affidavit before it on Prime Minister Manamohan Singh's "alleged inaction and silence" on Subramaniam Swamy's plea seeking sanction to prosecute ex- Telecom minister A Raja in the 2G spectrum scam case.



Calling the lengthy delay in taking a decision on the Janata Party leader's petition as an "extremely serious matter", the Apex Court also said the CAG report on the 2G spectrum allocation placed in Parliament was "revealing."

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A request for people who undestand QuickTime & downloading nuances. Can anyone download all those tapes in Outlook website to their machine? There is fear in twitter that Sundeep Dougal & Vinod Mehta of Outlook might be pressured to remove them.



A few months back, when CBI report got published in "The Hindu" website having the same stories of Vir Sanghvi & Barkha, it was pulled out in a few hours.



Below outlook link has the audio tapes:



[url="http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268069"]



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