Corruption History of Independent India and Congress

 

These are days when everyday one scam comes out in media and people forget it after few days. To refresh the memory of people let me place the corruption history of Congress governments.

Jeep Scam of 1947 : Pakistan invaded Indian territory of Kashmir and Indian army needed Jeeps to travel in difficult terrain of Kashmir. V.K.Krishna Menon was India’s High Commission to Britain. Like our Suresh Kalmadi, he placed orders for 4603 Jeeps from a dubious company. You may ask what is wrong in it ? The Jeeps were of poor quality. It was supplied after the War was over. Parliament rocked. Ananthasayanam Iyengar Committee was constituted to probe the scam. It had submitted its report which till date had not been made public. So the Congress party which Mahathma Gandhi wanted to be disbanded once independence was attained and become a Seva Sangh, started serving India with being the first in bagging the trophy for corruption. Congress also taught Indians that it can not only rule but can lay precedent to misrule by sending the first scam report to cold storage.

First corrupt politician to be jailed 1949 : The then Industries Minister of Vindhya Pradesh Rao Shiv Bahadur Singh was caught red handed receiving a bribe of Rs 25,000 for renewing a diamond mine lease in Patna. Singh was imprisoned for 3 years. The first Congress leader to go to jail and starting the Corruption brigade in Congress which now has Suresh Kalmadi as national show piece .

First bureaucrat to be jailed 1951: There existed a quota for import of cycle parts, and it was given to a sole importer benefitting that particular importer and in this scam Union Industries and Commerce Secretary S.A.Venkatraman was sentenced to three years imprisonment. The great honour of going to jail was conferred on a  bureaucrat who taught the bureaucracy graftology.

Mundra Scam that hit T.T.Krishnamachari 1957 : Life Insurance Corporation of India was influenced by Finance Minister T.T.Krishnamachari to lend Harida Mundra of Kanpur Rs 1 crore by purchasing shares in his firms with no real standing in order to boost the prices of those companies in share market. Haridas Mundra was jailed for 22 months.  Finance Minister T.T.Krishnamachari,  had to resign earning the reputation of first Union Minister to step down and for a Dalit Minister to get this honour it took time till 2011.

Hasan Ali of those days Teja Caper 1962 : Liechtenstein bank as safe have for black money is very much in news nowadays, thanks to Hasan Ali popularizing that bank and Puducherry Lt.Governor Iqbal Singh helping Hasan Ali get fake passport. Jayanthi Dharma Teja set up a shipping company with a paid up capital of Rs 200 only. A Nehruvian recommendation got that company Rs 22 crore as loan. Jayanthi Shipping Company of Dharma Teja pocketed all advance payments in his Leichtenstein bank account. In this scam finally Dharma Teja was arrested in London in the year 1970 . Het got six years imprisonment. But he escaped and like Puducherry absconder Ravi Shah co-accused along with his brother Kamal Shah who raped and brutally murdered his elder brother Ravi Shah’s wife Parvathi Shah , Dharma Teja is absconder and Indians forgot this scam too.

Punjab Scam of its Chief Minister 1964 : Allowing family members to amass wealth disproportionate to known sources of income may be famous because of Jayalalitha’s disproportionate asset case and 2 G scam cases but first Chief Minister to fall prey to his family’s greed  was Punjab Chief Minister Pratap Singh Kairon. Dass Commission of Enquiry indicted him and he had to step down from office.

Nagarwala Mystery of 1971 : After liberating Bangla Desh Indira Gandhi was called as Goddess Durga by Indian masses. Before 1971 because of Congress party split and veterans like Kamaraj leaving Congress to start Old Congress which was known as Syndicate, the Indira Gandhi Government survived with the support of 25 member DMK Parliamentary party headed by orator Nanjil Manoharan. Aringnar Anna inculcated in the blood and veins of DMK cadre anti-congressim but Kalaignar M.Karunanithi made the historical mistake of supporting Congress to survive, which he must be repenting now in 2011. In 1971 polls DMK-Indira Congress alliance was struck. I still remember as Student DMK leader, the veterans of Congress like R.Venkatraman, C.Subramanian, Mohan Kumaramangalam and others of the Congress delegation standing before DMK President posing photographs without sitting in available sofas to get only 10 Parliament seats with NO assembly seat for Congress in the alliance deal. In such historical year of 1971 State Bank of India chief cashier got a phone call with someone speaking in Indira Gandhi’s voice directing him to  give Rs 60 lakhs to her messenger, a former army officer Rustom Sorab Nagarwala . Bank allowed Nagarwala to withdraw 60 lakhs at just one unverified phone call. Nagarwala got killed in road accident and the mystery still haunts us, who killed Nagarwala ?

Puducherry Licence Scam of 1974  :  In that year a clean honest and efficient Lt.Governor Cheddilal IAS was ruling Puducherry succeeding B.D.Jatti. Those days Congressmen of Puducherry know only three ways to earn. One is to get arrack and toddy shops and other is to get bus routes. Third one was to get licenses to import scarce items and sell that licenses to Bombay traders. Just paper work. Puducherry merchants submitted a memorandum signed by 21 Members of Parliament of course with forged signatures to the Union Commerce Ministry seeking import licenses. Tulmohan Ram M.P alleged to be directed by Indira Gandhi’s aide Lalit Narayan Mishra of Bihar got these forged signatures and this scam rocked the Parliament. Lalit Narain Mishra got killed in Samastipur blast that occurred in 1975. That’s all the country forgot the Puducherry Licence scam.

Arjun Singh’s Lottery Scam of 1982 : Madya Pradesh Chief Minister Arjun Singh was alleged to have been receiving Rs 5.4 crore through Churhat Children’s Welfare Society but Bhopal High Court exonerated him.

Why NATO murdered Gaddafi

With nothing more than highly suspicious "evidence" of alleged "crimes against humanity" NATO (the North Atlantic Terrorist Organization) massacred thousands of innocent civilians of a free and sovereign nation and executed their popular leader Muammar Gaddafi. The real reason for Gaddafi's death was that he dared to stand up to the financial terrorists who control the IMF and the World Bank. 

Gaddafi freed Libya from perpetual poverty by refusing to borrow from the international banking cartel, nationalizing Libya's oil production for the benefit of its own citizens and by providing free education, healthcare and electricity to every Libyan citizen. All Libyans received annual dividends from Libyan oil revenues worth thousands of dollars each year, gas was only $0.14 a litre, plus newly weds were given $50,000 to help them purchase a home, plus the government paid 50% of the cost of a new car. 

Under Gaddafi, Libya's literacy rate went from less than 20% to over 80%. Gaddafi believed that housing was a human right. He pledged, and carried through on his promise, to house all Libyans before he housed his own parents (his father died while still living in a tent).

Gaddafi had also nearly completed a mammoth engineering project to bring fresh water from a huge underground aquifer to the surface to irrigate and create new farmland. People willing to learn farming were given free land to use, equipment, livestock and seeds for the project. Gaddafi's Great Man-Made River project was acknowledged in the 2008 Guinness World Records as being the world's largest irrigation project. Gaddafi called it the eighth wonder of the world and he financed it entirely without foreign capital.

Libya was debt free and beholden to no foreign interests. Usury was illegal and all loans were made interest-free through Libya's state-owned central bank. Gaddafi was also trying to introduce a new gold-based currency (the Gold African Dinar) throughout Africa to replace Africa's dependence on the US dollar. If Libya's plans for financial independence spread throughout Africa, the power of the IMF and World Bank to control the conditions of life on this planet would be in serious jeopardy. If he was allowed to continue with his plans, the world would soon begin to understand the Libyan economic miracle that Gaddafi had already achieved.

On July 1, 2011, 1.7 million people, or roughly 95% of the population of Tripoli, assembled in Tripoli's Green Square to protest the NATO bombing of Libya and the attacks against their leader. Watch this video and ask yourself, would a hated leader dare to travel so freely and unprotected through the streets of Tripoli? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPpg9WbOXeU

CIA funded anti-national Civil liberty activist, Prashant Bhushan attacked for his Kashmir remark

Civil liberty activist Team Anna member, senior advocate, Prashant Bhushan was roundly thrashed on Wednesday… kicked in his chest, slapped, dragged by the feet, thrown about like a sack of wheat and pulled by the scruff of the neck by a young man who claimed the advocate had supported a call for a referendum (separate)  Kashmir.

The man identified as Inder Verma was with two others of a group called Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena (BSKS), which claimed responsibility for the assault on Twitter (Bhushan, however, said they belonged to the Sri Ram Sene), where the “president” of the group gloated over the success of the attack, which has been condemned by one and all, including Anna Hazare, who demanded temporary protection for Bhushan.

The assault took place around 4pm inside Bhushan’s chamber near the Supreme Court while he was giving an interview to a channel. The three men stormed in and one of them started thrashing him. Caught on camera, the attack was brutal, swift, sudden, and humiliating, too. Bhushan was caught totally unawares. The pummelling that he got was intense and totally complete, a hammering that beat belief.

An aide intervened but the attacker sent him flying with a well-aimed-timed jab to the face and continued bashing the mild-mannered senior advocate, who had become a well-known face on television screens after Hazare threw his weight behind civil society for a strong Lokpal Bill.

Verma was overpowered and roughed up by other lawyers who heard the commotion and rushed in. They grabbed Verma — a clean cut, well-built youth, skewed in his thoughts and indiscreet in the choice of friends — took him into another chamber and roughed him up. Quid pro quo! By then Bhushan had called 100 and soon the police walked in to take charge of a profusely bleeding Verma, who refused to be cowed down.

He kept up his harangue, which when he was taking Bhushan to task was “Kashmir dega, Kashmir dega kya”.

Bhushan lodged an FIR right at the spot, his chamber in the Supreme Court. Two other accused - Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga and Vishnu - were on the run. The police have now registered cases against Verma and the other two under sections 452 (trespassing), 323 (causing hurt) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

But even as Verma was on his way to the cop house, Bagga was tweeting to the world that he will “give his arrest” on Thursday. “I will give my arrest tomorrow. Desh Ko Todne Ki Maang Karne Walon Ke Saath Aage Bhi Yahi Kia Jayega (Similar treatment would be meted to those advocating nation’s division),” Bagga posted on his Twitter account.

Before the attack he had tweeted, “God give us power to complete our mission”. Soon after the attack, Bagga claimed responsibility with the tweet “he try to break my Nation,i try to break his head. Hisab chukta. Congrats to all. operation Prashant Bhushan successful. We hit prashant bhushan hard in his chamber in supreme court. If u will try to break my nation, I will break your heads”.

Hooliganism is nothing new to Bagga’s organisation. The group had targeted Arundhati Roy for her remarks on Kashmir a few months ago. Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was given a similar reception. Bhushan, who has filed several public interest cases, including in the 2G spectrum scam case, had supported a call for referendum in Kashmir in response to a question in Varanasi two weeks ago.

Bhushan was taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in New Delhi for a medical examination from where he went to his Noida residence. Later in the evening, Bhushan narrated the incident to media.

“The attackers claimed to be members of Sri Ram Sene which is known for goondaism and for unprovoked assault on unarmed people. This is their trademark. This is an organisation which needs to be banned by the government,” he said. “I wish to tell everyone that none of Sri Ram Sene people should be assaulted. Violence is not the answer to violence. There will be legal proceedings against them. Police is taking action against them.” Fellow Jan Lokpal Bill activist Kiran Bedi was of the same view.

China's poor intellectual property protection.

BANGALORE: Infosys' plan to expand in China was hampered by clients' concerns about China's poor intellectual property protection.

This was what Infosys cofounder N R Narayana Murthy told US diplomats in 2007 as per a cable from the Consulate in Chennai released by WikiLeaks.

"In a wide ranging discussion with us, Murthy discussed the state of Infosys, with particular emphasis on its expansion plans outside of India. He admitted that the expansion plans hadn't been going as well as he hoped. Murthy said his clients, particularly European and American ones, are reluctant to have their work done in China due to their concerns about China's poor intellectual property protections,'' the cable stated.

The cable dated December 14, 2007, is titled 'Infosys founder on IPR in China, hiring in US.' It is classified as 'unclassified/for official use only.'

'I CAN GET IT'

Murthy said he understood the misgivings of his clients and narrated his experience in China to show how rampant piracy was. Stepping out of his central Beijing hotel to go for a stroll with Peter Bonfield, then CEO of British Telecom, they encountered a sidewalk vendor selling pirated Microsoft and Windows products.

Bonfield jokingly asked the vendor if he had Finacle (an Infosys banking software product) and the vendor replied: "I can get it for you tomorrow."

Murthy further explains how the company has to spell out all of the locations where the client's work will be done in the master agreement and that clients were initially reluctant to allow China to be included.

'CHINESE THE BEST'

Murthy, however, was optimistic about the long-term potential of China. As per the cable, he stated: "There is nobody better than the Chinese at solving a problem once they are serious about it." Murthy said it would take four to five years for the Chinese to overcome that reluctance.

There were other concerns for Infosys to expand in China. Murthy told the diplomats that though qualified graduates were available, those with sufficient English skills commanded a high premium. He said retention was more difficult in China than in India, as Chinese professionals are more willing to leave for a higher salary where Indian ones value institutions a bit more.

EXPANSION IN US

During the interaction, Murthy is said to have talked of how Infosys planned to dramatically expand its hiring of US graduates from 300 per year to 3,000 in 2008. He said 95% of the US hires would work in the US, with a small number sent to work in other countries.

Murthy was philosophical when discussing the effect of rupee appreciation on Infosys. He acknowledged that the appreciation of the Indian rupee had hurt his company, but did not appear overly concerned.

He admitted that it has a negative impact on the company's profitability, but said: "One of our founding principles is to focus on things that you can control"; the currency appreciation is a "macroeconomic effect, which we have to live with."

Sonia Gandhi caught on camera 'holidaying' in Switzerland

 

                   At a time when the Congress party is in the throes of clamour and criticism, its President Sonia Gandhi who was supposed to be in the USA for a surgery—was caught on camera, holidaying in Switzerland, by an Indian couple honeymooning there. Mr. and Mrs. Zerihwala who talked to us on phone, mailed us two videos and three pictures of Sonia Gandhi—in a train with lush green mountains in the background.

                  Little did the innocuous Zerihwalas know about the impact their clicks were going to have. As soon as the news of Mrs. Gandhi being in Switzerland broke out, speculations came pouring from everywhere in the country and abroad. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told our reporters, “Mrs. Gandhi was in Switzerland to change the account details of her family, in the Swiss banks. She has now changed the names of all the account holders to some Kisan Baburao Hazare… This was going to be the next big revelation on WikiLeaks, but Zerihwala blew the fun. I am talking to my legal advisers about suing the Zerihwalas, whoever they are.” When we talked to our sources in Union Bank of Switzerland, they confirmed that Mrs. Gandhi did visit the bank a few days ago. This revelation has no doubt put the Congress President in an untenable position. It seems that for the Congress, which is already under immense pressure following a number of corruption cases against its ministers, the hard times have just begun.

                Mr. Kamlesh Zerihwala told us on phone, “Hi I am Cumless.. from Gujaraat.. I came haere for honeey moon with Mari wife, who is vaery byoo tea fool.. We saw Missees Gandhi on Interlaken Ost Staetion.. We asked her for autograph but she hastily boarded the Lauterbrunnen-bound tarain without saeying any thing.” Mr. and Mrs. Zerihwala who had planned a scenic train ride to Lauterbrunnen for the day, also boarded the train but didn’t approach Mrs. Gandhi again, more out of fear than hesitation. But they made sure they get some ‘secret’ photos of her, as a souvenir of their honeymoon.

Experts believe that with the pressure on the Government mounting every single second to disclose the names of Swiss bank account holders, Sonia Gandhi must have thought of changing the account holders’ names as an inevitable, yet wise decision. There is no other reason that explains her lying to the nation about a foreign trip. What’s more surprising is that none of the Opposition parties seem to be interested in this development. The Opposition issued a joint statement in the Parliament stating that there could be many reasons for a change of plan and the nation should not make such a fuss about it. DMK leader M. Karunanidhi went to the extent of saying that he would appeal to the house to ‘impeach’ the Zerihwalas on returning to India, for intruding the private space of an individual.”

The famous civil society has asked the Government for a CBI inquiry into the matter. The Government however maintained that they have much more things at hand, “We have to build the nation; things like these are secondary,” said Shri Manish Tiwari at a press conference. Leader of the opposition Smt. Sushma Swaraj also ducked the question by saying she concurs with the joint statement that was issued in the Parliament. She also said, “The Parliament is supreme in a democracy. The Media and the Nation should respect its authority. It’s the duty of every Indian to respect the Parliament’s decision and observations. I won’t go into the details of discussion we have had, as I have a dance engagement to honour.”

This sort of silence or rather support shown by the political class, shows that there is a confluence of interest, if not complicity itself. If things are indeed as grim and sordid as they appear at present, we are sorry to say but many a man will starve to death—but only a few willingly.