[Assam] From Waterwatch

[Ram Sarangapani]

Hi C'da,

You have been quiet for a while :). How are you?

>I thought I read here that Karnataka is corruption free, or at least >very
low corruption state.

It certainly not corruption free. I don't think any state in India is.
Generally, the southern states are far less corrupt than their cousins
elsewhere.
And when there is corruption, its usually big time. Like the stamp-paper
scandal (Karnataka).

But inspite of this, southern states are big on development and growth. Even
Jayalalitha and Karunanidhi supposedly very corrupt, make sure development
takes place in their states. The voting public demand development.
Corruption is also NOT rampant (everyday life) like Bihar. There is also law
& order for most people (not ministers). One would hear on the South Indian
streets (not to be confused with Arab streets :)), "even  though the CM is
corrupt, he/she has developed the state in xyz & pqr areas. People take
pride in development.

Now, lets turn our attention to Assam or Bihar. Not only are the ministers
and Govts corrupt, the voting public must also not care that they are NOT
getting any returns from a wretched govt.

Hence, you may have a situation: Corruption with development or Corruption
without development.
In Assam, somehow, we chosen the later - and we seem pretty content with it
and console ourselves - well! Karnatak is also corrupt.........and so it
must be OK :) :)

--Ram


On 3/21/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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> REFERENCE MESSAGE 3.
> Readers may be interested to know that it is the same Justice Venkatachala
> who is currently LOKAYUKTA OF KARNATAKA. He has been doing yeoman service
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> exposing the enormous corruption in the State proactively, and has won the
> hearts and minds of the people. Justice Venkatachala has recommended
> dozens
> of cases to Government for disciplinary action or legal action but
> Government of Karnataka has not proceeded against the indicted officials,
> thus protecting them. Sadly, the Lokayukta's powers under the Lokayukta
> Act
> had been curtailed by Govt of Karnataka and successive State Governments
> have promised to restore the powers but have taken no action, and kept
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> discretion with themselves.* Karnataka has for long been the "Bihar of
> South*
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> *India" especially as far as corruption is concerned,* but this
> Lokayukta's
> actions have made some differene at least by exposure of the volume and
> depth of corruption in almost all departments and ministries of the
> Government of Karnataka.
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> Unfortunately., Justice Venkatachala's tenure expires in June 2006 and
> everybody in Government is waiting impatiently for his retirement so that
> they can revert to business as before. Previous Lokayuktas were quite
> ineffective and did not have the zeal or power of utter honesty that
> Justice
> Venkatachala possesses and uses. We can only hope that his successor will
> carry the baton forward in similar or better fashion as Justice
> Venkatachala.
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