Re: [Assam] The jewel in the Assam politician’s crown -The Statesman

[Ram Sarangapani]

Could be. But its more than that - its a cultural mindset. The public
probably knows this but really don't care. In today's Assam, politicians
looting the public coffers is NOT a crime any more.
The voters have got themselves into the upai nai culture. Thats the truth.

--Ram



On 3/24/06, Barua25 <barua25 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  I think it has something to do with your 'a sudro looking for a bamun
> priest' syndrome.
> RB
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
> *To:* ASSAMNET <assam at assamnet.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 24, 2006 7:40 PM
> *Subject:* [Assam] The jewel in the Assam politician's crown -The
> Statesman
>
>
> *"If an average candidate's wealth is calculated at Rs 10.12 lakh, his
> wife is presented as being in possession of some Rs 27 lakh. " - The
> Statesman*
> And yet, the voting public is extremely happy to re-elect these scoundrels
> every election cycle.
>
> _______________
> **
> *The jewel in the Assam politician's crown*
>
> Statesman News Service
> GUWAHATI, March 24. — Assam is considered a poor state but its politicians
> live lavishly — apparently because they are married to wealth.
> These super-rich wives, not required to work for a living, are the
> stay-at-home type, deigning sometimes to be associated with voluntary
> organisations. Or, that is the impression which is being sought to be
> created.
> If their husbands have power, they have money; oodles of it, going by
> affidavits submitted to the Election Commission by the more than 500
> candidates in the first phase of the forthcoming Assembly polls.
> Mandatory declarations indicate that the combined assets of the
> candidates' wives would be worth Rs 266 crore.
> The candidates' wealth adds up to a mere Rs 82 crore. And Mr Badarudin
> Ajmal, perfume mogul who is also the president of the Assam United
> Democratic Front (AUDF), alone accounts for Rs 16 crore of it. The
> candidates claim to have an average of Rs 3 lakh in cash to fight
> the elections but their wives are said to possess between Rs 6.3 lakh
> and Rs 43 lakh, apart
> from jewellery and other assets. If an average candidate's wealth is
> calculated at Rs 10.12 lakh, his wife is presented as being in possession
> of some Rs 27 lakh.
> The candidates' ornaments total Rs 3.10 crore in value; their wives', Rs
> 35 crore. Most candidates have declared that their wives own houses and land
> in many places.
>
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