Topic 31:
All Indians are well aware of corruption and bribery to government officials (Babu). India, since independence has suffered on every front because of this bribery (chai-pani) custom. No matter which party you name they shout slogans about anti-corruption but the fact is that let it be any party which is in power has done little or nothing for this bribery system. We Indians once a while start activism for this and few days later we forget everything and start to relive in corrupt system.
I sincerely appeal to all governments from centre to all states and all corporations etc to bring in or either work on bringing a national law or states’ laws in latter’s case with just minor differences from one to another states’, against bribery and corruption. And the most prominent clause of such an act should be that Bribery should be made into a Non-Bailable offence. The burden of proof should be put on the government official accused in this. The punishment should be severe up to 14 years rigorous imprisonment.
All Indians and our legal bodies, right from Panchayat to parliament up to Hon. Supreme Court know this fact that somewhere and somehow common person has got no option but to give bribe. This may be an international problem but we, at least we, are responsible for our country: India. We can’t wait for an international accord on this issue, that too when, when there are countries with far lower corruption rate and thus least interested in this issue per say.
Corruption and bribery are such strictly followed in governmental agencies as if it is part of enshrined goals as stated in preamble to the constitution that is like: we the people of India having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a corrupt state or more like a fundamental duty! Shouting slogans, distributing zero notes will not end corruption, we all know this and we are just being sympathetic with our own dilemma.
On one hand government officials keep on getting increments and facilities and on other hand they more dearly follow the custom of demanding bribes. In India things like passports, election cards, ration cards, driving license, electric supply, water supply, factory license, birth certificate, death certificate, complaints at police stations, getting clarification certificates from government officials and what not, all these need bribe, your legal or fundamental rights go into dustbin, if you have bribe money you can get your work done else you are not even considered Indian citizen rather are seen as spy of an enemy nation.
Merely, suspension of officers and later lethargy of judicial procedure would never end corruption and thus plight of Indian citizens. I appeal to all ruling government in the interest of India, the central government, all the state governments and other local bodies to draft such bills and put those in houses. I also appeal to all oppositions in all houses to whole heartedly support such a bill.
When a citizen goes for some work to a government official it is his right to approach that government official, and what he demands (certificate, card etc) is his right to acquire. Thus when it is our right to acquire something nobody would want to pay for it except of legal fees. Why we give bribe is because we are not getting our rightful stuff, thus we pay bribe. Official on other hand demand bribe to provide that very stuff or to provide unlawful stuff, in first case the common citizen is forced. Just taking the first situation we should consider citizen as under compulsion and thus let him walk free of crime, no burden of crime should be put on him.
As for the second situation where a culprit tries to give bribe to government official to acquire some unlawful stuff then to Non-Bailable clause with severe rigorous imprisonment should apply only to government official because it’s his duty not to let crime happen. This does not mean that those who give bribe to acquire should walk free but should be dealt according to current laws. But anyhow a common citizen who is forced to give bribe to acquire a lawful stuff should walk free without any burden.
In Hindi: Bharat me rishwatkhori ko ghair zamanati jurm banaya jaaye!
Topic 30:
Saare Bhartiya bhrashtachar aur sarkari babuo ki rishwat khori ko achi tarike se jaante hae. Bharat azadi ke baad se hi is rishwatkhori aur chai pani chalan ki wajaa se boht nuqsan uthata aaya hae. Har rajnitig party chahe wo koi bhi wo bhrashtachar ke khilaf bade bade naare lagati hae lekin koi bhi party ho jab wo satta me baith jati hai is bhrashtachar ke khilaf koi qadam nahi uthati, naam ke liye thoda idhar udhar kar deti hae. Hum Bharatiya log bhi ek samay to pore josh se bhrashtachar ke khilaf maidan me utar te hae, fir thode samay baad sab kuch bhul kar apne gharou ko laut jate hae, dobara usi bhrashtachar ki duniya me.
Mae har sarkar, Kendra ki sarkar se lekar har rajya ki sarkar, har nagar nigamo se anurodh karta hu is bhrashtachar ke khilaf ya tou kendriya qanun ya tou rashtriya qanun banaye (ek rashtra ka qanun dusre rashtra ke qanun me mamuli sa hi antar ho). Is qanun ka sabse mukhya pravadhan ye ho ke rishwat khori ek ghair zamanati jurm bana diya jaye. Aur khud ko nirdosh sabit karne ki zimmedari bhi isme fase huwe sarkari afsar ki hi ho. Iski saza bhi kathin rakhi jaye lag bhag chauda saal tak qaid ba mushakkat.
Har Bhartiya, hamari saari vidhayika, Panchayat se lekar Sansad tak aur Mananiya Uchyatam Nayayalay ko bhi ye baat pata hae ke kahi na kahi aam admi rishwat dene ko majbur kiya jaata hae. bhale hi ye samasya antarrashtriya samasya ho, lekin kam se kam apne desh ki zimmedari sirf aur sirf hamari hae. Hum kisi antarrashtriya pehel ka intezaar nahi kar sakte, wo bhi tab jab ke kayi sare desho me rishwat khori naa ke barabar hae to wo is maamle me dilchaspi kyu lenge.
Bhrashtachar aur rishwatkhori ka sarkari afsar is tarike se paalan karte hae ke jaise ye hamare samwidhan me adarsh ho, jaise ke: Hum Bharat ke log Bharat ko ek Brhastacharwaadi desh banana chahte hae, shayad aesa kuch, aese palan kiya jata hae ke kahi bhrashtachar hamare desh me buniyadi zimmedari tou nahi hae! Naare lagane se , shunya ki note baantne se kuch nahi hone wala, ye sab to sirf apne aap ko jhuti tasalli dena hae.
Ek taraf to sarkari afsaro ka wetan aur labh har saal badhaya jaate hae, aur dusri taraf unki rishwatkhori bhi utni hi tezi se badhti chali jati hae. Bharat me passport, election card, ration card, driving license, bijli sewa, pani sewa, karkhano ke license, janam patr, mrityu patr, police me shikayat, koi sarkari anumati aur kya nahi ye sab pane ke liye rishwat zaruri ho gayi hae. Apka Bhartiya hona, apka buniyadi haq, ye sab baato ko kachre ke dibbe me daal diya jaate hai. Agar apke paas rishwat dene ko paise hae to apka kaam ho jayega, warna aap ko kisi dushman rashtra ka jasus samjha jayega.
Sirf kuch afsaro ko nishkashit kar dene se aur uske baad dhimi gati ki nyay pranali me mamla chale jane se desh ka bhrashtachar nahi ruke ga, aur naahi rukegi Bharat ke logo ki pidha. Mae sari sarkarou se anurodh karta hu ke Bharat ke khatir, kendriya sarkar, aur sari rajya sarkare, aur sare nagar nigam aese bill sansad, vidhan shabaou aadi me laaye. Aur mae sare ke sare kendriay aur rajyo ke vipaksh se bhi anurodh karta hu ke aese bill ko pore dil se apna paksh de.
Jab koi Bharatiya kisi sarkari afsar ke paas koi kaam lekar jata hae to wo uska haq hae, aur jab koi chiz hamara haq ho to uske liye (sarkari fees chhod kar) paise kyu de? Hum rishwat kyu dete hae, kyuki hamare qanuni kaam nahi bante. Sarkari afsar yehi qanuni kaam karne ki rishwat lete hae ya to fir kisi ghair qanuni kaam ki rishwat lete hae, pehle wale mamle me to ek aam admi majbur hae rishwat dene ke liye. Isi ko maan kar hume rishwat dene wale admi ko chhod dena chahiye kyuke ose majbur kiya gaya hota hae aur uspar koi jawabdari nahi honi chahiye.
Aur jo dusra mamla hae jaha koi ghair qanuni kaamo ke liye rishwat deta hae tab bhi ghair zamanati arop aur ba mashakkat qaid ka prawadhan sirf sarkari afsar ke liye hi hona chahiye, kyuke wo uski hi zimmedari hae ke ghair qanuni kaam na hone de. Iska ye matlab nahi hae wo wyakti jog hair qanuni kaam karwane aaya tha ose yuhi chhod dena chahiye balke ose bhi maujuda laagu qanuno ke tehat mujrim banana chahiye. Magar kisi bhi haal me ek aam admi jisko rishwat dene ke liye majbur kiya gaya ho ose beghair kisi aarop ke chhod dena chahiye.
Angrezi me: Make bribery a Non-bailable offense in India!
