Political Bribery in India
This is often said that even being the second largest human population, India is legging for behind as for as the controls of global markets are concerned, but at least news being telecasted on Indian television channels are proving this wrong because according to these news price of vote of a single M. P. for vote of confidence is something between Rs. 25 carore to 100 Carore. The most interesting thing is, this is happening of a country in which almost one third families are forced to fight their livelihood with daily family income less than Rs. 100 only.
On the 22nd July 2008, a strange happening took place in the parliament during the debate on motion of confidence moved by Prime Minister, due to withdrawal of support by Left parties. All of sudden few B J P , MP’s opened two bags and stated showing the Indian currency, which was allegedly handed over to them for being remain absent at the time of voting on motion of confidence. According to reports published in the news papers of 23rd July, this bribe offering people were in contact of these MP’s since last one week or so and these MP”s have a word about this with their party leader.
This was not the first incident of exposing the unconstitutional relation between money, power and politics because in the past also various television channels have conducted sting operations, in which representatives of channel were offering bribe and politicians accepting it. This time this happen in the parliament house hence not only the 22nd July will be considered as the most black of Indian politics but also the incident become center of focus.
Incidents of these kinds are giving birth to a series of questions because a clean and bribery less social life is the indicative of moral life of the country. A few questions from this series of questions are:
Is the accepting bribe is not a crime? If yes should these MP”s from BJP bee punished for this?
If the bribe offering persons were in the contact of MP’s for a period longer than a week, why the police complain is not lodged against them for this unconstitutional act?
Should the television channels be allowed to do Sting operations without informing or getting permission from constitutional authorities?
Offering a bribe is a crime in our country. Should some person be allowed to commit this crime under the sweet name of sting operation?
Should this recent Indian attitude of committing a crime for exposing the crime be allowed to grow and spread? Will this be beneficial for social and public life of the country?
I am concluding this series of questions with a thought provoking and discussion oriented point. In our country citizens have fundamental right for freedom of expression, why the MP’s and MLA’s are kept deprived of this and are forced to vote according to party whip or otherwise loose their membership to the house? Are the MP’s and MLA’s are elected to represent party in the house or to be present as the citizen representative of the area from where they won the election?
This is often said that even being the second largest human population, India is legging for behind as for as the controls of global markets are concerned, but at least news being telecasted on Indian television channels are proving this wrong because according to these news price of vote of a single M. P. for vote of confidence is something between Rs. 25 carore to 100 Carore. The most interesting thing is, this is happening of a country in which almost one third families are forced to fight their livelihood with daily family income less than Rs. 100 only.
On the 22nd July 2008, a strange happening took place in the parliament during the debate on motion of confidence moved by Prime Minister, due to withdrawal of support by Left parties. All of sudden few B J P , MP’s opened two bags and stated showing the Indian currency, which was allegedly handed over to them for being remain absent at the time of voting on motion of confidence. According to reports published in the news papers of 23rd July, this bribe offering people were in contact of these MP’s since last one week or so and these MP”s have a word about this with their party leader.
This was not the first incident of exposing the unconstitutional relation between money, power and politics because in the past also various television channels have conducted sting operations, in which representatives of channel were offering bribe and politicians accepting it. This time this happen in the parliament house hence not only the 22nd July will be considered as the most black of Indian politics but also the incident become center of focus.
Incidents of these kinds are giving birth to a series of questions because a clean and bribery less social life is the indicative of moral life of the country. A few questions from this series of questions are:
Is the accepting bribe is not a crime? If yes should these MP”s from BJP bee punished for this?
If the bribe offering persons were in the contact of MP’s for a period longer than a week, why the police complain is not lodged against them for this unconstitutional act?
Should the television channels be allowed to do Sting operations without informing or getting permission from constitutional authorities?
Offering a bribe is a crime in our country. Should some person be allowed to commit this crime under the sweet name of sting operation?
Should this recent Indian attitude of committing a crime for exposing the crime be allowed to grow and spread? Will this be beneficial for social and public life of the country?
I am concluding this series of questions with a thought provoking and discussion oriented point. In our country citizens have fundamental right for freedom of expression, why the MP’s and MLA’s are kept deprived of this and are forced to vote according to party whip or otherwise loose their membership to the house? Are the MP’s and MLA’s are elected to represent party in the house or to be present as the citizen representative of the area from where they won the election?
