Justice Demands It

Corruption and black money are like twin brothers or twin sisters. And both are always hand in hand. The history of independent India eloquently illustrates that all the initiatives taken by a few of the various Governments at the centre so far to tackle the menace of the twin most dangerous issues, viz; black money and corruption in varying degrees have been thwarted by the concerted efforts of a powerful lobby comprising of various ruthless sections of the society which are all hands in glove. The strategy of this abysmally unholy but unlimitedly powerful lobby in defeating such well-intended measures has been to feign their blessings to those measures outwardly but doing everything possible to sabotage them by stooping to any level.

There is no denying the fact that these lobbies are behind most of the problems faced by the country. Their power is enormous. Their share in the nation’s resources is unimaginable. They are financial power houses. They would see to it that when a Government does something to tackle corruption or black money, a situation is created which prompts the Government to divert its focus from the well-intended measures and change the priorities. The might of the right thinking citizens is trivial compared to this cold blooded lobby. This explains the reason for the lackluster impact of many of the well-intended reforms undertaken by the present and previous governments to cleanse the economy of the above mentioned twin devils.

Every day we are hearing sordid stories of recovery of huge amounts of black money earned through corruption from individuals and how corruption has poisoned the economy to an extent of near no return. But what happens to the culprits after the money is seized always remains behind the curtains. It is an unfortunate sight, seeing the legal system miserably faltering before corruption and black money. No right thinking citizen will ever say that the corrupt deserve a compassionate treatment. When will our country start treating the corrupt in a manner which justice demands, which the honest people crave for?