[Assam] Assam & Corruption

[kamal deka]

The three letters have at least piqued one of the dollar-oxomiya's
curiosity,causing him to write this mail,albeit incoherently:-)
Never mind.The second position has already been guaranteed .Who else could
that be other than those Omniscient MTKAs ( MTKA = masor tenga khuwa
americans )?
KJD

On 7/9/08, Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Now that Assam has the dubious distinction of being the most corrupt state
> in one of the most corrupt countries in the world, maybe people might want
> to concentrate their efforts in aiming for 2nd place.
>
> At the very least they could write high-flying articles in the AT and The
> Sentinel and spearhead an 'anti-corruption' movement of sorts - you know,
> instead of finding fault with clueless NRAs on lecture circuits and what
> not
> :) :)
>
>
>
> Below - 3 letters from some concerened citizens (RAs) in the Assam Tribune,
> and one of them writes,
>
> "May be just 5 to 10 per cent people are there who are honest. They know
> what's going on, but are silent observers"
>
>
>
> --Ram
>
> ______________________
>
>
>
> Assam at top
> Sir, — Being an Assamese, I am so happy, glad and proud that at least in
> one category, may be in the corruption category, Assam could secure top
> place among all Indian States. Credit must go to some of our corrupt
> politicians, some of our corrupt government officials, some of our corrupt
> police personnel, some of our corrupt businessmen, some of our corrupt
> public and mostly "not-concerned" attitude of the whole Assamese community.
> Hope with efforts from all these and ourselves,we shall be able to
> permanently cement the top position. —Yours etc., DR PRAFULLA C DEKA,
> Noonmati, Guwahati.
>
>
>
> Assam – the most corrupt State
> Sir,– This has reference to the letter 'Assam at top' by Dr Prafulla
> Chandra Deka (AT, July 2). First of all, I would like to compliment him for
> his style of presenting his concern over Assam, being the most corrupt
> State
> among all the States and Union territories in India.
>
> It's a matter of shame for the people of Assam. Almost in all the
> government
> offices, we can feel the presence of corruption. From the highest authority
> to peons, everybody thinks of earning some extra money. May be just 5 to 10
> per cent people are there who are honest. They know what's going on, but
> are
> silent observers. If you don't pay, your file doesn't even move, but if you
> pay some handsome amount, you will see your job being done.
>
> The problem with us is our attitude which has helped us to earn the dubious
> distinction of the most corrupt State in the country. Our Chief Minister
> says that there is corruption in all parts of India, and as Assam is also a
> part of India, corruption is quite natural. But the question arises – why
> can't we be different from others? Is it necessary that as other States are
> corrupt so Assam should also be corrupt? The second important point is –
> why
> Assam is at the top?
>
> The only solution, as I feel, is public alertness. We have to do away with
> our dirty habit of giving money to get our jobs done. Until and unless we
> stop bribery, this problem will never end. A strong vigil on the corrupt
> officials is very important. With evidences, matters should be reported to
> the highest authority. If the highest authority is also of the same
> character, immediately,it should be brougt to the notice of the
> investigating agency.
>
> The need of the hour is to take some stringent measures to uproot this
> evil,
> or else, the day is not far when Assam will top the list of the most
> corrupt
> State in Asia, and gradually in the world. —Yours etc., PABITRA BHUYAN,
> Parvati Nagar, Tezpur.
>
> (ii)
> Sir,– Epimenides said, all creatures are liars. Can we not say now that all
> Assamese are corrupt as Assam has topped the list of most corrupt States of
> the country? In fact, the city of Guwahati is built on corruption. The
> University of Gauhati can introduce a subject for research on this topic.
> We
> want to hear what our 'shining bright' Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi has to
> say on this now. —Yours etc., GAUTAM BARUAH, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati.
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