Independence Day- the day when British left the golden bird free from their rule. But the bird was left looted, harassed, with the slightest of hope to survive. Then followed a long fight for the survival of golden bird. 64 years have passed and the country is still ‘developing’. The whole world says and even we believe that we are the citizens of an independent country. But a question always keep on hovering in my mind, the answer to which I never found out. You also give it a try. Is India really free? Are we not bound by so many handcuffs of ever growing poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, crimes, men-women inequality, limited technology and the worst of all which potentiate other bounding forces too- Corruption?
Team UdaipurBlog gathered some statistics. Have a look and you all will support me.
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Name of Scam |
Year |
Amount |
| Jeep Purchase |
1948 |
80 lakh |
| BHU Funds |
1956 |
50 lakh |
| MUNDHRA SCANDAL |
1957 |
1.25 crores |
| Teja Loans |
1960 |
22 crores |
| Kuo Oil Deal |
1976 |
2.2. crores |
| HDW Comission |
1987 |
20 crores |
| Bofors Pay-Off |
1987 |
65 crores |
| St Kitts Forgery |
1989 |
9.45 crores |
| Airbus Scandal |
1990 |
2.5 crores per week |
| Securities Scam |
1992 |
5000 crores |
| Indian Bank Rip-off |
1992 |
1,300 crores |
| Sugar Import |
1994 |
650 crores |
| JMM Bribes |
1995 |
1.2 crores |
| In a Pickle |
1996 |
10 lakhs |
| Telecom Scam |
1996 |
1.6 crores |
| Fodder Scam |
1996 |
950 crores |
| Urea Scam |
1996 |
133 crores |
| CRB Scam |
1997 |
1000 crores |
| Vanishing Companies Scam |
1998 |
330.78 crores |
| Plantation Companies Scam |
1999 |
2,563 crores |
| Ketan Parekh Scam |
2001 |
137 crores |
| Stockmarket Scam |
2001 |
1,15,000 crores |
| Home Trade Scam |
2002 |
600 crores |
| Stamp Paper Scam |
2003 |
30,000 crores |
| IPO- Demat Scam |
2005 |
146 crores |
| Bihar Food Relief Scam |
2005 |
17 crores |
| Scorpene Submarine Scam |
2005 |
18,978 crores |
| Punjab City Centre Project Scam |
2006 |
1500 crores |
| Taj Corridor Scam |
2006 |
175 crores |
| Pune Billionare Hasan Ali Khan Tax Default |
2008 |
50,000 crores |
| The Satyam Scam |
2008 |
10,000 crores |
| Army Ration Pilferege Scam |
2008 |
5000 crores |
| The 2-G Spectrum Swindle |
2008 |
1,76,000 crores |
| State Bank of Saurashtra Scam |
– |
95 crores |
| Illegal Money in Swiss Bank (est. till 2008) |
71,00,000 crores |
|
| The Jarkhand Medical Equipment Scam |
2009 |
130 crores |
| Rice Export Scam |
2009 |
2,500 crores |
| Orissa Mine Scam |
7,000 crores |
|
| Madhu Koda Minning Scam |
2009 |
4,000 crores |
| Commonwealth Games Scam |
2010 |
40,000 crores |
| Grand Total |
Rs. 91,06,03,23,43,00,000/- |
|
Shocked seeing the figure?? Don’t be because there is still a large figure behind the scene which the CBI has failed to suspect.
“Angrez chale gaye par inhe chod gye”- the best phrase that can describe our corrupt politicians and high commanding officers. And why only blame these famous names. Even an ordinary man is giving them a tough competition- Wrong ways to save income tax, Under table income, and what not. Fighting with any outsider is easy but how to fight with someone amongst ourselves. How to punish a crow from within a group of parrots? And what adds to the tragedy is that everyone is inside this dirty cave of corruption. Those who are in the light of honesty and truthfulness don’t want to make an initiative to clean this dirt.
A grand salute to those great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Swami Vivekanand, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bhagat Singh who broke a revolt against British and drove them back to their home. Today again we need such leaders to drive corruption out of this beautiful country. Then we all will proudly say that “Yes!! We are the citizens of an independent country which flies unbound in the sky of glory and success”.
Happy Independence Day to all from Udaipur Blog!! Let us vow to make our country a free bird again.
Jai Hind!!
Inputs by: Mujtaba RG