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2月5日 Lack of integrity and corruption has become a low risk, high profit business in India N Vittal Former Chief Vigilance Commissioner This bring us to the third factor: the system. The system includes laws, rules, regulations and their implementation. For example, we throw rubbish wherever we want in India. But not when we go to a place like Singapore; this is because we know that anyone violating the law will be punished there. Unfortunately in our country, we have created a system where the guilty are not punished. Our judicial system is very slow. Justice delayed is justice denied. The conviction rate in our courts for criminal cases is only 6%. Lack of integrity and corruption therefore, has become a low risk, high profit business in our country. No wonder, therefore, we are rated as one of the most corrupt countries in the world. What’s true of our country, applies to every section of our society. Corruption has become respectable because many members from respectable white-collared professions do not reveal their income and evade taxes. This leads to the all pervasive presence of black money. Black money, according to some experts, covers 40% of our country’s GDP. Today’s politics needs a lot of money. Even winning the vote of confidence in Parliament requires money. Closely allied with money power is muscle power and we have seen hardened criminals being elected MPs. In the light of definition of honesty mentioned above, criminals also should be classified as dishonest people. It will, therefore, be unfair to single out only MPs on the issue of lack of integrity. Any suggestion for promoting honesty and integrity among the MPs should look into the larger question of promoting honesty and integrity in our society and public life. I would suggest the following steps: One, promotion of black money must be severely curtailed. For this the process of raising funds for political parties should be made transparent. The Election Commission (EC) must rule that all political parties should account for their funds and they must be audited. Such transparency will highlight the areas where bribes are used. Two, the Benami Transaction Prohibition Act, 1989 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2003 should be implemented. As far as the first act is concerned, rules have to be framed for the confiscation of the benami property under section 8. For the second, all acts relating to the taxes which are evaded - and these contribute to the bulk of black money - should be included. ....Continue 引用通告此日志的引用通告 URL 是： http://iipm-india.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E514D55A6E131DC3!191.trak 引用此项的网络日志
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