Government for the People

If you haven't already read in the news, please see:

http://www.binayaksen.net/
http://www.freebinayaksen.org/

and also Google for "Binayak Sen".

I particularly liked the coverage here:
http://www.siliconeer.com/index-pdf.html

So many prominent personalities all over the world, including 22 Nobel laureates petitioned for his release, but of no avail. Should it be so bad? People are quite used to and can tolerate the money they pay to the government not working for them. But what if they start to realize that the money is working against them and their interests? It is Binayak Sen and may be thousands of others (not coming out in open for fear of retaliation) today. No guarantee that we will not be affected tomorrow.

Before it is too late, GoI should consider criminalizing passing of illegal judgments and misuse of judicial power. The other legislative action should be to repeal or dilute the many statutes under which corrupt, inefficient, or perverted government officials are taking cover today. If one steals a Rs 10 worth item, he is put in jail, but when lakhs of crores of rupees are swindled by another, he is not even arrested for questioning! People's money will hopefully not work like this in future.

मकर संक्रांति के शुभ अवसर पर...

मीठे गुर में मिल गए तिल , उडी पतंग और खिल गए दिल , हर पल सुख और हर दिन शान्ति , आप सब के लिए लाये मकर संक्रांति | (Credit: Unknown author whose mail must've been forwarded umpteen number of times)