spot-fix

From: Leo Cunha 0n 17 May 2013

todays banner headlines are about three rajasthan royals nabbed for spot-fixing.  40 to 50 lakhs for just fixing a spell.  i thought this was a pakistani practice; we were clean.  i am now taken aback to find this is also a bharathi phenomenon.   this trio has brought shame to the game, and our country.   the kingpin is one mirchandani who lives in dubai.  delhi police hint this may be the tip of an iceberg.

our cricketers are paid handsomely.   so are our ministers, bureaucrats, gov't babus  ......   yet there is so much graft, bribery, nepotism, corruption in our society.   whereas kss reports very encouraging trends & developments in countries to our east.

our karnataka has just concluded elections, and we are extremely relieved to have the old congress back at helm.  the past five years under bjp (rss-saffron) rule have been mired in mind-boggling scams, corruption, nepotism, and implosive infighting.  several ministers indicted.  some jailed, including former cm yeddyurappa.  janardhan reddy is still in chanchalguda prison.  one minister had to resign over rape of his best friend's wife.  three were caught watching pornography in the legislative assembly (in session !!)  kapil sibal has defined the highest degree of corruption is as "yeddyuruption."  
such was the infighting in the bjp, that opposition parties had no work at all.   they just sat back and watched (with amusement) while the bjp blew itself into pieces.   and this very same party is fighting corruption in delhi !!

so what is causing this decline in our morality, ethics and values?   what surprises me most, this is happening despite growing religiosity in our country.   i lament to read of the number of rapes that are committed here.   gruesome, brutal and macabre rapes that defy imagination.   but authorities (and some public) do not seem bothered.

may i ask  ..  how can we reverse this trend   ...   what are your thoughts on this?  unless something concrete is done to arrest this decline, our country will continue to suffer dire consequences.