Goa’s Chief of Police was sacked recently, because he had used an official car to take him on unofficial business. This happened despite the fact that he had sought and gained the correct permissions for the use of the vehicle. However the government subsequently re-wrote this particular rule and back-dated it to before the ‘crime’ was committed. So despite having made some unusually good progress in the sorting out of corruption, drugs, sex trade etc, and generally being straight and incorruptible, he still had to go.
So although we could guess at the reason for his sacking, for instance getting to close to nailing a politician, the real reason became clear when we read that between the Chief of Police’s going and his replacement’s coming, the government (illegally) moved their ‘own’ policemen into strategically important positions. These policemen include at least two who are being investigated for some serious malfeasance.
This is all part of the charade for the March general election . Long live democracy and we look forward to seeing what action the Indian Government will take with regard to these blatantly illegal actions.
This might sound like a moan, but actually it is all great fun and part of Indian life. We don’t see this kind of thing changing much in the near future despite a current Gandhi like figure, Anna Hazare, causing a few ripples within the Indian middle classes.
Electioneering engineering
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