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This time with an interesting political subject that has been doing the rounds lately. Hmmm yes... 'Black money stashed in foreign accounts belonging to those filthy-rich , tax-evading Indians...'
It was Advani first who raised the issue of reclaiming and bringing back home this enormous wealth which will solve India's (read BJP's) financial problems. Then came those claims from the BJP think-tank and indpendent surveys that the amount they are talking about could be well over 50 lakh crores.... how much exactly?? I'm sorry I wont try guessing the no. of zeroes after 5 but i suppose there are quite a few and too hot to handle. We could see how every other political party has now started promising that they will bring back the money if they are brought to power. I mean, Money is a great leveller. Look at the thrill and enthusiasm this issue has generated for every Gandhi, Yadav, Paswan, Karat and very soon Mayawati(she's got more).
Jokes apart , what is even more surprising is the timing of this issue. Did it really require the good sense of one Mr.Advani to remind the whole nation of this open secret? What were the others doing all this while? Weren't we serious about claiming such gargantuan amounts earlier? Or is the Indian Government a major stakeholder of sorts in this bounty? ohh its confounding.
One thing is certain , 'puri daal kaali hain'. None can claim innocence in this rot. I'm equally sure this long-drawn debate will meet its natural death shortly after elections are over. This is a mere ploy to keep the intelligent voter on his toes and force him to think. Its like a wild goose chase. You really dont know what to do if you caught it. (that was borrowed and conveniently modified to sound original... hehe)
Even if this issue is kept alive or even better, investigated by the next governement , the businessmen, gangsters, politicos will be given enough time to relocate accounts and the newspapers will read "Not 50 lakh crores , but Rs. 99,999/- (Re.1 service charges) belonging to some Bangaru Laxman traced to hawala account...' And the curtains will fall.
Afterall , who would want to come clean on his/her clandestine activities when the entire system is encouraging them to carry on.
which brings me to another hindi saying , 'iss hamaam mein sab nange hain...' (cheaply translated as 'Everyone's naked in the bathroom')
lols ;)
adios
This time with an interesting political subject that has been doing the rounds lately. Hmmm yes... 'Black money stashed in foreign accounts belonging to those filthy-rich , tax-evading Indians...'
It was Advani first who raised the issue of reclaiming and bringing back home this enormous wealth which will solve India's (read BJP's) financial problems. Then came those claims from the BJP think-tank and indpendent surveys that the amount they are talking about could be well over 50 lakh crores.... how much exactly?? I'm sorry I wont try guessing the no. of zeroes after 5 but i suppose there are quite a few and too hot to handle. We could see how every other political party has now started promising that they will bring back the money if they are brought to power. I mean, Money is a great leveller. Look at the thrill and enthusiasm this issue has generated for every Gandhi, Yadav, Paswan, Karat and very soon Mayawati(she's got more).
Jokes apart , what is even more surprising is the timing of this issue. Did it really require the good sense of one Mr.Advani to remind the whole nation of this open secret? What were the others doing all this while? Weren't we serious about claiming such gargantuan amounts earlier? Or is the Indian Government a major stakeholder of sorts in this bounty? ohh its confounding.
One thing is certain , 'puri daal kaali hain'. None can claim innocence in this rot. I'm equally sure this long-drawn debate will meet its natural death shortly after elections are over. This is a mere ploy to keep the intelligent voter on his toes and force him to think. Its like a wild goose chase. You really dont know what to do if you caught it. (that was borrowed and conveniently modified to sound original... hehe)
Even if this issue is kept alive or even better, investigated by the next governement , the businessmen, gangsters, politicos will be given enough time to relocate accounts and the newspapers will read "Not 50 lakh crores , but Rs. 99,999/- (Re.1 service charges) belonging to some Bangaru Laxman traced to hawala account...' And the curtains will fall.
Afterall , who would want to come clean on his/her clandestine activities when the entire system is encouraging them to carry on.
which brings me to another hindi saying , 'iss hamaam mein sab nange hain...' (cheaply translated as 'Everyone's naked in the bathroom')
lols ;)
adios
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